[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 19682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5616]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Highline Canal/Black Point Pipeline Project, UT; Environmental 
Statements

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has 
prepared an Environmental Assessment in compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as amended, the implementing 
regulations for NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and NRCS policy. The 
Highline Canal/Black Point Pipeline Project is a federally assisted 
action authorized as a Congressional Earmark. The Environmental 
Assessment was developed in coordination with Wayne County Commission 
and the Fremont River Irrigation Company. Upon review of the 
Environmental Assessment, the State Conservationist for NRCS, Utah, 
made a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and the determination 
was made that no environmental impact statement is required to support 
the project. 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 
Highline Canal/Black Point Pipeline Project. Written comments regarding 
this action may be submitted to: Sylvia Gillen, State Conservationist, 
USDA/NRCS, Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 South State Street, 
Room 4402, Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1100. Comments must be received no 
later than 30 days after this notice is published.

DATES: Effective Date: April 17, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia Gillen, State Conservationist, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wallace F. Bennett Federal 
Building, 125 South State Street, Room 4402, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84138-1100; telephone (801) 524-4550.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Assessment of this 
federally assisted action documents that the project will not cause 
significant local, regional, state, or national impacts on the human 
environment. The findings of Sylvia Gillen, State Conservationist, 
indicate that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement is not needed for this project.
    The objectives of the proposed project are:
     To stop the earthen canal from leaking.
     To eliminate potential economic losses associated with a 
canal failure.
    The proposed action is to pipe a 3880 foot section of the Highline 
Canal in the area of Black Point, a locally-named geologic landmark 
located northeast of the town of Loa in Wayne County, Utah. The 
existing earthen canal leaks and has failed a number of times in the 
past. The proposed action would replace the existing canal with a 60 
inch diameter pipeline. A settling pond and inlet structure are also 
proposed to remove sediment and debris before it goes into the 
pipeline. Twenty-four acres of riparian restoration would occur along 
the Fremont River.
    Copies of the FONSI and Environmental Assessment are available by 
request from Sylvia Gillen, Utah State Conservationist. Basic data 
developed during the environmental evaluation are on file and may be 
reviewed by contacting Sylvia Gillen, Utah State Conservationist. 
Requests may be submitted to: Sylvia Gillen, State Conservationist, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wallace F. Bennett Federal 
Building, 125 South State Street, Room 4402, Salt Lake City, Utah 
84138-1100; telephone (801) 524-4550.
    No administrative action on implementation of this project will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this notice is published.

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under No. 10.902, Soil and Water Conservation and 
Environmental Quality Incentive Program 10.912.)


    Signed in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 7, 2006.
Sylvia A. Gillen,
State Conservationist.
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