U.S. Department of Homeland Security
9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 300
Kansas City, Missouri, 64114-3372


PUBLIC NOTICE OF AVAILIBILITY 
KIOWA COUNTY COMMONS DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
GREENSBURG, KIOWA COUNTY, KANSAS
FEMA-1699-DR-KS

Interested parties are hereby notified that the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for construction of the 
Kiowa County Commons to replace the damaged museum and library. FEMA was 
authorized under a Presidential disaster declaration (FEMA-1699-DR-KS) to provide 
Federal disaster assistance to Greensburg, Kiowa County, Kansas, as a result of damages 
incurred on May 4, 2007.  Section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 USC 5121-5206, as amended (Stafford Act, Public Law 
93-288. The Proposed Action would build the Kiowa County Commons at 320 S. Main 
St. within the city limits of Greensburg, Kansas. Kiowa County Commons would consist 
of approximately 19,000 square feet of new construction. The new Kiowa County 
Commonswill be built to all the current codes and standards. Utility services such as 
power, sewer, water, and telephone exist at the site.  This location would allow the new 
facility to be located in the heart of the rebuilt Greensburg.  

Per the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), and associated 
environmental statutes, a DEA was written to evaluate the proposed action’s potential 
impacts on the human and natural environment. The DEA summarizes the purpose and 
need, site selection process, affected environment, and potential environmental 
consequences associated with the proposed action. The public comment period will be 
from September 9 to October 9, 2009. Written comments on the DEA can be faxed to 
FEMA’s Regional Office in Kansas City, Missouri at (816) 283-7018 The DEA can be 
viewed and downloaded from FEMA’s website at 
http://www.fema.gov/plan/ehp/envdocuments/index.shtm. If no substantive comments 
are received, the DEA will become final and this initial Public Notice will also serve as 
the final Public Notice. Then this DEA will be moved to the archives page at 
http://www.fema.gov/plan/ehp/envdocuments/archives_index.shtm.