[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 140 (Friday, July 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 37625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17952]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Square Butte Creek Watershed, Supplemental Watershed Work Plan 
No. 3, Morton and Oliver Counties, ND

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 Soil Conservation Service Regulations (7 
CFR Part 650); the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, gives notice that an environmental impact 
statement is not being prepared for the Square Butte Creek Watershed, 
Supplemental Watershed Work Plan No. 3, Morton and Oliver Counties, 
North Dakota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronnie L. Clark, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, 220 E. Rosser Avenue, P.O. Box 1458, Bismarck, ND, 58502-1458, 
701-250-4421.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this 
federally assisted action indicates the project will not cause 
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As 
a result of these findings, Ronnie L. Clark, State Conservationist, has 
determined that preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement are not needed for this project.
    Project purposes associated with Square Butte Creek Watershed, 
Supplemental Watershed Work Plan No. 3, are flood prevention, watershed 
protection, and recreation. A single purpose floodwater retarding dam 
will be changed to a multiple purpose dam (flood prevention and 
recreation) in order to provide water-based recreational facilities. 
The recommended plan for improvement includes an earthfill dam (918,000 
cubic yards) with a concrete principal spillway and a grassed auxiliary 
spillway. The plan also includes associated land treatment measures on 
4,100 acres of cropland and rangeland, and development of agricultural 
waste management systems above the dam site.
    Installation of the proposed reservoir and recreational facilities 
will provide outdoor recreational opportunities for an estimated 69,900 
visitors annually. Planned facilities consist of a boat dock and 
launching area (ramp), a swimming beach with a changing house, picnic 
areas with playground equipment and shelters, modern and primitive 
camping sites, walking trails, adequate parking for each activity, and 
other necessary facilities including a sewage dump station for 
recreational vehicles.
    The 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 Ronald D. Sando, Assistant 
State Conservationist for Water Resources, at 701-250-4441. 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.)
Ronnie L. Clark,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 95-17952 Filed 7-20-95; 8:45 am]
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