[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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