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

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Notice of Proposed Change to the Natural Resource Conservation

Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices

AGENCY: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA, 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; Waste Storage

Facility (NY313), Grassed Waterway (NY412), and Barnyard Water

Management System (NY707).

DATES: Comments will be received for a 30-day period commencing with

this date of publication.

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

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: January 5, 1998.

Joseph R. Del Vecchio,

Acting State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service,

Syracuse, NY.

[FR Doc. 98-449 Filed 1-12-98; 8:45 am]

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