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Categorical Exclusion Form Natchez Trace Parkway

Hinds and Madison Counties, Mississippi

Project Number: NP-NATR BMS FY19(1) Date: December 13, 2018 Project Name: Bridge Preventative Maintenance

Project Description:

The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), proposes to perform preventative maintenance repairs on sixteen (16) bridges on Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR), beginning directly north of Interstate 20 near the Clinton Historic District to directly south of the Mississippi (MS) Craft Center, located near the southwestern point of the Ross R. Barnett Reservoir. Work includes repairing deteriorated expansion joints, asphalt pavement crack sealing and filling, concrete repairs, and other miscellaneous work. The project contains zero (0) acres of soil disturbing activities.

Mitigation Measures:

For the proposed actions, if initial bridge/structure assessments failed to detect bats, but bats are later detected during construction, please submit the Post Assessment Discovery of Bats at Bridge/Structure Form (User Guide Appendix E) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (US FWS) Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office in Jackson, Mississippi. Refer to the December 12, 2018 from the MS Ecological Services Field Office for additional guidance.

Per the November 14, 2018 NPS Mitigations List Form, the following mitigation measures were identified:

1. Assessment of Effect – Historic Structures: All work shall be replacement in-kind.

2. Clean and Reseal Joints. Joints are sealed with rubber of a silicon material to prevent water from creeping into the joint. Many of these joints no longer are sealed and are filled with debris, rocks, etc. The foreign material will be removed, and the joints will be resealed.

3. Fill voids with flowable fill. Some of our bridges have void areas under the roadway, either due to settlement or because foreign material washed through the weepholes, etc. The only way to fill these areas without removing the asphalt roadway is to install flowable fill. Filling the voids is necessary to prevent cave-ins or sinkholes in the Parkway. These are small voids usually right along the rail under the shoulder. Flowable fill is essentially a concrete mixture without aggregates and with a high amount of water that allows the material to be poured into a hole in the asphalt where it flows freely filling voids, etc. It doesn't require compaction so you are able to make the repairs with the least amount of disturbance.

4. Repair Rails. Some rails have cracks or areas where spalling has occurred on the rails, usually near the expansion joints. Loose concrete is removed at the cracks and the

NP-NATR BMS FY19(1) Page 2 of 3 areas are filled or repaired with epoxy or concrete depending on the size of the crack, whether rebar is exposed, and if the area is structural or cosmetic.

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.

NPS categorically excluded the project on May 1, 2018 per the Department of the Interior 516 Departmental Manual (DM) categorical exclusion 12.5(C)(9): Repair, resurfacing, striping, installation of traffic control devices, repair/replacement of guardrails, etc. on existing roads.

Agency Coordination:

Agency coordination in regards to 23 CFR 771 is complete.

The area of potential effect is the Natchez Trace Parkway corridor, beginning at Mile Post (MP) 4 and ending at MP 204. The NPS scoped forty-nine bridges for an April 4, 2018 National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) survey; only 45 bridges required repairs. Please refer to the NPS NEPA documentation for information on each individual bridge, proposed repairs, location, and photos. Historic structures/resources within the project area includes the Natchez Trace Parkway’s cultural landscape; the bridges are contributing features to the design of the NATR’s cultural landscape. The preventative maintenance of the sixteen (16) bridges will not occur beyond the existing bridge structures and previously disturbed land or areas. The NPS determined no adverse effect and completed a streamlined NHPA review as the activity is preservation maintenance and repair of historic properties. There are no recommendations for conditions or stipulations. The NPS Superintendent approved the NHPA assessment of effect on May 1, 2018.

FHWA reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency’s NEPAssist tool, Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Map Service tool, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) National Wetlands Inventory tool, and the U.S. FWS’s Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) project planning tool in December 2018. A U.S. Department of Interior FWS letter dated December 12, 2018 identified four threatened species and thirteen migratory birds that may

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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 11988, Floodplain Management Proposed project actions have the potential to occur in FEMA Flood Zones A (1-percent Annual Chance Flood Event using approximate methodologies), AE (1-percent Annual Chance Flood Event determined by detailed methods), and X (Area of Minimal Flood Hazard; 0.2-percent Annual Chance Flood Hazard)

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________

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Hazardous Waste and Materials:

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

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

• 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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NP-NATR BMS FY19(1)

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☐

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NEPA Status: CE

Current NEPA Type: CE

CE - Categorical Exclusion Internal Scoping Start: Internal Scoping End:

CE Citation: C.9 Repair, resurfacing, striping, installation of traffic control devices, repair/replacement of guardrails, etc., on existing roads.

CE Justification:

CE Superintendent Signed Date: May 1, 2018

Extraordinary Circumstances

If implemented, would the proposal... Answer Notes

A. Have significant impacts on public health or safety?

No

B. Have significant impacts on such natural resources and unique geographic characteristics as historic or cultural resources; park, recreation, or refuge lands;

wilderness areas; wild or scenic rivers;

national natural landmarks; sole or principal drinking water aquifers; prime farmlands;

wetlands (Executive Order 11990);

floodplains (Executive Order 11988);

national monuments; migratory birds; and other ecologically significant or critical areas?

No

C. Have highly controversial environmental effects or involve unresolved conflicts concerning alternative uses of available resources (NEPA section 102(2) (E))?

No

D. Have highly uncertain and potentially significant environmental effects or involve unique or unknown environmental risks?

No

E. Establish a precedent for future action or represent a decision in principle about future actions with potentially significant environmental effects?

No

F. Have a direct relationship to other actions with individually insignificant, but cumulatively significant, environmental effects?

No

G. Have significant impacts on properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, as determined by either the bureau or office?

No

H. Have significant impacts on species listed or proposed to be listed on the List of Endangered or Threatened Species, or have significant impacts on designated Critical Habitat for these species?

No

I. Violate a federal, state, local or tribal law or requirement imposed for the protection of the environment?

No

J. Have a disproportionately high and adverse effect on low income or minority populations (EO 12898)?

No

K. Limit access to and ceremonial use of Indian sacred sites on federal lands by Indian religious practitioners or adversely

No

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affect the physical integrity of such sacred sites (EO 130007)?

L. Contribute to the introduction, continued existence, or spread of noxious weeds or non-native invasive species known to occur in the area or actions that may promote the introduction, growth, or expansion of the range of such species (Federal Noxious Weed Control Act and Executive Order 13112)?

No

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Form Prepared: Apr 4, 2018 Data Entered By: Christina Smith

Area of Potential Effect Area of Potential Effect: The area of potential effect is the Natchez Trace Parkway corridor beginning at milepost 4 and ending at milepost 204. Forty-nine bridges were scoped but only 45 required repairs. Please see the attached document for information on each individual bridge, proposed repairs, location, and photos.

Area of Potential Effect Document:

Question Answer

A. Has the area been surveyed? Yes Survey Sources: Halchin, Jill. "Natchez Trace Parkway Archeological Overview and Assessment;"

draft, 2005.

B. Have NRHP resources been identified? Yes

C. Ground disturbance involved? Yes

D. Archeological resources present? No

Notes: Minor ground disturbance adjacent to bridge where erosion is occurring. Disturbance will be limited to area already disturbed by bridge construction.

E. Historic structures/resources present? Yes Notes: The bridges are contributing features to the design of the NATR's cultural landscape.

F. Cultural landscapes present? Yes Notes: NATR's cultural landscape is present.

G. Ethnographic resources present? No

(Subtype, have interested parties been contacted?)

Archeology / ARPA / NAGPRA / Sacred Sites Surveyor(s):

ARCH Survey Required: No

Started:

Completed:

Report Generated: No

Where housed:

ARPA Permit Required: No

Permit Number:

H. Are there any Native American sacred or culturally sensitive sites, locales (such as clan gathering or other cultural event), or landscapes present in the project area?

No

I. Is the location information associated with these sites (such as in caves, contain burials, or at the request of the Native American group(s) to be considered sensitive and/or restricted information?

No

J. Have the associated Native American groups been consulted as to the project potential impacts, if any, to sacred or sensitive sites, locales, or landscapes?

No

K. Is implementation of the project likely to disturb human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony, as defined by

NAGPRA?

No

L. Is an approved plan of action in place to address inadvertent discoveries of human remains, funerary objects, sacred sites, or objects of cultural patrimony?

No

M. Will the project result in the intentional excavation of human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony?

No

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N. Destroy, remove, or alter features/elements from a historic structure. No

O. Replace historic features/elements in kind Yes

P. Add nonhistoric features/elements to a historic structure No

Q. Alter or remove features/elements of a historic setting or environment (inc. terrain) No

R. Add nonhistoric features/elements (inc. visual, audible, or atmospheric) to a historic setting or cultural landscape

No

S. Disturb, destroy, or make archeological resources inaccessible No

S2. Disturb, destroy, or make ethnographic resources inaccessible No

T. Potentially affect presently unidentified cultural resources No

U. Begin or contribute to deterioration of historic fabric, terrain, setting, landscape elements, or archeological or ethnographic resources

No

V. Involve a real property transaction (exchange, sale, or lease of land or structures) No

Supporting Documentation Data None Entered

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Assesment of Effect Assesment of Effect: No Adverse Effect

Documentation Method Streamlined Review (PA)

Streamlined Review Streamlined Review Activity: 1. Preservation Maintenance and Repair of Historic Properties

Explanation:

Conditions/Stipulations Recommendations for Conditions or Stipulations:

Superintendent Approval Date:

May 1, 2018

Last Updated Date: May 1, 2018

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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Natchez Trace Parkway

Date: 11/14/2018

Mitigations List Form

Date: November 14, 2018

Park: Natchez Trace Parkway Project: Bridge IDIQ PEPC Project Number: 79695 Project Description:

Of the bridges along the Natchez Trace Parkway, one-third are inspected yearly so that in total they each are inspected at least once every three years. Minor repairs are recommended to protect the asset and to extend the design life of the bridge. This IDIQ project will take place yearly over the next five years starting at the southern terminus of the Parkway. Only the bridges that have been scoped and that are included in the attached report will be included in this project. The attached report has a breakdown of what bridges are included and exactly what work will be performed. The typical type of work includes:

1. Clean and Reseal Joints - Joints are sealed with rubber of a silicon material to prevent water from creeping into the joint. Many of these joints no longer are sealed and are filled with debris, rocks, etc. The foreign material will be removed and the joints will be resealed.

2. Fill voids with flowable fill. Some of our bridges have void areas under the roadway either due to settlement or because foreign material washed through the weepholes, etc. The only way to fill these areas without removing the asphalt roadway is to install flowable fill. Filling the voids is necessary to prevent cave-ins or sinkholes in the Parkway. (These are small voids usually right along the rail under the shoulder). Flowable fill is essentially a concrete mixture without aggregates with a high amount of water that allows the material to be poured into a hole in the asphalt where it flows freely filling voids, etc. It doesn't require compaction so you are able to make the repairs with the least amount of disturbance.

3. Repair Rails - Some rails have cracks or areas where spalling has occurred on the rails (usually near the expansion joints). Loose concrete is removed at the cracks and the areas are filled or repaired with epoxy or concrete depending on the size of the crack, whether rebar is exposed, and if the area is structural or cosmetic.

Project Locations:

Location County: Adams State: MS District:

Section:

Geo. Marker: 4-204 (Milepost) Other:

Tract ID:

Funding Source(s):

PMIS

Number(s):

251415

Mitigation(s):

(the following is a complete list of all mitigations that will be incorporated into the above-referenced project)

• Assessment of Effect - Historic Structures : All work shall be replacement in-kind.

Recommendations for Conditions or Stipulations:

None

United States Department of the Interior

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office

6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A

Jackson, MS 39213-7856

Phone: (601) 965-4900 Fax: (601) 965-4340 http://www.fws.gov/mississippiES/endsp.html

In Reply Refer To:

Consultation Code: 04EM1000-2019-SLI-0201

Event Code: 04EM1000-2019-E-00495

Project Name: NP-NATR BMS FY19(1)

Subject: List of threatened and endangered species that may occur in your proposed project location, and/or may be affected by your proposed project

To Whom It May Concern:

The enclosed species list identifies threatened, endangered, proposed and candidate species, as well as proposed and final designated critical habitat, that may occur within the boundary of your proposed project and/or may be affected by your proposed project. The species list fulfills the requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) under section 7(c) of the

Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

New information based on updated surveys, changes in the abundance and distribution of species, changed habitat conditions, or other factors could change this list. Please feel free to contact us if you need more current information or assistance regarding the potential impacts to federally proposed, listed, and candidate species and federally designated and proposed critical habitat. Please note that under 50 CFR 402.12(e) of the regulations implementing section 7 of the

Act, the accuracy of this species list should be verified after 90 days. This verification can be completed formally or informally as desired. The Service recommends that verification be completed by visiting the ECOS-IPaC website at regular intervals during project planning and implementation for updates to species lists and information. An updated list may be requested through the ECOS-IPaC system by completing the same process used to receive the enclosed list.

The purpose of the Act is to provide a means whereby threatened and endangered species and the ecosystems upon which they depend may be conserved. Under sections 7(a)(1) and 7(a)(2) of the

Act and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 402 et seq.), Federal agencies are required to utilize their authorities to carry out programs for the conservation of threatened and endangered species and to determine whether projects may affect threatened and endangered species and/or designated critical habitat.

December 12, 2018 http://www.fws.gov/mississippiES/endsp.html

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A Biological Assessment is required for construction projects (or other undertakings having similar physical impacts) that are major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment as defined in the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)

(c)). For projects other than major construction activities, the Service suggests that a biological evaluation similar to a Biological Assessment be prepared to determine whether the project may affect listed or proposed species and/or designated or proposed critical habitat. Recommended contents of a Biological Assessment are described at 50 CFR 402.12.

If a Federal agency determines, based on the Biological Assessment or biological evaluation, that listed species and/or designated critical habitat may be affected by the proposed project, the agency is required to consult with the Service pursuant to 50 CFR 402. In addition, the Service recommends that candidate species, proposed species and proposed critical habitat be addressed within the consultation. More information on the regulations and procedures for section 7 consultation, including the role of permit or license applicants, can be found in the "Endangered

Species Consultation Handbook" at:

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/TOC-GLOS.PDF

Please be aware that bald and golden eagles are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle

Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.), and projects affecting these species may require development of an eagle conservation plan (http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/ eagle_guidance.html). Additionally, wind energy projects should follow the wind energy guidelines (http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/) for minimizing impacts to migratory birds and bats.

Guidance for minimizing impacts to migratory birds for projects including communications towers (e.g., cellular, digital television, radio, and emergency broadcast) can be found at: http:// www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/towers/towers.htm; http:// www.towerkill.com; and http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/towers/ comtow.html.

We appreciate your concern for threatened and endangered species. The Service encourages

Federal agencies to include conservation of threatened and endangered species into their project planning to further the purposes of the Act. Please include the Consultation Tracking Number in the header of this letter with any request for consultation or correspondence about your project that you submit to our office.

Attachment(s):

▪ Official Species List

▪ USFWS National Wildlife Refuges and Fish Hatcheries

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Official Species List This list is provided pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and fulfills the requirement for Federal agencies to "request of the Secretary of the Interior information whether any species which is listed or proposed to be listed may be present in the area of a proposed action".

This species list is provided by:

Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office

6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A

Jackson, MS 39213-7856

(601) 965-4900

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Project Summary Consultation Code: 04EM1000-2019-SLI-0201

Event Code: 04EM1000-2019-E-00495

Project Name: NP-NATR BMS FY19(1)

Project Type: TRANSPORTATION

Project Description: The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal

Highway Administration (FHWA), proposes to perform preventative maintenance repairs on sixteen bridges on Natchez Trace Parkway. Work includes repairing deteriorated expansion joints, asphalt pavement crack sealing and filling, concrete repairs, and other miscellaneous work. The project contains zero (0) acres of soil disturbing activities.

Project Location:

Approximate location of the project can be viewed in Google Maps: https:// www.google.com/maps/place/32.38788702688575N90.25631826480203W

Counties: Hinds, MS | Madison, MS https://www.google.com/maps/place/32.38788702688575N90.25631826480203W https://www.google.com/maps/place/32.38788702688575N90.25631826480203W

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Endangered Species Act Species There is a total of 4 threatened, endangered, or candidate species on this species list.

Species on this list should be considered in an effects analysis for your project and could include species that exist in another geographic area. For example, certain fish may appear on the species list because a project could affect downstream species.

IPaC does not display listed species or critical habitats under the sole jurisdiction of NOAA

Fisheries , as USFWS does not have the authority to speak on behalf of NOAA and the

Department of Commerce.

See the "Critical habitats" section below for those critical habitats that lie wholly or partially within your project area under this office's jurisdiction. Please contact the designated FWS office if you have questions.

1. NOAA Fisheries, also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of

Commerce.

Mammals

NAME STATUS

Northern Long-eared Bat Myotis septentrionalis No critical habitat has been designated for this species.

Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9045

Threatened

Birds

NAME STATUS

Wood Stork Mycteria americana Population: AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC

No critical habitat has been designated for this species.

Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8477

Threatened

Reptiles

NAME STATUS

Ringed Map Turtle Graptemys oculifera No critical habitat has been designated for this species.

Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/2664

Threatened https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9045 https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8477 https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/2664

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Fishes

NAME STATUS

Atlantic Sturgeon (gulf Subspecies) Acipenser oxyrinchus (=oxyrhynchus) desotoi There is final critical habitat for this species. Your location is outside the critical habitat.

Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/651

Threatened

Critical habitats

THERE ARE NO CRITICAL HABITATS WITHIN YOUR PROJECT AREA UNDER THIS OFFICE'S

JURISDICTION.

https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/651

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USFWS National Wildlife Refuge Lands And Fish Hatcheries Any activity proposed on lands managed by the National Wildlife Refuge system must undergo a

'Compatibility Determination' conducted by the Refuge. Please contact the individual Refuges to discuss any questions or concerns.

THERE ARE NO REFUGE LANDS OR FISH HATCHERIES WITHIN YOUR PROJECT AREA.

http://www.fws.gov/refuges/

United States Department of the Interior

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office

6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A

Jackson, MS 39213-7856

Phone: (601) 965-4900 Fax: (601) 965-4340

IPaC Record Locator: 699-14899209

Subject: Consistency letter for the 'NP-NATR BMS FY19(1)' project (TAILS

04EM1000-2019-R-0201) 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

NP-NATR BMS FY19(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.

December 12, 2018

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

▪ Atlantic Sturgeon (gulf Subspecies), Acipenser oxyrinchus (=oxyrhynchus) desotoi

(Threatened)

▪ Ringed Map Turtle, Graptemys oculifera (Threatened)

▪ Wood Stork, Mycteria americana (Threatened)

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

Name

NP-NATR BMS FY19(1)

Description

The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration

(FHWA), proposes to perform preventative maintenance repairs on sixteen bridges on

Natchez Trace Parkway. Work includes repairing deteriorated expansion joints, asphalt pavement crack sealing and filling, concrete repairs, and other miscellaneous work. The project contains zero (0) acres of soil disturbing activities.

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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

No

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] http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?spcode=A000 http://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?spcode=A0JE

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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.

https://www.fws.gov/Midwest/endangered/section7/fhwa/index.html https://www.fws.gov/Midwest/endangered/section7/fhwa/index.html