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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20150765 Ver 1_Mitigation letter_20160322U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Wilmington District Compensatorv Miti�ation Responsibilitv Transfer Form Permittee: NCDOT/ Attn: Heath Slaughter Project Name: NCDOT/Bridgel7/SR1109/Div11 Action ID: SAW-2015-02220 County: Ashe Instructions to Permittee: The Permittee must provide a copy of this form to the Mitigation Sponsor, either an approved Mitigation Bank or the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS), who will then sign the form to verify the transfer of the mitigation responsibility. Once the Sponsor has signed this form, it is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Project Manager identified on page two is in receipt of a signed copy of this form before conducting authorized impacts, unless otherwise specified below. If more than one mitigation Sponsor will be used to provide the mitigation associated with the permit, or if the impacts and/or the mitigation will occur in more than one S-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC), multiple forms will be attached to the permit, and the separate forms for each Sponsor and/or HUC must be provided to the appropriate mitigation Sponsors. Instructions to Sponsor: The Sponsor must verify that the mitigation requirements (credits) shown below are available at the identified site. By signing below, the Sponsor is accepting full responsibility for the identified mitigation, regardless of whether or not they have received payment from the Permittee. Once the form is signed, the Sponsor must update the bank ledger and provide a copy of the signed form and the updated bank ledger to the Permittee, the USACE Project Manager, and the Wilmington District Mitigation Office (see contact information on page 2). The 5ponsor must also comply with all reporting requirements established in their authorizing instrument. Permitted Impacts and Compensatory Mitigation Requirements: Permitted Impacts Requiring Mitigation* 8-digit HUC and Basin: 05050001, New River Basin Stream Warm � linear Cool Cold 81 Wetland Impacts (acres) n Riverine Riparian Non-Riverine Non-Riparian Coastal *If more than one mitigation sponsor will be used for the permit, only include impacts to be mitigated by this sponsor. ipensatory Mitigation Requirements: Stream Mitigation (credits) Warm Cool Cold 162 HUC and Basin: 05050001, New River Basin Wetland Mitigation (credits Riparian Riverine � Riparian Non-Riverine � Non-Riparian � Coastal Mitigation Site Debited: NCDMS (List the name of the bank to be debited. For umbrella banks, also list the specific site. For NCDMS, list NCDMS. If the NCDMS acceptance letter identifies a specific site, also list the specific site to be debited). Settion to be completed by the Mitigation Sponsor Statement of Mitigation Liability Acceptance: I, the undersigned, verify that I am authorized to approve mitigation transactions for the Mitigation Sponsor shown below, and I certify that the Sponsor agrees to accept full responsibility for providing the mitigation identified in this document (see the table above), associated with the USACE Permittee and Action ID number shown. I also verify that released credits (and/or advance credits for NCDMS), as approved by the USACE, are currently available at the mitigation site identified above. Further, I understand that if the Sponsor fails to provide the required compensatory mitigation, the USACE Wilmington District Engineer may pursue measures against the Sponsor to ensure compliance associated with the mitigation requirements. Mitigation Sponsor Name:_ Name o�Sponsor's Authorized of Sponsor's Page 1 of 2 � 2 I 2ar � Date of�Signat e Form Updated 12 September, 2014 USACE Wilmington District Compensatory Mitigation Responsibility Transfer Form, Page 2 Conditions for Transfer of Compensatory Mitigation Credit: • Once this document has been signed by the Mitigation Sponsor and the USACE is in receipt of the signed form, the Permittee is no longer responsible for providing the mitigation identified in this form, though the Permittee remains responsible for any other mitigation requirements stated in the permit conditions. • Construction within jurisdictional areas authorized by the permit identified on page one of this form can begin only after the USACE is in receipt of a copy of this document signed by the Sponsor, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. For authorized impacts conducted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), construction within jurisdictional areas may proceed upon permit issuance; however, a copy of this form signed by the Sponsor must be provided to the USACE within 30 days of permit issuance. NCDOT remains fully responsible for the mitigation until the USACE has received this form, confirming that the Sponsor has accepted responsibility for providing the mitigation requirements listed herein. � Signed copies of this document must be retained by the Permittee, Mitigation Sponsor, and in the USACE administrative records for both the permit and the Bank/ILF Instrument. It is the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that the USACE Project Manager (address below) is provided with a signed copy of this form. � If changes are proposed to the type, amount, or location of mitigation after this form has been signed and returned to the USACE, the Sponsor must obtain case-by-case approval from the USACE Project Manager and/or North Carolina Interagency Review Team (NCIRT). If approved, higher mitigation ratios may be applied, as per current District guidance and a new version of this form must be completed and included in the USACE administrative records for both the permit and the Bank/ILF Instrument. Comments/Additional Conditions: This form is not valid unless signed below by the USACE Project Manager and by the Mitigation Sponsor on Page 1. Once signed, the Sponsor should provide copies of this form along with an updated bank ledger to: 2J the Permittee, 2) the USACE Projett Manager at the address below, and 3) the Wi/mington District Mitigation Office, Attn: Todd Tugwell, 11405 Falls of Neuse Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587 (emaih. todd.tugwell@usace.army.milJ. Questions regarding this form or any of the permit conditions may be directed to the USACE Project Manager below. USACE Project Manager: USACE Field Office: Email: Steve Kichefski Asheville Regulatory Field Office US Army Corps of Engineers 151 Patton Avenue, Room 208 Asheville, North Carolina 28801-5006 steven.l.kichefski@usace.army.mil KICHEFSKI.STEVEN.L.1386 pNlc=lUS,Io=U.S.GovemmenitSouvDoD'ou6PK1,539 908539 ou=USA, cn=KICHEF5KI.5TEVEN.L.1386908539 Date: 2016.03.07 13:29:31 -OS'00' USACE Project Manager Signature March 7, 2016 Date of Signature Current Wilmington District mitigation guidance, including information on mitigation ratios, functional assessments, and mitigation bank location and availability, and credit classifications (including stream temperature and wetland groupings) is available at http://ribits.usace.armv.mil. Page 2 of 2 The Wilmington District is committed to providing the highest level of support to the public. 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