[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 49760-49761] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-23831] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service BA-3c Naomi Siphon Outfall Management Project/PBA-12a Barataria Bay Waterway West Bank Protection Project; Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes, LA
Agency
Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Action
Notice of 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 Naomi Siphon Outfall Management Project and the Barataria Bay Waterway East Bank Protection Project, Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana.
For Further Information Contact
Donald W. Gohmert, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 71302; telephone (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 preparation and review of an environmental impact statement is not needed for this project. The project will evaluate potential impacts attributed to management of the Naomi Siphons outfall and the evaluation of potential impacts attributed to bank protection measures along the east bank of Barataria Bay Waterway. The project area encompasses approximately 26,603 acres of marsh and open water habitat. Project features include the construction of a fixed crested weir with a boat bay on the Goose Bayou Canal, construction of a fixed crested weir with a barge bay on Bayou Dupont Canal, and construction of approximately 17,600 linear feet of rock bankline protection. The Notice of 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 collected 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. Donald W. Gohmert, State Conservationist. [FR Doc. 99-23831 Filed 9-13-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-16-M