Categorical Exclusion

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Exclusion Text

(USDA-16c-FSA) Miscellaneous FSA actions. (i) Fence installation and replacement; (ii) Fish stream improvement; (iii) Grazing land mechanical treatment; and (iv) Inventory property disposal or lease without protective easements or covenants; (v) Conservation easement purchases with no construction planned; (vi) Emergency program proposed actions (including Emergency Conservation Program and Emergency Forest Restoration Program) that have a total cost share of less than $5,000; (vii) Financial assistance to supplement income, manage the supply of agricultural commodities, or influence the cost and supply of such commodities or programs of a similar nature or intent (that is, price support programs); (viii) Individual farm participation in Farm Service Agency programs where no ground disturbance or change in land use occurs as a result of the proposed action or participation; (ix) Safety net programs without ground disturbance; (x) Site characterization, environmental testing, and monitoring where no significant alteration of existing ambient conditions would occur, including air, surface water, groundwater, wind, soil, or rock core sampling; installation of monitoring wells; installation of small scale air, water, or weather monitoring equipment; (xi) Stand analysis for forest management planning; and (xii) Tree protection including plastic tubes.