[Federal Register: May 8, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 89)]
[Notices]
[Page 30871]
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 4 of the Iowa State
Technical Guide
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 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 4, Practice Standards and Specifications,
Residue Management, Seasonal (344), and Cross Wind Trap Strips (589C)
to account for improved technology. These practices 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: Leroy Brown, State Conservationist,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Federal Building, 210 Walnut
Street, 693 Federal Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50309; at (515) 284-4260
or 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: April 23, 2002.
Leroy Brown,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 02-11471 Filed 5-7-02; 8:45 am]
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