20210513_boa_OakIsland_postisaias.pdf

United States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Raleigh ES Field Office
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
May 13, 2021
Greg Currey
Project Manager
USACE, Wilmington District
69 Darlington Ave.
Wilmington, NC 28403
SUBJECT: Town of Oak Island; Post -Isaias Sand Nourishment
Action ID No. SAW 2018-02230
FWS Log #: 04EN2000-2020-F-2226
Dear Mr. Currey:
This document constitutes an amendment to the April 29, 2021, Biological Opinion (BO) for the
extension of the Town of Oak Island's Post -Isaias Sand Nourishment Project. The applicant has
requested a further extension of the dredging and sand placement activities. Specifically, the
applicant proposes to extend the beach fill placement to May 22, 2021 for hopper dredge
beachfill placement, and to May 17, 2021 for hydraulic dredge beachfill placement.
Demobilization activities are proposed to be conducted during daylight hours through May 26,
2021. The Town of Oak Island and its Contractors commit to all terms and conditions as written
in the April 13, 2020 authorization and the April 30, 2021 permit modification from the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, including the conservation measures outlined in the BO for the
continued beach placement, demobilization, and dune planting activities.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reviewed the request, and the overall impacts to federally
listed species remain relatively unchanged. The current Conservation Measures in the BO are
adequate to avoid, minimize, and mitigate for adverse impacts to piping plover, red knot,
seabeach amaranth, leatherback, green, and Kemp's ridley sea turtles, and the Northwest
Atlantic Ocean (NWA) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the loggerhead sea turtle, along
with designated critical habitat for the NWA DPS of the loggerhead sea turtle. Therefore, it is
likely that the level of incidental take that would occur from the short-term extension of
construction within the existing project area would not exceed that which would occur from the
original proposal.
Accordingly, the April 29, 2021 BO issued to your agency is amended as follows. The change
from the original language is underlined and italicized.
Section 2, first paragraph:
The Town of Oak Island has requested authorization to extend state and federal permits to allow
for beach placement activities to proceed through May 22, 2021, with demobilization activities
(during daylight hours only) through May 26, 2021.

Section 2.2, first paragraph:
Beach sand placement is proposed to be conducted until May 22, 2021, followed by
demobilization activities (during daylight hours) until May 26, 2021.
Section 2.2, Conservation Measures:
To avoid and minimize impacts from sand placement to listed species and other resources, the
Corps has proposed the following conservation measures:
Conservation Measures for Beach Placement Activities from Mav 1— Mav 22. 2021
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Matthews at <[e-mail]>. In
future correspondence concerning the project, please reference FWS Log No. 04EN2000-2021-
F-2226.
Sincerely,
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Field Supervisor
cc: NCDCM, Morehead City, NC
NCWRC, Washington, NC
Town of Oak Island