[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 233 (Thursday, December 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 67832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30143]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Lower Kissimmee River Watershed, Okeechobee and Highlands 
Counties, FL

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION:  Notice of a finding of no significant impact.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(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 than an 
Environmental Impact Statement is not being prepared for the Lower 
Kissimmee River Watershed, Okeechobee and Highlands counties, Florida.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Niles Glasgow, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O. Box 
141510, Gainesville, FL, 32614, (352) 338-9500.

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, Niles Glasgow, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an Environmental Impact 
Statement is not needed for this project.
    Proposed is the implementation of conservation practices on cow/
calf farms and dairies in order to reduce phosphorus loads in the 
watershed and assist in achieving the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 
for Lake Okeechobee.
    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 other 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 
Jessica Bertine, Agricultural Economist, Gainesville, FL, (352) 338-
9513.
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.

T. Niles Glasgow,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 03-30143 Filed 12-3-03; 8:45 am]
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