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<br />... - 35200"'F2~, Reg;,'e, 1 Vol~ 52. No: 180 1 Thu"d.y. Sep'embe, 17. 1967 1 Rule, and Reguletiori;' ~
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<br />~-~'~f;lI~~'fiili~d.'Wiidili;:S;rVlc:to.;!i:.~ s;;G1i;nlZ32Conite~ w'eIJond-~~::' wetland wlI,convel'led or ....;heng~-
<br />_." dey~p~d!8:.D;r-8fp~j{ClSthal pro'''!.de~ 'ir!e.ntift:caifoncriterir/.l.. ::~,,""~.HhP.~,:,":' co~ver!i.o_~'_~ -~!-C?~.!~d.~t~f.t~p:,r"-r;''''''''
<br />, - feJ::!lacemenloenefitl.lo ~ildli!e. 1lie"1Jol:P- ._~.::t:':".'!"'I,. """"h 'L~.60~ ~d""""~_~:'" $even hundred comments were'" -
<br />. .-.. ..-,---... ~ -" -~ . ,'- . _.lYiQ.._ ~ lnll see Ion 89 utlen fe\'lse 0 ~Jt6P-' -'_..........' h" h b
<br />-;.; CJ'lce~..e}~res,!ed;~as !hllt}h~.!nlerlm :ot....- ~o\'ide that the land lInd water".:.- ..""t" received ~,!np!~InS 1~,\~..t...~.!..~'t~_ e,!~)ij.;r;~
<br />- .ruledldnotpennitwllterresourcetJt~ P" ,." 'li"li d' 'b d'~lhtt!''''l''~ fannedth~outorfive"yeaf'ipnorio - ....
<br />d-":'" "-, a .4-" -, , " ":AL.' a era lonac VI es eSCl e m e', ~h,-,";,; h' u' llh..'....~~
<br />~ I~trl~ to Improve, condItions for~~..JT:'::"' defiriiti'on of ~'converted wetland" f5eeJi"~ passage of I eAct. ^ '0.. e~-" '. -'.
<br />.:H- wddhfe and thu. replace wetland 10$Se5~' 1""( 1(6]) ',' d I '. respondents suggested tha: 1soc tn Lhit_
<br />.... . -_. .' . .... 8 ~ en ens use 0 h Id b ... . f' ~.,~.
<br />.;:-. in order 10 allo'w their indivii:luaP':#~^ d' "f .. d h be" categol)' s ou e exempt rom.u':'U'
<br />'--P"!' . ." ~....--'..,., eermmel aweuan as en ,. ''''...' "....,- .....
<br />.. ~. conslltuent. to remain' eligible for'!"~~"'~ converted. U evidence of the Ie activilie. program restrictIOns, .-r-. '.' .~'d.tl6~.
<br />-b fit -lJ1!1!t'0l:t...~. :a~!~'-""- 1 h b d t . d th t P
<br />;:-= progr~m_e.n.el.s;......r ~~,'_\ ,~ .....-. is not clearly discernable at the time of .1 as een ~ermme a ~ '~,:-_'
<br />, .~ ~f~~rconslde~atio~ pf lheSe.~' ... ,10-- the determination. SCS will compare the hlllor)' alone w~1J ~ot be used m the _ ~
<br />. ;....;... commt;!nt.s:!he,f}lle b~s not b,een; " "~l::'" hydric loils on the subject site with the fmal tul~ a5 an mdlcator of wetland!~~ .
<br />~.~. ch.a.nged. t.'?"i!.I~~w'~he.~rodu.ction'of .',;i.~ same hydric loils on another nearby conversIOn. Wet!ands that are farmed 3~.
<br />I . agncuhural co.m.modltles on converted natural (undrained) sile 10 determine if a o~t of 5 years p':lor 10 December 23, 1~ _'
<br />'~ .....etland to be exempted calegorically ''10 crop can be produced .....ithout. .....111 nol be conSidered. 10 have bc~. .~
<br />r:-:: throug~ I~c)nitlgalion .of}heloss ~f.~~~!..,:i manipulating the water regime. If a crop convertcld:n Ihcl: basJs a~onr Tht: ~oe.s
<br />:, '...and,~.dhf~,,~'.~~~s,,1Rt;,.....etland,,- ~~! could not be produced on the." _.u not pre. u e su we. an s rO:h' ~h8v"'
<br />;.;e. conserv.ation pro\'isions of the Act~...::.', comparison wetland lite without ~.j fbarme.d I,nhlh. u,mTehm.doner asm..,' h' ,e
<br />-";I;,' .- ,.....,.. lh' .~.,.......~.. .......' .d.'....~----_. . , . lh~'" eenm epas. IS oesres c wa
<br />'" encourage e preservation an U..;r~i;g'" marnpulatioo of the water tegune. e e::.t. bd . t f dra' '~1 ~..'i.<L;-
<br />- prolectiori'ofiiat:uJ.ill'wetIa'nds:-ratber .,.. subject area will be considered 10 be~e-' ~an e one:o e;:s 0 tllll~g~, l~
<br />than the replacement' of nalural ,,':'.:=:"~ !'. converted wetland If a crop could be .. ~proveden on dse w~ a~ s: unf es.~_
<br />. wetlands" .th ~ rtifj . I tl d "'-th' . -...: prod ced on the comparison site _...;;.; ey are etermme. on e aSls 0 --~
<br />h ~.~ ,,' r,'mh' wd' ~l"'l a~ 'lh", . 1 ti' I,h ,.:f"r_':-f:- otherfactors.tohavebeencon...er1ed;~~7. ~..~
<br />may ave 'utU a.r IS. .~.n . .WI uu e,..!!",,~ '.rt: WI, ou marup~ a ng 0 .e wa er, before December 23, 1985. Crop history:7k"" .;
<br />values. Fur1her, ,If mitigatIOn were . re~lme,. the subJect area Will be~ . ma -be used in converted wetland ",,"'~- .' "
<br />allo~ed.~m a broad scale. extens~ve_ rf,~' delermmed to be a "",:etland ~al has nol del~rminatiOns to anal),ze the extent Of.J,:7ir.11'"
<br />monltonng e":o.rt5 ~ou.ld be r.C<lwred to". bee.D converted. The .producllon ~f an con\'ersion and the purposes for wbich~'!~ " __, .
<br />ensure that mlbgalton.~s earned o.ut and 8gnculr.ural commodIty may conhnu~ on com.ersion was undertaken. """~ . .
<br />maintained. ._~. the subJecI wetland as long as no - .~'~} _
<br />'. Also the j'ncreased use of converted conversion activit)' is carried out. Ust of Subjects in '7 eFR Par112 _-;.f, .-,,'
<br />wetland for agricultural commodity Se.ven hundred,comments. were Highly erodible land, Weti~na - -:-~~~'~_,
<br />production would not be discouraged if. re~e':,ed co~cernlOg the mBmtenance of Conservation. Price support program5..'y.----
<br />mitigation' were-used for a categorical'',,; eXisting drams on converted :wetlands '-.' Federal crop insurance. Fanners Horiui&$l{ .
<br />exemption. The final rule does nol ~~!,'Il~... that are exempt from the Act Ii coverage.. Administration loans, Incorporation bYJ..~
<br />preclude the posllibility ~~ considering:!'. All of the respondents suggested thaI ':..-.' reference. Loan programs-Agriculture~!.
<br />the merits of mitigation on a case by'" r:L the.ruleshould be cl~ar ~s t~ ~'ht;ther.l,,",: En\'ironmental protection.. ;.;..,~ i..~;:'~':'J.
<br />case basis in the course of making a ,~ mamlenance of such drams 1S : . '.'...:- .'~'" . ....,y. .:t<>~~4'
<br />"minimal effects" determination. In permissible, The fmal rule makes clear, Accon::hngly, "!'Itle? of the Code oSs~'~'
<br />these specific situations. mitigation~' .c. .'~ tha~ for most conv.erted wetlands, Fe~e~al Regul~tions IS am~n_~~~.bY; :1-":<
<br />would be cOnsidered as .II limited :;" " mal.nlenance and unprovem~nt of re\'lslng Part 1.. as f~Uo~s.:,!",o.;,,:_ ..~\
<br />:. exception. rather than the-rule as the ,~., dramage systems IS appropnate, as long ., .". ,...., ..r..~ ,,'~b
<br />-:. lp<>islative intent for th'e minim'a! effect:'~ as additional wetlands are nol ....., PART 12-HIGHLY ERODIBLE~? ,:~_
<br />-0, '0'" dandb hl't . odll' ANDWETLANDCONSERVATION'.'
<br />detennination 11 tbat it should rarely be'- conv"",,~ roug . ID 0 comm . y --:. ,::- -. . ~ .....- '!- ~J
<br />used.,tJnM'~''''~}~~. -:l>F' ,z.", ;'!". ?'-.:!.l produc~~n. However,.lt has been !~1,~ . . $4Jbpart A~enenl PrOYialons'l)::i:1.~?rl
<br />.' 01' 'h'"'d ~,..~, 01' d" !:t:7..':' determmedthalcertalDwetlands.l.e,,:[l~1 III,,,. .-'.w:r~.Jl4l.~~..:~t'1!1:;::r:;'..k~I>lr~
<br />course.t IS DeS not pre u e. , h Id' ch' ~ ...... ',-'" ~t~... ..~~.
<br />.. . f b cd" ;c....;;:. opograp lea epn;ssJOns,8u a8, ......~ .1ll."~ ~,"';.;otl~, "Jto;H~~~.
<br />~~ .. mlbgatlO,l) ro~ e~~ ~s l~~r>>~.;".~t:~ pot~ol!!s and playas. and, other'U!i,..twm:iJ~ 12..1, Gene:~I',.'1r'!F~T?'I*1I:.~~lJL~.
<br />:~_ conJunctIon ~Il.~ proJect:tYP~ !'ct!.':'lties. seas~nally noo~ed nr ponded wetlandi,':o.. lU -r!~fjruhDI1I..:".Uf~,~1il:i1{;s,~
<br />1,.-__that ha~e.!,bJ~v~.otli~,~~J1 the l~r~ retain'aignificant'W'etland funcl!ons~~ 1%.3, ^p'p'I~~~~l':iSl~,l-,~lt.~i-:.' ~.
<br />~conveTJt.2.'.'''pf!,.!~~n~~r...~!.' ~-:. - eYen1fthe_wat...e~re~e wal_~fi~ll:f:: 12..4~~~~~~,~~n,.
<br />- ,.,.- pro,~~~.o~~a~A~..~l co~.odi..~';.~ 1)efore.D.ec~mber 23,1985, If these areas!,' lz.sf'r1Exe~p~o~.~~;t. , .. .{."'.
<br />I, ~~.reSp?~~~o ~o~en'!t~.nd .IIfter:M"qg\ cori!fnu-e to meet the:.wetland criteria-"1ti::ntt 12..61.iAdmiru~~~~15Wt~ IltM~ ~
<br />~ consUltation Wlth the lis1:i'and WiIdhferi1tj they will be identified a5 wetlanda~ It.1:t~.[j;~?E-'~;'df'li~j ~ :,.It".
<br />..... 4 Seryi?!";"ne'Y:wo~ liehi tiep.:a~de..d~o ~ rath~r~ than .~nvert~ ~etl&nds. despi~e.4ti ~i:~ Lin~ii-ro. 7nd:~'11r~~1 '.' ~~ "'
<br />:;'~ i lz;n[dJ.th~ p~@Yge!_the ~~~ the pnor manipulal!ons..to protect .the.$ 12..10'1) Si::hme'wDe\-je:e~~j-~ SW," .
<br />a)~e.rati~l! of ~nvl!rted :w~~and. ~hiCJiJ~ remaining wetland \'alues. Per~ns mar~lt(: U.l1~Act!oii b.;ei:t trP.O~~:~~{;JU-
<br />'5o.~were the subJest ~f a.~m'!l!al !!f!;tl~." co.~tinue toJarm thefl~ art!8,! al1bI!Y didG'. _ oep.rtm~ti.:~~~~~'
<br />_ ~d.!1!~ation~lntbllsl!Uation.a ~~~p~~rtoDecember.Z3.1985-andremaitlg~1Z.1Z ^ppea~~~ . ......:.. ~.'
<br />:'. ~~~~~~d.!o~d~,!f!~,of8Dy-?~_ehgt~le.ro!p~mbeneD~how~~r:; ~ ~B~1ghI ~~~,~~
<br />..... Pro~..!.cU2.n lba!,~ay ..c.~a.nge)he"'f!~!'o f)ir1hu .aC,tioDS can be taken I?'~ ConsefvltlOn' ~~~'t:I1.~!'f"':'~
<br />,~I::. hy~OgiC!'!:l_DtblolDglca.las~of~mCf1!ase.errectsonthe~ater~ll.of~'1I.;~ ..:"'t';;.:....~~~~~.
<br />_ ~. J converted wetland after thl! ongmal5Js'1t these.areas .pn1es. ~. makes . mmiriial~;~'!. ~ ~'ponIJbl.uIl:,t:. resardmg ~."
<br />:1-: ~~auii~leff~'de~~~tl[)~~a'b~.e_n~I!~~.d~~tion.'&~4~fzi1~~~~~~~ r\d.:i~':
<br />~ . ):madt;.so)h~t ~e e~~ ol thl!~ v!~...A new pa~graphJg) hu been IIddea.h"'-~ crill!ri.:Wpt""'~~iJ,I'~~:'-.
<br />f. ".... lubsequent 8.lleratio~ may beJi.fu:.~.p. ID i 12.5 w~ch places th~ ~en. oD:'~ lUZ~ Highly eru;JibIrriei'd"'d~u1.'ijOri~~'-:-
<br />,:,'~coli!.i~eredJodetennineiftl;toul!ff~~.~\{proofon_the~~~~emption'~~~I~.i:! . ,.' . . .. ~~'l.~;):;
<br />are IQ different as.lo~O]~ ~.~ofl;!hl! baSil 9'f CDnv~lon pnor '~.~t1.::J1COiz~ ion ana.rid ~RI'V,uon !'!.,.'
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