[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 250 (Friday, December 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 67349]
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[FR Doc No: 95-31451]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Delta-Montrose Electric Association, Inc.; Finding of No 
Significant Impact

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of finding of no significant impact.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 
has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to the 
potential environmental impact related to the construction of a new 
headquarters facility proposed by Delta-Montrose Electric Association, 
Inc. (DMEA), of Delta, Colorado. The proposed project will be located 
on a site 2.0 miles north of the City of Montrose, Colorado, on County 
Road 6300 near U.S. Highway 50 in Montrose County, Colorado.
    RUS has concluded that the environmental impacts from the proposed 
project would not be significant and that the proposed action is not a 
major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment. Therefore, the preparation of an environmental impact 
statement is not required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence R. Wolfe, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, 
Engineering and Environmental Staff, room 1246, Ag Box 1569, South 
Agriculture Building, RUS, Washington, DC 20250, telephone (202) 720-
1784.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RUS, in accordance with its environmental 
policies and procedures, required that DMEA prepare a Borrower's 
Environmental Report (BER) reflecting the potential impacts of the 
proposed facilities. The BER, which includes input from Federal, State 
and local agencies and the public, has been adopted as RUS's 
Environmental Assessment for the project in accordance with 7 CFR Part 
1794.61. RUS has concluded that the BER represents an accurate 
assessment of the environmental impacts of the project. The proposed 
project should have no impact on cultural resources, flood-plains, 
wetlands, important farmland, and federally listed or proposed for 
listing threatened or endangered species or their critical habitat.
    Alternatives considered to the proposed project included no action, 
expansion of DMEA's existing headquarters facility, renovation of an 
existing commercial building, consolidation of DMEA facilities at one 
of the existing service center sites, and alternate sites. RUS has 
considered these alternatives and concluded that the project as 
proposed meets the needs of DMEA to reduce overcrowding at the present 
facility, provide increased space for equipment storage, consolidate 
operations done at various existing facilities and provide adequate 
space for future expansion.
    Copies of the BER and FONSI are available for review at RUS at the 
address provided herein; or can be reviewed at or obtained from the 
offices of DMEA, P.O. Box 59, Delta, Colorado 81416-0059, telephone 
(970) 874-8081, during normal business hours.

    Dated: December 21, 1995.
Adam M. Golodner,
Deputy Administrator, Program Operations.
[FR Doc. 95-31451 Filed 12-28-95; 8:45 am]
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