[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 40273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14210]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


North Fork Powell River Watershed, Lee County, Virginia

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

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 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, gives notice that an 
Environmental Impact Statement is not being prepared for the North Fork 
Powell River Watershed in Lee County, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John A. Bricker, State 
Conservationist, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Culpeper 
Building, Suite 209, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Richmond, Virginia 23229-
5014, telephone (804) 287-1691.

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, John A. Bricker, State Conservationist, has 
issued a Finding of No Significant Impact and determined that the 
preparation and review of an Environmental Impact Statement is not 
needed for this project.
    The project purposes are to improve water quality, improve fish and 
wildlife habitat, and reduce damages caused by acid mine drainage and 
excessive erosion and sedimentation. The recommended plan includes the 
installation of passive acid mine drainage treatment measures and/or 
erosion and sediment control practices on 39 sites in the North Fork 
Powell River Watershed in Lee County, Virginia. The watershed 
protection will be accomplished by the installation of measures on 
private lands.
    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. 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 
John A. Bricker, State Conservationist.
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: July 12, 2007.
John A. Bricker,
State Conservationist.
    (This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under No. 10.901, Watershed and Flood Prevention, and is 
subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires 
intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials).
 [FR Doc. E7-14210 Filed 7-23-07; 8:45 am]
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