20140356 Ver 1_More Info Received_20140819

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From: Williams, Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 2:02 PM
To: Jennifer Robertson Qennifer.robertson @wetland - consultants.com)
Cc: Tasha Alexander (Tasha.L.Alexander @usace.army.mil); Burdette, Jennifer a
Subject: Pine Mountain Mine - EEP In -Lieu Fee Mitigation Request
Attachments: 23676 STR Pine Mountain Mine.pdf
Attached please find a response letter from EEP for the In-Lieu Fee Mitigation Request for the above-referenced
project. A hard copy will be sent to the applicant by mail.
from the applicant/agent, we will generate an invoice based on the mitigation amounts specified in the permits.
This acceptance letter expires in six months. If an extension to this acceptance letter is needed, please let me know
prior to its expiration. We appreciate the opportunity to provide this service to our customers. Don't hesitate to
contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Kelly
Kelly Williams
NCEEP In -Lieu Fee Program Coordinator
direct: 919.707.8915
US Postal Service Address:
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1652
EEP's Raleigh office is located in the N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources Building at 217 West Jones St., Suite 3000A,
Raleigh, N.C. 27603.
Parking and visitor access information is available on the EEP website.
E-mail correspondence to andPorn this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory Michael Ellison, Director John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Ecosystem Enhancement Program Secretary
August 19, 2014
Todd Mickleborough
The Quartz Corp, USA8342 Highway 226 South
Spruce Pine, NC 28777 Expiration of Acceptance: February 19, 2015
Project: Pine Mountain Mine County: Mitchell
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (NCEEP) is willing to accept
payment for compensatory mitigation for impacts associated with the above referenced project as indicated in the table below. Please
note that this decision does not assure that participation in the NCEEP will be approved by the permit issuing agencies as mitigation
for project impacts. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact these agencies to determine if payment to the NCEEP will be
approved. You must also comply with all other state, federal or local government permits, regulations or authorizations associated
with the proposed activity including SL 2009 -337: An Act to Promote the Use of Compensatory Mitigation Banks as amended by
S.L. 2011-343.
This acceptance is valid for six months from the date of this letter and is not transferable. If we have not received a copy of the
issued 404 Permit /401 Certification /LAMA permit within this time frame, this acceptance will expire. It is the applicant's
responsibility to send copies of the permits to NCEEP. Once NCEEP receives a copy of the permit(s) an invoice will be issued based
on the required mitigation in that permit and payment must be made prior to conducting the authorized work. The amount of the In-
Lieu Fee to be paid to NCEEP by an applicant is calculated based upon the Fee Schedule and policies listed at www.nceep.net.
Based on the information supplied by you in your request to use the NCEEP, the impacts that may require compensatory mitigation
are summarized in the following table. The amount of mitigation required and assigned to NCEEP for this impact is determined by
permitting agencies and may exceed the impact amounts shown below.
River CU Stream (feet) Wetlands (acres) Buffer I Buffer 11
Basin Location (Sq. Ft.) (Sq. Ft.)
Cold I Cool I Warm I Riparian I Non - Riparian I Coastal Marsh
Impact
French
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1,220
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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Upon receipt of payment, EEP will take responsibility for providing the compensatory mitigation. The mitigation will be performed
in accordance with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' Ecosystem Enhancement Program In -Lieu Fee
Instrument dated July 28, 2010.
Thank you for your interest in the NCEEP. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Kelly Williams at
(919) 707 -8915.
Sincerely,
James. tanfill
Asset Management Supervisor
cc: Jennifer Burdette, NCDWR Wetlands /401 Unit
Tasha Alexander, USAGE- Asheville
Jennifer Robertson, agent
1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1652
Phone: 919 - 707 -8976 \ Internet: www.ncdenr,gov
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