95-6047. PME-6 Southwest White Lake Shore Protection Demonstration Project

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13401-13402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6047]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service


PME-6 Southwest White Lake Shore Protection Demonstration Project

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, formerly Soil 
Conservation Service.

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 Soil 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 Southwest White Lake Shore Protection 
Demonstration Project, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental evaluation of this 
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 are not necessary for this project.
    This project concerns the stabilization and protection of the 
southwest shoreline of White Lake in Vermilion, Parish. The planned 
project work consists of planting emergent vegetation in shallow water 
at the lake's edge. As the vegetation becomes established, it will 
function as a buffer against the erosive wave energy created by the 
wide fetch of the lake and artificially high water levels. Shoreline 
erosion rates will be reduced and interior fresh marshes will remain 
protected from incorporation into White Lake.
    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 evaluation 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.

    This activity is being conducted under the provisions of Public 
Law 101-646--Coastal [[Page 13402]] Wetlands Planning, Protection, 
and Restoration Act.
Donald W. Gohmert,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 95-6047 Filed 3-10-95; 8:45 am]
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