20140940 Ver 2_USACE Permit_20141215

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Division
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington. North Carolina 28403 -1343
REPLYTO
ITT IMM OR December 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
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636 -3726
Dear Mr. Benjamin:
Reference is made to the Biological and Conference Opinions, dated November 25, 2014, in regards
to formal Section 7 consultation for the Town of North Topsail Beach's shoreline stabilization proposal,
specifically the construction of a 1,500 foot long sandbag revetment along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline
and located from 2276 to 2382 New River Inlet Drive, to North Topsail Beach, Pender County, North
Carolina. The proposed project has been assigned Action ID #SAW -2014- 01700.
The Rufa red knot was listed as a threatened species on December 11, 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 Rufa red knot 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].
Sincerely,
Scott C. McLendon
Chief, Regulatory Division
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Copies Furnished-
Ms. Maria Dunn
Habitat Conservation Program
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, North Carolina 27889
Mr. Jonathon Howell
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City, North Carolina 28557 -3421
Ms. Heather Coats
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
Ms. Joanne Steenhuis
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