[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-19037]
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[Federal Register: August 4, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Service
Hambrick Watershed, Tunica County, MS
AGENCY: Soil Conservation Service, Agriculture.
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 Hambrick Watershed, Tunica County, Mississippi.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Homer L. Wilkes, Acting State
Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, suite 1321, A.H.
McCoy,Federal Building, 100 West Capitol 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, Acting State
Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an
environmental impact statement are not needed for this project.
The project concerns a watershed plan for the purpose of reducing
water quality and flood damages to the rural community of Hambrick. The
planned works of improvement consists of 2.6 miles of channel
enlargement and 21,500 feet of sewer system to connect the houses in
Hambrick to an existing permitted waste treatment facility.
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: July 25, 1994.
Homer L. Wilkes,
Acting State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 94-19037 Filed 8-3-94; 8:45 am]
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