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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
December 15, 2023
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7022 0410 0003 1130 7861
Ms. Julia Tripp
Longleaf Pine Holdings,LLC
c/o Equitas Law Partners LLP
330 Military Cutoff Rd., Suite A-2
Wilmington,NC 28405
RE: Hooper Road—Butler Tract Mines#145
Brunswick County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Ms. Tripp:
We have reviewed the application your company submitted for the referenced mine site. In order for this office to
complete its review of the referenced project in accordance with N.C.G.S. §74-50 and§74-51 of the Mining Act of
1971,please provide the additional or revised information in accordance with the following comments:
I. We have received the amended application and mine maps that list Longleaf Pine Holdings, LLC c/o
Equitas Law Partners LLP as the applicant. Please provide proof that Dave Tripp is a company officer
of Longleaf Pine Holdings, LLC, or that he has signatory authority to sign on behalf of Longleaf Pine
Holdings,LLC.
2. Please provide documentation for the members of Longleaf Pine Holdings, LLC so that the applicant
listed in the application may be evaluated as required in N.C.G.S. §74-51 (d)(7)
3. Please clearly identify and label on the mine maps all owners of record to lands adjoining the permit
boundary. The property owners adjoining the Longleaf Pine, LLC parcel are not labeled and proof of
notice has not been provided. Please provide notice as required in NCGS §74-50(bl). NCGS §74-
50(b)(1) defines "Land adjoining" as any parcel or tract of land that is not owned in whole or in part
by, or that is not under the control of, the applicant or operator or any lessor, affiliate, parent, or
subsidiary of the applicant or operator and that is contiguous to either:
a. Any parcel or tract that includes the permitted area.
b. Any parcels or tracts of land that are owned in whole or in part by or under the control of the
applicant or operator or any lessor, affiliate, parent, or subsidiary of the applicant or operator
and that,when combined,are contiguous to the permitted area.
D E Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1612
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Ms. Tripp
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4. Item 12 of the additional information letter dated September 6, 2023, requested that you provide
construction and maintenance details on the existing wetland crossings and that you clarify if these
crossings will need to be improved. Your response stated a wetland consultant is responsible for
permitting any required disturbances but did not provide any of the requested information. Please
provide construction and maintenance details on the existing wetland crossings and clarify if these
crossings will need to be improved.
Please note, this office may request additional information, not included in this letter, as the mining application
review progresses. Be advised that our review cannot be completed until all of the items listed above have been
fully addressed.
In order to complete the processing of your application,please forward two(2)copies of the requested information
to my attention at the following address:
Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1612
If hand delivering or delivering by shipping company(e.g.,FedEx,UPS),please deliver to our physical address:
Division of Energy,Mineral,and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
512 N. Salisbury Street, 5th Floor
Raleigh,NC 27604
As required by 15A NCAC 5B.0113,you are hereby advised that you have 180 days from the date of your receipt
of this letter to submit all of the requested information. If you are unable to meet this deadline and wish to request
additional time,you must submit information,in writing,to the Director clearly indicating why the deadline cannot
be met and request that an extension of time be granted. If an extension of time is not granted, a decision will be
made to grant or deny the mining permit based upon the information currently in the Department's files at the end
of the 180-day period.
Though the preceding statement cites the maximum time limit for your response,we encourage you to provide the
additional information requested by this letter as soon as possible. Your prompt response will help us to complete
processing your application sooner.
Please contact me at(919) 707-9220 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Adam Parr,PE �—
State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr. Dan Sams,PE