20030909 Ver 1_More Info Received_20031001

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IN REPLY REFER TO SeptenlbCl-30, 2003
Regulatory Division/1145b
SUBJECT: Action ID 2003.21137

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Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director, PDEA
N.C. Department of Transportation
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1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1548
Dear Dr. Thorpe:
hl July 2003, you applied for Department of the Army authorization to discharge fill
material impacting Waters of the United States, including adjacent wetlands, for construction of
Sections AB and AC of the Greensboro Western Urban Loop . (T.LP. No. U-2524B), from south
of I-40, to north of Bryan Boulevard, on the west side of Greensboro, in Guilford County, North
Carolina.
In response to the public notice for your proposal, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission submitted recommendations by memorandum dated September 16, 2003 (copy
enclosed). These recommendations are due to anticipated adverse environmental impacts. We
recommend that you respond to these recommendations within 30 days to ensure timely
processing of your application.
I am responsible for processing your application and I am available to assist you at
telephone [phone], extension 23, if you llavc ally questions or conlnlents.
Sincerely,
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Eric C. Alsmcyer
Regulatory Project Manager
Raleigh Field Office
Enclosure

Copies Furnished (with enclosure):
Emily Lawton
Federal Highway Administration
310 New Bern Ave., Rm. 410
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1442
~hn Hennessy
I/ Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and
Natural Resources
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
Copy Furnished (without enclosure):
Travis W. Wilson
Highway Projects Coordinator
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
1142 I-85 Service Road
Creedmoor, North Carolina 27522
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