Appendix E – Agency Coordination & Public Outreach 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS E September 2016

10.0 PARTICIPATING AGENCIES 
GENA L. ABRAHAM, BUDDY GRATTON, P.E. 

COMMISSIONER DEPUTY 

(404) 656-5206 (404) 656-5212

GERALD M. ROSS, P.E. EARL L. MAHFUZ 

CHIEF ENGINEER TREASURER 

(404) 656-5277 (404) 656-5224

March 14, 2008 

Agency Contact 

and address 

City, State 

Re: Invitation to Become Participating Agency 

Tier I Environmental Impact Statement

Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation Study 

Project PTSC0-0023-00-002, PI No.: T001684 

Dear Agency Contact: 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), in cooperation with the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), in association 

with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is initiating a Tier I Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed High Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) in the Atlanta 

to Chattanooga Corridor. This study involves the planning and environmental analysis of a 

potential HSGT system in the 110-mile corridor between Atlanta, Georgia, and Chattanooga, 

Tennessee. The study area (attached Figure 1) is contained wholly or in part in the following 

counties: Hamilton County, Tennessee; and Clayton, Fulton, Cobb, Cherokee, Floyd, Bartow, 

Douglas, Paulding, Polk, Murray, Whitfield, Gordon, Chattooga, Catoosa, and Walker Counties, 

Georgia. 

Your agency has been identified as an agency that may have an interest in the project. With this 

letter, we extend your agency an invitation to become a participating agency in coordination with 

the FRA, FHWA and GDOT in the development of the Tier I EIS for the subject project in 

accordance with 40 CFR 1501.6 of the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) Regulations 

for Implementing the Procedural Provision of the National Environmental Policy Act. This 

designation does not imply that your agency either supports the proposal or has any special 

expertise with respect to evaluation of the project. 

The Tier I EIS will build upon previous studies of MagLev and steel wheel HSGT concepts 

prepared for the corridor. The Tier I EIS will be prepared at a conceptual level of engineering 

and environmental detail appropriate for a programmatic analysis and will provide the FRA, 

FHWA and GDOT with sufficient information to select HSGT technology characteristics, 

general corridor location, general station locations, and potentially to identify an initial operating 
Tier I EIS 

Atlanta to Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation Study 

P.I. # T001684

Page 2 of 3

segment. Should implementation funding become available in the future, a completed Tier I 

EIS, with a Record of Decision (ROD) would allow for further engineering and site-specific 

environmental documentation contained in a Tier II EIS to advance a HSGT system, in total or in 

phases, as well as right-of-way acquisition within the selected corridor. The current study is 

expected to be complete at the end of 2009. 

The purpose of the Atlanta to Chattanooga HSGT system is to enhance intercity passenger 

mobility in northwest Georgia, and part of Tennessee, by expanding passenger transportation 

capacity, increasing mobility and providing an alternative to highway and air travel in a manner 

that is safe, reliable, and cost-effective while avoiding, minimizing, and/or mitigating impacts on 

neighborhoods and the environment. 

Pursuant to Section 6002 of SAFETEA-LU, participating agencies are responsible to identify, as 

early as practicable, any issues of concern regarding the project's potential environmental or 

socioeconomic impacts that could substantially delay or prevent an agency from granting a 

permit or other approval that is needed for the project. 

Your agency’s involvement should include those areas of your interest, and no direct writing or 

analysis will be necessary for preparing the document. The following are activities we will take 

to maximize interagency cooperation: 

1. Consult with you on any relevant technical studies that will be required for the project;

2. Provide you with project information, including study results;

3. Encourage your agency to use the above documents to express your views on the

subjects within your jurisdiction or expertise; and

4. Include information in the project environmental documents that participating agencies

need to discharge their National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) responsibilities and

any other requirements regarding jurisdictional approvals, permits, licenses, and/or

clearances.

Please respond to Mr. Glenn Bowman, P. E., Environment/Location Engineer, Georgia 

Department of Transportation, 3993 Aviation Circle, Atlanta, Georgia 30336-1593, in writing 

with an acceptance or denial of the invitation within 30 days of receipt of this letter. If your 

agency declines, the response should state your reason for declining the invitation. Pursuant to 

SAFETEA-LU Sec. 6002, any Federal agency that chooses to decline the invitation to be a 

participating agency must specifically state in its response that it: 

* Has no jurisdiction or authority with respect to the project;

* Has no expertise or information relevant to the project; and

* Does not intend to submit comments on the project.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss in more detail the project or our agencies' 

respective roles and responsibilities during the preparation of this Tier I EIS, please contact Mr. 

Wayne Fedora, P.E. (FHWA) at (404) 562-3651. If you would like to review the project 
Tier I EIS 

Atlanta to Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation Study 

P.I. # T001684

Page 3 of 3

Coordination Plan, please contact Susan Knudson of my staff at (404) 699-4407. If you decide 

to accept this invitation to become a participating agency we would also request that you review 

the enclosed project purpose and need statement, and provide your comments along with your 

acceptance within the time frame noted above. 

Thank you for your cooperation and interest in this project. 

Sincerely, 

Glenn Bowman, P.E.. 

Office of Environment/Location 

GB/sk/gth 

Enclosure 

Project Need and Purpose 

Project NOI 

Study Area Map 

cc: Wayne Fedora, P.E. 

 David Valenstein 

Gerald Ross, P.E. 
List of Confirmed Participating Agencies 

Tier I Environmental Impact Statement 

Atlanta-Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) Study 

Project PTSC0-0023-00-002, PI No.: T001684 

As of August 26, 2010 

Federal Agencies 

Mr. Steven M. Wright 

Environmental Protection Specialist 

United States Department of the Interior 

National Park Service, Southeast Regional Office 

Mr. David Schilling 

State Programs Team Leader 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Federal Transit Administration - Region IV 

Mr. Ben West 

Agency Representative 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Region IV 

Mr. Dan Wallace 

State Resource Inventory Coordinator 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

Natural Resources Conservation Service 

Ms. Mary Dills 

Project Manager 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Savannah District, Regulatory Division, Piedmont Branch 

Mr. Pete Patavina 

Staff Biologist 

U.S. Department of the Interior 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Mr. Randy Warbington 

Director of Engineering 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

Forest Service, Southern Region 

State Agencies 

Georgia 

Ms. Katrina Morris 

Environmental Review Coordinator 

Georgia Department of Natural Resources 

Wildlife Resources Division 
As of August 26, 2010 Page | 2

Mr. James Johnson 

Forest Management Chief 

Georgia Forestry Commission 

Mr. Paul Burkhalter 

Deputy Commissioner 

Georgia Department of Natural Resources 

Ms. Amanda Schraner 

Transportation Projects Coordinator 

Georgia Department of Natural Resources 

State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) - Historic Preservation Division 

Mr. Bert Langley 

Manager - Georgia Department of Natural Resources 

Environmental Protection Division 

Tennessee 

Mr. Silas Mathes 

Data Manager 

Heritage Program - Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation 

Mr. Joe Garrison 

Historic Preservation Specialist 

Tennessee Historical Commission - Department of Environment and Conservation 

Mr. Robert Todd 

Fish and Wildlife Environmentalist 

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 

Native American Tribes 

Ms. Lisa C. Stopp 

Tribal NAGPRA POC 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians 

Mr. Willard Steele 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Seminole Tribe of Florida 

Regional Planning Agencies 

Mr. Bob McCord 

Principal Management Analyst 

Atlanta Regional Commission 
As of August 26, 2010 Page | 3

Mr. Kenneth P. Parr 

NEPA Specialist 

Tennessee Valley Authority 

Environmental Permits and Compliance 

Mr. Don Cope 

President 

Dalton Utilities 

Mr. Kenneth W. Wester 

ADHS Program Manager 

Appalachian Regional Commission 

Ms. Sue Hiller, AICP 

Planning Director 

Rome Floyd County Planning Department (MPO) 

Mr. William R. Steiner 

Executive Director 

Northwest Georgia Regional Commission 

Mr. Zach Montgomery 

Transportation Planner 

Greater Dalton Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) 

Ms. Beth Jones 

Executive Director 

Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments/Southeast Tennessee Development District 

Regional and Local Transportation Planning Agencies 

Ms. Cheryl King AICP 

Assistant General Manager Planning 

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 

Mr. Michael J. Landguth 

President and CEO 

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority 

Dr. Thomas E. Nissalke Ph.D. 

Director of Environmental and Technical Services 

City of Atlanta - Department of Aviation - Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

Mr. Shaun Green 

Senior Principal Operations Engineer 

Georgia Regional Transportation Authority 
As of August 26, 2010 Page | 4

County Governments 

Mr. Antonio Valenzuela 

Transportation Planning Administrator 

Fulton County Department of Public Works 

Mr. David Ridley 

Sole Commissioner 

Murray County Board of Commissioners 

Ms. Faye DiMassimo AICP 

Director 

Cobb County Department of Transportation 

Mr. Matt Denton 

Assistant County Manager 

Polk County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. Jeff Metarko 

Director 

Clayton County Department of Transportation and Development 

Mr. L.B. Ahrens Jr. 

Chairman 

Cherokee County Board of Commissioners 

City Governments 

Ms. Luz Borrero 

Deputy Chief Operating Officer 

City of Atlanta 

Mr. William Moore 

College Park Engineering Director 

City of College Park 

Hon. Ron Littlefield 

Mayor 

City of Chattanooga 

Mr. Kevin McBurnett 

City Manager 

City of Emerson 

Hon. Matthew J. Santini 

Mayor 

City of Cartersville 
As of August 26, 2010 Page | 5

Mr. J. Tyson Ross 

City Administrator 

City of Dalton 

Hon. Evan King 

Mayor 

City of Adairsville 

Mr. Randy L. Mannino, AICP 

Planning & Development Director 

City of Cartersville 
Appendix E – Agency Coordination & Public Outreach 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS E September 2016

11.0 AGENCY CORRESPONDENCE 
Participating Agency Comments 

in Response to June 10th Letter Confirming Participation, Updated Coordination and Revised P

Statement 

As of July 23, 2010 Page 1

No. Participating Agency Comment Dis

1 

Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Resources Division 

The role of the Nongame Conservation Section is to determine potential impacts to high priority species and habitats as a result of the proposed project. 

Noted. No respo

2 City of Adairsville 

We feel this project is exceedingly important to our community and will aid in promoting economic development, help create new choices for travelers, help in reducing dependence on oil, and aid in urban and rural development. 

Noted. No respo

3 

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation - Natural Heritage Program 

Enclosed a list of rare species. Suggested that we contact Rob Todd of TWRA for participation (615-781-6577) regarding state-listed plants and animals. 

Contacted RobeTWRA to participNEPA process. 

4 

U.S. Department of Transportation -Federal Transit Administration - Region IV 

Confirmed FTA's role: 

1. Participating in the scoping process

2. Participating in the NEPA process3. Identifying environmental or socioeconomic

impacts4. Providing meaningful input to resolve issues

Noted. No respo

5 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region IV 

EPA's participation does not preclude an independent review according to Section 102(2)(C) of NEPA and Section 309 of the Clean Air Act. EPA also requested that the revised coordination plan identify EPA as a Federal Resource Agency. 

Identified EPA as Agency in the rePlan. 
Participating Agency Comments 

in Response to June 10th Letter Confirming Participation, Updated Coordination and Revised P

Statement 

As of July 23, 2010 Page 2

No. Participating Agency Comment Dis

6 United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians 

There is no objection to the project, but if any remains, artifacts or other items are inadvertently discovered, please cease construction immediately and contact at 918-

458-6533 or by letter.

Noted. No respo

7 

Tennessee Historical Commission - Department of Environment and Conservation 

Review and comment on proposed undertaking are among the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has codified procedures for carrying out Section 106 review in 36 CFR 800. Considering available information, they find that the project as currently proposed may adversely affect properties eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and immediate consultation with their office is requested. 

Noted. No respo

8 

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service 

The agency will continue to provide information of the designation of Important Farmland in the project area. 

Noted. No respo

9 City of Dalton We would like to provide input on the methodology and preliminary screening results Noted. No respo
Participating Agency Comments 

in Response to June 10th Letter Confirming Participation, Updated Coordination and Revised P

Statement 

As of July 23, 2010 Page 3

No. Participating Agency Comment Dis

10 

Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments – Southeast Tennessee Development District 

Local governments that comprise CARCOG consider the high speed rail project to be very important to the economic development of the region. The project consistently ranks high at SETDD/CARCOG annual planning retreats, and it is on the document prepared under an agreement with the Economic Development Administration. Since Catoosa and Walker Counties are in the study area, it is important that CARCOG maintains a relationship with GDOT and other regional partners in transportation projects that will affect regional plans and projects on both sides of the state line. 

Noted. No respo

11 U.S. Department of the Interior – National Park Service 

NPS’ role is to ensure that pertinent NPS mission statements, legislative authorities, and policies are duly considered when developing any alternatives, related management actions, or options applicable to units of the NPS. NPS will commit subject expertise to assist and insure that the affected environment and environmental impacts sections of the Tier I EIS are structured to fully address NPS interests pertaining to the units of the NPS. 

Noted. No respo
Participating Agency Comments 

in Response to June 10th Letter Confirming Participation, Updated Coordination and Revised P

Statement 

As of July 23, 2010 Page 4

No. Participating Agency Comment Dis

12 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Area Section - Regulatory Branch 

This project has been assigned permit number SAS-2007- 01423, please refer to it in all correspondence. Wetlands will require Dept. of Army authorization to dredge or fill waterways. The project corridor does contain waters of the U.S. that are considered to be within the jurisdiction of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S. C. 403) and/or Section 404 of the Clean Waters Act (33 U.S.C 1344) the placement of dredged or fill material into any waterways and/or adjacent wetlands and mechanized land clearing of those wetlands would require prior Department of the Army authorization pursuant to Section 404. Impacts to wetlands and streams, which are one-half acre or less to waters of the U.S. at a single crossing, could be permitted under the 2007 Nationwide Permit Program provided the cumulative impacts do not exceed 10 acres of wetlands and /or 1,500 linear feet of streams. If the Nationwide Permit thresholds are exceeded, this project would require a standard individual permit (IP) application, which should follow Section 404 (b) (1) guidelines for avoidance and minimization to waters of the U.S. and include mitigation plan and alternatives analysis. Enclosed a copy of 404 (b) (1) application form. 

Noted. No respo





















































Tahirah Wilson, Transportation Planner

AECOM-Atlanta

1360 Peachtree Street, NE 

Suite 500 

Atlanta , GA 30309

RE: Seminole Tribe of Florida Point of Contact for Section 106 Consultation Process

Dear Ms. Wilson:

Per our conversation today, the Point of Contact for consultations with the Seminole Tribe of Florida is:

Willard Steele, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer

Tribal Historic Preservation Office

Seminole Tribe of Florida

34725 West Boundary Road

Clewiston, FL 33440 (Physical Address)

(863) 983-6549

willardsteele@semtribe.com

Addt’l Copy to: Anne Mullins, Compliance Review Supervisor

Tribal Historic Preservation Office

Seminole Tribe of Florida

 HC 61, Box 21-A

Clewiston, FL 33440

(863) 983-6549 ext. 12262

annemullins@semtribe.com

jenniferpietarila@semtribe.com

elliottyork@semtribe.com
The Seminole Tribe of Florida looks forward to establishing an effective consultation process with regard 

to the Atlanta to Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation.

Sincerely,

Willard S. Steele, 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 


Participating Agency Comments 

in Response to June 10th Letter Confirming Participation, Updated Coordination and Revised P

Statement 

As of July 23, 2010 Page 1

No. Participating Agency Comment Dis

1 

Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Resources Division 

The role of the Nongame Conservation Section is to determine potential impacts to high priority species and habitats as a result of the proposed project. 

Noted. No respo

2 City of Adairsville 

We feel this project is exceedingly important to our community and will aid in promoting economic development, help create new choices for travelers, help in reducing dependence on oil, and aid in urban and rural development. 

Noted. No respo

3 

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation - Natural Heritage Program 

Enclosed a list of rare species. Suggested that we contact Rob Todd of TWRA for participation (615-781-6577) regarding state-listed plants and animals. 

Contacted RobeTWRA to participNEPA process. 

4 

U.S. Department of Transportation -Federal Transit Administration - Region IV 

Confirmed FTA's role: 

1. Participating in the scoping process

2. Participating in the NEPA process3. Identifying environmental or socioeconomic

impacts4. Providing meaningful input to resolve issues

Noted. No respo

5 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region IV 

EPA's participation does not preclude an independent review according to Section 102(2)(C) of NEPA and Section 309 of the Clean Air Act. EPA also requested that the revised coordination plan identify EPA as a Federal Resource Agency. 

Identified EPA as Agency in the rePlan. 
Participating Agency Comments 

in Response to June 10th Letter Confirming Participation, Updated Coordination and Revised P

Statement 

As of July 23, 2010 Page 2

No. Participating Agency Comment Dis

6 United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians 

There is no objection to the project, but if any remains, artifacts or other items are inadvertently discovered, please cease construction immediately and contact at 918-

458-6533 or by letter.

Noted. No respo

7 

Tennessee Historical Commission - Department of Environment and Conservation 

Review and comment on proposed undertaking are among the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has codified procedures for carrying out Section 106 review in 36 CFR 800. Considering available information, they find that the project as currently proposed may adversely affect properties eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and immediate consultation with their office is requested. 

Noted. No respo

8 

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service 

The agency will continue to provide information of the designation of Important Farmland in the project area. 

Noted. No respo

9 City of Dalton We would like to provide input on the methodology and preliminary screening results Noted. No respo
Participating Agency Comments 

in Response to June 10th Letter Confirming Participation, Updated Coordination and Revised P

Statement 

As of July 23, 2010 Page 3

No. Participating Agency Comment Dis

10 

Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments – Southeast Tennessee Development District 

Local governments that comprise CARCOG consider the high speed rail project to be very important to the economic development of the region. The project consistently ranks high at SETDD/CARCOG annual planning retreats, and it is on the document prepared under an agreement with the Economic Development Administration. Since Catoosa and Walker Counties are in the study area, it is important that CARCOG maintains a relationship with GDOT and other regional partners in transportation projects that will affect regional plans and projects on both sides of the state line. 

Noted. No respo

11 U.S. Department of the Interior – National Park Service 

NPS’ role is to ensure that pertinent NPS mission statements, legislative authorities, and policies are duly considered when developing any alternatives, related management actions, or options applicable to units of the NPS. NPS will commit subject expertise to assist and insure that the affected environment and environmental impacts sections of the Tier I EIS are structured to fully address NPS interests pertaining to the units of the NPS. 

Noted. No respo
Participating Agency Comments 

in Response to June 10th Letter Confirming Participation, Updated Coordination and Revised P

Statement 

As of July 23, 2010 Page 4

No. Participating Agency Comment Dis

12 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Area Section - Regulatory Branch 

This project has been assigned permit number SAS-2007- 01423, please refer to it in all correspondence. Wetlands will require Dept. of Army authorization to dredge or fill waterways. The project corridor does contain waters of the U.S. that are considered to be within the jurisdiction of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S. C. 403) and/or Section 404 of the Clean Waters Act (33 U.S.C 1344) the placement of dredged or fill material into any waterways and/or adjacent wetlands and mechanized land clearing of those wetlands would require prior Department of the Army authorization pursuant to Section 404. Impacts to wetlands and streams, which are one-half acre or less to waters of the U.S. at a single crossing, could be permitted under the 2007 Nationwide Permit Program provided the cumulative impacts do not exceed 10 acres of wetlands and /or 1,500 linear feet of streams. If the Nationwide Permit thresholds are exceeded, this project would require a standard individual permit (IP) application, which should follow Section 404 (b) (1) guidelines for avoidance and minimization to waters of the U.S. and include mitigation plan and alternatives analysis. Enclosed a copy of 404 (b) (1) application form. 

Noted. No respo





























DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree Street, NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Telephone: (404) 631-1000

Vance C. Smith, Jr. Commissioner

August 27, 2010

Mr. James Tillman, Sr.

State Conservationist

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

355 East Hancock Avenue

Mail Stop 200

Athens, GA 30601-2769

Re: Early Coordination Request for Project PTSC0-0023-00-002, PI No. T001684 - Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation Study

Dear Mr. Tillman:

In July 2007 the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 

filed a Notice of Intent to prepare a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) project. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and 

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), in conjunction with FHWA and FRA, are in the beginning 

stages of project development for the above-mentioned project. By copy of this letter we are requesting your 

input on the proposed project as part of the early coordination process.

The HSGT study area is a 110-mile corridor located between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

(HJAIA) in Atlanta, Georgia, and downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. Please see Figure 1, Study Area Map, 

for a graphical depiction of the alignments that are currently being evaluated. We will also be sending you an 

email that contains a link that will allow you to download the GIS shape files of the different alignments for 

your use and comparison to the species data you may have. The proposed HSGT alignments under 

consideration would include two terminal stations, downtown Chattanooga and HJAIA, and as many as six 

intermediate stations, Five Points (downtown Atlanta), Galleria (I-285 and I-75), Town Center, Cartersville, 

Dalton, and Lovell Field Airport. The HSGT project is currently evaluating alignments along the I-75 Interstate 

highway between Chattanooga and Atlanta:

 An alignment generally within the I-75 median; and 

 An alignment generally outside of the I-75 median.

South of the I-75/I-285 divergence, each of the above alignments reaches HJAIA by two distinct routes:

 Via the Norfolk Southern Railroad right-of-way between I-285 and Howell Mill Road through 

downtown Atlanta and then south via I-75/I-85 corridor: and

 Via I-75 to Howell Mill Road through downtown Atlanta and the I-75/I-85 corridor. 

Combined together the alignments form the four full-length alignments under consideration.

Two different types of locomotive power (Maglev and steel-wheel) are being evaluated for each alignment; 

therefore, eight alternatives are currently under consideration. 
GDOT Project PTSC0-0023-00-002

PI No. T001684 

Atlanta to Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation Study

August 27, 2010

Alignment options for the project are being developed and evaluated concurrently with environmental 

documentation and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This process, developed by GDOT to 

make projects more responsive to social, economic, and environmental concerns, offers you the opportunity to 

identify the site-specific conditions to be addressed in the Tier I EIS. Please advise us of any known project 

area conditions of special concern. With your assistance we can give these issues due consideration and 

integrate them into the development of the preferred project alignment and mode.

We appreciate your efforts in assisting us with the development of this project. We request your response 

within 30 days of receipt of this letter. If no comments are received from your agency by then, we will assume 

you have no comments at this time. If you need additional review time, have any questions, or require 

additional information, please contact Gail D’Avino, GDOT Office of Environmental Services, at 404-631-

1075 or email at gdavino@dot.ga.gov. Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Glenn Bowman, P.E.

State Environmental Administrator

GB/th/bh

Attachment
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree Street, NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Telephone: (404) 631-1000

Vance C. Smith, Jr. Commissioner

August 27, 2010

Mr. Robert Todd

Fish and Wildlife Environmental Specialist

Natural Heritage Inventory Program

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Ellington Agricultural Center

PO Box 40747

401 Church Street

7th Floor, L&C Annex

Nashville, TN 37204

Re: Early Coordination Request for Project PTSC0-0023-00-002, PI No. T001684 - Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation Study

Dear Mr. Todd:

In July 2007 the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 

filed a Notice of Intent to prepare a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) project. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and 

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), in conjunction with FHWA and FRA, are in the beginning 

stages of project development for the above-mentioned project. By copy of this letter we are requesting your 

input on the proposed project as part of the early coordination process.

The HSGT study area is a 110-mile corridor located between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

(HJAIA) in Atlanta, Georgia, and downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. Please see Figure 1, Study Area Map, 

for a graphical depiction of the alignments that are currently being evaluated. We will also be sending you an 

email that contains a link that will allow you to download the GIS shape files of the different alignments for 

your use and comparison to the species data you may have. The proposed HSGT alignments under 

consideration would include two terminal stations, downtown Chattanooga and HJAIA, and as many as six

intermediate stations, Five Points (downtown Atlanta), Galleria (I-285 and I-75), Town Center, Cartersville, 

Dalton, and Lovell Field Airport. The HSGT project is currently evaluating alignments along the I-75 Interstate 

highway between Chattanooga and Atlanta:

• An alignment generally within the I-75 median; and 

• An alignment generally outside of the I-75 median.

South of the I-75/I-285 divergence, each of the above alignments reaches HJAIA by two distinct routes:

• Via the Norfolk Southern Railroad right-of-way between I-285 and Howell Mill Road through 

downtown Atlanta and then south via I-75/I-85 corridor: and

• Via I-75 to Howell Mill Road through downtown Atlanta and the I-75/I-85 corridor. 

Combined together the alignments form the four full-length alignments under consideration.
GDOT Project PTSC0-0023-00-002

PI No. T001684 

Atlanta to Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation Study

August 27, 2010

Two different types of locomotive power (Maglev and steel-wheel) are being evaluated for each alignment; 

therefore, eight alternatives are currently under consideration. 

Enclosed is a list of federally listed threatened and endangered species and state protected species with a 

distributional range that may include the proposed project. This list, which was derived from a computerized 

list of threatened and endangered species provided and updated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

and the TN Department of Environment and Conservation, will be used during the Tier I EIS ecological evaluation 

of this project. Please let us know if any additional species should be on the list. Please also provide 

information on any known locations of existing bald and golden eagle nests and foraging areas.

Alignment options for the project are being developed and evaluated concurrently with environmental 

documentation and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This process, developed by GDOT to 

make projects more responsive to social, economic, and environmental concerns, offers you the opportunity to 

identify the site-specific conditions to be addressed in the Tier I EIS. Please advise us of any known project 

area conditions of special concern. With your assistance we can give these issues due consideration and 

integrate them into the development of the preferred project alignment and mode.

We appreciate your efforts in assisting us with the development of this project. We request your response 

within 30 days of receipt of this letter. If no comments are received from your agency by then, we will assume 

you have no comments at this time. If you need additional review time, have any questions, or require 

additional information, please contact Gail D’Avino, GDOT Office of Environmental Services, at 404-631-

1075 or email at gdavino@dot.ga.gov. Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Glenn Bowman, P.E.

State Environmental Administrator

GB/th/bh

Attachments

cc: Roger McCoy, TNDEC

Brian Bowen, TNDEC

Silas Mathis, TNDEC







DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree Street, NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Telephone: (404) 631-1000

Vance C. Smith, Jr. Commissioner

August 27, 2010

Mr. Pete Pattavina

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ecological Services Field Office

West Park Center, Suite D

105 West Park Drive

Athens, Georgia 30306-3175

Re: Early Coordination Request for Project PTSC0-0023-00-002, PI No. T001684 - Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation Study

Dear Mr. Pattavina:

In July 2007 the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 

filed a Notice of Intent to prepare a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) project. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and 

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), in conjunction with FHWA and FRA, are in the beginning 

stages of project development for the above-mentioned project. By copy of this letter we are requesting your 

input on the proposed project as part of the early coordination process.

The HSGT study area is a 110-mile corridor located between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

(HJAIA) in Atlanta, Georgia, and downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. Please see Figure 1, Study Area Map, 

for a graphical depiction of the alignments that are currently being evaluated. We will also be sending you an 

email that contains a link that will allow you to download the GIS shape files of the different alignments for 

your use and comparison to the species data you may have. The proposed HSGT alignments under 

consideration would include two terminal stations, downtown Chattanooga and HJAIA, and as many as six

intermediate stations, Five Points (downtown Atlanta), Galleria (I-285 and I-75), Town Center, Cartersville, 

Dalton, and Lovell Field Airport. The HSGT project is currently evaluating alignments along the I-75 Interstate 

highway between Chattanooga and Atlanta:

• An alignment generally within the I-75 median; and 

• An alignment generally outside of the I-75 median.

South of the I-75/I-285 divergence, each of the above alignments reaches HJAIA by two distinct routes:

• Via the Norfolk Southern Railroad right-of-way between I-285 and Howell Mill Road through 

downtown Atlanta and then south via I-75/I-85 corridor: and

• Via I-75 to Howell Mill Road through downtown Atlanta and the I-75/I-85 corridor. 

Combined together the alignments form the four full-length alignments under consideration.

Two different types of locomotive power (Maglev and steel-wheel) are being evaluated for each alignment; 

therefore, eight alternatives are currently under consideration. 
GDOT Project PTSC0-0023-00-002

PI No. T001684 

Atlanta to Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation Study

August 27, 2010

Enclosed is a list of federally listed threatened and endangered species and state protected species with a 

distributional range that may include the proposed project. This list, which was derived from a computerized 

list of threatened and endangered species provided and updated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

and the GA Department of Natural Resources, will be used during the Tier I EIS ecological evaluation of this 

project. Please let us know if any additional species should be on the list. Please also provide information on 

any known locations of existing bald and golden eagle nests and foraging areas.

Alignment options for the project are being developed and evaluated concurrently with environmental 

documentation and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This process, developed by GDOT to 

make projects more responsive to social, economic, and environmental concerns, offers you the opportunity to 

identify the site-specific conditions to be addressed in the Tier I EIS. Please advise us of any known project 

area conditions of special concern. With your assistance we can give these issues due consideration and 

integrate them into the development of the preferred project alignment and mode.

We appreciate your efforts in assisting us with the development of this project. We request your response 

within 30 days of receipt of this letter. If no comments are received from your agency by then, we will assume 

you have no comments at this time. If you need additional review time, have any questions, or require 

additional information, please contact Gail D’Avino, GDOT Office of Environmental Services, at 404-631-

1075 or email at gdavino@dot.ga.gov. Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Glenn Bowman, P.E.

State Environmental Administrator

GB/th/bh

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree Street, NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Telephone: (404) 631-1000

Vance C. Smith, Jr. Commissioner

August 27, 2010

Ms. Mary Jennings

Field Supervisor

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

446 Neal Street

Cookeville, TN 38501

Re: Early Coordination Request for Project PTSC0-0023-00-002, PI No. T001684 - Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation Study

Dear Ms. Jennings:

In July 2007 the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 

filed a Notice of Intent to prepare a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) project. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and 

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), in conjunction with FHWA and FRA, are in the beginning 

stages of project development for the above-mentioned project. By copy of this letter we are requesting your 

input on the proposed project as part of the early coordination process.

The HSGT study area is a 110-mile corridor located between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

(HJAIA) in Atlanta, Georgia, and downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. Please see Figure 1, Study Area Map, 

for a graphical depiction of the alignments that are currently being evaluated. We will also be sending you an 

email that contains a link that will allow you to download the GIS shape files of the different alignments for 

your use and comparison to the species data you may have. The proposed HSGT alignments under 

consideration would include two terminal stations, downtown Chattanooga and HJAIA, and as many as six

intermediate stations, Five Points (downtown Atlanta), Galleria (I-285 and I-75), Town Center, Cartersville, 

Dalton, and Lovell Field Airport. The HSGT project is currently evaluating alignments along the I-75 Interstate 

highway between Chattanooga and Atlanta:

• An alignment generally within the I-75 median; and 

• An alignment generally outside of the I-75 median.

South of the I-75/I-285 divergence, each of the above alignments reaches HJAIA by two distinct routes:

• Via the Norfolk Southern Railroad right-of-way between I-285 and Howell Mill Road through 

downtown Atlanta and then south via I-75/I-85 corridor: and

• Via I-75 to Howell Mill Road through downtown Atlanta and the I-75/I-85 corridor. 

Combined together the alignments form the four full-length alignments under consideration.

Two different types of locomotive power (Maglev and steel-wheel) are being evaluated for each alignment; 

therefore, eight alternatives are currently under consideration. 
GDOT Project PTSC0-0023-00-002

PI No. T001684 

Atlanta to Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation Study

August 27, 2010

Enclosed is a list of federally listed threatened and endangered species and state protected species with a 

distributional range that may include the proposed project. This list, which was derived from a computerized 

list of threatened and endangered species provided and updated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

and the TN Department of Environment and Conservation, will be used during the Tier I EIS ecological 

evaluation of this project. Please let us know if any additional species should be on the list. Please also provide 

information on any known locations of existing bald and golden eagle nests and foraging areas.

Alignment options for the project are being developed and evaluated concurrently with environmental 

documentation and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This process, developed by GDOT to 

make projects more responsive to social, economic, and environmental concerns, offers you the opportunity to 

identify the site-specific conditions to be addressed in the Tier I EIS. Please advise us of any known project 

area conditions of special concern. With your assistance we can give these issues due consideration and 

integrate them into the development of the preferred project alignment and mode.

We appreciate your efforts in assisting us with the development of this project. We request your response 

within 30 days of receipt of this letter. If no comments are received from your agency by then, we will assume 

you have no comments at this time. If you need additional review time, have any questions, or require 

additional information, please contact Gail D’Avino, GDOT Office of Environmental Services, at 404-631-

1075 or email at gdavino@dot.ga.gov. Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Glenn Bowman, P.E.

State Environmental Administrator

GB/th/bh

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree Street, NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Telephone: (404) 631-1000

Vance C. Smith, Jr. Commissioner

August 27, 2010

Ms. Katrina Morris

Environmental Review Coordinator

GA Department of Natural Resources

Nongame Conservation Section

Wildlife Resource Conservation Center

2065 US Hwy 278, SE

Social Circle, Georgia 30025-4743

Re: Early Coordination Request for Project PTSC0-0023-00-002, PI No. T001684 - Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation Study

Dear Ms. Morris:

In July 2007 the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 

filed a Notice of Intent to prepare a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) project. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and 

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), in conjunction with FHWA and FRA, are in the beginning 

stages of project development for the above-mentioned project. By copy of this letter we are requesting your 

input on the proposed project as part of the early coordination process.

The HSGT study area is a 110-mile corridor located between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

(HJAIA) in Atlanta, Georgia, and downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. Please see Figure 1, Study Area Map, 

for a graphical depiction of the alignments that are currently being evaluated. We will also be sending you an 

email that contains a link that will allow you to download the GIS shape files of the different alignments for 

your use and comparison to the species data you may have. The proposed HSGT alignments under 

consideration would include two terminal stations, downtown Chattanooga and HJAIA, and as many as six

intermediate stations, Five Points (downtown Atlanta), Galleria (I-285 and I-75), Town Center, Cartersville, 

Dalton, and Lovell Field Airport. The HSGT project is currently evaluating alignments along the I-75 Interstate 

highway between Chattanooga and Atlanta:

• An alignment generally within the I-75 median; and 

• An alignment generally outside of the I-75 median.

South of the I-75/I-285 divergence, each of the above alignments reaches HJAIA by two distinct routes:

• Via the Norfolk Southern Railroad right-of-way between I-285 and Howell Mill Road through 

downtown Atlanta and then south via I-75/I-85 corridor: and

• Via I-75 to Howell Mill Road through downtown Atlanta and the I-75/I-85 corridor. 

Combined together the alignments form the four full-length alignments under consideration.

Two different types of locomotive power (Maglev and steel-wheel) are being evaluated for each alignment; 

therefore, eight alternatives are currently under consideration. 
GDOT Project PTSC0-0023-00-002

PI No. T001684 

Atlanta to Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation Study

August 27, 2010

Enclosed is a list of federally listed threatened and endangered species and state protected species with a 

distributional range that may include the proposed project. This list, which was derived from a computerized 

list of threatened and endangered species provided and updated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

and the GA Department of Natural Resources, will be used during the Tier I EIS ecological evaluation of this 

project. Please let us know if any additional species should be on the list. Please also provide information on 

any known locations of existing bald and golden eagle nests and foraging areas.

Alignment options for the project are being developed and evaluated concurrently with environmental 

documentation and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This process, developed by GDOT to 

make projects more responsive to social, economic, and environmental concerns, offers you the opportunity to 

identify the site-specific conditions to be addressed in the Tier I EIS. Please advise us of any known project 

area conditions of special concern. With your assistance we can give these issues due consideration and 

integrate them into the development of the preferred project alignment and mode.

We appreciate your efforts in assisting us with the development of this project. We request your response 

within 30 days of receipt of this letter. If no comments are received from your agency by then, we will assume 

you have no comments at this time. If you need additional review time, have any questions, or require 

additional information, please contact Gail D’Avino, GDOT Office of Environmental Services, at 404-631-

1075 or email at gdavino@dot.ga.gov. Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Glenn Bowman, P.E.

State Environmental Administrator

GB/th/bh

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

One Georgia Center, 600 West Peachtree Street, NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Telephone: (404) 631-1000

Vance C. Smith, Jr. Commissioner

August 27, 2010

Mr. Kevin Brown

State Conservationist

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

675 U.S. Courthouse

801 Broadway

Nashville, TN 37203

Re: Early Coordination Request for Project PTSC0-0023-00-002, PI No. T001684 - Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation Study

Dear Mr. Brown:

In July 2007 the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 

filed a Notice of Intent to prepare a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Atlanta to Chattanooga 

High Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT) project. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and 

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), in conjunction with FHWA and FRA, are in the beginning 

stages of project development for the above-mentioned project. By copy of this letter we are requesting your 

input on the proposed project as part of the early coordination process.

The HSGT study area is a 110-mile corridor located between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

(HJAIA) in Atlanta, Georgia, and downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. Please see Figure 1, Study Area Map, 

for a graphical depiction of the alignments that are currently being evaluated. We will also be sending you an 

email that contains a link that will allow you to download the GIS shape files of the different alignments for 

your use and comparison to the species data you may have. The proposed HSGT alignments under 

consideration would include two terminal stations, downtown Chattanooga and HJAIA, and as many as six 

intermediate stations, Five Points (downtown Atlanta), Galleria (I-285 and I-75), Town Center, Cartersville, 

Dalton, and Lovell Field Airport. The HSGT project is currently evaluating alignments along the I-75 Interstate 

highway between Chattanooga and Atlanta:

 An alignment generally within the I-75 median; and 

 An alignment generally outside of the I-75 median.

South of the I-75/I-285 divergence, each of the above alignments reaches HJAIA by two distinct routes:

 Via the Norfolk Southern Railroad right-of-way between I-285 and Howell Mill Road through 

downtown Atlanta and then south via I-75/I-85 corridor: and

 Via I-75 to Howell Mill Road through downtown Atlanta and the I-75/I-85 corridor. 

Combined together the alignments form the four full-length alignments under consideration.

Two different types of locomotive power (Maglev and steel-wheel) are being evaluated for each alignment; 

therefore, eight alternatives are currently under consideration. 
GDOT Project PTSC0-0023-00-002

PI No. T001684 

Atlanta to Chattanooga High Speed Ground Transportation Study

August 27, 2010

Alignment options for the project are being developed and evaluated concurrently with environmental 

documentation and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. This process, developed by GDOT to 

make projects more responsive to social, economic, and environmental concerns, offers you the opportunity to 

identify the site-specific conditions to be addressed in the Tier I EIS. Please advise us of any known project 

area conditions of special concern. With your assistance we can give these issues due consideration and 

integrate them into the development of the preferred project alignment and mode.

We appreciate your efforts in assisting us with the development of this project. We request your response 

within 30 days of receipt of this letter. If no comments are received from your agency by then, we will assume 

you have no comments at this time. If you need additional review time, have any questions, or require 

additional information, please contact Gail D’Avino, GDOT Office of Environmental Services, at 404-631-

1075 or email at gdavino@dot.ga.gov. Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Glenn Bowman, P.E.

State Environmental Administrator

GB/th/bh

Attachment


Appendix E – Agency Coordination & Public Outreach 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS E September 2016

12.0 NORFOLK SOUTHERN COORDINATION LETTER 

Georgia Department of Transportation

ATLANTA-CHATTANOOGA 

HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION PROJECT 

TIER 1 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 

STATEMENT 

Appendix F - Distribution 

Prepared by: 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) 

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) 

September 2016

PTSCO - 0023-00-002 

PI: No. T001684
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-i September 2016

Table of Contents 

FEDERAL AGENCIES........................................................................................................................ 1

STATE AGENCIES ............................................................................................................................. 2

Georgia ................................................................................................................................... 2

Tennessee .............................................................................................................................. 3

REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCIES .................................................................................................. 3

REGIONAL AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCIES .......................................... 4

COUNTY GOVERNMENTS ................................................................................................................ 5

CITY GOVERNMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 7

NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES ............................................................................................................. 9
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-1 September 2016

DISTRIBUTION 

The following is the distribution list for this Tier 1 DEIS: 

Federal Agencies 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Mr. Brad Loar, CFM, Director 

Mitigation Division 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

3003 Chamblee-Tucker Road 

Atlanta, Georgia 30341 

Federal Transit Administration 

Yvette G. Taylor, PhD, Regional Administrator 

Federal Transit Administration 

Region IV 

230 Peachtree, NW Suite 800 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

National Park Service 

Mr. David Vela, Regional Director, Southeast Region 

National Park Service 

U.S. Department of the Interior 

100 Alabama Street, S.W. 

1924 Building 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Ms. Mary Dills, Regulatory Project Manager 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

North Area Section 

Regulatory Branch 

1590 Adamson Parkway, Suite 200 

Morrow, Georgia 30260 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

Mr. Leonard Jordan, Regional Conservationist 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

Natural Resources Conservation Service 

Federal Building 

355 East Hancock Avenue, Stop Number 200 

Athens, Georgia 30601 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 

Mr. John Perry, Director 

Regional Office of Community Planning and Development 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-2 September 2016

75 Spring Street, S.W., Room 346 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Mr. Jimmy Palmer, Regional Administrator 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Region IV 

Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth Street, S.W. 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Ms. Cindy K. Dohner, Regional Director 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

247 South Milledge Street 

Athens, Georgia 30601 

State Agencies 

Georgia 

Georgia Department of Natural Resource 

Mr. Noel Holcomb, Commissioner 

Georgia Department of Natural Resource 

2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, S.E. 

Floyd Towers East, Ste. 1252 East 

Atlanta, Georgia 30335 

Georgia Forestry Commission 

Mr. Robert Farris, Director 

Georgia Forestry Commission 

Box 819 

Macon, Georgia 31298-4599 

Georgia Natural Heritage Program 

Ms. Katrina Morris, Data Manager 

Georgia Natural Heritage Program 

2117 U.S. Highway 278, S.E. 

Social Circle, GA 30279 

State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) 

David Crass, PhD, Division Director 

State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) 

Historic Preservation Division Department of Natural Resources 

254 Washington Street, SW, Ground Floor 

 Atlanta, GA 30334 
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-3 September 2016

Tennessee 

State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) 

Mr. E. Patrick McIntyre, Jr., Executive Director 

State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) 

Tennessee Historical Commission 

2941 Lebanon Road 

Nashville, TN 37243-0442 

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation 

Mr. Robert Martineau, Commissioner 

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation 

L&C Annex, 1st Floor 

401 Church Street 

Nashville, TN 37243 

Regional Planning Agencies 

Appalachian Regional Commission 

Thomas M. Hunter, Executive Director 

Appalachian Regional Commission 

1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW 

Suite 700 

Washington, D.C. 20009-1068 

Atlanta Regional Commission 

Mr. Douglas R. Hooker, Director 

Atlanta Regional Commission 

40 Courtland Street, N.E. 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303 

Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments/Southeast Tennessee 

Development District 

Mr. D. Gary Davis, Chairman 

Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments/Southeast Tennessee 

Development District 

P.O. Box 4757 

Chattanooga, TN 37405 

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Council 

Mr. Barry Bennett, Executive Director 

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Council 

Development Resource Center 

1250 Market Street, Suite 2000 

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2713 

Northwest Georgia Regional Commission 

Mr. Billy Crocker, Chairman or Mr. William Steiner, Executive Director 

Coosa Valley Regional Development Center 

P.O. Box 1793 
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-4 September 2016

1 Jackson Hill Drive 

Rome, GA 30162 

Tennessee Valley Authority 

Mr. Tom Kilgore, President & CEO 

Tennessee Valley Authority 

400 W. Summit Hill Drive 

Knoxville, TN 37902-1499 

Regional and Local Transportation Planning Agencies 

Chattanooga Area Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors 

Mr. E. Stephen Jett, Chair 

Chattanooga Area Regional Transit Authority Board of Directors 

1617 Wilcox Boulevard 

Chattanooga, TN 37406 

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority 

Daniel Jacobson, Chairman 

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority 

1001 Airport Road, Suite 14 

Chattanooga, TN 37421 

City of Atlanta - Department of Aviation 

Mr. Tom Nissalke II, PhD, Director of Environmental and Technical Services Planning 

and Development 

City of Atlanta - Department of Aviation 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

P.O. Box 20509 

Atlanta, GA 30302 

Georgia Regional Transportation Authority 

Mr. Jannine Miller, Executive Director 

Georgia Regional Transportation Authority 

Marquis One Tower 

245 Peachtree Center Avenue, N.E. 

Suite 900 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 

Dr. Beverly Scott, PhD, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer 

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority 

2424 Piedmont Road, N.E. 

Atlanta, GA 30324-3311 
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-5 September 2016

County Governments 

Bartow County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. Clarence Brown, Commissioner 

Bartow County Board of Commissioner’s 

135 West Cherokee Avenue, Suite 251 

Cartersville, GA 30120 

Catoosa County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. Keith Greene, Chairman 

Catoosa County 

800 Lafayette Street 

Ringgold, GA 30736 

Cherokee County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. L.B. Buzz Ahrens, Chairman 

Cherokee County Board of Commissioners 

1130 Bluffs Parkway 

Canton, GA 30114 

Clayton County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. Eldrin Bell, Chairman 

Clayton County Board of Commissioners 

Clayton County Administration Annex 1 

112 Smith Street 

Jonesboro, GA 30236 

Cobb County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. Tim Lee, Chairman 

Cobb County Board of Commissioners 

100 Cherokee Street 

Marietta, GA 30090-9679 

Douglas County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. Tom Worthan, Chairman 

Douglas County Board of Commissioners 

8700 Hospital Drive, 3rd Floor 

Douglas County Courthouse 

Douglasville, GA 30134 

Floyd County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. John Mays, Chairman 

Floyd County Board of Commissioners 

12 East 4th Avenue 
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-6 September 2016

Suite 209 

P.O. Box 946 

Rome, GA 30162 

Fulton County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. John H. Eaves, Chairman 

Fulton County Board of Commissioners 

141 Pryor Street, S.W., 10th Floor 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

Gordon County Board of Commissioners 

Ms. Judy Bailey, Chairperson 

Gordon County Board of Commissioners 

201 North Wall Street 

P.O. Box 580 

Calhoun, GA 30701 

Hamilton County Board of Commissioners 

Larry L. Henry, Chairman 

Hamilton County Board of Commissioners 

401 Courthouse 

625 Georgia Avenue 

Chattanooga, TN 37402 

Murray County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. Steve Anglea, Chairman 

Murray County Board of Commissioners 

P.O. Box 1129 

121 North 4th Avenue 

Chatsworth, GA 30705 

Paulding County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. David Austin, Commission Chairman 

Paulding County Board of Commissioner’s 

240 Constitution Boulevard 

Dallas, GA 30132 

Polk County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. Marshell Thaxton, Chairman 

Polk County Board of Commissioners 

West Avenue, Suite B 

Cedartown, GA 30125 

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners 

Mr. Mike Babb, Chairman 

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners 

301 West Crawford Street 

Dalton, GA 30720 
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-7 September 2016

City Governments 

City of Adairsville 

Mr. Evan King, Mayor 

City of Adairsville 

116 Public Square 

Adairsville, GA 30103 

City of Aragon 

Mr. Ken Suffridge, Mayor 

City of Aragon 

2814 Rome Highway 

Aragon, GA 30104-2474 

City of Atlanta 

Mr. Kasim Reed Mayor 

City of Atlanta 

55 Trinity Avenue, S.W., Suite 2400 

Atlanta, GA 30303 

City of Calhoun 

Mr. James Palmer, Mayor 

City of Calhoun 

P.O. Box 248 

Calhoun, GA 30703-0248 

City of Cartersville 

Mr. Matt Santini, Mayor 

City of Cartersville 

P.O. Box 1390 

1 North Erwin Street 

Cartersville, GA 30120 

City of Chattanooga 

Mr. Ron Littlefield, Mayor 

City of Chattanooga 

Office of the Mayor 

City Hall 

101 E. 11th Street 

Chattanooga, TN 37402 

City of Cohutta 

Mr. Don Henderson, Mayor 

City of Cohutta 

4408 Trailwood Drive 

Cohutta, GA 30710 

City of College Park 
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-8 September 2016

Mr. Jack Longino, Mayor 

College Park City Hall 

3667 Main St. 

College Park, GA 30337 

City of Dalton 

Mr. David Pennington, Mayor 

City of Dalton 

300 West Waugh Street 

P.O. Box 1205 

Dalton, GA 30720 

City of East Point 

Ms. Earnestine D. Pittman, Mayor 

City of East Point 

2777 East Point Street 

East Point, GA 30344 

City of Emerson 

Mr. Al Pallone, Mayor 

City of Emerson 

P.O. Box 300 

Emerson, GA 30137-0300 

City of Fairmount 

Mr. Harry Pierce, Mayor 

City of Fairmount 

P.O. Box 705 

Fairmount, GA 30139-0705 

City of Hapeville 

Mr. Allan Hallman, Mayor 

City of Hapeville 

3488 N. Fulton Avenue 

Hapeville, GA 30354 

City of Kennesaw 

Mr. Mark Mathews, Mayor 

City of Kennesaw 

2529 J.O. Stephenson Avenue N.W. 

Kennesaw, GA 30144 

City of Marietta 

Mr. Steve Tumlin, Mayor 

City of Marietta 

P.O. Box 609 

Marietta, GA 30061 

City of Plainville 
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-9 September 2016

Ms. Sally Johnston, Mayor 

City of Plainville 

P.O. Box 657 

Plainville, GA 30733-0657 

City of Ranger 

Mr. David Charity, Mayor 

City of Ranger 

P.O. Box 9 

Ranger, GA 30734-0009 

City of Ringgold 

Mr. Joe Barger, Mayor 

City of Ringgold 

34 Barger Street 

Ringgold, GA 30736 

City of Resaca 

Mr. Samuel Allen, Mayor 

City of Resaca 

P.O. Box 231 

Rockmart, GA 30153-0231 

City of Rome 

Ms. Evie McNiece, Mayor 

City of Rome 

P.O. Box 1433 

Rome, GA 30162-1433 

City of Rockmart 

Mr. Curtis Lewis, Mayor 

City of Rockmart 

P.O. Box 231 

316 Piedmont Avenue 

Rockmart, GA 30153-0231 

Native American Tribes 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

Ms. Debbie Thomas 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

NAGPRA Coordinator 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

571 State Park Road, 56 

Livingston, TX 77351 

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town 

Ms. Augustine Asbury 

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town 
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-10 September 2016

PO Box 187 

Wetumka, Oklahoma 74883 

Cherokee Nation 

Mr. Richard Allen 

NAGPRA Representative 

Cherokee Nation 

PO Box 948 

Tahlequah, OK 74465 

Chickasaw Nation 

Ms. Gingy Nail 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Chickasaw Nation 

PO Box 1548 

Ada, OK 74281-1548 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians 

Mr. Russell Townsend 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians 

Cultural Resources 

P.O. Box 455 

Cherokee, NC 28719 

Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma 

Robert Dushane 

Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma 

P.O. Box 350 

Seneca, MO 64865 

Kialegee Tribal Town 

Mr. Marsey Harjo 

Kialegee Tribal Town 

Creek Nation of Oklahoma 

PO Box 332 

Wetumka, OK 74883 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation 

Ms. Joyce A. Bear 

Historic Preservation Officer 

Cultural Preservation Office Manager 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation 

P.O. Box 580 

Okmulgee, OK 74447 

Muscogee (Creek) National Council 

Mr. Alan Cook 

c/o Muscogee (Creek) National Council 
Appendix F – Distribution 

Atlanta-Chattanooga HSGT Tier 1 DEIS F-11 September 2016

16988 W. 780 Road 

Tahlequah, OK 74464 

Muscogee (Creek) National Council 

Mr. George Tiger 

Muscogee (Creek) National Council 

P.O. Box 158 

Okmulgee, OK 74447 

Poarch Band of Creek Indians 

Mr. Robert Thrower 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Poarch Band of Creek Indians 

5811 Jack Springs Road 

Atmore, Alabama 36502 

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 

Mr. Pare Bowlegs 

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 

PO Box 1498 

Wewoka, OK 74884 

Seminole Tribe of Florida 

Mr. Willard Steele, THPO 

Seminole Tribe of Florida 

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum 

HC 61, Box 21A 

Clewiston, FL 33440 

Shawnee Tribe 

Rebecca Hawkins 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Shawnee Tribe 

P.O. Box 189 

Miami, OK 74355 

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town 

Mr. Charles Coleman 

Tribal Committee Member 

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town 

PO Box 188 

Okemah, OK 74859 

Tribe of Louisiana 

Mr. John Zachary, Attorney at Law 

c/o Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana 

P.O. Box 12730 

Alexandria, LA 71315-2730 
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United Keetoowah Band 

Ms. Lisa Stopp 

THPO/NAGPRA Representative 

United Keetoowah Band 

PO Box 746 

Tahlequah, OK 74465