[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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