[Federal Register: June 21, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 120)]
[Notices]
[Page 38499]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office
Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in
Indiana
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in section IV of the
FOTG of the NRCS in Indiana for review and comment.
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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in Indiana to issue two revised
conservation practice standards in section IV of the FOTG. The revised
standards are Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (Code 645) and Irrigation
Water Management (Code 449). These practices may be used in conservation
systems that treat highly erodible land.
DATES: Comments will be received on or before July 21, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Address all requests and comments to Jane E. Hardisty, State
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 6013
Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, Indiana 46278. Copies of these standards
will be made available upon written or electronic request. You may
submit electronic requests and comments to joe.gasperi@in.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane E. Hardisty, 317-290-3200.
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 in
Indiana will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. Following
that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS in Indiana regarding
disposition of those comments and a final determination of changes will be
made.
Dated: June 12, 2000.
Jane E. Hardisty,
State Conservationist, Indianapolis, Indiana.
[FR Doc. 00-15667 Filed 6-20-00; 8:45 am]
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