[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66254-66255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31112]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Hickory Creek Watershed, Newton County, Missouri; Finding of No
Significant Impact
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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 Regulations
(40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Regulations (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 Hickory
Creek Watershed, Newton County, Missouri.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger A. Hansen, State
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Parkade Center
Suite 250, 601 Business Loop 70 West, Columbia, Missouri, 65203, (314)
876-0901.
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, Roger A. Hansen, State
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Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an
environmental impact statement are not needed for this project.
The project purposes are flood prevention, flood damage reduction,
fish and wildlife habitat development, and recreational development.
The planned works of improvement include construction of 11 single-
purpose floodwater retarding dams, acquisition of 40 flood plain
properties, demolition or relocation of buildings from the acquisition
area, and construction of recreational facilities in the stream
corridor and flood plain.
The Notice of a Finding Of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency and to various
federal, state, and local agencies and interested parties. A limited
number of copies of the FONSI are available to fill single copy
requests at the above address. Basic data developed during the
environmental assessment are on file and may be reviewed by contacting
Michael D. Wells, Assistant State Conservationist (WR).
No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
(This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under 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.)
Roger A. Hansen,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 95-31112 Filed 12-20-95; 8:45 am]
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