[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 60 (Monday, March 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 16231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6936]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Rehabilitation Plan/Environmental Assessment for the White Tanks 
No. 3 Project, Maricopa County, AZ

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of 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 
(NRCS) Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the NRCS, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not 
being prepared for the Rehabilitation Plan/Environmental Assessment for 
the White Tanks No. 3 Project, Maricopa County, Arizona.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Somerville, State 
Conservationist, USDA/NRCS, 3003 North Central Avenue, Suite 800, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85012; telephone: (602) 280-8801.

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. 
Based on evidence presented, Michael Somerville, State Conservationist, 
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental 
impact statement are not needed for this project.
    The project proposes to rehabilitate the White Tanks No. 3 FRS to 
meet NRCS standards and State of Arizona dam safety criteria.
    The Notice of 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. 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 Don Paulus, Assistant State 
Conservationist for Programs, at the above address.
    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.)


Michael Somerville,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 04-6936 Filed 3-26-04; 8:45 am]
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