[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 2483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1249]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service


BS-3A Caernarvon Diversion Outfall Management Project, 
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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 Caernarvon 
Diversion Outfall Management Project, Plaquemines 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.
    This project proposes to improve the utilization of fresh water, 
sediments, and nutrients from the Mississippi River, via the Caernarvon 
Diversion Structure, on approximately 23,800 acres of intermediate 
marsh in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Project measures include the 
construction of variable-crested weirs, earthen plugs, flow-thru 
culverts, and 12,000 feet of spoil bank maintenance.
    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.
Donald W. Gohmert,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 96-1249 Filed 1-25-96; 8:45 am]
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