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Preservation Division (DLNR-SHPD) determined in response to a Chapter 6E-42 review that the proposed project "will result in no historic properties affected"for the entire 1.278-acre parcel due to the significant prior residential and urban development. 20. Cultural or Native Gathering Rights: According to the applicant,there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site, nor existence of any known valued cultural, historical or native resources due to previous grading and grubbing in the area. 21. Air Quality: Air quality in the subject area is mostly affected by emissions from natural and vehicular sources,as well as the volcanic haze from the Kilauea Volcano. The volcanic haze includes fine particles and gases, such as sulfur dioxide (SO2) and. hydrogen sulfide (H2S) which may cause hazardous health effects. Current SO2 and H2S levels on Hawai`i Island are available online at http://www.epa.gov/kilaueaairdata. The State Department of Health (DOH) will be installing additional permanent air quality monitoring stations to measure fine particles and sulfur dioxide on Hawai`i Island in response to the ongoing 2018 Lower East Rift Zone eruption. State law requires compliance with the Department of Health Air Pollution Rules, Chapter 60.1, Title 11, State of Hawai`i for fugitive dust control. 22. Noise Impacts: As the project construction is underway, the applicant will comply with the State Department of Health's noise regulations. 23. Flora/Fauna Resources: There was no formal flora/fauna study conducted for this time extension request. Due to previous grading and grubbing in the area, the applicant indicated that it is unlikely that any threatened or endangered flora or fauna species are present on the property. At the time of this writing, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) has not provided comments on the subject project. However, for other projects nearby, the USFWS commented that the endangered Hawaiian Hawk and Hawaiian Hoary Bat have been observed in the vicinity of the proposed project. In addition, the endangered Hawaiian Petrel, the threatened Newell's shearwater and the band-rumped storm petrel may transit the project area. In those projects, the USFWS recommended mitigation measures to avoid and minimize project impacts to the listed species. According to -5-