96-25266. Raccoon Island Breakwater Demonstration Project Terrebonne Parish, LA

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 193 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 51675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25266]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Raccoon Island Breakwater Demonstration Project Terrebonne 
Parish, LA

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of a 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 Raccoon 
Island Breakwaters Demonstration Project, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald W. Gohmert, State Conservationist, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 
71302; telephone number [phone].

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 the preparation and review of an Environmental 
Impact Statement is not needed for this project.
    This project proposes to demonstrate the effectiveness of offshore 
segmented breakwaters on reducing or eliminating shoreline erosion in 
the coastal deltaic region of Southeastern Louisiana. Raccoon Island, 
the area targeted for this demonstration project, is the western-most 
barrier formation in the Isles Dernieres complex in Terrebonne Parish, 
Louisiana. Project features include the construction of segmented rock 
breakwaters to be placed 300-400 ft. offshore, beginning at the 
eastern-most tip of the island and extending westward.
    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 
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. 96-25266 Filed 10-2-96; 8:45 am]
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