Section 106 Review TCNS ID 175460 Proposed 300-Foot Tall Guyed-Type Telecommunications Structure (320-Foot Overall Height Including Appurtenances)

Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) has completed an Archaeological Assessment for the federal undertaking at the subject site. The proposed undertaking would include a proposed 100-foot by 100-foot (30-meter by 30-meter) lease area that would include a 320-foot overall height guyed-type telecommunications structure and associated ground-level support equipment. The facility would be accessible by a proposed approximate 1,795-foot long by 40-foot wide (547-meter by 12-meter) access/utility easement. Three proposed guy-wire easements would extend to the east, northwest, and southwest of the proposed tower center and would measure 210 feet long by 40-foot wide (64x12 meter). The proposed facility would be located off State Road No. 51, Homer, Banks County, Georgia.

This archaeological assessment was conducted in order to ascertain whether the proposed undertaking, on the project site, might directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, if any such resources exist. During our database research, we identified ten previously recorded archaeological sites, and one survey report within our standard 1-mile background research radius. The previously archaeological sites and survey are not located within the APE for direct effects. Additionally, during the course of the field survey portion of this

archaeological assessment, no cultural resources were encountered throughout the APE for direct effects.

ECA believes that the proposed undertaking would have no effect on any historic or prehistoric archaeological resources that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Therefore, for archaeological cultural resources, we recommend no further consultation under Section 106 Review of the National Historic Preservation Act for this proposed undertaking.