[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 191 (Monday, October 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51125-51126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23890]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Fredonia Flood Retarding Structure Rehabilitation Project, 
Coconino County, AZ

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 on Environmental Quality Regulations 
(40 CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
(NRCS) 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 Fredonia 
Flood Retarding Structure (FRS) Rehabilitation Project, Coconino 
County, Arizona.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. McKay, State Conservationist, 
USDA-NRCS, 230 North First Avenue, Suite 509, Phoenix, Arizona 85003, 
telephone: (602) 280-8801.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this

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federally assisted action indicates that the project will not cause 
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. 
Based on evidence presented, David L. McKay, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement are not needed for this project.
    The project proposes to decommission the Fredonia FRS by converting 
the dam to a levee/floodway and directing flows north to a floodway 
discharging to Kanab Creek. This will meet the project purpose of 
providing for continued 100-year flood protection for the Town of 
Fredonia, Arizona, and surrounding areas.
    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. 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 Don Paulus, Assistant State 
Conservationist for Programs, at the above address.
    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: September 28, 2009.
David L. McKay,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. E9-23890 Filed 10-2-09; 8:45 am]
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