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