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REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:
Regulatory Division
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
Action ID: SAW-2009-00876
Apri130, 2015
North Carolina Department Of Transportation,
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit
Attn: Mr. Richard W. Hancock, P.E., Manager
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1598
Dear Mr. Hancock:
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In accordance with your written request of October 2, 2014, for the US-74 Monroe
Connector/Bypass Project (STIP R-3329 and STIP R-2559) and the ensuing administrative
record, enclosed are two copies of a permit for the discharge of fill material resulting in the
permanent impact to 4.9 acres of wetlands, the mechanized clearing of 0.8 acres of wetlands and
the temporary impact to 1.57 acres of wetlands; the permanent, impact to 15,495 linear feet of
streams (13,273 linear feet of fill and 2,222 linear feet of bank stabilization), temporary impact to
0.14 acres of stream (1,0341inear feet) and permanent impact to 1.53 acres of open waters
(ponds). The project involves the construction of the approximately 20 mile long four to six-lane
controlled-access facility on a new location, located in Union and Mecklenburg Counties in
North Carolina.
You should acknowledge that you accept the terms and conditions of the enclosed permit by
signing and dating each copy in the spaces provided ("Permittee" on page 3). Your signature, as
permittee, indicates that, as consideration for the issuance of this permit, you voluntarily accept
and agree to comply with all of the terms and conditions of this permit. All pages of both copies
of the signed permit with drawings should then be returned to this office for final authorization.
A self-addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience.
Title 33, Part 325.1(�, of the Code of Federal Regulations reads, in part, that, "A $10 fee will
be charged for permit applications when the work is noncommercial in nature and provides
personal benefits that have no connection with a commercial enterprise..."; and "A fee of $100
will be charged for permit applications when the planned or ultimate purpose of the project is
commercial or industrial in nature and is in support of operations that charge for the production,
distribution, or sale of goods or services." As your application fits the latter category, you are
requested to remit your check for $100, made payable to the Finance and Accounting Officer,
USAED, Wilmington. The check should accompany the signed and dated copies of your permit.
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This correspondence contains a proffered permit for the above described site. If you object
to this decision, you may request an administrative appeal under Corps regulations at 33 CFR
part 331. Enclosed you will find a Notification of Appeal Process (NAP) fact sheet and request
for appeal (RFA) form. If you request to appeal this decision you must submit a completed RFA
form to the following address:
Mr. Jason Steele, Administrative Appeal Review Officer
CESAD-PDO
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division
60 Forsyth Street, Room l OM 15
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8801
In order for an RFA to be accepted by the Corps, the Corps must determine that it is
complete, that it meets the criteria for appeal under 33 CFR part 331.5, and that it has been
received by the District Office within 60 days of the date of the NAP. Should you decide to
submit an RFA form, it must be received at the above address by June 29, 2015.
It is not necessary to submit an RFA form to the Division Office if you do not object to the
decision in contained in this correspondence.
After the permit is authorized in this office, the original copy will be returned to you; the
duplicate copy will be permanently retained in this office. If you have questions, please contact
Crystal Amschler at the Asheville Regulatory Field Office, telephone [phone], extension
231.
Thank you in advance for completing our Customer Survey Form. This can be accomplished
by visiting our website at http://per2.nwp.usace.army.mil/survey.html and completing the survey
on-line. We value your comments and appreciate your taking the time to complete a survey each
time you interact with our office.
Sincerely,
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Kevin P. L ders Sr.
Colonel, U. S. Army
District Commander
Enclosures
Mr. John Sullivan, III, PE
Division Administrator
FHWA — NC Division
310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 410
Raleigh, NC 27601

Mr. Todd Bowers
Permit Review Specialist
Wetlands Regulatory Section
USEPA — Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, S W
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
Ms. Amy S. Chapman
Transportation Permitting Unit
NC Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Ms. Marla Chambers
Western Region Highway Project Coordinator
NC WRC
12275 Swift Road
Oakboro, NC 28129
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Asheville Ecological Services Field Office
Attn: Marella Buncick
160 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, NC 28801-1082