APHIS Announces Finding of No Significant Impact to Control Grasshoppers and  Mormon crickets in Arizona

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decisions for environmental assessments (EAs) to control grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in parts of Arizona.

Based on the analysis contained in the EAs and the comments received during the public comment period, APHIS has decided to implement the Proposed Action as described in the EAs and concluded that it will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. The FONSI/Decision documents were signed May 1, 2023, and the EAs were made Final. 

Anyone wishing to view the Final EAs and FONSI/Decision documents can at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease-programs/ea/grasshopper-cricket-ea/grasshopper-cricket-by-state