[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 55575] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-27848] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service Oaks/Avery Canal Hydrologic Restoration Project, Vegetative Plantings, Iberia/Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
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 Guidelines (40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Guidelines (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 Oaks/Avery Canal Hydrologic Restoration Project--Vegetative Plantings, Iberia/ Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
For Further Information Contact
Donald W. Gohmert, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 71302; telephone number (318) 473-7751.
Supplementary Information
The environmental assessment of the 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, Donald W. Gohmert, State Conservationist, has determined that the preparation and review of an Environmental Impact Statement is not needed for this project. The project involves providing shoreline erosion protection along the north shore of Vermilion Bay between Oaks Canal and Avery Canal. This will consist of planting 27,000 linear feet of shoreline using smooth cordgrass transplants. The vegetation will be placed within the intertidal zone adjacent to the shoreline. 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 Donald W. Gohmert. No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
Dated: October 6, 1998. Donald W. Gohmert, State Conservationist. [FR Doc. 98-27848 Filed 10-15-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-16-M