Those projects where ICDBG funds are used only for grant administration, engineering and/or architectural services are Exempt. EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT B.1 ICDBG Environmental Information Letter (Sample, except for SHPO or THPO) Date Agency Name and Address Dear __________: The City/County has received/will be submitting an application for Idaho Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) funds for (project scope and map). All ICDBG projects are subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act. We request your agency’s comments on the potential environmental impacts of the project. (List impact areas.) Please submit any comments within 30 days of the date of this letter. If you have any questions, please contact (Environmental Review Officer) at __________. Environmental Review Officer Signature EXHIBIT B.2 Guide Section 106 Letter to SHPOs, THPOs, and Tribal Contact Date
Jill Wagner,, Ph.D., THPO Coeur d’Alene Tribe PO Box 408 Plummer, ID 83851 208-686-1572 Fax: 208-686-1901 Keith Patrick Baird, THPO Nez Perce Tribe PO Box 305 Lapwai, ID 83540 208-621-3851 Fax: 208-843-7419 Marcia Pablo, THPO Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes 42487 Complex Boulevard Pablo, MT 59855 406-675-2700 Ext. 1077 Carolyn Boyer Smith Cultural Resource Coordinator Shoshone-Bannock Tribes PO Box 306 Fort Hall, ID 83203 208-478-3707 Fax: 208-237-0797 Kevin Lyons Archeologist Kalispel Tribe PO Box39 Usk, WA 99180 509-445-1147 Fax: 509-445-1705 Ted Howard, Director Cultural Resource Program Duck Valley Shoshone-Paiute Tribes PO Box 219 Owyhee, NV 89832 208-759-3100 Ext 243 Fax: 775-757-2219 Patti Timbimboo Cultural Resource Program Northwestern Band, Shoshone Tribe 862 S Main St, Ste 6 Brigham City, UT 84302 435-734-2286 Ext 13 Fax: 435-734-0424 GREEN SHEET F.2 Floodplain Management Checklist for Responsible Entity General requirements Legislation Avoid the adverse impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of floodplains. Avoid floodplain development whenever there are practicable alternatives. Executive Order 11988, May 24 1977 24 CFR Part 55 1. Is the Project located in a floodway or a 100 or 500-year flood plain? For projects in areas mapped by FEMA, maintain the FEMA map panel that includes your project site. Make sure to include the map panel number and date. For projects in areas not mapped by FEMA,
GREEN SHEET F.3 Protection of Wetlands Checklist for Responsible Entity General requirements Legislation Regulation Avoid the adverse impacts associated with the destruction and modification of wetlands and to avoid direct or indirect support of new construction in wetlands wherever there is a practicable alternative. Executive Order 11990, May 24 1977 None, but can use 24 CFR 55 for general guidance. Does the project include new construction, rehabilitation that expands the footprint of the building, or ground disturbance? No: STOP here. The Protection of Wetlands executive order does not apply. Record your determination that the project is not in a wetland. Yes: Proceed to #2 Is there a wetland on your project site? Use both national and local resources to make this determination. A good first step is to check the National Wetlands Inventory’s digital wetlands mapper tool: If site conditions or other documents indicate there may be a wetland, next check with city, county or tribal experts for local wetlands inventories. If none exist, the presence of hydric soils can indicate a wetland. If you suspect a wetland due to soil type or site conditions, you should commission a professional site survey to delineate the wetland and its boundaries. Maintain, in your ERR, all documents you have collected to make your wetlands determination. No: STOP here. The Protection of Wetlands executive order does not apply. Record your determination that the project is not in a wetland. Yes: Consider moving your project so there will be no destruction or modification of the wetland. If not possible, PROCEED to #3 Does your project involve new construction in the wetland? New construction includes draining, dredging, channelizing, filling, diking, impounding, and related activities. No: STOP here. The Protection of Wetlands executive order does not apply. Record your determination that the project does not involve new construction in a wetland. Yes: Consider moving your project so there will be no destruction or modification of the wetland. If not possible, PROCEED to #4 4. Consider whether there are any practicable alternatives to locating project in a wetland.