Lower Payette River Ditch Diversion, Replacement; Payette County, ID
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[Federal Register: March 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 59)]
[Notices]
[Page 15834]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Lower Payette River Ditch Diversion, Replacement; Payette County, ID
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.
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
Guidelines (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 a federally
assisted proposed project by the Lower Payette Ditch Company, Payette
County, Idaho.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Sims, State Conservationist,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 9173 W. Barnes Dr., Suite C,
Boise, Idaho, 83709-1574, telephone: 208-378-5700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plan/Environmental Assessment of this
federally assisted proposed action indicates that the proposed action
will not cause significant local, regional, or national impacts on the
environment. As a result of these findings, Richard Sims, State
Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an
environmental impact statement is not needed for this project.
The objective of the Lower Payette Ditch Company proposed action is
to provide efficient water delivery, operator safety and low
maintenance, reliability, and adequate fish and recreational boater
passage, while not adversely affecting the environment. The proposed
project would replace the existing deteriorating diversion structure
with an automated inflatable diversion dam.
The Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency. The basic data
developed during the plan/environmental assessment is on file and may
be reviewed by contacting Mr. Richard Sims. The FONSI has been sent 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 address stated on the previous page.
No administrative action on the proposal will be initiated until 30
days after the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Dated: March 18, 2005.
Richard Sims,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 05-6096 Filed 3-28-05; 8:45 am]
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