[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 14878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6366]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Lost River Subwatershed, Hardy County, West Virginia

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 Natural Resources Conservation Service 
Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that a 
supplemental environmental impact statement is not being prepared for 
the Lost River Subwatershed, Hardy County, West Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William J. Hartman, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 75 High 
Street, Room 301, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, telephone 304-284-
7540.

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 J. Hartman, State Conservationist, 
has determined that the preparation and review of a supplemental 
environmental impact statement are not needed for this project.
    The supplemental project purpose is to address water supply 
shortages in Hardy County, West Virginia through the inclusion of 400 
acre-feet of rural water supply storage to the planned Lost River Dam 
Site 10, located on Camp Branch of Baker Run near Needmore, West 
Virginia.
    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 William J. Hartman.
    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.
William J. Hartman,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 01-6366 Filed 3-13-01; 8:45 am]
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