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

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office

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

Michigan

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Michigan, US

Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in Michigan NRCS

FOTG, Section IV for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in Michigan to issue revised

conservation practice standards in Section IV of the FOTG. The revised

standards include:

Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)

Grade Stabilization Structure (410)

Cross Wind Trap Strip-Filter (589C)

Cross Wind Trap Strip-Field (589C)

Filter Strip-Animal Waste Management (780)

Fueling Facility, Above Ground Storage (701)

Dry Hydrant-Interim (995)

Conservation Crop Rotation (328)

Narrow Strip Cropping-Interim (996)

Well Decommissioning (351)

Cross Wind Stripcropping (589B)

Residue Management, No-Till or Strip Till (329A)

Residue Management, Mulch Till (329B)

Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)

Waste Storage Facility (313)

Waste Utilization (633)

Alley Cropping (311)

Filter Strip (393A)

Wetland Creation (658)

Wetland Enhancement (659)

Wetland Restoration (657)

DATES: Comments will be received until June 28, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Kevin Wickey,

Assistant State Conservationist for Technology, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, 1405 S. Harrison Rd., Room 101, E. Lansing, MI

48823. Copies of these standards will be made available upon written

request. You may submit electronic requests and comments to

[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Wickey, 517-337-6701 ext. 1242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 393 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 Michigan will receive comments relative to the proposed changes.

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

Michigan regarding disposition of those comments and a final

determination of change will be made.

Dated: May 14, 1999.

Jane E. Hardisty,

State Conservationist, E. Lansing, Michigan.

[FR Doc. 99-13590 Filed 5-27-99; 8:45 am]

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