[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 6572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1838]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


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

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Michigan, US 
Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in Michigan NRCS 
FOTG, Section IV for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in Michigan to issue revised 
conservation practice standards in Section IV of the FOTG. The revised 
standards include:

Herbaceous Wind Barriers (422A)
Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
Cover Crop (340)
Prescribed Grazing (528A)
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (644)
Shallow Water Management For Wildlife (646)
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (380)
Field Border (386)
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management (647)
Stream Crossing and Livestock Access (728)
Agrichemical Containment Facility (702)
Manure Transfer (634)
Closure of Waste Impoundments (360)
Grassed Waterway (412)

DATES: Comments will be received on or before February 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Kevin Wickey, 
Assistant State Conservationist for Technology, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250, E. Lansing, MI 
48823. Copies of these standards will be made available upon written 
request. You may submit electronic requests and comments to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Wickey 517-324-5279.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 393 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 land and wetland provisions of the law, shall be made 
available for public review and comment. For the next 30 days, the NRCS 
in Michigan will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. 
Following that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS in 
Michigan regarding disposition of those comments and a final 
determination of change will be made.

    Dated: December 22, 2000.
Ronald C. Williams,
State Conservationist, E. Lansing, Michigan.
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