20190159 Ver 1_eApproval Letter SAW-2019-00124_20201104

Strickland, Bev
From:
Browning, Kimberly D CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
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Wednesday, November 4, 2020 10:48 AM
To:
Baumgartner, Tim
Cc:
Xu, Lin; Crocker, Lindsay; Dow, Jeremiah J; Bradley Breslow; Jamey McEachran;
Tugwell, Todd J CIV USARMY CESAW (US); Davis, Erin B; Wilson, Travis W.; Haywood,
Casey M CIV (USA); Merritt, Katie; [e-mail]; Hopper, Christopher D
CIV (USA); Gibby, Jean B CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); Bowers, Todd; Smith, Ronnie D
CIV USARMY CESAW (USA); McLendon, C S CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
Subject:
[External] eApproval Letter/ NCDMS Strawberry Hill Mitigation Site/ Johnston Co/
SAW-2019-00124
Attachments:
Draft Mit Plan Comment Memo -Strawberry Hill_SAW-2019-00124.pdf; eApproval
Letter -Strawberry Hill_SAW-2019-00124.pdf
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Mr. Baumgartner,
Attached is the Strawberry Hill Draft Mitigation Plan approval letter and copies of all comments generated during the
project review. Please note that this letter approves the Draft Mitigation Plan provided that the Final Mitigation Plan
adequately addresses all comments on the attached memo. Please provide a copy of the Final Mitigation Plan when you
submit the Preconstruction Notice for the NWP 27. If no permit is required to construct the project, please submit a
copy of the Final Mitigation Plan to our office at least 30 days prior to beginning construction. Also, please ensure that a
copy of the Final Mitigation Plan is posted to the NCDMS project documents so that all members of the IRT have access
to the Final plan.
Please let me know if you have any questions about the process or the attached letter.
V/ R,
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
Regulatory Division
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
November 4, 2020
Re: NCIRT Review and USACE Approval of the NCDMS Strawberry Hill Mitigation Site /
Johnston Co./ SAW-2019-00124/ NCDMS Project # 100094
Mr. Tim Baumgartner
North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
Dear Mr. Baumgartner:
The purpose of this letter is to provide the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
(NCDMS) with all comments generated by the North Carolina Interagency Review Team
(NCIRT) during the 30-day comment period for the Strawberry Hill Draft Mitigation Plan, which
closed on September 26, 2020. These comments are attached for your review.
Based on our review of these comments, we have determined that no major concerns
have been identified with the Draft Mitigation Plan, which is considered approved with this
correspondence. However, several minor issues were identified, as described in the attached
comment memo, which must be addressed in the Final Mitigation Plan.
The Final Mitigation Plan is to be submitted with the Preconstruction Notification (PCN)
Application for Nationwide permit approval of the project along with a copy of this letter. Issues
identified above must be addressed in the Final Mitigation Plan. All changes made to the Final
Mitigation Plan should be summarized in an errata sheet included at the beginning of the
document. If it is determined that the project does not require a Department of the Army permit,
you must still provide a copy of the Final Mitigation Plan, along with a copy of this letter, to the
appropriate USACE field office at least 30 days in advance of beginning construction of the
project. Please note that this approval does not preclude the inclusion of permit conditions in
the permit authorization for the project, particularly if issues mentioned above are not
satisfactorily addressed. Additionally, this letter provides initial approval for the Mitigation Plan,
but this does not guarantee that the project will generate the requested amount of mitigation
credit. As you are aware, unforeseen issues may arise during construction or monitoring of the
project that may require maintenance or reconstruction that may lead to reduced credit.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter, and if you have any questions
regarding this letter, the mitigation plan review process, or the requirements of the Mitigation
Rule, please call me at 919-554-4884, ext 60.
Sincerely,
BROWN ING.KIMBERLY Digitallysigned by
.DANIELLE.152768351 BROWN ING.KIMBERLY.DANIELLE.
1527683510
0 Date: 2020.1 1.04 10:40:26-05'00'
Kim Browning
Mitigation Project Manager
for Ronnie Smith, Deputy Chief
USACE Regulatory Division
Enclosures
Electronic Copies Furnished:
NCIRT Distribution List
Lindsay Crocker, Jeremiah Dow—NCDMS
Brad Breslow, Jamey McEachran—RES