Public Notice NHPA Seeking Public Comment for Privately-Owned Residential Buildings Proposed for Demolition in Orleans Parish, Louisiana The City of New Orleans has determined that thirteen residential buildings severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding are a threat to public health and safety and has requested that FEMA provide funds1 to demolish these privately-owned residential buildings that pose such a threat. Federal regulations require FEMA, as the funding agency, to identify if any of the buildings proposed for demolition are historic (eligible for the National Register of Historic Places); to assess the effect the demolition will have on historic properties; and to seek ways to avoid, minimize, or mitigate any adverse effects. FEMA seeks your input to determine if any of these thirteen buildings proposed for demolition by the City of New Orleans (listed below) are historic, or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Anyone who has specific, documented evidence of a property's association with historic events or people is encouraged to provide this information to FEMA by September 3, 2014. Comments can be posted at: http://www.crt.state.la.us/culturalassets/fema106/ Or mailed to: FEMA Mail Center/Historic Preservation 1500 Main Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 All comments must be posted or postmarked by September 3, 2014 NOTE: This list has been compiled using the best information available; however the status of these buildings is continually evolving. Properties Proposed for FEMA-Funded Demolition Address Longitude Latitude 1925 - 1927 Almonaster Ave -90.04717588 29.97769315 2824 Milan St -90.10111061 29.93890679 5626 N Tonti St -90.0110919 29.97309644 1417 - 1419 Desire St -90.03923314 29.97010888 2300 Gallier St -90.03614704 29.97911707 2828 Franklin Ave -90.04950961 29.987953 1842 Lesseps St -90.03038118 29.97313221 2647 St Ann St -90.08155005 29.97118849 1117 - 1119 S Genois St -90.10590388 29.95985801 2543 - 2545 Robert E Lee Blvd -90.05287155 30.02283645 1228 - 1230 Alabo St -90.01286091 29.96205601 2423 - 2425 Pauger St -90.06067045 29.97499207 6222 - 6224 Wainwright St -90.06794157 30.02256514 1The high winds and heavy rains of Hurricanes Katrina and the subsequent widespread flooding damaged many buildings in Orleans Parish, LA. In the aftermath of the hurricane, the FEMA is issuing this public notice as part of its responsibilities under the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations, 36 CFR Part 800, implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (NHPA). This notice applies to activities carried out by the Public Assistance (PA) program implemented under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C.§§5152-5206.