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Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works with landowners for conservation planning and assistance to foster healthy ecosystems.

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Official name: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Display name: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Short name: NRCS
Branch: Executive
Agency type: service
Main address: 14th and Independence Ave., SW Room 5109-S Washington, DC 20250

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Notice

Published March 25, 2026

91 FR 14521

Changes in Hydric Soils Database Selection Criteria of the United States

The National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils (NTCHS) has updated the hydric criteria used to select map unit components for the hydric soils list. The former database selection criteria created to select soils that may meet the definition of hydric soils did not include subaqueous soils. As required by 7 CFR 12.31, NRCS is hereby providing notice of the changes to the selection criteria for hydric soils as set forth in the NTCHS publication "Hydric Soils of the United States," Miscellaneous Publication 1491, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, June 1991 (see also 60 FR 10349). These changes will add soil components that represent subaqueous landforms to the list of hydric soils and reflect refinements in knowledge of the soils of the United States as subaqueous soils are now mapped in previously unmapped areas. These soils have always met the hydric definition, whether identified by the criteria or not, and thus represent an insignificant change in acreage of hydric soils.

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Notice

Published March 25, 2026

91 FR 14521

Rescinding the Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Wood River Watershed, Custer County, Dawson County, Buffalo County, Hall County, and Merrick County, Nebraska

NRCS, in cooperation with the Central Platte Natural Resources District, is issuing this notice to advise Federal, State, and local government agencies and the public that USDA NRCS is rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Wood River Watershed in Buffalo, Custer, Dawson, Hall, and Merrick Counties, Nebraska, which was published in the Federal Register on February 9th, 2023. The measures proposed in the Lower Wood River Watershed Plan were determined to serve a drainage area that exceeds the statutory limit of 250,000 acres. No other feasible alternatives were identified during the planning process. NRCS is rescinding the NOI because the project has been terminated and an EIS is no longer necessary.

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Notice

Published February 10, 2026

91 FR 5884

Information Collection Request; Advancing Markets for Producers (Formerly Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision of a currently approved information collection request associated with the Advancing Markets for Producers grant activity. The purpose of the Advancing Markets for Producers initiative is to prioritize producer support to develop sustained methods for expansion of markets for American agricultural products; prioritizing new markets, improving supply chains, and enabling direct-to consumer sales, thereby improving economic opportunities for farmers; and prioritize methods to improve farmers collective resource sharing, access to market infrastructure, and promotion of long-term economic sustainability within the amplification of market expansion. Additional information on the partnerships is available at https://www.usda.gov.

Comment by April 13, 2026

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Notice

Published January 28, 2026

91 FR 3706

Proposed Revisions to Section 1 of the Field Office Technical Guide for Kansas, Nebraska, and New Jersey

NRCS is giving notice that it is proposing to revise Section 1--General Resource References of the Field Office Technical Guide for Kansas, Nebraska, and New Jersey to include State Off-Site Methods (SOSM) for Food Security Act Wetland Identification. The proposed changes will replace existing procedures in Kansas and Nebraska, and add new procedures in New Jersey. The revisions are needed to clarify procedures and improve consistency in application. SOSM are used in completing wetland determinations for USDA program eligibility purposes.

Comment by February 27, 2026

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Notice

Published January 21, 2026

91 FR 2519

Notice of Request for New Informaiton Collection; Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Grants

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection; for reporting progress on a Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grant.

Comment by March 23, 2026

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