[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 180 (Friday, September 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 50484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24226]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


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

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS Section 
IV of the FOTG in Colorado.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of the NRCS in Colorado to issue the 
following new or revised conservation practice standards in Section IV 
of the FOTG. These standards are Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management 
(Code 644), Shallow Water Management for Wildlife (Code 646), Wetland 
Restoration (Code 657), Wetland Creation (Code 658), and Wetland 
Enhancement (Code 659). These practices may be used in conservation 
systems that treat wetlands.

DATES: Comments will be received on or before September 17, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Stephen F. 
Black, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
655 Parfet St., Lakewood, CO 80215-5517.

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 and wetland provisions of the law shall be made 
available for public review and comment. For the next 30 days the NRCS 
in Colorado will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. 
Following that period a determination will be made by the NRCS in 
Colorado regarding disposition of those comments and a final 
determination of change will be made.

    Dated: September 1, 1999.
Stephen F. Black,
State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
Lakewood, Colorado.
[FR Doc. 99-24226 Filed 9-16-99; 8:45 am]
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