[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 20233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9804]


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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 
New Mexico

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in New Mexico, 
Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in Section IV of the 
FOTG of the NRCS in New Mexico for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in New Mexico to issue a series of 
new conservation practice standards in Section IV of the FOTG. These 
revised standards include: 595-Pest Management, 332-Contour Buffer 
Strips, and 382-Fence.
    The NRCS New Mexico State Conservationist has chosen to revise and 
supplement the National Standards adapted to the State of New Mexico. 
These will be incorporated into Section IV of the New Mexico Field 
Office Technical Guide (FOTG). Some of these practices may be used in 
conservation systems that treat highly erodible land and wetlands. 
Copies of these standards are available from NRCS in Albuquerque, NM 
and are also available electronically on the NRCS New Mexico Internet 
Homepage at: http://www.nm.nrcs.usda.gov/techserv/sec4home.htm

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 on 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 
will receive comments relative to these 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.

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

ADDRESSES: Inquire in writing to Mr. Rosendo Trevino, State 
Conservationist, NRCS, 6200 Jefferson NE, Suite 305, Albuquerque, New 
Mexico 87109.

    Dated: April 2, 2001
Rosendo Trevino III,
State Conservationist, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 01-9804 Filed 4-19-01; 8:45 am]
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