[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24527-24528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11593]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resource Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Change to the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, New York State Office.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National 
Handbook of Conservation Practices, Section IV of the New York State 
NRCS Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS to issue a series of new 
conservation practice standards in its National Handbook of 
Conservation Practices. These new standards include; Agrichemical 
Mixing Facility (NY702) and Record Keeping (NY748).

DATES: Comments will be received on or before June 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Inquire in writing to Richard D. Swenson, State Conservationist, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 441 S. Salina Street, 
Fifth Floor, Suite 354, Syracuse, New York, 13202-2450. Copies of these 
standards are available by request from the above individual.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agricultural

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Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 states that revisions made after the 
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 
will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. Following that 
period a determination will be made by the NRCS regarding disposition 
of those comments and a final determination of change will be made.

    Dated: April 24, 1998.
Steven L. Machovec,
Acting State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
Syracuse, NY.
[FR Doc. 98-11593 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]
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