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

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Field Office

Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in

Alabama

AGENCY: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama, U.S.

Department of Agriculture.

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

FOTG of the NRCS in Alabama for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in Alabama to issue conservation

practice standards, Dry Hydrant (Code 712) and Manure Transfer (Code

634).

DATES: Comment will be received for a 30-day period commencing February

17, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Ronnie D.

Murphy, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service

(NRCS), 665 Opelika Rd., P.O. Box 311, Auburn, AL 36830. Copies of the

practice standards will be made available upon written request.

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 Alabama will receive comments relative to the proposed changes.

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

Alabama regarding disposition of those comments and a final

determination of change will be made.

Robert N. Jones,

Deputy State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service,

Auburn, Alabama.

[FR Doc. 98-3539 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am]

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