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<br />FY05 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - VERSION 2.0, 12-22-2004 <br /> <br />infrastructure is publicly or privately owned, and the construction or <br />renovation project <br />o Certification that a facility vulnerability assessment has been <br />conducted for the facility <br />o How the construction or renovation project will address the <br />identified vulnerability(ies) from the assessment <br />o Consequences of not implementing the construction or renovation <br />project <br /> <br />2. Written approval must be provided by ODP prior to the use of any <br />HSGP funds for construction or renovation. <br /> <br />. Approval process for EMPG. In order for grantees to drawdown funds for <br />limited EOC construction and renovation projects under EMPG: <br /> <br />1. Grantee must provide to ODP: <br /> <br />o Description of the EOC facility, location, and the scope of the <br />construction or renovation project <br />o Certification that an assessment has been conducted to identify <br />EOC needs regarding such issues as the facility, communications <br />capability, computer systems and network capabilities, survivability, <br />and sustainability <br />o How the construction or renovation project will address the needs <br />identified from the assessment <br />o Consequences of not implementing the construction or renovation <br />project <br /> <br />2. Written approval must be provided by ODP prior to the use of any <br />HSGP funds for construction or renovation. <br /> <br />. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), NEPA requires ODP to analyze <br />the possible environmental impacts of each construction project The purpose of <br />a NEPA review is to weigh the impact of major federal actions or actions <br />undertaken using federal funds on adjacent communities, water supplies, <br />historical buildings, endangered species, or culturally sensitive areas prior to <br />construction. Grantees wishing to use ODP funding for construction projects <br />must complete and submit a NEPA Compliance Checklist to their respective <br />ODP Preparedness Officer for review. Additionally, grantees may be required to <br />provide additional detailed information on the activities to be conducted, <br />locations, sites, possible construction activities, possible alternatives, and any <br />environmental concerns that may exist Results of the NEPA Compliance <br />Review could result in a project not being approved for ODP funding, the need to <br />perform an Environmental Assessment (EA) or draft an Environmental Impact <br />Statement (EIS), Note: Reasonable costs related to the production of an <br />environmental assessment or environmental impact statement are <br />allowable. <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECUR(TY I OFF(CE FOR DOMEST(C PREPAREDNESS <br />40 <br /> <br />