Finding of No Significant Impact

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Finding of No Significant Impact: - A document prepared by a federal agency showing why a proposed action would not have a significant impact on the environment and thus would not require preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. An FNSI is based on the results of an environmental assessment.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

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Dry Lake Wind Project Assessment Continues  -  Jul 29, 2008
MarketWatchThe BLM issued its Environmental Assessment (EA) and unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on February 12 and was available for public review

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Determination of Nonregulated ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),This notice also announces the availability of our written determination and finding of no significant impact. ADDRESSES: You may read the petition,

Group sues on battlefield plan  -  Aug 2, 2008
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,...reconsider the project, it did not withdraw an environment assessment conducted on the project or a finding of no significant impact, the lawsuit said.

Exploratory drilling nears monument  -  Jul 30, 2008
Vernal Express,The Texas-based firm received a finding of no significant impact from the Bureau of Land Management, Vernal Field Office upon completion of an environmental

Habematolel Pomo casino plans get federal approval  -  Jul 28, 2008
Lake County News,The US Department of the Interior's Office of the Secretary has issued a “finding of no significant impact� – or FONSI – on the tribe's proposal to place an

In the Matter of Tennessee Valley Authority (Watts Bar Nuclear ...  -  Jul 11, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The NRC staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, which was published in the Federal Register on June 27,

Wabuska geothermal plant to provide 35000 acre feet for Walker Lake  -  Jul 18, 2008
Reno Gazette Journal,If the effects are determined not to be significant, then the agency prepares a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)," Minor concluded.

Plumas County news on-line  -  Jul 22, 2008
Plumas County Newspapers,07/23/2008 As the Responsible Official, Acting District Ranger, Angela D. Parker signed a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

BP advances on its planning of checkpoint  -  Jul 15, 2008
Nogales International,If the assessment is completed with a "finding of no significant impact," the checkpoint work can progress. Fitzpatrick said he didn't know when the

Park Service delays project at battlefield  -  Jul 18, 2008
Billings Gazette,...by past and present government employees, had readied a lawsuit challenging an environmental assessment "finding of no significant impact (FONSI).

Route 6 project gets go-ahead  -  Jul 11, 2008
Clarksdale Press Register,With this approval, or “Finding of No Significant Impact,� the Mississippi Department of Transportation now has authorization to begin the design,

Water line extensions still not set  -  Jul 23, 2008
Montgomery Herald,...to be done in house and the additional eight lines to be contracted have received an unofficial Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) from the state.

Status of Travel Management Planning and Providing Access for ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact) will be prepared to document the travel management route and area designation decisions.

Little Bighorn expansion opposed  -  Jul 6, 2008
Billings Gazette,...to dispute the adequacy of the environmental assessment and a subsequent "finding of no significant impact" that allows the project to go forward.

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  -  Jul 11, 2008
Space Ref (press release)Subpart 1216.3), NASA has made a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to the disposition of the Space Shuttle Program's (SSP's) real

Rat clearing timeline on Lehua Island altered  -  Jul 11, 2008
Lihue Garden Island,The draft EA is a supplement to a final EA that was approved in September 2005 with a Finding of No Significant Impact for proposed actions to protect and

Eastman Kodak Company; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No ...  -  Nov 14, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),Based upon the EA, the NRC has concluded that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate and, therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement

Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of ...  -  Nov 12, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),...this amendment in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 51, and has concluded that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate.

No-impact notice for Auburn Rancheria development  -  Nov 29, 2007
Lincoln News Messenger,...the proposed master-planned community would not affect nearby residents, releasing a finding of no significant impact for the project in October.

Herring Park work OKd  -  Nov 29, 2007
Mountain Mail Newspaper,The final part of the assessment was a finding of no significant impact for the project signed by Salida District Ranger Bill Schuckert.

Reclusive fishers will return to Olympic Peninsula  -  Nov 15, 2007
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),An environmental analysis for the reintroduction of fishers to Olympic National Park has been completed, and a Finding of No Significant Impact was released

Park Service followed laws on Fort Hancock lease  -  Nov 21, 2007
Asbury Park Press,Court Judge Mary L. Cooper concludes that the issuance of the Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the Fort Hancock rehabilitation project,

News from the West Coast  -  Nov 25, 2007
Indian Country Today,The 20-page ''Finding of No Significant Impact for the Proposed United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria 1100-Acre Residential Development

Mohawks sue Kempthorne for land into trust delay  -  Nov 8, 2007
Indian Country Today,The Monticello project received environmental approval in the form of a Finding of No Significant Impact issued by Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason in

Water Pollution Program Gets Initial Approval  -  Nov 9, 2007
Inside INdiana Business (press release),Finding Document, Environmental Assessment, and Finding of No Significant Impact on Approval for Indiana’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program.

Indian gaming  -  Nov 15, 2007
Chico News & Review,On Oct. 25, the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, Philip Hogen, signed a “finding of no significant impact,� or FONSI, meaning that the

City gets $24M loan for sewer plant  -  Nov 21, 2007
Shelbyville Times-Gazette,In August, the new treatment plant was given an environmental assessment and a "Finding of No Significant Impact" by Tennessee Department of Environment and

Suit challenging sewer system in Northport heading to trial  -  Nov 8, 2007
Leelanau Enterprise,The Forum is challenging the state Department of Environmental Quality’s issuance of a “finding of no significant impact,� which states that the discharge

Range Fuels Signs $76 Million Technology Investment Agreement with ...  -  Nov 6, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Assessment which resulted in a finding of no significant impact, confirming achievement of the project’s environmentally sensitive design goals.

Hospital site reviews progressing  -  Nov 15, 2007
Springfield News Sun,The report contains a preliminary finding of no significant impact to the environment. That finding could change if comments reveal new information,

Near-done border fence stirs critics, defenders  -  Nov 16, 2007
Arizona Daily Star,In July, federal officials issued a final environmental assessment for the project with a finding of "no significant impact" without publishing a draft or

Hall questions Reunion interchange  -  Nov 15, 2007
Madison County Journal,Department of Transportation, the commissioners held a vote on an environmental study called a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project.

Q3 2007 Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Final  -  Nov 16, 2007
Insurance News Net (press release),This requires preparation of an environmental assessment for the proposed project and the issuance of a finding of no significant impact by the BIA.

High court rules against Superferry  -  24 Aug 2007
Maui News,Except when there is a finding of no significant impact, an environmental assessment could determine a need for a more detailed environmental impact

DOT told to upgrade traffic handling  -  24 Aug 2007
Maui News,Maui Tomorrow Foundation and the Kahului Harbor Coalition challenged the state’s finding of no significant impact for its 2025 harbor improvements.

Border construction begins 7-mile fence  -  24 Aug 2007
Arizona Republic,A final environmental assessment for the project was issued in July, with a finding of "no significant impact." But the report was issued without publishing

TxDOT announces possible US 281 expansion  -  Aug 22, 2007
Canyon Lake Times Guardian,A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) allows TxDOT to move forward on the development of approximately 6.8 miles of the undivided two lane highway into

Feds Issue License for Hawaii Irradiator  -  Aug 21, 2007
Houston Chronicle,The staff issued a final environmental assessment that included a finding of no significant impact, it said. The commission said it will inspect key aspects

DOT meeting set to address Waimanalo median project  -  Aug 21, 2007
Honolulu Advertiser,Since the last meeting, the Environmental Assessment/Finding of No Significant Impact was issued, and design of the first phase was initiated.

Go get ’em  -  Aug 19, 2007
Pueblo Chieftain,...in land use that it does not merit mention,� the Lower Ark said, adding that the Bureau was mistaken in its official finding of no significant impact.

TVA power lines upset Rockvale neighborhood  -  Aug 3, 2007
Daily News Journal (subscription),TVA has posted a "Finding of No Significant Impact" report on its Web site; however, we most strongly disagree with its conclusions.

Shell's rocky return  -  Aug 19, 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),...noise for miles around and will swim away from it, the agency issued a "finding of no significant impact" for Shell's three-year exploration plan.

Maui judge rules on traffic assessment for Superferry  -  Aug 3, 2007
Honolulu Advertiser,He had found in June that the original assessment – which had led to a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) was inadequate. The new assessment is to say

Shell's drilling plans dealt costly setback  -  Aug 16, 2007
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),The US Minerals Management Service in February approved Shell's three-year Beaufort Sea exploration plan and issued a "finding of no significant impact.

Lower Ark set to sue over Aurora deal  -  Aug 15, 2007
Pueblo Chieftain,Earlier this year, the bureau issued a finding of no significant impact, which led to the draft contract. “We’ve opposed it all along, so we should pursue

Martin Parkway work could begin in November  -  Aug 15, 2007
Waterford Spinal Column Newsweekly,..."Once they approve our process, they will issue what's called a finding of no significant impact, often called a 'FONSI,' and that 'FONSI' is sort of our OK

Reclamation finishes review of Aurora pact  -  Aug 11, 2007
Pueblo Chieftain,The bureau issued a finding of no significant impact in March and completed a public review of the contract in June. Aurora’s City Council must approve the

No consensus yet for lake improvement plan  -  Jul 27, 2007
Eden Prairie News,29 meeting, the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District Board of Managers will need to decide whether or not there is a finding of no significant impact with the

St. Regis Mohawk, Spitzer request meeting  -  Aug 7, 2007
Casino City Times,Eight months ago, Mr. Cason issued a "Finding of No Significant Impact" (FONSI) indicating that the Tribe had met the federal regulations for environmental

Proposed sewer plant gets favorable environmental report  -  Aug 8, 2007
Shelbyville Times-Gazette,By Brian Mosely Shelbyville's new wastewater treatment plant has been given an environmental assessment and a "Finding of No Significant Impact" by the

Galway Resources provides an update on the Indian Springs open ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The Elko Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management issued a Finding of No Significant Impact and Decision Record on August 1, 2007, which will allow

Latest try to build new water system flowing smoothly  -  Aug 5, 2007
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,...authority is compiling an environmental report to submit to USDA Rural Development in hopes of getting a “finding of no significant impact,� Mays said.

County Forestry to move into former Ottawa facility  -  Jul 26, 2007
Ironwood Daily Globe,The county board also placed on file a "finding of no significant impact" regarding vacant land about two miles east of Ironwood on US 2 that the Forest




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