97-30166. XCS-56 Plowed Terrace Demonstration Project, Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, LA

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61488-61489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30166]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


XCS-56 Plowed Terrace Demonstration Project, Cameron and 
Calcasieu Parishes, LA

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.


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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 Plowed 
Terrace Demonstration Project, Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, 
Louisiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald W. Gohmert, State Conservationist, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, 3737 Government Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 
71302; telephone [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 is a demonstration project and will evaluate potential impacts 
attributed to plowed terraces and vegetative plantings to be installed 
in shallow open water areas. The project area includes approximately 
3,250 acres of open water and fragmented marsh. Project features 
include the construction of approximately 54,000 linear feet of earthen 
terraces followed by the planting of vegetation on the side slopes of 
the terraces.
    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. 97-30166 Filed 11-17-97; 8:45 am]
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