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March 30, 2011 meeting and to assign 

project monitoring responsibilities for 

the remainder of the year. The Madera 

County Resource Advisory Committee 

met in North Fork, California on March 

30th 2011. The purpose of that meeting 

was to discuss and then vote on 

submitted proposals for funding as 

authorized under the Secure Rural 

Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L.110– 

343) for expenditure of Payments to 

States Madera County Title II funds. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 20th, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Bass Lake Ranger District, 57003 

Road 225, North Fork, California 93643. 

Send written comments to Julie Roberts, 

Madera County Resource Advisory 

Committee Coordinator, c/o Sierra 

National Forest, Bass Lake Ranger 

District, at the above address, or 

electronically to jaroberts@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Roberts, Madera County Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator, (559) 

877–2218 ext. 3159. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring Payments to States Madera 

County Title II project matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meetings. 

Dated: April 4, 2011. 

Dave Martin, 

District Ranger. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8511 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

El Dorado County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The El Dorado County 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

in Placerville, California. The committee 

is meeting as authorized under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110– 

343) and in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The RAC will 

prioritize a list of projects for funding in 

FY 2011 and FY 2012. The RAC may 

also be voting to recommend projects for 

funding. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 25, 2011, beginning at 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Ed Dorado Center of Folsom Lake 

College, Community Room, 6699 

Campus Drive, Placerville, CA 95667. 

Written comments should be sent to 

Frank Mosbacher, Forest Supervisor’s 

Office; 100 Forni Road; Placerville, CA 

95667. Comments may also be sent via 

e-mail to fmosbacher@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 530–621–5297. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at 100 Forni 

Road; Placerville, CA 95667. Visitors are 

encourages to call ahead to 530–622– 

5061 to facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank Mosbacher, Public Affairs Officer, 

Eldorado National Forest Supervisors 

Office, (530) 621–5268. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

The RAC will prioritize a list of projects 

for funding in FY 2011 and FY 2012. 

The RAC may also be voting to 

recommend projects for funding. More 

information will be posted on the 

Eldorado National Forest Web site 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado. A 

public comment opportunity will be 

made available following the business 

activity. Future meetings will have a 

formal public input period for those 

following the yet to be developed public 

input process. 

Dated: March 30, 2011. 

Frank Mosbacher, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8195 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

[Docket No. NRCS–2011–0011] 

Notice of Proposed Changes to the 

National Handbook of Conservation 

Practices for the Natural Resources 

Conservation Service 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed changes in the NRCS National 

Handbook of Conservation Practices for 

public review and comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

intention of NRCS to issue a series of 

revised conservation practice standards 

in the National Handbook of 

Conservation Practices. These standards 

include: Alley Cropping (Code 311), 

Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) 

Application (Code 450), Conservation 

Crop Rotation (Code 328), Cover Crop 

(Code 340), Dam (Code 402), Dam, 

Diversion (Code 348), Farmstead Energy 

Improvement (Code 374), Forest Stand 

Improvement (Code 666), Irrigation 

Ditch Lining (Code 428), Irrigation 

Pipeline (Code 430), Irrigation Reservoir 

(Code 436), Irrigation System, 

Microirrigation (Code 441), Irrigation 

System, Sprinkler (Code 442), Irrigation 

System, Surface and Subsurface (Code 

443), Irrigation System, Tailwater 

Recovery (Code 447), Irrigation Water 

Management (Code 449), Mulching 

(Code 484), Pipeline (Code 516), Pond 

(Code 378), Pumping Plant (Code 533), 

Renewable Energy System (Code 671), 

Residue and Tillage Management, 

Mulch Till (Code 345), Residue and 

Tillage Management No Till/Strip Till/ 

Direct Seed (Code 329), Residue and 

Tillage Management, Ridge Till (Code 

346), Residue Management, Seasonal 

(Code 344), Silvopasture Establishment 

(Code 381), Tree/Shrub Establishment 

(Code 612), Waste Recycling (Code 633), 

Windbreak/Shelterbelt—Establishment 

(Code 380), and Woody Residue 

Treatment (formerly Forest Slash 

Treatment) (Code 384). 

NRCS State Conservationists who 

choose to adopt these practices for use 

within their States will incorporate 

them into section IV of their 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. 

DATES: Effective Date: This is effective 

April 11, 2011. 

Comment Date: Submit comments on 

or before May 11, 2011. Final versions 

of these new or revised conservation 

practice standards will be adopted after 

the close of the 30-day period, and after 

consideration of all comments. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted, identified by Docket Number 

NRCS–2011–0011, using any of the 

following methods: 


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