Notice2023-03897
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Published
February 27, 2023
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentNatural Resources Conservation Service
Abstract
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is reopening the comment period for 45 days to allow the public to provide comments on the specified conservation practice standards to be revised in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices (NHCP) published on December 19, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 12309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03897]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
[Docket ID NRCS-2022-0018]
Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation
Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments; reopening of
comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is reopening
the comment period for 45 days to allow the public to provide comments
on the specified conservation practice standards to be revised in the
National Handbook of Conservation Practices (NHCP) published on
December 19, 2022.
DATES: The comment period for the Notice of availability, request for
comments published on December 19, 2022, (87 FR 77547-77549) is
reopened. We will consider comments that we receive by April 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments in response to this notice.
You may submit your comments through one of the methods below:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRCS-2022-0018. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments; or
<bullet> Mail or Hand Delivery: Mr. Clarence Prestwich, National
Agricultural Engineer, Conservation Engineering Division, NRCS, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue, South Building, Room 4636, Washington, DC
20250. In your comment, please specify the Docket ID NRCS-2022-0018.
All comments received will be made publicly available on <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
The copies of the proposed revised standards are available through
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by accessing Docket No. NRCS-2022-0018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Clarence Prestwich at (202) 720-
2972 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6d5dad7c4d3d8d5d398c6c4d3c5c2c1dfd5def6c3c5d2d798d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c3f303d2e39323f39722c2e392f282b353f341c292f383d723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>. Persons with disabilities
who require alternative means for communication should contact the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Target Center at (202) 720-2600
(voice).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRCS is reopening the comment period on the
notice of availability, request for comments published on December 19,
2022, (87 FR 77547-77549). The comment period for the original notice
closed on January 18, 2023. Based on requests received during the
initial comment period, NRCS is providing an additional 45 days to
allow the public to comment on the specified conservation practice
standards to be revised in the NHCP. This will allow more time for the
public to adequately review and provide constructive feedback on the
proposed revisions to the conservation practice standards.
Louis Aspey,
Associate Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-03897 Filed 2-24-23; 8:45 am]
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