27 Mar 2013

SAW-2009-01730

Expiration date: 4/12/2013

The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a Public Notice on January 30, 2013, concerning an application received from Mr. Marc Hamel of the North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division (NCDOT Rails), seeking a Department of the Army permit authorization for permanent impacts to 1154 linear feet of jurisdictional stream channels and 3.48 acres of jurisdictional wetlands adjacent to Jimmy’s Creek which is a tributary of the Yadkin River, associated with the proposed safety improvements to approximately 4.2 miles of existing rail corridor located south of Bower Station to Lake Station, south of Thomasville, in Davidson County, North Carolina. The NCDOT Rails has identified this project as TIP Project C-4901A, D. Subsequent to comments and review of the referenced Public Notice, it was discovered the calculation of impacts to jurisdictional stream channels had a discrepancy between totals determined by a gps-delineation file survey compared to the modeled and surveyed stream channel boundaries. The more detailed modeled and surveyed stream channel boundaries resulted in the determination of an additional 91 linear feet of permanent impacts to jurisdictional stream channels (revised total permanent impact to jurisdictional stream channel is 1245 linear feet). Attached is revised plans and impact summary table for the project. The foot-print of the project has not change, but attached documents include a more detailed summary of impacts to jurisdictional waters. The purpose of this Public Notice is to identify discrepancy in the impact summary to jurisdictional stream channels and offer an opportunity to comment to commenting agencies.

27 Mar 2013

SAW-2008-03229

Expiration date: 4/12/2013

The Wilmington District, Corps of (Corps) issued a Public Notice on February 19, 2013, concerning an application received from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) regarding a potential future requirement for Department of the Army (DA) authorization to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States associated with the proposed improvements and widening of I-85 and interchange improvements from north of NC73 in Cabarrus County to the US 29-601 Connector in Rowan County, North Carolina. Subsequent to comments and review of the referenced Public Notice, it was discovered the initial Public Notice contained an error with reference to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) document being prepared by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for the project. The initial Public Notice stated that the FHWA in compliance with NEPA processing was evaluating project alternatives for the project through an Environmental Assessment (EA). The statement was incorrect in that FHWA is conducting their NEPA process review by processing a Categorical Exclusion (CE) document for the proposed project. The purpose of this Public Notice is to identify this error and offer an opportunity to comment for commenting agencies.

22 Mar 2013

Comments Requested for the Draft North Carolina Stream Assessment Method

Expiration date: 4/22/2013

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District (District) is issuing this public notice to solicit comments on the Draft North Carolina Stream Assessment Method (NC SAM). Three separate files are included for review with this public notice, including the Draft User Manual, the Draft Rating Calculator, and a Stream Template. The user manual provides comprehensive instructions on the use of NC SAM. The Rating Calculator is used to determine the stream ratings from the data gathered during the assessment process, and the Stream Template is a file that is used by the ratings calculator to generate an output file with the results.

14 Mar 2013

SAW-2013-00455

Expiration date: 4/15/2013

The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application from the U.S. Army Reserve Center (USARC) in Morehead City, attn: DPW. Frank D. Eubanks, seeking Department of the Army authorization to improve the USARC docking facility by constructing a new pier and extending an existing pier in the navigable waters of the Newport River. The Reserve Center is located at 410 Fisher Street with site coordinates at 34.7230°N, -76.7074°W, in Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina.

14 Mar 2013

SAW-2012-02073

Expiration date: 4/15/2013

The District Engineer has received a prospectus entitled “MOGENSEN MITIGATION, INC., TAR RIVER HEADWATERS STREAM MITIGATION BANK, FINAL PROSPECTUS’ which proposes development of a stream mitigation bank. Bank Sponsor is Mogensen Mitigation, Inc., Post Office Box 690429, Charlotte, North Carolina 28227. This public notice does not imply, on the parts of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) or other agencies, either favorable or unfavorable opinion of the work to be performed, but it is issued to solicit comments regarding the factors on which final decisions will be based.