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Notice of Proposed Changes to the
Natural Resources Conservation
Service’s National Handbook of
Conservation Practices
AGENCY: Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of
proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for
public review and comment.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
intention of NRCS to issue a series of
revised conservation practice standards
in its National Handbook of
Conservation Practices. These standards
include: Anaerobic Digester (Code 366);
Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM)
Application (Code 450); Brush
Management (Code 314); Fish Raceway
or Tank (Code 398); Irrigation Ditch
Lining (Code 428); Irrigation Pipeline
(Code 430); Irrigation Reservoir (Code
436); Surface Drain, Field Ditch (Code
607); Surface Drainage, Main or Lateral
(Code 608); Roof Runoff Structure (Code
558); and Surface Roughening (Code
609). NRCS State Conservationists who
choose to adopt these practices for use
within their States will incorporate
them into Section IV of their respective
electronic Field Office Technical
Guides. These practices may be used in
conservation systems that treat highly
erodible land or on land determined to
be a wetland.
DATES: Effective Dates: Comments will
be received for a 30-day period,
commencing with this date of
publication. Final versions of these new
or revised conservation practice
standards will be adopted after the close
of the 30-day period, and after
consideration of all comments.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
1. In Writing to: National Agricultural
Engineer, NRCS, Post Office Box 2890,
Washington, DC 20013–2890; or
2. Electronically via e-mail to:
Wayne.Bogovich@wdc.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Copies of
these standards can be downloaded or
printed from the following Web site:
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Single copies of paper versions of these
standards also are available from NRCS
in Washington, DC. Submit individual
inquiries in writing to Wayne Bogovich,
National Agricultural Engineer, NRCS,
Post Office Box 2890, Room 6139-South,
Washington, DC 20013–2890; or e-mail:
wayne.bogovich@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
amount of the proposed changes varies
considerably for each of the
Conservation Practice Standards
addressed in this notice. To fully
understand the proposed changes,
individuals are encouraged to compare
these changes with each standard’s
current version shown at: https://
www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/
Standards/nhcp.html. To aid in this
comparison, following are highlights of
the proposed revisions to each standard:
Anaerobic Digester (Code 366)—Two
existing practice standards were
combined (Anaerobic Digester—
Ambient Temperature (Code 365) and
Anaerobic Digester—Controlled
Temperature (Code 366) into a revised
366 Anaerobic Digester standard. Every
section of this standard has been edited
to ensure that it addresses all types of
anaerobic digesters.
Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM)
Application (Code 450)—The title was
changed from ‘‘PAM Erosion Control.’’
Safety and Health considerations and
references were added.
Brush Management (Code 314)—
Substantial changes are proposed to this
practice standard. Prescribed burning is
removed as a brush management
treatment. Only chemical, mechanical,
and biological treatments are included.
Prescribed burning for brush
management purposes is covered in the
Prescribed Burning (Code 338) standard.
In the Purpose Section, wildfire hazard
reduction has changed to be more
comprehensive. In the criteria section,
use of Ecological Site Descriptions has
been added as a requirement. Further,
the criteria section was enhanced to
specifically address wildlife concerns.
The plans and specifications section has
been expanded to include requirements
for monitoring.
Fish Raceway or Tank (Code 398)—
For the most part, only minor editorial
or grammatical changes have been made
to this standard. The only significant
change within the standard was to
remove the exclusion of hatchery
operations from the Conditions Where
Practice Applies section. NRCS reviews
standards periodically to ensure they
are still current; this was primarily the
situation for this standard.
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Irrigation Ditch Lining (Code 428)—
The title changed from ‘‘Irrigation Water
Conveyance, Ditch and Canal Lining,’’
combining the three previous separate
standards for Plain Concrete (A),
Flexible Membrane (B), and Galvanized
Steel (C). Criteria for Chemical Linings
and references were added.
430 Irrigation Pipeline (Code 430)—
The title was changed from ‘‘Irrigation
Water Conveyance, Pipeline, (various),’’
combining six previous separate
standards for Aluminum Tubing (AA),
Nonreinforced Concrete (CC), HighPressure, Underground Plastic (DD),
Low-Pressure, Underground Plastic
(EE), Steel (FF), and Reinforced Plastic
Mortar (GG). The standard for AsbestosCement Pipe (BB) was deleted. Criteria
in NEH–636, Chapter 52 ‘‘Structural
Design of Flexible Conduits’’ are
referenced. Langelier Saturation Index
equation and references were added.
436 Irrigation Reservoir (Code 436)—
The titles were changed and standards
combined for ‘‘Irrigation Regulating
Reservoir’’ (552) and ‘‘Irrigation Storage
Reservoir’’ (436). Considerations were
expanded and references added.
Surface Drain (Code 607)—The title
was changed from ‘‘Surface Drainage,
Field Ditch.’’ Criteria for capacity was
added, considerations expanded, and
references were added.
Surface Drainage, Main or Lateral
(Code 608)—The text was streamlined
and references were added.
Roof Runoff Structure (Code 558)—No
significant changes are proposed to this
practice standard. NRCS reviews
standards periodically to ensure they
are still current; this was the situation
for this standard.
Surface Roughening (Code 609)—No
significant technical changes are
proposed to this practice standard;
however, significant edits and
grammatical changes have been made.
The Purposes section has been edited
for clarity, and as a result, the number
of purposes has been reduced. However,
the intent of the edits was to exclude
previous purposes, just merge existing
ones into more clearly worded
statements. In the criteria section,
procedure type narratives were
removed. In the considerations section,
additional considerations were added to
address emergency tillage, the initial
tillage operation, and the direction of
tillage.
Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996,
requires NRCS to make available for
public review and comment all
proposed revisions to conservation
practice standards used to carry out the
highly erodible land and wetland
provisions of the law. For the next 30
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days, NRCS will receive comments
relative to the proposed changes.
Following that period, a determination
will be made by NRCS regarding
disposition of those comments, and a
final determination of changes will be
made.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 25,
2009.
Dave White,
Acting Chief.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation
Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for public review and comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intention of NRCS to issue a
series of revised conservation practice standards in its National
Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include: Anaerobic
Digester (Code 366); Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Application (Code
450); Brush Management (Code 314); Fish Raceway or Tank (Code 398);
Irrigation Ditch Lining (Code 428); Irrigation Pipeline (Code 430);
Irrigation Reservoir (Code 436); Surface Drain, Field Ditch (Code 607);
Surface Drainage, Main or Lateral (Code 608); Roof Runoff Structure
(Code 558); and Surface Roughening (Code 609). NRCS State
Conservationists who choose to adopt these practices for use within
their States will incorporate them into Section IV of their respective
electronic Field Office Technical Guides. These practices may be used
in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land or on land
determined to be a wetland.
DATES: Effective Dates: Comments will be received for a 30-day period,
commencing with this date of publication. Final versions of these new
or revised conservation practice standards will be adopted after the
close of the 30-day period, and after consideration of all comments.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted by one of the following
methods:
1. In Writing to: National Agricultural Engineer, NRCS, Post Office
Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; or
2. Electronically via e-mail to: Wayne.Bogovich@wdc.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Copies of these standards can be downloaded
or printed from the following Web site: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NHQ/practice-standards/federal-register/. Single copies of paper
versions of these standards also are available from NRCS in Washington,
DC. Submit individual inquiries in writing to Wayne Bogovich, National
Agricultural Engineer, NRCS, Post Office Box 2890, Room 6139-South,
Washington, DC 20013-2890; or e-mail: wayne.bogovich@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The amount of the proposed changes varies
considerably for each of the Conservation Practice Standards addressed
in this notice. To fully understand the proposed changes, individuals
are encouraged to compare these changes with each standard's current
version shown at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/Standards/nhcp.html. To aid in this comparison, following are highlights of the
proposed revisions to each standard:
Anaerobic Digester (Code 366)--Two existing practice standards were
combined (Anaerobic Digester--Ambient Temperature (Code 365) and
Anaerobic Digester--Controlled Temperature (Code 366) into a revised
366 Anaerobic Digester standard. Every section of this standard has
been edited to ensure that it addresses all types of anaerobic
digesters.
Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Application (Code 450)--The title was
changed from ``PAM Erosion Control.'' Safety and Health considerations
and references were added.
Brush Management (Code 314)--Substantial changes are proposed to
this practice standard. Prescribed burning is removed as a brush
management treatment. Only chemical, mechanical, and biological
treatments are included. Prescribed burning for brush management
purposes is covered in the Prescribed Burning (Code 338) standard. In
the Purpose Section, wildfire hazard reduction has changed to be more
comprehensive. In the criteria section, use of Ecological Site
Descriptions has been added as a requirement. Further, the criteria
section was enhanced to specifically address wildlife concerns. The
plans and specifications section has been expanded to include
requirements for monitoring.
Fish Raceway or Tank (Code 398)--For the most part, only minor
editorial or grammatical changes have been made to this standard. The
only significant change within the standard was to remove the exclusion
of hatchery operations from the Conditions Where Practice Applies
section. NRCS reviews standards periodically to ensure they are still
current; this was primarily the situation for this standard.
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Irrigation Ditch Lining (Code 428)--The title changed from
``Irrigation Water Conveyance, Ditch and Canal Lining,'' combining the
three previous separate standards for Plain Concrete (A), Flexible
Membrane (B), and Galvanized Steel (C). Criteria for Chemical Linings
and references were added.
430 Irrigation Pipeline (Code 430)--The title was changed from
``Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline, (various),'' combining six
previous separate standards for Aluminum Tubing (AA), Nonreinforced
Concrete (CC), High-Pressure, Underground Plastic (DD), Low-Pressure,
Underground Plastic (EE), Steel (FF), and Reinforced Plastic Mortar
(GG). The standard for Asbestos-Cement Pipe (BB) was deleted. Criteria
in NEH-636, Chapter 52 ``Structural Design of Flexible Conduits'' are
referenced. Langelier Saturation Index equation and references were
added.
436 Irrigation Reservoir (Code 436)--The titles were changed and
standards combined for ``Irrigation Regulating Reservoir'' (552) and
``Irrigation Storage Reservoir'' (436). Considerations were expanded
and references added.
Surface Drain (Code 607)--The title was changed from ``Surface
Drainage, Field Ditch.'' Criteria for capacity was added,
considerations expanded, and references were added.
Surface Drainage, Main or Lateral (Code 608)--The text was
streamlined and references were added.
Roof Runoff Structure (Code 558)--No significant changes are
proposed to this practice standard. NRCS reviews standards periodically
to ensure they are still current; this was the situation for this
standard.
Surface Roughening (Code 609)--No significant technical changes are
proposed to this practice standard; however, significant edits and
grammatical changes have been made. The Purposes section has been
edited for clarity, and as a result, the number of purposes has been
reduced. However, the intent of the edits was to exclude previous
purposes, just merge existing ones into more clearly worded statements.
In the criteria section, procedure type narratives were removed. In the
considerations section, additional considerations were added to address
emergency tillage, the initial tillage operation, and the direction of
tillage.
Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act
of 1996, requires NRCS to make available for public review and comment
all proposed revisions to conservation practice standards used to carry
out the highly erodible land and wetland provisions of the law. For the
next 30 days, NRCS will receive comments relative to the proposed
changes. Following that period, a determination will be made by NRCS
regarding disposition of those comments, and a final determination of
changes will be made.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2009.
Dave White,
Acting Chief.
[FR Doc. E9-8536 Filed 4-14-09; 8:45 am]
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