[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Service

 

Waimea-Paauilo Watershed, County of Hawaii, Hawaii; Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Soil Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

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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 
being prepared for the Waimea-Paauilo Watershed, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth Kaneshiro, State Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, 
Room 4316, 300 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96850, telephone (808) 541-
2600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An environmental evaluation of this 
federally assisted action indicates that the project may cause 
significant impacts on the environment. As a result, Kenneth Kaneshiro, 
State Conservationist has determined that the preparation and review of 
an environmental impact statement is needed for this project.
    The purpose of this watershed project is agricultural water 
management (irrigation and livestock water). The project will include 
the installation of transmission pipelines from the Upper Hamakua 
Ditch, a storage reservoir, irrigation water pipeline, and livestock 
water pipelines.
    A draft environmental impact statement will be prepared and 
circulated for review by agencies and the public. The Soil Conservation 
Service invites participation and consultation of agencies and 
individuals that have special expertise, legal jurisdiction, or 
interest in the preparation of the draft environmental impact 
statement. A scoping meeting will be held at Kuhio Hale (mile marker 55 
on Mamalahoa Highway) in Kamuela on September 21, 1994, at 6:30 PM. 
Further information on the proposed action or the scoping meeting may 
be obtained from Kenneth Kaneshiro, State Conservationist, at the above 
address, or from Gary Kam, District Conservationist, Soil Conservation 
Service, P.O. Box 1089, Kamuela, HI 96743-1089, telephone (808) 885-
6602.

(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: September 13, 1994.
Kenneth Kaneshiro,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 94-23193 Filed 9-16-94; 8:45 am]
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