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FAST-41 Postings by Agencies for Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion

( September 30, 2022 )
FAST-41 Initiation Notice

The FAST-41 Initiation Notice can be found on the USACE New Orleans District website at: https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Portals/56/docs/regulatory/permits/EIS/Mid-BretonSD_FIN.pdf.

Application and Supporting Documents

The applications submitted by the applicant (Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority) to the USACE can be found on the New Orleans District website at: https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Permits/Mid-Breton-Sediment-Diversion-EIS/.

Information on the status of mitigation measures

Decisions on whether a permit and/or permission can be issued have not been made; therefore, there are no mitigation measures.   However, information on the applicant's proposed avoidance, minimization, and compensatory mitigation measures can be found in the applicant’s permit application and initial public notice, which are available on the New Orleans District website at: https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Permits/Mid-Breton-Sediment-Diversion-EIS/

Description of the status of any litigation

There are no litigation cases associated with this project.

Information about project-related public meetings, public hearings, and public comment periods

There was a joint public notice with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality on the permit application that was issued on March 18, 2019.   The Notice of Intent (NOI) was issued in the federal register (85 FR 39892) on July 2, 2020.   To obtain public input at the beginning of the environmental impact statement (EIS) development process, the Corps held a series of virtual public scoping meetings.  These public scoping meetings were held on July 14, 2020 (900am), July 15, 2020 (200pm) and July 16, 2020 (600pm).  Links to the special public notice for the public scoping meetings, meeting materials, and the scoping reports can be found on the New Orleans District website at the following URL:  https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Permits/Mid-Breton-Sediment-Diversion-EIS/

Description of any Federal agency action taken or decision made that materially affects the status of the project

Federal agency actions that materially affect the status of the project are reflected in the project's permitting timetable.   This information can also be found in the Scoping Meeting Info documents located on the USACE New Orleans District website at:  https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Permits/Mid-Breton-Sediment-Diversion-EIS/

( July 7, 2022 )
FAST-41 Initiation Notice

USACE has posted the FIN.

Application and Supporting Documents

None at this time.

Information on the status of mitigation measures

None at this time.

Description of the status of any litigation

NA

Information about project-related public meetings, public hearings, and public comment periods

FWS has no information at this time.

Description of any Federal agency action taken or decision made that materially affects the status of the project

None at this time.

( February 29, 2024 )
FAST-41 Initiation Notice

Posted by lead agency.

Application and Supporting Documents

NA - to be updated when NMFS receives information

Information on the status of mitigation measures

NA

Description of the status of any litigation

NA

Information about project-related public meetings, public hearings, and public comment periods

NA

Description of any Federal agency action taken or decision made that materially affects the status of the project

NA