20211241 Ver 1_B-5898 and B-3186_NCDOT_Haywood_Tribal 106 Report Transmittal_20210919

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ROY COOPER J. ERIC BOYETTE
GOVERNOR SECRETARY

Mailing Address:
NC Department of Transportation
Division 14
253 Webster Road
Sylva NC 28779
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968
Website: www.ncdot.gov
Location:
NC Department of Transportation
Division 14
253 Webster Road
Sylva NC 28779

March 5, 3021

To: Dr. Wenonah Haire, THPO
Catawba Indian Nation
1536 Tom Steven Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730

Elizabeth Toombs, THPO
Cherokee Nation
PO Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465

Russell Townsend and Stephen Yerka, THPO
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
2077 Governors Island Road
Bryson City, NC 28713

LeeAnne Wendt, THPO
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
PO Box 580
Okmulgee, OK 74447

James Hartley, THPO
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
PO Box 1245
Tahlequah, OK 74465

Subject: Section 106 Review for NCDOT
TIP B-5898 (B-3186)
Haywood County, NC

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is planning to replace bridges 155
and 158 over Richland Creek (B-5989) and bridge 168 (B-3186) over US 19/23 in conjunction
with a redesign the intersection of US 23/74/19 at this location in Haywood County, North
Carolina. The project area has approximate center coordinates of -82.969056 W, 35.517426 N.
Maps of the project area are attached. The project will be federally funded with the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) serving as the lead for compliance with Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The project was reviewed under NCDOT’s programmatic agreement between the FHWA, NC
Historic Preservation Office, and others. A determination of “no survey required” was assessed
for this project. The report is included with this transmittal. In accordance with Section 106 of
the NHPA, we request any pertinent comments that you may have, in particular information about
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historic properties of traditional religious or cultural importance that may be in or near the project
area. Be assured that, in accordance with confidentiality and disclosure stipulations in Section
304 of the NHPA, we will maintain strict confidentiality about certain types of information
regarding historic properties. Your comments may be included in NEPA or NC Environmental
Policy Act documentation.

Please contact me at [e-mail] or [phone] if you have any questions or
comments on the project. Please respond with any comments by April 15, 2020. We greatly
appreciate your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Dave McHenry
Division 14 Environmental Officer

Cc:
M. Wilkerson, NCDOT Human Environment Unit
G. Higdon, NCDOT Project Engineer

Attachs: TIP B-5898 (B-3186) Maps (2)

3/5/2021
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REPLACE BRIDGES 155, 158 OVER RICHLAND CREEK. REPLACE BRIDGE 168 OVER US 19 AND US 23.STIP B-3186 / B-5898HAYWOOD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTM ENT OFTRANSPORTATIONDIVISION OF HIGHWAYS DIVISION 14
REPLACE BRIDG ES 155, 158 OVER RICHLAND CREEK. REPLACE BRIDGE 168 OVER US 19 AND US 23.STIP B-3186 / B-5898HAYWOOD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Project Study Area MapClyde and Waynesville USGS Quadrangles Figure 2
B-3186 / B-5 898
35.517426, -82.969056