9 Oct 2019

POA-2019-00571, Simpson Lagoon

Expiration date: 11/8/2019

Anna Dugan with Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp) states that the project purpose is to expand oil resource development infrastructure within the Milne Point Oil Field Unit to allow access to undeveloped oil reserves in the Schrader Bluff and Kuparuk reservoirs. Work being purposed includes the discharge up to 262,200 cubic yards of gravel into 28.61-acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands to construct a new well pad, widen an existing road, install vertical support members for a pipeline. The proposed gravel pad would be approximately 1,700 feet long by 615 feet wide and abut an existing road. The pad would support new wells, a processing facility, pipeline and utility connections to existing infrastructure, and other facilities to support oil production and transport. A short section of the existing road along the proposed pad would be widened by 6 feet to provide sufficient turning radius to safely maneuver the large drill rigs. Gravel material would be hauled to the construction site in winter over a 4.2-mile long ice road from Ugnu Mine Site E. The project site is located within Section 6 and 7, T. 13 N., R. 10 E., Umiat Meridian; USGS Quad Map Beechey Point C-5; near Latitude 70.50173º N., Longitude 149.66902º W.; approximately 35 miles northwest of Deadhorse Airport and 5 miles west of Milne Point, Alaska. Please contact Jason Brewer at (907) 753-2823, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: Jason.D.Brewer@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

27 Sep 2019

POA-2013-00396, Kobuk Alatna and Koyukuk Rivers

Expiration date: 10/29/2019

PURPOSE: The applicant, Alaska Industrial Development Authority, states the project purpose is to increase job opportunities and encourage the economic growth of the state by supporting mineral resource exploration and development in the Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska. LOCATION: The project site is located within begin Latitude 67.162º N., Longitude 157.052º W.; end Latitude 67.081º N., Longitude 150.345º W near mile post 161 of Dalton Highway about 211 miles to Ambler Mining District near Ambler, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK: The permit application is for the phased construction of a controlled access, year-round, industrial road linking the Ambler Mining District to the Dalton Highway. The project would construct a new 211-mile-long gravel surfaced roadway along the southern flanks of the Brooks Range, extending west from the Dalton Highway near milepost 161 to the south bank of the Ambler River. The road, at full build-out would provide year-round surface transportation access to the Ambler Mining District to allow for expanded exploration, mine development, and mine operations at mineral prospects. Access to the road would be controlled and primarily limited to mining-related industrial uses, although some commercial access may be allowed. A fiber optic line, radio communication towers and associated infrastructure are planned to be installed within the project footprint to provide communications during construction and operation of road. Impacts to waters of the United States (U.S.) from fiber optic line work are expected to be minimal. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-20), dated September 10, 2019. All comments should reach this office no later than the expiration date of this Public Notice to become part of the record and be considered in the decision. Please contact John Sargent at (907) 458-1603 or by email at John.C.Sargent@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

24 Sep 2019

POA-2019-00558, Favorite Channel

Expiration date: 10/9/2019

Mr. Jon McGraw, of Sitka, AK, states that the project purpose is the placement of building pads in order to construct single family homes on each lot. Work being proposed includes the discharge 2,558 cubic yards of shot rock fill material into 0.37 acres of palustrine forested wetlands (Lot 1A) to construct a 130 foot long x 20 foot wide driveway and a 130 foot long x 123 foot wide house pad; and in addition, discharge 2,368 cubic yards of shot rock fill material into 0.36 acres of palustrine forested wetlands (Lot 1C) to construct a 180 foot long x 20 foot wide driveway and a 130 foot long x 117 foot wide house pad. The project site is located within Section 24, T. 40 S., R. 64 E., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map Juneau B-3; Latitude 58.386078º N., Longitude 134.758952º W.; South Lena Subdivision, Block B, Lot 1A and 1C; Point Lena, in Juneau, Alaska. 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.

23 Sep 2019

POA-2019-00437, Lake Lucille

Expiration date: 10/8/2019

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Clark, state that the project purpose is to have a stable area to build a single family home and yard in a position to take advantage of the lake and mountain view in Wasilla, Alaska. Work being proposed includes placement of approximately 781 cubic yards of fill material into 0.12-acres of wetlands for the expansion of an existing fill pad. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-3), dated September 19, 2019. The project site is located within Section 8, T. 17 N., R. 1 W., Latitude 61.577149º N., Longitude 149.496866º W.; Estates at Lake Lucille, Block 1, Lot 6; in Wasilla, Alaska. Please contact Catherine Beatty at (907) 753-2554, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: Catherine.E.Beatty@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

5 Sep 2019

POA-2019-00282, Nichols Passage

Expiration date: 10/7/2019

The Metlakatla Indian Community, Post Office Box 8, Metlakatla, Alaska 99926, states that the project purpose is to establish a Veteran’s Administration cemetery in Metlakatla, Alaska. Work being proposed includes the placement of approximately 16,940 cubic yards of fill material into 3.5 acres of wetlands for the construction of a cemetery and its associated access road and structures. The project site is located within Section 8, T. 78 S., R. 92 E., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map Ketchikan A-5; Latitude 55.118005º N., Longitude -131.594669º W.; in Metlakatla, Alaska. Please contact Andrew Gregory at (907) 753-2791, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: andrew.w.gregory@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.