20181317 Ver 1_Macon County - B244 - FHWA CE Form (Signed)_9/28/2018 1:48 PM

Type I and II Ground Disturbing Categorical Exclusion Action
Classification Form
STIP Project No. B-6025
WBS Element 48220.1.1
Federal Project No. BRZ — 1114 (009)
A. Proiect Description: (Include project scope and location, including Municipality and County.
Refer to the attached project location map and photos.)
B-6025 — PE — Macon County Bridge.
Replace Bridge B244 over North Fork Coweeta Creek on SR 1114 (Shope Road)
B. Description of Need and Purpose:
The project purpose is to replace a deteriorating and/or obsolete bridge on a secondary
road.
C. Categorical Exclusion Action Classification: (Check one)
0 TYPE I A
❑ TYPEIB
❑ TYPE II A
❑ TYPEIIB
D. Proposed Improvements
23. Federally-funded projects:
a) That receive less than $5,000,000 (as adjusted annually by the Secretary to reflect
any increases in the Consumer Price Index prepared by the Department of Labor)
of Federal funds; or
b) With a total estimated cost of not more than $30,000,000 (as adjusted annually by
the Secretary to reflect any increases in the Consumer Price Index prepared by the
Department of Labor) and Federal funds comprising less than 15 percent of the
total estimated project cost.
https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.qov/proldev/FAST ACT Section1314 Final Me
mo•asp
https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.qov/proldev/FAST ACT Section1314 Implemen
tation Guide.asp
28. Bridge rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement or the construction of grade
separation to replace existing at-grade railroad crossings, if the actions meet the
constraints in 23 CFR 771.117(e) (1-6).
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E. Special Project Information: (Provide a description of relevant project information, which
may include: vicinity map, costs, alternative analysis (if any), traffic control and staging,
and resource agency/public involvement).
A combination Nationwide Permit Cover Letter and Natural Resource Review document is
available in the project file.
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F. Proiect Impact Criteria Checklists:
Type I& II - Ground Disturbinq Actions
FHWA APPROVAL ACTIVITIES THRESHOLD CRITERIA
If any of questions 1-7 are marked "yes" then the CE will require FHWA approval. Yes No
� Does the project require formal consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife � �
Service (USFWS) or National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)?
2 Does the project result in impacts subject to the conditions of the Bald and � �
Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGPA)?
3 Does the project generate substantial controversy or public opposition, for any � �
reason, following appropriate public involvement?
4 Does the project cause disproportionately high and adverse impacts relative to � �
low-income and/or minority populations?
5 Does the project involve a residential or commercial displacement, or a � �
substantial amount of right of way acquisition?
6 Does the project require an Individual Section 4(f) approval? ❑ Q
Does the project include adverse effects that cannot be resolved with a
� Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) under Section 106 of the National Historic � �
Preservation Act (NHPA) or have an adverse effect on a National Historic
Landmark (NHL)?
If any of questions 8 through 31 are marked "yes" then additional information will be required for those
questions in Section G.
Other Considerations Yes No
Does the project result in a finding of "may affect not likely to adversely affect"
8 for listed species, or designated critical habitat under Section 7 of the ❑X ❑
Endangered Species Act (ESA)?
9 Is the project located in anadromous fish spawning waters? ❑ ❑X
Does the project impact waters classified as Outstanding Resource Water
10 �ORW), High Quality Water (HQW), Water Supply Watershed Critical Areas, � �
303(d) listed impaired water bodies, buffer rules, or Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation (SAV)?
11 Does the project impact waters of the United States in any of the designated � �
mountain trout streams?
12 Does the project require a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Individual � 0
Section 404 Permit?
13 Will the project require an easement from a Federal Energy Regulatory � �
Commission (FERC) licensed facility?
14 Does the project include a Section 106 of the NHPA effects determination � �
other than a no effect, including archaeological remains?
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Other Considerations (continued� Yes No
15 Does the project involve hazardous materials and/or landfills? ❑ ❑X
Does the project require work encroaching and adversely affecting a
16 regulatory floodway or work affecting the base floodplain (100-year flood) � �
elevations of a water course or lake, pursuant to Executive Order 11988 and
23 CFR 650 sub art A?
Is the project in a Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) county and � �
17 substantially affects the coastal zone and/or any Area of Environmental
Concern AEC ?
18 Does the project require a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) permit? ❑ 0
� 9 Does the project involve construction activities in, across, or adjacent to a � �
desi nated Wild and Scenic River resent within the ro'ect area?
20 Does the project involve Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) resources? ❑ ❑X
21 Does the project impact federal lands (e.g. U.S. Forest Service (USFS), � �
USFWS, etc. or Tribal Lands?
22 Does the project involve any changes in access control? ❑ ❑X
23 Does the project have a permanent adverse effect on local traffic patterns or � �
communit cohesiveness?
24 Will maintenance of traffic cause substantial disruption? ❑ Q
Is the project inconsistent with the STIP or the Metropolitan Planning
25 Organization's (MPO's) Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) (where ❑ ❑X
a licable ?
Does the project require the acquisition of lands under the protection of
Section 6(f) of the Land and Water Conservation Act, the Federal Aid in Fish
26 Restoration Act, the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, Tennessee Valley � �
Authority (TVA), or other unique areas or special lands that were acquired in
fee or easement with public-use money and have deed restrictions or
covenants on the propert ?
27 Does the project involve Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) � �
bu out ro erties under the Hazard Miti ation Grant Pro ram HMGP ?
28 Does the project include a de minimis or programmatic Section 4(f)? ❑ ❑X
29 Is the project considered a Type I under the NCDOT's Noise Policy? ❑ Q
30 Is there prime or important farmland soil impacted by this project as defined by � �
the Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA)?
31 Are there other issues that arose during the project development process that � �
affected the pro'ect decision?
G. Additional Documentation as Required from Section F
Question 8: A MANLAA is anticipated for this project with winter tree clearing (October 15t" to
April 15th) for Indiana Bats.
Question 11: A USACE NWP 14 has been requested with compensatory mitigation.
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H. Proiect Commitments
Macon County Bridge 244
TIP Number: B - 6025
WBS Number: 48220.1.1
Federal Project Number: BRZ — 1114 (009)
• NCDOT Construction — Tree clearing will be conducted in "winter only" from October
15t" to April 15t" to avoid potential disturbance of roosting Indiana Bats.
• NCDOT Construction — Project will follow USACE NWP 14 permit and NCDWR 401
certification.
• NCDOT Construction — Project will comply the standard 2017 NWP 14 conditions,
NCDWR 2017 GC 4135 and the N.C. Wildlife Resource Conditions
• NCDOT Construction — Orange Safety Fence will be used to isolate construction from
environmental & culturally sensitive areas near bridge.
• NCDOT Construction — Project will adhere to NCDOT Best Manaqement Practices for
Construction and Maintenance Activities. Erosion control and maintenance will be
particularly important since the project crosses (Class B, Tr.) North Fork Coweeta
Creek.

Cateqorical Exclusion Approval
STIP Project No.
WBS Element
Federal Project No.
Prepared By:
9/12/2018
Date
Prepared For:
Reviewed By:
9/12/2018
Date
Q Approved
� Certified
B — 6025
48220.1.1
BRZ — 1114 (009)
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If all of the threshold questions (1 through 7) of
Section F are answered "no," NCDOT approves this
Categorical Exclusion.
If any of the threshold questions (1 through 7) of
Section F are answered "yes," NCDOT certifies this
Categorical Exclusion.
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Date Adam Dockery
Division 14 — Bridge Program Manager
On behalf of Brian Burch, P.E., Division 14 Engineer
North Carolina Department of Transportation
FHWA Approved: For Projects Certified by NCDOT (above), FHWA signature
required.
Date John F. Sullivan, III, PE, Division Administrator
Federal Highway Administration
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