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  05-11025. Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guide (FOTG) of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Michigan  

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    AGENCY:

    Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Michigan, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

    ACTION:

    Notice of availability of proposed changes in NRCS-Michigan FOTG, Section IV for review and comment.

    SUMMARY:

    It is the intention of NRCS in Michigan to issue revised conservation practice standards in Section IV of the FOTG. The revised standards include:

    Access Road (560)

    Closure of Waste Impoundments (360)

    Forage Harvest Management (511)

    Heavy Use Protection Area (561)

    Irrigation System, Sprinkler (442)

    Manure Transfer (634)

    Nutrient Management (590)

    Pasture and Hay Planting (512)

    Prescribed Grazing (528)

    Sediment Basin (350)

    Stream Crossing (578)

    Stripcropping (585)

    Structure for Water Control (587)

    Subsurface Drain (606)

    Waste Facility Cover (347)

    Well Decommissioning (351)

    DATES:

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

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Inquire in writing to Kevin Wickey, Assistant State Conservationist-Technology, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250, East Lansing, MI 48823. Copies of these standards will be made available upon written request. You may submit electronic requests and comments to Kevin.Wickey@mi.usda.gov.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Kevin Wickey (517) 324-5279.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Section 393 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 Michigan will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. Following that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS in Michigan regarding disposition of those comments and a final determination of change will be made.

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    Dated: May 13, 2005.

    John A. Bricker,

    State Conservationist, East Lansing, Michigan.

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    [FR Doc. 05-11025 Filed 6-2-05; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
06/03/2005
Department:
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of availability of proposed changes in NRCS-Michigan FOTG, Section IV for review and comment.
Document Number:
05-11025
Dates:
Comments will be received for a 30-day period commencing with this date of publication.
Pages:
32566-32566 (1 pages)
PDF File:
05-11025.pdf