Environmental Corporation of America’s (ECA) client, Southern Communications Services, d/b/a SouthernLINC Wireless c/o Value Concepts, Inc., is proposing to construct a communications facility as described in the following FCC Form 620, New Tower (NT) Submission Packet. The facility would consist of a proposed 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 924-foot long by 40-foot wide (282-meter by 12-meter) access/utility easement and a proposed approximate 232-foot long by 50-foot wide (71-meter by 15-meter) utility easement. The proposed undertaking would also include three proposed 50-foot wide (15-meter) guy wire easements ranging from approximately 172 feet long (52 meters) to 180 feet (55 meters) long.
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 Georgia Historic Preservation Office (GA HPD), we identified no historic resources or surveys. No historic resources were identified in the Environmental Review Files, Site ID Files, or in the Centennial Farm Files within the ½-mile APE for visual effects. The University of Georgia’s Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resources Geographical Information System (NAHRGIS) also did not identify historic resources within a Y2-mile APE for visual effects.
An Archaeological Assessment was conducted within the APE for direct effects. During our database research, we found no previously identified archaeological sites or archaeological surveys within our standard 1-mile background research radius. During our fieldwork we uncovered no archaeological cultural artifacts (see Attachment E-1 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 NPA. Therefore, we recommend a finding of "No Effect" for the proposed undertaking.
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