20220932 Ver 1_Pasquotank_Bridge_15_-_Tribal_Coordination_Letter_-_Nansemond_20220712

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROY COOPER J. ERIC BOYETTE
GOVERNOR SECRETARY

Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION ONE
113 AIRPORT DRIVE, SUITE 100
EDENTON, NC 27932

Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968

Website: www.ncdot.gov
Location:
113 AIRPORT DRIVE, SUITE 100
EDENTON, NC 27932

June 14, 2022

Chief Samuel M. Bass
Nansemond Indian Tribe
1001 Pembroke Lane
Suffolk, VA 23430

Dear Chief Samuel M. Bass,

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is starting the project development,
environmental, and engineering studies for the replacement of Bridge No. 15 over the Pasquotank
River on SR 1417 Morgans Corner Road in Pasquotank County. The US Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) is the lead federal agency for compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and a
Permit is anticipated under the Section 404 Process with the USACE. The project vicinity map is
attached. The coordinates of this project are approximately Lat. 36.422179° Long. -76.34746°.

This project was reviewed for cultural resources by NCDOT under the terms of the Programmatic
Agreement Among the Federal Highway Administration, the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, and the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office for Minor Transportation
Projects in North Carolina (PA). Please find the attached Archaeological Report. An
Archaeological Survey was not required for this project.

Please respond by July 14, 2022 so that your comments can be used in the scoping of this project.
If you have any questions concerning this project, or would like any additional information,
please contact me at [e-mail] or [phone].

Thank you,

Paul Williams
Division One Environmental Officer

cc: Matt Wilkerson, NCDOT Archaeology Team Leader
Kyle Barnes, US Army Corps of Engineers