97-12564. Bear Creek Watershed, Tennessee and Kentucky

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26470-26471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12564]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Bear Creek Watershed, Tennessee and Kentucky

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 Guidelines (40 
CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources 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 Bear Creek 
watershed, Scott County, Tennessee; McCreary County, Kentucky.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James W. Ford, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, 675 U.S. Courthouse, 801 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, 
telephone [phone].

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, James W. Ford, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement are not needed for this project.

Bear Creek Watershed, Tennessee and Kentucky; Notice of a Finding of No 
Significant Impact

    The project concerns a plan for watershed protection and water 
quality improvement. The planned works of improvement include treatment 
of acid mine drainage and sedimentation from abandoned mine lands and 
treatment of eroding forestland. Federal financial assistance will be 
provided to accelerate financial and technical assistance for water 
quality improvement.
    The Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been 
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency and to various

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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 
James W. Ford.
    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: May 2, 1997.
James W. Ford,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 97-12564 Filed 5-13-97; 8:45 am]
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