20120288 Ver 1_Corps of Engineer Correspondence_20140729

Mr. Pete Benjamin, Field Supervisor
c /o: Ms. Kathryn Mathews, Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636 -3726
Dear Mr. Benjamin:
WMR
JUL 2 9 2014
Reference is made to the Biological and Conference Opinions, dated June 19, 2014, in
regards to formal Section 7 consultation for the Village of Bald Head Island's shoreline
stabilization proposal, specifically the construction of a 1,900 foot terminal groin in waters of the
United States, at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, on Bald Head Island, Brunswick County,
North Carolina. The proposed project has been assigned Action ID #SAW- 2012 - 00040.
Critical habitat for the Loggerhead sea turtle was designated on July 10, 2014, after the
completion of the Biological and Conference Opinions for the above described project. In
accordance with 50 CFR 402. 10, the Corps requests the conference opinion for the Loggerhead
sea turtle be adopted as the biological opinion and that no further Section 7 consultation is
necessary, unless required by 50 CFR 402.16. The Corps believes that there have been no
significant changes in the action or in the information used during the conference that would
alter the content of the opinion.
If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mr. Ronnie Smith at the
letterhead address, by telephone at 910- 251 -4829 by fax at 910 - 251 -4025, or by email at:
[e-mail].
A
Si cerely,
Scott C. McLendon
Chief, Regulatory Division
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Division
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 -1343
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
July 15, 2014
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
SAW - 2012 -00040
Mr. Pete Benjamin, Field Supervisor
c /o: Ms. Kathryn Mathews, Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636 -3726
Dear Mr. Benjamin:
WMR
JUL 2 9 2014
Reference is made to the Biological and Conference Opinions, dated June 19, 2014, in
regards to formal Section 7 consultation for the Village of Bald Head Island's shoreline
stabilization proposal, specifically the construction of a 1,900 foot terminal groin in waters of the
United States, at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, on Bald Head Island, Brunswick County,
North Carolina. The proposed project has been assigned Action ID #SAW- 2012 - 00040.
Critical habitat for the Loggerhead sea turtle was designated on July 10, 2014, after the
completion of the Biological and Conference Opinions for the above described project. In
accordance with 50 CFR 402. 10, the Corps requests the conference opinion for the Loggerhead
sea turtle be adopted as the biological opinion and that no further Section 7 consultation is
necessary, unless required by 50 CFR 402.16. The Corps believes that there have been no
significant changes in the action or in the information used during the conference that would
alter the content of the opinion.
If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mr. Ronnie Smith at the
letterhead address, by telephone at 910- 251 -4829 by fax at 910 - 251 -4025, or by email at:
[e-mail].
A
Si cerely,
Scott C. McLendon
Chief, Regulatory Division

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Copies Furnished:
Mr. Chad Coburn
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
Ms. Karen Higgins
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650
Mr. Jonathan Howell
Morehead City Regional Office
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City, North Carolina 28557 -3421
Ms. Debra Wilson
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
Ms. Maria Dunn
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
SE Permit Coordinator
Division of Inland Fisheries
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, North Carolina 27889