Section 106 Review, AT&T Site GA3397 (Meeks), Willowwind Drive, Loganville, Gwinnett County, Georgia

Environmental Corporation of America's (ECA) client, Providence Real Estate Consulting, LLC (on behalf of AT&T Mobility, LLC), is proposing to construct a telecommunications facility as described in the following FCC Form 620, New Tower (NT) Submission Packet. ECA understands that Providence Real Estate Consulting, LLC (on behalf of AT&T Mobility, LLC) plans to lease a proposed 23,401 square-foot (2,174 square-meter) area that would contain a 199-foot overall height monopole telecommunications structure within an approximate 80-foot by 80-foot (24-meter by 24-meter) telecommunications facility. The facility would be accessible by a proposed approximate 150-foot long (46-meter) access drive that would be located within the proposed lease area. ECA has identified and evaluated Historic Properties, if any, within the Area of Potential Effect (APE) for visual and direct effects as directed in Section VI.D.1 and 2 of the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement, effective on March 7, 2005. We have found no properties listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) within either APE. Based on our review of the files at the Georgia Historic Preservation Office (GA HPD), we found one historic resource (Gwinnett Survey Number 449) that was identified in a 1978 Gwinnett County survey and mapped within the ½-mile APE for visual effects. The University of Georgia's Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resources Geographical Information System (NAHRGIS) identified the same resource and two additional historic resources within the ½-mile APE for visual effects. The three identified historic resources are referred to as ECA Resources 1 through 3, below. ECA Resource 1 (NAHRGIS No. 201039) is located approximately 2,100 feet (640 meters) south of the proposed undertaking. Due to distance and intervening vegetation, ECA believes that no portion of the proposed tower would be visible from ECA Resource 1. Therefore, ECA believes that the proposed undertaking would have no effect on ECA Resource 1. ECA Resource 2 (NAHRGJS No. 201040) is located approximately 2,650 feet (808 meters) south of the proposed undertaking. Due to distance and intervening vegetation, ECA believes that no portion of the proposed tower would be visible from ECA Resource 2. Therefore, ECA believes that the proposed undertaking would have no effect on ECA Resource 2. ECA Resource 3 (Gwinnett Survey Number 449, NAHRGIS No. 20106) is mapped approximately 2,200 feet (671 meters) northwest of the proposed undertaking. Recent aerial photographs show this resource as being extant; however, during our site visit it was revealed that ECA Resource 3 has been destroyed (photograph provided in Attachment H). Therefore, the proposed undertaking would have no effect on ECA Resource 3. An Archaeological Assessment was conducted within the APE for direct effects. During our database research, we found no previously recorded archaeological sites, but two archaeological survey reports (5543 & 6453), within our standard %-mile background research radius. Both surveys were conducted outside of the APE for direct effects. During our fieldwork, we uncovered no archaeological sites (see Attachment E-l c). Based on our findings, we recommend no further consultation under Section 106 Review of the National Historic Preservation Act for this proposed undertaking. Based on this documentation, prepared in accordance with the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement effective March 7, 2005, ECA believes that this proposed facility would have no effect on any Historic Properties identified in accordance with the NP A. Therefore, we recommend a finding of "No Effect" for the proposed undertaking. We are submitting this letter for Providence Real Estate Consulting, LLC (on behalf of AT&T Mobility, LLC) to seek concurrence with this finding and to comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements as identified in 47 CFR 1.1307. We request your concurrence with our finding. Please contact our office with any questions or comments.