94-15894. Orchard Mesa Mutual Lateral, Mesa County, CO

[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 125 (Thursday, June 30, 1994)]
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[Federal Register: June 30, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 

Orchard Mesa Mutual Lateral, Mesa County, CO

AGENCY: Soil 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 Soil Conservation Service Regulations (7 
CFR part 650; the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not 
being prepared for the Orchard Mesa Mutual Lateral Project, Mesa 
County, Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Duane Johnson, State Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, 655 
Parfet Street, Room E200C, Lakewood, CO 80215, phone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this 
federally assisted action indicated that the project will not cause 
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As 
a result of these findings, Duane L. Johnson, State Conservationist, 
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental 
impact statement are not needed for this project.
    The project purposes are to improve water quality and quantity in 
the Colorado River through salt loading reductions and irrigation water 
delivery system improvements.
    The notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been 
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency an 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 
assessments are on file and may be reviewed by contacting Duane 
Johnson.
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
Duane L. Johnson,
State Conservationist.
(This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under No. 10.070, Colorado River Salinity Control, and is 
subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires 
intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials.)

[FR Doc. 94-15894 Filed 6-29-94; 8:45 am]
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