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Wilmington District
Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form
Permittee: NCDOT, Dr. Gregory Thorpe Action ID: SAW- 2006 -40479
Project Name: Bridge # 16 on NC Highway 171 crossing Hardison Mill Creek County: Martin
Instructions to Permittee: The Permittee must provide a copy of this form to the Mitigation Sponsor, either an approved
Mitigation Bank or the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP), who will then sign the form to verify the
transfer of the mitigation responsibility. Once the Sponsor has signed this form, it is the Permittee's responsibility to
ensure that to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Project Manager identified on page two is in receipt of a signed
copy of this form before conducting authorized impacts, unless otherwise specified below. If more than one mitigation
Sponsor will be used to provide the mitigation associated with the permit, or if the impacts and /or the mitigation will occur
in more than one 8 -digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC), multiple forms will be attached to the permit, and the separate forms
for each Sponsor and /or HUC must be provided to the appropriate mitigation Sponsors.
Instructions to Sponsor: The Sponsor must verify that the mitigation requirements shown below are available at the
identified site. By signing below, the Sponsor is accepting full responsibility for the identified mitigation, regardless of
whether or not they have received payment from the Permittee. Once the form is signed, the Sponsor must update the
appropriate ledger and provide a copy of the signed form to the Permittee and to the USACE Bank /In -Lieu Fee Program
Manager. The Sponsor must also comply with all reporting requirements established in their authorizing instrument.
Permitted Impacts and Compensatory Mitigation Requirements:
Permitted Impacts Requiring Mitigation* 8 -digit HUC and Basin: 03010107, Roanoke River Basin
Stream Impacts (linear feet)
Wetland Impacts
(acres)
Riparian
Riparian
Warm
Cool
Cold
Non - Riparian
Coastal
Riverine
Non - riverine
0.60
*If more than one mitigation sponsor will be used for the permit, only include impacts to be mitigated by this sponsor.
Compensatory Mitigation Requirements: 8 -digit HUC and Basin: 03010107, Roanoke River Basin
Stream Mitigation (credits)
Wetland Mitigation
(credits)
Riparian
Riparian
Warm
Cool
Cold
Non - Riparian
Coastal
Riverine
Non - riverine
0.31
Mitigation Site Debited: NCEEP
(List the name of the bank to be debited. For umbrella banks, also list the specific site. For NCEEP, list NCEEP. If the NCEEP
acceptance letter identifies a specific site, also list the specific site to be debited).
Section to be completed by the Mitigation Sponsor
Statement of Mitigation Liability Acceptance: I, the undersigned, verify that I am authorized to approve mitigation
transactions for the Mitigation Sponsor shown below, and I certify that the Sponsor agrees to accept full responsibility for
providing the mitigation identified in this document (see the table above), associated with the USACE Permittee and Action
ID number shown. I also verify that released credits (and /or advance credits for NCEEP), as approved by the USACE, are
currently available at the mitigation site identified above. Further, I understand that if the Sponsor fails to provide the
required compensatory mitigation, the USACE Wilmington District Engineer may pursue measures against the Sponsor to
ensure compliance associated with the mitigation requirements.
Mitigation Sponsor Name:
Name of Sponsor's Authorized Representative:
Signature of Sponsor's Authorized Representative Date of Signature
Page 1 of 2 Form Updated 18 September, 2012
USACE Wilmington District
Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form, Page 2
Conditions for Transfer of Compensatory Mitigation Credit:
• Once this document has been signed by the Mitigation Sponsor and the USACE is in receipt of the signed form, the
Permittee is no longer responsible for providing the mitigation identified in this form, though the Permittee remains
responsible for any other mitigation requirements stated in the permit conditions.
• Construction within jurisdictional areas authorized by the permit identified on page one of this form can begin only
after the USACE is in receipt of a copy of this document signed by the Sponsor, confirming that the Sponsor has
accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. For authorized impacts conducted by
the North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT), construction within jurisdictional areas may proceed upon
permit issuance; however, a copy of this form signed by the Sponsor must be provided to the USACE within 30 days of
permit issuance. NCDOT remains fully responsible for the mitigation until the USACE has received this form, confirming
that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein.
• Signed copies of this document must be retained by the Permittee, Mitigation Sponsor, and in the USACE
administrative records for both the permit and the Bank /ILF Instrument. It is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure
that the USACE Project Manager (address below) is provided with a signed copy of this form.
• If changes are proposed to the type, amount, or location of mitigation after this form has been signed and returned to
the USACE, the Sponsor must obtain case -by -case approval from the USACE Project Manager and /or North Carolina
Interagency Review Team (NCIRT). If approved, higher mitigation ratios may be applied, as per current District
guidance and a new version of this form must be completed and included in the USACE administrative records for both
the permit and the Bank /ILF Instrument.
Comments /Additional Conditions:
Remaining 0.29 acres of impact being compensated by NCDOT on site according to mitigation plan for the project.
This form is not valid unless signed by the mitigation Sponsor and USACE Project Manager. For questions regarding this
form or any of the conditions of the permit authorization, contact the Project Manager at the address below.
USACE Project Manager: Bill Biddlecome
USACE Field Office: Washington Regulatory Field Office
US Army Corps of Engineers
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington, NC 27889
Email: William .j.biddlecome @usace.army.mil
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USACE Project Manager Signature Date of Signature
Current Wilmington District mitigation guidance, including information on mitigation ratios, functional assessments, and
mitigation bank location and availability, and credit classifications (including stream temperature and wetland groupings) is
available at http: / /ribits.usace.army.mi1.
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