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• Ndse Study Report • Guttural Resources (ASR, HPSR) • Relodtion Impact Study Circullte Dtafi EN Public Helring Task 1-PES Form The initial task will include prepazation of the PES Form in coordination with Caltrans' District 12 Local Assistance Office Chief in accordance with Chapter 6 (Environmental Procedures) of the LAPM; an updated PES Form was adopted by Caltrans in November 2007. The PES Form is utilized exclusively for local federally aided projects off the SHS, and is used to confirm the types of technical studies and the ultimate required NEPA-compliant document. URS and the City's project representative will prepare the PES Form, and sign the document for transmittal to Caltrans. The PES Form will require signatures from Caltrans' professionally qualified staff regarding the level of required cultural resources (i.e., Section 106) documentation for the project. Caltrans' District Senior Environmental Planner and Local Assistance Engineer also will review and sign the PES Form. Final confirmation of the technical studies and NEPA document required will be documented through review and signature by the Environmental Coordinator at Caltrans' Headquarters Division of Environmental Analysis. Task 2 -Prepare Environmental Technical Studies Based on review of pertinent and available information related to the project (e.g., originally certified EIR) and initial field reconnaissance, it is assumed that technical studies for the topics listed below will be prepazed to support the NEPA EA. As stated previously, the technical studies described below will use, to the extent possible, analyses performed as part of the City's originally certified EIR. It is assumed that all other resources for which technical studies aze not prepared will be addressed through documentation in the NEPA document itself (i.e., no separate technical study is required). Finally, an External Quality Control Certification will be signed by the author of each respective technical study for submittal to Caltrans to confirm conformance with applicable reporting requirements. Air Oualit~Study -The proposed project is not exempt from the requirement to demonstrate air quality conformity pursuant to applicable state and federal regulations. An important component of the air quality assessment, pazticulazly in light of recent legislation, will be to determine if the project is a Project of Air Quality Concern (POAQc) pursuant to 40 CFR 93.123(b)(1) as it relates to PMZ.Sand PMIO.In coordination with the City and Caltrans, URS will submit the necessary analyses to SCAG's Transportation Conformity Working Group (TCWG) to ascertain the project's conformity status. URS has recently coordinated with Caltrans to navigate projects successfully through the TCWG's POAQC determination process. A sepazate air quality conformity analysis, pursuant to Section 6005 Pilot Program under SAFETEA-LU also will be prepared for submittal to Caltrans and FHWA to assess potential operational-related impacts for key criteria pollutants (including, but not limited to, CO, PMio, and PMZS)pursuant to applicable local, state, and federal regulations. Cultural Resources (Section 106) Studies - A HPSR, including Area of Potential Effects (APE) Map and ASR, will be prepared pursuant to guidelines set forth under Caltrans' SER, Volume 2 (Cultural Resources). Consultation with the Native American community, including the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) and pertinent tribes recommended by the NAHC, also will be performed as part of the cultural resources documentation. Based on the findings of the City's originally certified EIR, there are no previously documented archaeological sites within the project azea. Furthermore, no sites listed, or eligible for listing, on the National Register, State Register, or Santa Ana Register have been identified along the segment of Grand Avenue between First and Fourth Streets. As of January 1, 2004, cultural resource studies must be prepared and processed in accordance with the Programmatic Agreement (FA) among FHWA, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the California State Historic Preservation Officer, and Caltrans regarding compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as it pertains to the administration of the Federal Aid Highway Program in California. A qualified azchitectural historian will conduct a field survey of each proposed project azea to record buildings, structures, and historic features through photography and written descriptions. However, in 10 25H-12