[Federal Register: January 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 5)] [Notices] [Page 1179] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr08ja99-40] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, DOA. ACTION: Notice of change. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 343 of Subtitle E of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (FAIRA) that requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide public notice and comment under Section 553 of Title 5, United States Code, with regard to any future technical guides that are used to carry out Subtitles A, B, and C of Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice of revisions to all conservation practices in Section IV of the Field Office Technical Guides (FOTG) located in Washington State. These revisions to conservation practices in Section IV of State technical guides are subject to these provisions, since one or more could be used as part of a conservation management system to comply with the Highly Erodible Land Conservation or Wetland Conservation requirements. At this time, four conservation practices are being added/and or revised to Section IV of the state's FOTG's: Contour Buffer Strips: NRCS Code Number: 332. Riparian Forest Buffer: NRCS Code Number: 391. Nutrient Management: NRCS Code Number: 590. Best Management: NRCS Code Number: 595. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank R. Easter, Watershed Planning Team Leader, USDA-NRCS, 316 West Boone Avenue, Suite 450, Spokane, WA 99201-2348 Telephone number: (509) 323-2961. Dated: January 4, 1999. Frank R. Easter, State Conservationist. [FR Doc. 99-369 Filed 1-7-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-16-M