[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 43836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20943]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Caribbean Area 
Field Office Technical Guide

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

ACTION: Notice of Availability of proposed changes in the Caribbean 
Area NRCS Field Office Technical Guide for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRCS Director for the Caribbean Area has determined that 
change must be made in the Field Office Technical Guide, specifically, 
in Conservation Practice Standards for Nutrient Management (590) and 
Waster utilization (633). These practices will be used to plan and 
install conservation practices on cropland, pastureland, woodland, and 
wildlife land.

DATES: Comments will be received on or before September 20, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Juan A. 
Martinez, Director, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), P.O. 
Box 364868, San Juan, PR 00936-4868, Telephone Number (787) 766-5206, 
Extension 237, Fax number (787) 766-5987. Copies of the Practice 
Standards will be made available upon request to the address shown 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, states that revisions made after 
enactment of the law to NRCS 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 the 
Caribbean Area will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. 
Following that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS in the 
Caribbean Area regarding disposition of those comments and a final 
determination of change will be made to the subject standards.

    Dated: June 29, 2001.
Jose E. Martinez,
Staff Resource Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
Caribbean Area.
[FR Doc. 01-20943 Filed 8-20-01; 8:45 am]
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