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SECTION 1619 OF THE FARM BILL

SECTION 1619 OF THE FARM BILL. The Impact on NRCS & Partners. SECTION 1619 OF THE FARM BILL. Prohibits disclosure of information given to USDA by a producer or landowner in order to participate in a USDA program Includes geospatial information. Authorized Disclosures.

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SECTION 1619 OF THE FARM BILL

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  1. SECTION 1619 OF THE FARM BILL The Impact on NRCS & Partners presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  2. SECTION 1619 OF THE FARM BILL • Prohibits disclosure of information given to USDA by a producer or landowner in order to participate in a USDA program • Includes geospatial information presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  3. Authorized Disclosures • May release the information to a person or federal, state, local, or tribal agency working in cooperation with any USDA program when: • providing technical or financial assistance; or • When responding to a disease or pest threat as authorized by the Secretary presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  4. Exceptions Allowing Disclosure: • Payment information (including names and addresses of recipients of payments) • Information that has been transformed into statistical or aggregate form • Producer/landowner consent presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  5. Participation is NOT Conditioned on Consent • We cannot require producers or landowners to sign a consent or release form in order to participate in our programs presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  6. KEY IMPACTS ON NRCS presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  7. Wetland Information • All types of wetland maps (inventory, official, and certified) are now protected information and cannot be given out without consent • General Manual has not been updated, but Section 1619 trumps our GM. presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  8. Producer Consent to Release • There is no specific form that a producer must sign to authorize release of his or her information. • Signed and dated written statement indicating what specific information can be released to whom and for how long presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  9. KEY IMPACTS ON PARTNERS presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  10. USDA Partners • Information can be shared with USDA employees without obtaining consent • They are bound by Section 1619 as well presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  11. Non-USDA Partners • MOUs can be developed that cover the sharing of information with non-USDA partners in compliance with Section 1619. • Partner must cooperate on a USDA program to provide technical or financial assistance • MOUs cannot be for general regulatory or enforcement purposes. presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  12. Non-USDA Partners • Until covered by an MOU, a non-USDA Partner working on the cooperative USDA program to give technical/financial assistance can have access to producer information by signing Attachment C – Certification of NRCS Conservation Cooperator presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  13. Non-USDA Partners • Currently working on MOUS: • US Fish and Wildlife Service • US Army Corps of Engineers • Pheasants Forever • SDACD • SD Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  14. Attachment C Database • We will be working on a database on the shared drive or Sharepoint listing those people who have signed Attachment C • This will allow people to cross county/office boundaries presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  15. Conservation Districts • All CD Board members and employees with access to producer information must sign Attachment C until such time that the Cooperative Working Agreement with each District is updated covering Section 1619. presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  16. RC&D • All non-federal RC&D employees and Council members with access to producer information must sign Attachment C until such time that the Cooperative Agreement with each Council is updated covering Section 1619. presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  17. TSP • All TSP employees with access to producer information must sign Attachment C. • Statewide list of TSPs who have signed will be maintained on the TSP website. More information to come from Jay Cobb. presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

  18. ANY QUESTIONS??? presented by Tony Doxtater, SAO, South Dakota NRCS

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