[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 54715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23793]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office 
Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in 
Louisiana

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes to Section IV of the 
Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service in Louisiana for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of the NRCS in Louisiana to issue revised 
conservation practice standards: Channel Vegetation (322), Deep Tillage 
(324), Conservation Crop Rotation (328), Residue Management, No-Till 
(329A), Residue Management, Mulch-Till (329B), Residue Management, 
Ridge-Till (329C), Cover Crop (340), Critical Area Planting (342), 
Closure of Waste Impoundments (360), Grassed Waterway (412), Irrigation 
System, Tail Water Recovery (447), Pasture and Hayland Planting (512), 
Pipeline (516), Prescribed Grazing (528A), Range Planting (550), Heavy 
Use Area Protection (561), Animal Trails and Walkways (575), Streambank 
and Shoreline Protection (580), Nutrient Management (590), Tree/Shrub 
Establishment (612), Watering Facility (614), Waste Utilization (633), 
Wetland Restoration (657), Wetland Creation (658).

DATES: Comments will be received on or before October 20, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to Donald W. 
Gohmert, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service 
(NRCS), 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 71302. Copies of 
the practice standards will be made available upon written request.

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

    Dated: September 9, 2003.
Donald W. Gohmert,
State Conservationist, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
Alexandria, Louisiana 71302.
[FR Doc. 03-23793 Filed 9-17-03; 8:45 am]
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