Exhibit C Environmental Documentation Checklist.doc
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- Rural Business Development Grant Program Federal grant opportunity
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- RDBCP-RBDG-2025
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This is an Environmental Documentation Checklist (Exhibit C) template used for tracking required environmental documentation for Rural Development grant and loan projects. The checklist is organized into three main sections: Rural Development Forms, Public Notice Documentation, and Supporting Documentation. The Supporting Documentation section comprises extensive subsections covering project maps/photos, formally classified land reviews, important farmland documentation, floodplains assessment, wetlands evaluation, historic properties documentation (including Section 106 compliance), biological resources review, water quality/coastal/air quality assessments, socio-economic documentation, environmental due diligence, and intergovernmental review requirements.
This checklist is associated with the Rural Business Development Grant Program (CFDA 10.351), administered by the USDA Rural Business Cooperative Services. The grant program aims to promote economic development and job creation in rural areas through two categories: business opportunity grants and business enterprise grants. Eligible applicants include state/local governments, nonprofits, higher education institutions, and federally recognized tribal governments.
Exhibit C Environmental Checklist
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PROJECT:
PROGRAM:
DATE:
LOAN AMOUNT:
GRANT AMOUNT:
MORTGAGE SECURITY SOURCE:
Please fill in the blank in front of each item with either a X, a Yes (or Y), N/A (for not applicable), or N/R (for no response)
(a) Rural Development Forms
(1) Categorical Exclusion/Environmental Assessment
Categorical Exclusion Form
Letter of Acceptance of Environmental Reports/Environmental Assessments from Environmental Staff to Processing/Approval Official
Letter of Recommendation of Finding of No Significant Impact from Environmental Staff to Approval Official
Finding of No Significant Impact
(2) Environmental Impact Statement
Record of Decision
Memorandum of Understanding with Applicants
(b) Public Notice Documentation
(1) Categorical Exclusion/Environmental Assessment
Preliminary/Final Notices for Conversion of Important Resource(s)
Letter to Applicant to Publish a Public Notice Announcing the Availability of an Environmental Assessment
Public Notice Announcing the Availability of an Environmental Assessment (May Also Contain Language for
Potential Impacts to Important Resources), with Publisher’s Affidavit
Letter to Applicant to Publish Public Notice Announcing the Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact
Public Notice Announcing the Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact (May Also Contain Language for Potential Impacts to Important Resources), with Publisher’s Affidavit
(2) Environmental Impact Statement
Public Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Hold Public Scoping Meetings
Public Notice Announcing the Availability (and Public Meeting, If Appropriate) of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Public Notice Announcing the Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (May Also Contain Language for Potential Impacts to Important Resources)
Public Notice Announcing the Availability of the Record of Decision (May Also Contain Language for Potential Impacts to Important Resources)
(c) Supporting Documentation
(1) Project Maps and Photos
Project Map
Location Map
Topographic Map
Aerial Photos
Ground-level Photos
(2) Formally Classified Land
Request for Review Letter Sent to Agency(ies)
National Park Service Review Letter
Bureau of Land Management Review Letter
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Review Letter
Forest Service Review Letter
Fish and Wildlife Service Review Letter
Other:
(3) Important Farmland
Request for Review Letter Sent to NRCS
NRCS Review Letter with AD-1006, “Farmland Conversion Impact Rating,” or NRCS-CPA-106, “Farmland Conversion Impact Rating for Corridor Type Projects”
NRCS Web Soil Survey Important Farmland Map with Project Marked
NRCS Review Letter/Email
Letter/Email Returning Completed AD-1006 to NRCS
(4) Floodplains
Request for Review Letter Sent to Expert Agency(ies)
FEMA Maps with Project Marked
FEMA Form 86-0-32, “Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form”
Private Party Notice for Floodplains
FEMA Form 86-0-33, “Elevation Certificate”
8-Step Alternatives Analysis
(5) Wetlands
Soil Survey Hydric Soils Map with Project Marked
National Wetland Inventory Map with Project Marked
Army Corps of Engineers Review Letter
Wetlands Delineation According to Army Corps of Engineers Standards
(6) Historic Properties
Section 106
(i) Consultation with SHPO
Section 110(k) of NHPA Notice to Applicant
Letter or Form Initiating Consultation with the SHPO
Letter of Response from SHPO to Consultation Request (If Not a Concurrence Letter)
RD’s Letter to SHPO with Finding of No Historic Properties Affected or No Adverse Effect
SHPO Concurrence Letter
Historical Database Documentation
Archaeological Survey Report
Historic Properties Study
(ii) Consultation with Tribe(s)
Applicant Tribal Notification and Invitation for Tribal Engagement
Agency Invitation for Tribal Consultation (If Sent in Addition to the Above)
Agency Invitation for Initiating Government-to-Government Tribal Consultation
THPO/Tribal Official Consultation Response Letter
RD’s Letter to THPO/Tribal Official with Finding of No Historic Properties Affected or No Adverse Effect
THPO/Tribal Official Concurrence Letter
(iii) Adverse Effect
Form to Submit Notice of Adverse Effect and Draft Section 106 Agreement for National Office Review
Memorandum of Agreement
Notification and Invitation to Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
(7) Biological Resources
State Environmental Agency(ies) Review Letter(s)
Letter/Email to FWS/NMFS for Designation of Non-Federal Representative for Consultation
Informal Consultation Request Letter to FWS
FWS/NMFS Review Letter
FWS IPAC Report
RD’s Section 7 Finding
FWS/NMFS Concurrence Letter
Letter to USFWS/NMFS for Formal Consultation
Geological Survey Review Letter
Forest Service Review Letter
Bureau of Land Management Review Letter
(8) Water Quality, Coastal Resources, Air Quality, Transportation, Noise, Scenic Rivers, etc.
State Environmental Agency Review Letter(s) (If More than One State Environmental Agency Is Contacted)
EPA Review Letter, if in Sole Source Aquifer Area
Agency Letter if Coastal Barrier (FWS) or Wild & Scenic River (FWS, NPS)
Consistency Determination Documentation
State or County Transportation Department Review Letter
Regional or County Planning Commission Review Letter
State or Local Health Department Review Letter
Notice of Violation
Agreed Order
Long-term Control Plan
(9) Socio-Economic Issues
Form RD 2006-38, “Civil Rights Impact Analysis Certification”
Environmental Justice Maps
(10) Environmental Due Diligence
Signed and Dated Narrative of Site Visit by RD, If Required
Transaction Screen Questionnaire (TSQ)
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
Certificate of Decontamination
(11) Intergovernmental Review
Intergovernmental Review Request to SPOC/Clearinghouse
Intergovernmental Review Response from SPOC/Clearinghouse
Local Government Review Letter
Exhibit C - ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION CHECKLIST
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