27 Oct 2021

POA-2003-00442, Tongass Narrows_PN

Expiration date: 11/26/2021

NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; POC: Mr. Greg Raymond; 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, states the purpose is to recapitalize the property to enable NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) to provide critical management and operational and logistical support to the NOAA Ship Fairweather and intermittently to other NOAA and non-NOAA vessels. Additionally, the project would meet the congressional mandate of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (see Additional Information). Discharge up to 4,920 cubic yards (CY) of fill material into 0.27-acre of Tongass Narrows, a navigable water of the U.S., below High Tide Line (HTL) and remove up to 200 remnant piles and install up to 18, 24-inch diameter steel piles in order to construct a floating pier, transfer bridge and support float, small boat dock, gangway, and catwalk, and small boat launch ramp. The project site is located at Latitude 55.3356º N., Longitude 131.6293º W.; 1040 Stedman Street, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Please contact Roberta Budnik at (907) 753-2785, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at roberta.k.budnik@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

5 Oct 2021

POA-2021-00224, Cottonwood Creek_PN

Expiration date: 11/4/2021

State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), Post Office Box 196900 Anchorage Alaska 99519, states the purpose is to increase the capacity of the Seward Meridian Parkway between the Parks Highway and Bogard Road. Improvements incorporated in doing so include reestablishment of access to the Cottonwood Creek recreation site, improvements to drainage features, access improvements and access control elements, intersection improvements, and other necessary safety and roadway management considerations. To permanently discharge up to 55,800 cubic yards (CY) of fill material (A/C, Class I/II riprap, and backfill) into a total of 2.98 acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, and temporarily discharge up to 7,700 CY of fill material into a total of 1.3 acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, to remove the existing culvert at the crossing of Seward Meridian Parkway (SMP) and Cottonwood Creek and replace it with a 125-foot long by 91.5-foot wide bridge, create a new access and parking area at the Cottonwood Creek recreation site, and widen the SMP near its intersection with East Cottonwood Way. The project site is located near Latitude 61.5958º N., Longitude 149.3599º W.; Seward Meridian Parkway, in Wasilla, Alaska. Please contact Roberta Budnik at (907) 753-2785, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at roberta.k.budnik@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.