[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 19975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10158]
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Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 78 / Friday, April 23, 1999 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Okatoma Creek Watershed, Covington, County, MS
AGENCY: 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 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 Okatoma Creek
Watershed, Covington County, MS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Homer L. Wilkes, State
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Suite 1321,
A.H. McCoy Federal Building, 100 West Capital Street, Jackson,
Mississippi 39269, telephone 601-965-5205.
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, Homer L. Wilkes, State Conservationist, has
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact
statement are not needed for the project.
Okatoma Creek Watershed, Covington County, Mississippi; Notice of a
Finding of No Significant Impact
The project concerns a watershed plan for the purpose of flood
reduction and recreation enhancement. The planned works of improvement
consists of selective debris removal on Okatoma Creek from Highway 590
at Seminary, Mississippi, upstream to the Covington and Simpson County
Line at Mount Olive, Mississippi.
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
Homer L. Wilkes. 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.)
Dated: April 12, 1999.
Homer L. Wilkes,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 99-10158 Filed 4-22-99; 8:45 am]
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