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WILDLIFE HAZARD MANAGEMENT PLAN IN RAPIDES PARISH
NAME OF APPLICANT: England Economic and Industrial Development District, c/o Thomas David, with Pan American Engineers, LLC, 1717 Jackson Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 71301.
LOCATION OF WORK: Project site is located along Beagle Club Road, Alexandria, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, as shown on the attached drawings.
Latitude: 31.3453/Longitude: -92.5426 Hydrologic Unit Code: 08080102 Atchafalaya-Vermilion.
CHARACTER OF WORK: Clear 27.9 acres to comply with Alexandria International Airport’s Wildlife Hazard Management Plan. A total of 2.78 acres of forested wetlands will be converted to emergent wetland via mechanized clearing, and a total of 2.47 acres of forested wetlands will be permanently impacted via clearing and grading, and redistributing approximately 2,461 cubic yards of native earthen material. The applicant agrees to compensate for wetland impacts by purchasing credits at a Department of the Army approved mitigation bank, should a DA permit be issued.
JOINT PUBLIC NOTICE
November 13, 2017
United States Army
Corps of Engineers
New Orleans District
Regulatory Branch, OD-SW
7400 Leake Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
State of Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality
ATTN: Water Quality Certifications
Post Office Box 4313
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4313
(504) 862-1445
Pierre.P.Castaing@usace.army.mil
Project Manager
Pierre Castaing
Permit Application Number
MVN-2017-00960-WRR
(225) 219-3225
Project Manager
Elizabeth Hill
WQC Application Number
WQC 171106-01
Interested parties are hereby notified that a permit application has been received by the New
Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to: [ ] Section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151; 33 USC 403); and/or [X] Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act (86 Stat. 816; 33 USC 1344).
Application has also been made to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Water
Quality Certifications, for a Water Quality Certification (WQC) in accordance with statutory authority
contained in LRS30:2047 A(3), and provisions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (P.L.95-17).
WILDLIFE HAZARD MANAGEMENT PLAN IN RAPIDES PARISH
NAME OF APPLICANT: England Economic and Industrial Development District, c/o Thomas David,
with Pan American Engineers, LLC, 1717 Jackson Street, Alexandria, Louisiana 71301.
LOCATION OF WORK: Project site is located along Beagle Club Road, Alexandria, Louisiana, in
Rapides Parish, as shown on the attached drawings.
Latitude: 31.3453/Longitude: -92.5426 Hydrologic Unit Code: 08080102 Atchafalaya-Vermilion.
CHARACTER OF WORK: Clear 27.9 acres to comply with Alexandria International Airport's Wildlife
Hazard Management Plan. A total of 2.78 acres of forested wetlands will be converted to emergent
wetland via mechanized clearing, and a total of 2.47 acres of forested wetlands will be permanently
impacted via clearing and grading, and redistributing approximately 2,461 cubic yards of native
earthen material. The applicant agrees to compensate for wetland impacts by purchasing credits at
a Department of the Army approved mitigation bank, should a DA permit be issued.
-2The comment period for the Department of the Army Permit and the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality WQC will close 20 days from the date of this joint public notice. Written
comments, including suggestions for modifications or objections to the proposed work, stating reasons
thereof, are being solicited from anyone having interest in this permit and/or this WQC request and
must be mailed so as to be received before or by the last day of the comment period. Letters
concerning the Corps of Engineers permit application must reference the applicant's name and the
Permit Application Number, and be mailed to the Corps of Engineers at the address above,
ATTENTION: REGULATORY BRANCH. Similar letters concerning the Water Quality Certification must
reference the applicant's name and the WQC Application number and be mailed to the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality at the address above. Individuals or parties may request an
extension of time in which to comment on the proposed work by writing or e-mailing the Corps of
Engineers Project Manager listed above. Any request must be specific and substantively supportive of
the requested extension, and received by this office prior to the end of the initial comment period. The
Section Chief will review the request and the requestor will be promptly notified of the decision to grant
or deny the request. If granted, the time extension will be continuous to the initial comment period and,
inclusive of the initial comment period, will not exceed a total of 30 calendar days.
The application for this proposed project is on file with the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality and may be examined during weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Copies may be
obtained upon payment of costs of reproduction.
Corps of Engineers Permit Criteria
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impacts,
including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect
the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefit which
reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against its reasonably
foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including
the cumulative effects thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general
environmental concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards,
floodplain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and
conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs,
considerations of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public, federal, state, and local
agencies and officials, Indian Tribes, and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate
the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers to determine whether to make, modify, condition, or deny a permit for this
proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species,
historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and other public interest factors listed
above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an
Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are
also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the
proposed activity.
The New Orleans District is unaware of properties listed on the National Register of Historic
Places near the proposed work. The possibility exists that the proposed work may damage or
destroy presently unknown archeological, scientific, prehistorical, historical sites, or data. Copies of
this public notice are being sent to the State Archeologist and State Historic Preservation Officer
regarding potential impacts to cultural resources.
-3The New Orleans District has determined that the proposed activity will have no effect on any listed
threatened or endangered species based on the Standard Local Operating Procedure for
Endangered Species of Louisiana (SLOPES), dated October 22, 2014, between the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Office.
Our initial finding is that the proposed work would not affect any species, nor affect any habitat
designated as critical to the survival and recovery of such species, listed as endangered by the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The applicant's proposal would result in the
destruction or alteration of N/A acres of EFH utilized by various life stages of red drum and penaeid
shrimp. Our initial determination is that the proposed action would not have a substantial adverse
impact on EFH or federally managed fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. Our final determination relative
to project impacts and the need for mitigation measures is subject to review by and coordination with
the National Marine Fisheries Service.
If the proposed work involves deposits of dredged or fill material into navigable waters, the
evaluation of the probable impacts will include the application of guidelines established by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Also, a certification that the proposed activity
will not violate applicable water quality standards will be required from the Department of
Environmental Quality, Water Quality Certifications, before a permit is issued.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a
public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public hearings shall state, with
particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing.
You are requested to communicate the information contained in this notice to any other parties
whom you deem likely to have interest in the matter.
Darrell S. Barbara
Chief, Western Evaluation Section
Enclosure