5.16

5.15.2.15 United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) — April 6, 2006
5.15. 2.15.1 USFWS-1
"The Service currently (March 29, 2006) considers Graham County to have 2�4J FSC and Swain County
to have 39 FSC. A copy of th�e most recent list for these two counties is enclosed. "
Response: Updates have been included in Table 3-11, Section 3.4.10, Section 4.4.10, and Appendix N to
reflect recent revisions to the USFWS' protected species list for Graham and Swain Counties, North
Carolina.
5.16 List of Preparers
The list of preparers for the EIS is included in Table 5-1.
Name
Table 5-1. List of Preparers
Title Education/Experience Primary Role
ARCADIS: EIS; Appendices B,C, E, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O; and Attachments M-7, N-2, and N-12
Hal Bain
Andy Batts, PE
Justin Beard, PE
Jerry Beckman, PE,
PLS
Steven Bondor, PE
Natural Resources
Manager, ARCADIS
Structural Design
Department Manager,
ARCADIS
Traffic Engineer,
ARCADIS
Land Resources
Business Practice
Manager, ARCADIS
Senior Engineer,
ARCADIS
Master of Science in Marine
Biology, Bachelor of Science in
Biology; over 17 years of
experience in the natural
resources field, including
environmental planning,
mitigation, conservation and
stewardship, and protected
species studies
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 17 years of
experience in bridge design
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering, Bachelor of
Science in Environmental
Studies; over 7 years of
experience in all aspects of
traffic engineering
Bachelor of Science in
Industrial Technology; over 24
years of experience in civil/site
design, surveying, and project
and personnel management
Bachelor of Civil Engineering;
over 26 years of experience in
project management and
technical design of civil
engineering projects, including
highway drainage design,
stream restoration, site and
infrastructure desian.
Natural resource
investigations,
documentation, fieldwork,
document review, and
quality assurance
Investigated major bridge
types to determine which
might be appropriate on the
project
Traffic counts, traffic
projections, noise analysis,
transportation systems
capacity analysis, energy
Partial-Build Alternative to
Bushnell conceptual plan,
Partial-Build Alternative to
Bushnell and Laurel Branch
Picnic Area cost estimates
Floodplains, hydraulics,
and cost estimates
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Name
Title Education/Experience Primary Role
Charles Bruton, PhD Natural Resources
Senior Program
Manager, ARCADIS
Jason Bulluck I Biologist, ARCADIS
Edward Cherry I GIS Analyst, ARCADIS
Paige Cureton Public Involvement
Specialist, ARCADIS
Peter Currie, PE Natural Resources
Department Manager,
ARCADIS
Keven Duerr � Biologist, ARCADIS
Melissa DuMond, AICP Environmental Planner,
ARCADIS
stormwater management, and
construction administration
Doctor of Philosophy in
Botany, Master of Science in
Botany, Bachelor of Science,
Biology, over 32 years of
experience managing natural
resources/permits/mitigation
for transportation systems
throughout North Carolina
Master of Science in Biology,
Bachelor of Science in
Biology/Environmental
Science; over 7 years of
experience with avian ecology
research and other NEPA-
related natural resources
studies
Master of Arts in Applied
Geography, Bachelor of Arts in
Geography and Political
Science, over 10 years of
experience in GIS analysis
Bachelor of Arts in
Communications; 8 years of
communication strategies
experience with over 4 years
developing and implementing
public participation programs
related to NEPA studies
Master of Civil Engineering,
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 35 years of
engineering experience,
including extensive experience
in hydraulics and hydrology,
stormwater management,
drainage systems, erosion and
sediment control, open channel
design, impoundments, and
floodplain management
Bachelor of Science in Biology;
over 5 years of field
experience, including wetland
and stream identification, field
surveys and data collection,
and plant and community
wildlife identification
Master of Public Administration
in Environmental Policy and
Management, Master of
Natural Resources in Natural
Resource Administration,
Bachelor of Science in
Environmental Studies, over 7
Natural resources quality
assurance related to the
ECR and intensity
threshold definitions
Bird surveys
GIS database and figures
Public involvement
program management and
documentation; general
EIS document preparation
Floodplains, hydraulics,
and cost estimates
Fieldwork surveys, GIS
database, and figures
Existing conditions
research and writing for
land use, socioeconomic
and community features,
private in-holdings;
aesthetic and visual
resources analvsis.
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Name
Marcy Edmondson
Laura Fisher, PE
Rob Floyd
Ben Furr
Title
Project Assistant,
ARCADIS
Roadway Engineer,
ARCADIS
GIS Coordinator,
ARCADIS
Biologist, ARCADIS
Ron Gallagher Technical Editor,
ARCADIS
Tyson Graves, PE Traffic Engineering
Department Manager,
ARCADIS
Len Hill, PE Roadway Design
Senior Program
Manager, ARCADIS
Richard Lee, RLA Senior Landscape
Architect, ARCADIS
Education/Experience Primary Role
years of experience in fieldwork surveys, general
environmental assessment and EIS document preparation
NEPA compliance
Over 40 years of EIS formatting and edits
administrative/technical editing
experience
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 7 years of
experience including roadway
construction plans, traffic
analysis, and traffic
engineering studies
Bachelor of Arts in Geography
with a concentration in GIS;
over 13 years of experience in
GIS analysis and geography
Bachelor of Science in Natural
Resource Management —
Ecosystem Assessment, with a
minor in Soil Science; over 5
years of experience in wetland
and stream delineations,
natural systems assessments,
wetland and stream
restoration, mitigation site
searches, field surveys and
data collection, plant and
community wildlife
identification, and stream
construction management
Graduate studies in Urban and
Environmental Policy, Bachelor
of Arts in Journalism and
History; over 32 years of
experience as an editor and
writer
Master of Business
Administration, Bachelor of
Science in Civil Engineering;
over 17 years of experience in
all aspects of traffic
engineering, including
planning, traffic impact
analyses, and traffic design
plans
Master of Civil Engineering,
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 32 years of
experience in all aspects of
roadway design and planning
Over 32 years of experience in
the public and private land
development markets,
includinq park and recreation
Functional designs and
cost estimates
GIS database and figures
Fieldwork surveys
Quality assurance
Traffic counts, projections,
capacity analysis oversight,
and traffic safety review
Functional design and cost
estimate reviews and
quality assurance
Partial-Build Alternative to
Bushnell conceptual plan,
Partial-Build Alternative to
Bushnell and Laurel
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Name
Title Education/Experience Primary Role
Robert Lepsic I Biologist, ARCADIS
D. Scott Manning
Project Engineer,
Geotechnical and Dam
Safery Department,
ARCADIS
Kim Matthews I Biologist, ARCADIS
Adam Mclntyre � Biologist, ARCADIS
Ken Milam, PE Senior Traffic Engineer,
ARCADIS
Kristina Miller, PE Environmental Planning
Department Manager,
ARCADIS
master planning, large and Branch Picnic Area cost
small scale subdivision design, estimates
and mixed use developments
Bachelor of Science in Biology;
over 12 years of field
experience, including wetland
and stream identification, field
surveys and data collection,
natural channel design for
stream and wetland restoration
and mitigation projects.
Bachelor of Science in
Environmental Science and
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 8 years of
experience, including soil
mapping for the NRCS and
geotechnical investigations
Master of Science in Natural
Resources, Bachelor of Arts in
Biology; over 8 years of
experience, including wetland
delineations, natural resource
investigations, USFWS Section
7 investigations, NEPA
checklists, and stream and
wetland restoration and
mitigation projects
Bachelor of Science in Natural
Resources; over 8 years of
experience in wetland and
stream delineations, natural
systems assessments, wetland
and stream restoration,
mitigation site searches, water
quality monitoring, plant and
community wildlife
identification, wetland and
stream construction
management, and
environmental permitting
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 37 years of
experience in the traffic
engineering field
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 13 years of
experience in transportation
project development, impact
analysis, public involvement,
and NEPA analysis
Benthic macro-invertebrate
su rveys
Soils and geotechnical
engineering evaluations
Natural resource
investigations and
documentation, fieldwork
surveys, water quality, and
GIS database
Natural resource
investigations and
documentation, and
fieldwork surveys
Traffic and energy
Overall contract/project
management; EIS
development, agency
coordination, and public
involvement oversight; EIS
quality assurance; and
general editorial review
Byron J. O'Quinn, PE Senior Vice President, Bachelor of Science in Civil Overall project oversight,
ARCADIS Engineering, Professional quality assurance,
Degree in Transportation comment response
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Name
Title Education/Experience Primary Role
Bryon Palmer, PE Roadway Design
Engineer, ARCADIS
Scott Phelps GIS Specialist,
ARCADIS
Robin Pugh, AICP Senior Community
Planner, ARCADIS
Martha Register Senior Biologist,
ARCADIS
Anna Keith Reusche I Biologist, ARCADIS
Kevin Scott, PE Project Engineer,
ARCADIS
Engineering; over 40 years of
experience in transportation
and environmental planning
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 9 years of
experience including noise and
air qualiry studies, roadway
construction plans, traffic
analysis, and traffic
engineering studies
Bachelor of Science in
Recreation Resources
Management; over 11 years of
experience in GIS analysis
Master of City and Regional
Planning, Bachelor of Arts in
Design; 18 years of experience
in local government planning
and over 5 years of experience
in environmental assessment
and NEPA compliance
Master of Science in Botany,
Graduate study in Local
Vascular Flora and Genetics,
Bachelor of Science in Food
Science; over 12 years of
experience in botanical
surveys and vegetation
community classification
Bachelor of Science in Natural
Resources Management; field
scientist with over 5 years of
experience in natural resource
assessments and
management with a special
emphasis on aquatic
populations
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 14 years of
experience providing air quality
consulting services, including
industrial source air permitting,
regulatory compliance
assistance, and periodic
compliance reporting
Steve Scott, PE Roadway Design Undergraduate studies in Civil
Department Manager, Engineering; over 22 years of
ARCADIS experience in roadway design
Chris Sheats I Biologist, ARCADIS
Bachelor of Science in Botany;
over 4 years of project
experience that includes
wetland and stream
identification, stream and
development, and NEPA
technical advisor
Functional designs
GIS database and figures
Executive Summary, land
use impacts, indirect and
cumulative impacts,
environmental justice, and
agency coordination
documentation
Natural resource
investigations and
documentation
management, vascular
plant surveys, quality
assurance, natural
resource subconsultant
coordinator, and comment
response development
Fieldwork surveys
Air quality impact analysis
from construction activities
and future vehicular tra�c
Functional design review
Natural resources
i nvestigations/su rveys
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Name
Title Education/Experience Primary Role
Greg Slater, PG Geologist, Geotechnical
and Dam Safety,
ARCADIS
Brian Speight, PE Roadway Design
Engineer, ARCADIS
Ann Steedly, PE Senior Planner,
ARCADIS
Steve Thomas, PE Transportation
Business Practice
Manager, ARCADIS
Janice Warren Environmental Planner,
ARCADIS
Sammons/Dutton, LLC: EIS and Appendix F
Ron Dutton Principal,
Sammons/Dutton, LLC
wetland mitigation, and
threatened and endangered
species surveys
Bachelor of Science in
Geology; over 8 years of field
and task management
experience, including
geotechnical investigations,
geotechnical instrumentation,
dam and tunnel inspections,
hydrogeological investigations,
and acid rock analysis
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 12 years of
experience including roadway
construction documents, traffic
analysis, and traffic
engineering studies
Master of Business
Administration, Bachelor of
Science in Civil Engineering;
over 10 years of experience in
socioeconomic impact
analysis, environmental
assessment and NEPA
compliance
Master of Civil Engineering,
Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering; over 20 years of
experience in roadway and
bridge design, traffic
operations analysis,
environmental impact studies
and assessments, and air and
noise analysis
Bachelor of Arts in
Environmental Studies; over 6
years of experience in
environmental assessment and
NEPA compliance
Bachelor of Science in
Economics, Master of Science
in Economics; over 30 years of
experience in socioeconomic
and reaional economic
Geology and encapsulation
techniques
Functional designs
EIS management and
review, community impacts,
cost estimates,
development of comment
responses, and Preferred
Alternative documentation
Contract oversight, quality
assurance, and project
management assistance
Existing conditions
research and writing for air
quality and public projects;
primary author for the
Preliminary Alternatives
Report; and EIS primary
author for Purpose and
Need (Chapter 1),
Parklands and Recreational
Facilities, Hazardous
Materials, Utilities, Public
Health and Safery, and
Visitor Use and Experience
Principal analyst for the
economic impact analysis
and author of the economic
impact technical report;
assisted in development of
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Name
Title Education/Experience Primary Role
TRC Garrow, Associates: EIS and Appendix G
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C. Damon Jones
Independent Contractors
Don Byerly, PhD
Harvey C. Bernard,
PhD
Eric R. Britzke, PhD
W. Benjamin Cash, III,
PhD
Philip E. "Ted" Coyle,
PhD
Daniel Dourson
Program Manager/
Senior Archaeologist,
TRC Garrow
Associates, Inc.
Archaeologist, TRC
Garrow Associates, Inc.
Professor Emeritus,
Geological Sciences
Department, University
of Tennessee
Professor of Biology,
Entomology and Plant
Pathology Department,
University of
Tennessee
Environmental Science
Program Specialist,
East Arkansas
Community College
Assistant Professor of
Biology, Maryville
College
Associate Professor of
Anthropology, Western
Carolina University
Unaffiliated;
Independent Contractor
analysis, including extensive comment responses
NEPA analysis
Bachelor of Arts in
Anthropology, PhD candidate
in Anthropology; over 31 years
of experience in archaeology
and cultural resource
management
Master of Arts in Archaeology
and Historic Landscapes,
Bachelor of Arts in
Anthropology; over 11 years of
experience in archaeology and
cultural resource management
Doctorate in Geology, minor in
Soils, Masters in Geology; over
45 years of experience
teaching and consulting in the
Geology field
Doctorate in Biology; over 32
years of experience in the
taxonomy and ecology of
invertebrates
Doctorate in Environmental
Sciences; over 12 years of
experience in conservation
biology of vertebrates. A
leading expert in the eastern
United States in bat acoustic
identification technology.
Doctorate in Biology; over 14
years of experience in
research in behavioral ecology
of reptiles and amphibians
Doctorate in Anthropology;
over 12 years of experience in
the ethnography of Mexico, 6
years of experience in the
ethnography of the Blue Ridge
region.
Associate Degree in Wildlife
Biology; over 24 years of
experience in field-oriented
biological surveys
Managed cultural resource
investigations; co-authored
reports; assisted in
development of comment
responses and general
editorial review
Directed archaeological
survey and co-authored
Section 106 report
Appendices I and L;
Geology and encapsulation
techniques; assisted in
development of comment
responses
Attachment N-10;
Terrestrial invertebrates
su rveys
Attachment N-5; Bat survey
Attachment N-7; Reptile
su rveys
Appendix G; North Shore
Decoration Day
ethnographic studies
Attachment N-11;
Terrestrial mollusca
surveys and small mammal
su rveys
Kim Feeman Unaffiliated; Master of Science in Attachment N-14; Non-
Independent Contractor Biology/Botany; over 8 years of vascular plant surveys
experience in field-oriented
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Name
Title Education/Experience Primary Role
Shay Garriock Environmental
Biologist, The Catena
Group
Mark W. Gumbert Biologist, Copperhead
Environmental
Consulting
Michael J. Harvey, PhD
Mark D. Huncik
Alan Jabbour, PhD
R. Todd Jobe
Professor
Emeritus/Adjunct
Professor, Department
of Biology, Tennessee
Technological
University
botanical research and surveys
Bachelor of Science in Wildlife
Biology; over 12 years of
experience conducting
vertebrate and invertebrate
surveys, plant community
mapping, natural resource
investigations, and wetland
delineations
Master of Science in Biology;
12 years of experience in
biological surveys, especially
small mammals
Doctorate in Biology; over 32
years of experience in
conservation biology and
behavioral ecology of
mammals, particularly
endangered bats
Meteorological Bachelor of Science in
Consultant Meteorology; over 17 years of
experience providing air quality
and meteorological services,
including dispersion modeling,
emissions inventory
development, air quality impact
analyses, emission source
permitting, weather
forecasting, and on-site
training
Unaffiliated; former
director (retired),
American Folklife
Center, Library of
Congress
PhD Student in
Ecology, Department of
Biology, University of
North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
Wendell Pennington President/Principal
Scientist, Pennington
and Associates, Inc.
Doctorate and Master of Arts in
English Literature and Folklore;
over 32 years of experience as
manager of cultural programs
at federal cultural agencies
(Head, Archive of Folk Song,
Library of Congress; Director,
Folk Arts Program, National
Endowment for the Arts;
Director, American Folklife
Center, Library of Congress)
Bachelor of Science in Biology,
over 8 years of experience in
GIS programming
Doctoral candidate
(dissertation not completed),
Master of Science in Biology,
Bachelor of Science in Biology
with a minor in Geology; over
21 years of experience related
to the analyses of benthic
aquatic organisms
Attachment M-8;
Amphibian, butterfly and
dragonfly surveys
Attachment N-6; Small-
mammal surveys
Attachment N-5; Bat
surveys
Appendix K; Air quality
impact analysis from
construction activities and
future vehicular traffic
Appendix G; Principal
Investigator, North Shore
Decoration Day
ethnographic studies
Attachment N-13;
Ecological Zipcode
Mapping, rare species
prediction maps
Benthic macro-invertebrate
identification
Agency Consultation and Coordination — 5-69
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Name
Allen C. Risk, PhD
Timothy Savidge
Title
Associate Professor of
Biology, Morehead
State Universiry
Environmental
Supervisor, The Catena
Group
J. Bolling Sullivan, PhD Unaffiliated;
Independent Contractor
Kendrick Weeks Project Scientist,
EcoScience, Inc.
5.17 List of Reviewers
Education/Experience
Doctorate in Botany; over 17
years of experience in natural
history and ecology of non-
vascular plants
Master of Science in Marine
Biology; over 17 years of
experience conducting natural
resource investigations,
including threatened and
endangered species surveys
specializing in aquatic species
(fish and freshwater mussels)
Doctorate in Zoology; over 27
years of experience on the
Duke School of Medicine
faculty; current research
appointments include the
Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC; the Carnegie
Museum, Pittsburgh, PA; and
the Florida Department of
Agriculture, Gainesville, FL.
Master of Science in Zoology,
Minor in Statistics, Bachelor of
Science in Biology;
The list of reviewers for the EIS is included in Table 5-2.
Table 5-2. List of Reviewers
Primary Role
Verified field identifications
of non-vascular plants
collection by K. Feeman
Attachment M-8; Fish and
mussel surveys
Attachment N-9;
Lepidopteran surveys
Bird surveys
Name Title Review Focus
Federal Highway Administration — Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division
Nicholas Finch
Jack Van Dop
National Park Service
Anita Barnett
Shawn Benge
Kent Cave
David Chapman
Contracting Officer's Technical
Representative, FHWA-EFLHD
Contracting Officer's Technical
Representative, FHWA-EFLHD
Environmental Compliance Specialist,
Southeast Regional Office
Chief of Maintenance, GSMNP
Interpretative Media Branch Chief,
GSMNP
Historian, GSMNP
Overall EIS review
Overall contract oversight and EIS review
Overall EIS review
Overall EIS review
Overall EIS review
Cultural resources review
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