[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 76444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7824]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Project: Pigeon Roost Creek Watershed, Floodwater Retarding 
Structure 3, Jackson County, KY

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service.

ACTION: Notice of a 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 of 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 Pigeon 
Roost Watershed, Jackson County, Kentucky.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David G. Sawyer, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service, 771 Corporate 
Drive, Suite 210, Lexington, KY 40503-5479, telephone (859)-224-7350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The recently updated Pigeon Roost Creek 
Watershed Plan/Environmental Assessment analyzed the installation of a 
floodwater retarding structure within the Pigeon Roost Creek Watershed 
in Jackson County, Kentucky. This project is a federally-assisted 
action and the completed Watershed Plan/EA has indicated that the 
project will not cause significant local, regional, or national impacts 
on the environment. As a result of these findings, David G. Sawyer, 
State Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review 
of an environmental impact statement is not necessary for this project.
    The project purpose is to reduce flooding and sedimentation damages 
to the residences and businesses of McKee, Kentucky. The proposed 
project is the installation of flood retarding structure 3 
(FRS3) as originally planned and analyzed in the approved 1986 
Pigeon Roost Watershed Plan and Environment Assessment.
    The Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been 
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and to various 
local agencies and interested parties. A limited number of copies of 
the FONSI are available by contacting the above address. Basic data 
developed during the environmental assessment are on file and may be 
reviewed by contacting Anita Arends, Resource Conservationist at 859-
224-7354 or [email protected].
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.

Billye M. Haslett,
Acting State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. E5-7824 Filed 12-23-05; 8:45 am]
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