[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 72 (Friday, April 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19016-19017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9243]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service


Buffalo River Tributaries Watershed, Searcy, Marion, Newton, Pope 
and Van Buren Counties, AR

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of a 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 Buffalo 
River Tributaries Watershed, Searcy, Marion, Newton, Pope, and Van 
Buren Counties, Arkansas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas H. Wehri, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, Room 5404, Federal Office Building, 700 West Capitol Avenue, 
Little Rock, AR, 72201, (501) 324-5445.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of action 
indicates that the project will not cause significant local, regional, 
or national impacts on the environment. As a result of these findings, 
Thomas H. Wehri, State Conservationist, has determined that the 
preparation and review of an environmental impact statement are not 
needed for this project.
    The project purpose is watershed protection, (water quality 
improvement). The planned words of improvement include conservation 
plans which will provide for land treatment and nonstructural 
(conservation easements) measures. Land treatment measures include 
33,000 acres of pasture improvement, three miles of streambank 
stabilization, 500 acres of critical area treatment, installation of 25 
animal waste management facilities. Nonstructural measures include 820 
acres of conservation easements needed to establish filter strips, 
preserve and reestablish riparian zones.
    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 [[Page 19017]] file and may be reviewed 
by contacting Thomas H. Wehri. No administrative action on 
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.)
    Dated: April 7, 1995.
Thomas H. Wehri,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 95-9243 Filed 4-13-95; 8:45 am]
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