Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office

From: GPO_OnLine_USDA
Date: 2001/01/22


[Federal Register: January 22, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 14)]
[Notices]
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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:

Herbaceous Wind Barriers (422A)
Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Cover Crop (340)
Prescribed Grazing (528A)
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (644)
Shallow Water Management For Wildlife (646)
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (380)
Field Border (386)
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management (647)
Stream Crossing and Livestock Access (728)
Agrichemical Containment Facility (702)
Manure Transfer (634)
Closure of Waste Impoundments (360)
Grassed Waterway (412)

DATES: Comments will be received on or before February 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Kevin Wickey,
Assistant State Conservationist for Technology, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250, E. Lansing, MI
48823. Copies of these standards will be made available upon written
request. You may submit electronic requests and comments to
Kevin.Wickey@mi.usda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Wickey 517-324-5279.

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: December 22, 2000.
Ronald C. Williams,
State Conservationist, E. Lansing, Michigan.
[FR Doc. 01-1838 Filed 1-19-01; 8:45 am]
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