[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 127 (Monday, July 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31910-31911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15711]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Supplemental Watershed Plan No. 1 and Environmental Assessment 
for Big Slough Watershed, Clay County, AR

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 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 Big Slough 
Watershed Supplement No.1, Clay County, Arkansas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kalven L. Trice, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Rm 3416 
Federal Building, 700 West Capital Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201-3225, 
Telephone (501) 301-3121.

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, Kalven L. Trice, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement is not needed for this project.
    This project will allow the installation of seven floodwater 
retarding structures (FWRS Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 11) to be 
constructed and will provide storage for flood prevention and 100-year 
sediment storage. All seven structures will be designed and constructed 
as high hazard dams, capable of safely storing and discharging the 
runoff from the Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) storm without 
overtopping the dams.
    Federal assistance will be provided under the authority of the 
Flood Prevention Program authorized by the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act (Pub. L. 83-566), as amended.
    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

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single copy requests at the above address. Basic data developed during 
the environmental assessment are on file and may be reviewed by 
contacting Kalven L. Trice, 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: June 22, 2009.
Kalven L. Trice,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. E9-15711 Filed 7-2-09; 8:45 am]
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