[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 9765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3382]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the North Carolina 
State Technical Guide

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

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

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SUMMARY: It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for 
North Carolina that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical 
Guide specifically in practice standard 330, Contour Farming 
to account for improved technology. This practice 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.

ADDRESSES: Address all requests and comments to Mary K. Combs, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 4405 
Bland Rd., Ste. 205, Raleigh, NC 27609. Copies of this standard will be 
available online for viewing at ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NC/NCweb/Technical/draft-standards/Draft_NC330ContourFarming.pdf. You may 
submit electronic requests and comments to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mary K. Combs, State Conservationist, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 4405 Bland Rd, Ste. 205, 
Raleigh, NC 27609; 919-873-2101; 919-873-2156.

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 to 
the subject standard(s).

    Dated: February 4, 2008.
Mary K. Combs,
State Conservationist.
 [FR Doc. E8-3382 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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