RE_ _External_ RE_ _Non-DoD Source_ FW_ Notice for Programmatic Biological Evaluation Request to remove piles during moratorium

Carpenter,Kristi
From:Steffens, Thomas A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Sent:Tuesday, June 21, 2022 6:54 PM
To:Johnson, Jay B
Cc:Blankenship, Andrew; Harrell, Stanley L; Bullard, Aaron; Riffey, Deanna; Lane, Heather
C; Capehart, Cadmus; Yeung, Hon F; Rivenbark, Chris; Wilson, Travis W.; Ward, Garcy;
Matthews, Monte K CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
Subject:RE: \[External\] RE: \[Non-DoD Source\] FW: Notice for Programmatic Biological
Evaluation Request to remove piles during moratorium
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Jay,

You may consider this transmission as official approval to remove temporary work bridge piles
via vibratory/diver cutting operations as proposed during the Sturgeon moratorium on project
B-5619-Bridges # 52 and #152 over the Neuse River Overflow on SR – 1389 Lenoir County.

All the original permit conditions remain in place as will all the PDC conditions that are
applicable to the intended work.

Thomas A Steffens
Regulatory Project Manager
US Army Corps of Engineers
2407 West 5th Street
Washington, NC 27889
(910)-251-4615

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From: Johnson, Jay B <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 1:32 PM
To: Steffens, Thomas A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Cc: Blankenship, Andrew <[e-mail]>; Harrell, Stanley L <[e-mail]>; Bullard, Aaron
<[e-mail]>; Riffey, Deanna <[e-mail]>; Lane, Heather C <[e-mail]>; Capehart,
Cadmus <[e-mail]>; Yeung, Hon F <[e-mail]>; Rivenbark, Chris <[e-mail]>;
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Wilson, Travis W. <[e-mail]>; Ward, Garcy <[e-mail]>; Matthews, Monte K CIV
USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: \[External\] RE: \[Non-DoD Source\] FW: Notice for Programmatic Biological Evaluation Request to remove piles
during moratorium

Hi Tom, Sure could use an answer on this. Travis has approved and have a verbal from Garcy. Just need your clearance if
possible. Thanks, Jay

From: Rivenbark, Chris <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2022 9:27 AM
To: Johnson, Jay B <[e-mail]>; Steffens, Thomas A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
<[e-mail]>; Wilson, Travis W. <[e-mail]>; Ward, Garcy
<[e-mail]>
Cc: Blankenship, Andrew <[e-mail]>; Harrell, Stanley L <[e-mail]>; Bullard, Aaron
<[e-mail]>; Riffey, Deanna <[e-mail]>; Lane, Heather C <[e-mail]>; Capehart,
Cadmus <[e-mail]>; Yeung, Hon F <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: \[External\] RE: \[Non-DoD Source\] FW: Notice for Programmatic Biological Evaluation Request to remove piles
during moratorium

Certainly,
ndrd
See the 2 and 3 paragraphs on pdf page 4 of the attached letter, which accompanied the BE.

Chris Rivenbark
Environmental Coordination & Permitting-Eastern Team Lead
North Carolina Department of Transportation

919 707 6152 office
[e-mail]

1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1598

1000 Birch Ridge Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610

From: Johnson, Jay B <[e-mail]>
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<[e-mail]>; Ward, Garcy <[e-mail]>
Cc: Blankenship, Andrew <[e-mail]>; Harrell, Stanley L <[e-mail]>; Bullard, Aaron
<[e-mail]>; Rivenbark, Chris <[e-mail]>; Riffey, Deanna <[e-mail]>; Lane,
Heather C <[e-mail]>; Capehart, Cadmus <[e-mail]>; Yeung, Hon F <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: \[External\] RE: \[Non-DoD Source\] FW: Notice for Programmatic Biological Evaluation Request to remove piles
during moratorium

I got that from Chris. Chris can you provide any info on this?

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From: Steffens, Thomas A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA) <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2022 9:14 AM
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<[e-mail]>
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<[e-mail]>; Rivenbark, Chris <[e-mail]>; Riffey, Deanna <[e-mail]>; Lane,
Heather C <[e-mail]>; Capehart, Cadmus <[e-mail]>
Subject: \[External\] RE: \[Non-DoD Source\] FW: Notice for Programmatic Biological Evaluation Request to remove piles
during moratorium

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Jay,
I’d need to know where the 15 day clock timeline comes from and then get back to you.
Tom

From: Johnson, Jay B <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2022 6:21 AM
To: Wilson, Travis W. <[e-mail]>; Steffens, Thomas A CIV USARMY CESAW (USA)
<[e-mail]>; Ward, Garcy <[e-mail]>
Cc: Blankenship, Andrew <[e-mail]>; Harrell, Stanley L <[e-mail]>; Bullard, Aaron
<[e-mail]>; Rivenbark, Chris <[e-mail]>; Riffey, Deanna <[e-mail]>; Lane,
Heather C <[e-mail]>; Capehart, Cadmus <[e-mail]>
Subject: \[Non-DoD Source\] FW: Notice for Programmatic Biological Evaluation Request to remove piles during
moratorium

Sirs, Please refer to 5/26 submittal to NMFs below. 15 days have lapsed with no response from NMFs. Respectfully
requesting to proceed with the pile removal procedure.

From: Johnson, Jay B
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2022 11:44 AM
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Subject: Notice for Programmatic Biological Evaluation Request to remove piles during moratorium

Subject: B-5619 Request to remove piles during moratorium

To Whom it may concern,
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is requesting to remove piles during the moratorium. The contractor
(English) for project B-5619 Bridges # 52 and #152 over the Neuse River Overflow on SR – 1389 Lenoir county has
requested this. (Refer to April 18th, 2021 letter request attached). This letter describes the procedure and numbers of
piles to be removed. There are a couple of sub-issues at play. One is the request to remove the piles via vibratory
methods. The second is the question as to whether have a diver cutting off piles underwater would be considered “in-
water work” and the subsequent question as to that operation’s availability during the moratorium. The contractor has
been following all the general PDC’s for this project and will continue to follow the PDC’s during the pile removal activity
including the use of turbidity curtains during piling removal and noise abatement procedures. Should you have any
questions or need additional information please contact me.
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Jay Johnson
Division 2 Environmental Officer
North Carolina Department of Transportation

252 439 2821 office
252 341 9802 mobile
[e-mail]

1037 W H Smith Blvd
Greenville, NC 27834

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