Rehabilitation of Multiple Purpose Dam No. 3 of the Muddy Fork of the Illinois River Watershed, Washington County, Arkansas, 37184 [E7-13226]
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Dated: June 27, 2007.
Eduardo Olmedo,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Rehabilitation of Multiple Purpose Dam
No. 3 of the Muddy Fork of the Illinois
River Watershed, Washington County,
Arkansas
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No
Significant Impact.
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AGENCY:
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,
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives
notice that an environmental impact
statement is not being prepared for the
rehabilitation of Multiple Purpose Dam
No. 3 of the Muddy Fork of the Illinois
River Watershed, Washington County,
Arkansas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kalven L. Trice, State Conservationist,
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Rm. 3416 Federal Building, 700 West
Capital Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201–
3225, Telephone (501) 301–3100.
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, Kalven L. Trice, State
Conservationist, has determined that the
preparation and review of an
environmental impact statement is not
needed for this project.
The project will rehabilitate Multiple
Purpose Dam (MPD) No. 3 to maintain
the present level of flood control, fish
habitat and recreational benefits and
comply with the current dam safety and
performance standards. Local
Sponsoring Organizations for the
rehabilitation of MPD No. 3 are the
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
and Washington County Conservation
District.
Rehabilitation of MPD No. 3 will
require the dam to be modified to meet
current performance and safety
standards for a high hazard dam. The
modification will consist of:
• The existing principal spillway
inlet and conduit are adequate. The
principal spillway crest will be
maintained at Elevation 1169.3, the
current permanent pool elevation.
• Increasing spillway capacity by the
addition of a 100-foot wide RCC
structural spillway over the top of dam
to supplement the existing 110-foot
wide vegetated auxiliary spillway, with
the crest elevation of both spillways set
at Elevation 1175.3 feet, the current
elevation for the vegetated spillway.
• Raising the top of dam and dike
(located northwest of the pool area)
from Elevation 1179.0 feet to Elevation
1181.9 feet to safely pass the 6-hour to
72-hour duration Probable Maximum
Precipitation (PMP) storms.
All disturbed areas will be planted to
plants that have wildlife values. The
proposed work will not affect any prime
farmland, endangered or threatened
species, wetlands, or cultural resources.
Federal assistance will be provided
under authority of the Small Watershed
Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000
(Section 313, Pub. L. 106–472). Total
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project cost is estimated to be
$1,429,900, of which $1,019,600 will be
paid from the Small Watershed
Rehabilitation funds and $410,300 from
local funds.
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
file and may be reviewed by contacting
Kalven L. Trice, State Conservationist.
No administrative action on
implementation of the proposal will be
taken until August 8, 2007.
Dated: June 28, 2007.
Kalven L. Trice,
State Conservationist.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to the
Natural Resources Conservation
Service’s National Handbook of
Conservation Practices
Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of availability of
proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for
public review and comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
intention of NRCS to issue a series of
new or revised conservation practice
standards in its National Handbook of
Conservation Practices. These standards
include: ‘‘Agrichemical Handling
Facility (Code 309)’’ (This is a new
standard), and ‘‘Fence (Code 382)’’ (This
is an existing standard that has been
updated). NRCS State Conservationists
who choose to adopt these practices for
use within their States will incorporate
them into Section IV of their respective
electronic Field Office Technical Guides
(eFOTG). These practices may be used
in conservation systems that treat highly
erodible land or on land determined to
be a wetland.
EFFECTIVE DATES: Comments will be
received for a 30-day period
commencing with this date of
publication. Final versions of these new
or revised conservation practice
standards will be adopted after the close
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Rehabilitation of Multiple Purpose Dam No. 3 of the Muddy Fork of
the Illinois River Watershed, Washington County, Arkansas
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
rehabilitation of Multiple Purpose Dam No. 3 of the Muddy Fork of the
Illinois River Watershed, Washington County, Arkansas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kalven L. Trice, State
Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Rm. 3416
Federal Building, 700 West Capital Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201-3225,
Telephone (501) 301-3100.
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, Kalven L. Trice, State Conservationist, has
determined that the preparation and review of an environmental impact
statement is not needed for this project.
The project will rehabilitate Multiple Purpose Dam (MPD) No. 3 to
maintain the present level of flood control, fish habitat and
recreational benefits and comply with the current dam safety and
performance standards. Local Sponsoring Organizations for the
rehabilitation of MPD No. 3 are the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
and Washington County Conservation District.
Rehabilitation of MPD No. 3 will require the dam to be modified to
meet current performance and safety standards for a high hazard dam.
The modification will consist of:
The existing principal spillway inlet and conduit are
adequate. The principal spillway crest will be maintained at Elevation
1169.3, the current permanent pool elevation.
Increasing spillway capacity by the addition of a 100-foot
wide RCC structural spillway over the top of dam to supplement the
existing 110-foot wide vegetated auxiliary spillway, with the crest
elevation of both spillways set at Elevation 1175.3 feet, the current
elevation for the vegetated spillway.
Raising the top of dam and dike (located northwest of the
pool area) from Elevation 1179.0 feet to Elevation 1181.9 feet to
safely pass the 6-hour to 72-hour duration Probable Maximum
Precipitation (PMP) storms.
All disturbed areas will be planted to plants that have wildlife
values. The proposed work will not affect any prime farmland,
endangered or threatened species, wetlands, or cultural resources.
Federal assistance will be provided under authority of the Small
Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000 (Section 313, Pub. L. 106-
472). Total project cost is estimated to be $1,429,900, of which
$1,019,600 will be paid from the Small Watershed Rehabilitation funds
and $410,300 from local funds.
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 file and may be reviewed by contacting
Kalven L. Trice, State Conservationist.
No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be
taken until August 8, 2007.
Dated: June 28, 2007.
Kalven L. Trice,
State Conservationist.
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