U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service FONSI May 2010
UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION STATEMENT
Within the spirit and intent of the Council of Environmental Quality's regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other statutes, orders, and policies that protect fish and wildlife resources, I have established the following administrative record and have determined that the action of:
- Funding Illinois Department of Natural Resources to:
- Conduct a rotenone treatment of the 2-mile stretch of the Cal-Sag Channel (CSC) below T. J. O'Br i en Lock and Dam during May 20-27,2010
- Support commercial fishing activities in up to a 6-mile stretch of the CSC below T. J. O'Br i en Lock and Dam
- Conduct assessment electro fishing, netting, and water sampling in up to a 6-mile stretch of the CSC below T. J. O'Brien Lock and Dam is found not to have significant environmental effects as determined by the attached Environmental Assessment and Finding ofNo Significant Impact (FONSI).
Supporting documents are:
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service FONSI
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Assessment
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FONSI
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public NOl