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Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact--Little Choconut Creek Watershed, Broome County, NY

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[Federal Register: August 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 161)]
[Notices]
[Page 48368]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr19au08-37]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service

Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact--Little Choconut
Creek Watershed, Broome County, NY

ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact--Little Choconut
Creek Watershed, Broome County, New York.

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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 Little
Choconut Creek Flood Control Dam Site 2 rehabilitation project, Broome
County, New York.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis DeWeese, Acting State
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 441 S. Salina
St., Suite 354, Syracuse, NY 13202; telephone: (315) 477-6504.

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, Dennis DeWeese, Acting State
Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an
environmental impact statement is not needed for this project.
    The project purpose is to rehabilitate dam site 2 in order to
extend the useful life of the structure and meet current dam safety
criteria. The planned works of improvement include sediment removal
from behind the dam and increasing the height of the auxiliary spillway.
    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
Dennis DeWeese, Acting State Conservationist, New York.
    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: August 4, 2008.
Dennis DeWeese,
Acting State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Syracuse, NY.
[FR Doc. E8-19160 Filed 8-18-08; 8:45 am]
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