[Federal Register: April 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 78)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

 
Okatoma Creek Watershed, Covington, County, MS

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, DOA.

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 Okatoma Creek 
Watershed, Covington County, MS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Homer L. Wilkes, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Suite 1321, 
A.H. McCoy Federal Building, 100 West Capital Street, Jackson, 
Mississippi 39269, telephone 601-965-5205.

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, Homer L. Wilkes, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement are not needed for the project.

Okatoma Creek Watershed, Covington County, Mississippi; Notice of a 
Finding of No Significant Impact

    The project concerns a watershed plan for the purpose of flood 
reduction and recreation enhancement. The planned works of improvement 
consists of selective debris removal on Okatoma Creek from Highway 590 
at Seminary, Mississippi, upstream to the Covington and Simpson County 
Line at Mount Olive, Mississippi.
    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 
Homer L. Wilkes. 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: April 12, 1999.
Homer L. Wilkes,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 99-10158 Filed 4-22-99; 8:45 am]
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