USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has been accepting public input on how to improve conservation practice standards to maximize climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits, as supported by peer-reviewed scientific literature. But if you have yet to provide input, it is due by December 23, 2024. 

Conservation practices providing climate benefits are delivered through existing NRCS conservation programs popular with producers, like the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) as well as NRCS technical assistance. 

While NRCS welcomes comments on all practices through this request for information, as a priority, the agency is requesting input on several conservation practice standards that are at the beginning of their five-year review process. The information will be used to identify and prioritize improvements that can be made to the conservation practice standards or associated technical guidance. 

Public comments should be submitted through this Federal Register notice, or through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to regulations.gov and search for Docket ID: NRCS-2024-0015.?Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.