Notice - Change from EIS to EA on Issuance of Special Use Permit to Local Government for Beach Nourishment Project

The National Park Service (NPS) has announced in the Federal Register, published on June 17, 2015, the intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) instead of an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate Dare County's application for a special use permit for the purpose of beach nourishment activities in the Buxton area of Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Dare County plans to request a separate Clean Water Act Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the associated dredge and fill activities needed to accomplish the proposed beach nourishment activities. After public scoping and a preliminary impact analysis was completed over the winter months, the NPS decided to further streamline this process, and will be collaborating with the USACE to produce a single combined Environmental Assessment to assist the agencies in determining whether, where and under what conditions the NPS and USACE would issue permits to Dare County. Combining regulatory compliance efforts will be more efficient for all agencies involved and the public's review of the proposed action. The USACE is now the lead federal agency responsible for preparing the EA consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act.

For more information, contact Dennis Brookie, Project Manager for the National Park Service at 303-969-2493 or Raleigh Bland, Project Manager with the USACE at 910-251-4564.

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