[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 13936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6411]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Extension of Comment Period for the Technical Guidance for 
Developing Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMPs)

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This Public Notice announces an extension of the comment 
period deadline for the Technical Guidance for Developing Comprehensive 
Nutrient Management Plans.

DATES: Comments will be received until April 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Address all requests and comments to: Francine A. Gordon, 
Management Assistant, Natural Resources Conservation Service, ATTN: 
CNMP, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Stop Code 5473, Beltsville, Maryland 
20705.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obie Ashford, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, 301-504-2197; fax 301-504-2264, e-mail 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Public Notice, 
released December 9, 1999. The complete text of the Public Notice is 
available on the NRCS website at http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/PROGRAMS/ahcwpd/ahCNMP.html.
    The ``Technical Guidance for Developing Comprehensive Nutrient 
Management Plans'' is a document intended for use by Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS) and conservation partner State and local 
field staffs, private consultants, landowners/operators, and others 
that will be developing or assisting in the development of 
Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMP). The purpose of this 
document is to provide technical guidance, not to establish regulatory 
requirements, for local, tribal, State, or Federal programs. This 
technical guidance is not intended as a sole source or reference for 
developing CNMPs. CNMP is a subset of a conservation plan unique to 
animal feeding operations. A CNMP is a group of conservation practices 
and management activities which, when combined into a system, will help 
to ensure that both production and natural resource goals are achieved. 
It incorporates practices to utilize animal manure and organic by-
products as a beneficial resource. A CNMP addresses natural resource 
concerns dealing with nutrient and organic by-products and their 
adverse impacts on water quality. The objective of a CNMP is to combine 
management activities and conservation practices into a system that, 
when implemented, will minimize the adverse impacts of animal feeding 
operations on water quality.
    USDA prohibits discrimination in their programs and activities on 
the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, 
sexual orientation, or disability. Additionally, discrimination on the 
basis of political beliefs and marital or family status is also 
prohibited by statutes enforced by USDA. (Not all prohibited bases 
apply to all programs). Persons with disabilities who require 
alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, 
large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA's Target Center 
at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
    To file a complaint of discrimination with USDA, write USDA 
Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th 
and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (202) 
720-5964 (voice and TDD). The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and 
employer.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., on March 8, 2000
Pearlie S. Reed,
Chie, Natural Resources Conservation Service
[FR Doc. 00-6411 Filed 3-14-00; 8:45 am]
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