[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31886-31887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14920]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Hubbard and Murphree Creeks Watershed, Tallahatchie County, 
Mississippi

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

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notice that an environmental impact statement is not being prepared for 
Hubbard and Murphree Creeks Watershed, Tallahatchie County, 
Mississippi.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Homer L. Wilkes, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Suite 1321, 
A.H. McCoy Federal Building, 100 West Capitol Street, Jackson, 
Mississippi 39269, Telephone 601-965-5205.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this federal 
assisted action indicates that the project will not cause significant 
local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As a result of 
these findings, Homer L. Wilkes, State Conservationist has determined 
that the preparation and review of an environmental impact statement 
are not needed for this project.

Hubbard and Murphree Creeks Watershed, Tallahatchie County, 
Mississippi Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact

    The project concerns a watershed plan to provide supplemental flood 
protection and reduce threat to loss of life from sudden dam failure to 
the residents of the Hubbard and Murphree Creeks Watershed and others. 
The planned works of improvement consists of rehabilitating three 
floodwater retarding structures (FWRS) Y-17-72, Y-17-73, and Y-17-74.
    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 
Homer L. Wilkes. No administrative action on implementation of the 
proposal will be taken until 30 days after the date of this publication 
in the Federal Register.

    Dated: May 29, 2001.
Homer L. Wilkes,
State Conservationist.

    ``(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.)''
[FR Doc. 01-14920 Filed 6-12-01; 8:45 am]
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