[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-8397]


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[Federal Register: April 8, 1994]


                                                    VOL. 59, NO. 68

                                              Friday, April 8, 1994

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Soil Conservation Service

 

Elkhorn Slough Watershed, Monterey and San Benito Counties, CA

AGENCY: Soil Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of 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 650); the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not 
being prepared for the Elkhorn Slough Watershed Project, Monterey and 
San Benito Counties, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Henry C. Wyman, Acting State Conservationist, Soil Conservation 
Service, 2121-C Second Street, Davis, CA 95616, telephone (916) 757-
8200.

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, Henry C. Wyman, Acting State 
Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an 
environmental impact statement are not needed for this project.
    The project purpose is watershed protection to reduce non-point 
source pollution in Elkhorn and Moro Cojo Sloughs. The plan proposes 
establishment of a technical assistance team to work with growers and 
landowners on the development of practices to reduce erosion, sediment 
yield, and pesticide transport from land in the drainage basin above 
the two sloughs. The plan envisions treating approximately 5,390 acres 
of cropland over a period of about 8 years.
    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 
Henry C. Wyman.
    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: March 29, 1994.
M.J. Collins,
Assistant State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 94-8397 Filed 4-7-94; 8:45 am]
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