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FONSI <br />• The ens ironmental assessment, analyzing the environmental effects of the proposed action, has <br />been reviewed. With the implementation of the attached mitigation measures there is a finding <br />of no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an environmental impact <br />statement is not necessary to further analyze the environmental effects of the proposed action. <br />Beneficial, adverse, direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts have been <br />disclosed in the EA. Analysis indicated no significant impacts on society as a whole, the <br />affected region, the affected interests or the locality. The physical and biological effects are <br />limited to the Little Snake Resource Area and adjacent land. <br />Public health and safety would not be adversely impacted. There are no known or anticipated <br />concerns with project waste or hazardous materials. <br />There would be no adverse impacts to regional or local air quality, prime or unique farmlands, <br />known paleontological resources on public land within the area, wetlands, floodplain, areas <br />with unique characteristics, ecologically critical areas or designated Areas of Critical <br />Environmental Concern. <br />4. There are no highly controversial effects on the environment. <br />5. There are no effects that are highly uncertain or involve unique or unknown risk. Sufficient <br />information on risk is available based on information in the EA and other past actions of a <br />similar nature. <br />6. This alternative does not set a precedent for other actions that may be implemented in the <br />future to meet the goals and objectives of adopted Federal, State or local natural resource <br />related plans, policies or programs. <br />No cumulative impacts related to other actions that would have a significant adverse impact <br />were identified or are anticipated. <br />8. Based on previous and ongoing cultural surveys, and through mitigation by avoidance, no <br />adverse impacts to cultural resources were identified or anticipated. There are no known <br />American Indian religious concerns or persons or groups who might be disproportionately <br />and adversely affected as anticipated by the Environmental Justice Policy. <br />No adverse impacts to any threatened or endangered species or their habitat that was <br />determined to be critical under the Endangered Species Act were identified. If, at a future <br />time. there could be the potential for adverse impacts, treatments would be modified or <br />mitigated not to have an adverse effect or new analysis would be conducted. <br />10. This alternative is in compliance with relevant Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and <br />requirements for the protection of the environment.