[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 140 (Friday, July 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 37625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17952]
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Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 140 / Friday, July 21, 1995 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Square Butte Creek Watershed, Supplemental Watershed Work Plan
No. 3, Morton and Oliver Counties, ND
AGENCY: Natural Resources 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, gives notice that an environmental impact
statement is not being prepared for the Square Butte Creek Watershed,
Supplemental Watershed Work Plan No. 3, Morton and Oliver Counties,
North Dakota.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronnie L. Clark, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, 220 E. Rosser Avenue, P.O. Box 1458, Bismarck, ND, 58502-1458,
701-250-4421.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this
federally assisted action indicates the project will not cause
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As
a result of these findings, Ronnie L. Clark, State Conservationist, has
determined that preparation and review of an environmental impact
statement are not needed for this project.
Project purposes associated with Square Butte Creek Watershed,
Supplemental Watershed Work Plan No. 3, are flood prevention, watershed
protection, and recreation. A single purpose floodwater retarding dam
will be changed to a multiple purpose dam (flood prevention and
recreation) in order to provide water-based recreational facilities.
The recommended plan for improvement includes an earthfill dam (918,000
cubic yards) with a concrete principal spillway and a grassed auxiliary
spillway. The plan also includes associated land treatment measures on
4,100 acres of cropland and rangeland, and development of agricultural
waste management systems above the dam site.
Installation of the proposed reservoir and recreational facilities
will provide outdoor recreational opportunities for an estimated 69,900
visitors annually. Planned facilities consist of a boat dock and
launching area (ramp), a swimming beach with a changing house, picnic
areas with playground equipment and shelters, modern and primitive
camping sites, walking trails, adequate parking for each activity, and
other necessary facilities including a sewage dump station for
recreational vehicles.
The 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 Ronald D. Sando, Assistant
State Conservationist for Water Resources, at 701-250-4441. 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.)
Ronnie L. Clark,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 95-17952 Filed 7-20-95; 8:45 am]
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