20210804_ADI_letter

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7019 1120 0002 0065 1276
Brent Wood
FSC II, LLC
701 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27607
RE: Flat Rock Pit
Mining Permit No. 98-34
Wilson County
Neuse River Basin
Dear Mr. Wood:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 4, 2021
We have reviewed the transfer request your company submitted for the referenced mine site. In order for this office
to complete its review of the referenced project in accordance with 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 a current mine map that reflects current site conditions. The mine map must include the
items listed in section B.2 of the mining permit application.
2. Please maintain Erosion and Sediment Control (E&SC) measures and address the issues noted in the
mine inspection report.
3. Please clearly mark the mine permit boundaries as specified in Condition 5 of the mining permit. All
mine permit boundaries (30.58 acres) shall be permanently marked at the site on 100-foot intervals
unless the line of sight allows for larger spacing intervals.
4. Please provide an estimated life of the mine on pg. 3 or pg. 14 of the mine permit application. This
value is used to determine the inflation factor on the bond reclamation worksheet.
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.
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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Certified Mail
Mr. Wood
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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
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 [phone] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Adam Parr
Assistant State Mining Engineer
Enclosures
cc: Mr. Bill Denton, PE

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Land Quality Section
MINE INSPECTION REPORT
® PERMITTED MINE SITE
❑ UNPERMITTED MINE SITE
1. MINE NAME: Flat Rock Mine 2. MINE LOCATION: Flat Rock Road (SR113D 3. COUNTY: Wilson 4. RIVER BASIN: Neuse 5. CASE:
6. OPERATOR: FSC IL LLC
7. ADDRESS: 701 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27607
8. MINING PERMIT #: 98-34 ❑ N/A 9. PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE: LOM ❑ N/A
10. PERSON(S) CONTACTED AT SITE: An email was sent to Bailey Watkins, Mine Manager, on 7/19/2021.
No response was received.
11. PICTURES? ® Yes ❑ No TAKEN BY: Lauren Garcia
12. TYPE OF INSPECTION:
❑ A. Initial Inspection (Unpermitted Mine Sites)
1. Size of affected land: ac. (attach sketch map)
2. How was this area measured? Measured by:
® B. Routine Inspection (Permitted Mine Sites)
Fj C. Follow-up Inspection
13. Date of last inspection: 09/05/2018
14. Any mining since that date? ® Yes ❑ No If yes, cite evidence of such mining activity:
Activi . in footprint noted.
15. Was mine operating at time of inspection? ❑ Yes ® No If yes, explain: No personnel onsite, no
mining activity during the time of the inspection.
16. Is the mine in compliance with the Operating Conditions of the Permit? ❑ Yes
® No ❑ N/A If no, explain: It appears that the mining permit boundary was marked with flags in the
past, however they were not permanently marked, and flags have faded or are non-existent. Current onsite
conditions do not match the 2013 Mining Map. Basin B's Riser has not been installed where depicted on the plans.
A trash guard has not been installed over the riser. Stockpiles are present onsite in areas outside of where depicted
in the plans and without erosion control measures. Inert debris are also piled onsite and appear to have been buried
in some areas. A roadway is present at the southern side of the site that services a house. Additionally, part of the
access to the site is shown in the undisturbed buffer.
17. Is the mine in compliance with the Reclamation Conditions of the Permit?
If no, explain:
18. Is there any off -site damage? A. ❑ Yes B. ❑ No C. ® None observed
If A, describe the type and severity of the damage:
Yes I I No I I N/A
If B or C, is there potential for offsite damage? 12A Yes U No Explain: Area around the riser outlet of
Basin B should be stabilized to avoid erosion and offsite sediment.
19. Corrective measures needed and/or taken: The top and backslope of the berm at the eastern edge of
the site should be stabilized. A map showing current onsite conditions should be provided. Stabilize stockpiles and
provide required erosion control measures.
20. Other recommendations and comments:
21. Is the Annual Reclamation Report +/- map accurate? ❑ Yes ❑ No (Explain) ® Not Reviewed ❑ N/A
22. Follow-up inspection needed? ® Yes ❑ No Proposed date 09/01/2021
23. No. of additional pages of Inspection Report N/A 24. Copy of Report sent to operator 1
INSPECTED BY: Lauren Garcia/Joe Dupree DATE 7/26/2021
Telephone No: (919)-791-4200
Copy to file Copy to operator Copy to Mining Specialist