[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9068]


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[Federal Register: April 15, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Service

 

Northeast Yellow River Watershed, Covington, Crenshaw, and Coffee 
Counties, Alabama

AGENCY: Soil 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 Soil Conservation Service Regulations (7 
CFR part 650); the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department 
Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not 
being prepared for the Northeast Yellow River Watershed, Covington, 
Crenshaw, and Coffee Counties, Alabama.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest V. Todd, State Conservationist, 
Soil Conservation Service, 665 Opelika Road, Auburn, Alabama 36830, 
telephone (205) 887-4535.

SUPPLEMENTAL 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, Ernest V. Todd, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement are not needed for this project.
    The projects purposes are land stabilization; reduced sedimentation 
to streams and Lake Jackson; and watershed protection. The planned 
works of improvement include 29 grade stabilization structures, 
treatment of 68 critically eroding areas, graveling 16 miles of unpaved 
roads, and accelerated technical assistance on eroding cropland.
    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 
W.R. Thompson.
    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.)
Ernest V. Todd,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 94-9068 Filed 4-14-94; 8:45 am]
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