[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13079-13080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4961]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service--Tennessee


Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Tennessee Field 
Office Technical Guide (FOTG)

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the Tennessee 
NRCS Field Office Technical Guide, Section IV, for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for 
Tennessee that changes must be made in the NRCS Field Office Technical 
Guide, specifically in practice standards Residue and Tillage 
Management, Mulch Till; Residue and Tillage Management, No-till/Strip 
Till/Direct Seed; and Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till to 
account for improved technology. These practice standards can be used 
in conservation systems designed to treat highly erodible cropland.

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 Kevin Brown, 
State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 
675 U.S. Courthouse, 801 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, 
telephone number (615) 277-2531. 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

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states that revisions made after enactment of the law to NRCS state 
technical guides used to perform 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 Tennessee will receive 
comments relative to the proposed changes. Following that period, a 
determination will be made by the NRCS in Tennessee regarding 
disposition of those comments and a final determination of change will 
be made to the subject practice standards.

    Dated: March 8, 2007.
Kevin Brown,
State Conservationist.
 [FR Doc. E7-4961 Filed 3-19-07; 8:45 am]
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