[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 26470-26471] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-12564] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service Bear Creek Watershed, Tennessee and Kentucky AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service. 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 Guidelines (40 CFR part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Guidelines (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 Bear Creek watershed, Scott County, Tennessee; McCreary County, Kentucky. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Ford, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 675 U.S. Courthouse, 801 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, telephone (615) 736-5471. 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, James W. Ford, State Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact statement are not needed for this project. Bear Creek Watershed, Tennessee and Kentucky; Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact The project concerns a plan for watershed protection and water quality improvement. The planned works of improvement include treatment of acid mine drainage and sedimentation from abandoned mine lands and treatment of eroding forestland. Federal financial assistance will be provided to accelerate financial and technical assistance for water quality improvement. The Notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency and to various [[Page 26471]] 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 file and may be reviewed by contacting James W. Ford. 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: May 2, 1997. James W. Ford, State Conservationist. [FR Doc. 97-12564 Filed 5-13-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-16-M