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training, table top exercises and functional exercises, and, acquisition of mobile and portable equipment (no installation) All recipients of financial assistance will comply with the requirements of the NEPA, as amended, 42 U S C §4331 et seq , which establishes national policy goals and procedures to protect and enhance the environment, including protection against natural disasters To comply with NEPA for its grant - supported activities, DHS requires the environmental aspects of construction grants (and certain non - construction projects as specified by the component and awarding office) to be reviewed and evaluated before final action on the application For more information on FEMA's EHP requirements, see Informational Bulletins below" • Information Bulletin 329, Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation Requirements for Grants, available at http.//www.fema.gov/pdf/government/grant/bulletins/info329.pdf; • Information Bulletin 345, Programmatic Environmental Assessment, available at http.//www.fema.gov/pdf/government/grant/bulletins/info345.pdf; and • Information Bulletin 356, EHP Screening Form, available at http.//www.fema.qov/pdf/qovernment/grantibulletins/info356.pdf III. Construction and Renovation Construction and renovation activities for a local government's EOC as defined by the SAA are allowable under the EMPG Program Written approval must be provided by FEMA prior to the use of any EMPG Program funds for construction or renovation Requests for EMPG Program funds for construction of an EOC must be accompanied by an EOC Investment Justification (FEMA Form 089-0-0-3, OMB Control Number; 1660-0124 (http.//www fema gov/pdf/government/grant/2011/fy11_eoc inv pdf) to their Grant Program Manager for review Additionally, grantees are required to submit a SF -424C Budget and Budget detail citing the project costs When applying for funds to construct communication towers, grantees and sub -grantees must submit evidence that the FCC's Section 106 review process has been completed and submit all documentation resulting from that review to GPD prior to submitting materials for EHP review Grantees and sub -grantees are also encouraged to have completed as many steps as possible for a successful EHP review in support of their proposal for funding (e g , coordination with their State Historic Preservation Office to identify potential historic preservation issues and to discuss the potential for project effects, compliance with all State and EHP laws and requirements) Projects for which the grantee believes an Environmental Assessment (EA) may be needed, as defined in 44 CFR 10 8 and 10 9, must also be identified to the FEMA Program Analyst within six months of the award and completed EHP review materials must be submitted no later than 12 months before the end of the period of performance EHP review packets should be sent to gpdehpinfo(c�fema.gov EMPG Program grantees using funds for construction projects must comply with the Davis -Bacon Act (40 U S C 3141 et seq) Grant recipients must ensure that their contractors or subcontractors for construction projects pay workers employed directly at the work -site no less than the prevailing wages and fringe benefits paid on projects of a similar character Additional information, including Department of Labor (DOL) wage determinations, is available from the following website http.//www.dol.qov/compliance/laws/comp-dbra.htm 23