[Federal Register: August 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 161)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to Section IV of the Iowa State
Technical Guide
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the Iowa NRCS
State Technical Guide for review and comment.
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SUMMARY: It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for
Iowa that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide,
specifically in Section IV Practice Standards and Specifications,
Stripcropping (585) to account for improved technology. This practice
standard can be used in systems that treat highly erodible land.
DATES: Comments will be received for a 30-day period commencing with
this date of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Van Klaveren, State
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 210 Walnut
Street, Room 693, Des Moines, Iowa 50309; telephone 515-284-6655; fax
515-284-4394.
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 the NRCS
will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. Following that
period, a determination will be made by the NRCS regarding disposition
of those comments and a final determination of change will be made.
Dated: August 3, 2007.
Richard Van Klaveren,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. E7-16381 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
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