[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 46602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16381]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Iowa State 
Technical Guide

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

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

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SUMMARY: It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for 
Iowa that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide, 
specifically in Section IV Practice Standards and Specifications, 
Stripcropping (585) to account for improved technology. This practice 
standard can be used in systems that treat highly erodible land.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Van Klaveren, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 210 Walnut 
Street, Room 693, Des Moines, Iowa 50309; telephone 515-284-6655; fax 
515-284-4394.

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

    Dated: August 3, 2007.
Richard Van Klaveren,
State Conservationist.
 [FR Doc. E7-16381 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
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