Health Resources and Services 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Administration 

 

 Rockville, MD 20857

 

Health Resources and Services Administration

National Institute of Standards and Technology

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI)

For

MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

PROPOSED TEMPLE HALL ADDITION AND RENOVATION PROJECT

910 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway, Springfield, Missouri

CE1HS47040 205954-01

BACKGROUND

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the 

U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) provide funding through the FY 2022 Consolidated 

Appropriations Act (P.L. 117-103) for congressionally directed spending projects that relate to 

the construction and renovation (including equipment) of health care and other facilities. This

proposed activity will be supported through funding awarded by both HRSA and NIST and this 

FONSI is intended to reflect a joint review with HRSA acting as lead agency and NIST as a 

cooperating agency for the purposes of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance 

for the project.

PROPOSED ACTION

Missouri State University (MSU) has applied for this award. The applicant proposes to use

HRSA and NIST funding to construct a 4-story addition onto the existing Temple Hall

University building, as well as renovation of selected areas within the existing building footprint. 

Temple Hall is an existing building located at the corner of Briggs Street and John Q. Hammons 

Parkway on the campus of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. The addition to

the building will be located at the northeast building corner. The property is owned by Missouri 

State University. The building addition is planned to be four floors and a basement 

approximately 170 feet x 86 feet. Each floor will be approximately 15,000 square feet. There will 

also be some limited work done to the existing portions of Temple Hall as part of the 

construction scope of work, specifically interior renovations at the juncture with the addition, 
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and site work including underground site utilities, associated walks and landscaping, and exterior 

building repairs/modifications to existing building to facilitate the addition.

The purpose of the project is to consolidate department activities that are not currently located in 

Temple Hall and to provide additional, state of the art teaching and research laboratories. The 

spaces will include teaching and research labs, support space, offices, student study and 

collaboration areas, additional restrooms, and departmental offices.

The applicant submitted an Environmental Assessment (EA) that documents impacts of the 

proposed action. This EA is incorporated by reference into this FONSI.

MITIGATION

This FONSI is predicated on implementation of the following mitigation measures:

• Air quality impacts would be temporary and would come primarily from emissions from 

diesel powered construction equipment. Some fugitive dust may also be generated by 

vehicular movement on and around the site. However, because the site is relatively level, 

site grading for the proposed construction is expected to be limited, minimizing dust 

generation. No significant vegetation clearing is planned. If necessary, airborne particles 

would be controlled by the application of water in accordance with established best 

management practices (BMPs) for construction. 

• Noise impacts would result from movement and operation of construction vehicles and

equipment. Contractors will be required to use standard equipment with mufflers and 

would make certain that equipment is in good operating condition. Based on the type of 

construction proposed, construction noise would be minor, limited to daylight hours, and 

would be temporary in duration. 

• Water quality impacts could result from storm water runoff to local streets, stormwater 

conveyance systems, and Fassnight Creek during construction activities; however, this is 

expected to be minimal as no significant grading activities are anticipated with the 

proposed project. Contractors will be required to follow Springfield storm water control 

regulations and the University’s stormwater general operating permit during construction.

• Minor adverse traffic impacts may include short-term delays along Grand Streets, but 

significant in-out construction traffic is not expected to be a component of the proposed

activities nor are road closings expected. 

• The project implementation will have an adverse effect on Temple Hall under Section 

106 of the National Historic Preservation Act since the structure was determined to be 

eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. A Memorandum of Agreement 

(MOA) has been developed with mitigation actions included to address this adverse 

effect and the MOA must be appropriately executed for this FONSI to be valid.
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• The following Tribes were contacted to participate in the Section 106 review and as 

consulting parties in the preparations of the MOA for this project: Cherokee Nation, 

Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, 

Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, Osage Nation, Shawnee Tribe, 

and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

• Should human skeletal remains or archaeological artifacts or features be encountered, all 

construction activities must cease immediately. HRSA, The Missouri State Historic 

Preservation Office, and interested Tribal Organizations identified above must be 

contacted immediately.

• Lead-based paint and asbestos containing material testing have determined there is a high 

likelihood for the presence of both with additional testing planned. MSU has signed

assurances requiring them to meet all federal, state, and local requirements in the 

handling and disposal of any hazardous materials on site.

• Air toxics regulations under the Clean Air Act specify work practices for asbestos to be

followed during demolitions and renovations of all facilities, including, but not limited to, 

structures, installations, and buildings. Missouri State University will follow all the 

requirements under NESHAP and State air quality requirements to ensure there are no air 

quality impacts resulting from the project.

CONCLUSION

HRSA and NIST hereby adopt the EA prepared by the applicant for the proposed action 

described above. After reviewing the assessment and the supporting materials provided by the 

award recipient, HRSA and NIST find that the assessment properly documents the proposal’s 

status of compliance with the environmental laws and requirements listed therein. 

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Council on Environmental 

Quality regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500 through 1508) and the HHS 

General Administration Manual Part 30 Environmental Protection (February 25, 2000), HRSA

and NIST have determined that, with the mitigation measures described above, the proposed 

action will have no significant adverse impact on the quality of the human environment. As a 

result of this FONSI, an Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared.
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Approvals: 

For HRSA:

________________________________________4/11/2023___________ 

Julia H. Bryan, DPA, MPH, CHES Date

Captain, U.S. Public Health Service 

Director, Office of Special Activities 

Office of Federal Assistance Management

Health Resources and Services Administration 

For NIST: 

 

_________________________________ ______________________ 

Michael Blackmon Date

NIST NEPA Coordinator 

 

 

_________________________________ ______________________ 

R.C. Vaughn Date

Chief Facilities Management Officer