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Home My WebLink About20220529 Ver 1_Tribal letters - NCDOT SR1568 intersection improvement_20220403 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROY COOPER J. ERIC BOYETTE GOVERNOR SECRETARY Mailing Address: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 11 801 STATESVILLE HWY NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659 Telephone: (336)-903-9129 Fax: (336)-667-4549 Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 Website: www.ncdot.gov March 28th, 2022 Elizabeth Toombs Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Tribal Historic Preservation Officer PO BOX 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465 Dear Elizabeth, The North Carolina Department of Transportation is starting the project development, environmental, and engineering studies for an intersection improvement project where Old Shulls Mill Rd, SR 1568, intersects with NC 105, in Watauga County, North Carolina. The US Army Corps of Engineers is the lead agency and a permit is anticipated under the Section 404 process with the USACE. The project vicinity map is attached, and the coordinates are 36.170849, -81.750229. We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential environmental impacts of the project. Your comments will be used in the preparation of a NEPA/SEPA Environmental Document, in accordance with the State and/or National Environmental Policy Act. In accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA, we also request that you inform us of any historic properties of traditional religious or cultural importance that you are aware of that may be affected by the proposed project. Be assured that, in accordance with confidentiality and disclosure stipulations in Section 304 of the NHPA, we will maintain strict confidentiality about certain types of information regarding historic properties. Please respond by April 30th, 2022 so that your comments can be used in the project development process. If you have any questions concerning this project, or would like any additional information, please contact me at 828-386-7202 or email kjhining@ncdot.gov. Sincerely, Kevin Hining Division Environmental Officer- NCDOT, Highway Division 11 Cc: Matt Wilkerson, NCDOT Archaeology Team Lead Cc: Lori Beckwith, USACE Regulatory Project Manager STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROY COOPER J. ERIC BOYETTE GOVERNOR SECRETARY Mailing Address: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 11 801 STATESVILLE HWY NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659 Telephone: (336)-903-9129 Fax: (336)-667-4549 Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 Website: www.ncdot.gov March 28, 2022 Dr. Wenonah Haire Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Catawba Indian Nation 1536 Tom Steven Road Rock Hill, SC 29730 Dear Dr. Haire, The North Carolina Department of Transportation is starting the project development, environmental, and engineering studies for an intersection improvement project where Old Shulls Mill Rd, SR 1568, intersects with NC 105, in Watauga County, North Carolina. The US Army Corps of Engineers is the lead agency and a permit is anticipated under the Section 404 process with the USACE. The project vicinity map is attached, and the coordinates are 36.170849, -81.750229. We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential environmental impacts of the project. Your comments will be used in the preparation of a NEPA/SEPA Environmental Document, in accordance with the State and/or National Environmental Policy Act. In accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA, we also request that you inform us of any historic properties of traditional religious or cultural importance that you are aware of that may be affected by the proposed project. Be assured that, in accordance with confidentiality and disclosure stipulations in Section 304 of the NHPA, we will maintain strict confidentiality about certain types of information regarding historic properties. Please respond by April 30th, 2022 so that your comments can be used in the project development process. If you have any questions concerning this project, or would like any additional information, please contact me at 828-386-7202 or email kjhining@ncdot.gov. Sincerely, Kevin Hining Division Environmental Officer- NCDOT, Highway Division 11 Cc: Matt Wilkerson, NCDOT Archaeology Team Lead Cc: Lori Beckwith, USACE Regulatory Project Manager STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROY COOPER J. ERIC BOYETTE GOVERNOR SECRETARY Mailing Address: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 11 801 STATESVILLE HWY NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659 Telephone: (336)-903-9129 Fax: (336)-667-4549 Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 Website: www.ncdot.gov March 28th, 2022 LeeAnne Wendt Muscogee Nation PO BOX 580 Okmulgee, OK 74447 Dear LeeAnne, The North Carolina Department of Transportation is starting the project development, environmental, and engineering studies for an intersection improvement project where Old Shulls Mill Rd, SR 1568, intersects with NC 105, in Watauga County, North Carolina. The US Army Corps of Engineers is the lead agency and a permit is anticipated under the Section 404 process with the USACE. The project vicinity map is attached, and the coordinates are 36.170849, -81.750229. We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential environmental impacts of the project. Your comments will be used in the preparation of a NEPA/SEPA Environmental Document, in accordance with the State and/or National Environmental Policy Act. In accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA, we also request that you inform us of any historic properties of traditional religious or cultural importance that you are aware of that may be affected by the proposed project. Be assured that, in accordance with confidentiality and disclosure stipulations in Section 304 of the NHPA, we will maintain strict confidentiality about certain types of information regarding historic properties. Please respond by April 30th, 2022 so that your comments can be used in the project development process. If you have any questions concerning this project, or would like any additional information, please contact me at 828-386-7202 or email kjhining@ncdot.gov. Sincerely, Kevin Hining Division Environmental Officer- NCDOT, Highway Division 11 Cc: Matt Wilkerson, NCDOT Archaeology Team Lead Cc: Lori Beckwith, USACE Regulatory Project Manager STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROY COOPER J. ERIC BOYETTE GOVERNOR SECRETARY Mailing Address: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 11 801 STATESVILLE HWY NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659 Telephone: (336)-903-9129 Fax: (336)-667-4549 Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 Website: www.ncdot.gov March 28th, 2022 Acee Watt Section 106 Coordinator PO BOX 746 Tahlequah, OK 74465 Dear Acee, The North Carolina Department of Transportation is starting the project development, environmental, and engineering studies for an intersection improvement project where Old Shulls Mill Rd, SR 1568, intersects with NC 105, in Watauga County, North Carolina. The US Army Corps of Engineers is the lead agency and a permit is anticipated under the Section 404 process with the USACE. The project vicinity map is attached, and the coordinates are 36.170849, -81.750229. We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential environmental impacts of the project. Your comments will be used in the preparation of a NEPA/SEPA Environmental Document, in accordance with the State and/or National Environmental Policy Act. In accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA, we also request that you inform us of any historic properties of traditional religious or cultural importance that you are aware of that may be affected by the proposed project. Be assured that, in accordance with confidentiality and disclosure stipulations in Section 304 of the NHPA, we will maintain strict confidentiality about certain types of information regarding historic properties. Please respond by April 30th, 2022 so that your comments can be used in the project development process. If you have any questions concerning this project, or would like any additional information, please contact me at 828-386-7202 or email kjhining@ncdot.gov. Sincerely, Kevin Hining Division Environmental Officer- NCDOT, Highway Division 11 Cc: Matt Wilkerson, NCDOT Archaeology Team Lead Cc: Lori Beckwith, USACE Regulatory Project Manager STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROY COOPER J. Eric Boyette GOVERNOR SECRETARY Mailing Address: NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 11 801 STATESVILLE HWY NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659 Telephone: (336)-903-9129 Fax: (336)-667-4549 Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 Website: www.ncdot.gov March 28th, 2022 Russell Townsend Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 2077 Governors Island Road Bryson City, NC 28713 Dear Russell, The North Carolina Department of Transportation is starting the project development, environmental, and engineering studies for an intersection improvement project where Old Shulls Mill Rd, SR 1568, intersects with NC 105, in Watauga County, North Carolina. The US Army Corps of Engineers is the lead agency and a permit is anticipated under the Section 404 process with the USACE. The project vicinity map is attached, and the coordinates are 36.170849, -81.750229. We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential environmental impacts of the project. Your comments will be used in the preparation of a NEPA/SEPA Environmental Document, in accordance with the State and/or National Environmental Policy Act. In accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA, we also request that you inform us of any historic properties of traditional religious or cultural importance that you are aware of that may be affected by the proposed project. Be assured that, in accordance with confidentiality and disclosure stipulations in Section 304 of the NHPA, we will maintain strict confidentiality about certain types of information regarding historic properties. Please respond by April 30th, 2022 so that your comments can be used in the project development process. If you have any questions concerning this project, or would like any additional information, please contact me at 828-386-7202 or email kjhining@ncdot.gov. Sincerely, Kevin Hining Division Environmental Officer- NCDOT, Highway Division 11 Cc: Matt Wilkerson, NCDOT Archaeology Team Lead Cc: Lori Beckwith, USACE Regulatory Project Manager NCDOT Old Shulls Mill Road (SR 1568) Intersection Improvement Project location, nr Foscoe, Watauga County, NC. Start of Project End of Project