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

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

Delaware

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Delaware.

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

FOTG for review and comment.

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

new and revised conservation practice standards in Section IV of the

FOTG: Wetland Creation (Code 658), Field Border (Code 386), Wetland

Restoration (Code 657), Shallow Water Area for Wildlife (Code 646),

Riparian Herbaceous Cover (Code 390), Conservation Cover (Code 327),

Riparian Forest Buffer (Code 391), Residue Management: No Till and

Strip Till (Code 329A), Residue Management: Mulch Till (Code 329B),

Residue Management: Ridge Till (Code 329C), Conservation Crop Rotation

(Code 328).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elesa K. Cottrell, State

Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Suite

101, 1203 College Park Dr., Dover, Delaware 19904-8713, telephone (302)

678-4160. 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 Delaware will receive comments relative to the proposed changes.

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

Delaware regarding disposition of those comments and a final

determination of change will be made.

Dated: April 20, 1999.

Elesa K. Cottrell,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 99-10811 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]

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