Public Notices

16 Apr 2015

POA-1980-454-M5, Beaufort Sea

Expiration date: 4/30/2015

The lateral extent and scope of work will remain the same as currently authorized under POA-1980-454-M4. The lateral extent of permitted impacts will not change from the existing permit, i.e. the mine boundaries and footprint will stay the same at 349 acres. The intent of the proposed modification to the existing permit is to, 1) extend the permit expiration date to May 31, 2020 2) Extract an additional 5.5 million cubic yards of gravel by excavating an additional -30 feet within the existing permitted mine footprint, 3) modify the existing Mining and Rehabilitation plan. The purpose of the work is to provide for continued gravel extraction at the existing PUT 23 mine in support of the oil and gas industry on the North Slope. Please contact Steve Moore at (907) 753-5713, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Stephen.A.Moore2@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

15 Apr 2015

POA-2015-159, Ugnuravik River

Expiration date: 5/13/2015

Stephen Brashear, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.'s stated purpose is to construct five new roads to provide maintenance access to the landing approach lights at the Kuparuk Landing Area (KLA). PROPOSED WORK: The placement of 21,365 cubic yards (cy) of clean gravel fill into a total of 3.44-acres of jurisdictional palustrine emergent wetlands for the construction of five gravel roads. Each road would be 40-feet wide at the toe with a 90-feet diameter turn around area at the end. Please contact Mary Romero at (907) 753-2773, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at mary.r.romero@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

15 Apr 2015

POA-2015-197, Portage Cove

Expiration date: 5/14/2015

Front Street LLC requests authorization for the following work: Discharge approximately 25,030 cubic yards of gravelly sand with silt and 2,600 cubic yards of riprap/armor rock (dredged and/or fill material) into approximately 1.16 acres of waters of the United States below the plane of the high tide line (approximate elevation +21.2 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) and mean high water mark (approximate elevation +15.8 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) to construct a marine repair and boat storage facility, office and retail space, recreational vehicle park, and restaurant/bar. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-6), dated March 2015. Front Street LLC’s stated purpose is to provide safe and efficient movement of marine vessels from the Haines Harbor for storage, maintenance, and repair, including commercial and retail space. 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.

9 Apr 2015

POA-2006-545, Multiple Waterways

Expiration date: 5/8/2015

Great Land Trust proposes to preserve the 5 acre site. The purpose of the preservation is to protect high value habitat consistent with the State of Alaska Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge Management Plan, the Municipality of Anchorage Wetland Management Plan and Great Land Trust’s 2010 wetland prioritization. The goal of the mitigation site is to provide appropriate mitigation for impacts, within the authorized service area, by providing wetland preservation. The ILF Sponsor plans to establish this mitigation site by preserving all onsite wetlands. The sponsor has proposed, for purposes of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and/or Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, that the geographic service area of this mitigation site would include the portions of the USGS Hydrologic Unit Code 19020401 that are within the Municipality of Anchorage and the portions of USGS Hydrologic Unit Code 1902030207, Turnagain Arm that are within the Municipality of Anchorage. Comments on this project should be made in writing, addressed to the Alaska District Corps of Engineers (ATTN: Sheila Newman), CEPOA-RD-SA, Post Office Box 6898 JBER, Alaska 99506-0898 or by email to sheila.m.newman@usace.army.mil with the project name and number in the subject line. Comments must be received by the close of April 29, 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Sheila Newman, Chief, Special Actions, Alaska District, Regulatory Division at 907-753-5556 or by email as above.

9 Apr 2015

POA-1966-51-M2, Kustatan River

Expiration date: 4/23/2015

Cook Inlet Pipe Line Company (CIPL),owned by Harvest Alaska, LLC (Harvest) proposes to modify permit number POA-1966-51-M1 to allow for 6 additional months to complete removal and reclamation of a 1.2 acre temporary fill pad. CIPL, owned by Harvest Alaska, LLC (Harvest) discharged up to 8,000 cubic yards (cy) of clean gravel into 1.2 acres of jurisdictional wetlands for the purpose of constructing a 1.2 acre temporary gravel pad which supported a work area for the HDD rig and all associated equipment. The gravel pad was constructed of geotextile material and gravel, on top of the existing vegetation. Construction of the pad was completed. Reclamation of the gravel pad site was scheduled for March 2015. The applicant proposes to complete reclamation by the end of September 2015. CIPL’s stated purpose is to replace a section of a buried 20-inch crude pipeline using horizontal directional drilling (HDD) methods. Please contact Katherine A. McCafferty at (907) 753-2692, or by email at Katherine.A.McCafferty2@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.