LRL-2013-070 Public Notice for Web

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Public NoticePublic Notice No. Open Date: Close Date:LRL-2013-070--gjd 1 Mar 2013 1 Apr 2013

US Army Corps

of Engineers

Louisville District

Please address all comments and inquiries to:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District

ATTN: Mr. George DeLancey, CELRL-OP-FW

P.O. Box 489

Newburgh, Indiana 47629-2678

[email protected] Phone: 812-842-2807

Thi s not i ce announces an appl i cat i on submi t t ed f or a Depar t ment of t heAr my ( DA) permi t , subj ect t o Sect i on 404 of t he Cl ean Water Act .

APPLI CANT: Ar r aki s Oi l Recover y, LLC101 NW 1st St r eetSui t e 213

Evansvi l l e, I ndi ana 47708

LOCATI ON: Unnamed t r i but ar i es and associ at ed wet l ands of MuddyCr eek, adj acent t o Kent ucky Hi ghway 79, j ustsout hwest of Cost el ow, Logan Count y, Kent ucky.Lat i t ude: 3659' 7. 34"NLongi t ude: - 8646' 57. 59"W

PURPOSE: To r el ocate st r eams and wet l ands t o f aci l i t ate t her ecovery of bi t umen ( Heavy oi l ) .

DESCRI PTI ON OF WORK: The proposed proj ect woul d r esul t i n di schargesof f i l l and/ or dr edged mat er i al i nt o wat er s of t he Uni t ed St at es ona maj or i t y of a 100. 1- acr e si t e. The si t e i s appr oved by Sur f aceMi ni ng Cont r ol and Recl amat i on Act ( SMCRA) - Kent ucky Di vi on of Mi nePermi t s No. 071- 9701.

Under t hi s pr oposal , t he appl i cant i s pr oposi ng t he f ol l owi ng: 1. t of i l l 3, 057 l i near f eet of ephemer al st r eams; 2. t o f i l l 1, 542 l i nearf eet of i nt er mi t t ent st r eams; 3. t o f i l l 0. 03 acre of pal ust r i neemergent ( PEM) wet l ands, and 4. 0. 19 acre of open water . Al leconomi cal l y r ecoverabl e bi t umen woul d be r emoved dur i ng t heexcavat i on of t he area, pr ocessed and sol d. The area woul d ber et ur ned t o appr oxi mat e or i gi nal cont our s, cover ed wi t h st ockpi l edsoi l mater i al , r evegetat ed, and r et ur ned t o an appr oved post - mi ne l and

use t hrough t he SMCRA process.

Par t of t hi s pr oposal i s f or af t er t he f act aut hor i zat i on f or di r ecti mpact s t o 56 l i near f eet of ephemer al st r eam and 195' of i nt er mi t t entst r eam. These i mpact s were compl eted dur i ng t he const r uct i on of adi ver si on berm and sedi ment basi n. Thi s wor k was compl eted pr i or t oany pr oper DA r evi ews or aut hori zat i on.
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Oper at i ons Di vi si onRegul at ory Br anch ( West )Publ i c Not i ce No. LRL- 2013- 070- gj d

AVOI DANCE, MI NI MI ZATI ON, and AVOI DANCE MEASURES: The appl i cant spr ef er r ed al t er nat i ve, was sel ect ed af t er consi der i ng ot her ar eas andavai l abl e r eser ves.

MI TI GATI ON: The appl i cant i s pr oposi ng t o compl et e st r eam mi t i gat i onon si t e. I nt er mi t t ent s t r eams woul d be mi t i gat ed by r econst r uct i ng

1, 618 l i near f eet of st r eams, about a 1: 1 r at i o, and ephemeral st r eamswoul d be r epl aced wi t h 1, 528 f eet of st r eams, about a 0. 5: 1 r at i o.St r eam desi gns woul d be based on Rosgen natur al st r eam desi gn andmethodol ogi es. The st r eam mi t i gat i on woul d be conduct ed wi t h phasedmi ni ng and r ecl amat i on of t he pr oj ect . Ri pari an areas woul d bemanaged f or har d mast t r ee speci es, benef i ci al shrubs and gr asses.

The appl i cant i s proposi ng t o mi t i gate t he wet l and i mpact s by payi ngan i n l i eu f ee payment of $2, 016.

REVI EW PROCEDURES: A DA Per mi t cannot be i ssued i f any l egal l yr equi r ed Feder al , St at e, or l ocal aut hor i zat i on or cer t i f i cat i on i s

deni ed. A DA per mi t , i f ot her wi se war r ant ed, wi l l not be i ssued unt i la St at e of Kent ucky Wat er Qual i t y Cer t i f i cat i on or wai ver i s on f i l eat t hi s of f i ce. I n or der t o compl y wi t h Sect i on 401 of t he Cl eanWat er Act , t he appl i cant , by t hi s not i ce, her eby appl i es f or St at ecer t i f i cat i on f r om t he KDMP.

Copi es of t hi s not i ce ar e sent t o t he appr opr i at e Feder al and St at eFi sh and Wi l dl i f e Agenci es. Thei r vi ews and comment s ar e sol i ci t ed i naccordance wi t h t he Fi sh and Wi l dl i f e Coordi nat i on Act of 1956. Basedon avai l abl e i nf or mat i on, t he pr oposed act i vi t y wi l l not dest r oy orendanger any Feder al l y- l i st ed t hr eat ened or endangered speci es ort hei r cri t i cal habi t at s, as i dent i f i ed under t he Endanger ed Speci es

Act , and t her ef or e, i ni t i at i on of f or mal consul t at i on pr ocedur es wi t ht he U. S. Fi sh and Wi l dl i f e Ser vi ce i s not pl anned at t hi s t i me.

Any person may r equest , i n wr i t i ng, wi t hi n t he comment per i odspeci f i ed i n t hi s not i ce, t hat a publ i c hear i ng be hel d t o consi dert hi s appl i cat i on. A r equest f or a publ i c hear i ng must st at e t hespeci f i c i nt erest whi ch mi ght be damaged by i ssuance of t he DA Per mi t .

The Nat i onal Regi st er of Hi st or i c Pl aces has been exami ned, and i t hasbeen det er mi ned t hat t her e ar e no pr oper t i es cur r ent l y l i st ed on t heRegi st er whi ch woul d be di r ect l y af f ect ed by t he pr oposed wor k. Thesi t e has been sur veyed f or cul t ur al r esour ces and coor di nat i on wi t ht he Kent ucky St at e Hi st or i c Pr eser vat i on Of f i ce i s on- goi ng. I f weare made aware, as a resul t of comment s r ecei ved i n r esponse t o t hi snot i ce, or by ot her means, of speci f i c ar chaeol ogi cal , sci ent i f i c,pr e- hi st or i cal , or hi st or i cal si t es or st r uctur es whi ch mi ght beaf f ect ed by t he pr oposed wor k, t he Di st r i ct Engi neer wi l li mmedi atel y t ake t he appr opr i ate act i on necessar y pur suant t o t heNat i onal Hi st or i c Pr eser vat i on Act of 1966 - Publ i c Law 89- 665 asamended ( i ncl udi ng Publ i c Law 96- 515) .

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The deci si on whether t o i ssue a permi t wi l l be based on an eval uat i onof t he pr obabl e i mpact of t he pr oposed act i vi t y on t he publ i ci nt er est . That deci si on wi l l r ef l ect t he nat i onal concer n f or bot hpr ot ect i on and ut i l i zat i on of i mpor t ant r esour ces. The benef i t s whi chr easonabl y may be expect ed t o accr ue f r om t he pr oposal must bebal anced agai nst i t s reasonabl y f or eseeabl e det r i ment s. Al l f act or s

whi ch may be rel evant t o t he pr oposal wi l l be consi dered; among t hoseare conservat i on, economi cs, aest het i c val ues, gener al envi r onment alconcer ns, hi st or i c val ues, f i sh and wi l dl i f e val ues, f l ood damagepr event i on, l and use, navi gat i on, r ecreat i on, wat er suppl y, wat erqual i t y, ener gy needs, saf et y, f ood pr oduct i on, and i n gener al , t heneeds and wel f ar e of t he publ i c. I n addi t i on, t he eval uat i on of t hei mpact of t he acti vi t y on t he publ i c i nt er est wi l l i ncl ude appl i cat i onof t he gui del i nes ( 40 CFR Par t 230) pr omul gated by t he Admi ni st r at or,Uni t ed St ates Envi r onment al Prot ect i on Agency, under aut hor i t y ofSect i on 404( b) of t he CWA.

The Cor ps of Engi neer s i s sol i ci t i ng comments f r om t he publ i c;

Feder al , St at e, and l ocal agenci es and of f i ci al s; I ndi an t r i bes; andot her i nt er est ed par t i es i n or der t o consi der and eval uat e t he i mpact sof t hi s pr oposed act i vi t y. Any comment s r ecei ved wi l l be consi der edby t he Corps of Engi neer s t o determi ne whether t o i ssue, modi f y,condi t i on or deny a per mi t f or t hi s pr oposal . To make t hi s deci si on,comment s ar e used to assess i mpact s on endangered speci es, hi st or i cpr oper t i es, wat er qual i t y, gener al envi r onment al ef f ect s, and t heot her publ i c i nt er est f act or s l i st ed above. Comment s ar e used i n t hepreparat i on of an Envi r onment al Assessment and/ or an Envi r onment alI mpact St atement pur suant t o t he Nat i onal Envi r onment al Pol i cy Act .Comment s ar e al so used to det ermi ne t he need f or a publ i c hear i ng andt o det er mi ne t he over al l publ i c i nt er est of t he pr oposed act i vi t y.

Wr i t t en st at ement s r ecei ved i n t hi s of f i ce on or bef or e t he cl osi ngdat e wi l l become a par t of t he of f i ci al r ecor d and wi l l be consi der edi n t he det er mi nat i on on t hi s per mi t r equest . Any obj ect i ons whi ch ar er ecei ved dur i ng t hi s per i od wi l l be f or war ded t o t he appl i cant f orpossi bl e resol ut i on bef or e t he det er mi nat i on i s made whet her t o i ssueor deny t he r equest ed DA Per mi t . A permi t wi l l be gr ant ed unl ess i t si ssuance i s f ound t o be cont r ar y to t he publ i c i nt er est .

I nf or mat i on per t ai ni ng t o t hi s appl i cat i on i s avai l abl e f or publ i cexami nat i on dur i ng normal busi ness hour s upon pr i or r equest . The Publ i cNot i ce and dr awi ngs ar e avai l abl e on Loui svi l l e Di st r i ct ' s I nt er net si t eat ht t p: / / www. l r l . usace. ar my. mi l / Mi ssi ons/ Regul at or y. aspx. Al l comment sr egardi ng thi s proposal shoul d be addr essed t o Mr . Geor ge DeLancey,CELRL- OP- FW at t he addr ess noted above and shoul d ref er t o t he Publ i cNot i ce Number LRL- 2013- 070- A- GJ D.

I f you desi r e t o submi t your comment s by emai l , you must compl y wi t ht he f ol l owi ng:

a) I n t he subj ect l i ne of your emai l , t ype i n ONLY t he Publ i cNot i ce I D No. LRL- 2013- 070- GJ D.

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b) Provi de your physi cal mai l i ng addr ess and t el ephone number.

c) Send your emai l t o: l r l . r egul atorypubl i ccomment @usace. army. mi l .

d) I f you are sendi ng at t achment s gr eat er t han 1 Mb i n si ze wi t hyour emai l , you must send a hard copy ( CD or paper ) t o t he Corpsphysi cal addr ess as wel l .

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