75900 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 243 / Monday, December 20, 2004 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Persons 

who wish to bring matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff by January 17, 2005. Public 

comment will have the opportunity to 

address the committee at the meeting.

Dated: December 14, 2004. 

Blaine Baker, 

Designated Federal Official.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Notice of Mineral County Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393) the Lolo National Forest’s Mineral 

County Resource Advisory Committee 

will meet on the first Tuesday of each 

of the next five months from January 

2005 through May 2005. Meetings begin 

at 6 p.m. in Superior, Montana and are 

open to the public. Meetings normally 

last two hours.

DATES: January 4, February 1, March 1, 

April 5, and May 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Mineral County Courthouse, 300 

River Street, Superior, MT 59872.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Harper, Designated Forest 

Official (DFO), District Ranger, Lolo 

National Forest, at (406) 822–4233.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics for all five meetings will focus on 

presentation and discussion of new 

project proposals, as authorized under 

Title II of P.L. 106–393. Selection of 

projects will occur at the April and May 

meetings. Meetings will be announced 

in local newspapers, the Mineral 

Independent and the Missoulian.

Dated: December 14, 2004. 

Deborah L. R. Austin, 

Designated Federal Official.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Notice of Southwest Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393), the Boise and Payette National 

Forests’ Southwest Idaho Resource 

Advisory Committee will conduct a 

business meeting, which is open to the 

public.

DATES: Wednesday, January 19, 2004, 

beginning at 10:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Idaho Counties Risk 

Management Program Building, 3100 

South Vista Avenue, Boise, Idaho.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics will include review and approval 

of project proposals, and is an open 

public forum.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dough Gochnour, Designated Federal 

Officer, at 208–392–6681 or e-mail 

dgochnour@fs.fed.us.

Dated: December 14, 2004. 

Lana S. Thurston, 

Administrative Officer, Boise National Forest.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resource Conservation 

Service 

Beaver Creek Watershed Project; 

Morgan and Washington Counties, 

Colorado

AGENCY: Natural Resource Conservation 

Service, Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969; the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR Part 1500); and the Natural 

Resource Conservation Service 

Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the 

Natural Resource Conservation Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives 

notice that an environmental impact 

statement is not being prepared for the 

Beaver Creek Watershed Project, Morgan 

and Washington counties, Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Allen Green, Colorado State 

Conservationist, Natural Resource 

Conservation Service, 655 Parfet St., 

Lakewood, Colorado, 80215–5517, 

telephone (720) 544–2802.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental assessment of this 

federally assisted action documents that 

the project will not cause significant 

local, regional, or national impacts on 

the human environment. The findings of 

Allen Green, State Conservationist, 

indicate that the preparation and review 

of an environmental impact statement is 

not needed for this project. 

The primary project purposes are, (1) 

Agricultural water management—

improve water application effectiveness 

and reduce negative water quality and 

quantity impacts to surface and 

groundwater’s including, the South 

Platte River. These impacts being from 

excessive loading of nitrates, nutrients, 

sediment, and salts. (2) Watershed 

protection—protect the soil resource 

base from excessive irrigation induced 

erosion and sedimentation, improve soil 

health through carbon sequestration. (3) 

Nonagricultural Water Management—

creation and improvement of wetland 

and wildlife habitat as part of a three 

state initiative. 

The planned works of improvement 

include, on-farm underground irrigation 

pipelines, on-farm concrete irrigation 

ditches; sprinkler irrigation systems, 

and structures for water control. These 

enduring practices are accompanied by 

facilitating management practices such 

as Irrigation Water Management. 

This 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. Copies of the FONSI 

and Plan/Environmental Assessment are 

available by request from Allen Green, 

Colorado State Conservationist. Basic 

data developed during the 

environmental evaluation are on file 

and may be reviewed by contacting 

Allen Green, State Conservationist. 

No administrative action on 

implementation of this project will be 

taken until 30 days after the date this 

Notice is published in the Federal 

Register.

Allen Green, 

State Conservationist. 

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance under NO. 

10904, Soil and Water Conservation.)

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