[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 46168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17482]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Swan Quarter Watershed Project, Hyde County, NC

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 on Environmental Quality Guidelines (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 Swan 
Quarter Watershed Project, Hyde County, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary K. Combs, State Conservationist, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 4405 Bland Road, Suite 205, 
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609, telephone (919) 873-2101.

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, Mary K. Combs, 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 flood damages. Proposed measures 
to address wind-tide flooding include 33,194 linear feet of earthen 
dike, 4,606 linear feet of PVC sheet piling, 10 pipes, and 28 tide 
gates. The project will benefit 125 homes and businesses and 2,400 
acres of cropland.
    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 
Jacob Crandall, Assistant State Conservationist for Water Resources at 
4405 Bland Road, Suite 205, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609.
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.

Mary K. Combs,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 02-17482 Filed 7-11-02; 8:45 am]
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