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REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
Regulatory Division
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403 -1343
November 25, 2013
Action ID No. SAW- 2013 -01747 and State Permit No. 120 -13
Jeffrey E Miles
North Carolina State Ports Authority
Post Office Box 9002
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402
Dear Mr Miles
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Reference your application for Department of the Army authorizing the construction of the
northern barge fleeting area located adjacent Mash Island and the reconfiguration of the southern
barge fleeting area located adjacent Radio Island with associated monopiles, and the relocation of
an existing day marker, adjacent to the Newport River, in Morehead City, Carteret County, North
Carolina
Your proposal has been reviewed and found to be consistent with the provisions and
objectives of the CAMA -Corps Programmatic Permit process (copy enclosed) for construction
activities that receive authorization from the State of North Carolina. Therefore, you may
commence construction activity in strict accordance with applicable State authorization and the
approved plan Failure to comply with the State authorization or conditions of the Federal permit
could result in civil and/or administrative penalties
If any change in your work is required because of unforeseen or altered conditions or for any
other reason, plans revised to show the change must be sent promptly to this office and the North
Carolina Division of Coastal Management prior to performing any such change or alteration
Such action is necessary as revised plans must be reviewed and the authorization modified Your
Department of the Army permit will expire December 31, 2016
Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr Dave Timpy, Wilmington Field Office,
Regulatory Branch, telephone [phone] p
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Dave Timpy, Project Manager 2013
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office W0
Enclosure

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Copy Furnished (with enclosure) r
Mr. Todd C Walton
North Carolina Ports Authority
PO Box 9002
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402
Copies Furnished (without enclosure)
Ms Karen Higgins
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
Webscape Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650
Mr Jeffrey Garnett
US Environmental Protection Agency
REGION 4
61 Forsyth Street, S W
Mail Code- 9T25
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 -8960
Mr Doug Huggett
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
Mr. Pete Benjamin
U S Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636 -3726
Mr Fritz Rohde
National Marine Fisheries Service
Pivers Island
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
Mr Pace Wilber
National Marine Fisheries Service
Habitat Conservation Division
219 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston, South Carolina 29412 -9110
Ms Joanne Steenhuis
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Ext
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405