Federal Register: January 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 10)

DOCID: FR Doc 02-912

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Field office technical guides; changes:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in Section IV of the FOTG of the NRCS in Indiana for review and comment.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana

DATES: Comments will be received for a 30-day period commencing with this date of publication.

DOCUMENT 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: Land Smoothing (466); and Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (644). These practices may be used in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land and/or wetlands.

SUMMARY:

Indiana,

SUPPLEMENTAL 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: December 10, 2001.
Jane E. Hardisty,
State Conservationist, Indianapolis, Indiana.
[FR Doc. 02912 Filed 11402; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 341016P

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Jane E. Hardisty, 317-290-3200.