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Upper Nanticoke River Watershed, Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware
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[Federal Register: April 11, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 70)]
[Notices]
[Page 17780]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr11ap97_dat-40]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Upper Nanticoke River Watershed, Kent and Sussex Counties,
Delaware
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
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 Upper
Nanticoke River Watershed Land Treatment Supplement No. 1, Kent and
Sussex Counties, Delaware.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elesa K. Cottrell, State Conservationist, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1203 College Park Drive, Suite 101, Dover,
Delaware 19904-8713, telephone (302) 678-4160.
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, Elesa K. Cottrell, State Conservationist,
has determined that an environmental impact statement is not needed for
this project.
The measure concerns a plan for watershed protection. The planned
works of improvement include waste management systems, wetland wildlife
habitat enhancement, forest management practices, and accelerated
technical assistance for land treatment.
The Notice of 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 evaluation are on file and may be reviewed by contacting
Elesa K. Cottrell.
No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
Upper Nanticoke River Watershed, Delaware Finding of No Significant
Impact
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Under No. 10.901, Resource
Conservation and Development, and is subject to the provision of
Executive Order 12372 which requires intergovernmental consultation
with state and local officials.)
Elesa K. Cottrell,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 97-9312 Filed 4-10-97; 8:45 am]
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