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 lease area surrounding a 358-foot tall (overall height) guyed-type telecommunications structure and associated ground-level support equipment. The facility would be accessible by a proposed approximate 362-foot long by 30-foot wide (110-meter by 9-meter) access/utility easement and the facility would include three (3) 50-foot (15 meter) wide guy wire easements between 187-feet (56 meter) and 195-feet (59 meter) 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 found no Historic Properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) within either APE. No historic resources were identified on the University of Georgia’s Natural, Archaeological, and Historic Resource Geographic Information System (NAHRGIS). In addition to NAHRGIS, ECA researched the files at the Georgia Historic Preservation Division (GAHPD) on May 1, 2017. No historic resources were identified during ECA’s review of the Identified Sites Files, Centennial Farms Files, National Register files, or Environmental Review Files. An Archaeological Assessment was conducted within the APE for direct effects. Through our review of available cultural records and databases, we found no previously recorded archaeological sites and no archaeological surveys 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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