Health Resources and Services Administration
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT For PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD MEDICAL CENTER, HAVANA, FLORIDA
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500 through 1508) and the HHS General Administration Manual Part 30 Environmental Protection (February 25, 2000), HRSA has determined that the Proposed Neighborhood Medical Center, Havana, Florida proposed by Neighborhood Medical Centers will have no significant adverse impact on the quality of the human environment. As a result of this FONSI, an Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides discretionary grant and cooperative agreement awards to support health centers expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health care services to medically underserved populations nationwide.
Neighborhood Medical Centers, Inc. in Tallahassee, Florida has applied for HRSA grant funding. The applicant proposes to use grant funds to construct a Medical Center at 0 Horseshoe Drive in Havana, Gadsden County, Florida. The applicant has submitted an Environmental Assessment (EA) that documents impacts of the proposed action. This EA is incorporated by reference into this FONSI.
Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Assessment for this project, which is on file at the following address for public examination upon request between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Wednesday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m on Saturday.
Gadsden County Public Library – Havana Branch
203 East 5th Street
Havana, Florida 32333
Attn: Shirron Cannon
Phone: (850) 539-2844
No further environmental review of this project is proposed prior to final approval from HRSA.
Public Comments
Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on these projects may submit written comments to Neighborhood Medical Centers, Inc., Attn: Jeanne Freeman, Chief Executive Officer, 2613 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, Phone: (850) 577-1558. Email: JFreeman@neighborhoodmedicalcenter.org.
HRSA will consider all comments received within 15 days of this “Notice” prior to final approval from HRSA.
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