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done, grantees shall provide detailed information about the project (where
<br />applicable), including, but not limited to, the following:
<br />• Project location (i.e., exact street address or map coordinates)
<br />• Total extent of ground disturbance and vegetation clearing
<br />• Extent of modification of existing structures
<br />• Construction equipment to be used, staging areas, etc.
<br />• Year that any affected buildings or structures were built
<br />• Natural, biological, and/or cultural resources present within the project
<br />area and vicinity, including wetlands, floodplains, geologic resources,
<br />threatened or endangered species, or National Register of Historic Places
<br />listed or eligible properties, etc.
<br />• Visual documentation such as good quality, color and labeled site and
<br />facility photographs, project plans, aerial photos, maps, etc.
<br />• Alternative ways considered to implement the project (not applicable to
<br />procurement of mobile and portable equipment)
<br />For projects that have the potential to impact sensitive resources, FEMA must
<br />consult with other Federal, State, and tribal agencies such as the U.S. Fish and
<br />Wildlife Service, State Historic Preservation Offices, and the U.S. Army Corps of
<br />Engineers, as well as other agencies and organizations responsible for the
<br />protection and/or management of natural and cultural resources, including
<br />Federally-recognized Indian tribes, Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, and the
<br />Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. For projects with the
<br />potential to have adverse effects on the environment and/or historic properties,
<br />FEMA's EHP review process and consultation may result in a substantive
<br />agreement between the involved parties outlining how the grantee will avoid the
<br />effects, minimize the effects, or, if necessary, compensate for the effects.
<br />Grantees who are proposing communication tower projects are encouraged to
<br />complete their Federal Communications Commission (FCC) EHP process prior to
<br />preparing their EHP review materials for GPD, and to include their FCC EHP
<br />materials with their submission to GPD. Completing the FCC process first and
<br />submitting all relevant EHP documentation to GPD will help expedite FEMA's
<br />review.
<br />Because of the potential for adverse effects to EHP resources or public
<br />controversy, some projects may require an additional assessment or report, such
<br />as an Environmental Assessment, Biological Assessment, archaeological survey,
<br />cultural resources report, wetlands delineation, or other document, as well as a
<br />public comment period. Grantees are responsible for the preparation of such
<br />documents, as well as for the implementation of any treatment or mitigation
<br />measures identified during the EHP review that are necessary to address
<br />potential adverse impacts. Grantees may use grant funds toward the costs of
<br />preparing such documents. The use of grant funds for mitigation or treatment
<br />measures that are not typically allowable expenses will be considered on a case-
<br />by-case basis. Failure of the grantee to meet Federal, State, local, and territorial
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