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Thirty Fourth District Courthouse Communications Tower, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana (May 2012)

Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005 near the town of Buras, Louisiana with sustained winds of more than 125 mph. President George W. Bush declared a major disaster for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-1603-DR-LA) on August 29, 2005, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide Federal assistance in designated areas of Louisiana. This is pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), PL 93-288, as amended. Section 406 of the Stafford Act authorizes FEMA’s Public Assistance Program (PA) to assist in funding the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of public facilities damaged as a result of the declared disaster. This Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the President’s Council on Environmental Quality regulations implementing NEPA (Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500 to 1508), and FEMA’s regulations implementing NEPA (44 CFR Parts 9 and 10). The purpose of this EA is to analyze potential environmental impacts of the proposed project. FEMA will use the findings in this EA to determine whether to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

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Resource Type:	Document / Report
Audience Categories:	Volunteers Businesses / Professionals Design and Construction Industry Scientific and Research Organizations / Institutions Children / Kids Federal Agencies News Media Insurance Industry Planners Realtors FEMA Regions Mapping Professionals Test Audience 2/18/10 Educational Institutes and Professionals Floodplain Managers General Public / Households Grantees Hazard Mitigation Officers State, Local and Tribal Representatives Emergency Personnel and Managers Lenders and Brokers Pet / Livestock Owners FEMA Employees Trade Associations Historic Preservation / Environmental Contractors and Vendors Private Not-for-Profits
Hazard Types:	Tsunami Emergency Planning and Security Tornado Mudslide/Landslide Technological Terrorism Industry Hardship Hurricane/Tropical Storm Chemical/Biological Extreme Temperatures Nuclear/Radiological Flooding Virus Threat Drought Dam/Levee Break Wildfire Earthquake Severe Storm Coastal Storm Typhoon Winter Storm Fire Volcano
Subjects:	Documents for Public Review and Comment Sustainable Development and Environmental Considerations
Last Update Date:	05/23/2012 12:48 PM

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