[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 36559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12591]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project, Barnstable County, 
Massachusetts

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.

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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 
Guidelines (7 CFR part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, give notice that an 
environmental impact statement is being prepared for the Cape Cod 
Watershed, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cecil B. Currin, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 451 West 
Street, Amherst, MA 01002, 413-253-4351.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this 
federally assisted action indicates that the project may cause 
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As 
a result of these findings, Cecil B. Currin, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement is needed for this project.
    Area: Barnstable County, excluding Federal lands.
    Sponsors: Barnstable County Commissioners and the Cape Cod 
Conservation District.
    Partners: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Massachusetts 
Coastal Zone Management, all towns on Cape Cod.
    Project purposes are watershed protection and fish and wildlife 
development. Sponsors objectives are to (1) improve water quality for 
shellfish beds, (2) restore degraded salt marshes and (3) restore 
anadromous fish passages. Alternatives under consideration to reach 
these objectives include but are not limited to:
    Objective 1: Constructed wetlands, infiltration basins or trenches, 
dry wells, and sand filters.
    Objective 2: Enlarging existing culverts to restore marsh hydrology 
to pre-restriction conditions; marsh and pit development to provide 
fish pools in marshes.
    Objective 3: Water level control structures, fish ladders, and 
obstruction removals.
    A draft environmental impact statement will be prepared and 
circulated for review by agencies and the public. The Natural Resources 
Conservation Service invites participation and consultation of agencies 
and individuals that have special expertise, legal jurisdiction, or 
interest in the preparation of the draft environmental impact 
statement. Further information on the proposed action may be obtained 
for Cecil B. Currin, State Conservationist, at the above address and 
telephone.

    Signed in Amherst, Massachusetts on June 15, 2005.
Cecil B. Currin,
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. 05-12591 Filed 6-23-05; 8:45 am]
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