[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48902-48903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23204]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Prop Canyon Watershed, Site 1 (Big Draw Dam), Cibola County, NM

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 Prop 
Canyon Watershed, Site 1, Grant County, New Mexico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Ford, State Conservation 
Engineer, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 6200 Jefferson 
Street, NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109, Telephone 505-761-4430, E-
mail [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Assessment of the 
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, Dennis Alexander, State Conservationist, 
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental 
impact statement is not needed for this project.
    The project purpose is to improve public safety by reducing the 
threat of dam failure. The planned works include the installation of a 
filter, confining berm, restoration of the original dam cross-sectional 
shape, and the addition of a gravel shell over the dam's slope and 
crest. The Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) has been 
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency; various Federal, 
state, and local agencies; and interested parties. A limited number of 
copies of the FNSI are available to fill single copy requests at the 
above address. Basic data developed during the EA are on file and may 
be reviewed by contacting Roger Ford. No administrative action on 
implementation of the proposed action will be taken until 30 days after 
the date of this publication in the Federal Register.

Rosabeth Garcia-Sais,
State Administrative Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-23204 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]
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