[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-22384]
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[Federal Register: September 12, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Service
Bear Butte Water Users Association Pipeline Project
AGENCY: Soil Conservation Service.
ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).
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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 Soil Conservation Service Guidelines (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 Bear Butte Water Users Association pipeline
project in Meade County, South Dakota.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Rodney D. Baumberger, Acting State Conservationist, USDA, Soil
Conservation Service, Federal Building, Room 203, 200 4th Street SW,
Huron, South Dakota, 57350-2475, telephone (605) 353-1783.
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, Mr. Rodney D. Baumberger, Acting State
Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an
Environmental Impact Statement is not needed for this project.
The project concerns a plan for the installation of a rural
pipeline to provide water of good quality and suitable quantity to five
ranchers along Spring Creek, near Bear Butte in Meade County, South
Dakota. The water will be used for livestock and domestic purposes.
A Memorandum of Agreement developed by the Soil Conservation
Service with the National Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
identifies the steps that will be taken to address the concerns
identified by Indian Tribes who use Bear Butte for religious and
cultural purposes.
The Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency, Indian Tribes, 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. The total Environmental Assessment is on
file and may be reviewed by contacting Rodney D. Baumberger, Acting
State Conservationist. No administrative action on implementation of
the project will be taken until 30 days after the date of this
publication in the Federal Register.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 10901, Resource
Conservation and Development Program. Executive Order 12372
regarding inter-government review of federal and federally-assisted
programs and projects is applicable)
August 23, 1994.
Leroy Holtsclaw,
Assistant State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 94-22384 Filed 9-9-94; 8:45 am]
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