On or about April 4, 2017, Centre County will submit a request to the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for the release of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds
March 16, 2017
Centre County Government
420 Holmes Street
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814-355-6791
This Notice shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements
for activities to be undertaken by Centre County
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or about April 4, 2017,
Centre County will submit a request to the Department of Community and Economic
Development (DCED) for the release of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds
under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended,
to undertake projects known as: Moshannon Water Meter Replacement at
$28,000 and Unionville Master Water
Meter at $81,000. Centre County was
awarded CDBG Entitlement Funds in the amount indicated under Contract #
C000064007 to undertake these two Activities in Snow Shoe Twp. and Unionville
Twp. respectively.
Moshannon
Water Meter Replacement
The Moshannon Water Meter
Replacement project is being undertaken by the Mt. Top Regional Water Authority
(MRWA) and intended to replace all of the old, outdated, and malfunctioning
water Meters of their customers within the Village, or Census Designated Place,
of Moshannon in Snow Shoe Twp. The
estimated cost is $36,000 (Ffy 2015) , with CDBG Funds purchasing the
materials, estimated at $28,000 and MRWA providing the installation at an
estimated $8,000.
Unionville
Borough Master Water Meter
The Unionville Master
Water Meter project is being undertaken by Unionville Borough Council at a
small site on Borough owned property, located 1 mile Southeast of the Borough,
in Union Twp. Currently the Borough has
no method to accurately track the amount of water going directly to the Borough
on a daily or weekly basis, nor to determine how much is flowing at any one
point in time. A large single water
meter will be installed in a vault on the main water transmission line that
purveys water from the water source and storage tanks to the Borough. This meter will measure and record all the
flow of water into the Borough instantaneously, allowing for accurate water
measurement and instant leak detection.
The project is estimated at $103,850 with $81,000 (Ffy2015) in CDBG
funds committed.
FINDNG OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
Centre County has
determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human
environment. Therefore, and Environmental Impact Statement under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project
information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the
Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 420 Holmes St.,
Bellefonte PA and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or
agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on the project
may submit written comments to: Matt Milliron, Centre County Planning &
Community Development, address above. All
comments received by April 5, will be considered by Centre County prior to
authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should
specify which part of this Notice they are addressing.
ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
Centre County certifies to
DCED that Robert Jacobs in his capacity as Director, Planning & Community
Development, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an
action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental
review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. DCED’s
approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and
related laws and authorities, and allows Centre County to use Program funds.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
DCED will consider
objections to its release of funds and Centre County certification received by
April 24, 2017 or a period
of fifteen days from its receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if
they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed
by the Certifying Officer or other officer of Centre County; (b) Centre County
has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD
regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in
the project have committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR
Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by DCED or (d) another Federal
agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that
the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.
Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required
procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to Department of Community
and Economic Development, Center for Community Financing, 400 North Street, 4th
Floor Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225. Potential
objectors should contact DCED to verify the actual last day of the objection
period.
Robert B. Jacobs, Director
Centre County Planning and
Community Development Office