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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPAR'TIVIENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
A GOVERNOR

U. S. Army Corps of En ineers
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to 151 Patton Ave, Room 208
Asheville, NC 28801

ATTN: Mr. David Baker
V NCDOT Coordinator
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SUBJECT: Request For NW 23/33 Permit Re-issuance for TIP project B-4696
in Swain County.
REFERENCE: 1) B-4696 USACE 404 NW 23/33 Action ID No. SAW200641014387 dated
October 24, 2006
2) B-4696 Nationwide Permit Application dated September 21, 2006
Dear Sir:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has been issued a Nationwide 23/33
permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for project B-4696 which expired on
March 18, 2007. Project construction in jurisdictional areas will not be completed by March 17,
2008. Therefore, we are requesting permit re-issuance.
Table 1. Proiect Information
TIP Permit Action ID # NW # DOT Div County Stream Name Location
B-4696 SAW200641014387 23 & 33 14 Swain Oconoluftee River US 19/441
Table 2. Proiect Impacts
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TIP Perm Wetland Perm Stream Temp Wetland Temp Stream Perm Open Temp Open Mechanized
Impacts Impacts Impacts Impacts Water Water Clearing in
Wetlands
B-4696 0 0 0 0.183 acre 0 0 0
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT UNIT
159$ MA¢, SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1598
TELEPHONE: 919-71$-1334 or
919-715-133$
FAX: 919-71$-5501
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BUILDMG
2728 CAPITAL BLVD. SUITE 240
RALEIGH NC 27604
WEBS/TE: WWW.NCDOT.ORC

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Application is hereby made for re-issue of the USACE 404 permit and DWQ 401 permit. All
permit drawings and plan sheets submitted with the original application are current and do
account for the entire scope of the project. All environmental commitments and special
conditions referenced in the NW 23/33 Permit Application will continue to be followed
throughout project construction.
The NCDOT will also continue to adhere to all general conditions set forth in the 401 General
Water Quality Certifications (WQC) 3632 and 3634. All general conditions of the Water Quality
Certifications will be met. Therefore, in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H, Section .0500(a) and
15A NCAC 2B.0200, we are providing copies of this application to the North Carolina
Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality for their
approval.
Thank you for your time and assistance with these projects. If you have any questions or need
any additional information, please contact Michael Turchy at 919-715-1468.
Sincerely,
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Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Environmental Management Director, PDEA
cc: Mr. John Hennessy, NCDWQ (2 copies)
Ms. Marella Buncick, USFWS
Ms. Marla Chambers, NCWRC
Mr. Harold Draper, TVA
Dr. David Chang, P.E., Hydraulics
Mr. Victor Barbour, P.E., Project Services Unit
Mr. Greg Perfetti, P.E., Structure Design
Mr. Mark Staley, Roadside Environmental
Mr. J. B. Setzer, P.E., Division Engineer
Mr. Mark Davis, Division 14 DEO
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E., Roadway Design
Mr. Majed Alghandour, P. E., Programming and TIP
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E., Highway Design
Mr. Scott McLendon, USACE, Wilmington
Ms. Pam Williams, Project Planning Engineer