Office of Mexican Affairs; Notice of Issuance of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) With Regard to the Issuance of a Presidential Permit for the Anzalduas International Crossing, McAllen, Texas

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Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the human environment for the Anzalduas International Crossing project sponsored by the Cities of McAllen, Hidalgo and Mission, Texas. An initial draft of the environmental assessment of the proposed Anzalduas International Crossing was prepared by Halff Associates, Inc.; Gutierrez, Smouse, Wilmut and Associates, Inc.; together with Dr. Michael E. Tewes, Mr. Joe Idecker and Dr. John Keller for the sponsors, the Cities of McAllen, Hidalgo and Mission, Texas. Both the draft Environmental Assessment and the draft Final Environmental Assessment of the Department of State (Draft Final EA) have been reviewed by numerous federal and state agencies. Each such ``cooperating agency'' has approved or accepted the draft Final EA, provided, in certain cases, that mitigation recommendations are followed. These cooperating agencies are: U.S. Government: The Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Customs Service, Department of Agriculture, General Services Administration, United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, Department of Transportation, Department