Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Shortfoot Creek Watershed Plan, North Dakota

Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), North Dakota State Office, announces its intent to prepare an EIS for the Shortfoot Creek Watershed located within Sargent and Richland Counties, and North Dakota, Marshall and Roberts Counties, South Dakota. The proposed EIS will examine alternative solutions to provide flood damage reduction and watershed protection. NRCS is requesting comments to identify significant issues, potential alternatives, information, and analyses relevant to the proposed action from all interested individuals, Federal and State agencies, and Tribes.

We will consider comments that we receive by August 11, 2025. We will consider comments received after the close of the comment period to the extent possible.

We invite you to submit comments in response to this notice. You may submit your comments through one of the methods below:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for docket ID NRCS-2025-0003. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Jonathan Petersen, USDA-NRCS, 220 E Rosser Ave., Bismarck, ND 58502-1458. In your comments, specify the docket ID-NRCS-2025-0003.

All comments received will be posted without change and made publicly available on www.regulations.gov.