[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 48368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19160]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact--Little Choconut 
Creek Watershed, Broome County, NY

ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact--Little Choconut 
Creek Watershed, Broome County, New York.

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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 Little 
Choconut Creek Flood Control Dam Site 2 rehabilitation project, Broome 
County, New York.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis DeWeese, Acting State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 441 S. Salina 
St., Suite 354, Syracuse, NY 13202; telephone: (315) 477-6504.

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, Dennis DeWeese, Acting State 
Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an 
environmental impact statement is not needed for this project.
    The project purpose is to rehabilitate dam site 2 in order to 
extend the useful life of the structure and meet current dam safety 
criteria. The planned works of improvement include sediment removal 
from behind the dam and increasing the height of the auxiliary 
spillway.
    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 
Dennis DeWeese, Acting State Conservationist, New York.
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.

(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.)


    Dated: August 4, 2008.
Dennis DeWeese,
Acting State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
Syracuse, NY.
[FR Doc. E8-19160 Filed 8-18-08; 8:45 am]
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