45090 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 5, 2018 / Notices 

Cibola National Forest and National 

Grasslands 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor affecting lands in 

New Mexico, except the National 

Grasslands are published in:— 

‘‘Albuquerque Journal’’, Albuquerque, 

New Mexico. 

Forest Supervisor Notices affecting 

National Grasslands in New Mexico, 

Oklahoma and Texas are published by 

grassland and location as follows: 

Kiowa National Grassland in Colfax, 

Harding, Mora and Union Counties, 

New Mexico published in:—‘‘Union 

County Leader’’, Clayton, New Mexico. 

Rita Blanca National Grassland in 

Cimarron County, Oklahoma published 

in:—‘‘Boise City News’’, Boise City, 

Oklahoma. Rita Blanca National 

Grassland in Dallam County, Texas 

published in:—‘‘The Dalhart Texan’’, 

Dalhart, Texas. Black Kettle National 

Grassland, in Roger Mills County, 

Oklahoma published in:—‘‘Cheyenne 

Star’’, Cheyenne, Oklahoma. Black 

Kettle National Grassland, in Hemphill 

County, Texas, published in:—‘‘The 

Canadian Record’’, Canadian, Texas. 

McClellan Creek National Grassland 

published in:—‘‘The Pampa News’’, 

Pampa, Texas. 

Mt. Taylor Ranger District Notices are 

published in:—‘‘Cibola County 

Beacon’’, Grants, New Mexico. 

Magdalena Ranger District Notices are 

published in:—‘‘El Defensor-Chieftain’’, 

Socorro, New Mexico. 

Mountainair Ranger District Notices 

are published in:—‘‘The Independent’’, 

Edgewood, New Mexico. 

Sandia Ranger District Notices are 

published in:—‘‘Albuquerque Journal’’, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Kiowa National Grassland Notices are 

published in:—‘‘Union County Leader’’, 

Clayton, New Mexico. 

Rita Blanca National Grassland 

Notices in Cimarron County, Oklahoma 

are published in:—‘‘Boise City News’’, 

Boise City, Oklahoma while Rita Blanca 

National Grassland Notices in Dallam 

County, Texas are published in:— 

‘‘Dalhart Texan’’, Dalhart, Texas. 

Black Kettle National Grassland 

Notices in Roger Mills County, 

Oklahoma are published in:— 

‘‘Cheyenne Star’’, Cheyenne, Oklahoma, 

while Black Kettle National Grassland 

Notices in Hemphill County, Texas are 

published in:—‘‘The Canadian Record’’, 

Canadian, Texas. 

McClellan Creek National Grassland 

Notices are published in:—‘‘The Pampa 

News’’, Pampa, Texas. 

Gila National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor, Quemado Ranger 

District, Reserve Ranger District, 

Glenwood Ranger District, Silver City 

Ranger District and Wilderness Ranger 

District are published in:—‘‘Silver City 

Daily Press’’, Silver City, New Mexico. 

Black Range Ranger District Notices 

are published in:—‘‘The Herald’’, Truth 

or Consequences, New Mexico. 

Lincoln National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor and the Sacramento 

Ranger District are published in:— 

‘‘Alamogordo Daily News’’, 

Alamogordo, New Mexico. 

Guadalupe Ranger District Notices are 

published in:—’’Carlsbad Current 

Argus’’, Carlsbad, New Mexico. 

Smokey Bear Ranger District Notices 

are published in:—‘‘Ruidoso News’’, 

Ruidoso, New Mexico. 

Santa Fe National Forest 

Notices for Availability for 

Comments, Decisions and Objections by 

Forest Supervisor, Coyote Ranger 

District, Cuba Ranger District, Espanola 

Ranger District, Jemez Ranger District 

and Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District are 

published in:—‘‘Albuquerque Journal’’, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Dated: August 17, 2018. 

Gregory Smith, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19181 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

[Docket No. NRCS–2018–0005] 

Notice of Proposed Changes to the 

National Handbook of Conservation 

Practices for the Natural Resources 

Conservation Service 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

proposed changes to the National 

Handbook of Conservation Practices 

(NHCP) 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 NHCP. These standards include 

Combustion System Improvement (Code 

372), Dust Control on Unpaved Roads 

and Surfaces (Code 373), Integrated Pest 

management (Code 595), Nutrient 

Management (Code 590), Pesticide 

Mitigation (Code 594), Subsurface Drain 

(Code 606), Waste Facility Closure 

(Code 360), and Wildlife Habitat 

Planting (Code 420). 

NRCS State Conservationists who 

choose to adopt these practices in 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 applicable 

September 5, 2018. 

Comment Date: Submit comments on 

or before October 5, 2018. 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–2018–0005, using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or hand-delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attention: 

Regulatory and Agency Policy Team, 

Strategic Planning and Accountability, 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building 1– 

1112D, Beltsville, Maryland 20705. 

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 (PII), your 

comments, including PII, may be 

available to the public. You may ask in 

your comment that your PII be withheld 

from public view, but this cannot be 

guaranteed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bill Reck, National Environmental 

Engineer, Conservation Engineering 

Division, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue Southwest, 

South Building, Room 6136, 

Washington, DC 20250. 


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Electronic copies can be downloaded 

or printed from http://go.usa.gov/TXye. 

Requests for paper versions or inquiries 

may be directed to: Mr. Emil Horvath, 

National Practice Standards Review 

Coordinator, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, Central National 

Technology Support Center, 501 West 

Felix Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76115. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 standard’s 

current version, which can be found at 

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/ 

nrcs/detailfull/national/technical/cp/ 

ncps/?cid=nrcs143_026849. To aid in 

this comparison, following are 

highlights of some of the proposed 

revisions to each standard: 

Combustion System Improvement 

(Code 372)—Revised language of the 

general criteria and criteria applicable to 

the air quality and energy purposes to 

address some confusion encountered in 

the implementation of the practice. 

Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and 

Surfaces (Code 373)—Relatively minor 

changes have been made to the 2010 

version. Two purposes were added to 

more adequately describe the reasons 

for using this practice: ‘‘improve 

visibility by reducing emissions of 

particulate matter;’’ and ‘‘improve plant 

health and vigor by reducing emissions 

of particulate matter.’’ 

Integrated Pest Management (Code 

595)—The standard definition and 

purposes have been updated to reflect 

current agency policy and science. The 

standard has been edited to clarify 

criteria, and support farmers and 

ranchers wanting to address resource 

concerns and implement an integrated 

pest management system where landgrant-university guidelines are 

available. 

Nutrient Management (Code 590)— 

The revision has no significant 

definition technical changes. Instead, it 

has a focus on improving the usability 

of 590 at the operational level of the 

agency (i.e. the State and field). The 

formatting and writing style were 

updated to meet current agency 

requirements. Bullet point statements 

were used to specify single concepts 

and replace paragraphs containing 

multiple concepts. 

Pesticide Mitigation (Code 594)—A 

new standard to support farmers and 

ranchers wanting to address resource 

concerns created by the use of 

pesticides in areas where they do not 

have land-grant university integrated 

pest management guidelines for one or 

more of their crops or cropping systems. 

Proposed Standard 594 offers resource 

protection using site-specific techniques 

designed to mitigate the impacts of 

chemical pest suppression on natural 

resources. 

Subsurface Drain (Code 606)—The 

formatting and writing style were 

updated to meet current agency 

requirements. Sections of the standard 

were relocated and rearranged to 

improve document flow. The minimum 

velocity has been raised to 0.8 feet-persecond for areas without sedimentation 

problems. Provisions have been 

included for the use of square junction 

boxes. 

Waste Facility Closure (Code 360)— 

The formatting and writing style were 

updated to improve clarity. Criteria was 

added to dry-waste storages to render 

the site unsuitable for stacking or 

treating waste. Language was added to 

the standard to make it clear that the 

standard is not used for the 

rehabilitation or expansion of existing 

facilities. 

Wildlife Habitat Planting (Code 

420)—This is a new conservation 

practice standard developed to better 

address the technical complexities of 

establishing wildlife habitat, including 

pollinator and monarch butterfly habitat 

plantings. Wildlife Habitat Planting 

(420) will be planned and applied when 

establishing herbaceous vegetation for 

wildlife. Planting trees for wildlife will 

be planned and applied using Tree and 

Shrub Establishment (612). 

Signed this 28th day of August, 2018, in 

Washington, DC 

Leonard Jordan, 

Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19145 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Rural Housing Service 

Rural Utilities Service 

OneRD Guaranteed Loan Platform 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, Rural 

Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural 

Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Request for information and 

notice of public listening sessions. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) Rural 

Development (RD), comprised of the 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

(RBS), Rural Housing Service (RHS), 

and Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 

announces that it is hosting listening 

sessions for public input regarding 

development of a common platform to 

deliver four guaranteed loan programs. 

The Rural Development Innovation 

Center (IC) is holding these listening 

sessions specifically to provide an 

opportunity for stakeholders and other 

interested parties to offer their 

comments and input. 

DATES: 

Written Comments: Interested parties 

must submit written comments on or 

before October 22, 2018. 

Listening Sessions: Listening sessions 

will be held on September 10, 12, 14, 

19, and 20, 2018. See the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

additional guidance and information on 

the listening sessions. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of 

the following methods. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments; 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send your comment addressed to 

Michele Brooks, Team Lead, 

Regulations Management Team, Rural 

Development Innovation Center, USDA, 

1400 Independence Ave., STOP 1522, 

Room 5159, Washington, DC 20250– 

1522. 

• Orally at the listening session; 

please also provide a written copy of 

your comments online as specified 

above or in hard copy at the listening 

session. 

Listening Sessions: To ensure 

maximum stakeholder involvement, six 

listening sessions are scheduled and 

will allow for in-person comments. 

The Listening Sessions Are as Follows 

West Region: Monday, September 10, 

2018, Denver, Colorado. 9:30 a.m. to 

12:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. 

Denver Federal Center, 6th Kipling, 

Building 25, Lecture Hall, Denver, 

Colorado. See https://www.gsa.gov/ 

cdnstatic/DFC_map_508_2014-0619.pdf 

for a map of the facility. To enter the 

facility, please be prepared to present a 

valid driver’s license and current 

vehicle registration at the entrance 

gates. 

To participate remotely, please log on 

to https://cc.readytalk.com/r/yjoqkcys

0pjm&eom. Participants are encouraged 

to use their computer’s audio instead of 

phone lines, however the following toll 

number can be used: 

U.S. Toll: 303.248.0285. 

Access Code: 7207501. 


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