Dunloup Creek Watershed, West Virginia

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Dunloup Creek Watershed, West Virginia

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to reauthorize federal funding.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Watershed protection and Flood Prevention Act,

Pub. L. 83-566, and the Soil Conservation Guidelines (7 CFR part 622);

U.S. Department of Agriculture gives notice of intent to reauthorize

Federal funding for the Dunloup Creek Watershed Project, Fayette and

Raleigh Counties, West Virginia. Upon reauthorization, NRCS will

initiate planning assistance under the small watershed program. A

period of 60 days from the publication date of this notice in the

Federal Register is provided for those who wish to comment on this

action.

FOR COMMENTS OR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Lee Bensey, State

Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service 75 High Street,

Room 301, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505, telephone: 304 291-4153;

Fax: 304 291-5628.

Dated: March 17, 1997.

Roger L. Bensey,

State Conservationist.

(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.)

[FR Doc. 97-7381 Filed 3-24-97; 8:45 am]

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