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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
January 28, 2016
Regulatory Division/1200A
Action ID No. SAW-2012-00156
Mr. Richard W. Hancock, P.E., Manager
North Carolina Department of Transportation,
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit
1548 Mail Service Lenter
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
Dear Mr. Hancock:
In accordance with your written request of September 9, 2015 and the ensuing
administrative record, enclosed are two copies of a permit for the discharge of fill material into
waters of the US associated with the I-77 High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes project (TIP #s
I5405, I4750AA and I3311C). Specifically impacts involve the permanent impacts to 4,162
linear feet of stream channel (of which 225 linear feet is bank stabilization), <0.01 acre of
wetland, and <0.01 acre of open water. Temporary impacts include impacts to 491 linear feet of
stream channel, 0.1 acre of wetland, and 0.06 acres of open water. The project is located along
approximately 26 miles of I-77 starting north of NC 150 in Iredell County and continuing south
along I-77, deviating from I77 at the I-277 interchange and following I-277 approximately 1.2
miles to terminate at North Brevard Street in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
You should acknowledge that you accept the terms and conditions of the enclosed permit by
signing and dating each copy in the spaces provided ("Permittee" on page 3). Your signature, as
permittee, indicates that, as consideration for the issuance of this permit, you voluntarily accept
and agree to comply with all of the terms and conditions of this permit. All pages of both copies
of the signed permit with drawings should then be returned to this office for final authorization.
A self-addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience.
This correspondence contains a proffered permit for the above described site. If you object
to.this decision, you may request an administrative appeal under Corps regulations at 33 CFR
part 331. Enclosed you will iind a Notification of Appeal Process (NAP) fact sheet and request
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for appeal (RFA) form. If you request to appeal this decision you must submit a completed RFA
form to the fo�lowing address:
District Engineer, Wilmington Regulatory Division
Attn: Crystal Amschler
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
In order for an RFA to be accepted by the Corps, the Corps must determine that it is
complete, that it meets the criteria for appeal under 33 CFR part 331.5, and that it has been
received by the Division Office within 60 days of the date of the NAP. Should you decide to
submit an RFA form, it must be received at the above address by March 28, 2016.
It is not necessary to submit an RFA form to the Division Office if you do not object to the
decision in contained in this correspondence.
After the permit is authorized in this office, the original copy will be returned to you; the
duplicate copy will be permanently retained in this office. If you have questions, please contact
Crystal Amschler at the Asheville Regulatory Field Office, telephone [phone], extension
231.
Thank you in advance for completing our Customer Survey Form. This can be accomplished
by visiting our website at http://corpsmapu.usace.army.mil/cm ape�f?n=136:4:0 and completing
the survey on-line. We value your comments and appreciate your taking the time to complete a
survey each time you interact with our office.
Sincerely,
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�+ Kevin P. Landers, Sr.
Colonel, U.S. Army
District Commander
Enclosures

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Copy Furnished w/o enclosures:
Mr. John Sullivan, III, PE
Division Administrator
FHWA — NC Division
310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 410
Raleigh, NC 27601
Ms. Amy S. Chapman
Transportation Pennitting Unit
NC Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Ms. Marla Chambers
Western Region Highway Project Coordinator
NCWRC
12275 Swift Road
Oakboro, NC 28129
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Asheville Ecological Services Field Office
Attn: Marella Buncick
160 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, NC 28801-1082
Ms. Renee Gledhill-Early
Environmental Review Coordinatar
NC State Historic Preservation Office
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4617