Floodplain Notice - New Orleans, LA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA, APHIS) is giving public notice of its intent to lease land in New Orleans, LA, which is located in a high-flood risk zone. The agency is required to review the project for possible alternative solutions under the President's Executive Order 11988, "Floodplain Management." The public is invited to comment on possible alternatives. • The area of consideration is susceptible to flooding at or above the 100-year flood level. • The agency considered but found no practical alternatives. • Interested persons may obtain more detailed information about this action and its specific location from USDA, APHIS, MRPBS, Realty, Dustin Bulen. • Comments about this project should be submitted in email to Dustin Bulen, Realty Specialist within 15 days of the notice.