Cure Land, LLC v. U.S. Dep't of Agric

摘要

Farm company did not establish that Farm Service Agency acted arbitrarily or capriciously in issuing National Environmental Policy Act finding of no significant impact for amendment to rural water conservation program without target zone component of proposed amendment, because, even though company established that FONSI is final agency action subject to judicial review: (1) FONSI was not materially different from or contradictory to factual findings in environmental assessment and did not require explanation for its removal of proposed amendment component, (2) removal of component was not mitigation measure that requires substantial evidence to support it, (3) FSA did not rely upon so-cioeconomic concerns in evaluating environmental impacts of amendment, and (4) FSA provided public with opportunity to comment on all components of proposed amendment.