Administering the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
marketing-order · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2021-07-26 · Effective 2021-07-26 · 86 FR 39941
Document
Document number
2021-15780
Federal Register citation
86 FR 39941
CFR reference
7 CFR 1291
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
marketing-order
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2021-07-26
Effective date
2021-07-26
USDA docket
Doc. No. AMS-TM-20-0098
Abstract
This final rule removes the regulations pertaining to the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The regulations, which were established in 2006 as a matter of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy, are duplicative of and in conflict with the recent revisions to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Federal Financial Management's Guidance for Grants and Agreements. Consequently, the SCBGP-specific regulations are no longer needed. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is removing the obsolete regulations in order to align its grant programs with OMB requirements and implement the programs efficiently. AMS will continue to administer SCBGP according to the OMB regulations.