Notice of Availability-Decision and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a Supplement to the Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled "Field Evaluation of HOGGONE Sodium Nitrite Toxicant Bait for Feral Swine".

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY – Alabama/Texas: Wildlife Services (WS), a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has issued a Decision and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a Supplement to the Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled “Field Evaluation of HOGGONE® Sodium Nitrite Toxicant Bait for Feral Swine”.  The Supplement to the EA analyzed data from past research field trials and highlighted changes incorporated into the application strategies and the product HOGGONE® and their potential environmental effects.  Based on the analysis in the Supplement and the associated Decision/FONSI, WS concluded that implementation of the proposed action alterative (Alternative 2) would not have a significant impact upon the quality of the human environment.  WS signed the Decision and FONSI on May 3, 2021 selecting the proposed action alterative.

 

You can view the Decision/ FONSI and the Final EA and Supplement by going to: http://www.regulations.gov.  In the search box, enter APHIS-2017-0067.

You may also request a copy of the Decision/FONSI and final EA and Supplement by sending a written request to:

 Feral Swine Research Project, National Wildlife Research Center

USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services

4101 Laporte Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521

 Phone: (970) 266-6000