TCNS ID #99118 Proposed 310-Foot (Overall Height) Self-Supporting Lattice Telecommunications Structure Within an Approximate 100-foot by 100-foot (30-meter by 30-meter) Lease Area GA6550 (State Hwy 22-Sparta) 2303 Highway 77 Sparta, Hanock County, Georgia

Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) has completed an Archaeological Assessment for the federal undertaking at the subject site. The subject site is a proposed telecommunications facility located at 2303 Highway 77, Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia. The facility would consist of a proposed 100-foot by 100-foot (30-meter by 30-meter) fenced compound surrounding a 310-foot overall height self-supporting lattice telecommunications structure. The proposed facility would be accessible by a proposed approximate 285-foot long by 30-foot wide (87 -meter by 9-meter) wide access/utility easement. 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. Through our review of available cultural records and databases, 13 previously recorded archaeological sites (9HK126, 9HK127, 9HK128, 9HK129, 9HK130, 9HK131, 9HK134, 9HK135, 9HK136, 9HK137, 9HK138, 9HK141, and 9HK142) and one survey (1650) were identified within a %-mile research radius of the proposed project, but outside the APE for direct effects. During the course of the field survey portion of this archaeological assessment, no archaeological cultural resources were encountered. 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. Based on our findings related to archaeological resources, we recommend no further consultation under Section 106 Review of the National Historic Preservation Act for this proposed undertaking.