95-18353. Upper Blue River Watershed: Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Murray, and Pontotoc Counties, Oklahoma

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 39928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18353]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service


Upper Blue River Watershed: Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Murray, and 
Pontotoc Counties, Oklahoma

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 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 the Upper Blue 
River Watershed; Atoka, Bryan, Johnston, Murray, and Pontotoc Counties, 
Oklahoma.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert N. Jones, Acting Executive Director, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, 100 USDA Suite 203, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074-
2655, [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, Robert N. Jones, Acting Executive Director, 
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental 
impact statement are not needed for this project.
    The project purposes are watershed protection and flood prevention. 
The planned works of improvement included in this assessment are 42 
single-purpose floodwater retarding structures.
    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 
Robert N. Jones.
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
Robert N. Jones,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 95-18353 Filed 8-3-95; 8:45 am]
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