[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 64049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30664]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service


Perry Ridge Shoreline Protection (PCS-26), Calcasieu Parish, LA

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service USDA.

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 Regulations 
(40CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
Regulations (7CFR 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 Perry 
Ridge Shoreline Protection (PCS-26), Calcasieu 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY 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 ensure the stability of 1,203 
acres of interior marsh by providing bank protection of the critical 
area located along the north GIWW bankline and preventing additional 
breaching. The planned works of improvement include the placement of 
12,000 linear feet of rock dike on critical areas within a 4.25 mile 
reach between Perry Ridge and the Vinton Drainage Canal.
    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.

    Dated: November 7, 1996.
Donald W. Gohmert,
State Conservationist.

(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.)

[FR Doc. 96-30664 Filed 12-2-96; 8:45 am]
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