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

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

Oklahoma

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

Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of availability of a proposed change in Section IV of

the FOTG of the NRCS in Oklahoma for review and comment.

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

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

standard is Conservation Crop Rotation (Code 328). This practice may be

used in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land.

DATES: Comments will be received on or before March 26, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Keith Vaughan,

State Resource Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service

(NRCS), 100 USDA, Suite 206 Stillwater, OK 74074-2655. Copies of this

standard will be made available upon written request. You may submit

electronic requests and comments to Keith.V[email protected]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Vaughan, 405-742-1240.

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 Oklahoma will receive comments relative to the proposed change.

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

Oklahoma regarding disposition of those comments and a final

determination of change will be made.

Dated: February 08, 1999.

Ronnie L. Clark,

State Conservationist Stillwater, Oklahoma.

[FR Doc. 99-4492 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]

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