[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 78771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32467]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Virginia State 
Technical Guide

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

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

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SUMMARY: It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for 
Virginia that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide 
specifically in practice standards: 342, Critical Area 
Planting; 466, Land Smoothing; 468, Lined Waterway or 
Outlet; 484, Mulching; 516, Pipeline; 533, 
Pumping Plant; 608, Surface Drainage, Main or Lateral to 
account for improved technology. These practices will be used to plan 
and install conservation practices on cropland, pastureland, woodland, 
and wildlife land.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to M. Denise 
Doetzer, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service 
(NRCS), 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 209, Richmond, Virginia 23229-5014; 
Telephone number (804) 287-1665; Fax number (804) 287-1736. Copies of 
the practice standards will be made available upon written request to 
the address shown above or on the Virginia NRCS Web site http://www.va.nrcs.usda.gov/DataTechRefs/Standards&Specs/EDITStds/EditStandards.htm.

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 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 Virginia will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. 
Following that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS in 
Virginia regarding disposition of those comments and a final 
determination of change will be made to the subject standards.

    Dated: December 17, 2002.
L. Willis Miller,
Assistant State Conservationist/Programs, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, Richmond, Virginia.
[FR Doc. 02-32467 Filed 12-24-02; 8:45 am]
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