DT2031EnvironmentalScreeningofHarborFacilities.docVIP

ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING OF HARBOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS Wisconsin Department of Transportation DT2031 5/2007 1. Description of Proposed Action - Attach project location map and other appropriate graphics.   It is determined, after review of the Environmental Assessment (EA), comments from the public, and coordination with other agencies, that this action would not significantly affect the quality of the human environment. This document is a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). Environmental Assessment (EA) No Significant Impacts Indicated by Initial Assessment Environmental Assessment (EA) EIS Required Environmental Report (2-ER) Programmatic Environmental Report (2-pER) (Chief, Rails and Harbors Signature) (Date) (Regional Director Signature) (Date) (Director, Bureau of Equity and Environmental Services Signature) (Date) 2. Purpose and need of proposed action. Include description of existing facilities, abutting facilities, and how the action links into the overall transportation system. When appropriate, show that commitment for future work is not being made without evaluation, and that viable alternatives in a larger framework are not being unduly foreclosed.   3. Summary of the alternatives considered and if they are not proposed for adoption, why not. Identify which, if any, of the alternatives is the preferred alternative.   4. Will the energy invested in constructing this harbor project result in energy savings (efficiencies) in the loading and unloading of goods and/or passengers? YES NO ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION MATRIX ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Adverse Benefit None * Not Applicable Comments SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS A. General Economics B. Community Residential C. Commercial Industrial D. Agriculture NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FACTORS E. Wetlands F. Streams Floodplains G. Lakes or Other Open Water H. Upland Habitat PHYSICAL E