DRAFT FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT 
PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITTY 
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

FOLLOWING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, SHOULD NO CONCERNS OR ISSUES BE 
RAISED, THE DRAFT EA WILL BECOME FINAL AND FONSI SHALL BE SIGNED
              
The Ohio Emergency Management Agency has applied for funding from the Department of 
Homeland Security/ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for assistance with the 
construction of a new telecommunications facility to provide radio coverage for public safety 
officials throughout Montgomery County.  The facility will be within German Township.  

The attached Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the President’s Council on Environmental Quality 
regulations ( 40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 1500-1508) to implement NEPA, and 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations ( 44 CFR § 10.9) to implement 
NEPA. 

The proposed project as described in the EA was evaluated for any potential significant adverse 
impacts to geology, soils, water resources, floodplains, air quality, threatened and endangered 
species, noise, traffic, and cultural resources.  It was also evaluated for safety and hazardous 
materials issues as well as for disproportionately high and adverse effects on minority or low 
income populations. The project was coordinated with Fish and Wildlife Service, the Natural 
Resource Conservation Agency, Illinois Department of Agriculture, the Illinois Historic 
Preservation Agency, and Monroe County. 

CONDITIONS

The following conditions were developed to mitigate the potential impacts of this project and 
must be met as part of this project.  Failure to comply with these conditions may jeopardize 
Federal funds:

1.	Should human skeletal remains, or historic or archaeological materials be discovered 
during construction, all ground-disturbing activities on the project site shall cease and the 
applicant shall notify the coroner’s office (in the case of human remains), FEMA and the 
IHPA immediately.
2.	The applicant is responsible for obtaining and complying with all required local, State 
and Federal permits and approvals.

FINDING

Based upon the incorporated EA, and in accordance with Presidential Executive Orders 12898 
(Environmental Justice), 11988 (Floodplain Management), and 11990 (Wetland Protection), 
FEMA has determined that the proposed action implemented with the conditions and mitigation 
measures outlined above and in the EA would not have any significant adverse effects on the 
quality of the natural and human environment.  As a result of this FONSI, an Environmental 
Impact Statement will not be prepared (44 CFR Part 10.8). 


Recommended:					Approved


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Brent Paul		Date			
FEMA Environmental Officer