20141132 All Versions_Environmental Impact Statement_20120322

Fs] North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission EJ
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO Melba McGee
Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs DENR
FROM Travis Wilson Highway Project Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
DATE March 22 2012
SUBJECT North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT) Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed improvements to US 1 in Richmond
County North Carolina TIP No R 2501 SCH Project No 12 -0217
Staff biologists with the N C Wildlife Resources Commission have reviewed the subject
FEIS and are familiar with habitat values in the project area The purpose of this review was to
assess project impacts to fish and wildlife resources Our comments are provided in accordance
with certain provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U S C 4332(2)(c)) and the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat 401, as amended 16 U S C 661 -667d)
NCDOT is proposing improvements to US 1 from Sandhill Road (SR 1971) to north of Fox
Road (SR 1606) in Richmond County WRC is a participating agency in the coordination and
planning of this project and our comments provided in conjunction with the NEPA/404 Merger
process have been documented
We will continue efforts to minimize impacts during the final design and construction of
this project including the assessment of impacts to the Pee Dee River Game Land as well as
onsite mitigation opportunities At this time we concur with the FEIS for this project If we can
be of any further assistance please call me at (919) 528 -9886
cc Gary Jordan, USFWS
Rob Ridings DWQ
Ronnie Smith, USACE
Chris Militscher USEPA
Mailing Address Division of Inland Fisheries 1721 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1721
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