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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Canaveral National Seashore Date: 04/09/2024

Categorical Exclusion Documentation Form (CE Form)

Project: CANA Pavement Preservation Project PEPC Project Number: 117517 Description of Action (Project Description):

Apply a pavement preservation treatment which includes the roadway and turnout vistas pavement. The Project is located in Canaveral National Seashore in the Playalinda District, Playalinda Beach Access Road, PD Playalinda Entrance Parking, PD Ranger Station Parking Lot, PD Contact Station RV Pullout, PD Vista #1, PD Vista #2, PD Vista #3, PD Vista #4, PD Vista #5, PD Vista #7, and PD Vista #8. Appropriate center line striping, pavement markings and vehicle parking stalls markings will be applied as part of the project.

This project is located in the Apollo District (AD) and Playalinda (PD) of Canaveral National Seashore. The project includes a pavement preservation treatment of bituminous pavement on Eldora Loop Road and four associated parking lots. The work will include application of thermal, striping to originally striped pavement areas and replacement all vehicle wheel stops made with sustainable recycled material. The project includes identification of required accessible parking to meet ADA/Universal Design law and delineated with appropriate signage and pavement markings. Replace informational and regulatory signs using the CANA double post design for additional stability during high winds. The project locations include AD Eldora Loop Road, location # 60781, AD Parking Lot #7, location # 60794, AD Parking Lot #8, location # 60795and AD Parking Lot #9, location # 60796, 60780 AD Apollo Beach Road (RT 0013), AD Parking Lot 1 (RT 0931), AD Parking Lot 2 (RT 0932), AD Parking Lot 3 (RT 0933), AD Parking Lot 4 (RT 0934), AD Parking Lot 5 (RT 0935), AD Turtle Mound Parking Lot (RT 0941), and AD Boat Launch Parking Lot (RT 0940).

This project includes approximately 32 lane miles. The project will include appropriate line and symbol markings for visitor access, crosswalks and other restricted or specifically marked areas as identified by the park. Project will include regular parking spaces and accessible spaces and bus/trailer parking spaces will be over laid with 2 inches of bituminous pavement. All vehicle wheel stops in parking lots will be removed prior to pavement repairs and resurfacing. Appropriate new wheels stops made of concrete will be installed. The work will include the identification of required accessible parking spaces and include appropriate striping, symbols and signage. All informational and regulatory signs and poles will be replaced according to National Park Service guidelines and according to the CANA park standard double post design. All work will conform to environmental requirements, and law and appropriate permits will be required during the project to protect the sensitive nature of the seashore environment.

Mitigation Type: Rare, Threatened & Endangered Speciest If native wildlife (gopher tortoise, etc) is present in the work area, all work will stop and individuals will be allowed to leave the work area undisturbed prior to restarting work. Moving or otherwise disturbing wildlife is not authorized. Mitigation Type: Rare, Threatened & Endangered Species Prior to implementing project, project plans will be reviewed by Canaveral National Seashore resource management staff. Where required, surveys for gopher tortoise burrows will be carried out and any existing burrows will be flagged for avoidance by resource management staff.

Mitigation Type: Vegetation To reduce the potential for introduction of non-native species, all equipment will be clean and free of visible debris (mud, plant materials, etc) prior to entering Canaveral National Seashore.

Mitigation Type: Vegetation Staging of materials and operation of equipment must be restricted to previously disturbed areas. Removal of vegetation not authorized without review and approval by Canaveral NS resource management staff.

Required safety mitigations: The contractor must comply with all applicable Federal, State, county and municipal laws, ordinances, regulations, codes, and the terms and conditions of this project, and will provide a site-specific safety plan to the park for review at least two weeks before work is to begin.

Project Locations:

Location County: Volusia State: FL

Mitigation(s):

• Prior to implementing project, project plans will be reviewed by Canaveral National Seashore resource management staff. Where required, surveys for gopher tortoise burrows will be carried out and any existing burrows will be flagged for avoidance by resource management staff.

• Staging of materials and operation of equipment must be restricted to previously disturbed areas.

Removal of vegetation not authorized without review and approval by Canaveral NS resource management staff.

• If native wildlife (gopher tortoise, etc) is present in the work area, all work will stop and individuals will be allowed to leave the work area undisturbed prior to restarting work. Moving or otherwise disturbing wildlife is not authorized.

• To reduce the potential for introduction of non-native species, all equipment will be clean and free of visible debris (mud, plant materials, etc) prior to entering Canaveral National Seashore.

CE Citation: 3.3.C.9 Repair, resurfacing, striping, installation of traffic control devices, repair/replacement of guardrails, etc., on existing roads.

CE Justification:

Pavement preservation on park roadways and parking lots.

Decision: I find that the action fits within the categorical exclusion above. Therefore, I am categorically excluding the described project from further NEPA analysis. No extraordinary circumstances apply.

Signature

Superintendent: Date:

Carmen Thomson

CThomson Typewritten Text 04/10/2024

Extraordinary Circumstances:

If implemented, would the proposal... Yes/No Explanation A. Have significant impacts on public health or safety? No Will improve public safety by repairing road that is in disrepair.

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 This project will just be to add 2 inch layer of new asphalt to existing roadway and parking lot.

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

No This is a project that occurs approximately every 7 years and is non-controversial.

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

No There are no unknown risks with this project.

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

No This does not set a precedent for future decision making,the park may choose to go a different route.

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

No This project has no relationship to other projects.

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 No listed NHPA in the project area.

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 There is a small chance a critter such as gopher tortoise may wander onto the road. All work will cease until wildlife moves on..

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

No All laws will be followed.

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

No No low income or minortiy populations in the project area.

K. Limit access to and ceremonial use of Indian sacred sites on federal lands by Indian religious practitioners or adversely affect the physical integrity of such sacred sites (EO 130007)?

No All sacred sites will still be accessible.

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 Equipment will be washed after usage.