99-1597. Mill Creek Watershed, PA
[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3681-3682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1597]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Mill Creek Watershed, PA
AGENCY: USDA--Natural Resources Conservation Service, DOA.
ACTION: ``Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact''.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Guidelines (40
CFR, Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(formerly the Soil Conservation Service) Guidelines (7 CFR, Part 650);
the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not
being prepared for the Mill Creek Watershed, Clarion and Jefferson
Counties, Pennsylvania.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janet L. Oertly, State
Conservationist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, One
Credit Union Place, Suite 340, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-2993,
telephone (717) 237-2202; fax (717) 237-2239.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this
federally-assisted action indicates that the project will not cause
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As
a result of these findings, Janet L. Oertly, State Conservationist, has
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact
statement is not needed for this project.
The project concerns a plan for water quality improvement. The
planned works of improvement involve fifty-eight treatment sites that
are the source of ground and surface water pollution. Treatment of
these sites will involve the installation of waterways, diversions, and
passive treatment systems.
The ``Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact'' (FONSI) has
been forwarded to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A limited
number of copies of the FONSI are available to fill single copy
requests at the above address. The environmental assessment
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and basic data may be reviewed by contacting Janet L. Oertly.
No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be
taken until thirty (30) days after the date of this publication in the
Federal Register.
(This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Program No. 10.904--Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372
which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local
officials)
[FR Doc. 99-1597 Filed 1-22-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 01/25/1999
- Department:
- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- ``Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact''.
- Document Number:
- 99-1597
- Pages:
- 3681-3682 (2 pages)
- PDF File:
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99-1597.pdf