[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 68 (Thursday, April 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18519-18520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7929]


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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, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National 
Handbook of Conservation Practices, Section IV of the New York State 
Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS to issue two revised conservation 
practice standards in its National Handbook of Conservation Practices. 
These standards are:

Animal Mortality Facility (NY316)
Composting Facility (NY317)

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 Paul W. Webb, 
State Resource Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service 
(NRCS), 441 S. Salina Street, Fifth Floor, Suite 354, Syracuse, New 
York 13202-2450. 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

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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 to the NRCS regarding disposition of those comments and final 
determination of change will be made.

    Dated: March 26, 2004.
Paul W. Webb,
State Resource Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
Syracuse, NY.
[FR Doc. 04-7929 Filed 4-7-04; 8:45 am]
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