[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7753-7754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3819]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


PBA-12a Barataria Bay Waterway West Bank Protection Project, 
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

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 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 Barataria 
Bay Waterway West Bank Protection Project, Jefferson 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 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 bank 
protection measures along the west bank of Barataria Bay Waterway. The 
project area encompasses approximately 2,200 acres of brackish marsh 
and open water habitat. Project features include the construction of 
approximately 9,400 linear feet of rock bankline protection and the 
installation of a set of two water control structures.
    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

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taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
Donald W. Gohmert,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 98-3819 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am]
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