Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Dry Run Watershed, MD,

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Federal Register: September 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 181)NoticesPage 50792From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

DOCID:fr20se99-27

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Dry Run Watershed, Allegany County, Maryland

AGENCY: USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service.

ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact.

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 Soil Conservation Service Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not being prepared for the Dry Run Watershed, Allegany County, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David D. Doss, State Conservationist, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, 339 Busch's Frontage Road, Suite 301, Annapolis, Maryland 21401-5534, Telephone (410) 757-0861; fax (410) 757-0687.

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, David P. Doss, State Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact statement is not needed for this project.

The project proposed are flood control and watershed protection. The planned works of improvement include floodplain acquisition and stream restoration.

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 David P. Doss.

No administrative action or 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) David P. Doss, State Conservationist.

FR Doc. 99-24364Filed9-17-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 3410-16-M

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