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

Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
5501 BARBADOS BOULEVARD
CASTLE HAYNE, NC 28429-5647
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer Service: 1-877 -368-4968

Website: ncdot.gov
Location:
5501 BARBADOS BOULEVARD
CASTLE HAYNE, NC 28429-5647

December 22, 2022

Thomas A. Steffens, Regulatory Project Manager Hannah Sprinkle, Environmental Specialist II
Washington Regulatory Field Office NC Department of Environmental Quality
US Army Corps of Engineers Division of Water Resources
2407 West Fifth Street 127 Cardinal Drive
Washington, NC 27889 Wilmington, NC 28405

Subject: Rei ssuance Request for Section 404 Regional General Permit 50 and Section 401 General
Certification 4135 for Improvements to SR 1308 Gum Branch Rd from west of SR 1313
(Mills Field Rd.) to east of SR 1324 (Ramsey Rd.) WBS No. 40255.3.3 TIP No. U-4906

Reference: Section 404 Nationwide Permit 14; Issued April 29, 2019, USACE Action ID No.
SAW-2014 -00572

Section 401 General Water Quality Certification 4135; issued May 23, 2019; DWR
Project No. 20190370

Dear Mr. Steffens and Ms. Sprinkle:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is currently constructing improvements to SR
1308 Gum Branch Rd in Onslow County under the 404 and 401 authorizations referenced above.
Since the current authorizations have expired, and construction within the permitted areas will not
be completed by the end of the grace period, the Department is requesting reissuance of the
authorizations under the current Regional General Permit 50 and Water Quality Certification
4135. There have been no changes to the design other than those which were shown in the plan sets
which were sent to you via an electronic submittal form on October 21, 2021. The permit drawings
plan set which were sent on that date had min or revisions but no changes in any impacts from the
original application which was submitted March 25, 2019.

As a reminder, this project is authorized by CAMA Major Permit 81 -19 which was originally
issued on October 14, 2019 and was issued a Letter of Authorization on October 12, 2021.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Anneliese Westphal
NCDOT Environmental Senior Specialist

cc: Mason Herndon, NCDOT Division 3 PDEA Engineer
Kristi Lynn Carpenter, DEQ Division of Water Resources
Stephen Lane, DEQ Division of Coastal Management