[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31198-31199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15080]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Bear Creek Watershed, Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, IA and 
Houston and Fillmore Counties, MN

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Agriculture.

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 of 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 Bear Creek 
Watershed, Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties,, Iowa and Houston and 
Fillmore Counties, Minnesota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leroy Brown, State conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, 210 Walnut Street, Suite 693, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309-2180, 
telephone 515/284-4260.

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, Leroy Brown, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement are not needed for this project.
    The project purposes are flood control and watershed protection. 
The planned works of improvement included 52 floodwater retarding dams, 
land treatment and accelerated technical assistance 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 
Leroy Brown.

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    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
Dennis J. Pate,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 98-15080 Filed 6-5-98; 8:45 am]
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