20190622 Ver 2_NCDOT Letter to the Catawba Nation for BP10.R049.3 - Signed_20231207

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Roy COOPER
GOVERNOR
December 6, 2023
Dr. Wenonah Haire
Catawba Indian Nation Eastern
Tribal Historic Preservation Office
1536 Tom Steven Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Dear Dr. Haire,
J.R. "JOEY" HOPmNS
SECRETARY
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is starting the project development, environmental, and engineering
studies for the replacement of Bridge No. 217 on SR 1654 (Morton Road) over Lanes Creek in Anson County as project
BP10.R049.3. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the lead federal agency, and a Permit is anticipated under
the Section 404 Process with the USACE. A project vicinity map is attached. The coordinates of this project are
approximately 36.62796,-80.105716.
We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating potential environmental impacts
of the project including recommendation of alternates to be studied. Your comments may be used in the preparation of a
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Environmental Document.
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.
Please respond by January 5, 2024 so that your comments can be used in the scoping of this project. If you have any
questions concerning this project, or would like any additional information, please contact me at
ext-lghaywood@a,ncdot.gov or [phone] or Yanny Ma, Division 10 Bridge Program Manager at , lna _ ncdot.gov or
[phone].
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Yanwei Ma, Division 10 Bridge Program Manager
Joel Howard, PDEA Engineer
Stephen Brumagin, Army Corp of Engineers
Mailing Address: Telephone: [phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fax: [phone] W. MAIN ST.
STRUCTURES MANAGEMENT UNIT ALBEMARLE, NC 28001
1581 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1581 Website: www.nedot.gov