[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28778-28779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12447]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Magma Flood Retarding Structure (FRS) Supplemental Watershed 
Plan, Pinal County, AZ

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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 
(NRCS) 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 Magma 
Flood Retarding Structure (FRS) Supplemental Watershed Plan, Pinal 
County, Arizona.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. McKay, State Conservationist, 
USDA-NRCS, 230 North First Avenue, Suite 509, Phoenix, Arizona 85003, 
telephone (602) 280-8801.

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. 
Based on evidence

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presented, David L. McKay, State Conservationist, has determined that 
the preparation and review of an environmental impact statement are not 
needed for this project.
    The project proposes to rehabilitate the Magma FRS to provide for 
continued flood protection for a portion of the Town of Florence and 
surrounding areas, while meeting NRCS and State of Arizona safety and 
performance standards.
    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. 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 Don Paulus, Assistant State 
Conservationist for Programs, at the above address.

    (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 14, 2010.
David L. Mckay,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 2010-12447 Filed 5-21-10; 8:45 am]
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