Subject: Revision of SECTIONS II & Iii of the FOTG/Efotg

Natural Resources Conservation Service P.O. Box 50004 Rm. 4-118 Honolulu, HI 96850 808-541-2600 ______

Date: February 23, 2007

Pacific Islands Area FOTG Notice PI-7

SUBJECT: REVISION OF SECTIONS II & III OF THE FOTG/EFOTG

Sections II and III of the Hawaii and the Pacific Basin FOTG/eFOTG has been revised and merged into unified sections for the entire Pacific Islands Area (PI). Please refer to the following tables for a description of the revisions made to each section. Instructions: The electronic FOTG (eFOTG) is the official PI FOTG. Pacific Island Area offices are not required to maintain a physical copy. The Pacific Basin and Hawaii eFOTG websites will continue to be maintained individually. Both sites will have the same Section II and Section III contents. This Notice will be emailed to all PI employees. Offices electing to maintain a physical copy of the FOTG are responsible for printing out copies of revised documents via the eFOTG @: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/efotg/index.html. For questions regarding section contents, please contact the appropriate PI specialist. For questions regarding this notice, contact Gail Ichikawa, Resource Conservationist via phone at: (808) 541-2600 extension 110 (Honolulu, Hawaii) or email at: [email protected].

/s/ Lawrence T. Yamamoto

LAWRENCE T. YAMAMOTO Director Pacific Islands Area

Distribution: AO (All Offices) FOTG Notice PI-7 Page 2 of 2

Revisions made to Section II:

Document or Section Description Section II Table of Contents New Section II Table of Contents to reflect new contents and merger of Hawaii and Pacific Basin contents. Section II Introduction New Section II Introduction for PI. Section II-A. Soils Information Updated with current official soil survey information and links to soils websites. Section II-B. Climatic Data New sub-sections created, links added and updated, and existing HI and PB contents merged. Section II-C. Cultural Resources New sub-sections created, links added and updated, and Information existing HI and PB contents merged. Section-II-D. Threatened and New sub-sections created, links added and updated, and Endangered Species Information existing HI and PB contents merged. Section II–E. Forage Suitability Section includes existing Hawaii Introduction only. No other Groups contents available. Section II–F. Ecological Site Section includes existing Hawaii Introduction only. No other Descriptions contents available. Section II–F. Section II Archive New sub-sections created: PI, Hawaii, and PB. Superseded contents archived.

Revisions made to Section III:

Document or Section Description Section III Table of Contents New Section III Table of Contents to reflect new contents and merger of Hawaii and Pacific Basin contents. Section III Introduction New Section III Introduction for PI. Section III-A. Quality Criteria New sub-sections created and existing HI and PB contents merged. Section III-B. Guidance New sub-sections created and existing HI and PB contents Documents merged. Section III-C. Common Resource New sub-sections created and existing HI and PB contents Areas merged. Section-III-D. Legislative Section includes existing Hawaii contents only. No existing Programs PB contents available. Section III–E. Section III Archive New sub-sections created: PI, Hawaii, and PB. Superseded contents archived.