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Page 18 or 2o <br />U.S. DepartmentnfJust'ice <br />.t Office of Justice Programs <br />. Rw,ecru ofJtrsttce Assistance <br />Memorandum To: Official Grant File <br />From: Orbia Terry, NEPA Coordinator <br />Subject: Incorporates NEPA Compliance in Further Developmental Stag <br />Orange P acs for County of <br />The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) allows states and local governments to <br />support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminaljustiee system,. some of <br />which could have environmental Impacts, All recipients ofJAG Clmding musta.ssist BJA in complying with NEPA <br />and other related federal environmental impact analyses requirements in Ute use of grant funds, whether Cha funds <br />are used directly by the Grantee or by a subgrantee or third party, Accordingly, prior Co obligatingfds,w funds ten for any of <br />the specified activities, fhe grantee must first determine if any of the specified activities will be fttnde ! by the <br />grant. <br />The specified activities requiring environmental analysis are: <br />a. New construction: <br />b. Any renovation or remodeling of it property located in an environmentally or historicafty sensitive area, <br />including l properties located within i g an year flood plain, a Overland, or habitat for endangered species, or a <br />c. <br />property n vatic , or eligibleoan for opting on the National Register of Historic Places; <br />o, ArenovaCfon, lease, or any proposed use of a building or facility that will cither (a) result in a change in its basic <br />prior use or (b) signifieantly change its size; <br />d. implementation of a new program involving the use of chemicals other than chemicals that are (a) purchased as <br />an incidental component ofa funded activity and (b) traditionally used, for example, in office,, household,. <br />recreational, or education environments; and <br />e.id nti Implementation <br />son oPa program relating to clandestine methamphetamme laboratory operations, including the <br />densification, seiaare, or Closure of clandestine mialmmphetaminelaboratories, <br />Complying with NEPA may require the preparation of in Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental <br />Impact Statement, as directedby BJA. Further, for programs relating to methamphetamine laboratory operations, <br />the preparation ora detailed Mitigation Plan will be required. For more information about Mitigation Plan <br />requirements, please see https:Owww,bja.gov/Futiding/ilepa.htm[ <br />IPlease be sure to carefully review tine grant conditions on your award <br />nformation about environmental compliance, mmdocument, as i[ ay contain ore specific <br />25H-43 <br />