[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 5313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2224]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office
Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in
Indiana
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in Section IV of the
FOTG of the NRCS in Indiana for review and comment.
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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in Indiana to issue ten (10)
revised and two (2) new conservation practice standards in Section IV
of the FOTG. The revised standards are: Conservation Crop Rotation
(328), Residue Management, Mulch-Till (329B), Residue Management,
Ridge-Till (329C), Contour Buffer Strip (322), Residue Management,
Seasonal (344), Riparian Forest Buffer (391), Recreation Land Grading
and Shaping (566), Recreation Trail and Walkway (568), Nutrient
Management (590), and Subsurface Drain (606). The new standards are:
Cross Wind Trap Strips (589C) and Interim Standard Agrichemical
Handling Facility (702). These practices may be used in conservation
systems that treat highly erodible land and/or wetlands.
DATES: Comments will be received for a 30-day period commencing with
the date of this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Address all requests and comments to
Jane E. Hardisty, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS), 6013 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, Indiana 46278;
telephone: 317-290-3200. Copies of this standard will be made available
upon written request. You may submit your electronic requests and
comments to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 states that after enactment of the
law, revisions made to NRCS state technical guides used to carry out
highly erodible land and wetland provisions of the law, shall be made
available for public review and comment. For the next 30 days, the NRCS
in Indiana will receive comments relative to the proposed changes.
Following that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS in
Indiana regarding disposition of those comments and a final
determination of changes will be made.
Dated: January 21, 2004.
Jane E. Hardisty,
State Conservationist, Indianapolis, Indiana.
[FR Doc. 04-2224 Filed 2-3-04; 8:45 am]
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