[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 70 (Thursday, April 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 17672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8766]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Change to the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National 
Handbook of Conservation Practices, Section IV of the Maine State NRCS 
Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) located at www.me.nrcs.usda.gov 
under ``Draft Standards for Comments'' for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS to issue revised conservation 
practice standards in its National Handbook of Conservation Practices. 
These revised standards are the following: 317 Composting Facility; 449 
Irrigation Water Management; 595 Pest Management; 614 Watering 
Facility; 560 Access Road; 362 Diversion; 399 Fishpond Management; 512 
Pasture and Hay Planting; 521C Pond Sealing or Lining--Bentonite 
Sealant; 521B Pond Sealing or Lining--Soil Dispersant; 558 Roof Runoff 
Structure; 633 Waste Utilization;645 Upland Wildlife Habitat 
Management.

DATES: Comments will be received on or before May 13, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Christopher R. 
Jones, Assistant State Conservationist for Technology/Planning, Natural 
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 967 Illinois Avenue, Suite #3; 
Bangor, Maine 04401.
    A copy of this standard is available from the above individual.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agricultural 
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: March 25, 2002.
Christopher R. Jones,
Assistant State Conservationist for Technology/Planning.
[FR Doc. 02-8766 Filed 4-10-02; 8:45 am]
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