71 FR 158 pg. 47164 - Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana
Type: NOTICEVolume: 71Number: 158Page: 47164
FR document: [FR Doc. E6-13462 Filed 8-15-06; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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), Department of Agriculture.
ACTION:
Notice of availability of proposed changes in Section IV of the FOTG of the NRCS in Indiana for review and comment.
SUMMARY:
It is the intention of NRCS in Indiana to issue three (3) revised conservation practice standards in Section IV of the FOTG. The revised standards are: Surface Drainage, Field Ditch (607), Surface Drainage, Main or Lateral (608), and Water and Sediment Control Basin (638).
These practices may be used in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land and/or wetlands.
DATES:
Comments will be received for a 30-day period commencing with this date of publication.
ADDRESSES:
Address all requests and comments to Jane E. Hardisty, StateConservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 6013 LakesideBlvd., Indianapolis, Indiana 46278. Copies of these standards will be made available upon written request. You may submit your electronic requests and comments to shannon.zezula@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 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 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: July 27, 2006.
Dated: July 27, 2006.
Jane E. Hardisty,
State Conservationist, Indianapolis, Indiana.
[FR Doc. E6-13462 Filed 8-15-06; 8:45 am]
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