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JOINT FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Florida Division of Emergency Management have received the following application for Federal grant funding. Final notice is hereby given of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) consideration to provide funding in the form of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Funds will be provided in accordance with Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93-288, as amended.
Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990 FEMA is required to consider alternatives to and to provide public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains or wetlands. EO 12898 also requires FEMA to provide the opportunity for public participation in the planning process and to consider potential impacts to minority or low-income populations.
Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions.
Applicant:
Osceola County Board of County Commissioners
Project Title:
HMGP-4734-104 Osceola County, Critical Facilities Generators
Location of Proposed Work:
The area affected by this project consists of homes in the following locations:
1809 Celebration Blvd, Celebration, FL 34747 /2000 Bulldog Lane, St. Cloud, FL 34769 /8801 Community Center Road, Holopaw, FL 34773 /1176 S. Canoe Creek Road, Kenansville, FL 34739
Proposed Work and Purpose:
This project will provide critical back-up generators to our emergency shelter locations to include Holopaw Community Center, Kenansville Community Center, Celebration High School, Gateway High School, and St. Cloud High School.
Project Alternatives:
The alternatives to the project that have been and will be considered are 1) the no action alternative and 2) relocation of the identified sites.These alternatives to the proposed project are not viable because under Alternative 1) Needs of the community would not be served; and Alternative 2) Is cost prohibitive, and therefore not practicable.
Comment Period:
Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project. The comments should be made in writing and addressed to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Bureau of Mitigation, 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100. These are due within 15 days of this notice. The State will forward comments to applicable regulatory agencies as needed. Interested persons may submit comments, obtain more detailed information about the proposed action, or request a copy of the findings by contacting:
Bill Litton, Director
Osceola County Office of Emergency Management
407-742-9000
Bill.Litton@osceola.org
State Environmental Specialist Team
Florida Division of Emergency Management
850-273-9289
MitigationEnvironmental@em.myflorida.com