97-15781. Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Filed Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Louisiana

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15781]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Filed Office 
Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in 
Louisiana

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department 
of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National 
Handbook of Conservation Practices for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of the NRCS in Louisiana to issue revised 
conservation practice standards: Prescribed Grazing (Code 528A), Brush 
Management (Code 314), Fence (Code 382), Pipeline (Code 516), and 
Trough or Tank (Code 614), in Section IV of the FOTG.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire a writing to Donald W. 
Gohmert, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service 
(NRCS), 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 71302. Copies of 
the practice standards will be made available upon written request.

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 of the 
NRCS in Louisiana will receive comments relative to the proposed 
changes. Following that period a determination will be made by the NRCS 
in Louisiana regarding disposition of those comments and a final 
determination of change will be made.

    Dated: June 5, 1997.
Donald W. Gohmert,
State Conservationist, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
Alexandria, Louisiana 71302.
[FR Doc. 97-15781 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
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