[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9068]
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[Federal Register: April 15, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Service
Northeast Yellow River Watershed, Covington, Crenshaw, and Coffee
Counties, Alabama
AGENCY: Soil Conservation Service, USDA.
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 Soil Conservation Service Regulations (7
CFR part 650); the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department
Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not
being prepared for the Northeast Yellow River Watershed, Covington,
Crenshaw, and Coffee Counties, Alabama.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest V. Todd, State Conservationist,
Soil Conservation Service, 665 Opelika Road, Auburn, Alabama 36830,
telephone (205) 887-4535.
SUPPLEMENTAL 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, Ernest V. Todd, State Conservationist, has
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact
statement are not needed for this project.
The projects purposes are land stabilization; reduced sedimentation
to streams and Lake Jackson; and watershed protection. The planned
works of improvement include 29 grade stabilization structures,
treatment of 68 critically eroding areas, graveling 16 miles of unpaved
roads, and accelerated technical assistance on eroding cropland.
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
W.R. Thompson.
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.)
Ernest V. Todd,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 94-9068 Filed 4-14-94; 8:45 am]
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