[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48869-48870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18910]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Arizona NRCS 
State Technical Guide

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the Arizona NRCS 
State Technical Guide for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for 
Arizona that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide, 
specifically in the Conservation Practice Standards. Specifically, 
Arizona will revise the NRCS National Practice Standards for use in 
Arizona.

DATES: Comments will be received for a 30-day period commencing with 
this date of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Barker, Rangeland Management 
Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 3003 North Central 
Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85012; Phone: 602-280-8823; Fax: 602-
280-8805.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture

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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 to 
the subject standards.

    Dated: June 28, 2002.
Michael Somerville,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 02-18910 Filed 7-25-02; 8:45 am]
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