84 FR 69272
The Commodity Credit Corporation made changes to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to conform with the Agricutural Improvement Act of 2018.
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84 FR 66813
The Commodity Credit Corporation revised regulations for the Conservation Reserve Program to specify the terms and conditions of the program and implement amendments made by the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018.
The Public’s Interest and Durable Management of Energy Development on Public Lands
The United States owns, on behalf of all Americans, approximately 30% of the nation’s land, totaling more than 600 million acres. These lands are overseen by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI).
84 FR 60883
The Commodity Credit Corporation announced and seeks comment on interim amendments to existing regulations for the conservation stewardship program that would incorporate programmatic changes as authorized by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.
No New Fossil Fuel Leasing: The Only Path to Maximizing Social Welfare in the Climate Change Era
In Federal Lands and Fossil Fuels: Maximizing Social Welfare in Federal Energy Leasing, Prof. Jayni Foley Hein assesses inefficiencies in the federal fossil fuel leasing program that lead to the over-extraction of fossil fuels at great societal cost. In recognition of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI's) role in stewarding federal lands for the long-term benefit of the American people, Hein proposes that DOI should adopt a policy of seeking to maximize social welfare or “net public benefits” in its leasing decisions.
Federal Lands and Fossil Fuels: Maximizing Social Welfare in Federal Energy Leasing
The externality costs of fossil fuel production—including pollution costs—are not accounted for under the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Interior) coal, oil, and natural gas leasing programs. This results in fossil fuel production on public lands imposing significant social costs. Interior’s leasing programs have never been tailored to meet any past or present climate change goals, despite their significant contribution to domestic greenhouse gas emissions.
84 FR 27899
The president issued Executive Order No. 13874, Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products, which directs EPA, FDA, and USDA to streamline regulatory processes for agricultural biotechnology products to ensure public confidence in the oversight of such products and promote future innovation and competitiveness.
84 FR 45
The president issued Exec. Order No. 13855, Promoting Active Management of America's Forests, Rangelands, and Other Federal Lands to Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk; the order directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to implement policies and develop plans to manage fire risk across landscapes and reduce hazardous fuels through active forest management.
83 FR 66559
The Agricultural Marketing Service amended the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances provisions under the National Organic Program, adding 16 new allowed substances and changing the use restrictions for 17 allowed substances, among other revisions.
83 FR 65814
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service established a new national mandatory bioengineered (BE) food disclosure standard that requires food manufacturers, importers, and other entities that label food for retail sale to disclose information about BE food and BE food ingredients.