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 new

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

standard is Alley Cropping (Code 311). This practice may be used in

conservation systems that treat highly erodible land.

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

this date of publication.

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

State Resource Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service

(NRCS), 100 USDA, Suite 203, Stillwater, OK 74074-2655. Copies of these

standards 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: December 18, 1998.

Ronnie L. Clark,

State Conservationist, Stillwater, Oklahoma

[FR Doc. 99-617 Filed 1-11-99; 8:45 am]

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