[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 446-447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-222]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

7 CFR Part 610

RIN 0578-AA22


Technical Assistance

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document extends the comment period of a proposed rule 
published in the Federal Register on December 4, 1997. This rule sets 
forth policies and procedures for the use of State Technical Committees 
by the USDA, and also the responsibilities assigned to the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) beyond that of soil conservation. 
This proposed rule is located at 62 FR 64174-64177.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 23, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning this proposed rule should be 
addressed to: Gary Nordstrom, Director, Conservation Operations 
Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O. Box 2890, 
Washington, D.C. 20013-2890; Attention: State Technical Committee. Fax 
(202) 720-1838. This rule may also be accessed, and comments submitted, 
via Internet. Users can access the NRCS Federal Register homepage and 
submit comments at: http://astro.itc.nrcs.usda.gov:6500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Coleman, Conservation 
Operations Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service; phone: 
(202) 720-9476; Fax: (202) 720-4265; E-mail:

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[email protected], Attention: State Technical Committee.

    Signed in Washington, D.C. on December 30, 1997.
Thomas A. Weber,
Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 98-222 Filed 1-5-98; 8:45 am]
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