[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 4253-4254] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-2357] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service Fall River Water Users System--South Unit, Fall River County, South Dakota AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Agriculture. ACTION: Notice of a finding of no significant impact. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Fall River Water Users System--South Unit Project, Fall River County, South Dakota. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dean Fisher, State Conservationist, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Federal Building, Room 203, 200 4th Street SW., Huron, South Dakota, 57350-2475. Telephone (605) 352-1200. 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, Mr. Dean Fisher, State Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an Environmental Impact Statement is not needed for this project. The project purpose is the establishment of a dependable livestock water supply to provide water of good quality in adequate quantity for livestock. The installation of this project [[Page 4254]] will improve the health of the watershed through the implementation of better range management practices, reduced soil erosion, and improved wildlife habitat. 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 Mr. Dean Fisher, State Conservationist. 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 Program No. 10904, 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: January 26, 1996. Dean Fisher, State Conservationist. [FR Doc. 96-2357 Filed 2-2-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-16-M