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

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation

Service's Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) in

Colorado

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

of Agriculture.

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

IV of the FOTG in Colorado.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of the NRCS in Colorado to issue the

following new or revised conservation practice standards in Section IV

of the FOTG. These standards are Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management

(Code 644), Shallow Water Management for Wildlife (Code 646), Wetland

Restoration (Code 657), Wetland Creation (Code 658), and Wetland

Enhancement (Code 659). These practices may be used in conservation

systems that treat wetlands.

DATES: Comments will be received on or before September 17, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Stephen F.

Black, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service,

655 Parfet St., Lakewood, CO 80215-5517.

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 and wetland provisions of the law shall be made

available for public review and comment. For the next 30 days the NRCS

in Colorado will receive comments relative to the proposed changes.

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

Colorado regarding disposition of those comments and a final

determination of change will be made.

Dated: September 1, 1999.

Stephen F. Black,

State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service,

Lakewood, Colorado.

[FR Doc. 99-24226 Filed 9-16-99; 8:45 am]

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