[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 1957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-911]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservaiton Service


TV-13a Oaks/Avery Canal Hydrologic Restoration Project, Iberia 
and Vermilion Parishes, 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 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 Oaks/Avery 
Canal Hydrologic Restoration Project, Iberia and Vermilion 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.

TV-13a Oaks/Avery Canal Hydrologic Restoration Project Notice of 
Finding of No Significant Impact

    The project will minimize marsh loss which is attributed to 
saltwater intrusion, shoreline deterioration, and bankline erosion 
within the project area. This will be accomplished by the installation 
of 800 linear feet of bankline stabilization on Oaks Canal, 6,500 
linear feet of bankline stabilization along the Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway (GIWW), one (1) low sill weir structure at the ``cowpath'' and 
approximately 900 linear feet of bankline stabilization in a manmade 
channel east of Oaks Canal and north of GIWW, one (1) armored plug in a 
breach in the north bank of the Union Oil Canal, and 1,100 linear feet 
of spoilbank refurbishment on the Union Oil Canal.
    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. 02-911 Filed 1-14-02; 8:45 am]
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