[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 232 (Friday, December 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75239-75240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30596]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Change to the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service--Arizona's Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS Arizona 
Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS Arizona to issue a series of new 
conservation practice standards in its Section IV of the Field Office 
Technical Guide. These new standards include Nutrient Management (Code 
590) and Waste Management System (Code 312).

DATES: Comments will be received on or before January 2, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Noller Herbert, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 3003 N. Central Ave., 
Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ, 85012-2945.
    Copies of these standards are available from the NRCS, attention: 
Noller Herbert, 3003 N. Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85012-
2945 or can be downloaded from the NRCS Arizona ftp site: ftp://ftp.az.nrcs. usda.gov/fotg/sec4/draft.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture

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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 
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: November 17, 2000.
Michael Somerville,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 00-30596 Filed 11-30-00; 8:45 am]
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