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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
December 18, 2023
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7022 0410 0003 1130 7878
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#445
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:
1. 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 provide proof you have applied for and received a permit from the USACE for the wetland
disturbance of 397 SF and installation of the 15" SD.
4. Please clarify your response to question C.3.b of the mine permit application where you stated there
would be no discharge to waters of the state. The sediment basins drawn on the map show outlets to
the wetlands.
5. The permitted area on the affected area table on the mine map only accounts for the affected area.
Please clarify the affected area table on the mine map. The permitted area should include any proposed
undisturbed areas.
6. The permitted area on page 1 of the application is listed as 90.93 acres, however tables on the mine
maps show a proposed area of 38.81 acres.
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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7022 0410 0003 1130 7878
Ms. Tripp
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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 513.0113,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,
State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr. Dan Sams,PE