Specifications include, but are not limited to:Category A No SHPO Consultation Required: THC as SHPO has concluded that the following work items do not meet the definition of undertaking since they do not have the potential to cause effects on historic properties per 36 CFR § 800.3(a) and thus no historic properties will be affected per 36 CFR § 800.4(d), or they have limited potential to affect historic properties per 36 CFR § 800.5 and will have no adverse effect upon historic properties if carried out as described. CPA and subrecipients are not required to consult further with THC for work in this category. CPA and its delegated entities are responsible for ensuring that work is carried out as described and for documenting their compliance. Building energy audits and retrofits: • Energy audits and feasibility studies. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC): • Routine maintenance or retrofits to existing mechanical equipment, provided there is no physical impact on the building; • Replacement of existing mechanical equipment or installation of supplemental equipment, provided that exterior equipment is installed within the same footprint on the same pad, and interior equipment is installed within an existing mechanical closet; • Upgrading existing facility and infrastructure-related pumps and motors, including those for HVAC systems, to variable-speed or premium efficiency standards; • Sealing, restoring, or insulating HVAC ducts, provided that the ducts are not visible in occupied spaces of the building and access to the ducts does not require demolition of walls or ceilings in occupied spaces of the building; and
