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<br />~ _.~ede,"1 Reg;,'e, 1 Vol. 52. No. 180 1 Thu"day. Sep'embo< 17. 1987. I Rule, and ReRUla'ion~'! _j~::~1
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<br />See ~ ~~~~J.I~J(i.~~Th.~~p!lJI}' Iq _.. _'. from !he Iist.o! h)'drie roails would natbe _ The.NPSLOW represenli the ~S( .;M':".:-ii~.
<br />. e~c~!ln8e cerl.!:i!l..~p ~F!e_aBe "base!l.rqr;~ consistent with the Act's objective OflrelY. B\'ailable1echnicallnowledge in thlsM5'Z-...
<br />: hI8~.resj~u,e .?;.Op!._'!",i~ .8iy'~ P!t~~:)t:~J'~~ ~ encouraging the conservation o~ wetland field. The plaiitli.Us aii i.ntera8encY~'~'~
<br />rr~. mo~ lJexlbj1ItY,1q" the selection of.' ~...---'"':. value5:~rlJl!l~~'''~''~'',O'l;'~""."",:;,' effort wbich}s ai~e~bl~ by'the rl!~.~~":,~
<br />. (, , 8cc'eptil1:l1((~riur:aJion syshii:i:i.i f~~i' The hydric Boils "criteria b~'lI~ 'bee~':\;":-l and Wildlife Sen'lce. 5011 Conservallon.l.l! ......'.
<br />. ~ . highlf(riid!b1~:cipp,~~~~:;;.~~i6-~' *t.deve_lo~~by,ai1.i~ter.agen~:~lllf!1itte,~.f Service,lhe,Army_Corps ofEn~inee~,~:?~ .
<br />Dete!WI,n.a.\~?..ns gS!yet:!l~? 5U.?j'~':~-::r>- ?f profeSllcin~ls 1n soils and wet~ands"',:'l.. and tbe,Environmental Protection:lul'_~~
<br />mh"8" wdl be ,dmuu,'m,;j. < mdep,odentl,. c! C'e Fcod Sccu.~:y ^dt' ""ene,-. The J\o1.PSDW "'n,.in.. ''''''C c.....-'"l
<br />pursuant tii'othetreJevant Parls"ofTitle ... of]98S. The Jegislalive his lOry' .of the Act procedure far listing. delisting, or~lJi:t'.Q;J'-' ;,-..
<br />7 of the Code of Federal Regulations",'" recognizes this independent list and '., changing the indicator status.of planl;ita'rti--
<br />SeCfJ~~7Z..3ri/d"';'I'~':1 "'~ '. ~ indicates that these criteria are 10 be species. Copies .of the NlPSOW may he ',..,
<br />. . r'; .r nCSOJ en ria. used ta identify wetlands. Comments .obtained fram the U.S. Fish and Wil<il.Y!.~ .
<br />EIghty.six comments were received cancerning a propased change in the Service. National Wetland Invent~ry'nari-:t _ ~,
<br />ca~ce.rn.jng the hydJ:ic soil criteria us,;d criteria alang with supparting dala may Monroe Building Suite 101,,97~...--iUtf~:l~_ _ .~ ~
<br />ta Identify wetland. Most .of these.' ' be sent ta: Chairman. Natianal ExeCUI.he Cent~r Drive. Samt:,~;t1li.::'-'.~; ;': ~.:-'I
<br />comments were"conCemed about the Technical Cammittee for Hydric Soils.-:-- Petersburg. Florida 33702.. Persan~ ,j.,t(:-"',ii ~.
<br />method used toidenlify hydric soils in USD.~ Soil Conservatian Sen;ce, P.O. having data thal.supJ!arts a ch.ange.o.t~Q _......
<br />the interim rule. Some respondents. Box Z890, Washington. DC ~3. U a lisled plant syeoes may s~pmltlhelr....:w~ '~:'....._
<br />supported the methad. while others.-:.: chan~e in,~e list .or the cri.teria is made,- change reque.s,t..and data _a,~rding ta :.':.:~;~
<br />belie\'ed the m.etha~ would in.c1ude t~,;'L; a n~tice Will b~ pubh~h~~.~ the Fed.::ra~.:;: the procedures outlined}n the.NPS1.9W. __.
<br />much land as wetland. and sllll .others po Reglster,_.1 \".- t!1-~ "" ..,....:.l'''C 1.~:H''' .~,.-:..r:.tl:""'~"~~."I,~,,~,~...1*tt:
<br />believed the method wauld not include;e-'" ..-". - " -', -' ':.. ':::;:.;~-:~.;:'::. S.~:fIO!J.;.?::.Z.(~111)~1~!,c:a.!::;f2f!:.G!'if.;Jt::.:.'?
<br />enaugh land A few comments suggested Section 12.31(b) Prevalence of . -- ,_.- - ',--' ,-, , ., 'h. . b--'-~I-~fi--1---:-:--='
<br />lh lh ., d . '1' hydrophyfic vegetation --,_..;..~..., .~ ". Secllan 12.31(C}(1) as een c an lea"""" '~..:' ~'I
<br />,at . e an'slte_procc UTeS b~ u;;e~m a .' ,: . _'_~.;;:':'. :1.:,. by specifying that artificial wetlandis"~IJll''''..y":-,
<br />sltuahans. Some corru:nents :.~:.........: . Thlrty',faur commen~s w.ere received identified as land that was rarmerly~,~.':'" ~,"::'-
<br />recommended that soil ~ap uml~ whIch conce;nmg th~ d~termmatlOn .of a non wetland or con\'erted wetland biJt'rTU'" ", _
<br />were. not ~):dric ~ut which contamed prevalence .of nyaraphYllc vegetatIOn. now is wetland due ta manipulatian:j;,,"fHi~ I
<br />hydnc sOlllnclustons be deleted from Twelve respandents felt 1.0.0 much land .,. r:'" ,::,~I 8~ ~~1'
<br />hydric saillisls. A couple .of comments wauld be included as' wetland by using Section 12.32{bJ Forming under natural ""3,
<br />recommended thaI only organic soils. the method described in the intenm role, conditions. ....:....-::. ,~ _ ,,- ~
<br />shauld be included in the lists of hydric and six fell toa little land wauld be C . d -- .- ':-'-. _;. '.
<br />sails and others recommended that SCS included. Sixteen commenls suggested h ommen~s w/e"'lhrecelved co.. neem, Ing"... J
<br />publish hydric soil ctileria in the Federal that the Ust of hydrophytic plants, and t e,exule,mpu,on arode.pro uc on'l 0 d:;-.J~,,':: f
<br />R . t. _L" .. b . ul' df'" agnc ura comm I esonwe an o:~~
<br />egiS er.I,,~Jl:'U\'1..'~..,;...;:t;L ~.:... any ~Il.anges In It, e Clrt: a.e or '] ~'''' d . . d f -'--u h' The..........'#; ~~y'it...:~~
<br />Changes have nat heen made to the ". review prior taadoptian. 'jt. 'I. 'I~., unngapena a Ul'U g.. ,~~~,_. :~,;.~_
<br />technical criteria for.detennining "hydric'" No change haa been made in the:' . :." ~u commenta~uggested thlat.we~and .t.batJ'9Q':'l:c.:
<br />sails as a result .of these camments; method fardetennining prevalence a{'O> can be cultivated far & .~~thy pe~od ar.~
<br />hawever. changes were made in ~ 1:!.32 hydrophytic vegetation. Hawever,':~:';''!..'' lime sh?uld not came.wl~ thIS.::~J!~~-
<br />regarding c.om'erted "-'etland changes have been made in f 1Z.3Z" exemplian and that restri.ct.lOns b~r.-,. .\l~
<br />identificatian criteria. The method used rf'garding canverted wetland placed an th~ use afherblclde~ WIth .~."
<br />for wetland identificatian was identificatian criteria. The methad l:sed regard ta agncultur~l co~~dity ...110. ,;J
<br />de\'elaped 10 provide the resource data ta detennine prevalence afhydrophytic producllan under thIS prcVlslan.~::j~:', . I
<br />nece~sa~ t,a detennine p~dominance .of vegetatian.emplays the N~tion,al Ust ~!'.." _ Na changes have been made as a.J~a;~~; ,:
<br />hydriC SOils and prevalence .of'''' ,_. I.... Plant SpecIes That Occurm Wetlands:.' '. resul,tof these camme':lts. The,Act~.J1"3.-:_4'.
<br />hydraphytic vegetati~n il). ardt:r.to makf,:.;;:~ (NU'SOW) and a weighted average _ "!..-:~ exp.ressly allaws fannmg of w,lland ;b9iu'..; i
<br />wetland determinatians in aC{:ord with technique, which uses plant indica tar .:;.~.. dunng dry y~a~ and the"num~~ C!,f,)tl::KJ , :_
<br />the Act's wetland definition. With designatians for the prevalence\i",W:t:!)I~&' years that the,natural ~nd~~a~_~.~:-~~' .
<br />regard to an:site dete~inatians, .USDA:.:. ~ete~natian. The'uge ~f th: t-.U-:;9\-J ". enougb~o ~~n:ni~.ra~':18 i,~.!'.'?~~~Q.~~_..--6.....
<br />does not believe that illS necessaryta -:- IS based on the Act'slegJ91ati\'e hlslorylli.,. appropnate ,consl~elJ!l!a~ ~~:f#;'~ huH ."
<br />make an an-site determinatian in all". - -~ and interagency acceptance of th'e',<L ~~~ determining whether.a.wetland bas~:. ~
<br />~ cases:The rille'dces. prOVide' foron:she \~.~ nationallist.The weighted a'vera~t'U~", be~n .co.nv~r,t~d: A'i:to'tbe 'luggesre1:t~"~
<br />deteniiinations- in thase'cases"where'an% 'techiiique ts an'effectivewil&'foqu:iitifY1d.re,triclions'onllei'biCi'aeS;'Ih'e.i:iseo~I '
<br />.office dete~inalio~ caMotbi.~'ade'ari:~. 'prev~lence h~.sed~n 'aata, from,*~!?fO'T.aPP~~~~.e~i?~W"fP.'p;'f.t:01.'?9,qna~.~~
<br />the Infarmatlan avalla.bl~. Additianally,,;!:.! preVIOusly samp!ed plant camm~'.?~~s.~~ en~~~e..nl8l~y' ~~P!able f~~~.._ . .l-
<br />a persan may request.17conside~tian 06 The_method was chosen because1t I~~io. practic:!..a-n~ s.?o~!1.!Il!P~.aaelitla~. ". ...
<br />8 weUan~ determin~q.?n, ,:"hi~ 'Y!,uld..Ui a~rate~~lati,~ely aimp}e t~ perfonn:~~ Cll.t~a~~!I,Y 1m~p s~mJf~T~t,~",..-:J'
<br />then reqUiTe an on,slte d~!ennlOa!l!,n. tu; YIelds a numencal value .wh1c4?n be.lr.1'l1 restrictions~<. ~ ~~:;t;=. .~...
<br />This procedure will alia..... SCS 1.0 ,:"..a. used 1.0 quantify determinations, and~"S:C'iJi::fl'f~(dlM.' ':al~~-'!"..J!iliih~ f,
<br />allocate resaurces in an effective and UJ.; lends itself ta analYSis (if plimt da'ta!~ 1t.;,q~ ~~.... ~~~~~~~ffi.J.. ..:-
<br />''t': .efficient m~~..e.r, ~h!!l!.-8s!!1!:1~E'~at.":.. using.dilJerent plant dat~ col!~Uan~d.I2ib;,:_sev!~h~~~E~ !ev!~ty;t~~~~-; ~
<br />. determinatlans a~ ba!;d an accur;,..lr%lechmques. Related studIes suggest. illsl ('I; cam_mepts ~e~ ~!ve~ ~nc;!i~!'8.~~
<br />. . infann.atJon.~_ :..' ~., ~~.'. th~~OW \'alue l:!t~Ob}he logicalJlirl dttenmna.~~~~ar~lt,e.l!ect aLCon.verting~. _ ~
<br />~' ... .:'l!.:.The rule ~oes. nat e~Clud~ ~~, mapj:,~. separatian pomt beh\.'een wetlan.d and~~ weUana.:as s.e,'!~.rthk~.!:l,!'eriE'"'fii!..e?~~
<br />P'!:. units ~hjl~~av! m.cl,~sJ~n~:t>~ca~e many nonwetland Under the fmal rule, th~~,.:! All ~f_the c~D:up,,;nt!.lugg~sted, tli.~t.tfe.~iIp,:"
<br />incluslonE 10 a map urnt consist or~~~ test lor the pre~'aJence"af hydrophytictq;-: rule specifically allowthemlUgatJon ofJC.ti:I.I' _ ~
<br />- potholes or ather wet areas that are-":'"S.;"I vegetatlan Is applied after. a-,'1!~Ct,i:t!i fish and wildlife values ta provide the~!-'4 _~;;
<br />clearly ....'etJands"and ~a....e 8ignif!..~ntf-~ determin!ltian,has been ~8d~:ll}_at an_~_ba~i..!are..x.!mp!fol.l:M~SI of th_e;~~~': ;"\
<br />we~a~d vall!~Ta e?minat.~.thos~.soll~ area is compose:<! afhy~c 8~,lls ~:8~.~re~ C:Omn.'e!lts SlJ88esJ~_,!!,a.t. th,!..~ma)~iSil~ L.~ ~#
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