Environmental Corporation of America’s (ECA) client, Southern Communications Services, d/b/a Southern LINC Wireless c/o Value Concepts, Inc., is proposing to construct a telecommunications facility as described in the following FCC Form 620, New Tower (NT) Submission Packet. The facility would consist of a 100-foot by 100-foot (30-meter by 30-meter) lease area surrounding a 310-foot tall (overall height) guyed-type telecommunications structure and associated ground-level support equipment. The facility would be accessible by a proposed approximate 647-foot long by 45-foot wide (197-meter by 14-meter) access/utility easement. The proposed undertaking would also include a proposed approximate 78-foot long by 30-foot wide (24-meter by 9-meter) utility easement and three proposed 50-foot wide (15 meters) guy wire easements that range from 150 feet (46 meters) to 160 feet (49 meters) in length.
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) and the University of Georgia’s Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resources Geographical Information System (NAHRGIS), we identified no previously recorded historic resources within the APE for visual effects.
An Archaeological Assessment was conducted within the APE for direct effects. During our database research, we found no previously recorded archaeological sites or survey reports within our standard 1-mile background research radius. During our fieldwork, we uncovered no archaeological sites (see Attachment E-1c). 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 NPA. Therefore, we recommend a finding of "No Effect" for the proposed undertaking.
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