[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 67387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28068]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Cane Creek Remedial Plan, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the U.S. Department of Agriculture--
Natural Resources Conservation Service will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement to assess potential environmental impacts associated 
with proposed structural measures to control the widening and 
degradation of the channel of Cane Creek. The project sponsor is the 
Cane Creek Watershed District. The actions proposed in the Cane Creek 
Remedial Plan address the continuing degradation and widening of the 
channel of Cane Creek and its tributaries resulting from modification 
of the main channel in 1970. The sponsor's objective is to stabilize 
the main channel bottom and limit head-cutting of two major 
tributaries. Six alternatives to address the concerns were addressed in 
the Plan. The sponsor's preferred alternative includes installation of 
five low head riprap chutes in the main channel and one structure each 
in two large tributaries to Cane Creek. Benefits of the sponsor's 
preferred plan are the protection of five main channel bridges and two 
county bridges; four previously installed repair structures will also 
be protected. Approximately 84,000 cubic yards of sediment will be 
prevented from annually entering the Hatchie River. Ten acres of 
riparian forest and 9.2 acres of recreational fishing area will be 
created. No federally listed threatened or endangered species are known 
from the watershed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Ford, State Conservationist, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 675 U.S. Courthouse, 801 
Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, telephone (615) 277-2531.

(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.)

    Dated: October 21, 2002.
James W. Ford,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 02-28068 Filed 11-4-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-16-P