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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
Michael F. Easley, Governor James H. Gregson, Director William G. Ross Jr.,
Secretary
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Edward J. Smail
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SUBJECT: Consistency Certification Submission Status for Proposed Impacts to Approximately
0.81 Acres of Wetlands to Facilitate the Extension of the Runway 22 Safety Area,
Craven County (DCM#20080149)
Dear Mr. Smail:
We received the consistency certification of The LPA Group Incorporated (LPA) on behalf of the
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport. ("Applicant") on November 3, 2008 for proposed impacts to 0.81
acres of wetlands to facilitate the extension of the Runway 22 safety area in Craven County, North
Carolina. Additionally, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is providing Federal Funding to
the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport. The release of Federal assistance is also subject to consistency
review. To expedite the consistency review process, this consistency review by DCM will consider
both the release of the Federal Assistance and the authorization to initiate construction under the
State's coastal management program.
The submission was filed complete as of November 3, 2008. Pursuant to the requirements of
15 CFR 930.60, the purpose of this letter is to inform Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, LPA, and the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) that the State of North Carolina has initiated commencement
of its Federal consistency review. Please be aware that as we continue to review this submission that
we may develop questions on the proposed project that will require that the LPA respond through the
submission of additional information. At this time, please provide as a PDF document, the
environmental assessment that the FAA had prepared for this project.
The public review period for this project was initiated on November 4, 2008. The project has been
distributed to State agencies that would have a regulatory interest in the proposed activity for review
and comment. The public review period will close on December 5, 2008. We intend to make a
decision regarding whether the proposed activity would be consistent with the State's coastal program
soon after. Based on the requirements of 15 CFR 930.62, DCM has until May 3, 2009 to either
"concur" or "object" to the consistency certification.
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Please note that the Division of Coastal Management does not typically issue a consistency
concurrence decision until the applicant has obtained all other required State permits and/or
permissions. This allows for DCM to review the final project that may have been modified to
incorporate the requirements of the other State agencies. Other required State approvals may include,
but are not limited to, a Section 401 Water Quality Certification, an erosion and sediment control plan,
a stormwater management plan, and an acceptance of any proposed mitigation by the State's
Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP). Before DCM makes a final decision on this consistency
determination, all of these approvals, as required, must be obtained. Please forward copies of those
approvals as they are received to DCM. Thank you for your consideration of the North Carolina
Coastal Management Program.
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Stephen Rynas, AICP
Federal Consistency Coordinator
Cc: Doug Huggett, Division of Coastal Management
Tere Barrett, Division of Coastal Management
Tracey Wheeler, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cyndi Karoly, Division of Water Quality
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