Notice2026-18751
Rescission Notice; West Fork Battle Creek Watershed Plan, Carbon County, Wyoming
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Published
September 14, 2026
Effective
December 28, 2022
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentNatural Resources Conservation Service
Abstract
The NRCS Wyoming State Office, in coordination with the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is rescinding the notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the West Fork Battle Creek Watershed Project in Carbon County, Wyoming, which was published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2022. NRCS has determined that the NOI was issued prior to confirming viable alternatives and need for an EIS.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 58060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18751]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Rescission Notice; West Fork Battle Creek Watershed Plan, Carbon
County, Wyoming
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice; rescission.
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SUMMARY: The NRCS Wyoming State Office, in coordination with the U.S.
Forest Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is
rescinding the notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the West Fork Battle Creek Watershed Project
in Carbon County, Wyoming, which was published in the Federal Register
on December 28, 2022. NRCS has determined that the NOI was issued prior
to confirming viable alternatives and need for an EIS.
DATES: Effective upon publication, this notice rescinds the NOI to
prepare an EIS (87 FR 79850), which was published in the Federal
Register on December 28, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Follum, Wyoming State
Conservation Engineer; telephone: (307) 233-6748; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f2c373e283171393033332a321f2a2c3b3e71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="41322920362f6f272e2d2d342c01343225206f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals who require alternative means for
communication should contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600
(voice and text telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications
Relay service (both voice and text telephone users can initiate this
call from any telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRCS Wyoming State Office, in
coordination with the U.S. Forest Service and the USACE, and consistent
with the requirements of 7 CFR 1b.7, is issuing this notice to advise
Federal, State, and local government agencies and the public that NRCS
will continue the planning process to determine whether an EIS is
needed for the West Fork Battle Creek Watershed Project. The project
area is located along the Little Snake River Basin in southern Wyoming,
in proximity to the town of Baggs, Wyoming. This notice rescinds the
NOI to prepare an EIS (87 FR 79850), published on December 28, 2022.
During the watershed planning process, NRCS evaluated several
alternatives and determined that the NOI (87 FR 79850) was issued
prematurely, and that additional modeling and planning work must be
completed to identify all reasonable alternatives and assess whether an
EIS is needed. If the planning process indicates that an EIS is
appropriate, NRCS will publish a new NOI. The watershed planning
process is continuing and will comply with the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA). Any public comment received from the original NOI
and scoping period will be considered during Watershed Plan
development. Watershed planning is authorized by the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (Pub. L. 83-566), as
amended, and the Flood Control Act of 1944 (Pub. L. 78-534).
Jacqueline Byam,
Wyoming State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-18751 Filed 9-11-26; 8:45 am]
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