[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 237 (Friday, December 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76984-76985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31264]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of the Release of the Comprehensive Nutrient Management 
Planning Technical Guidance

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

ACTION: Release of final Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning 
Technical Guidance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS) released the draft Technical Guidance For 
Developing Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMPs) for public 
review and comment in December 1999. Based on the comments received, 
the document has been revised and is now being released in final form 
as the Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning Technical Guidance. 
This guidance document is intended for use by Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS) and conservation partner State and local 
field staffs, private consultants, landowners/operators, and others 
that either will be developing or assisting in the development of 
Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMPs).
    Availability: The Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning 
Technical Guidance is available on the NRCS'' website at: http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/PROGRAMS/ahcwpd/ahCNMP.html. A paper copy of the 
CNMP Technical Guidance can be obtained by submitting a request in 
writing to: Director, Animal Husbandry and Clean Water Programs 
Division, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mail Stop 5473, Beltsville, Maryland, 
20705; or by calling (301) 504-2196.

DATES: This document becomes effective on December 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas W. Christensen, Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, (301) 504-2196; fax (301) 504-2264, e-
mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Comprehensive Nutrient Management 
Planning Technical Guidance is a document intended for use by those 
individuals (both public and private) who will be developing or 
assisting in the development of CNMPs. The purpose of this document is 
to provide technical guidance for the development of CNMPs, whether 
they are developed through USDA's voluntary programs or as a means to 
help satisfy the United States Environmental Protection Agency's 
(USEPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit 
requirements.
    The technical guidance is not intended as a sole source reference 
for developing CNMPs. Rather, it is to be used as a tool in support of 
the USDA, NRCS conservation planning process, as contained in the NRCS 
National Planning Procedures Handbook (NPPH) and various other agency 
technical references, handbooks, and policy directives. This technical 
guidance provides specific criteria that needs to be addressed in 
developing and implementing a CNMP. USDA prohibits discrimination in 
its 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 also is prohibited by statutes enforced by 
USDA. (All prohibited bases do not 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 to USDA, write USDA Director, 
Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-

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9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal 
opportunity provider and employer.

    Signed in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 2000
Danny D. Sells,
Associate Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 00-31264 Filed 12-7-00; 8:45 am]
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