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[Federal Register: December 29, 1994]


                                                   VOL. 59, NO. 249

                                        Thursday, December 29, 1994

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

 

Lower Little Minnesota River; Big Stone Lake Watershed, Roberts 
and Marshall Counties, SD

AGENCY: Natural Resources 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 Natural Resources Conservation Service 
Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an 
Environmental Impact Statement is not being prepared for the Lower 
Little Minnesota River--Big Stone Lake Watershed Project, Roberts and 
Marshall Counties, South Dakota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Dean Fisher, State Conservationist, USDA, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, Federal Building, Room 203, 200 Fourth Street SW, 
Huron, South Dakota, 57350-2475, telephone (605) 352-1200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Assessment of this 
federally assisted action indicates that the project will not cause 
significant local, regional, or national impacts of the environment. As 
a result of these findings, Mr. Dean Fisher, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an Environmental Impact 
Statement is not needed for this project.
    The project purposes are accelerated land treatment and wetland 
enhancement measures to improve water quality in the Lower Little 
Minnesota River--Big Stone Lake Watershed through the reduction of 
phosphorus and sediment loading. The planned works of improvement 
include 30 animal waste management systems, 120 acres of critical area 
treatment, 194 acres of grassed waterways, 47,300 acres of conservation 
tillage, and 33,600 acres of grazing management with water development.
    The Notice of 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 is available to fill single-copy requests 
of the above address. Basic data developed during the Environmental 
Assessment is on file and may be reviewed by contacting Mr. Dean 
Fisher, State Conservationist.
    No administrative action on the 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 Program No. 10904, 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: December 20, 1994.
Dean Fisher,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 94-32054 Filed 12-28-94; 8:45 am]
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