[Federal Register: April 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 70)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

 
Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Field 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 Section IV of the 
FOTG of the NRCS in Louisiana for review and comment.

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SUMMARY: It is the intention of the NRCS in Louisiana to issue new and 
revised conservation practice standards in Section IV of the FOTG for 
the following practices: Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (code 645), 
Wildlife Watering Facility (code 648), Pasture and Hay Planting (code 
512), and Range Planting (code 550) are revised practice standards and 
Shallow Water Management for Wildlife (code 646) is a new practice 
standard.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in 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 wetland provisions of the law shall be made 
available for public review and comment. For the next 30 days 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: March 29, 1999
Billy R. Moore,
Acting State Conservationist, Alexandria, Louisiana 71302.
[FR Doc. 99-9137 Filed 4-12-99; 8:45 am]
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