West Kāwili Street Senior-Veteran Housing - Part-58-EA November 29 2021 (2)

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Environmental Assessment Determinations and Compliance Findings for HUD -assisted Projects 24 CFR Part 58 West Kdwili Street SeniorNeteran Housing A). Therefore, the project is in compliance with NEPA airport hazard requirements and this section. Coastal Barrier Resources Yes No The Project is located in the State ofHawai'i. ❑ ® Based on the prior USFWS determination that Coastal Barrier Resources Act, as Hawai `i has no CBRS units (U.S Fish and amended by the Coastal Barrier Wildlife Service website, 2020), the project is not Improvement Act of 1990 [16 located within a Coastal Barrier Resources Unit, USC 3501] and is therefore in compliance with this section. See the enclosed documentation with determination statement from the USFWS/CBRS website in Exhibit B. Flood Insurance Yes No The proposed project is located in the FEMA ® Flood Zone X, which is a non -special flood Flood Disaster Protection Act of hazard area outside of the 500 year (0.2% annual 1973 and National Flood chance) floodplain. Refer to the attached Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 Hazard Assessment Tool (FHAT) Report [42 USC 4001-4128 and 42 USC containing FEMA FIRMpanel 1551660904F in 5154a] Exhibit C. As such, the project is located in a low risk flood zone and no mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements apply. While flood insurance may not be mandatory in this instance, HUD recommends that all insurable structures maintain flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The project is in compliance with flood insurance requirements. STATUTES, EXECUTIVE ORDERS, AND REGULATIONS LISTED AT 24 CFR 50.4 & 58.5 Clean Air Yes No As documented in the U.S. Environmental El ® Protection Agency (EPA) Enviromapper, Clean Air Act, as amended, NEPAssist identifies one facility that was particularly section 176(c) & (d); permitted for air pollutant emissions, a facility 40 CFR Parts 6, 51, 93 that was found to have a high priority violation in 2018 and was addressed by the EPA. All potential pollutants were found to be in attainment in the most recent facility evaluation prior to this review (see attached ECHO facility report). The remainder of the surrounding community was found to meet all de minimis standards for criteria air pollutants (see NEPAssist Report in Exhibit D). Finally, although construction vehicles and activities may produce short term air quality impacts such as fugitive dust and emissions from