Federal Register: August 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 150)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-19670
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Field office technical guides; changes:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the Virginia NRCS State Technical Guide for review and comment.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Virginia State Technical Guide
DATES: Comments will be received on or before September 4, 2002.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for
Virginia that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide
specifically in practice standards:
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pastureland, woodland, and wildlife land.
SUMMARY:
Virginia,
SUPPLEMENTAL 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 Virginia will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. Following that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS in Virginia regarding disposition of those comments and a final determination of change will be made to the subject standards.
Dated: July 22, 2002.
L. Willis Miller,
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Richmond, Virginia.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Inquire in writing to M. Denise Doetzer, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 209, Richmond, Virginia 232295014; Telephone number (804) 2871665; Fax number (804) 2871736. Copies of the practice standards will be made available upon written request to the address shown above or on the Virginia NRCS web site http:// www.va.nrcs.usda.gov/ DataTechRefs/Standards&Specs/EDITStds/ EditStandards.htm.