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1See https://sam.gov/content/assistance-listings. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Notice of Availability of Record of 

Decisions for Etowah River, Georgia; 

Pocasset River, Rhode Island; Odessa 

Subarea Special Study Project in 

Washington; and Cart Creek Site 1 of 

the North Branch Park River 

Watershed in North Dakota 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; record of 

decision. 

SUMMARY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency 

in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

has prepared a Notice of Availability for 

Record of Decisions (ROD) for 

Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) 

for Etowah River Watershed Dam 

No.13–A (Russel Creek Reservoir 

Multipurpose Project) in Dawson 

County, Georgia; Pocasset River, Rhode 

Island; Odessa Subarea Special Study 

Project in Adams, Franklin, Grant, and 

Lincoln counties, Washington; and Cart 

Creek Site 1 of the North Branch Park 

River Watershed in North Dakota. 

ADDRESSES: 

• You may request a copy of the 

Etowah River ROD from: Sharon 

Swagger, Assistant State 

Conservationist—Easements and Water 

Resources, 355 E Hancock Ave., Athens, 

GA 30601; 

• You may also download a copy of 

the Etowah River ROD from: https://

www.etowahwaterga.gov/about/russellcreek-reservoir/; 

• You may request a copy of the 

Pocasset River ROD from: Darrell 

Moore, NRCS Rhode Island State 

Conservation Engineer, 60 Quaker Lane, 

Suite 40, Warwick, RI 02886; 

• You may also download a copy of 

the Pocasset River ROD from: https://

www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ 

2024-09/RI_PocassetEIS_ROD_508.pdf; 

• You may request a copy of the 

Odessa Subarea Special Study Project 

ROD: Jules Riley, USDA/NRCS, 11707 E 

Sprague Ave., Suite 301, Spokane 

Valley, WA 99206; 

• You may also download complete 

text of the Odessa Subarea Special 

Study Project ROD and the FEIS from 

the project website at https://

www.ogwrp-programs.org/watershedplan; and 

• You may request a copy of the Cart 

Creek Site 1 of the North Branch Park 

River Watershed in North Dakota ROD 

from: Dan Hovland, USDA–ND NRCS, 

220 E Rosser Avenue, Bismarck, ND 

59502–1458; 

• You may also view a copy of the 

Cart Creek Site 1 of the North Branch 

Park River Watershed in North Dakota 

ROD from: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ 

conservation-basics/conservation-bystate/north-dakota/north-branch-parkriver-watershed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

Etowah River, Georgia, contact Sharon 

Swagger; Assistant State 

Conservationist, at telephone 706–546– 

2272; or email: sharon.swagger@

usda.gov. For Pocasset River, contact 

Darrell Moore; telephone: (401) 822– 

8812; or email: Darrell.Moore@usda.gov. 

For the Odessa Subarea Special Study 

Project in Washington, contact Jules 

Riley; telephone: (509) 507–0178; email: 

jules.riley@usda.gov. For the Cart Creek 

Site 1 of the North Branch Park River 

Watershed in North Dakota, contact 

Christi Fisher, telephone: (701) 530– 

2091 email: christi.fisher@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through 

this document, NRCS announces the 

availability of EIS RODs for: 

• Etowah River Watershed Dam 

No.13–A (Russel Creek Reservoir 

Multipurpose Project) in Dawson 

County, Georgia; 

• Pocasset River Flood Damage 

Reduction Project in Rhode Island; 

• Odessa Subarea Special Study 

Project in Adams, Franklin, Grant, and 

Lincoln counties, Washington; and 

• Cart Creek Site 1 of the North 

Branch Park River Watershed in North 

Dakota. 

Etowah River Watershed Dam No.13–A 

NRCS completed the EIS titled 

‘‘Etowah River Watershed Dam No.13– 

A (formerly known as Russell Creek 

Reservoir Multipurpose Project)’’ in 

partnership with Etowah Water & Sewer 

Authority, in Dawson County, Georgia. 

The NRCS NOI EIS was published in the 

Federal Register on April 8, 2022 (87 FR 

20811–20813). 

The Final EIS (FEIS #20230100) was 

made available for review through 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

Central Data Exchange (CDE) system as 

announced in the Federal Register on 

August 11, 2023 (88 FR 54612–54613). 

Pocasset River Flood Damage 

Reduction Project 

NRCS published the notice of intent 

to prepare the EIS titled ‘‘Pocasset River 

Flood Damage Reduction Project’’ in the 

Federal Register on July 10, 2009 (74 FR 

33201–33202). 

The Revised Final EIS (FEIS 

#20240084) was made available for 

review through EPA CDE system as 

announced in the Federal Register on 

May 24, 2024 (89 FR 45883). 

Odessa Subarea Special Study Project 

in Adams, Franklin, Grant, and Lincoln 

Counties, Washington 

NRCS completed the EIS titled 

‘‘Odessa Subarea Special Study’’ in 

partnership with U.S. Bureau of 

Reclamation and the Washington State 

Department of Ecology, Adams, 

Franklin, Grant, and Lincoln Counties, 

Washington. 

The Final EIS (FEIS #20230153) was 

made available for review through EPA 

CDE system as announced in the 

Federal Register on November 17, 2023 

(88 FR 80300). 

Cart Creek Site 1 of the North Branch 

Park River Watershed in Pembina 

County, North Dakota 

NRCS has prepared a ROD for the EIS 

titled ‘‘Cart Creek Site 1 of the North 

Branch Park River Watershed’’ in 

Pembina County, North Dakota. NRCS 

published the notice of intent to prepare 

the EIS in the Federal Register on 

December 14, 2022 (87 FR 76453– 

76456). 

The Final EIS (FEIS #20240125) was 

made available for review through EPA 

CDE system as announced in the 

Federal Register on July 19, 2024 (89 FR 

58733). 

Authority 

NRCS involvement is through the 

Watershed Protection and Flood 

Prevention Act (Pub. L. 83–566, 16 

U.S.C. 1001–1008). 

Federal Assistance Programs 

The title and number of the Federal 

Assistance Program as found in the 

Assistance Listing 1 to which this 

document applies is 10.904, Watershed 

Protection and Flood Prevention. 

Executive Order 12372 

Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs,’’ requires consultation with 

State and local officials that would be 

directly affected by proposed Federal 

financial assistance. The objectives of 

the Executive order are to foster an 

intergovernmental partnership and a 

strengthened federalism, by relying on 

State and local processes for State and 

local government coordination and 

review of proposed Federal financial 

assistance and direct Federal 

development. This project is subject to 

the provisions of Executive Order 

12372, which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with 

State and local officials. 


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Environmental Review 

Each of the RODs summarizes the 

findings of the Plan-EIS; these are not 

programmatic. Each ROD provides the 

basis for the NRCS decision. NRCS is 

the lead Federal agency responsible for 

the content and quality of the Plan-EIS 

for the purposes of National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 

Principles, Requirements, and 

Guidelines (PR&G) for Federal 

Investments in Water Resources and 

National Historic Preservation Act 

(NHPA) compliance. 

Each ROD is issued as specified by 

the NEPA process (42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4347) which follows the NRCS NEPA 

regulations in 7 CFR part 650, subpart 

A, and 7 CFR part 622. The NRCS NEPA 

regulations adopt the Council of 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA 

regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508) in 

total. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Policy 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and USDA civil rights 

regulations and policies, USDA, its 

agencies, offices, and employees, and 

institutions participating in or 

administering USDA programs are 

prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 

gender identity (including gender 

expression), sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family or 

parental status, income derived from a 

public assistance program, political 

beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior 

civil rights activity, in any program or 

activity conducted or funded by USDA 

(not all bases apply to all programs). 

Remedies and complaint filing 

deadlines vary by program or incident. 

Individuals who require alternative 

means of communication for program 

information (for example, braille, large 

print, audiotape, American Sign 

Language, etc.) should contact the 

responsible Agency or USDA TARGET 

Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

telephone) or dial 711 for 

Telecommunications Relay Service 

(both voice and text telephone users can 

initiate this call from any phone). 

Additionally, program information may 

be made available in languages other 

than English. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, complete the USDA Program 

Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– 

3027, found online at: https://

www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-aprogram-discrimination-complaint and 

at any USDA office or write a letter 

addressed to USDA and provide in the 

letter all the information requested in 

the form. To request a copy of the 

complaint form, call (866) 632–9992. 

Submit your completed form or letter to 

USDA by: (1) mail to: U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; (2) Fax: (202 690–7442; 

or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Terrance Rudolph, 

Georgia State Conservationist. 

R. Phou Vongkhamdy, 

Rhode Island State Conservationist. 

Roylene Comes-At-Night, 

Washington State Conservationist. 

Daniel Hovland, 

North Dakota State Conservationist, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service. 

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Notice of Public Meetings of the 

Missouri Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Missouri Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting on 

Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 2 p.m. 

central time. The purpose of the meeting 

is for the Committee to review, edit, and 

approve the report on Curriculum 

Censorship. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 2 p.m. 

central time. 

ADDRESSES: 

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435–1820, Confirmation Code: 160 352 

4176. 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Barreras, DFO, at dbarreras@

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may listen to this 

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number. An open comment period will 

be provided to allow members of the 

public to make a statement as time 

allows. Callers can expect to incur 

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over wireless lines, according to their 

wireless plan. The Commission will not 

refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. 

Individual who is deaf, deafblind and 

hard of hear hearing may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

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providing the Service with the 

conference call number and 

confirmation code. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

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mailed to the Regional Programs Unit, 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 230 S 

Dearborn, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL 

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Commission at (312) 353–8324, or 

emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353– 

8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Mississippi Advisory Committee link. 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Unit at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome and roll call 

II. Chair’s Comments 

III. Discuss on Report 

IV. Public comment 

V. Next steps 

VI. Adjournment 

Dated: October 29, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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