[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18037-18038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7680]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Change to the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, Maine State 
Office.

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ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National 
Handbook of Conservation Practices, Section IV of the Maine State NRCS 
Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) located at http://www.me.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/draftStandards.html for review and 
comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in Maine to issue revised 
conservation practice standards in its National Handbook of 
Conservation Practices. The revised standard is: 370 Atmospheric 
Resource Quality Management.

DATES: Comments will be received on or before May 6, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Christopher R. 
Jones, State Resource Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation 
Service (NRCS), 967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 3; Bangor, Maine 
04401. Copies of the standard will be made available upon written 
request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agricultural 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 states that revisions made after 
enactment of the law 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 Maine will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. 
Following that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS in 
Maine regarding disposition of those comments and a final determination 
of change will be made.

    Dated: March 16, 2004.
Christopher R. Jones,
State Resource Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 04-7680 Filed 4-5-04; 8:45 am]
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