Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service [Docket No. NRCS-2026-0034] ( printed page 34211) AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. ACTION: Notice of availability, request for comments. SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is revising specific conservation practice standard (CPS) in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices (NHCP). NRCS is also giving the public an opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes to the specific CPSs. DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by July 6, 2026. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments in response to this notice. You may submit your comments through one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRCS-2026-0034. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments; or Mail or Hand Delivery: Mr. J'Que C. Jones, National Agricultural Engineer, Conservation Engineering Division, NRCS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue South Building, Room 4949, Washington, DC 20250. In your comment, please specify the Docket ID NRCS-2026-0034. All comments received will be made publicly available on http://www.regulations.gov . The copies of the proposed revised CPSs are available through http://www.regulations.gov by accessing Docket No. NRCS-2026-0034. Alternatively, the proposed revised CPSs can be downloaded or printed from https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/​getting-assistan…