[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68498-68499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28183]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
[Docket No. NRCS-2015-0014]
Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to Section I of the
Illinois Field Office Technical Guide for Public Review and Comment
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NRCS is proposing to revise Section I of the Illinois Field
Office Technical Guide to include ``Guidance for Illinois Food Security
Act Wetland Determinations Including Offsite Methods'' which will
replace the existing ``Wetland Mapping Conventions NRCS Illinois''
(commonly referred as State Wetland Mapping Conventions).
DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective November 5, 2015.
``Guidance for Illinois 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 December 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted, identified by Docket Number
NRCS-2015-0014, 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 Illinois NRCS State Office, located at 2118 West Park Court,
Champaign, Illinois 61821.
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
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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: Eric A. Gerth, Acting State
Conservationist. Phone: 217-353-6600
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ``Guidance for Illinois 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 Illinois Food Security Act Wetland Determinations
Including Offsite Methods'' will be considered final.
Electronic copies of the proposed ``Guidance for Illinois Food
Security Act Wetland Determinations Including Offsite Methods'' are
available through http://www.regulations.gov by accessing Docket No.
NRCS-2015-0014. Alternatively, copies can be downloaded or printed from
the Illinois NRCS Web site located at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/il/home/. Requests for paper versions or inquiries may
be directed to the Illinois State Conservationist at the contact point
shown above.
Signed this 28th day of October, 2015, in Champaign, Illinois.
Eric A. Gerth,
Acting State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 2015-28183 Filed 11-4-15; 8:45 am]
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