1264R420R0005 - Attachment 6B - Permit.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

LITTLE ROCK DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

POST OFFICE BOX 867

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72203-0867

www.swl.usace.army.mil

February 24, 2020

Regulatory Division

NATIONWIDE PERMIT NO. SWL-2019-00397

Kevin Rose Environment Team Leader Federal Highway Administration 21400 Ridgetop Circle Sterling, Virginia 20166

Dear Mr. Rose:

Please refer to your letter dated December 16, 2019, concerning Department of the Army permit requirements pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S. Code 1344). You requested authorization for the placement of dredged and fill material in waters of the United States associated with a low water crossing along Forest Service Road 3412 with approximately

0.01 acres of permanent impacts. The project is located in Big Barron Creek, section 19, T. 25N, R. 1E, Ripley County, Missouri.

The proposed activity is authorized by Department of the Army Nationwide Permit (NWP) No. 14 (copies enclosed), provided that the conditions therein are met. You should become familiar with the conditions and maintain a copy of the permit at the worksite for ready reference. If changes are proposed in the design or location of the facilities, you should submit revised plans to this office for approval before construction of the change begins.

Section 401 water quality certification has been issued with conditions for the referenced NWP by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (copy enclosed). In addition to the specific criteria and conditions of the NWP, your project also must comply with the conditions contained within the water quality certification.

Please refer to NWP General Condition No. 12, which stipulates that appropriate erosion and siltation controls be used during construction and all exposed soil be permanently stabilized.

Erosion control measures must be implemented during and after construction of the proposed project to comply with this permit condition.

In order to fully comply with the conditions of the NWP, you must submit the enclosed compliance certification within 30 days of completion of the project. This is required pursuant to NWP General Condition No. 30 of the permit.

This permit action is based upon a Corps of Engineers determination that the subject work is within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army regulatory program. You may contact the

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Little Rock District Regulatory Division if you wish to discuss your options for appealing this determination.

The NWP determination will be valid until March 18, 2022. If NWP No. 14 is modified, suspended, or revoked during this period, your project may not be authorized unless you have begun or are under contract to begin the project. If work has started or the work is under contract, you would then have twelve (12) months to complete the work.

If you have any questions about this permit or any of its provisions, please contact me at

(870) 886-3610 and refer to Permit No. SWL-2019-00397.

Please submit your comments or suggestions on our Customer Service Survey:

http://corpsmapu.usace.army.mil/cm_apex/f?p=regulatory_survey.

Sincerely, Chris Wrbas Project Manager

Enclosures cc:

Missouri Department of Natural Resources Missouri Department of Conservation Ch, Regulatory Enf http://corpsmapu.usace.army.mil/cm_apex/f?p=regulatory_survey

PERMITTEE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION

PERMIT NO.: SWL-2019-00397 NWP/S NO.: 14

PERMITTEE NAME: FHWA

DATE OF ISSUANCE: February 24, 2020

PROJECT MANAGER: Chris Wrbas

Upon completion of the activity authorized by this permit and any mitigation required by the permit, sign this certification and return it to the following address:

US Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock

ATTENTION: CESWL-RD

PO Box 867 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-0867

Please note that your permitted activity is subject to a compliance inspection by a US Army Corps of Engineers representative. If you fail to comply with this permit, you are subject to permit suspension, modification, or revocation.

I hereby certify that the work authorized by the above referenced permit has been completed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the said permit, and required mitigation was completed in accordance with the permit conditions.

DATE WORK COMPLETED: __________________

SIGNATURE OF PERMITTEE DATE