Categorical Exclusion

Indian Health Service (IHS)

Exclusion Text

I. Indian Health Service Owned and Leased Facilities. Actions related to the IHS owned and leased facilities, or actions funded by IHS at tribally owned (or leased) and managed facilities as listed below, are excluded: 1. Maintenance and day-to-day operation of the physical plant and repairs to plant and equipment, or replacement-in-kind of utilities and building components; 2. Acquisition of equipment, provided all requirements for permits, registrations, and licenses are met, and provided the equipment involved use of generally accepted technology; 3. Building alteration and renovation that does not substantially change the function or general appearance of existing buildings; 4. Construction or lease of new facilities (including portable facilities and trailers) where such lease or construction: (a) Is at the site of an existing health care facility and the facility capacity is not substantially increased, (b) Is for buildings of less than 12,000 square feet of useable space when less than five acres of surface land area are involved at a new site, or (c) Is for projects other than buildings when less than five acres of surface land area are involved at a new site; 5. Facility planning and design including funding of such activities; 6. Acquisition of space by lease, use agreement, transfer, gift or similar arrangement for which: (a) The intended use of the space is consistent with the functional design of the building, and (b) The acquisition is consistent with an applicable master plan, if such plan exists; 7. The acquisition, sale, release, abandonment, closure or transfer of real property, provided the action: (a) Is consistent with any applicable master plan, if such a plan exists, (b) Conforms to local zoning and land use ordinances, if such ordinances exist, (c) Is consistent with the functional design of the facility, (d) Would not violate applicable Federal, State, or local environmental protection or historic preservation laws, and (e) Satisfies the requirements of applicable comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) section 120 (h) provisions.