Report_NEPA.pdf

Categorical Exclusion Form Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Project: NPS MWR PMS (IN) Date: September 13, 2013

Project description, including location:

The Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division of the Federal Highway Administration, in cooperation with the National Park Service proposes pavement preservation of existing roads and parking lots within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. An asphalt overlay will be placed, and the roads and parking areas will be restriped. All work will be completed within existing roads and parking areas.

Describe the category used to exclude the action from further NEP A:

23 · CFR 771 .117 ( d)(l) Modernization of a highway by resurfacing, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction, adding auxiliary lanes (e.g., parking, weaving, turning, climbing).

Describe any public or agency involvement effort conducted:

The project was categorically excluded from further NEP A analysis on September 9, 2013.

The proposed action falls under criteria 3) Repair/Resurfacing/Removal of Existing Road, Trails, and Parking Areas of the Streamlined Review under the 2008 Servicewide Programmatic Agreement. As Assessment of Actions Having an Effect on Cultural Resources was signed on September 9, 2013.

The proposed pavement preservation would be completed within the existing asphalt and/or gravel paved areas only. The project would have no effect to any federally-listed species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

23 CFR 771.117 Categorical exclusions (CEs) are actions which meet the definition contained in 40 CFR 1508.4, and, based on past experience with similar actions, do not involve significant environmental impacts.

The proposed action will: YES NO Induce significant impacts to planned growth or X land use for the area Require the relocation of significant numbers of X people Have a significant impact on any natural, cultural, X recreational, historic, or other resource Involve significant air, noise, or water quality X impacts Have significant impacts on travel patterns X

Otherwise, either individually or cumulatively have X any significant environmental impacts

If any box is checked yes, the action may not be categorically excluded and an EA or EIS must be prepared. If none are checked yes, attach Environmental Screening Form, notes from consultation with agencies and/or the public, notes of site visits and any other material related to the environmental impact of the proposal. This becomes the NEP A piece of the statutory compliance file.

On the basis of the environmental impact information in the statutory compliance file, with which I am familiar, I believe the project should be categorically excluded from further NEP A analysis.

Prepared by:

Lisa T. Landers Environmental Protection Specialist Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division

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On the basis of the environmental impact information in the statutory compliance file, with which I am familiar, I am categorically excluding the described project from further NEPA analysis. No exceptional circumstances (i.e., all boxes in the ESF are marked "no") or conditions apply and the action is fully described in 23 CFR 771 .117( d)(1 ).

:t!---LL-- Kevin S. Rose Environmental Compliance Specialist Federal Highway Administration Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division

Date

Environmental Screening Form

Project: MWR PMS ON) Date: September 13, 2013

Yes No Don't Know

1. Described fully in one of the list of categorically excluded actions? X

2. Consu ltation with any affected agencies or tribes complete? X

3. Site visit completed? X

4. Are any significant impacts possible on the following physical, natural, or cultural resources?*

A. Geological resources- soils, bedrock, streambeds, etc. X

B. From geohazards? X

C. Air Quality, Traffic, or from Noise X

D. Water Quality or Quantity X

E. Streamflow characteristics X

F. Marine or Estuarine Resources X

G. Land Use, including agricultural lands

H. Rare or unusual vegetation-old growth timber, riparian, X alpine, etc.

I. Species of special concern (plant or animal; state or federal X listed or proposed for listing) or their habitat

J. Un ique ecosystems, biosphere reserves, World Heritage sites X

K. Unique or important wildlife or wildlife habitat X

L. Unique or important fish or fish habitat X

M. Introduce or promote non-native species (plant or animal) X

N. Recreation resources X

0. Visitor experience, aesthetic resources X

P. Cultural resources, cultural landscape, etc. X

Q. Minority and Low Income Populations X

R. Socioeconomics X

Yes No Don't Know

S. Energy Resources X

T. Other agency or tribal land use plans or policies X

U. Resource, including energy, conservation potential X

V. Urban quality, gateway communities, etc. X

W. Long term management of resources or land/resource X productivity

* Insert the word "none" in the "no column" if the reason that a resource is not impacted is because the resource is not found in the project area.

This form is meant to be annotated with relevant information, such as notes of site visit, personnel conducting the site visit, agency officials contacted and their responses, etc. A site visit is required to complete this form, and so is required to categorically exclude a project (sec .

3-4), prepare an EA or prepare an EIS.

If the answers to questions 1-3 are yes, and all answers to number 4 are no, complete the categorical exclusion checklist. If any of the answers to question 4 are don't know, complete an EA. If any are answered yes, either a mitigated EA or EIS is required.

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Categorical Exclusion Form

Project: Pavement Preservation Program PEPC Project Number: 49002 Project Description:

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Date: 0910912013

PMJS # 163895 - Pavement Preservation Program - Overhead Costs for Indiana Parks

The project will entail placing a 3/4" hot asphalt overlay over all park roads and parking lots, and restriping all roads and parking lots. The overlay will not raise the grade of the roads or parking lots significantly.

This work is being done to preserve the assets for another 7 - 10 years.

Project Locations:

Location 1

County: LaPorte State: IN District: Section:

Geo. Marker: Other:

Location 2 County: Porter State: IN District: Section:

Geo. Marker: Other:

Location 3 County: Lake State: IN District: Section:

Geo. Marker: Other:

Mitigation(s):

• No mitigations identified.

Describe the category used to exclude action from further NEPA analysis and indicate the number of the category (see Section 3-4 of D0-12):

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

Categorical Exclusion Form - Pavement Preservation Program - PEPC ID: 49002

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Explanation:

On the basis of the environmental impact information in the statutory compliance file, with which 1 am familiar, I am categorically excluding the described project from further NEPA analysis. No exceptional circumstances (e.g. all boxes in the ESF are marked "no") or conditions in Section 3·6 apply, and the action is fully described in Section 3-4 of D0-12.

Superintendent: Date: 09/09/13

NPS Contact: Date: 09/09/1 3

Categorical Exclusion Form - Pavemenl Preservation Program - PEPC ID: 49002

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Date: 0910912013

ASSESSMENT OF ACTIONS HAVING AN EFFECT ON

CULTURAL RESOURCES

A. DESCRIPTION OF UNDERTAKING

1. Park: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

2. Project Description:

Project Name: Pavement Preservation Program Prepared by: Judith Collins Date Prepared: 09/0512013 Telephone: 219-395-1986

PEPC Project Number: 49002 Locations:

County, State: LaPorte, IN County, State: Porter, IN County, State: Lake, lN

Describe project:

PMIS #163895- Pavement Preservation Program - Overhead Cost'i for Indiana Parks

The project will entail placing a 3/4" hot asphalt overlay over all park roads and parking lots, and restriping all roads and parking lots. The overlay will not raise the grade of the roads or parking lots significantly.

This work is being done to preserve the assets for another 7 - I 0 years.

Area of potential effects (as defined in 36 CFR 800.16(d]) All park roads and parking lots.

3. Has the area of potential effects been surveyed to identify historic properties?

No

X Yes

Source or reference:

4. Potentially Affected Resource(s):

5. The proposed action will: (check as many as apply)

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

No Replace historic features/elements in kind

No Add non-historic features/elements to a historic structure

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

Assessment of Effect Form - Pavement Preservation Program - PEPC ID: 49002

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Add non-historic features/elements (inc. visual, audible, or atmospheric) to a historic No setting or cultural landscape

No Disturb, destroy, or make archeological resources inaccessible

No Disturb, destroy, or make ethnographic resources inaccessible

Yes Potentially affect presently unidentified cultural resources

Begin or contribute to deterioration of historic features, terrain, setting, landscape No elements, or archeological or ethnographic resources

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

Other (please specify): --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------

6. Supporting Study Data:

(Attach if feasible; if action is in a plan, EA or EIS, give name and project or page number.)

B. REVIEWS BY CULTURAL RESOURCE SPECIALISTS

The park 106 coordinator requested review by the park's cultural resource specialist/advisors as indicated by check-off boxes or as follows:

[ X ] Historical Architect Name: Judith Collins Date: 09/05/2013

Check if project does not involve ground disturbance ( Assessment of Effect: No Potential to Cause Effect Affected _lL No Adverse Effect Adverse Effect Recommendations for conditions or stipulations:

Doc Method: Streamlined Review (PA) Streamlined Activity:

_ No Historic Properties _lL Streamlined Review

3. Repair/Resurfacing/Removal of Existing, Roads, Trails and Parking Areas

( X ] Historian Name: Ron Cockrell Date: 09/09/2013

Check if project does not involve ground disturbance [ Assessment of Effect: No Potential to Cause Effect Affected _lL No Adverse Effect Adverse Effect Recommendations for conditions or stipulations:

Doc Method: Streamlined Review (PA) Streamlined Activity:

_ No Historic Properties _x_ Streamlined Review

3. Repair/Resurfacing/Removal of Existing, Roads, Trails and Parking Areas

Assessment of Effect Form - Pavement Preservation Program - PEPC 10: 49002

[ X ] Historical Landscape Architect Name: Marla McEnaney Date: 09/06/20 I 3

Check if project does not involve ground disturbance [ Assessment of Effect: No Potential to Cause Effect Affected _x_ No Adverse Effect Adverse Effect Recommendations for conditions or stipulations:

Doc Method: Streamlined Review (PA) Streamlined Activity:

_ No Historic Properties _x_ Streamlined Review

3. Repair/Resurfacing/Removal of Existing, Roads, Trails and Parking Areas

No Reviews From: Curator, Archeologist. I 06 Advisor, Olhcr Advisor, Anlhropologist

C. PARK SECTION 106 COORDINATOR'S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Assessment of Effect:

No Potential to Cause Effects ---- X No Historic Properties Affected

No Adverse Effect ---- Adverse Effect ----

2. Documentation Method:

[]A. STANDARD 36 CFR PART 800 CONSULTATION

Further consultation under 36 CFR Part 800 is needed.

[X] B. STREAMLINED REVIEW UNDER THE 2008 SERVICEWIDE PROGRAMMATIC

AGREEMENT (PA)

The above action meets all conditions for a streamlined review under section Ill of the 2008 Servicewide PA for Section 106 compliance.

APPLICABLE STREAMLINED REVIEW Criteria (Specify 1-16 of the list of streamlined review criteria.)

3. Repair/Resurfacing/Removal of Existing, Roads, Trails and Parking Areas.

Explanation:

[]C. PLAN-RELATED UNDERTAKING

Consultation and review of the proposed undertaking were completed in the context of a plan

· review process, in accordance with the 2008 Servicewide PA and 36 CFR Part 800.

Specify plan/EAJEIS:

[]D. UNDERTAKING RELATED TO ANOTHER AGREEMENT

The proposed undertaking is covered for Section 106 purposes under another document such as a statewide agreement established in accord with 36 CFR 800.7 or counterpart regulations.

Specify:

[ ] E. COMBINED NEPAJNHPA Document Documentation is required for the preparation of an EAJFONSI or an EIS/ROD has been developed and used so as also to meet the requirements of 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6

[ ] G. Memo to SHPOITHPO

[ ] H. Memo to ACHP

3. Additional Consulting Parties Information:

Additional Consulting Parties: No

4. Stipulations and Conditions:

Following are listed any stipulations or conditions necessary to ensure that the assessment of effect above is consistent with 36 CFR Part 800 criteria of' effect or to avoid or reduce potential adverse effects.

5. Mitigations/Treatment Measures:

Measures to prevent or minimize loss or impairment of historic/prehistoric properties:

(Remember that setting, location, and use may be relevant.)

No Assessment of Effect mitigations identified.

D. RECOMMENDED BY PARK SECTION 106 COORDINATOR:

Compliance Speciali

NHPA Specialist

Judith CoHins Date: 09/09/13 forms to the NPS Management Policies and Cultural Resource Management Guide i e, and I have reviewed and approve the recommendations, stipulations, or conditions noted i ection C of this form.

Superintendent:

7 ~na;ure~ ~ t -, ~CJt«JBV Date: 09/09/13