S&ME, Inc., on behalf of Verizon Wireless, has completed a revised cultural resources assessment for a proposed cellular communications tower located along Darvin Lane in Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, 30728 (Latitude 34° 43' 24.59", Longitude 85° 17' 30.92”). A report was submitted for the referenced cell tower site in May 2017 and a response letter from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources-Historic Preservation Division (HPD) was received in June 2017. The response letter concurred with a finding that no historic properties would be affected by the proposed undertaking. In September 2017, the tower construction plan was revised, for reasons unrelated to historic preservation, to lower the overall tower height from 199 feet to 100 feet, and adjusted the alignment of the access road.
This project meets the definition of an undertaking per 36 CFR 800.3(a) in that it Verizon Wireless will require a permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Robin Haeffner, the VZW-HQ for NEPA Regulatory Compliance will serve as the permit applicant point of contact. Ms. Haeffner’s contact information is included in Table 1 below. Because the proposed construction is the type of activity that has the potential to cause effects on historic properties, assuming such historic properties were present, this undertaking is subject to review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f). We are requesting that your office re-review the proposed project and respond with any concerns your office may have regarding the proposed undertaking relative to Verizon Wireless, and the FCC maintaining compliance with
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act while pursuing development of the above referenced property. The appended documentation was developed in in accordance with the terms of the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Review Policy (2004) and the Georgia Standards and Guidelines for Archaeological Surveys (2000). This study was supported by S&ME, by conducting an archaeological and historical resources survey. These efforts did not identify historic properties within the APE.
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