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

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

Florida

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

Department of Agriculture.

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

FOTG of the NRCS in Florida for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in Florida to issue the following

revised conservation practice standards for Florida: Conservation Cover

(Code 327); Heavy Use Area Protection, (Code 561); Regulating Water in

Drainage Systems, (Code 554); Structure for Water Control, (Code 587);

Terrace, (Code 600); and Wildlife Watering Facility, (Code 648) in

Section IV of the FOTG.

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

the date of this publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Inquire in writing to T. Niles Glasgow, State Conservationist, Natural

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), P.O. Box 141510, Gainesville,

Florida 32614-1510. 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 Florida will receive comments relative to the proposed changes.

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

Florida regarding disposition of those comments and a final

determination of change will be made.

Dated: September 3, 1997.

R.A. Balduzzi

Acting State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service,

Gainesville, Florida.

[FR Doc. 98-4923 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]

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