[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1115]


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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), USDA.

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: It is NRCS's intention to issue a series of new or revised 
conservation practice standards in its National Handbook of 
Conservation Practices. These standards include: ``Filter Strip (Code 
393),'' ``Hillside Ditch (Code 423),'' ``Access Control (formerly 
titled Use Exclusion) (Code 472),'' ``Drainage Water Management (Code 
554),'' ``Vegetated Treatment Area (formerly titled Wastewater 
Treatment Strip) (Code 635),'' and ``Constructed Wetland (Code 656).'' 
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. These practices 
may be used in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land 
(HEL) 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 
close 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, NRCS, Post Office 
Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; or
    2. Electronically by e-mail to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of these standards can be 
downloaded and/or printed from the following Web site: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NHQ/practice-standards/federal-register/. Also, 
copies of these standards are available from National Headquarters in 
Washington, DC. Submit inquiries in writing to Daniel Meyer, National 
Agricultural Engineer, NRCS, 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 HEL 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, January 9, 2008.
Arlen L. Lancaster,
Chief.
 [FR Doc. E8-1115 Filed 1-22-08; 8:45 am]
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