[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 130 (Monday, July 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37184-37185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13251]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National 
Handbook of Conservation Practices for public review and comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intention of NRCS to issue a 
series of new or revised conservation practice standards in its 
National Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include: 
``Agrichemical Handling Facility (Code 309)'' (This is a new standard), 
and ``Fence (Code 382)'' (This is an existing standard that has been 
updated). NRCS State Conservationists who choose to adopt these 
practices for use within their States will incorporate them into 
Section IV of their respective electronic Field Office Technical Guides 
(eFOTG). These practices may be used in conservation systems that treat 
highly erodible land or on land determined to be a wetland.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Comments will be received for a 30-day period 
commencing with this date of publication. Final versions of these new 
or revised conservation practice standards will be adopted after the 
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of the 30-day period, after consideration of all comments.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted by one of the following 
methods:
    1. In writing to: National Agricultural Engineer, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; or
    2. Electronically by e-mail to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of these standards are attached 
to this Notice or can be downloaded or printed from the following Web 
site: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NHQ/practice-standards/federal-register/. Single copies of paper versions of these standards are also 
available from NRCS in Washington, DC. Submit individual inquiries in 
writing to Daniel Meyer, National Agricultural Engineer, Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, Post Office Box 2890, Room 6139-S, 
Washington, DC 20013-2890, or electronically to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 requires NRCS to make available for 
public review and comment all proposed revisions to conservation 
practice standards used to carry out the highly erodible land and 
wetland provisions of the law.
    For the next 30 days, NRCS will receive comments relative to the 
proposed changes. Following that period, a determination will be made 
by NRCS regarding disposition of those comments and a final 
determination of changes will be made.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2007.
Arlen L. Lancaster,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
 [FR Doc. E7-13251 Filed 7-6-07; 8:45 am]
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