[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 20258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10090]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service


Delta-Clearwater River Watershed, Delta Junction, AK

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of finding of no significant impact.

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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 Delta-
Clearwater River Watershed, Delta Junction, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven A. Probst, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, 949 E. 36th Avenue, Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99508-4362, Phone 
(907) 271-2424.

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, Steven A. Probst, State Conservationist, 
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental 
impact statement are not needed for this project.
    The proposed project is to reduce the threat of flooding and 
associated erosion on the tributaries of the Delta-Clearwater River. 
This proposed project will protect the unique coho salmon and arctic 
grayling found in the Delta-Clearwater River by eliminating the threat 
of fishery habitat destruction from sediment deposition. The Delta-
Clearwater River fisheries provide significant benefits not only to 
commercial and sport catch but also to the subsistence way of life in 
numerous, downstream villages. The project also will reduce other flood 
damage to cropland, the Alaska Highway, local roads, and general 
recreation areas.
    The recommended action proposed measures for flood prevention:
    <bullet> 2,400 acres of wetland and floodplain easements.
    <bullet> 1,200 acres of vegetative stabilization structures.
    <bullet> Four 5,000 foot long waterspreading diversions.
    <bullet> One 16,000 foot long diversion between Granite and Rhoads 
Creeks.
    <bullet> 3.8 miles of grassed waterways.
    <bullet> Ten grade stabilization structures.
    The Notice of 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 is on file and may be reviewed by contacting 
James E. Schmidt, Assistant State Conservationist, Programs, (907) 271-
2424.
    No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be 
taken until 30 days after the date of the 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: April 19, 1995.
Steven A. Probst,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 95-10090 Filed 4-24-95; 8:45 am]
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