[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 228 (Monday, November 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70690-70691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30061]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resource Conservation Service


Holbrook Lake Ditch Watershed, Otero County, CO

AGENCY: Natural Resource 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 Resource Conservation Service 
Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resource Conservation 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an 
environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the Holbrook 
Lake Ditch Watershed Project, Otero County, Colorado.
    For further information contact Stephen F. Black, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service, 655 Parfet St., 
Lakewood, Colorado, 80215-5517, telephone (303) 236-2886, ext. 202.

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, Stephen F. Black, State Conservationist, 
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental 
impact statement are not needed for this project.
    The project purpose is to reduce selenium, sediment and other 
pollutant loading to the Arkansas River due to ineffective irrigation 
water utilization. The planned works of improvement include on-farm 
underground irrigation pipelines, on-farm concrete irrigation ditches, 
land leveling, and underground drains. These enduring practices are 
accompanied by facilitating management practices such as Residue 
Management (seasonal).
    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 
Stephen F. Black.
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be

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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. 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.)
Michael A. Gillespie,
Snow Survey Supervisor, Acting State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 00-30061 Filed 11-24-00; 8:45 am]
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