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~ , '~ G~~~S8 "V'. '-'../Ii...-5 .. '........ '_'"""",'Jii.~~..... , ~. -__ 35198 Federal Regisler hVol/52.:No.~;160;'I..;Thursday.":September:;17,"'198~1. Rules:ahd Regulations' ~- . -- ----~_~":"-=-~-, _ ..;. -~...,:.. ._'-:::"'T":""'---~--', ", '. . ,..... request ?ther int~~t~ per.s~n'r t~~~.ouJd.e}ic6unt~Jhe .seme pro~'eI?.;I}l~ ~.~~,...~,d~l hl!nd!e ~th: ap~ro~a!...or..:. ,;-.. present mformatlOn that directly rela1ei~~ order to Implement thalJ\cUita' disapproval of Conserva'lon pla~1 and . if _ ~o~~;;:.e;ir;l~~~d;r.~~~~~~fl1ig;~~~~~~~i f~~c~ft~~rit~~t~~.e ~;~~n;~~~~1~1~~f~.I~~i~: ?~g~~~ '::-.: .. party I~.the appeaL$I:"'_~;'::';~~ -. AclJ p~~tqnust.b~,!Is~~:~e~;", s~Ch_~ d,!!~e~l.!l!~on ~thln_4~ oaYM "z, ~ - AddItIOnally, three hundred ana, break~iptvallJe of La or..more1;h~_~~:..~Uit1es-' there Is gOOd caO$e for delay.. ;;;r ~~ ninety.sill. commentJ.w-ere received :. __ :!:>ej,iCdele'n;dned to 'bErthelevel.whiClili~'3:'sectfoii 12.23(d) describes.v'.hat:" ,r concerninglhe reporting ~r\;ohitioM of.'f- mcis~.co~is!eI'!~ wl~ t~e'.se purpo.s7~:O.~-:"tonstitutes::l!ct!...~ely~~ppl}'i!lg,!I,!~.....-4,' the Act and these regulatlons..Allo~:?~e..t-l-~".Fui1h.enn!?re.llh811.l):en,deh:~mejf ?:.:corui~r.;alio.n plan': so that f1-person may~ ~spondents suggesled that pn~'ate.:~';:"ci-".;_~ha_t theEI,va!ues lor_ wmd eroslo~ and~r: dete~.Il'!.e .whether.a plan Is being~~": ~'';'' clhzens be allowed to report ....Iolatio~!::... " wat.e,r, erosIOn should not be com~lned.~'" activel)' applied.byt_he person so ~s .~o" Se.....eral respondent5suggested thai a__ .~. While both wind and water eroslon ~ay.. meet the reqwrements oflhe A.c,t.'.~:-,.;;; loll free n~m~r be ~~t.U?1P;e~i~;:';:~:.I~;: ~w: on the ~ame. fi.el.d,_~th.ero&lo~.~~?; .l.'~. ~ers9ns,w~~_be.l!e~;! ~~~~}.i~ purpose. '-.' f"~""'~ c: types do not.necessanly occur on th.e;"f.;, requlremen~for coo,se(\-'ahon plans and The Depa~en.1 responds 10 f7ports-:r same acre nor. do_ b?th types of eroslon~i~- S)'Slems were D:lisapplied .....ith reg8_rd t~ of prog~am_Vl~I~hons when ~cely~d, occ.ur al th~_s8me !Ime of year. Thus.~n,.. them may lip'peal to SCS, _',,-,:,,,,,-,;;:;;;:>,;._ from pn,'ate.clhzens. There IS p~s~n~ly.l' . whl:heve~ IS the .most preyalenl.tYPe~r;~r~..Firty.~ine com,me';lts w:~'~.if.et'7'-'~' a USD.A to~ ~~ ~umber for lise, 10..... -"5.~. erOSion, either. Wind. or wale_r.. Will pe_'t....~;.,.c:onC!;~}nS- \!1~ r:q\l.It'erJ.le-':l.tJ .ro.~(,":"";.:,<::' reporhng vlolatJonl ~f.U~DA programs...... used 10 establish_ the E.f value.l~ .tha~~~. conservatlon'planli and the roleoC~ -' 1-800--;-424--91~. Addlti~nall~, person~~.J;~: ,'a.lue:_excee9$ ~ ~I".more. th~ sg.ll ~!J~%.~ conservatloq di5trl.ctiJri.plan apprO'y~1.-' ma~ report s~~pected vlOla~ons.by .~ ,:,,-=,,-:,_ classified as. a.... hlghly.erodlble WI!.!-,?-~-';- Forty:eight comments Ca....ored th~.. - calhng{lf wnt~ng the count). o~ce of~-:..:..:~ About 1.4 million acres of the Nation s!f"~- conservation aislriclrole' provid'edjn' . ASCS, F~ or roc. as applicable:..:,: .' croplands h~ve EI values bet.w~en 5 ,a,nd':.:'. the interim'-rule-and lhe reguiTemeiitslo~ For ":fere~ce,. the Code of Federa.h~.."": 8 for ~oth Win? a~d water eroslOn':!'\~.~'. consen;ation Ian de....elo men.t but .:~ ~~ RegulatJon Cltationl for the appea!-:-". combined. w~lchl~ lcs~ than 1.3 pe~n!_. suggested 8o~e -modifica~on 01 thes~~""" procedu~li?f all the ~SDA agencIes of all o.r the highly e~odl~le c~pland ll'1. requirements. These suggestion;.~'.~,:.. ...._ Invol....ed In Implementing the rule ha,:~_ \ the Unlt~d States,~~~..t.:Jtr.":L/~::aat .,~-, included (l) pro.....iding more flexibiliiiin~ been added to t 12.12. '. Also. It has been_deternuned that ~nly .L , . g pro',.. (2) 110"'ng-;.., '::: ~ '- "-- -. . d'T' I .th t. UJepanrun.. . a ~'., Sectio~ ~i2.21 en.teTia for' Identifying a~tg~ t ~a urt" ':"~1I ou ".. '-i'ili~~' fanners to prepare their -own plans. (3). i-. Highly E:udible Lands. a JUS en S o.re .ec ~gu~~n od ,er"",, placing a 5-year life span'on ..;; ., "-c'Ur management practices. WI De use 0" . I d .. . --- .One hundred and eighty-t.....o ~ calculate the El value in detennining_:!-= consen'allon p. ans. an (4) requlnng '~"y comments were received concerning the whether land ili highly erodible due to!'::' that consen'atlOn plans addres~ al~ '_-:~ criteria for identifying highly'erodible .1.. ...;'the wind .erosion hazard. since the EJW-':: resourc.e concerns..It has.been.r.7;~Oi-t.~.~ lands, One hundred and.thrity.seven':',r... representllhe potel}tial.erodibility of>i'Q.\ . determmed th~tth~ ~.e: adequately~~_. comments made suggeslions_concernlng the soil and not the actual rate of~'~. reflects the legls!au...e IDtent. conce~_ng~:.~. the use of the erodibility index value for erosion. Adjusted 'T ,'alues may be "~';i:J: the de....el~pment or the requlfed~iol~ identifying highl)' erodible lands.,.... -., used, where applicable. in determining:~' conservation plan. La';ld1owners a~d~~~~ :-. Twenty.four comments were whether an adequate consen'ation~~: operators are respon61~ e for making ~ j~~.ii. concerned about ~~ use of a,ssigned ':1" system is being followed. since the land lan~ 1;Ise and cons~n'atJ~ treatment -.:--;:.,. ,.alues for de_ternumng the \'\ Ind ErolilOn management factors considered in the- deCISions concernlRg theIr land and for_....... Erodib.i1ity.lndex (eI/T) ra~erthan "I~.it. adjustment are relevant to tha.t.1YPe-of:~ compl!ance wi~ ~e"~~Th~ fun~tio?ot '.,.. ,'alues ~hlch have ?een adlos:~d too;: ~~ . d~!e~inatio~.* -:~;'-:~I'.--11!"j:-'!: the 1011 consenatlOru.'t Ul to Iden~.;...'.';j reflect tillage practIces. The !'J value IS' .-.... . _.! '..,. . ~..-: :.... ,,,"_, +'....... .~_:.. .,..'-'~, acceptable conservalJon (lreatmen1}~{'~ - the degree to which loil resi~ts wind ':.";.. Section 12.23 Conservation pla1Js and ~:. Ii)'litem alternativell and to provide .this-.:l'i.. erosion. Tw.enty one commenti were"~id-' CfJ!J~~!l:at~'01! syst;;ms. ~:"':':;:;':.....r;.';.~:~;. and other relevant information of t1le.t..::;:.}J' concerned about the consistency of the ..... - Afle~~~tio~h~s b~~;'add~d in o:e:... landowner or operator. This protes.!- E~,l '- criteria and the breakpoint level used-.d.. final.rule concerning Conservation plans'. provides maximum flexibiUty i? temls ~ forid_enli.fying.his91;r e_f9dible lal?-ds, as.>>;,..~an~ 'conie!"a~io~ ~ys!-;m.requ~ments..i_ form~t. and content ~r the pla.n..~-=~. -;;;;; set fo~.~.tlll~Jnt~m rule.,~th similar.:,. Section 12.23(a} containi the.woJ'ding set.:..con.dltio.ns.unde~whi.~ ~.p~~I1.1!!~ ?e" \ .. .t.I;.. clj!..eri.!..eXl.!,lin& for the COnserrati~~rortb.in_tht;.BlD,e~dme..n~I,O_'the lriteri.~li;~re"''1sed,1be})'pes~.n:sQ~.J:O.~~s . ~ .~.~ ~esen-'e P,rogralD (7. ~FR Part ;()4):~~1i!; rule, ~~i~!!..w~_~ pubJi8h~.in .,the. ~edera!_.;..:. that can_ be a~dres$edJri the pl!J~'and... ". ,,;' :!t-;: IJ ~a~ .b~ d~ternlln~ ~~.! !l?e~:;;< Regt~!~ ~n:JIltIe... ~;-1.~!,. 8_! pre)(l~~sly~:how.the plan IS prep~d. A.p!an .~y be _ . ~...t!~,_~lblh!y Index {EI) cnt~na W~Del'i..:p~mentlO.n.ed.~1.Il~~~~~~~t':prepared solely by.,the.peT5o~:or;wI,th~. ',Lt. ;rel~ned ':fl~th!l~!I.~I':.._mcl~4lng the';'il.: A.ddltlon.ally. ~I~ ~eytl.on.II~~~:~na~:a,.as$I~lanpe ~r SCS. or with asslltance of _. . >~: -... presenl.brel~ pgm~,va1uep{1I\-frryt".,'lrCIi' rule.conla~ (our I!ey.r p_roVlslons~~<f;ija:~,""8 pn\'8te~nsult~t...~~n ~iiijt._.. . , ,-, more:'.At thit valu-: !':".~,L_!_m.aJo~t). or..... t .~2.;a.fbJ.J~).._(d), &l}d (e),~.!> c1an!ym..:~_ conservation plan 1S prepar:ed.by pa!~es:.. :- r " the la~d5 Ih.at ha.ye,~_se!1o~1 e~s.lon.-itt17 so.z;ne ml~pr~1n!s~.de':l.ta~dUl8s~;,~other.,than-SC~ the pers~m musl:Obtaintrr , : :~ p~.l?le~}f.C'!9P~.:"rtliC!u.tll:dequatei~ regarding th!l,interi!D,rule.tha1,becaC1.efiJt- SCS certification thatth:plan m~tl~-l ~ 1: .. e':O$10n Pr.9,1~f~o.n wil! be ~~'~_~d. Thus, ~ appar:en~.frolD_ the COInments and dunng ~ SCS It~nd~rdl and,obtam the app~val . ~ '; . ~. t!ie'~leri~~.!Q1in.thi-!.~e~ndth.e4t;'..impt~E;I}tatio:n_of)he1nteriD\rule.~ oft.he.cons_el'\;'aUo~di!tt.ict.-~_A:c:'.. ~ .;-,~. ".r= " ~~~.~~~8~~re..8;PP!!.cabll!. t}l.~~~~ The~_re:y~s~o!l~'p!:O~ide_t.ha~'~Jt has been dete~ined ':hal pe~on~ ~-: .. ::'-';:~"a COnser'o'ation Reser:'o'e ~p1_~ ~~ ., 1. ~~9.~.L~ ~~CO_llf88ed.lo.reguelt~ will be ~Uo~,ed 10 exfhange;liubjecHo . <. ;~~. ..co1isi~~n~The 9.ep.8;~.t;nl.~!~,;,o\~"'::' S<;S_a~!!.islan.ce [O!_\!1~E:~e\',E!loP.lDeJ1tof al;rel~ctions;:ce.~l.n_~p a~llge_..~~1!.s ". . _:~;that ,~.I,'.~;ns.a ~re;~~lnlE:~ln!te:$&",'. c.onservatllJ~ pl.an)::lr Il!1ple~entati9n.oCfi....lor O:OP'. ~~t ~.a.ve a .higb _!tliidue DaseU;}__.. . .-~.~~ pel""!en"~~~!lhl!Hl!U 0:!1 ~,PPP.sJ!~j!i~a co~e\,,:~~o.n.'y's~~m.,weU m ad....~ce...\r; the bl~...tes~clu~gop .I.recommend~ 1Bf~. ~ . sl.~.es ~~.fl2e...l:i~!!.~I~~~") !'!)'..c~'1te!l.a..zj",\- o~ d~adl.l!'-edat~. !o. ~\'f>!d d~I~):I. andc.s1";",'by ~ a.1 ~ng essentiaJ ~~.i,. ".' ., us~te.8-}~~~gpaJ!~h!Y8..a.I~.e~~t\. dlmc~t!e~.~maintaUllngeligi~!litylor.,~""" con,~.tiOl1plan.~n~the .... . 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