Notice of Availability: Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for African Swine Fever Response Activities in the Event of an Outbreak

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available to the public a final programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for agency response activities for African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in domestic swine in the United States and U.S. Territories.

ASF is a contagious and deadly viral swine disease affecting domestic and feral swine of all ages. ASF does not affect human health and cannot be transmitted from swine to humans. However, the disease can cause economic devastation to the swine industry and great socioeconomic impacts to consumers in affected countries. ASF has never been found in the United States but is a critical threat to U.S. swine due to the continued global spread, millions of susceptible swine in the United States, and the potential for severe economic impacts. APHIS has prepared this PEA to analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with actions that may be taken during an ASF outbreak in U.S. domestic swine.

Interested parties may view the final PEA and FONSI at National Environmental Policy Act Documents: Veterinary Services or by requesting the document “Response Activities for African Swine Fever Outbreaks in Domestic Swine in the United States and U.S. Territories” from: 

• Veterinary Services
  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  U.S. Department of Agriculture
  1400 Independence Ave., S.W.
  Whitten Building
  Washington, D.C. 20250