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Notices
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 49
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Docket Number: USDA20210003

Notice of Request for Public Comment on the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:

On January 27, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. This Executive Order laid out a series of actions for Federal Agencies to take regarding climate change mitigation and resilience, including directing the Secretary of Agriculture to collect stakeholder input on a climate-smart agriculture and forestry strategy. As part of this process, the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA is seeking input from the public to ensure that relevant information is considered. USDA is interested in your comments in response to the topics, categories and questions shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time April 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted online via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to http
www.regulations.gov and search for the Docket No. USDA20210003. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. All comments received will be posted without change and publicly available on www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Hohenstein, Director, USDA
Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, Phone: 2027200450; Email:
CCPOOCE@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA

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is being asked to seek public input regarding USDAs climate strategy. Part II Section 216b of this Executive Order directs the Secretary of Agriculture to, collect input from Tribes, farmers, ranchers, forest owners, conservation groups, firefighters, and other stakeholders on how to best use Department of Agriculture programs, funding and financing capacities, and other authorities, and how to encourage the voluntary adoption of climate-smart agricultural and forestry practices that decrease wildfire risk fueled by climate change and result in additional, measurable, and verifiable carbon reductions and sequestration and that source sustainable bioproducts and fuels. This public input will be considered as USDA prepares recommendations to expand climatesmart agriculture and forestry practices and systems. The feedback requested through this Executive Order is farreaching; it encompasses the best use of USDA programs, funding and financing capabilities, authorities, and encouragement of voluntary conservation adoption.
USDA currently requests public comment on:
1. Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Questions A. How should USDA utilize programs, funding and financing capacities, and other authorities, to encourage the voluntary adoption of climate-smart agricultural and forestry practices on working farms, ranches, and forest lands?
1. How can USDA leverage existing policies and programs to encourage voluntary adoption of agricultural practices that sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure resiliency to climate change?
2. What new strategies should USDA
explore to encourage voluntary adoption of climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices?
B. How can partners and stakeholders, including State, local and Tribal governments and the private sector, work with USDA in advancing climatesmart agricultural and forestry practices?
C. How can USDA help support emerging markets for carbon and greenhouse gases where agriculture and forestry can supply carbon benefits?
D. What data, tools, and research are needed for USDA to effectively carry out
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climate-smart agriculture and forestry strategies?
E. How can USDA encourage the voluntary adoption of climate-smart agricultural and forestry practices in an efficient way, where the benefits accrue to producers?
2. Biofuels, Wood and Other Bioproducts, and Renewable Energy Questions A. How should USDA utilize programs, funding and financing capacities, and other authorities to encourage greater use of biofuels for transportation, sustainable bioproducts including wood products, and renewable energy?
B. How can incorporating climatesmart agriculture and forestry into biofuel and bioproducts feedstock production systems support rural economies and green jobs?
C. How can USDA support adoption and production of other renewable energy technologies in rural America, such as renewable natural gas from livestock, biomass power, solar, and wind?
3. Addressing Catastrophic Wildfire Questions A. How should USDA utilize programs, funding and financing capacities, and other authorities to decrease wildfire risk fueled by climate change?
B. How can the various USDA
agencies work more cohesively across programs to advance climate-smart forestry practices and reduce the risk of wildfire on all lands?
C. What additional data, tools and research are needed for USDA to effectively reduce wildfire risk and manage Federal lands for carbon?
D. What role should partners and stakeholders play, including State, local and Tribal governments, related to addressing wildfires?
4. Environmental Justice and Disadvantaged Communities Questions A. How can USDA ensure that programs, funding and financing capacities, and other authorities used to advance climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices are available to all landowners, producers, and communities?
B. How can USDA provide technical assistance, outreach, and other assistance necessary to ensure that all
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