US Customs and Border Protection Ajo Housing Development ... - GSA

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U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION AJO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
May 19,2010
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activities.
This is best concluded
ooncluded prior to, rna making
'n9 any decision iregarding
p~oposed proposed Pl'(ljeot project impact .pact
un.der under NEPA.
6. A portion of
althe
subject property is within.the'second
hislo' historically
'calli)! platledaddition
platted addition to the historic
Ajo Towns't'e, Townsite, and'
the remainder of the
property is adjacent to both the first and
a.nd :second
historically platted additions to~he
the historic Ajo Townsite. The GSA will needla
to ,e,valuate evaluate 1the
NRHP
el'gibi eligibility
i.y of these two Aj:o Ajo Townsite ad'ditions additions BiRd and BS$ess~he assess the effect of the proposed
project on these additions snoud should they be el'gibl'e. eligible. Thjs This is best concluded prior
P:OF to making .any
decision regarding proposed project Impact impact under NEPA.
EIPA.
I
7. 7 , Our . . records
recor~s . '1,1.
show that . the. subject s ~
ub'ect
.. ~ . ·prop
'.property . ......
l;Jt,y
,y· . has_not .ot
.
been
en
in.
.ven,,,,ne
:M" d I·, for
,or hi': historic
s,onc
*'
.'. props. properties. . " rt·les.
,.Th"
This
IS
inventory and identification
id'en.tifica~'o'n
of his,to historic properties" properties, evaluation
ation of si9nificance~
significance, and assessment
of
'effeas.; effects, mU8 must beconducted'per
36 CFR800'. 800. This is,
best ,concl'uded concluded prior to making ,any
decision
regarding the plloposed proposed project impact
under
und. rEPA. NEPA.
8. We expect that
ha,t t' the GSA wi! will initiate
itiate and oonducf~
conclud~ consultation
c~nisultation
wit!h with the
(he Stale State IHlist,oric Historic
Preserva[on
Preservation Office as part of ;its
compliance requirements prior to making any decision
rega'rdig regarding the proposedl
project impact uinder under NEPA.
.EPA.
9. Given the'm,porla
importance
of~, the NRHP listed Ajo Townsite to Pima County, the investment oft
the
people'
'of
PimaCo'lWlnty
County in the NRHP
listed Ajo Townsite through (he the voter approval and
expenditure .xpendRure
of'County
bond funds, and the Countts County's infere'st interest in the pllotectio:n protection of historic
properties,.
the
,e County's Office of Cultural
tral Resources
'rees and Historic Preservation (OCRHP)
requests
t1equests that GSA actively and comprehensively .henslve'ly
include
nelude OCRHP in the pia planning,
,Ining, review,
e~aluation evaluation of'
signifi'cance,and
significance, and assessment of'
effects·
regarding historic properties within,
adjacent to; to, and a dindfose
close proximity to the sUbject'parce
subject-parcel as required under :NHPA.
and'
NEPA.
Thank you
_'or{heopportunityto
for the opportunity to comment.
Sincerey Sincerely,
Sherry
rryAPI. R ther
Manager
,nvironme nvironmental
ts and Long
longl Ra'ge Range Planning
Group
Pima bounty County Development
,opmen Services
cc:
CC: C., H. Huckleberry, 00 County
Administrator .min~strator
Diana Durazo,
Ouraz-O, Special Staff Assistant to, the County Administrator