Florida NRCS
State Technical Committee Feedback
Meeting Date: March 3, 2021

Thank you for completing the Florida State Technical Committee feedback form! Meeting material to assist with providing feedback can be viewed here. The deadline to submit this form is April 2, 2021. Please direct any questions or comments to Nina Bhattacharyya, Partnerships & Initiatives, nina.bhattacharyya@usda.gov.

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* 1. Partner/Producer Point of Contact (POC) Name:

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* 2. POC Organization/Agency/Tribe/Operation (if applicable)

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* 3. POC Email Address:

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* 4. POC Phone Number:

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* 5. High Priority Practice Feedback. Please review the list below and select your recommended top ten high priority practices. Selection of high priority practices to receive a higher payment (90% payment rate) should incentivize conservation practices that have high potential for conservation benefit but are underutilized. The Conservation Practice code is in parenthesis and a full list of practices can be viewed here. Limit selections to no more than 10.

Heavy Use Area Protection (561)

Nutrient Management (590)

Prescribed Grazing (528)

Irrigation Water Management (449)

Cover Crop (340)

Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till (345)

Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed (329)

Conservation Crop Rotation (328)

Critical Area Planting (342

Conservation Cover (327)

Waste Storage Facility (313)

Waste Transfer (634)

Grassed Waterway (412)

Irrigation Storage Reservoir (436)

Terrace (600)

Composting Facility (317)

Drainage Water Management (554)

Waste Treatment (629)

Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)

Animal Mortality Facility (316)

Filter Strip (393)

Integrated Pest Management (595)

Other (please specify)

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Source Water Protection (SWP) High Priority Areas map. Please use this map to provide feedback for items 6-8 below.

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* 6. Provide written feedback on the SWP High Priority Areas.

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* 7. Provide a map of proposed HUC 12 watersheds to incorporate in the SWP High Priority Areas. Please include the watershed code(s) and name(s) on the map.
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* 8. Source Water Protection Practices. Please review the list below and select your recommended top ten source water protection practices. Source Water Protection Practices receive the higher payment (90% payment rate) in designated SWP high priority areas. The Conservation Practice code is in parenthesis and a full list of practices can be viewed here. Limit selections to no more than 10.

Heavy Use Area Protection (561)

Nutrient Management (590)

Prescribed Grazing (528)

Irrigation Water Management (449)

Cover Crop (340)

Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till (345)

Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed (329)

Conservation Crop Rotation (328)

Critical Area Planting (342)

Conservation Cover (327)

Waste Storage Facility (313)

Waste Transfer (634)

Grassed Waterway (412)

Irrigation Storage Reservoir (436)

Terrace (600)

Composting Facility (317)

Drainage Water Management (554)

Waste Treatment (629)

Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)

Animal Mortality Facility (316)

Filter Strip (393)

Integrated Pest Management (595)

Other (please specify)

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Bobwhite Quail Area Map. Please use map to provide feedback for items 9-10 below.

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* 9. Provide written feedback on the Working Lands for Wildlife-Bobwhite Quail map.

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* 10. Provide a map of proposed Working Lands for Wildlife-Bobwhite Quail areas to incorporate in the initiative. Acceptable formats include PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, and GIF. File size limit is 16MB.

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* 11. Please choose 8 Resource Concern Categories for FY2022 as Priority for the State. Below are the categories to choose from. Limit selections to no more than 8.

Air quality emissions

Aquatic habitat

Concentrated erosion

Degraded plant condition

Field pesticide loss

Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss

Fire management

Inefficient energy use

Livestock production limitation

Pest pressure

Soil quality limitations

Source water depletion

Storage and handling of pollutants

Terrestrial habitat

Weather resilience

Wind and water erosion

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* 12. Please provide feedback for the State Offsite Methods for Wetland Determinations. Draft document can be viewed here.

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* 13. Please provide feedback for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) - Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) Ranking. The ranking form can be viewed here.

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* 14. Please provide feedback for the ACEP - Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) Ranking. The ranking form can be viewed here.

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* 15. Please provide feedback for ACEP-WRE Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC). The GARC document can be viewed here.

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* 16. NRCS invites partners to provide data to support changes in the NRCS payment schedule. Please upload information with the change you are requesting and documentation to support the request. Documentation should include the Conservation Practice code, adjustment you are proposing, and a variety of invoices, receipts or itemized bills that support the increase or decrease in the cost. View the current Florida Payment Schedules here. Acceptable formats to load include PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, and GIF. File size limit is 16MB.

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Florida NRCS State Technical Committee FeedbackMeeting Date: March 3, 2021

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* 1. Partner/Producer Point of Contact (POC) Name:

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* 2. POC Organization/Agency/Tribe/Operation (if applicable)

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* 3. POC Email Address:

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* 4. POC Phone Number:

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Source Water Protection (SWP) High Priority Areas map. Please use this map to provide feedback for items 6-8 below.

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* 6. Provide written feedback on the SWP High Priority Areas.

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* 7. Provide a map of proposed HUC 12 watersheds to incorporate in the SWP High Priority Areas. Please include the watershed code(s) and name(s) on the map.Acceptable formats to upload include PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, and GIF. File size limit is 16MB.

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Bobwhite Quail Area Map. Please use map to provide feedback for items 9-10 below.

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* 9. Provide written feedback on the Working Lands for Wildlife-Bobwhite Quail map.

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* 10. Provide a map of proposed Working Lands for Wildlife-Bobwhite Quail areas to incorporate in the initiative. Acceptable formats include PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, and GIF. File size limit is 16MB.

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* 11. Please choose 8 Resource Concern Categories for FY2022 as Priority for the State. Below are the categories to choose from. Limit selections to no more than 8.

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* 12. Please provide feedback for the State Offsite Methods for Wetland Determinations. Draft document can be viewed here.

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* 13. Please provide feedback for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) - Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) Ranking. The ranking form can be viewed here.

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* 14. Please provide feedback for the ACEP - Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) Ranking. The ranking form can be viewed here.

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* 15. Please provide feedback for ACEP-WRE Geographic Area Rate Cap (GARC). The GARC document can be viewed here.

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* 17. Please enter additional comments or questions in the space provided.

Florida NRCS
State Technical Committee Feedback
Meeting Date: March 3, 2021

* 7. Provide a map of proposed HUC 12 watersheds to incorporate in the SWP High Priority Areas. Please include the watershed code(s) and name(s) on the map.
Acceptable formats to upload include PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, and GIF. File size limit is 16MB.