Huna Totem Corporation's stated purpose is to streamline cruise ship operations at the site by constructing a fixed cruise ship berth, renovating existing tourist facilities, and constructing additional tourist facilities to support cruise ship terminal operations at the site and projected increases to tourist traffic. The applicant requests authorization to construct the following structures below the Mean High Water mark (approximate elevation +13.9 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) (MHW) in navigable waters of the United States: Two pile-supported (15 total 42-inch diameter steel) mooring dolphins. Two pile-supported (20 total 42-inch diameter steel) breasting dolphins. Eight (5-feet wide by 820-feet long), pile-supported (10 total 24-inch diameter steel) catwalk spans. One 400-feet long by 50-feet wide offshore floating cruise ship mooring pontoon secured by three pile-supported (18 total 42-inch diameter steel and 5 total 60-inch diameter steel) reaction dolphins. One 173-feet long by 18-feet wide steel transfer span, and one 482-feet long by 18-feet wide steel trestle supported by 15 total 24-diameter and 21 total 30-inch diameter steel piles. In addition, the applicant proposes to discharge 275 cubic yards of clean imported fill material into 0.08 acres of waters of the United States consisting of palustrine wetlands to construct an early excursion departure/welcome center, gravel access road, and culinary attraction at the Icy Strait Point tourist facility. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-24), dated 8/4/14. Please contact Randal Vigil at (907) 790-4491 or by email at Randal.P.Vigil@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
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