WYOMING SUPPLEMENT TO RUS BULLETINS 1794A - 600, 601, and 602

This Supplement has been developed to provide applicants/engineers in
Wyoming with names and addresses of Federal and Wyoming State Agencies
to contact for information to be included in Environmental Reports for
financing through RUS.

The RUS environmental process begins with the Environmental Report (ER)
and the Preliminary Engineering Reports (PER). The reports should be
prepared at the same time and submitted to RUS with the application.
Rural Development expects the applicant, the borrower, and/or the lender
to consider the potential environmental impacts and alternatives of
their reports to be submitted at the earliest planning stages and to
develop proposals that avoid or minimize potential adverse impacts on
the environment. In the case of guaranteed loans, the lender is expected
to assist the borrower in considering the environmental impacts.

Please be aware that during the period of application review and
processing, the applicant will take no action or incur any obligation
with respect to their proposed undertaking that may have any impact on
the environment or limit the range of environmental alternatives for the
project.

RUS requires that applicants to the Agency's loan and grant programs
submit with its application a PER and ER. The environmental review
process is to be performed concurrently with an applicant's engineering
planning and design activities. RUS will advise applicants as to the
environmental soundness of their proposed project early in the planning
stage to facilitate the analysis of alternatives when necessary. The
completion of the environmental review must occur prior to loan approval
and/or the issuance of the letter of conditions, whichever comes first.

The applicant and the applicant's engineer prepare the reports using the
following:

1.  7 CFR Parts 1780 and 1794

2.  RUS Bulletin 1794A-600, Guide for Preparing an Environmental Report
    for Categorically Excluded Electric Projects

3.  RUS Bulletin 1794A-601, Guide for Preparing an Environmental Report
    for Electric Projects Requiring an Environmental Assessment

4.  RUS Bulletin 1794A-602, Guide For Preparing The Environmental Report
    for Water and Waste Projects

5.  Flow Chart of Subpart C -- Classification of Water and Waste
    Proposals

> The current Rural Utilities Service Regulations can be located at the
> website -
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The State Environmental Coordinator determines the adequacy and
authorizes acceptance of the ER. For categorically excluded projects,
accepted ER(s) shall serve as RUS's environmental documentation for the
proposed project, and upon request, be available for public review. Upon
acceptance of an ER for an ER for Environmental Assessment projects, the
ER shall serve as RUS's Environmental Assessment.

In certain instances, public notices may be required. Where there is a
proposal to convert important farmland, locate facilities in wetlands or
floodplains, or adversely affect a cultural resource, the public will be
provided an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed project.
The National Environmental Policy Act process is then concluded upon
issuance of a Final Notice and/or Finding of No Significant Impact.

RUS may incorporate into its environmental documents, environmental
documents or portions thereof prepared by state, local agencies, or
other parties for purposes other than compliance with NEPA. RUS may
adopt a Federal EA or EIS or a portion thereof as its EA. Where RUS has
adopted another agency's environmental documents, the timing of the
action shall be subject to the same requirements as if RUS had prepared
the required EA or EIS. Public notices must be provided in the same
manner as if RUS had prepared the EA. The circulation and notice
provisions for a draft and final EIS apply.

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Technical assistance may be obtained from the following sources:

ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Field Supervisor

4000 Morrie Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001

Telephone: 307-772-2374

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Supervisor of Wildlife Habitat Protection

5400 Bishop Blvd.

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-4509

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service

Rocky Mountain Regional Office

P.O. Box 25287

Denver, CO 80255

Telephone: 303-969-2987

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Director of Western Office of Review

12136 West Bayaud Avenue

Suite 330

Lakewood, CO 80228

Telephone: 303-969-5110

Department of Commerce

Division of Cultural Resources

State Historic Preservation Officer

2301 Central Avenue

Barrett Building, Third Floor

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-7697

Ray Nation, Natural Resource Officer

Wind River Agency, BIA

Fort Washakie, WY 82514

Telephone: 307-332-7810

National Register of Historic Places --

[http://www.cr.nps.gov/places.htm](http://www.nr.nps.gov/nrishome.htm)

National Registry of Historic Landmarks --

U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service

National Historic Landmark Staff

Washington, D.C. 20013-7127

Telephone: 202-343-8165

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U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service

Rocky Mountain Regional Office

P.O. Box 25287

Denver, CO 80255

Telephone: 303-969-2929

National Registry of Natural Landmarks --

U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service

Wildlife and Vegetation Division (490)

Washington, D.C. 20013-7127

Telephone: 202-219-8934

U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service

Rocky Mountain Regional Office

P.O. Box 25287

Denver, CO 80255

Telephone: 303-969-2929

WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS

U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service

Interior Building

"C" Street between 18^th^ and 19^th^

N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240

Telephone: 202-619-7222

U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service

Rocky Mountain Regional Office

P.O. Box 25287

Denver, CO 80255

Telephone: 303-969-2855

Wild and Scenic Rivers-

[http://www.nps.gov/rivers/siteindex.html](http://www.nps.gov/htdocs3/rivers/index.html)

Nationwide Rivers Inventory Segments --

[http://www.ncrc.nps.gov/rtca/nri/](http://www.ncrc.nps.gov/rtca/nri/wy.htm)

IMPORTANT FARMLANDS

Natural Resources Conservation Service

State Conservationist

100 East "B" Street

Casper, WY 82601

Telephone: 307-261-6491

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TIMBERLAND

U.S. Forest Service

Forest Inventory Economic Recreational Research

P.O. Box 96090

Washington, D.C. 20090-6090

Telephone: 202-205-0841

U.S. Forest Service

State Forester

2468 Jackson Street

Laramie, WY 82070-6535

Telephone: 307-745-2300

State Forestry Division

State Forester

1100 West 22^nd^ Street

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-7586

WETLANDS

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Omaha District, Regulatory Branch

P.O. Box 5

Omaha, NE 68101

Telephone: 402-221-4211

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

WY Regulatory Office

2232 Dell Range Blvd., Suite 210

Cheyenne, WY 82001

Telephone: 307-772-2300

Natural Resources Conservation Service

State Conservationist

100 East "B" Street

Casper, WY 82601

Telephone: 307-261-6453

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Supervisor of Wildlife Habitat Protection

5400 Bishop Blvd.

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-4509

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National Wetlands Inventory Maps-

NWI Regional Distribution Center

South Dakota State University

Wildlife and Fisheries Department

Box 2140-B

Brookings, SD 57007

Telephone 605-688-5894

Draft Composite Maps --

Telephone: 1-800-USA-MAPS

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory Center --

<http://www.nwi.fws.gov/>

FLOOD PLAINS

Federal Emergency Management Agency

500 C Street, SW

Washington, DC 20742

Telephone: 1-800-611-6125

<http://www.fema.gov/>

National Flood Insurance Program

Map Service Center

P.O. Box 1038

Jessup, MD 20794-1038

Telephone: 1-800-358-9616

<http://www.fema.gov/msc/>

National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Status Book --

<http://www.fema.gov/fema/csb.htm>

Telephone: 1-800-611-6125

"Guide to Flood Maps" --

1-800-611-6125

Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VIII

Mitigation Director

Denver Federal Center

Building 710

Denver, CO 80255-0267

Telephone: 303-235-4814

Emergency Management

National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator

5500 Bishop Blvd.

Cheyenne, WY 82009

Telephone: 307-777-4900

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Natural Resources Conservation Service

State Conservationist

100 East "B" Street

Casper, WY 82601

Telephone: 307-261-6453

FISH AND WILDLIFE

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Supervisor of Wildlife Habitat Protection

5400 Bishop Blvd.

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-4509

NOISE

Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator

401 "M" Street SW

Washington, DC 20460

Telephone: 202-260-4700

Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII

Regional Director

999 18^th^ St., Suite 500

Denver, CO 80202-2466

Telephone: 1-800-227-8917

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Secretary

451 7^th^ Street, SW

Washington, DC 20410

Telephone: 202-708-0417

AIR

Environmental Protection Agency

Office Director for Air Quality Planning and Standards

Washington, DC 20460

Telephone: 202-260-5575

Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII

Regional Director

999 18^th^ St., Suite 500

Denver, CO 80202-2466

Telephone: 1-800-227-8917

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Department of Environmental Quality

Administrator, Air Quality Division

Herschler Building, 4^th^ Floor West

122 West 25^th^

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-7391

WATER QUALITY

Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator

401 "M" Street

S.W. Washington, DC 20460

Telephone: 202-260-4700

Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII

Regional Director

999 18^th^ St., Suite 500

Denver, CO 80202-2466

Telephone: 1-800-227-8917

Department of Environmental Quality

Administrator, Water Quality Division

Herschler Building, 4^th^ Floor West

122 West 25^th^

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-7781

SURFACE WATER

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Omaha District, Regulatory Branch

P.O. Box 5

Omaha, NE 68101

Telephone: 402-221-4211

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

WY Regulatory Office

2232 Dell Range Blvd., Suite 210

Cheyenne, WY 82001

Telephone: 307-772-2300

Department of Environmental Quality

Administrator, Water Quality Division

Herschler Building, 4^th^ Floor West

122 West 25^th^

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-7781

Nationwide Rivers Inventory --

[http://www.ncrc.nps.gov/rtca/nri/](http://www.ncrc.nps.gov.rtca/nri/wy.htm)

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GROUND WATER

Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII

Regional Director

999 18^th^ St., Suite 500

Denver, CO 80202-2466

Telephone: 1-800-227-8917

Department of Environmental Quality (Underground Injection Control)

Administrator Water Quality Division

Herschler Building, 4^th^ Floor West

122 West 25^th^

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-7781

Department of Environmental Quality (Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act)

Administrator Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Division

Herschler Building, 4^th^ Floor West

122 West 25^th^

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-7781

Department of Environmental Quality

Administrator National Pollution Discharge Elimination System, Water
Quality Division

Herschler Building, 4^th^ Floor West

122 West 25^th^

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-7781

FUEL STORAGE TANKS

Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII

UST Program

999 18^th^ St., Suite 500

Denver, CO 80202-2466

Telephone: 1-800-227-8917

Department of Environmental Quality

Assistant Program Director, Water Quality Division

Herschler Building, 4^th^ Floor West

122 West 25^th^

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone: 307-777-7781

RADON

State of Wyoming Health

M.D.H., Director

2300 Capitol Avenue

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Telephone:307-777-7656

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Environmental Protection Agency radon website --

<http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/>

SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 (OW137)

Ground Water Protection Unit

1200 Sixth Avenue

Seattle, WA 98101

Telephone: 206-553-1900

Sole Source Aquifer website --

<http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/swp/sumssa.html>

NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM

United States Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

Federal Building

201 14^th^ Street SW at Independence Ave.

S.W. Washington, DC 20250

<http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/states/wy.shtml>

NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM

Additional information on the National Trails System and its various
components, programs, and National Trails System Map and Guide may be
obtained by contacting the State Environmental Coordinator National
Trails System Branch, National Park Service (782), P.O. Box 37127,
Washington, D.C.,

20013-7127, 202-343-3780.

**National Scenic Trails**

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail

Federal Administrator -- Forest Service

Established 1978

3,200 miles

Dave Stark

USDA Forest Service

Rocky Mountain Regional Office

740 Simms

Golden, CO 80401

303-236-9501

Partner Organizations

Bruce and Paula Ward

Continental Divide Trail Alliance

P.O. Box 628

Pine, CO 80470

303-838-3760

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Jim Wolf

Continental Divide Trail Society

3704 North Charles Street #601

Balto, MD 21218-2300

410-235-9610

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**National Historic Trails**

California National Historic Trail

Federal Administrator, National Park Service

Established 1992

5,665 miles

NPS Long-Distance Coordinator

324 South State Street

P.O. Box 45155

Salt Lake City, UT 84145

801-539-4093

Partner Organizations

Oregon-California Trails Association

P.O. Box 1019

Independence, MO 64051

816-252-2276

Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail

Federal Administrator, National Park Service

Established 1978

1,300 miles

NPS Long-Distance Coordinator

324 South State Street

P.O. Box 45155

Salt Lake City, UT 84145

801-539-4095

Partner Organizations

Mormon Trails Association

300 South Rio Grande

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

801-544-1579

Nez Perce National Historic Trail

Federal Administrator, Forest Service

Established 1986

1,170 miles

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USDA Forest Service, Region 1

Federal Building

P.O. Box 7669

Missoula, MT 59807

406-329-3602

Partner Organizations

Nez Perce National Historic Trail Foundation

P.O. Box 20197

Missoula, Mt 59801

Oregon National Historic Trail

Federal Administrator, National Park Service

Established 1978

2,170 miles

NPS Long-Distance Coordinator

324 South State Street

P.O. Box 45155

Salt Lake City, UT 84145

801-539-4095

Partner Organizations

Oregon-California Trails Association

P.O. Box 1019

Independence, MO 64051

816-252-2276

Pony Express National Historic Trail

Federal Administrator, National Park Service

Established 1992

1,855 miles

NPS Long-Distance Coordinator

324 South State Street

P.O. Box 45155

Salt Lake City, UT 84145

801-539-4093

Partner Organizations

National Pony Express Association

76398 Road 428

Cozad, NE 69130

913-744-3333

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