20211483 Ver 1_B-2500C - Tribal Coordination Letter - Catawba_20211011

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

Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION ONE
113 AIRPORT DRIVE, SUITE 100
EDENTON, NC 27932

Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968

Website: www.ncdot.gov
Location:
113 AIRPORT DRIVE, SUITE 100
EDENTON, NC 27932

September 17, 2021

Dr. Wenonah Haire
Catawba Indian Nation
Tribal Historic Preservation Office
1536 Tom Steven Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730

Dear Dr. Haire,

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is planning the TIP Project B-2500C
to make improvements to NC 12 at the intersection with Coquina Beach Road and Bodie Island
Lighthouse Road on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Dare County. The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) is the lead federal agency for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and a
Permit will be required under the Section 404 Process with the US Army Corps of Engineers. The
National Park Service will also require a Special Use Permit for the project. The coordinates of
the project are approximately Lat. 35.831240° Long. -75.559038°. The proposed project is
approximately 0.367 mile long and a vicinity map is attached.

A Programmatic Agreement between the NCDOT, FHWA, the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation, and the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) was signed in
November 2010 for the overall B-2500 Project. In the letter dated April 26, 2021, SHPO
determined it was unlikely that any archaeological resources that may be eligible for inclusion in
the National Register of Historic Places will be affected by the proposed intersection project.
SHPO recommended that no archaeological investigation be conducted in connection with this
project.

In accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA, we request that you inform us of any historic
properties of traditional religious or cultural importance that you are aware of that may be
affected by the proposed project. 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.

Please respond by October 18, 2021 so that your comments can be used in the permitting of this
project. If you have any questions concerning this project, or would like any additional
information, please contact me at [e-mail] or [phone].

Thank you,

Paul Williams
Division One Environmental Officer

cc: Matt Wilkerson, NCDOT Archaeology Team Leader
Seth Wilcher, Federal Highway Administration