[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32525-32526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14063]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

[Docket No. NRCS-2015-0007]


Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to Section I of the 
Louisiana Field Office Technical Guide for Public Review and Comment

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NRCS is proposing to revise Section I of the Louisiana Field 
Office Technical Guide to include ``Guidance for Louisiana Food 
Security Act Wetland Determinations including Offsite Methods'' which 
will replace the existing ``Louisiana Conventions and Procedures for 
Performing Wetland Delineations'' (commonly referred as State Wetland 
Mapping Conventions).

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective June 9, 2015. Guidance 
for Louisiana Food Security Act Wetland Determinations including 
Offsite Methods is in final draft, subject to revision and will be 
utilized immediately in order to better service requests for wetland 
determinations for compliance with the Food Security Act of 1985 (as 
amended) in a timely manner.
    Comment Date: Submit comments on or before July 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted, identified by Docket Number 
NRCS-2015-0007, 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 Louisiana NRCS State Office, located at 3737 Government Street, 
Alexandria, LA 71302.
     NRCS will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. 
In general, 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: Kevin D.Norton, State Conservationist. 
Phone: 318-473-7751

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Guidance for Louisiana Food Security Act 
Wetland Determinations including Offsite Methods will be used as part 
of the technical documents and procedures to conduct wetland 
determinations on agricultural land as required by 16 U.S.C. 3822. NRCS 
is required by 16 U.S.C. 3862 to make available for public review and 
comment all proposed revisions to standards and procedures used to 
carry out highly erodible land and wetland provisions of the law.
    All comments will be considered. If no comments are received, 
Guidance for Louisiana Food Security Act Wetland Determinations 
including Offsite Methods will be considered final.
    Electronic copies of the proposed Guidance for Louisiana Food 
Security Act Wetland Determinations including Offsite Methods are 
available through http://www.regulations.gov by accessing Docket No. 
NRCS-2015-0007. Alternatively, copies can be downloaded or printed from 
the Louisiana NRCS Web site located at

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http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/la/home/. Requests for 
paper versions or inquiries may be directed to the Louisiana State 
Conservationist at the contact point shown above.

    Signed this 5th day of May, 2015, in Alexandria, LA.
Kevin D. Norton,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 2015-14063 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am]
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