USDA Asks for Comments on Final Environmental Assessment
FSA proposes to change the allowable frequency of managed haying and grazing to once every three years on certain Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands in Kansas. FSA has determined that the alternative frequency will not have significant impacts on the quality of the human environment and therefore will not prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
FSA is accepting comments on the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a period of 30 days from March 1, 2010. A copy of these documents can be obtained at http://public.geo-marine.com or www.fsa.usda.gov/ks. Comments may be submitted online at http://public.geo-marine.com, emailed to kansasmhg@geo-marine.com or written comments sent to Kansas MHG EA, Geo-Marine Inc., 2713 Magruder Boulevard Suite D, Hampton, Virginia 23666. Further information can be obtained from Matthew Ponish, phone 202-720-6853 or email Matthew.Ponish@wdc.usda.gov
CRP is a voluntary program that supports the implementation of long-term conservation measures designed to improve the quality of ground and surface waters, control soil erosion, and enhance wildlife habitat on environmentally sensitive agricultural land. In return, CCC provides participants with rental payments and cost share assistance under contracts extending from 10 to 15 years. CRP is a CCC program administered by the FSA with the support of other federal and local agencies. Kansas currently has 2,778,824.9 acres enrolled on 45,464 CRP contracts.
On September 26, 2006, a legal settlement was signed between the National Wildlife Federation and FSA that limited the frequency of haying on CRP lands to once every ten years and grazing to once every five years in Kansas; with a suspension of haying and grazing during the primary nesting season (April 15 to July 15). The settlement stipulated that if a change to the frequency of haying and grazing or the primary nesting season (PNS) dates is desired, then an Environmental Assessment would be prepared that identifies the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts of such a change.
FSA proposes to change the allowable frequency of managed haying and grazing to once every three years on certain Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands in Kansas. FSA has determined that the alternative frequency will not have significant impacts on the quality of the human environment and therefore will not prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
FSA is accepting comments on the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a period of 30 days from March 1, 2010. A copy of these documents can be obtained at http://public.geo-marine.com or www.fsa.usda.gov/ks. Comments may be submitted online at http://public.geo-marine.com, emailed to kansasmhg@geo-marine.com or written comments sent to Kansas MHG EA, Geo-Marine Inc., 2713 Magruder Boulevard Suite D, Hampton, Virginia 23666. Further information can be obtained from Matthew Ponish, phone 202-720-6853 or email Matthew.Ponish@wdc.usda.gov
CRP is a voluntary program that supports the implementation of long-term conservation measures designed to improve the quality of ground and surface waters, control soil erosion, and enhance wildlife habitat on environmentally sensitive agricultural land. In return, CCC provides participants with rental payments and cost share assistance under contracts extending from 10 to 15 years. CRP is a CCC program administered by the FSA with the support of other federal and local agencies. Kansas currently has 2,778,824.9 acres enrolled on 45,464 CRP contracts.
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