Federal Emergency Management Agency
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Sebewaing River Emergency Floodway, Sebewaing River Intercounty Drainage Board, 
Huron & Tuscola Counties, MI.
FEMA-DR-1346-MI, NEMIS ID #A1346.57

Interested persons are hereby notified that the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) is proposing to assist in funding of flood mitigation measures in the Village of 
Sebewaing, Michigan.  In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) of 1969, National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Executive Order 11988, 
Executive Order 11990, and the implementing regulations of FEMA, an environmental 
assessment (EA) was prepared to assess the potential impacts of the Proposed Action on 
the human and natural environment. The EA was released for public comment on 
October 1, 2003. No comments from the public were received during the 30-day 
comment period, therefore, the EA has been finalized and a Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) has been made. This also provides public notice for work 
within the regulated floodplain and wetlands, in accordance with Executive Orders 11988 
and 11990 and 44 CFR Part 9.12. No practicable alternatives were identified to meet the 
community's needs that do not involve work in the 100-year floodplain or wetlands.

The reasons for the decision not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) are 
as follows:

1.	No significant adverse environmental impacts have been identified to existing 
land use, water resources (surface water, groundwater, waters of the United States, 
wetlands, and floodplains), air quality, noise, biological resources (vegetation, fish and 
wildlife, State-and Federally-listed threatened or endangered species and critical 
habitats), safety, hazardous materials and waste, or cultural resources; no 
disproportionately high or adverse effects on minority or low-income populations would 
occur, and;

2.	The project is necessary to meet the needs of the citizens of the existing local 
community.

No further environmental review of this project is proposed to be conducted prior to the 
release of FEMA funds.  Copies of the final EA and FONSI can be obtained by 
contacting: Jeanne Millin, FEMA Regional Environmental Officer, 536 South Clark, 6th 
Floor, Chicago, IL 60605-1521, or at Jeanne.Millin@dhs.gov. The final EA and FONSI 
are also available on the World Wide Web on the FEMA website at 
http://www.fema.gov/ehp/docs.shtm .