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Princeville Floodwater Mitigation and Stream Restoration Project, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

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 [Federal Register: August 13, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 156)]
[Notices]
[Page 42504]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr13au01-36]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
 
Princeville Floodwater Mitigation and Stream Restoration Project, 
Edgecombe County, North Carolina

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Agriculture.
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 Guidelines (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 
Princeville Floodwater Mitigation and Stream Restoration Project, 
Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary K. Combs, State Conservationist, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 4405 Bland Road, Suite 205, 
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609, telephone (919) 873-2101.

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, Mary K. Combs, State Conservationist, has 
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact 
statement are not needed for this project.
    The project purpose is to reduce flood damages. The planned works 
of improvement include 8,539 feet of channel clean-out or enlargement, 
736 feet of new channels, and 3,722 feet of closed conduit. The project 
will benefit 310 homes, 3 schools, and 6 businesses.
    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 
Jacob Crandall, Assistant State Conservationist for Water Resources at 
4405 Bland Road, Suite 205, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609.
Princeville Floodwater Mitigation and Stream Restoration Project, NC; 
Notice of a Finding Of No Significant Impact
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.

Mary K. Combs,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 01-20251 Filed 8-10-01; 8:45 am]
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