[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6669]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Change to Section 4 of the Pennsylvania State 
Technical Guide

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

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

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SUMMARY: It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for 
Pennsylvania that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical 
Guide specifically in practice standard 338 Prescribed Burning to 
account for improved technology. The prescribed burning practice can be 
used in systems that have a need to control undesirable vegetation, 
improve forage quality and quantity, or reduce wildfire hazards through 
the use of controlled burning.
    These draft standards include the following: Prescribed Burning 
PA338.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin E. Heard, State Conservationist, 
USDA--Natural Resources Conservation Service, One Credit Union Place, 
Suite 340, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-2993, telephone (717) 237-
2200; fax (717) 237-2238.
    Copies of these draft practice standards are made available 
electronically on the Pennsylvania Natural Resources Conservation 
Service (NRCS) Web site at http://www.pa.nrcs.usda.gov. Click on the 
``New eFOTG'' button, select Pennsylvania on the map, and access 
Section IV to review the draft practice standards.

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

    Dated: February 28, 2003.
Robin E. Heard,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 03-6669 Filed 3-19-03; 8:45 am]
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