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CONSTRUCTION OF A BOATHOUSE AND DECK ON THE AMITE RIVER IN LIVINGSTON PARISH
NAME OF APPLICANT: Mr. Johnny Cassagne, c/o Kingfisher Construction, 11744 River Highlands Drive, St. Amant, Louisiana 70774
LOCATION OF WORK: Along the Amite River, right descending bank, Tract A-1 at 13921 Calle Sevario Street, Canary Island Subdivision, Section 41, Township 8 South – Range 3 East, within the Lake Pontchartrain – Amite River Basin (HUC 08070202), near Port Vincent, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish, as shown on the attached drawings.
CHARACTER OF WORK: Construction of a 630 SF boathouse and 489 SF deck and walkway on the Amite River, extending a maximum of 63 linear feet into the waterway. Approximately 0.026 acre of waterbottom habitat will be impacted by the structure, as shown on the enclosed drawings.
The applicant has designed the project to avoid and minimize direct and secondary adverse impacts to the maximum extent practicable. No dredging, excavation or fill is proposed and all work will be conducted from non-jurisdictional areas or from marine equipment in the waterway to avoid unnecessary impacts.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT
7400 LEAKE AVENUE
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
September 5, 2017
Operations Division
Central Evaluation Section
Project Manager
S. Gail Gainey
(504) 862-1545
SUBJECT: MVN-2014-02485-CG
PUBLIC NOTICE
Interested parties are hereby notified that an application has been received by
the District engineer for a Department of the Army permit to authorize the following
pursuant to (X) Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat.
1151; 33 USC 403).
CONSTRUCTION OF A BOATHOUSE AND DECK ON THE AMITE RIVER
IN LIVINGSTON PARISH
NAME OF APPLICANT: Mr. Johnny Cassagne, c/o Kingfisher Construction, 11744
River Highlands Drive, St. Amant, Louisiana 70774.
LOCATION OF WORK: Along the Amite River, right descending bank, Tract A-1 at
13921 Calle Sevario Street, Canary Island Subdivision, Section 41, Township 8 South
Range 3 East, within the Lake Pontchartrain Amite River Basin (HUC 08070202), near
Port Vincent, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish, as shown on the attached drawings.
CHARACTER OF WORK: Construction of a 630 SF boathouse and 489 SF deck and
walkway on the Amite River, extending a maximum of 63 linear feet into the waterway.
Approximately 0.026 acre of waterbottom habitat will be impacted by the structure, as
shown on the enclosed drawings.
The applicant has designed the project to avoid and minimize direct and secondary
adverse impacts to the maximum extent practicable. No dredging, excavation or fill is
proposed and all work will be conducted from non-jurisdictional areas or from marine
equipment in the waterway to avoid unnecessary impacts.
The comment period for the Department of the Army will close 15 days from the date of
this public notice. Written comments, including suggestions for modifications or
objections to the proposed work, stating reasons thereof, are being solicited from
anyone having interest in this permit must be mailed so as to be received before or by
the last day of the comment period. Letters concerning the Corps of Engineers permit
application must reference the applicant's name and the Permit Application Number,
and be mailed to the Corps of Engineers at the address above, ATTENTION:
REGULATORY BRANCH.
Corps of Engineers Permit Criteria
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable
impacts, including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest.
That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of
important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the
proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors
which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative
effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general
environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood
hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion,
recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and
fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property ownership and, in general,
the needs and welfare of the people.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public, federal, state,
and local agencies and officials, Indian Tribes, and other interested parties in order to
consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received
will be considered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine whether to make,
modify, condition, or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this decision, comments
are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water quality,
general environmental effects, and other public interest factors listed above. Comments
are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental
Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are
also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public
interest of the proposed activity.
The New Orleans District is unaware of properties listed on the National Register of
Historic Places near the proposed work. The possibility exists that the proposed work
may damage or destroy presently unknown archeological, scientific, pre-historical,
historical sites, or data. Copies of this notice are being sent to the State Archeologist
and the State Historic Preservation Officer.
Our initial finding is that the proposed work would neither affect any species listed as
endangered by the U.S. Departments of Interior or Commerce, nor affect any habitat
designated as critical to the survival and recovery of any endangered species. The New
Orleans District has determined that the proposed project is located in waters known to be
utilized by the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus). Utilizing Standard Local
Operating Procedure for Endangered Species in Louisiana (SLOPES), dated October
22, 2014, between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Office, the Corps has determined that with the
inclusion of the Standard Manatee Conditions for In-Water Activities, proposed work is
not likely to adversely affect the West Indian Manatee.
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The applicant's
proposal would result in the destruction or alteration of 0.026 acres of EFH utilized by
various life stages of red drum and penaeid shrimp. Our initial determination is that the
proposed action would not have a substantial adverse impact on EFH or federally
managed fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. Our final determination relative to project
impacts and the need for mitigation measures is subject to review by and coordination
with the National Marine Fisheries Service.
If the proposed work involves deposits of dredged or fill material into navigable waters,
the evaluation of the probable impacts will include the application of guidelines
established by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Also, a
certification that the proposed activity will not violate applicable water quality standards
will be required from the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental
Services, before a permit is issued.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice,
that a public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings
shall state, with particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing.
The applicant has certified that the proposed activity described in the application
complies with and will be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the Louisiana
Coastal Resources Program (Louisiana Coastal Zone Application P20170598). The
Department of the Army permit will not be issued unless the applicant received approval
or a waiver of the Coastal Use Permit by the Department of Natural Resources.
You are requested to communicate the information contained in this notice to any other
parties whom you deem likely to have interest in the matter.
JOHN M. HERMAN
Chief, Central Evaluation Section
Regualtory Branch
Enclosures