[Federal Register: June 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 107)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

 
Notice of Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact for 
the Sergeant Major Creek Watershed in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oklahoma. U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of 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 Sergeant 
Major Creek Watershed, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronnie L. Clark, State 
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 100 USDA, 
Suite 206, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074, (405) 742-1206.

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, Ronnie L. Clark, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement is not needed for this project.
    The project purposes are flood control and watershed protection. 
The planned works of improvement include the rehabilitation of two 
aging floodwater retarding structures and associated land treatment for 
sediment control.
    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 
Ronnie L. Clark. 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: May 27, 1999.
Ronnie L. Clark,
State Conservationist, Oklahoma.

(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.)

[FR Doc. 99-14102 Filed 6-3-99; 8:45 am]
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