[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 26552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6874]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2006-24627]


Finding of No Significant Impact for the Installation and 
Operation of the Integrated Anti-Swimmer System

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is issuing this notice to advise 
the public that it has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI) for the Installation and Operation of the Integrated Anti-
Swimmer System, effective 4 April 2006, for the Final Environmental 
Assessment that evaluated the proposed action. This notice is issued in 
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 
4371 et seq.) and its implementing regulations 40 CFR 1500 through 
1508.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FONSI are available for review at the 
following locations and by the following methods:
    (1) Electronic request to Mr. Kenneth McDaniel at 
[email protected].
    (2) Delivery request to Commandant, United States Coast Guard, 
Office of Security and Defense Operations (G-RPD), 2100 Second St., 
SW., Rm. 3121, Washington, DC 20593, Attn: K. McDaniel.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commandant, United States Coast Guard, 
Office of Security and Defense Operations (G-RPD), 2100 Second St., 
SW., Rm. 3121, Washington, DC 20593, Attn: K. McDaniel.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USCG has completed and issued its 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Installation and 
Operation of the Integrated Anti-Swimmer System (IAS). The FONSI sets 
out the USCG's consideration of environmental and other factors and is 
based on the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the 
Installation and Operation of the IAS. The FONSI records the USCG's 
determination that the Proposed Action has no significant impact on the 
environment. Therefore, preparation of an environmental impact 
statement is not necessary.
    The PEA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (Section 102(2)(c)) and its 
implementing regulations at Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 
1500 through 1508. The Coast Guard evaluated the environmental and 
socioeconomic impacts of the Proposed Action in the PEA.
    The PEA presents the purpose and need for the project, identifies 
and examines reasonable alternatives and assesses their potential 
impact to the environment. The PEA's analysis of alternatives to the 
proposed project includes the No-Action Alternative and assesses 
potential impacts associated with the proposed installation and 
operation of the IAS.
    Mitigation measures intended to minimize potential environmental 
impacts are identified in the FONSI and would become part of the IAS 
training and deployment standard operating procedures. There are no 
environmental impacts associated with the preferred alternative that 
cannot be mitigated below significance thresholds described in the PEA.

    Dated: May 1, 2006.
S.M. Burke,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief, Office of Security and 
Defense Operations.
[FR Doc. E6-6874 Filed 5-4-06; 8:45 am]
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