Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program

Docket Number: AMS-LP-24-0012
Comments Due: October 15, 2024

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public input to support the preparation of proposed regulations intended to implement the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program (the Program), particularly related to the criteria used to evaluate protocols and identification of specific protocols that should be considered for inclusion in the Program. The purpose of the Program is to facilitate farmer, rancher, and private forest landowner participation in voluntary carbon markets. This request for information provides an important step toward developing a meaningful Program consistent with the Growing Climate Solutions Act (GCSA).

Submit Comments

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on October 15, 2024, via https://www.regulations.gov: Document # AMS-LP-24-0012. Nomination packages including a cover letter to the Secretary, the nominee's typed resume or curriculum vitae, and a completed USDA Advisory Committee Membership Background Information Form AD-755 must be postmarked on or before October 15, 2024.

Nomination packages can be submitted electronically by email to Sasha.Strohm@usda.gov, or mailed to: Sasha Strohm, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Stop 0249, Washington, DC 20250, Attn: GCSA Advisory Council. Electronic submittals are preferred.

Contact

Sasha Strohm, Program Manager, at 202-720-5705, or via email at Sasha.Strohm@usda.gov.

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