U.S. Department of Homeland Security
9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 300r
Kansas City, Missouri, 64114-3372
 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF AVAILIBILITY 
GREENSBURG CITY HALL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
GREENSBURG, KIOWA COUNTY, KANSAS
FEMA-1699-DR-KS

Interested parties are hereby notified that the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for replacement of the 
Greensburg City Hall.  FEMA was authorized under a Presidential disaster declaration 
(FEMA-1699-DR-KS) to provide Federal disaster assistance to Greensburg, Kiowa 
County, Kansas, as a result of damages incurred on May 4, 2007.  Section 408 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 USC 5121-5206, as 
amended (Stafford Act, Public Law 93-288.  The Proposed Action would build a new 
Greensburg City Hall south of Highway 54 at the intersection of 300 South Main Street 
and Wisconsin Avenue within the city limits of Greensburg, Kansas.
Greensburg City Hall would consist of 5,000 square feet of new construction.  The new 
Greensburg City Hall will be built to all the current codes and standards.  Approximately 
.50 acres of land was purchased for the construction of the Greensburg City Hall.  Utility 
services such as power, sewer, water, and telephone exist at the site.  The proposed site is 
currently a vacant lot with remnants of a cement slab that was the foundation of the 
previous structure.  This location would allow the Greensburg City Hall to be located in 
the heart of the rebuilt Greensburg.  
Per the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), and associated 
environmental statutes, a DEA was written to evaluate the proposed action’s potential 
impacts on the human and natural environment. The DEA summarizes the purpose and 
need, site selection process, affected environment, and potential environmental 
consequences associated with the proposed action.  The public comment period will be 
from–July 16 to August 15, 2008. Written comments on the DEA can be faxed to 
FEMA’s Regional Office in Kansas City, Missouri at (816) 283-7018 The DEA can be 
viewed and downloaded from FEMA’s website at 
http://www.fema.gov/plan/ehp/envdocuments/index.shtm  If no substantive comments 
are received, the Draft EA will become final and this initial Public Notice will also serve 
as the final Public Notice.  Then this DEA will be moved to the archives page at 
http://www.fema.gov/plan/ehp/envdocuments/archives_index.shtm