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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20110136 Ver 1_Other Agency Comments_20070808U.S. F'NVIRON111L,,NFAL PROTL'.C" FION AGENCY R1:GION 4 RA1,l;1GI I OFFICE TL RRY SANFROD FFDL:RAL C OUR-1`11( )I.1SLa; M NFAN' BERN AVENUE' RALI:RA 1. NURTI I CAROLINA 27601 i)rlte:ArYust 8.2007 M Gregory J. 1borpe. P&D. N4wmgcr. Project Welopment and 1:-n Ronmental Analysis Brine 1, North Carolina Department of 1 ranspor'tation I 'i4h [Mai I Scr� ice Center Ralci -h, North Carolina 27699 -1.48 yf"- it. R Qf "Jr t1.-... PIC, AM f o rr AUG ry ,rt.�r „��.Salem 13.1LC,.I : FPA Review C`oi11111errts o1`the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Or R -2812. NC 211 Impronvrnenis Hurn NC 73 to the Knehurst traly circle, ibloorc County. North Carolina Dcar Dr. "fhorpe: 1he t J.S. Envirm nleml Protection Agency Region 4 (L'11A) has rcvic:NN °cd the sub.lecvt docun,lerlt and is con-nno ting in accordance "ith Section 09 o 'the Clean Air .=1c:t and Section I()?(? n orme National L;rw Onnlcntal Policy Act I NIM v 111c "Ith t_huhna D parin ent of 1 ranspor tattion (;v'('I)O ) and the 1;cdcr rl I h,h,a�' Administration (11IM'A) propose to %viden NC_'21 I from Nth 73 to the traffic circle in Phwhurst, NAmuc (ount) Wan approxinrlte cl stance of 7.2 miles. The proposed project iilehtdc.s a I`61,11--lanc. divided I'acihty with a 16-kmt raised, grained median and 144Blot outside lanes to accommodate bicycles, l he propo. eCd prc.�jcct has been in the PA PA /Section 404 Merger process since. 1u cist of 001. According to IPA tracking records. Concurrence Points I was, ib Heel on August 9. 2001. C`orlcurrenee Point 2 "m signed on August 11. 2002. Concurrence Mints 3 and 4A tivcrc signed on October 26. 2006. The `/'ergo team Nvairect the need ftlr a 1`61111al ('k.lncurrence Point 2A 1ncdhW. 110% prc)Vided e- r11ail rev ievw Connnents on .lanuary 3. 2006, Ior the F.nyironirlentd Assessment WA). DUC 10 eilrrtimred W{rls emcrrt W the 111eryer p pews and NC!XYFs e0brts to mininn/c project Impacts'. I1)A had [Qtiv substantial envinmu-nental concerns FW111 our rca iew ofthe FA. 1'rt���� Z- I r��,tlttcl5 FPA notes the 1i Homing project inlpacr.s to Icc� cnyirrinnlerltal indicators from the modilic:atio ns made to the preferred Best -fit Alternative with Curb and (iutters and S1rouidcr �;cctic)11s ft`OMhination ol'Alternatkc 1 and 2 typical sections): Residential /Business Relocations: 13 /l I Iaiarllous Material Sitcs: 14* Sections 106/4(f) Properties: 0/0 ChurcilCS /SCII00IS: 010 Wetlands: 0.81 acres Streams: 1.009 linear feet Ripal-ian buflerS: 0 Terrestrial forests: 12.2 acres Prime farmlands: 0 Noisc: receptors: 14 L.l (.'UmlllLillltlCS: 0 1:ndangercd species: 1 (MA- Ni-,AA) Archaeological sites: 0 Ail' gLi.tlitl-: 0 The Sti'C'ams in the pr jcct Study area are Classified its WS -111. WatCr supply waters. There are no critical Water SuppliCS located within the project stLldy ill-Ca. l he asterisk 14 denotes the maximum dumber of potcntial hazardous material sites Nwithill the Study corridor and not necessarily all ofthem kvill be impacted by the project. 1�PA intends to include this information ill the Nf,l'A /Section 404 Merger 01 I_onvironnlcntai Performance Measures baseline. Some of thc: specific avoidance and minimizatiOn 111CaSLirCS 111CIlidc steeper fill slopes in the curb and gLlttcr section of the project and a ?3 -loot raised island median. I:I'A notes that this commitment ff5 from the CT 4A meeting is different than [he project description median width of 16 feet. ];1'A further acknowledges the project conlnlitrllents ( "Green sheets) contained in the FONSL inCluding the potential COrlstruction of a pedestrian tuilllel in the area of the Rattlesnake frail irltcrsecti011. arr updated All-Vey fi)r MlChaux'S Sumac. and the limitation oil cutting, pine trees ten (10) inches or greater at specific locations (for Red - cockaded woodpecker SRC Wj habitat). LTA ralueStS continued Coordinated mth the I.J.S. fish and Wildlite Service and other Nlerge" tealll agencies Should conditions change or there is a change to project impacts baSCd Lip011 the various commitments contained in the FONSI Green sheets. Sumnlary EPA does not have any enviro11111Cntal objections to the prelCrred alternative and we acknowledge that efforts were made to avoid and minimize impacts to 'Streams and \vetlands and to habitat for RCW. HPA notes the general guidance in Appendix D of the I'ONSI rcoarding Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSATs). F.11A 1)1t11)S to Stay m\ olved In the N1.1:PA /Section 404 process through hydraulic design and permit review. Should your' staff' have an}: questions. please have them call me at 919 -856 -4206. Thank you for the oppOrtLlilill' to Comment. Sincerely. Christopher A. Milltsclicr. RLIA/l, CI IMM MCI-gal-eam Repl-cselitative NFAIA Program 011-1ce For: I-ICillZ .1. MUC1IC1% Chid EPA Region 4 NFITA Program 011-ice cc: Richard Spencer. USACE. Clarence Coleman. Fl IWA John Hoincssy. NCDWQ