Technical Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

7 CFR Part 610

RIN 0578-AA22

Technical Assistance

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document extends the comment period of a proposed rule

published in the Federal Register on December 4, 1997. This rule sets

forth policies and procedures for the use of State Technical Committees

by the USDA, and also the responsibilities assigned to the Natural

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) beyond that of soil conservation.

This proposed rule is located at 62 FR 64174-64177.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 23, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning this proposed rule should be

addressed to: Gary Nordstrom, Director, Conservation Operations

Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O. Box 2890,

Washington, D.C. 20013-2890; Attention: State Technical Committee. Fax

(202) 720-1838. This rule may also be accessed, and comments submitted,

via Internet. Users can access the NRCS Federal Register homepage and

submit comments at: http://astro.itc.nrcs.usda.gov:6500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Coleman, Conservation

Operations Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service; phone:

(202) 720-9476; Fax: (202) 720-4265; E-mail:

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[email protected], Attention: State Technical Committee.

Signed in Washington, D.C. on December 30, 1997.

Thomas A. Weber,

Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.

[FR Doc. 98-222 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]

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