TV-13a Oaks/Avery Canal Hydrologic Restoration Project, Iberia and Vermilion Parishes, LA
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[Federal Register: January 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 10)]
[Notices]
[Page 1957]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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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