[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32482]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Whitewater River Watershed, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona Counties, 
MN

AGENCY: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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 Whitewater 
River Watershed, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona Counties, Minnesota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Hunt, State Conservationist, NRCS, 375 Jackson Street Suite 
600, St. Paul, MN 55101.

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, William Hunt, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement are not needed for this project.
    The project purposes are watershed protection and water quality. 
The planned works of improvement include conservation land treatment 
measures, accelerated technical assistance and project administration 
for land treatment.
    The Notice of a 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 
William Stokes Jr. at (612) 602-7886.
    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)

    Dated: December 2, 1997.
William Hunt,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 97-32482 Filed 12-11-97; 8:45 am]
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