[Federal Register: September 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 181)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

 
Dry Run Watershed, Allegany County, Maryland

AGENCY: USDA, 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 Soil Conservation Service Regulations (7 
CFR part 650); the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not 
being prepared for the Dry Run Watershed, Allegany County, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David D. Doss, State Conservationist, 
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, 339 Busch's Frontage Road, 
Suite 301, Annapolis, Maryland 21401-5534, Telephone (410) 757-0861; 
fax (410) 757-0687.

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, David P. Doss, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement is not needed for this project.
    The project proposed are flood control and watershed protection. 
The planned works of improvement include floodplain acquisition and 
stream restoration.
    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 
David P. Doss.
    No administrative action or 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)
David P. Doss,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 99-24364 Filed 9-17-99; 8:45 am]
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