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From:Tugwell, Todd SAW <[e-mail]>
Sent:Thursday, October 27, 2016 9:45 AM
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Cc:Jurek, Jeff; Daly, Nancy
Subject:FW: DMS Instrument Modification & Cancellation of the Oct. 25th meeting
Please see EPA comments on the proposed DMS instrument modification below.
Thanks,

Todd Tugwell
Special Projects Manager
Wilmington District, US Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive
Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
Office: 919-554-4884 ext 58

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-----Original Message-----
From: Bowers, Todd \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 2:51 PM
To: Tugwell, Todd SAW <[e-mail]>; Daly, Nancy <[e-mail]>
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] RE: DMS Instrument Modification & Cancellation of the Oct. 25th meeting

Todd and Nancy,

On behalf of the EPA Region 4 Ocean, Wetlands and Stream Protection Branch, I am submitting comments pertaining to
the North Carolina DMS In-Lieu Fee Program instrument modification per the Public Notice published by the Wilmington
District dated August 27, 2016.

* II. C., Page 3: Recommend spelling out "Coastal Area Management Act" (for first time CAMA usage) and/or refer
to General Permit 291.
* IV. B., Page 7: Recommend including the required stream temperature regime (cool/cold or warm) to the end of
the last paragraph just before the sentence on wetland mitigation type. This may serve as a backup to the use of certain
streams in some service areas such as the Upper Pee Dee (formerly Yadkin) HUC-8s.
* IV. E. (2), Page 12: Recommend spelling out "Department of the Army" for first use of DA.
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* IV. F. (1), Page 13: The reporting period is from July 1 to June 30 of each year. Is this to conform to a fiscal year in
NC? Also curious to know why the reporting time was pushed back from October 1 to November 1. Is DMS having
difficulty getting their report in by October 1?
* IV. G., Page 15: Notice of termination by the DE should be sent to NCDOT (this was removed from 2010 version)
since they rely so heavily on the DMS ILF Program.
* IV. H. (1)(c), Page 15: Recommend adding some sort of due date to the annual monitoring report for each
mitigation project. (April 1 is given in a subsequent paragraph on Page 19)
* IV. K.(5), Page 19: Insert "shall" into the forth sentence to read "The IRT 'shall' conduct....criteria."
* IV. K. (8), Page 20: Recommend changing "stewardship entity" to "long-term steward" in first paragraph.
* IV. N., Page 20: Recommend changing "IV(F)(3)(a)" to "IV(E)(1)" to reflect the new document arrangement.
* Appendix I: Recommend adding "33CFR Part 332.8(c)(2)(i-x) in the main paragraph for the Compensation
Planning Framework and then on each section i.e.: Geographic Service Area(s) \[33CRF Part 332.8(c)(2)(i)\]. Using "CFR
sections i" is not very clear and could be improved for accuracy to the regulations being referred to.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the Public Notice for the NCDMS ILF Program Modification
Request. If you have any questions or concerns with the comments above, please contact me as soon as you are
available.

Best Regards,
Todd Bowers

Todd Allen Bowers
Wetlands Regulatory Project Manager - NC Ocean, Wetlands and Streams Protection Branch U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency - R4 Atlanta Federal Center - MC 9T25
61 Forsyth St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960

404.562.9225 office
[e-mail]
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"Then as it was, then again it will be. An' though the course may change sometimes, rivers always reach the sea."
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant - Ten Years Gone

-----Original Message-----

All,
This is a reminder that the comment period is open on the DMS instrument modification until Oct. 26th. Also, for IRT
members, DMS has asked that we provide them written feedback if possible on the discussions and meetings we have
had so far. It is a tremendous help to them to have your comments in writing so that they can address the numerous
questions that were asked during our review of the planning process. For any comments, please send them to me and
also copy Nancy Daly. Thank you for your help with this.

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Lastly, we have cancelled the next meeting that was set for next Tuesday, Oct. 25th, which was primarily to discuss the
proposed service area map. I will be in touch soon about rescheduling the next meeting to discuss the instrument
revisions - it may be scheduled for the afternoon session of the Dec. IRT meeting, so please keep that open.

Thank you,

Todd Tugwell

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