Public Notices

4 Mar 2016

POA-2006-442-M10, Tanana River

Expiration date: 4/4/2016

PURPOSE: The applicant, The Fairbanks North Star Borough, Parks and Recreation Department’s stated purpose is to expand recreational public use areas to adequately accommodate the number of visitors. Since opening the beach in the summer of 2014, the swim beach has been an enormous success. Busy days at the beach attract over 600 patrons. A single parking area and entry point leads to a congested beach area just south of the parking lot. Limited parking spaces are available and overflow parking occurs on both sides of Northlake Lane, making it difficult for patrons to drive to other portions of the park. The purpose of the channel is to promote water circulation through the end of the swimming inlet, create additional shallow water habitat, and enhance the visual aesthetic of the area. Comments on the described work, with the reference number, 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 Melissa Riordan at (907) 474-2166, by fax at (907) 474-2164, or by email at melissa.c.riordan@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

2 Mar 2016

POA-2006-15

Expiration date: 4/2/2016

The applicant’s stated purpose is to facilitate transportation of supplies and materials in excess of bridge capacity limitations between Amaknak and Unalaska Islands and to allow the landing to be used as intended, with vessels of a size needed to make the facility operate efficiently and safely. The applicant proposes to discharge 26,000 cubic yards (CY) of shot rock, quarry spally, and armor stone into 2.09 acres below the high tide line (HTL, 4.7 feet above the mean low low water mark of 0 feet elevation) of Iliuliuk Bay, which is a navigable water of the United States (US). In addition, 2,500 CY of material would be dredged from 0.15 acre below the mean high water mark (MHWM, 3.3 feet above mean low low water). The applicant has also requested after-the-fact authorization for the existing barge ramp structure and associated mooring dolphins and piling to remain in place. Please contact Katherine A. McCafferty at (907) 753-2692, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 420-0813, or by email at Katherine.a.mccafferty2@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

2 Mar 2016

POA-2011-169-M2, Center Creek

Expiration date: 3/31/2016

Nome Gold Alaska Corporation's stated purpose is commercial production of gold. Nome Gold Alaska Corporation's proposes to discharge 46,000 cubic yards of topsoil, 379,000 cubic yards of overburden and 197,000 cubic yards of pay material into 46.66 acres of waters of the US., in association with placer mining activities at the Monroeville mining project. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-11), dated 25 February, 2016. Please contact Leslie Tose at (907) 753-5515, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at leslie.w.tose@ usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

1 Mar 2016

POA-2016-20, Nenana River

Expiration date: 3/30/2016

PURPOSE: The applicant, Doyon Limited's, stated purpose is to dredge approximately 500 cubic yards (CY) of accumulated sediment and debris from approximately 0.5 acre of the Nenana River, a Section 10 Navigable River, and for the discharge of approximately 200 CY of rip-rap material as part of the construction to utilize barging operations for the movement of equipment and personnel across the Nenana River to access the Totchaket Road as support to construction and drilling operation activities. Comments on the described work, with the reference number, 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 Laurel A. Gale at (907) 474-2166, by fax at (907) 474-2164, or by email at Laurel.A.Gale@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

25 Feb 2016

POA-1994-414, Isabella Creek

Expiration date: 3/28/2016

PURPOSE: The applicant, the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) stated purpose is to relieve traffic congestion and improve facilities by providing additional snow removal space as well as new facilities for recycling and cover for the hazardous household waste disposal bins, and allow for grade-separated disposal bins and easier disposal of large items. PROPOSED WORK: Discharge 11,150 cubic yards of gravel and sand, (clean fill material), into 1.45 acres of wetlands to expand the existing Farmer’s Loop West Transfer Station. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-3), dated 1/19/2016 and 2/23/2016. Comments on the described work, with the reference number, 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 Melissa Riordan at (907) 474-2166, by fax at (907) 474-2164, or by email at melissa.c.riordan@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.