17 Mar 2015

POA-2014-423, Chilkat River

Expiration date: 4/15/2015

**PUBLIC NOTICE EXTENSION*** On November 3, 2014, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, published a Public Notice for a Department of the Army (DA) permit application, POA-2014-423, Chilkat River, to discharge naturally occurring slide material from the Takshanuk Mountains into the Chilkat River, adjacent to the Haines Highway. The project site is located within Section 9, Township 29 S., Range 57 E., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map AK-Skagway B-3; Latitude 59.37307º N., Longitude -135.83437º W.; Mile Post 19 of the Haines Highway; near Haines, Alaska. Due to elevated interest in the community of Haines and the local media, we have decided to reopen the November 3, 2014 Public Notice for comments. The only information that has been modified since our November 3, 2014 publication is the mailing address for the Kenai Field Office and the phone number for Michael Setering, the point-of-contact for this notice. All other information is unchanged. Please bring this announcement to the attention of anyone you know is or may be interested. Please contact Michael Setering at (907) 753-2627, or by email at Michael.t.setering@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

11 Mar 2015

POA-1982-598-M20, Captains Bay

Expiration date: 4/9/2015

Offshore Systems, Inc. (OSI) proposes to discharge 38,800 cubic yards (cy) of gravel/cobble fill and 5,800 cy of armor rock would be discharged into 2.70 acres of waters of the U.S., below the high tide line (HTL, approximate elevation +4.7 foot above 0.0 foot elevation) and mean high water mark (MHWM, approximate elevation +3.4 foot above 0.0 foot elevation) of Captains Bay, a navigable water of the U.S., to expand an existing dock to serve as a high load capacity area for the offloading of barges and material handling/staging. Offshore Systems, Inc. (OSI) stated purpose is to ensure the safety and efficiency of crucial marine freight services at the OSI dock in Captains Bay by increasing the dock area. Please contact Jen Martin at (907) 753-2689 or by email at jen.l.martin@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

10 Mar 2015

POA-2015-96, Cache Creek

Expiration date: 4/9/2015

The applicant, Mr. Douglas Baker's stated purpose is a placer mining operation designed to economically recover gold and complete acceptable reclamation. lay-down yard. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant proposes to mine on his State mining claims under APMA 2624. Excavation and discharge of overburden would be conducted to allow the excavation of 4’-6’ of pay gravels located under the overburden allowing for the extraction of gold from the pay gravels. Overburden would be placed in both an existing flooded pit and as backfill in the newly excavated areas, reclaiming the excavation to original ground with several remaining shallow ponds, enhancing the wetland value. 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 Debby McAtee at (907) 474-2166, by fax at (907) 474-2164, or by email at Debby.J.McAtee@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.