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IN REPLY REFER TO
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Washington Regulatory Field Office
Past Office Box 1000
Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000
August 24, 2009
Regulatory Division
ORM 11) SAW-2007-00157-164
Dr. Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph. D.
Environmental Manager Director
Project Development.and Environmental Analysis Branch
NC Department of Transportation
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
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Reference the Department of the Army permit issued to you on May 21, 2009, for the Rocky
Mount Northern Connector, TIP R-2823, starting from SR 1604 (Hunter Hill Road) and ending
at US 301, in Nash County and your written request of June 11, 2009, for permit modification.
The permit modification requests are as follows:
Site I Sheets 7 & 8 Additional wetland impacts: 0.01 acre of fill; 0.02 acre of
mechanized clearing; 0.08 acre of hand clearing
Site 3 Sheets 1 1 & 12 Additional wetland impacts: 0.02 acre of fill; 0.04 acre of
hand clearing
Site 5 Sheets 14 & 15 Additional wetland impacts: 0.11 acre of hand clearing
Site 13 Sheets 43 & 44 Additional wetland impacts: 0.05 acre of fill
Reduced wetland impacts: 0.01 acre of mechanized clearing
Additional stream impacts: 13 linear feet
The permit is hereby modified to include the work as indicated above and shown on the
submitted plans. In summary, the final modified permanent impacts to jurisdictional areas of R-
2823 will total 6.4 acres of wetlands and 1,952 linear feet of streams. It is understood that all
conditions of the original permit remain applicable and that the expiration date is unchanged.
Sincerely,

David M. Lekson, P.W.S.
Chief, Washington Regulatory Field Office
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Copies Furnished:
Mr. Steve Sollod
Division of Coastal Management
1638 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-16387
Mr. Brian Wrenn
Water Quality Section
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Mr. Travis Wilson
Eastern Region Highway Project Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
1142 1-85 Service Road
Creedmoor, North Carolina 27522
Mr. Pete Benjamin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
Mr. Ron Sechler
National Marine Fisheries Service
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort. North Carolina 28516
Mr. Chris Militscher
C/O FI-IWA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Raleigh Office
310 New Bern Avenue, Room 206
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
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