Proposed Change to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Arkansas

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Proposed Change to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide

(FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Arkansas

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Department of

Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in Section IV of the

FOTG of the NRCS in Arkansas for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in Arkansas to issue a new

conservation practice standard Prescribed Grazing (Code 528A); and

revised conservation practice standards Fish Stream Improvement (Code

395) and Forest Site Preparation (Code 490) and Fence (Code 382) and

Streambank and Shoreline Protection (Code 580) in section IV of the

FOTG.

DATES: Comments will be received until August 11, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Inquire in writing to Kalven L. Trice, State Conservationist, Natural

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Room 5404 Federal Building, 700

West Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3225. Copies of the

practice standards will be made available upon written request. Phone

501-324-5445.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture

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 Arkansas will receive comments relative to the proposed changes.

Following that period a determination will be made by the NRCS in

Arkansas regarding disposition of those comments and a final

determination of change will be made.

Dated: June 23, 1997.

Jerry L. Mitchell,

Acting State Conservationist, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation

Service, Little Rock, Arkansas.

[FR Doc. 97-17652 Filed 7-10-96; 8:45 am]

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