Public Notices

27 Jul 2017

POA-2012-272

Expiration date: 8/28/2017

Brett Nelson (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities) stated the purpose is to provide improved transportation efficiency and reduce the cost of shipping freight via marine cargo barges to the remote communities of the NAB. The project would construct a road from Kotzebue, Alaska to the Kotzebue Sound near Cape Blossom, an all-season transportation facility and freight staging area, and provide access to a deeper barge landing site. The existing deep draft marine freight vessels serving Kotzebue currently set anchor in 300 feet of water approximately 15 miles from shore, and freight is then lightered by smaller vessels. The proposed project would provide access to a deep water barge landing with no dynamic shoaling. The project site is located near Kotzebue, Alaska, North Arctic Borough (NAB), starting at approximately Latitude 66.8580º N., Longitude 162.6180º W, and ending at approximately Latitude 66.7299º N., Longitude 162.4314º W, Kotzebue Sound, near Cape Blossom. Please contact Jeremy Grauf at (907) 753-2798, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Jeremy.Grauf@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

25 Jul 2017

POA-2017-383

Expiration date: 8/24/2017

Pauline Ruddy (BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.) stated the purpose is to provide continued dredging of seafloor sediments around the WDC for the purpose of maintaining navigational access to DH2 and DH3, and to insure the continued intake of seawater to the existing Seawater Treatment Plant (STP) intake, as previously authorized under multiple US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District (USACE) permits including: USACE 740221BS-10 dated July 15, 1974; M-740221BS-10 dated January 8, 1976; NPACO-071-OYD-2-790291 dated March 18, 1980; 2-820177 BS300 dated March 10, 1982; 071-OYD-2-790291 dated June 25, 1982; and POA-1979-291-OO dated March 1, 2008. The project is located at the existing West Dock Causeway, Latitude 70.38702, Longitude - 148.51575, Umiat Meridian, T12N, R14E, S11,14, and 23, in the Prudhoe Bay unit west of Deadhorse, Alaska. The applicant proposes: • Maintenance dredging to the previously permitted design depth of -9.0 feet (ft) (relative to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) Datum, which is the vertical datum for all elevations cited herein) at dockhead 3 (DH3) and in the approach channel to DH3. • Maintenance dredging to the previously permitted design depth of -7.8 ft at dockhead 2 (DH2) and in the approach channel from DH3 to DH2. • Maintenance dredging to the previously permitted design depth of -9.0 ft in the region south and southwest of the STP seawater intake (including the region typically occupied by the ice channel to the STP intake). • Continued placement of WDC dredged (fill) material on the WDC side slopes at the locations identified in the USACE POA-2016-00441 permit. • Regrading and shaping of the gravel surfaces of DH2 and DH3 to match the deck heights of arriving barges. • Regrading of the two ramps on DH2 to facilitate hovercraft access and egress as well as barge removal and re-launching. • Installation of floats and moorings on the south side of the STP during the open water season for use by oil spill response vessels. • Installation of buoys for anchor moorings on the east and west side of the causeway to accommodate oil spill response vessel staging. • Installation of buoys at the 650-ft Breach during the open-water season to warn vessels to remain clear of the breach. Please contact Mr. Steve Moore by email at stephen.a.moore2@usace.army.mil, by phone at (907) 753-5713, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by fax at (907) 753-5567 if you have questions or need further information concerning this public notice.

25 Jul 2017

POA-2011-365

Expiration date: 8/24/2017

Bronk Jorgensen stated the purpose is to expand placer mine operations for continued extraction of gold and silver resources. The project site is located within Sections 19, 27-30, T. 8 S., R. 29 E., Fairbanks Meridian; USGS Quad Maps Eagle A-2 and A-3; Latitude 64.18926º N., Longitude 142.01906º W.; near Chicken, Alaska. The applicant proposes to discharge up to 540,000 cubic yards (cy) of overburden and rock into 48 acres of palustrine and riparian wetlands in order to construct, operate, and reclaim a placer mining operation on Forty-five Pup and Buckskin Creeks. The applicant also proposes to permanently relocate and temporarily divert up to 2,100 linear feet (four separate segments) of Forty-five Pup Creek. Mining and reclamation activity would occur over a five year period. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-7), dated July 21, 2017. Please contact Jason Brewer at (907) 753-2828, 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.

24 Jul 2017

POA-2017-266

Expiration date: 8/8/2017

Mr. Robert Griggs (Creative Development, Inc.) stated the purpose is to provide single family residential housing within the City and Borough of Juneau. The project site is located within Section 27, T. 41 S., R. 67 E., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map Juneau B-2; Latitude 58.28660º N., Longitude -134.43038º W.; on Douglas Island in Juneau, Alaska. The applicant is proposing to develop a 10.5 acre parcel into Merritt Subdivision consisting of 13 lots and houses. The work would include the excavation and grading of 13 lots, road, and driveways as well as the placement of fill material to construct the house pads, road, and driveways. Overall the work would result in the placement of fill into 2.78 acres of wetlands consisting of 0.53 acres of palustrine scrub shrub wetlands, 0.31 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands, and 1.94 acres of palustrine forested wetlands. Additionally the project would result in the rerouting of 1,881 linear feet of streams, the loss of 183 linear feet of perennial streams, and the installation of 6 culverts into 250 linear feet of streams. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-10), dated July, 2017. Please contact Matthew Brody at (907) 790-4493, or by email at Matthew.T.Brody@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

20 Jul 2017

POA-2017-348, Chena Slough

Expiration date: 8/21/2017

PURPOSE: Richard J. Eide's stated purpose is to construct a gravel access road and runway pad to be used for seasonal, powered paragliding. LOCATION: The project site is located within Section 23, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., Fairbanks Meridian; USGS Quad Map Fairbanks D-1; Latitude 64.8060º N., Longitude 147.4860º W.; Blueberry Acres Subdivision, Parcel Number 13; near North Pole, Alask PROPOSED WORK: The applicant proposes to hand clear and place approximately 3,335 cubic yards (cy) of gravel fill into approximately 2.0 acres of wetlands for the construction of an access road and runway pad. The proposed work plans call for the hand clearing and discharge of fill for the construction of a 600 feet x 12 feet access road consisting of approximately 0.17 acre linking the property to Bradway Road. Once completed, plans call for the construction of a 528 feet x 165 feet runway consisting of approximately 1.9 acres, which will be used as a powered paragliding take-off / landing area. A 120 feet vegetated buffer would remain between the project area and Bradway Road. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan sheets (sheets 1-4), dated June 21, 2017. 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 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.