LEGAL NOTICE PHMSA TIER 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW NOTICE OF AVAILIBILITY CITY OF HAMILTON, OHIO In cooperation with the City of Hamilton, OH, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), has prepared a Tier 2 Environmental Assessment (EA), as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, for the proposed replacement of 2,830 feet of aging natural gas mains and natural gas services within the City of Hamilton. PHMSA published a Tier 1 nationwide EA for the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program (NGDISM) on November 9, 2022. The stated purpose of NGDISM is for municipality or community owned natural gas operators to repair, rehabilitate, or replace its natural gas pipeline system or portions thereof or to purchase equipment to reduce incidents/ fatalities and avoid economic losses by providing grant opportunities to municipality or community owned natural gas operators. The Tier 1 EA is available at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2023-07/Tier-1-PHMSA-2022-0123-0001.pdf. The Tier 2 EA is available for review and comment at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/about- phmsa/working-phmsa/grants/pipeline/ tier-2-site-specific-environmental-documents as well as a copy is available at the 1st Floor welcome desk at the City of Hamilton Government Services Building located at 345 High Street, Hamilton, OH 45011. Please submit all comments to: amanda.l.murphy@dot.gov and reference NGDISM-FY24-EA-2026 in your response. Pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act, PHMSA has issued a No Historic Properties Affected finding which is available for review in the Tier 2 EA. Comments on the Tier 2 EA are due by November 9, 2026. Daniel Flum Natural Gas Compliance Manager Craig R. Bucheit City Manager 10-9/2026


