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When completing draft environmental assessments (EA) and environmental impact statements (EIS), FSA will post copies of these documents for public review and comments. Final EA and EIS documents will also be posted for public review for a period of time along with any Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD).

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Biomass Crop Assistance Program

The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has issued a Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed establishment and production of a particular species of giant miscanthus and switch grass as dedicated energy crops for energy production to be grown in the Chemtex Inc. (Project Sponsor) proposed project area in North Carolina under the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).

The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has issued a Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed establishment and production of a particular species of giant miscanthus as a dedicated energy crop for energy production to be grown in the Aloterra Energy and MFA Oil Biomass Company (Project Sponsors) proposed project areas in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania under the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).

FSA has completed Record of Decision on Biomass Crop Assistance Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PDF, 99 Kb).

FSA has completed Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS) for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) (11.2 Mb) and the Appendices (6.8 Mb).

Conservation Reserve Program

The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has published a FINAL Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Minn-Dak Sugar Program Loan for Storage Tanks in North Dakota .

The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has issued a Mitigated Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) (PDF 2.12 MB) associated with authorizing emergency haying and grazing of CRP conservation practices (CP8a, 23, 23a, 27, 28, 37, and 41) and emergency haying on CP25 as a means to alleviate local impacts occurring to farmers and ranchers as a result of the extreme drought and high temperatures this year.

FSA/CCC has completed a Record of Decision for Conservation Reserve Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement U.S. Department of Agriculture Commodity Credit Corporation (PDF, 1 Mb)

FSA/CCC has completed a Final Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FSPEIS) for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP ) (PDF, 12.3 Kb) based on changes authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill.

Emergency Conservation Program

FSA has completed a Final Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FSPEIS) on the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) (PDF, 3.63 Mb).

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

FSA has completed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Final Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared to analyze the potential environmental consequences associated with implementation of the Rio Grande Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) in the State of Colorado.

This Final Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared to analyze the potential environmental consequences associated with implementation of the Republican River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) in the State of Colorado.

This DRAFT Supplem ental Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared to analyze the potential environmental consequences associated with implementation of an Amendment to the Republican River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) in the State of Colorado.

This DRAFT Environmental Assessment (EA ) was prepared in accordance with the FSA National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation procedures contained in 7 CFR 799, as well as NEPA of 1969, Public Law 91-190, 42 USC 4321-4347, 1 January 1970, as amended. The FSA will provide a public review and comment period prior to any final decision.

This Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is being prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) for the implementation of a proposed Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) agreement for the Delaware River Basin (DRB) in Pennsylvania. Comments are now being accepted on the Draft EA and should be sent to Sharon Yates at syates@admarble.com<mailto:syates@admarble.com> by May 3, 2013."

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