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

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resource Conservation Service

Notice of Proposed Change to the Natural Resources Conservation

Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department

of Agriculture, New York State Office.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National

Handbook of Conservation Practices, Section IV of the New York State

NRCS Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) for review and comment.

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

conservation practice standards in its National Handbook of

Conservation Practices. These new standards include; Agrichemical

Mixing Facility (NY702) and Record Keeping (NY748).

DATES: Comments will be received on or before June 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Inquire in writing to Richard D. Swenson, State Conservationist,

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 441 S. Salina Street,

Fifth Floor, Suite 354, Syracuse, New York, 13202-2450. Copies of these

standards are available by request from the above individual.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agricultural

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Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 states that revisions made after the

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

will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. Following that

period a determination will be made by the NRCS regarding disposition

of those comments and a final determination of change will be made.

Dated: April 24, 1998.

Steven L. Machovec,

Acting State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service,

Syracuse, NY.

[FR Doc. 98-11593 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]

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