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Categorical Exclusion Form Great Smoky Mountains National Park Sevier and Blount Counties, Tennessee

Project Number: NP-GRSM 13(1), 14(2), 18(1) Date: May 29, 2018 Project Name: Pavement Preservation of Fighting Creek Gap, Little River Gorge, and Elkmont Roads

Project Description:

The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), proposes to complete preventive maintenance of Fighting Creek Gap Road, Little River Gorge Road, and Elkmont Road. Work includes applying an ultra-thin bonded wearing course on Fighting Creek Gap Road, Little River Gorge Road, and Elkmont Road; pavement patching;

crack cleaning and sealing; and permanent pavement markings. Miscellaneous work includes temporary traffic control construction signs. No new impervious surfaces will be created by the work specified under this project.

Mitigation Measures:

The following mitigations must be adhered to for the proposed project actions to be within compliance requirements during construction and/or project implementation:

• Imported materials shall be specified clean and weed free and the materials source identified to the park project manager.

• A public information program to warn of temporary closures, delays, and road hazards during construction shall be implemented. This program would help convey appropriate messages to the public and aid in mitigating potential impacts on visitors' expectations and experiences.

• Erosion control methods shall be used to prevent silt-laden water from entering the stream.

These may include, but are not limited to, silt fencing, filter fabric, excelsior or fumigated straw filter logs, temporary sediment ponds, check dams of pea gravel-filled burlap bags or other material, and/or immediate mulching of exposed areas. In order to prevent import of non-native plants, straw bales or non-fumigated products shall not be permitted. This measure is designed to keep fine and coarse sediments from reaching flowing waters where they can be transported downstream and may affect spawning gravels, substrate embeddedness, pool frequency/quality and the development of large pools. Silt protection structures should be inspected and cleaned out periodically.

• In the event of the discovery of unanticipated cultural resources, work will halt and the archeologist will be contacted. Work will not resume until archeologist gives approval to resume.

• Park Archeologist will review new disturbance(s) related to gate installation at Townsend Entrance Road, once the area is known.

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• Monitor revegetation success for up to 3 years following projects, implementing remedial and control measures as needed. Remedial actions could include installation of erosion control structures, reseeding, and/or replanting the area, and controlling non-native plant species.

• Construction sites will abide by best management practices regarding avoidance of tree damage. Trees will have fencing established to prevent vehicle damage to main stem, root pruning will be used to trim roots within below grade work zones, and care will be given to avoid compaction of soils over root systems.

• Do not place straw on disturbed lands. Reseed with park approved seed mix only.

• Notify cultural resource staff in advance of any changes to the work plan that would alter the footprint of this road resource.

• All project planning shall include field surveys for wetlands. Survey findings shall be reviewed by the NPS's Water Quality Division.

Category Used to Exclude the Action from Further NEPA Analysis:

23 CFR § 771.117(c)(22) Projects, as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101, that would take place entirely within the existing operational right-of-way. Existing operational right-of-way refers to right-of-way that has been disturbed for an existing transportation facility or is maintained for a transportation purpose. This area includes the features associated with the physical footprint of the transportation facility (including the roadway, bridges, interchanges, culverts, drainage, fixed guideways, mitigation areas, etc.) and other areas maintained for transportation purposes such as clear zone, traffic control signage, landscaping, any rest areas with direct access to a controlled access highway, areas maintained for safety and security of a transportation facility, parking facilities with direct access to an existing transportation facility, transit power substations, transit venting structures, and transit maintenance facilities. Portions of the right-of-way that have not been disturbed or that are not maintained for transportation purposes are not in the existing operational right-of-way.

Agency Coordination:

Agency coordination in regards to 23 CFR 771 is complete.

FHWA reviewed species using the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) project planning tool on May 14, 2018 and May 29, 2018. A U.S. Department of Interior FWS letter dated May 29, 2018 identified three threatened and eight endangered proposed and candidate species, as well as one critical habitat wholly or partially within the proposed project area, that may occur within the boundary of the proposed project and/or may be affected by the proposed project. FHWA made the determination of no effect on eleven potential species, including the Indiana Bat and the Northern Long-eared Bat.

The proposed project may rely on the revised February 5, 2018 FHWA, FRA, FTA Programmatic Biological Opinion for Transportation Projects within the Range of the Indiana Bat and Northern Long-eared Bat (PBO) to satisfy requirements under Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, per a USFWS consistency letter dated May 29, 2018.

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NPS categorically excluded the project as documented in the May 7, 2018 Letter of Compliance Completion. NPS determined that the project will have no effect on any federally-listed threatened, endangered, or rare species and/or their critical habitat; no effect on historical, cultural, or archeological resources; and no serious or long-term undesirable environmental or visual effects.

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Appendix A: Environmental Screening Form

Water and Wetlands:

• Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

Impacts to Waters of the US: ☐Yes ☒No If Yes, approval anticipated:

☐Nationwide Permit ☐Regional General Permit ☐Individual Permit

• Section 401 of the Clean Water Act ☐NWP certified by State ☐Individual Certification

• Section 402 of the Clean Water Act (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Disturbance Threshold Exceeded, Permit Required?

☐Yes ☒ No Is Stormwater Management Review/Approval anticipated?

☐Yes ☒No

• ☒Project is consistent with Executive Order 11900, Protection of Wetlands Floodplains:

• ☒ Project is consistent with Executive Order 119888, Floodplain Management Section 4(f) of the USDOT Act:

• Meets Section 4(f) exemption for Federal lands transportation facilities under Section 1119(c)(2) of MAP-21, U.S.C. 138(a)?

☒Yes ☐No

• Is there a Section 4(f) property in the study area?

☐Yes ☐No If Yes, continue:

De Minimis Finding:☐ Programmatic:☐ _______________________________ Individual 4(f): ☐

Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund:

• Was the property purchased with grant funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund?

☐Yes ☒No

• If Yes, was documentation of approval from National Park Service Director received for the conversion or replacement of 6(f) property? ☐Yes ☐No Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972:

• Not in Coastal Zone ☒

• Concurrence with Federal Consistency Determination ☐

Right of Way:

• Project is completely within Federal right-of-way ☒

• Project involves relocations or easements ☐

Number of Easements________ Number of Relocations________ Hazardous Waste and Materials:

• Area hazardous materials or contamination exceeding regulatory thresholds (as set by U.S.

EPA, County Environmental Health, etc.) present? ☐Yes ☒No

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• If Yes, is the nature and extent of the hazardous materials or contamination fully known?☐ If No, briefly discuss the plan for securing information:

FHWA secures any appropriate documentation, approvals, or disapprovals for applicable hazardous materials or contamination regulations and maintains oversight to ensure thresholds are not exceeded.

Section 7(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act:

• Are there Wild and Scenic Rivers? ☐Yes ☒No

If Yes, review by river-administering agency is required.

Clean Air Act:

• Is the project in a non-attainment area? ☐Yes ☒No If Yes, is the project on the TIP/SIP? ☐ Yes ☐No

Highway Traffic and Construction Noise Regulations:

• ☐ The proposed project is a Type I project (highway on a new location, substantial horizontal or vertical alteration, new through or auxiliary lanes). Noise analysis is required.

• ☐ The proposed project is a Type II project (retrofit for noise abatement).

• ☒ The proposed project is a Type III project (noise analysis not required).

Environmental Justice and Title IV Act:

• Is an Environmental Justice population, as identified in Executive Order 12898, present?

☐Yes ☒No If Yes, briefly explain:

• Will the project induce disproportionately high and adverse impacts to minority, low income or special groups? ☐Yes ☐No If Yes, briefly explain:

Farmland Protection Policy Act for Highway Projects:

• Does the project displace, require acquisition of, or require an easement from farmland?

☐Yes ☒No

Does the project affect any additional resources? If Yes, explain below:

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Appendix B: 23 CFR 771.117 FHWA Categorical Exclusions

(c) The following actions meet the criteria for CEs in the CEQ regulations (40 CFR 1508.4) and §771.117(a) and normally do not require any further NEPA approvals by the FHWA:

☐ (1) Activities which do not involve or lead directly to construction, such as planning and research activities; grants for training; engineering to define the elements of a proposed action or alternatives so that social, economic, and environmental effects can be assessed; and Federal-aid system revisions which establish classes of highways on the Federal-aid highway system.

☐ (2) Approval of utility installations along or across a transportation facility.

☐ (3) Construction of bicycle and pedestrian lanes, paths, and facilities.

☐ (4) Activities included in the State's highway safety plan under 23 U.S.C. 402.

☐ (5) Transfer of Federal lands pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 107(d) and/or 23 U.S.C. 317 when the land transfer is in support of an action that is not otherwise subject to FHWA review under NEPA.

☐ (6) The installation of noise barriers or alterations to existing publicly owned buildings to provide for noise reduction.

☐ (7) Landscaping.

☐ (8) Installation of fencing, signs, pavement markings, small passenger shelters, traffic signals, and railroad warning devices where no substantial land acquisition or traffic disruption will occur.

☐ (9) The following actions for transportation facilities damaged by an incident resulting in an emergency declared by the Governor of the State and concurred in by the Secretary, or a disaster or emergency declared by the President pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5121):

(i) Emergency repairs under 23 U.S.C. 125; and

(ii) The repair, reconstruction, restoration, retrofitting, or replacement of any road, highway, bridge, tunnel, or transit facility (such as a ferry dock or bus transfer station), including ancillary transportation facilities (such as pedestrian/bicycle paths and bike lanes), that is in operation or under construction when damaged and the action:

(A) Occurs within the existing right-of-way and in a manner that substantially conforms to the preexisting design, function, and location as the original (which may include upgrades to meet existing codes and standards as well as upgrades warranted to address conditions that have changed since the original construction); and

(B) Is commenced within a 2-year period beginning on the date of the declaration.

☐ (10) Acquisition of scenic easements.

☐ (11) Determination of payback under 23 U.S.C. 156 for property previously acquired with Federal-aid participation.

☐ (12) Improvements to existing rest areas and truck weigh stations.

☐ (13) Ridesharing activities.

☐ (14) Bus and rail car rehabilitation.

☐ (15) Alterations to facilities or vehicles in order to make them accessible for elderly and handicapped persons.

☐ (16) Program administration, technical assistance activities, and operating assistance to transit authorities to continue existing service or increase service to meet routine changes in demand.

☐ (17) The purchase of vehicles by the applicant where the use of these vehicles can be accommodated by existing facilities or by new facilities which themselves are within a CE.

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☐ (18) Track and railbed maintenance and improvements when carried out within the existing right-of-way.

☐ (19) Purchase and installation of operating or maintenance equipment to be located within the transit facility and with no significant impacts off the site.

☐ (20) Promulgation of rules, regulations, and directives.

☐ (21) Deployment of electronics, photonics, communications, or information processing used singly or in combination, or as components of a fully integrated system, to improve the efficiency or safety of a surface transportation system or to enhance security or passenger convenience.

Examples include, but are not limited to, traffic control and detector devices, lane management systems, electronic payment equipment, automatic vehicle locaters, automated passenger counters, computer-aided dispatching systems, radio communications systems, dynamic message signs, and security equipment including surveillance and detection cameras on roadways and in transit facilities and on buses.

☒ (22) Projects, as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101, that would take place entirely within the existing operational right-of-way. Existing operational right-of-way refers to right-of-way that has been disturbed for an existing transportation facility or is maintained for a transportation purpose. This area includes the features associated with the physical footprint of the transportation facility (including the roadway, bridges, interchanges, culverts, drainage, fixed guideways, mitigation areas, etc.) and other areas maintained for transportation purposes such as clear zone, traffic control signage, landscaping, any rest areas with direct access to a controlled access highway, areas maintained for safety and security of a transportation facility, parking facilities with direct access to an existing transportation facility, transit power substations, transit venting structures, and transit maintenance facilities. Portions of the right-of-way that have not been disturbed or that are not maintained for transportation purposes are not in the existing operational right-of-way.

☐ (23) Federally-funded projects:

(i) That receive less than $5,000,000 of Federal funds; or

(ii) With a total estimated cost of not more than $30,000,000 and Federal funds comprising less than 15 percent of the total estimated project cost.

☐ (24) Localized geotechnical and other investigation to provide information for preliminary design and for environmental analyses and permitting purposes, such as drilling test bores for soil sampling; archeological investigations for archeology resources assessment or similar survey; and wetland surveys.

☐ (25) Environmental restoration and pollution abatement actions to minimize or mitigate the impacts of any existing transportation facility (including retrofitting and construction of stormwater treatment systems to meet Federal and State requirements under sections 401 and 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341; 1342)) carried out to address water pollution or environmental degradation.

☐ (26) Modernization of a highway by resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction, adding shoulders, or adding auxiliary lanes (including parking, weaving, turning, and climbing lanes), if the action meets the constraints in paragraph (e) of this section.

☐ (27) Highway safety or traffic operations improvement projects, including the installation of ramp metering control devices and lighting, if the project meets the constraints in paragraph (e) of this section.

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☐ (28) Bridge rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement or the construction of grade separation to replace existing at-grade railroad crossings, if the actions meet the constraints in paragraph (e) of this section.

☐ (29) Purchase, construction, replacement, or rehabilitation of ferry vessels (including improvements to ferry vessel safety, navigation, and security systems) that would not require a change in the function of the ferry terminals and can be accommodated by existing facilities or by new facilities which themselves are within a CE.

☐ (30) Rehabilitation or reconstruction of existing ferry facilities that occupy substantially the same geographic footprint, do not result in a change in their functional use, and do not result in a substantial increase in the existing facility's capacity. Example actions include work on pedestrian and vehicle transfer structures and associated utilities, buildings, and terminals.

(d) Additional actions which meet the criteria for a CE in the CEQ regulations (40 CFR 1508.4) and paragraph (a) of this section may be designated as CEs only after Administration approval unless otherwise authorized under an executed agreement pursuant to paragraph (g) of this section. The applicant shall submit documentation which demonstrates that the specific conditions or criteria for these CEs are satisfied and that significant environmental effects will not result. Examples of such actions include but are not limited to:

☐ (1)-(3) [Reserved] ☐ (4) Transportation corridor fringe parking facilities.

☐ (5) Construction of new truck weigh stations or rest areas.

☐ (6) Approvals for disposal of excess right-of-way or for joint or limited use of right-of-way, where the proposed use does not have significant adverse impacts.

☐ (7) Approvals for changes in access control.

☐ (8) Construction of new bus storage and maintenance facilities in areas used predominantly for industrial or transportation purposes where such construction is not inconsistent with existing zoning and located on or near a street with adequate capacity to handle anticipated bus and support vehicle traffic.

☐ (9) Rehabilitation or reconstruction of existing rail and bus buildings and ancillary facilities where only minor amounts of additional land are required and there is not a substantial increase in the number of users.

☐ (10) Construction of bus transfer facilities (an open area consisting of passenger shelters, boarding areas, kiosks and related street improvements) when located in a commercial area or other high activity center in which there is adequate street capacity for projected bus traffic.

☐ (11) Construction of rail storage and maintenance facilities in areas used predominantly for industrial or transportation purposes where such construction is not inconsistent with existing zoning and where there is no significant noise impact on the surrounding community.

☐ (12) Acquisition of land for hardship or protective purposes. Hardship and protective buying will be permitted only for a particular parcel or a limited number of parcels. These types of land acquisition qualify for a CE only where the acquisition will not limit the evaluation of alternatives, including shifts in alignment for planned construction projects, which may be required in the NEPA process. No project development on such land may proceed until the NEPA process has been completed.

(i) Hardship acquisition is early acquisition of property by the applicant at the property owner's request to alleviate particular hardship to the owner, in contrast to others, because of an inability

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(ii) Protective acquisition is done to prevent imminent development of a parcel which may be needed for a proposed transportation corridor or site. Documentation must clearly demonstrate that development of the land would preclude future transportation use and that such development is imminent. Advance acquisition is not permitted for the sole purpose of reducing the cost of property for a proposed project.

☐ (13) Actions described in paragraphs (c)(26), (c)(27), and (c)(28) of this section that do not meet the constraints in paragraph (e) of this section.

(e) Actions described in (c)(26), (c)(27), and (c)(28) of this section may not be processed as CEs under paragraph (c) if they involve:

(1) An acquisition of more than a minor amount of right-of-way or that would result in any residential or non-residential displacements.

Yes ☐ No ☐

(2) An action that needs a bridge permit from the U.S. Coast Guard, or an action that does not meet the terms and conditions of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers nationwide or general permit under section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.

Yes ☐ No ☐

(3) A finding of “adverse effect” to historic properties under the National Historic Preservation Act, the use of a resource protected under 23 U.S.C. 138 or 49 U.S.C. 303 (section 4(f)) except for actions resulting in de minimis impacts, or a finding of “may affect, likely to adversely affect” threatened or endangered species or critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act.

Yes ☐ No☐

(4) Construction of temporary access, or the closure of existing road, bridge, or ramps, that would result in major traffic disruptions.

Yes ☐ No☐

(5) Changes in access control.

Yes ☐ No☐

(6) A floodplain encroachment other than functionally dependent uses (e.g., bridges, wetlands) or actions that facilitate open space use (e.g., recreational trails, bicycle and pedestrian paths); or construction activities in, across or adjacent to a river component designated or proposed for inclusion in the National System of Wild and Scenic Rivers.

Yes ☐ No☐

United States Department of the Interior

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office

446 Neal Street

Cookeville, TN 38501-4027

Phone: (931) 528-6481 Fax: (931) 528-7075

IPaC Record Locator: 988-12678281

Subject: Consistency letter for the 'GRSM 13(1),14(2),18(1)' project (TAILS 04ET1000-2018-

R-0564) under the revised February 5, 2018, FHWA, FRA, FTA Programmatic

Biological Opinion for Transportation Projects within the Range of the Indiana Bat and Northern Long-eared Bat.

To whom it may concern:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has received your request dated to verify that the

GRSM 13(1),14(2),18(1) (Proposed Action) may rely on the revised February 5, 2018, FHWA, FRA, FTA Programmatic Biological Opinion for Transportation Projects within the Range of the

Indiana Bat and Northern Long-eared Bat (PBO) to satisfy requirements under Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (87 Stat.884, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Based on the information you provided (Project Description shown below), you have determined that the Proposed Action will have no effect on the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) or the threatened Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). If the Proposed Action is not modified, no consultation is required for these two species.

For Proposed Actions that include bridge/structure removal, replacement, and/or maintenance activities: If your initial bridge/structure assessments failed to detect Indiana bats, but you later detect bats during construction, please submit the Post Assessment Discovery of

Bats at Bridge/Structure Form (User Guide Appendix E) to this Service Office. In these instances, potential incidental take of Indiana bats may be exempted provided that the take is reported to the Service.

If the Proposed Action may affect any other federally-listed or proposed species and/or designated critical habitat, additional consultation between the lead Federal action agency and this Service Office is required. If the proposed action has the potential to take bald or golden eagles, additional coordination with the Service under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act may also be required. In either of these circumstances, please advise the lead Federal action agency for the Proposed Action accordingly.

May 29, 2018

Fish and Wildlife Service Consistency Letter

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Appendix C: Consistency Letter

The following species may occur in your project area and are not covered by this determination:

▪ Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus (Endangered)

▪ Duskytail Darter, Etheostoma percnurum (Endangered)

▪ Finerayed Pigtoe, Fusconaia cuneolus (Endangered)

▪ Gray Bat, Myotis grisescens (Endangered)

▪ Oyster Mussel, Epioblasma capsaeformis (Endangered)

▪ Snail Darter, Percina tanasi (Threatened)

▪ Spreading Avens, Geum radiatum (Endangered)

▪ Spruce-fir Moss Spider, Microhexura montivaga (Endangered)

▪ Virginia Spiraea, Spiraea virginiana (Threatened)

Fish and Wildlife Service Consistency Letter

Project Description The following project name and description was collected in IPaC as part of the endangered species review process.

Name

GRSM 13(1),14(2),18(1)

Description

Pavement Preservation of Fighting Creek Gap Road, Little River Gorge Road, and Elkmont

Road

Fish and Wildlife Service Consistency Letter

Determination Key Result Based on the information you provided, you have determined that the Proposed Action will have no effect on the endangered Indiana bat and/or the threatened Northern long-eared bat. Therefore, no consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to Section 7(a)(2) of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (87 Stat. 884, as amended 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is required for these two species.

Qualification Interview

1. Is the project within the range of the Indiana bat ?

[1] See Indiana bat species profile

Automatically answered

Yes

2. Is the project within the range of the Northern long-eared bat ?

[1] See Northern long-eared bat species profile

Automatically answered

Yes

3. Which Federal Agency is the lead for the action?

A) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

4. Are all project activities limited to non-construction activities only? (examples of non-construction activities include: bridge/abandoned structure assessments, surveys, planning and technical studies, property inspections, and property sales)

[1] Construction refers to activities involving ground disturbance, percussive noise, and/or lighting.

Yes

[1]

[1]

[1]

Fish and Wildlife Service Consistency Letter

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Determination Key Description: FHWA, FRA, FTA Programmatic Consultation For Transportation Projects Affecting NLEB Or Indiana Bat This key was last updated in IPaC on March 16, 2018. Keys are subject to periodic revision.

This decision key is intended for projects/activities funded or authorized by the Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and/or Federal Transit

Administration (FTA), which require consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the endangered Indiana bat

(Myotis sodalis) and the threatened Northern long-eared bat (NLEB) (Myotis septentrionalis).

This decision key should only be used to verify project applicability with the Service’s February

5, 2018, FHWA, FRA, FTA Programmatic Biological Opinion for Transportation Projects. The programmatic biological opinion covers limited transportation activities that may affect either bat species, and addresses situations that are both likely and not likely to adversely affect either bat species. This decision key will assist in identifying the effect of a specific project/activity and applicability of the programmatic consultation. The programmatic biological opinion is not intended to cover all types of transportation actions. Activities outside the scope of the programmatic biological opinion, or that may affect ESA-listed species other than the Indiana bat or NLEB, or any designated critical habitat, may require additional ESA Section 7 consultation.

Fish and Wildlife Service Consistency Letter

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