OIA Grant NEPA Screening GUIDANCE 20221213.pdf

Instructions for OIA Grant

NEPA Screening Form All grants are required to comply with the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA). The purpose of this form is to provide project information which might not be in your grant application but is needed in order to determine the level of NEPA documentation which will be required. Please answer all items to the best of your knowledge, If you are uncertain, check “DON’T KNOW” and we’ll help evaluate.

Brief instructions to get you started are below. Many of the questions in the screening matrix have helpful descriptions which are activated by hovering your cursor over the question.

Grant Number – Found in Block 4 of the Notice of Award

Project Name – Found in Block 8 of the Notice of Award

Project Narrative – Provide a paragraph or two which explains the 5 W’s of your project. Sometimes this information is in the Grant Proposal, but it frequently is not so please include:

• what the project is

• who it will serve

• where it is located (if at multiple locations, please list all)

• when it will be performed

• why it is needed

You may attach proposal excerpts and any design plans.

Please attach a map showing the project location(s) and identify any nearby natural or cultural features if you have one.

Project Location In your preferred browser, go to google.com/maps. Find your location and left click on the map to drop a pin.

Coordinates Right click on the pin to copy the coordinates and paste it in the space provided.

Map link Copy the web address of your map and paste it in the space provided.

Map Image Screen capture your map and paste it in the space provided. Or you can right click on the space provided and select an image file to insert.

If the project will have a physical component, that is if something is being built, repaired or purchased, please provide photos of the site on the last 2 pages of this form. That could be where a vehicle will be parked, the outside of an existing building or the empty lot where something will be placed. Provide several photos, both near and far and from different angles.

Screening Matrix For each question check Yes, NO, or Don’t Know. Comments or Notes can be entered in the Notes column. If you have any questions please see the video https://youtu.be/GU4VMpQNKIc or contact DLL-CEPOH-INSULAR-NEPA@usace.army.mil .

Grant Number

Project Name

Project Narrative Describe.

Project Location Coordinates:

Online Map Address:

Map Image Include an image of the project location below.

OIA Grantee Resource Compliance Screening Matrix Yes No Don’t

Know Notes

0 Is this Project receiving funding (grant or loan) from more than one Federal Agency?

1 Does the project have a physical component or otherwise affect the human environment?

2 Is the project for the purchase of equipment?

Will the equipment be stored/parked undercover when not in use?

Does this storage require construction?

3 Is the Project Site NOT identified?

Does the site require land acquisition or a new easement or Right-Of-Way?

4 Is there existing compliance documentation for the project and/or project area?

5 Is this your first time preparing Compliance Documents?

6 Are there cultural resources in/near the project area?

7 Construction of a new structure

a. Not consistent with existing land use

b. Completed structure will not comply with existing regulatory requirements

c. Land clearing/disturbance > 1 acre

d. Substantially increase traffic density in the vicinity to such an extent that modifications to traffic infrastructure would become necessary as a result of the proposed action

e. Result in permanent population increase

f. Exceed existing capacity of utility infrastructure

g. Increase noise levels to surrounding communities

h. Affect crucial life patterns of wildlife

i. Affect coastal processes

8 Replacement of structure in-kind

a. Not within the original property line / easement

Know

Notes

b. Change in structure capacity / appearance

c. Major structures /facilities

9 Is the structure > 45 years old?

10 Demolition/disposal/alteration/rehabilitation/routine maintenance/repairs/improvements of districts/sites/buildings/structures/objects

a. On the National Register of Historic Places?

b. Archeological site

c. In the vicinity of the historic property and would affect the setting, character, feeling or viewscape of the property

d. Not consistent with existing land use

e. Increases the size / area of the existing structure(s)

f. Increases traffic in the area

11 Operation/Maintenance of an existing structure

a. Listed/eligible for listing in the National Register

b. NOT approved by the Territorial Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act

(NHPA)

12 Installation and maintenance of outdoor signs, displays, kiosks, small passenger shelters, facility fencing, landscape plantings, general grounds-keeping activities, and other site amenities such as benches, walkways, observation platforms, etc.

a. Will heavy machinery be used?

b. Temporary road construction for site access

c. Extensive (e.g., > 1 acre) removal of native vegetation

d. Displacement of existing natural or cultural resources of conservation concern

e. Introduction of aggressive, non-native, or invasive species that could adversely affect the habitats and bioregions economically, environmentally, and/or ecologically

Notes

13 Installation of navigational aids

14 Upgrading/adding new overhead utility facilities

a. Transmission device(s)

b. New poll(s)

c. Change existing pole line configurations

d. Results in significant visual intrusion

e. Involves clearance of vegetation

f. Provide for significant indirect impacts

15 Installation of underground utilities

a. Previously undisturbed area

b. Unstable soils

c. New right-of-way

d. Provide for significant indirect impacts

16 Bridge Rehabilitation/reconstruction/replacement

a. New structure

b. Different footprint

c. Spans wetland(s)/watercourse(s)

d. Different support piers

17 Maintenance dredging / marine debris disposal

a. New depths are required/planned

b. Dredging plans are NOT approved by USACE Regulatory Division

c. Disposal not at an established/approved disposal site

18 Hazardous materials/wastes/solid waste

a. Not routine movement/handling/distribution

b. Not in accordance with applicable laws/regulations

Notes

c. Materials are of historic value

d. Closure operations for solid waste facilities w/ violations

e. Cover material from unapproved locations

f. Remediation/restoration of noncompliant sites

19 Planning/research investigations

a. Use intrusive techniques

b. Impacts are not localized

c. Actions do not comply w/ laws/regulations/policies

d. Cultural resource investigations w/ archaeological testing plan not approved by THPO prior to field work

20 Can the project be modified such that all bullets in Items 5- 8 and 12-19 become NO?

21 Result in changes in existing land use(s) >1 acre?

22 Site includes wetlands that require permit(s)

23 Result in the irreversible conversion of prime or unique farmland as defined in 7 CFR 657.5 to other uses.

24 Likely to adversely affect threatened or endangered species, or designated or proposed critical habitats for these species

25 Could the project result in major changes in the project area or its environs that would significantly affect environmental quality, public health or safety, either directly and/or indirectly?

a. Build a new solid waste facility; or a treatment, storage or disposal facility for hazardous waste / toxic substances

b. Build a facility that would result in discharges into, or cause potential contamination of, an aquifer, watershed, or recharge areas regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act,42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.

c. Build a new road in an undisturbed area

d. Dredge and construct a new harbor in pristine waters

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