[Federal Register: February 6, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 25)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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
Georgia
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in Section IV of the
FOTG of the NRCS in Georgia for review and comment.
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SUMMARY: It is the intention of NRCS in Georgia to issue new and
revised conservation practice standards in Section IV of the FOTG. The
revised standards are Tree/Shrub Establishment (612) and Forest Site
Preparation (490). The new standard is Tree/Shrub Pruning (660).
DATES: Comments will be received until March 8, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Address all requests and comments to
Leonard Jordan, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS); Stephens Federal Building, MS 200; 355 East Hancock
Ave., Athens, Georgia 30601. Copies of these standards will be made
available upon written request. You may submit your electronic requests
and comments to Josh.Wheat@ga.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 states that after enactment of the
law, revisions made 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 Georgia will receive comments relative to the proposed changes.
Following that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS in
Georgia regarding disposition
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of these comments and a final determination of changes will be made.
Dated: January 22, 2002.
Richard Oliver,
Assistant State Conservationist, Athens, GA.
[FR Doc. 02-2859 Filed 2-5-02; 8:45 am]
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