U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development
451 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20410
www.hud.gov
espanol.hud.gov
Environmental Review for Activity/Project that is Categorically Excluded Subject to Section 58.5
Pursuant to 24 CFR 58.35(a)
Project Information
Project Name: Front Street Improvements
Responsible Entity: City of Crescent City
Grant Recipient (if different than Responsible Entity): N/A State/Local Identifier:
Preparer: Roy Hastings, MPPA – R.L. Hastings & Associates, LLC Certifying Officer Name and Title: Eric Wier, City Manager
Grant Recipient (if different than Responsible Entity): N/A Consultant (if applicable): N/A
Direct Comments to: Andrew Leighton, Engineering Project Manager 377 J Street
Crescent City, CA 95531
Project Location: Front Street between Play and L Streets and K Street from 2nd to Front Street Description of the Proposed Project [24 CFR 50.12 & 58.32; 40 CFR 1508.25]:
Replace Storm Drain under Front Street running between Play and L Streets and on K Street from 2nd to Front Street, and repair roadway.
Level of Environmental Review Determination:
Categorically Excluded per 24 CFR 58.35(a), and subject to laws and authorities at §58.5:_24 CFR 58.35(a)(1) – Acquisition, repair, improvement, reconstruction or rehabilitation of public facilities (other than buildings) when the facilities and improvements are in place and will be retained in the same use without change in size or capacity of more than 20 percent (e.g., replacement of water or sewer lines, reconstruction of curbs and sidewalks, repaving of streets).
Funding Information
Grant Number HUD Program Funding Amount
Pending CDBG $3,300,000
Estimated Total HUD Funded Amount: $3,300,000
Estimated Total Project Cost (HUD and non-HUD funds) [24 CFR 58.32(d)]: $3,300,000 Compliance with 24 CFR 50.4, 58.5, and 58.6 Laws and Authorities Record below the compliance or conformance determinations for each statute, executive order, or regulation. Provide credible, traceable, and supportive source documentation for each authority. Where applicable, complete the necessary reviews or consultations and obtain or note applicable permits of approvals. Clearly note citations, dates/names/titles of contacts, and page references. Attach additional documentation as appropriate.
Compliance Factors: Statutes,
Executive Orders, and
Regulations listed at 24 CFR
§58.5 and §58.6
Are formal
compliance
steps or
mitigation
required?
Compliance determinations
STATUTES, EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AND REGULATIONS LISTED AT 24 CFR 50.4 & 58.6 Airport Hazards
24 CFR Part 51 Subpart D
Yes No
- According to City of Crescent City GIS data
the project area is located approximately 2.4
miles from the nearest airport runway. Although
flight patterns could potentially direct airplanes
over the project area (Del Norte County Airport
Land Use Compatibility Plan, 2017) the project
does not include the construction of or
rehabilitation of any real property. There will
be no potential impact.
See Attach A – Airport Hazards
Coastal Barrier Resources
Coastal Barrier Resources Act, as
amended by the Coastal Barrier
Improvement Act of 1990 [16 USC
3501]
Yes No
- According to the Coastal Barrier Resources
System Website there are no mapped coastal
barriers near the project area. Therefore, the
project does not have the potential to impact
coastal barrier resources.
See Attach B – Coastal Barrier Resources
Flood Insurance
Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973 and National Flood Insurance
Reform Act of 1994 [42 USC 4001-
4128 and 42 USC 5154a]
Yes No
- The project extension proposes to correct
deficiencies in the storm drain system to
alleviate road foundation damage. The project
area is not located within a special flood hazard
area as indicated on FIRM panels 06015C0214F,
dated 8.2.17. The project is located in Zone X.
Furthermore, the project does not propose the
construction of or additions to structures.
See Attach C – Floodplain Management
STATUTES, EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AND REGULATIONS LISTED AT 24 CFR 50.4 &
58.5 Clean Air
Clean Air Act, as amended,
particularly section 176(c) & (d); 40
CFR Parts 6, 51, 93
Yes No
- According to the EPA Green Book “Current
Nonattainment Counties for All Criteria
Pollutants,” current as of September 30, 2023,
there are no federal criteria pollutants in Del
Norte County classified as nonattainment. The
area is in compliance.
- The project will generate fine particulate matter
from excavation work and the use of heavy
equipment, but this will be temporary and not on
a large enough scale to violate Federal or State
air quality standards. The project will not
generate a short or long term change in traffic
volume. Therefore, the proposed project will not
violate any Federal air quality standards or cause
Crescent City to reach non-attainment status.
- See Attach D: Clean Air
Coastal Zone Management
Coastal Zone Management Act,
sections 307(c) & (d)
Yes No
- The proposed project area is not located within
a designated coastal zone. According to the
2011 City of Crescent City Local Coastal
Program Land Use Map everything to the south
of Front Street is within the permitting
jurisdiction of the California Coastal
Commission (CCC) making the project being
located just north of the Coastal Zone.
See Attach E – Coastal Zone Management
Contamination and Toxic
Substances
24 CFR Part 50.3(i) & 58.5(i)(2)
Yes No
- The proposed project extension does not
involve new development for habitation – the
extension includes the installation of
underground storm drain lines for the
transportation of storm water runoff from City
streets to the receiving waters of the Crescent
City Harbor.
- The project does not include the transportation
of or storage of toxic substances.
- Geotracker identified one cleanup program site
(former Otten Distribution Bulk Plant) near the
project area. A December 27, 2017, monitoring
report prepared by Blue Rock Environmental
states that contamination from the site has not
migrated to Front Street. Therefore, the storm
drain project site is not impacted by the cleanup
program site.
- No NPL Superfund, ACRES Brownfield or
TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act sites are
within the project area. One Toxic Releases
Inventory Site, the U.S. Park Service Redwoods
National Park Firing Range is located near the
project site – no data is available.
See Attach F – Contamination & Toxics
Endangered Species
Endangered Species Act of 1973,
particularly section 7; 50 CFR Part
402
Yes No
The proposed project does not involve any
activities that have the potential to affect
species or habitats due to its location.
- The project is a small infrastructure project
replacing underground storm drains located
under Front Street, a fully paved roadway
with no habitat of any type.
- Additionally, there is no critical habitat on
or near the proposed project site.
See Attach G – Endangered Species
Explosive and Flammable
Hazards
24 CFR Part 51 Subpart C
Yes No
The proposed HUD-assisted project does not
include a hazardous facility (a facility that
mainly stores, handles or processes flammable
or combustible chemicals such as bulk fuel
storage facilities and refineries) nor does it
include any of the following activities:
development, construction, rehabilitation that
will increase residential densities, or conversion
- The proposed project includes the placement
and replacement of underground storm drain
lines and is in conformance with this Factor.
See Attach H – Explosive & Flammable
Hazards
Farmlands Protection
Farmland Protection Policy Act of
1981, particularly sections 1504(b)
and 1541; 7 CFR Part 658
Yes No
- The proposed project extension does not
propose to convert agricultural lands. The project
is entirely within the public ROW. Therefore,
there will be no impact to farmlands.
- Per the CA Department of Conservation
California Important Farmland Finder, there is
no agricultural land in the City of Crescent City.
See Attach I – Farmlands Protection
Floodplain Management
Executive Order 11988, particularly
section 2(a); 24 CFR Part 55
Yes No
- The project extension proposes to correct
deficiencies in the storm drain system to
alleviate road foundation damage. The project
area is not located within a special flood hazard
area as indicated on FIRM panels 06015C0214F,
dated 8.2.2017. The project is located in Zone X.
Furthermore, the project does not propose the
construction of or additions to structures.
See Attach C – Floodplain Management
Historic Preservation
National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966, particularly sections 106
and 110; 36 CFR Part 800
Yes No
The City of Crescent City made a Finding of
“No historic properties affected” per 36 CFR
Part 800.4(d)(1) and CA SHPO did not object.
Attachment J contains the following
documentation:
- The SHPO consultation letter sent 12.13.23;
SHPO “does not object” response dated 1.23.24;
Northwest Information Center of the California
Historical Resources Information Centers
(CHRIS) response dated 11.14.23; Native
American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
response letter and Contact List dated 11.28.23;
consultation letters sent to thirteen (13) tribal
contacts on 11.22.23; responses received by the
City from three (3) tribes, all with no objections
and with one, the Tolowa Di-ni’ Nation
requesting completion of a THPO permit and
coordination for tribal monitoring services prior
to project implementation; and, a NRHP aerial
showing NRHP registered sites located near the
project area, with one site identified outside of
the project area.
- As the project extension is located entirely
within the Front Street roadway and right-of-way
within existing hardscape, no additional surveys
or investigations were undertaken.
- The SHPO did not respond within 30 days; per
36 CFR Part 800.4(d)(1), lack of objection
within 30 days means Federal agency has
completed its Section 106 responsibilities.
- After City inquiry, SHPO responded on
January 23, 2024, stating that “SHPO does not
object” to the City’s Finding.
See Attach J – Historic Preservation
Noise Abatement and Control
Noise Control Act of 1972, as
amended by the Quiet Communities
Act of 1978; 24 CFR Part 51
Subpart B
Yes No
The project is not the development of a noise
sensitive use; therefore, noise is not an issue for
the project.
- Although the project will create limited and
temporary noise generated by construction, the
project does not propose to construct new
housing or rehabilitate housing Construction
will be conducted between the hours of 7 a.m.
and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday to reduce
the impact of noise on the community.
Sole Source Aquifers
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as
amended, particularly section
1424(e); 40 CFR Part 149
Yes No
- According to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) website, Sole Source
Aquifer Map for Region 9, there are no known
aquifers in or around the project area.
See Attach K – Sole Source Acquifers
Wetlands Protection
Executive Order 11990, particularly
sections 2 and 5
Yes No
- The National Wetlands Inventory indicates no
wetlands within the project area.
See Attach L – Wetlands Protection
Wild and Scenic Rivers
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of
1968, particularly section 7(b) and
(c)
Yes No
- According to the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System Website the Smith River in Del
Norte County is designated as a Wild and Scenic
River. However, the Smith River is located
approximately seven air miles from the project
site. None of the tributaries to the Smith River
that are listed on the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System are within the project area. The
project site is not located in an area that drains
into the Smith River, therefore; the project will
not negatively impact the Smith River or any of
its tributaries.
See Attach M – Wild & Scenic Rivers
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Environmental Justice
Executive Order 12898
Yes No
- The proposed project consists of replacing and
upgrading an aged storm drain system which
serves a significant portion of the City’s
population. The upgraded system will allow for
the reconstruction of the Front Street roadway
and repair the underlying conditions causing the
roadway to fail. Therefore, the project does not
target nor negatively impact specific segments of
the population; rather, the proposed project
benefits all residents of the city.
Field Inspection (Date and completed by): N/A
Summary of Findings and Conclusions: The City of Crescent City has determined that the proceeding with the project as proposed will have no negative environmental consequences and will provide positive benefits to the community, including the environmental benefits of reduced or eliminated flooding and street deterioration and collapse.
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