From: "Bocinsky, Kyle" <kyle.bocinsky@umontana.edu>
Subject: Re: Request 2026-FSA-02435-F - Bocinsky - Final Response
Date: February 3, 2026 at 10:54:40 AM MST
To: SM.FPAC.BC.FOIA <SM.FP.FOIA@usda.gov>
Cc: "Bocinsky, Kyle" <kyle.bocinsky@umontana.edu>, "Nguyen, Hani - FPAC-FBC, MN" <hani.nguyen@usda.gov>, "Vander Linden, Christina - FPAC-FBC, MO" <christina.vanderlinden@usda.gov>, "Nagel, Carol - FPAC-FBC, ND" <carol.nagel@usda.gov>

Dear Mr. McLoughlin,

Thank you for this response, and I'm sorry that no data were yet available for the 2026 program year. I just saw in FSA Notice NAP-240 that the deadline for submitting changes to county normal grazing periods is March 15 of the program year. I'll follow up with a separate request after March 15. I apologize for the uninformed request, and once again appreciate y'all's efficient response to my requests.

Best,
Kyle

Kyle Bocinsky, PhD

Director of Climate Extension, Montana Climate Office, University of Montana
Asst. Research Professor, Society and Conservation, University of Montana

The University of Montana acknowledges that we are in the aboriginal territories of the Salish and Kalispel people. We honor the path they have shown us in caring for this place for the generations to come.


On Feb 3, 2026, at 9:47 AM, SM.FPAC.BC.FOIA <SM.FP.FOIA@usda.gov> wrote:
Mr. Bocinsky,
 
This responds to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated January 23, 2026 (copy attached) and assigned control number 2026-FSA-02435-F.
  
In response to your request, we compiled and are releasing, tabular data of the county-level Normal Grazing Periods for Livestock Forage Disaster Program years 2008 – 2025.
 
Electronic copies have been sent as attachments to this email.
 
With respect to the portion of your request for tabular data of the county-level Normal Grazing Periods for Livestock Forage Disaster Program year 2026, a thorough search was conducted for the records you seek, however no responsive records were found.  According to the program owner, data is currently not available for 2026.
 
If you believe that there are, in fact, records responsive to your request in files maintained by Farm Service Agency (FSA), you may appeal to the FSA Administrator. The Appeals and Litigation Division must receive your written appeal within ninety (90) calendar days of the date of this letter. Please include in the appeal a brief explanation of why you believe this decision is in error. Be sure to include a copy of your initial request letter in your appeal package. You maysubmit your appeal electronically to FSAFOIAappeal@wdc.usda.gov or by mail. If mailing the appeal, clearly mark both your letter and its envelope with the words “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” Mail your appeal package to the following address:
 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS CENTER
ATTENTION: APPEALS AND LITIGATION DIVISION
1400 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE SW. ROOM 3243-S
MAIL STOP – 0570
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250-0570
TELEPHONE: (202) 690-3297
EMAIL: fsafoiaappeal@usda.gov
 
You may seek dispute resolution services from the FOIA liaison. Contact information for the FOIA liaison is:
 
FPAC – BC PUBLIC AFFAIRS LIAISON
EMAIL: SM.FP.FOIA@USDA.GOV
 
You may contact the Office of Government Information Services at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. Contact 
information for the Office of Government Information Services is:
 
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
8601 ADELPHI ROAD-OGIS
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND 20740-6001
PHONE: (202) 741-5770
TOLL FREE: (877) 684-6448
FAX: (202) 741-5769
EMAIL: ogis@nara.gov
 
Contacting the FOIA liaison or the Office of Government Information Services does not affect your right to administratively appeal to FSA Administrator.
 
Request 2026-FSA-02435-F is officially closed.  
 
If you have any questions regarding the processing of this request, please contact Government Information (GI) Specialist Hani Nguyen at 651-602-7848.  If GI Specialist Hani Nguyen is not available, please contact GI Specialist Christina Vander Linden at 816-823-2669 or GI Specialist Carol Nagel at 701-530-2107.  We can also be reached at the group e-mail address SM.FP.FOIA@usda.gov.
 
Sincerely,
 
Patrick McLoughlin
Patrick McLoughlin
FOIA Officer
Farm Production and Conservation
 
 
 
 
 




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