January 30, 2004

**ALABAMA TECHNICAL GUIDE NOTICE 1.**

This notice transmits revisions to the FOTG.

***PLEASE NOTE: Due to entering the Tech Guide Notices on the eFOTG, the
numbering system has changed. Each section will have a Notice Register
and the notice numbers will begin with the number "1". File the attached
Notice Register for Section IV in the front of Section IV binder with
this notice behind the register. When other sections are updated, a
register will be issued for that section.***

**[SECTION IV - STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS]{.underline}**

**[INDEX]{.underline}**

Make pen and ink changes to the Index as follows:

Access Road - Code 560 - Change date to 1/04.

Heavy Use Area Protection - Code 561 - Change date to 1/04.

Land Clearing - Code 460 - Change date to 1/04.

Land Smoothing - Code 466 - Change date to 1/04.

Monitoring Well - Code 353 - Add new standard to Index dated 1/04.

Recreation Trail and Walkway - Code 568 - Change date to 1/04.

Spoil Spreading - Code 572 - Change date to 1/04.

Subsurface Drain - Code 606 - Change date to 1/04.

**[DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES]{.underline}**

Access Road - Code 560 - Standard updated to reflect changes in new
national standard.

Heavy Use Area Protection - Code 561 - Standard updated to reflect
changes in new national standard.

Land Clearing - Code 460 - Adopted revised national standard without
changes. Made minor changes to state construction specification.

Land Smoothing - Code 466 - Adopted revised national standard without
changes. Made minor changes to state construction specification.

Monitoring Well - Code 353 - Adopted new national standard without
changes.

Recreation Trail and Walkway - Code 568 - Adopted revised national
standard with minor additions.

Spoil Spreading - Code 572 - Adopted revised national standard with
minor editorial changes.

Subsurface Drain - Code 606 - Adopted revised national standard without
changes.

**[FILING INSTRUCTIONS]{.underline}** Click on the web address listed
below to pull up the standards from the eFOTG.

[**http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/treemenuFS.aspx?Fips=01081&MenuName=menuAL.zip**](http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/treemenuFS.aspx?Fips=01081&MenuName=menuAL.zip)

Access Road - Code 560 - Remove and discard or archive standard dated
7/02. Replace with standard dated 1/04.

Heavy Use Area Protection - Code 561 - Remove and discard or archive
standard dated 1/01. Replace with standard dated 1/04.

Land Clearing - Code 460 - Remove and discard or archive standard dated
10/89. Replace with standard dated 1/04.

Land Smoothing - Code 466 - Remove and discard or archive standard dated
7/03. Replace with standard dated 1/04.

Monitoring Well - Code 353 - Insert new standard dated 1/04.

Recreation Trail and Walkway - Code 568 - Remove and discard or archive
standard dated 5/79. Replace with standard dated 1/04.

Spoil Spreading - Code 572 - Remove and discard or archive standard
dated 10/89. Replace with standard dated 1/04.

Subsurface Drain - Code 606 - Remove and discard or archive standard
dated 10/89. Replace with standard dated 1/04.

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PERRY L. OAKES

State Conservation Engineer

cc:

SE Region State Conservation Engineers

[DIST]{.underline}:

ASTC-FO (North, East, and West)

District Conservationists

State Resource Conservationist

Resource Conservationists

Resource Engineers

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