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United Keetoowah Band
Of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
Office of Historic Preservation
P.O. Box 746 Tahlequah, OK 74465
18263 W Keetoowah Circle Tahlequah, OK 74464
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
www.ukb-nsn.gov
10/21/2021
RE: NCDOT Project B-4571 Project Notification and Comment Request
To Whom It May Concern:
Thank you for consulting with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
(UKB). This response is regarding the request from your office for a review of the project listed
above. We have reviewed the information provided in your letter of October 21, 2021. We find
after review of the information we concur with your determination that Ðno archaeological
survey is neededÑ.
There remains the possibility that unrecorded cultural resources, including archaeological artifact
or human remains, may be encountered during construction, demolition, or earthmoving
activities of this project. Should this occur, we require that you contact our office immediately so
we may offer appropriate comments under 36 CFR 800.13.

As the project moves forward we request the following conditions be followed:
Condition 1: Inadvertent Discoveries - In the event that human remains, burials, funerary items,
sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony are found during project implementation, the
proponent or his/her authorized agent shall cease work immediately within 200 ft of the find.
They shall take steps to protect the find from further damage or disruption. They shall contact the
Section 106 Coordinator, Acee Watt to report the find. The Section 106 Coordinator shall contact
the appropriate law enforcement authority if human remains are found. No further work shall be
allowed on the project until the Section 106 Coordinator has approved a plan for managing or
preserving the remains or items.

Condition 2: Post Review Discoveries - In the event that pre-contact artifacts (i.e., arrowheads,
spear points, mortars, pestles, other ground stone tools, knives, scrapers, pottery or flakes from
the manufacture of tools, fire pits, culturally modified trees, etc.) or historic period artifacts or
features (i.e., fragments of old plates or ceramic vessels, weathered glass, dumps of old cans,
cabins, root cellars, etc.) are found during project implementation, the proponent or his/her
authorized agent shall cease work immediately within 200 ft of the find. They then shall contact
the Section 106 Coordinator Acee Watt to report the find. No further work shall be allowed on
the project until the Section 106 has approved a work plan for managing or preserving the
artifacts or features.

United Keetoowah Band
Of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
Office of Historic Preservation
P.O. Box 746 Tahlequah, OK 74465
18263 W Keetoowah Circle Tahlequah, OK 74464
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
www.ukb-nsn.gov
Condition 3: Activities that have the potential to disturb cultural resources outside the areas
specified in the accompanying document(s) are not approved and will not proceed until cultural
resources review of potential adverse effects in the new area has been completed.
Please note that these comments are based on information available to us at the time of the
project review. We reserve the right to revise our comments as information becomes available. If
you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Section 106 Coordinator, Acee Watt at
[phone] or by email [e-mail].
Best Regards,
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Acee Watt
Section 106 Coordinator
Office of Historic Preservation
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
918-871-2852
[e-mail]

S TATE OF N ORTH C AROLINA
D EPARTMENTOF T RANSPORTATION
R OY C OOPER J.E RIC B OYETTE
G OVERNOR S ECRETARY
October 25, 2021
Russell Townsend
Tribal Historic Preservation Office
2077 Governors Island Road
Bryson City NC 28713
Dear Mr. Townsend,
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is developing the engineering studies for the replacement
of Bridge 7 on NC 185 over Indian Creek, LincolnCounty,as project B-4571. A project vicinity mapand
archaeological survey reportis attached.
The coordinates of this project are approximately 35.441690, -81.378644.
We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential
environmental impacts of the project.
In accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA, we also 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 aboutcertain types of information regarding historic
properties.
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Please respond by December 15so that your comments can be used in the evaluation 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].
Sincerely,
Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Environmental Analysis Unit Head
ec:
Matt Wilkerson, NCDOT Archaeology Team Leader
Eric Alsmeyer,USACE Project Manager
Mailing Address:Location:
Telephone:[phone]
NCD EPARTMENT OF T RANSPORTATION 1000B IRCH R IDGE D RIVE
E NVIRONMENTAL A NALYSIS U NIT R ALEIGH NC27610
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968
1598M AIL S ERVICE C ENTER
Website:www.ncdot.gov
R ALEIGH NC27699-1598

S TATE OF N ORTH C AROLINA
D EPARTMENTOF T RANSPORTATION
R OY C OOPER J.E RIC B OYETTE
G OVERNOR S ECRETARY
October 25, 2021
Elizabeth Toombs
Cherokee Nation
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
PO BOX 948
Tahlequah OK 74465
Dear Ms. Toombs,
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is developing the engineering studies for the replacement
of Bridge 7 on NC 185 over Indian Creek, LincolnCounty,as project B-4571. A project vicinity mapand
archaeological survey reportis attached.
The coordinates of this project are approximately 35.441690, -81.378644.
We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential
environmental impacts of the project.
In accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA, we also 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.
th
Please respond by December 15so that your comments can be used in the evaluation 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].
Sincerely,
Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Environmental Analysis Unit Head
ec:
Matt Wilkerson, NCDOT Archaeology Team Leader
Eric Alsmeyer,USACE Project Manager
Mailing Address:Location:
Telephone:[phone]
NCD EPARTMENT OF T RANSPORTATION 1000B IRCH R IDGE D RIVE
E NVIRONMENTAL A NALYSIS U NIT R ALEIGH NC27610
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968
1598M AIL S ERVICE C ENTER
Website:www.ncdot.gov
R ALEIGH NC27699-1598

S TATE OF N ORTH C AROLINA
D EPARTMENTOF T RANSPORTATION
R OY C OOPER J AMES H.T ROGDON,III
G OVERNOR S ECRETARY
April 17, 2019
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801-5006
ATTN: Ms. Nicholle Braspennickx
NCDOT Coordinator

Subject:Application for Section 404 Nationwide Permit 13, 33, and Section 401 Water
Quality Certification for the Proposed Replacement of Bridge 7 on NC 182 over
Indian Creekin Lincoln County, Division 12, TIP No. B-4571, Debit $240 from
WBS 38414.1.2.
Dear Madam:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace bridge number 7 on NC
182 with a new bridge on the existing alignment. Traffic will be detoured off-site during construction.
As a result of replacing the existing bridgeand stabilization at a new ditch outlet, there will be 91 linear
feet of stream bank stabilization and <0.01 acre of temporary stream impacts.
Please see enclosed copies of the Pre-Construction Notification (PCN), Stormwater Management Plan,
Permit Drawings, Roadway Plan Sheets, and northern long-eared bat memos. A Categorical Exclusion
(CE)was completed in June 2017 and distributed shortly thereafter. Additional copies are available upon
request.
This project calls for a letting date of October 15, 2019 and a review date of August 27, 2019.
A copy of this permit application and its distribution list will be posted on the NCDOT Website at:
http://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/Environmental. If you have any questions or need additional
information, please call Erin Cheely at [phone].
Sincerely,

Philip S. Harris III, P.E., C.P.M.
Environmental Analysis UnitHead
Cc: NCDOT Permit Application Standard Distribution List
Mailing Address:Telephone:[phone] Location:
NCD EPARTMENT OF T RANSPORTATION Fax: [phone]B IRCH R IDGE D RIVE
NVIRONMENTAL A NALYSIS U NITALEIGH NC27610
E Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968R
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North Carolina Department of Transportation
Highway Stormwater Program
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
(Version 2.07; Released October 2016)FOR NCDOT PROJECTS
WBS Element:38414.1.2TIP No.:B-4571County(ies):Lincoln Page 1of 1
General Project Information
WBS Element:38414.1.2TIP Number:B-4571Project Type:Bridge ReplacementDate:7/11/2018
NCDOT Contact:Tierre Peterson, PEContractor / Designer:Joshua G. Dalton, PE, CPESC
Address:Address:
Structures Management UnitSungate Design Group
1581 Mail Service Center905 Jones Franklin Road
Raleigh, NC 27610Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone:[phone]Phone:[phone]
Email:[e-mail]:[e-mail]
City/Town:LincolntonCounty(ies):Lincoln
River Basin(s): CatawbaCAMA County?No
No
Wetlands within Project Limits?
Project Description
Rural residential
Project Length (lin. miles or feet): 0.21 milesSurrounding Land Use:
Proposed ProjectExisting Site
Project Built-Upon Area (ac.)0.9ac.0.6ac.
Typical Cross Section Description: Two 11' wide paved lanes with 5' paved shoulders and grass shoulder section.Two 10' wide paved lanes with grass shoulder section.
Annual Avg Daily Traffic (veh/hr/day):
Design/Future:1400Year:2040Existing:1100Year:2015
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to replace Bridge No. 007 over Indian Creek on NC 182 southwest of Lincolnton, NC. The proposed
General Project Narrative:
bridge consists of 3 spans (1 @ 55', 1 @ 90', 1 @ 55') with spans 1 and 3 consisting of 21" cored slabs and span 2 consisting of 33" box beams. No bents will be located
(Description of Minimization of Water
within the stream banks. Drainage has been designed to maintain existing drainage patterns and have as little environmental and surface water impacts as possible. Deck
Quality Impacts)
drains will not be required on the bridge. Class II rip rap on the stream banks has been specified to stabilize the eroding banks under the proposed bridge.
Waterbody Information
Surface Water Body (1): Indian CreekNCDWR Stream Index No.:11-129-8-(1)
Primary Classification: Water Supply II (WS-II)
NCDWR Surface Water Classification for Water Body
Supplemental Classification: High Quality Waters (HQW)
Other Stream Classification: None
Impairments:None
Aquatic T&E Species?NoComments:
NRTR Stream ID:Buffer Rules in Effect:N/A
Project Includes Bridge Spanning Water Body?YesDeck Drains Discharge Over Buffer?N/ADissipator Pads Provided in Buffer?N/A
(If yes, provide justification in the General Project Narrative)(If yes, describe in the General Project Narrative; if no, justify in the
Deck Drains Discharge Over Water Body?No
General Project Narrative)
(If yes, provide justification in the General Project Narrative)

NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
February 25, 2019
LINCOLN COUNTY
B-4571
38414.1.2
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