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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 9, 2021 / Notices
information will have practical or scientific utility; 2 the accuracy of the Agencys estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3 ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. Comments will be summarized and included in the submission to the Office of Management and Budget for approval.
Alexander L. Friend, Deputy Chief, Research & Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service Docket No. NRCS20200008

Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS, U.S.
Department of Agriculture USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment.
AGENCY:

NRCS is giving notice that it intends to issue a series of revised conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices NHCP. NRCS is also giving the public an opportunity to provide comments on specified conservation practice standards in NHCP.
DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by April 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may submit comments through the:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http www.regulations.gov and search for docket ID NRCS20200008. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail, or Hand Delivery: Mr.
Clarence Prestwich, National Agricultural Engineer, Conservation Engineering Division, NRCS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, South
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20250. In your comment, specify the docket ID NRCS20200008.
All comments will be available on http www.regulations.gov.
The copies of the proposed revised standards are available through http
www.regulations.gov by accessing Docket No. NRCS20200008.
Alternatively, the proposed revised standards can be downloaded or printed from http go.usa.gov/TXye.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Clarence Prestwich; telephone: 202
7202972; or email:
clarence.prestwich@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background NRCS is planning to revise the conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices NHCP. This notice provides an overview of the planned changes and gives the public an opportunity to provide comments on the specific conservation practice standards that NRCS is changing.
NRCS State Conservationists who choose to adopt these practices in their States will incorporate these practices into the respective electronic Field Office Technical Guide. These practices may be used in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land HEL or on land determined to be a wetland.
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 HEL
and wetland provisions of the law.
Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices 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 standards current version, which can be found at:
http www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/
nrcs/detailfull/national/technical/cp/
ncps/?cid=nrcs143_026849.
NRCS is requesting comments on the following conservation practice standards:
Agrichemical Handling Facility Code 309;
Air Filtration and Scrubbing Code 371;
Channel Bed Stabilization Code 584;
Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops Code 331;

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Cover Crop Code 340;
Dry Hydrant Code 432;
Dust Management for Pen Surfaces Code 375;
Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Code 374;
Fence Code 382;
Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment Code 548;
Land Reclamation;
Abandoned Mined Land Code 543;
On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility Code 319;
Precision Land Forming and Smoothing Code 462;
Recreation Land Improvement and Protection Code 566;
Roof Runoff Structure Code 558;
Sinkhole Treatment Code 527;
Sprinkler System Code 442;
Stream Crossing Code 578;
Waste Separation Facility Code 632;
Waste Transfer Code 634;
Wastewater TreatmentMilk House Code 627;
Wetland Creation Code 658; and Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Code 380.
The following are highlights of some of the proposed changes to each standard:
Agrichemical Handling Facility Code 309: Minor revisions were made for improved organization and for clarity.
Some flexible membrane liner thicknesses were changed. The minimum storage volume of the Agrichemical Handling Facility was changed to 1.1 times the volume of largest storage container within the containment area, plus the displacement volume that is occupied by all the other tanks within and below the height of the containment wall or dike.
Air Filtration and Scrubbing Code 371: Formatting and writing style were updated to meet current agency requirements. Minor revisions were made for clarity and readability purposes and to update citations for existing references. Major changes were made to the Plans and Specifications to identify needed information and to remove requirements of supplying supporting documentation with plans and specifications.
Channel Bed Stabilization Code 584:
Minor changes were made, mostly requiring more specific channel and sedimentation information in the Plans and Specifications section.
Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops Code 331: The standard was edited for clarity. Minor revisions were made for clarity and readability purposes. Definition was edited for
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