[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48099-48100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16202]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact for 
the Sallisaw Creek Watershed Site Nos. 32, 33, and 34 in Sequoyah 
County, OK

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oklahoma. U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.

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 
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 Sallisaw 
Creek Watershed Site Nos. 32, 33, and 34 Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  M. Darrel Dominick, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 100 USDA, 
Suite 206, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074, (405) 742-1206.

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, M. Darrel Dominick, State Conservationist, 
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental 
impact statement is not needed for this project. The project purpose is 
flood control. The planned works of improvement include the

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rehabilitation of three aging floodwater retarding structures to meet 
current safety criteria and performance standards for a high hazard 
dam.
    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 
M. Darrel Dominick. No administrative action on implementation of the 
proposal will be taken until 30 days after the date of this publication 
in the Federal Register.

M. Darrel Dominick,
State Conservationist, Oklahoma.
(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. 05-16202 Filed 8-15-05; 8:45 am]
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