[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 5731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02083]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

[Docket No. NRCS-2014-0013]


Notice of Proposed Changes to Section I of the Iowa, Minnesota, 
North Dakota, and South Dakota State Technical Guides

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes to the NRCS State-
specific Field Office Technical Guides for review and comment; 
extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: NRCS published a notice of proposed changes to section I of 
the State-specific technical guides for Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, 
and South Dakota on November 5, 2014, with a comment period ending 
February 3, 2015. This document extends the comment period.

DATES: The comment period for this notice (79 FR 65615, November 5, 
2014) is hereby extended until February 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted for each specific State, 
identified by Docket Number NRCS-2014-0013, using any of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail or hand-delivery: Submit State-specific comments to 
the appropriate State contact. The contact information for each State 
is shown below.
     NRCS will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. 
Personal information provided with comments will be posted. If your 
comment includes your address, phone number, email, or other personal 
identifying information, your comments, including personal information, 
may be available to the public. You may ask in your comment that your 
personal identifying information be withheld from public view, but this 
cannot be guaranteed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The NRCS State Conservationist 
specific to your response.
     Iowa, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Jay Mar, 
State Conservationist, 210 Walnut Street, Room 693, Des Moines, Iowa 
50309-2180; telephone: (515) 284-4769; email: [email protected]; 
Iowa Web site: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/ia/home/
     Minnesota, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Walter 
Albarran, Acting State Conservationist, 375 Jackson Street, Suite 600, 
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1854; telephone: (651) 602-7854; email: 
[email protected]; Minnesota Web site: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/mn/home/
     North Dakota, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mary 
Podoll, State Conservationist, 220 East Rosser Avenue, Room 278, 
Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-1458; telephone: (701) 530-2003; email: 
[email protected], North Dakota Web site: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/nd/home/
     South Dakota, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Jeff 
Zimprich, State Conservationist, 200 Fourth Street SW., Room 203, 
Huron, South Dakota 57350; telephone: (605) 352-1200; email: 
[email protected]; South Dakota Web site: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/sd/home/
    Electronic copies of the proposed revised offsite methods are 
available through http://www.regulations.gov by accessing Docket No. 
NRCS-2014-0013. Alternatively, copies can be downloaded or printed from 
the State-specific Web site listed above. Requests for paper versions 
or inquiries may be directed to the specific State Conservationist at 
the contact points listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRCS has received a number of questions 
about the proposed changes referred to in this notice, including 
several requests for additional time to complete detailed reviews and 
comments. This action extends the comment period to ensure that the 
public has sufficient time to review and comment on the proposed 
changes.

    Signed this 28th day of January, 2015, in Washington, DC.
Jason A. Weller,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-02083 Filed 2-2-15; 8:45 am]
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