[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 125 (Thursday, June 30, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-15894] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: June 30, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Orchard Mesa Mutual Lateral, Mesa County, CO AGENCY: Soil Conservation Service. ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 of Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the Orchard Mesa Mutual Lateral Project, Mesa County, Colorado. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane Johnson, State Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, 655 Parfet Street, Room E200C, Lakewood, CO 80215, phone: 303-236-2886. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this federally assisted action indicated that the project will not cause significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As a result of these findings, Duane L. Johnson, State Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact statement are not needed for this project. The project purposes are to improve water quality and quantity in the Colorado River through salt loading reductions and irrigation water delivery system improvements. The notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency an 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 assessments are on file and may be reviewed by contacting Duane Johnson. No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal Register. Duane L. Johnson, State Conservationist. (This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.070, Colorado River Salinity Control, and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials.) [FR Doc. 94-15894 Filed 6-29-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-16-M