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IN REPLY REFER TO
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Washington Regulatory Field Office
Post Office Box 1000
Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000
August 11, 2011
Regulatory Division
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Action ID SAW-2011-00850 / Proposed North Carolina Global TransPark Mitigation Bank
Mr. Ron Ferrell
Atkins North America, Incorporated
1616 East Millbrook Road, Suite 310
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-4968
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1 5 2011
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On June 16, 2011 this office received a copy of the prospectus for the proposeT1,%NCH
Carolina Global TransPark Mitigation Bank (Bank) that is being developed by Atkins North
America, Mid-Atlantic Sciences (Atkins) on behalf of the North Carolina Global TransPark
Authority (NCGTPA). The proposed Bank will be comprised of three sites that include
approximately 4,600 acres of wetland and stream restoration, enhancement and preservation. All
of the Bank properties are located within the Lower Neuse River Basin HUC 03020202, in
Craven and Lenoir Counties, North Carolina. Accordingly, I forwarded the prospectus the
North Carolina Interagency Review Team (NCIRT) for review and comment, and issued a public
notice announcing the proposed Bank on June 29, 2011. This correspondence also confirms our
telephone conversation on August 10, 2011.
After review of the draft prospectus, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
(NCWRC) provided comments via email dated July 25, 2011 (attached). The NCWRC
requested additional justification for your proposed expansion of the geographical service area
for the Bank into an adjacent HUC. The NCWRC also recommended that a third party hold the
conservation easement for the Stonyton Creek portion of the Bank. As discussed, the Corps
shares these concerns. I also received a letter from an adjacent property owner who requests that
no work be done on her property and that the other nine persons who share the property be
notified of the proposed Bank (attached).
It is Department of the Army (DA) policy to provide a project proponent the opportunity to
furnish a proposed resolution or rebuttal to all comments and/or objections from the public and
government agencies before a final decision is made. In this regard, please provide any
comments that you have on this matter as soon as possible.
As discussed, I presented an overview of your proposed Bank to the NCIRT at its August 9,
2011 meeting. The State NCIRT agencies were concerned that the new North Carolina Session

Law 2011-343 may limit the viability of this proposed Bank. This potential conflict also
concerns the federal NCIRT agencies. Accordingly, please provide written interpretation of how
this law may, or may not affect the establishment of the subject Bank. Additionally, we also
discussed the Corps' concerns relating to how the establishment of this Bank may affect the
existing DA permit governing impacts to federal jurisdiction associated with development of the
North Carolina Global TransPark. These important issues must be resolved before establishment
of this Bank may move forward.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. The Wilmington District is committed to providing
the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we continue to do so, please
complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at our website at
hLtp://reizulatoly.usacesurvey.com/. If you have any questions, please call me at the Washington
Regulatory Field Office, telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
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Tracey L. Wheeler
Regulatory Project Manager
Enclosures
Copy Furnished (with enclosures):
Ms. Darlene Waddell, CPA
Executive Director
North Carolina Global Transpark Authority
2780 Jet port Road, Suite A
Kinston, North Carolina 28504
Copies Furnished (without enclosures):
Ms. Becky Fox
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1307 Firefly Road
Whittier, North Carolina 28789
Mr. Ron Sechler
National Marine Fisheries Service
Habitat Conservation Division
2
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
Mr. John Ellis
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Ecological Services Raleigh Field Office
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
Mr. Travis Wilson
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
1142 I-85 Service Road
Creedmoor, North Carolina 27522
Mr. John Dorney
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Mail Service Center 1650
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Mr. Steve Sollod
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
1638 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1638
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