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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 89, No. 185 

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

[Docket No. NRCS–2024–0012] 

Proposed Revisions to the National 

Handbook of Conservation Practices 

for the Natural Resources 

Conservation Service 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of availability, request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) is revising 

specific conservation practice standards 

(CPS) in the National Handbook of 

Conservation Practices (NHCP). NRCS is 

also giving the public an opportunity to 

provide comments on the proposed 

changes to the specific CPS. 

DATES: We will consider comments that 

we receive by October 24, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments in response to this notice. 

You may submit your comments 

through one of the following methods 

below: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRCS–2024–0012. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments; or 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Mr. J’Que C. 

Jones, National Environmental Engineer, 

Conservation Engineering Division, 

NRCS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, South Building, Room 4636, 

Washington, DC 20250. In your 

comment, please specify the Docket ID 

NRCS–2024–0012. 

All comments received will be made 

publicly available on http://

www.regulations.gov. 

The copies of the proposed revised 

standards are available through http://

www.regulations.gov by accessing 

Docket No. NRCS–2024–0012. 

Alternatively, the proposed revised 

standards can be downloaded or printed 

from the https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ 

getting-assistance/conservationpractices. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

J’Que C. Jones at (443) 926–6957, or by 

email at jque.jones@usda.gov. 

Individuals who require alternative 

means for communication should 

contact the USDA TARGET Center at 

(202) 720–2600 (voice and text 

telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for 

Telecommunications Relay service (both 

voice and text telephone users can 

initiate this call from any telephone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

NRCS plans to revise the CPS in the 

NHCP. This notice provides an 

overview of the planned changes and 

gives the public an opportunity to offer 

comments on the specific CPS and 

NRCS’s proposed changes. 

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 wetland. 

Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture 

Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 

(Pub. L. 104–127) requires NRCS to 

make available for public review and 

comment all proposed revisions to CPS 

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 CPS 

addressed in this notice. To fully 

understand the proposed changes, 

individuals are encouraged to compare 

these changes with the current version 

for each standard, which can be found 

at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ 

resources/guides-and-instructions/ 

conservation-practice-standards. 

NRCS is requesting comments on the 

following CPS: 

• Controlling Existing Flowing Well 

(Code 352); 

• Irrigation Water Management (Code 

449); 

• Phosphorous Removal System 

(Code 624); 

• Saturated Buffer (Code 604); and 

• Wetland Creation (Code 658). 

The following paragraphs highlight 

some of the proposed changes to each 

standard: 

Controlling Existing Flowing Well 

(Code 352): This is a new CPS that was 

added to address flowing artesian wells 

that deplete the aquifer. Flowing wells 

can also cause ponding, erosion, and ice 

damage and can waste freshwater 

resources. 

Irrigation Water Management (Code 

449): Revised the ‘‘Purpose’’ section to 

add that the CPS will provide data 

needed to manage efficient use of 

irrigation water to promote optimal use 

of available irrigation water supplies. 

Additional methods for determining the 

timing of irrigation, was added to the 

‘‘General Criteria’’ section. Added 

criteria to the standard for ‘‘Closed 

Conduit and Open Channel Irrigation 

Flow Measurement.’’ Minor revisions 

were made for clarity and readability 

purposes. 

Phosphorous Removal System (Code 

624): This is a new national standard for 

a system to remove dissolved 

phosphorus from surface runoff, 

subsurface drain, or ditch flows using a 

phosphorus sorption media within a 

containment structure. NRCS developed 

this new national standard in 

collaboration with Dr. Chad Penn of the 

USDA Agricultural Research Service. 

Saturated Buffer (Code 604): Revised 

to add text to the ‘‘Definition’’ section 

to include the nitrate removal feature of 

the technology. Revised the ‘‘General 

Criteria Applicable to All Purposes’’ 

section to allow nitrate removal 

optimization in vegetated buffer zone 

sizing and design flow capacity. And 

added text to clarify the factors that 

contribute to the probability of bank 

failure. 

Wetland Creation (Code 658): Revised 

to narrow the practice standard to the 

creation of wetland hydrology, assuring 

consistency with the revised CPS on 

Wetland Restoration (Code 657). In the 

‘‘Criteria and Considerations’’ section, 

the definition was updated and greater 

clarity was provided and references and 

corresponding links were updated. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Policy 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) civil rights 

regulations and policies, USDA, its 

agencies, offices, and employees, and 


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77812 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 24, 2024 / Notices 

institutions participating in or 

administering USDA programs are 

prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity (including gender 

expression), sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family or 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, political 

beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior 

civil rights activity, in any program or 

activity conducted or funded by USDA 

(not all bases apply to all programs). 

Remedies and complaint filing 

deadlines vary by program or incident. 

Individuals who require alternative 

means of communication for program 

information (e.g., braille, large print, 

audiotape, American Sign Language, 

etc.) should contact the responsible 

agency or USDA TARGET Center at 

(202) 720–2600 (voice and text 

telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for 

Telecommunications Relay Service 

(both voice and telephone users can 

initiate this call from any phone). 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and 

at any USDA office or write a letter 

addressed to USDA and provide in the 

letter all the information requested in 

the form. To request a copy of the 

complaint form, call (866) 632–9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: (1) mail to: U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; (2) fax: (202) 690–7442; 

or email: OAC@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Noller Herbert, 

Acting Associate Chief, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21817 Filed 9–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Arizona 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of virtual 

business meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) that a virtual business meeting 

of the Arizona Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will convene via ZoomGov 

on Monday, October 21, 2024, from 

12:30 p.m.—2 p.m. Arizona time. The 

purpose of the meeting is to review 

drafts of their report examining the 

racial and/or ethnic disparities in access 

to pediatric health care. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on: 

Monday, October 21, 2024, from 12:30 

p.m.–2 p.m. Arizona time. 

ADDRESSES: 

Webinar Zoom Link to Join (Audio/ 

Visual): https://www.zoomgov.com/j/ 

1604974348. 

Telephone (Audio Only) Dial: 1–833– 

435–1820 (US Toll-free); Webinar ID: 

160 497 4348. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Fortes, DFO, at afortes@usccr.gov or 

(202) 681–0857. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Committee meetings are available to the 

public through the videoconference link 

above. Any interested member of the 

public may listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. Per the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, public 

minutes of the meeting will include a 

list of persons who are present at the 

meeting. If joining via phone, callers can 

expect to incur regular charges for calls 

they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Closed captioning will 

be available for individuals who are 

deaf, hard of hearing, or who have 

certain cognitive or learning 

impairments. To request additional 

accommodations, please email Angelica 

Trevino, Support Services Specialist, at 

atrevino@usccr.gov at least 10 business 

days prior to the meeting. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments can be sent via email 

to Ana Fortes (DFO) at afortes@

usccr.gov. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meeting. Records of 

the meetings will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, Arizona 

Advisory Committee link. Persons 

interested in the work of this Committee 

are directed to the Commission’s 

website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may 

contact the Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit at atrevino@

usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome, Roll Call, and Announcements 

II. Review Report Findings and 

Recommendations 

III. Public Comment 

IV. Next Steps 

V. Adjournment 

Dated: September 19, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21830 Filed 9–23–24; 8:45 am] 

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Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Wyoming Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

the Wyoming Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a virtual business 

meeting via Zoom at 1 p.m. MT on 

Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The 

purpose of this meeting is to discuss the 

Committee’s project, Housing 

Discrimination and Fair Housing 

Practices in Wyoming. 

DATES: Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 

from 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. mountain time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via Zoom Webinar. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/ 

register/WN_

qqT3lzqRSpC3FqOlCppgKg. 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): (833) 

435–1820 USA Toll-Free; Meeting ID: 

160 694 2041. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kayla Fajota, Designated Federal 

Officer, at kfajota@usccr.gov or (434) 

515–2395. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

committee meeting is available to the 

public through the registration link 

above. Any interested member of the 

public may listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 


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