CESAM-RD-A April 7, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. SAM LET

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1 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY MOBLE DSTRCT, CORPS OF ENGNEERS P.O. BOX 2288 MOBLE, AL CESAM-RD-A Aprl 7, 2017 PUBLC NOTCE NO. SAM LET JONT PUBLC NOTCE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGNEERS AND STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REQUEST TO DSCHARGE FLL MATERAL N WETLANDS TO CONSTRUCT AN OVER THE ROAD TRUCK AND CARGO HANDLNG FACLTY, RATTLESNAKE BAYOU, THEODORE, MOBLE COUNTY, ALABAMA TO WHOM T MAY CONCERN: Ths Dstrct has receved an applcaton for a Department of the Army permt pursuant to Secton 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). Please communcate ths nformaton to nterested partes. APPLCANT: Old Domnon Freght Lne, nc. Attenton: Mr. Phllp Danner 500 Old Domnon Way Thomasvlle, North Carolna AGENT: Barry A. Vttor and Assocates, nc. Attenton: Dr. Barry A. Vttor 8060 Cottage Hll Road Moble, Alabama WATERWAY/LOCATON: Rattlesnake Bayou, west of Rangelne Road on the north sde of Todd Acres Drve, Secton 29, Townshp 5 South, Range 2 West, Theodore, Moble County, Alabama, Lattude North and Longtude West, 8-dgt Hydrologc Unt Code watershed (Moble Bay, Alabama). PROJECT PURPOSE: The constructon of a new commercal truckng faclty for the transport and dstrbuton of a varety of goods and products. PROPOSED WORK: The applcant proposes the dscharge of approxmately 6,000 cubc yards of commercally obtaned clean sandy clay fll materal n order to fll approxmately 1.22 acres of wetland to construct an over-the-road truck handlng faclty and cargo dstrbuton warehouse. An approxmately 3-foot layer of sandy clay base fll would be dscharged across the wetland area to establsh elevaton contours adequate to provde dranage of ranfall runoff away from the proposed faclty. The proposed faclty would nclude the constructon of a 12,000-square-foot warehouse buldng surrounded by a paved apron and parkng areas that would provde for the parkng of at least 97 truck tralers. Addtonal support facltes that

2 CESAM-RD-A Aprl 7, 2017 Publc Notce No. SAM LET Page 2 of 4 would be constructed on the ste would nclude offce areas, mantenance facltes, drveways, and employee parkng. A stormwater detenton basn would be constructed n uplands on the east sde of the proposed faclty. AVODANCE AND MNMZATON: The applcant has mnmzed mpacts to aquatc resources through the avodance of approxmately 0.9 acre of hgher qualty forested wetlands on the east sde of the project ste. The U.S. Army Corps of Engneers (USACE), Moble Dstrct, has not verfed the adequacy of the applcant s avodance and mnmzaton efforts at ths tme. MTGATON: The applcant proposes the purchase of wetland mtgaton credts from a USACE approved wetland mtgaton bank that serves Moble County, Alabama. WATER QUALTY: The applcant has appled for certfcaton from the State of Alabama n accordance wth Secton 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act. Upon completon of the requred advertsng and publc comment revew, a determnaton relatve to water qualty certfcaton wll be made by the Alabama Department of Envronmental Management (ADEM). HSTORC PROPERTES: n accordance wth Secton 106 of the Natonal Hstorc Preservaton Act and Appendx C of 33 CFR 325, the undertakng defned n ths notce s beng consdered for the potental to affect cultural and hstorc propertes wthn the permt area. n accordance wth Appendx C of 33 CFR 325, the USACE has determned that the permt area conssts of the entre proposed development, whch ncludes the undertakng n waters of the Unted States and the assocated uplands that would be utlzed to construct the faclty and ts stormwater management nfrastructure. The Natonal Regster of Hstorc Places wll be consulted for propertes lsted n or elgble for the Natonal Regster, whch are known to exst and would be affected by the proposed work. We are seekng comment from the State Hstorc Preservaton Offcer (SHPO) regardng the exstence or the potental for exstence of sgnfcant cultural and hstorc propertes wthn the permt area. Ths revew consttutes the full extent of cultural resources nvestgatons unless comment to ths notce s receved documentng that sgnfcant stes or propertes exst whch may be affected by ths work, or that adequately documents a potental exsts for the locaton of sgnfcant stes or propertes wthn the permt area. Copes of ths notce are beng sent to the SHPO and the U.S. Department of the nteror, Natonal Park Servce, Dvson of Archeologcal Servces. ESSENTAL FSH HABTAT: Ths notce ntates the Essental Fsh Habtat (EFH) consultaton requrements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fshery Conservaton and Management Act. The proposed project would be located n palustrne forested and scrubshrub wetland habtat and would not affect estuarne substrate, water column or other EFH complexes; therefore, no areas utlzed by varous lfe stages of varous marne speces

3 CESAM-RD-A Aprl 7, 2017 Publc Notce No. SAM LET Page 3 of 4 would be affected. Our ntal determnaton s that the proposed acton would not adversely affect EFH or Federally managed fsheres. Our fnal determnaton relatve to project mpacts and the need for mtgatve measures s subject to revew by and coordnaton wth the Natonal Marne Fsheres Servce. ENDANGERED SPECES: Prelmnary revew of ths applcaton and the U.S. Department of the nteror Lst of Endangered and Threatened Wldlfe and Plants ndcate that the proposed actvty wll have no effect on the followng lsted endangered or threatened speces wth the potental to exst wthn the watershed of the permt area: Wood Stork, Florda Manatee, Gulf Sturgeon, Alabama Red-belly Turtle, Eastern ndgo Snake, Black Pne Snake, Gopher Tortose, and Lousana Qullwort. Addtonally, there s no desgnated crtcal habtat wthn the permt area. Ths determnaton s beng coordnated wth the U.S. Fsh and Wldlfe Servce (USFWS) va ths Publc Notce. Further coordnaton wth the USFWS wll be performed as determned to be approprate. COMMENTS: Ths publc notce s beng dstrbuted to all known nterested persons and serves to solct comments from the publc, Federal, State, and local agences and offcals, ndan Trbes, and other nterested partes, n order to assst n developng facts on whch a decson by the USACE can be based. The USACE s solctng comments from the publc; Federal, State and local agences and offcals; ndan Trbes; and other nterested partes n order to consder and evaluate the mpacts of ths proposed actvty. Any comments receved wll be consdered by the USACE to determne whether to ssue, modfy, condton or deny a permt for ths proposal. To make ths decson, comments are used to assess mpacts on endangered speces, hstorc propertes, water qualty, general envronmental effects, and the other publc nterest factors lsted above. Comments are used n the preparaton of an Envronmental Assessment and/or an Envronmental mpact Statement pursuant to the Natonal Envronmental Polcy Act. Comments are also used to determne the need for a publc hearng and to determne the overall publc nterest of the proposed actvty. Any person may request, n wrtng, wthn the comment perod specfed n ths notce, that a publc hearng be held to consder ths applcaton. Requests for publc hearngs shall state wth partcularty, the reasons for holdng a publc hearng. For accuracy and completeness of the record, all data n support of or n opposton to the proposed work should be submtted n wrtng, settng forth suffcent detal to furnsh a clear understandng of the reasons for support or opposton. The decson whether to ssue a permt wll be based on an evaluaton of the probable mpact, ncludng cumulatve mpacts, of the proposed actvty on the publc nterest. That decson wll reflect the natonal concern for both protecton and utlzaton of mportant resources. The beneft, whch reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal, must be balanced aganst ts reasonably foreseeable detrments. All factors whch may be relevant to the proposal wll be consdered, ncludng the cumulatve effects thereof; among those are conservaton, economcs, aesthetcs, general envronmental concerns, wetlands, cultural values, fsh and wldlfe values, flood hazards, flood plan values, land use, navgaton, shorelne eroson and accreton, recreaton, water supply and conservaton,

4 CESAM-RD-A Aprl 7, 2017 Publc Notce No. SAM LET Page 4 of 4 water qualty, energy needs, safety, food producton, and n general, the needs and welfare of the people. Evaluaton of the probable mpacts nvolvng deposts of dredged or fll materal nto waters of the Unted States wll also nclude the applcaton of gudelnes establshed by the Admnstrator of the U.S. Envronmental Protecton Agency. Correspondence concernng ths notce should refer to Publc Notce Number SAM LET, and should be drected to USACE, Moble Dstrct, Regulatory Dvson, Attenton: Ms. Lesle E. Turney, Post Offce Box 2288, Moble, Alabama , wth a copy furnshed to the ADEM, Coastal Secton, 3664 Dauphn Street, Sute B, Moble, Alabama All Comments should be receved no later than 30 days from the date of ths Publc Notce. f you have any questons concernng ths publcaton, you may contact the project manager, Ms. Turney at (251) or by e-mal at lesle.e.turney@usace.army.ml. Please refer to the above Publc Notce Number SAM LET. For addtonal nformaton about our Regulatory Program, please vst our web ste at MOBLE DSTRCT U.S. Army Corps of Engneers Enclosures

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