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. 

If you or your organization would like to submit comments, we highly encourage you to do so.

NRCS is requesting comments on the following CPSs:

• Alley Cropping (Code 311);
• Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste (Code 591);
• Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Application (Code 450);
• Annual Forages for Grazing Systems (Code 513);
• Combustion System Improvement (Code 372);
• Compost Facility (Code 317);
• Dust Control from Unpaved Roads and Surfaces (Code 373);
• Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation (Code 374);
• Energy Efficient Building Envelope (Code 672);
• Energy Efficient Lighting System (Code 670);
• Herbaceous Weed Treatment (Code 315);
• Irrigation Land Leveling (Code 464);
• Land Clearing (Code 460);
• Livestock Pipeline (Code 516);
• Monitoring Well (Code 353);
• On-Farm Secondary Containment (Code 319);
• Prescribed Burning (Code 338);
• Road, Trail, and Landing Closure or Treatment (Code 654);
• Rock Wall Terrace (Code 555);
• Row Arrangement (Code 557);
• Short Term Storage of Animal Waste and By-Products (Code 318);
• Silvopasture (Code 381);
• Spring Development (Code 574);
• Stream Habitat Improvement and Management (Code 395);
• Trails and Walkways (Code 575);
• Tree-Shrub Site Preparation (Code 490);
• Waste Separation Facility (Code 632);
• Waste Treatment (Code 629);
• Wastewater Treatment, Milk House (Code 627);
• Water Well (Code 642);
• Waterspreading (Code 640); and
• Well Decommissioning (Code 351).

You can review the announcement at the link below:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/national-admin/ced/news/usda-modernizes-conservation-solutions-to-better-conserve-natural-resources?utm_campaign=062930conservationsolutions&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery 

Link Directly to Federal Register: https://www.regulations.gov/document/NRCS-2026-0034-0001 

To ensure your input is considered, please submit any comments no later than July 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.