[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 2, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 34415] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-16795] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service Freshwater Bayou Wetlands Phase II (ME-4), Vermilion Parish, LA AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Regulations (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 Freshwater Bayou Wetlands Phase II (ME-4), Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. For further information contact Donald W. Gohmert, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana, 71302, telephone (318) 473- 7751. Supplemental information: The environmental assessment of this 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 are not needed for this project. The purpose of the project is to reduce ponding and the resultant stress to emergent vegetation in the project area. The planned works of improvement include the installation of eight water control structures to provide for drainage of excess water. 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 Bennett C. Landreneau, Assistant State Conservationist/Water Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana, 71302, telephone (318) 473-7756. No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal Register. (This activity is listed in the catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under NO.10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention, and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials) Dated: June 17, 1996. Donald W. Gohmert, State Conservationist. [FR Doc. 96-16795 Filed 7-1-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-16-M