Old World Climbing Fern; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

Samenvatting

We are advising the public that an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to issuing a permit for the environmental release of the nonindigenous moth Cataclysta camptozonale (Hampson) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), a potential biological control agent of Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum). The environmental assessment documents our review and analysis of environmental impacts associated with, and alternatives to, issuing a permit for the environmental release of the moth in Florida. Based on its finding of no significant impact, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that an environmental impact statement need not be prepared.