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.
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.
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.
USDA seeks comment on clarifications to the erodible land and wetland conservation compliance provisions under the Food Security Act; the clarifications are intended to provide transparency to agency program participants and stakeholders concerning how the agency delineates, determines, and certifies wetlands.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service announced revisions to conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices.
The National Park Service seeks comment on the following potential national monument designations: the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home in Mississippi, Mill Springs Battlefield in Kentucky, and Camp Nelson in Kentucky.
The U.S. Forest Service seeks comment on its revised land management plans for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests.
The president issued Proclamation 9728 of April 20, 2018, designating the week of April 21, 2018, as National Park Week.
The president issued Proclamation No. 9682 of December 4, 2017, modifying the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
The president issued Proclamation No. 9558 of December 4, 2017, modifying the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument.