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James Holm is the Regulatory point-of-contact for this permit application from the Tomahawk Destiny Association for work in the Columbia River Slough and at River Mile 6 of the Columbia River in Portland, Ore.

Public Notice for Permit Application

Issue Date: July 26, 2012 Expiration Date: August 25, 2012 US Army Corps of Engineers No: NWP-2009-621-2 30-Day Notice Oregon Department of State Lands No: 50625

Interested parties are hereby notified that an application has been received for a Department of the Army permit for certain work in waters of the United States, as described below and shown on the attached plan.

Comments: Comments on the described work should reference the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers number shown above and reach this office no later than the above expiration date of this Public Notice to become part of the record and be considered in the decision. Comments should be mailed to the following address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers James Holm, james.a.holm@usace.army.mil P.O. Box 2946 Portland, OR 97208-2946

Applicant: Tomahawk Destiny Association, c/o Kate Norman, 288 N. Tomahawk Island Dr., Portland, OR 97217

Location: Columbia River, Oregon Slough, River Mile 6, 288 N. Tomahawk Island Dr., Portland, OR 97217, Multnomah County, Section 3 of Township 1 North, Range 1 East

Waterway: Oregon Slough, Columbia River

Project Description: The proposed project is maintenance dredging of sediment below the Tomahawk Island Moorage to an elevation of -12 feet Columbia River Datum to provide adequate draft and floatation for the floating homes during periods of low river levels. The work is anticipated to take place over a ten-year period. The estimated quantity of the initial dredging is approximately 12,000 cubic yards and will be completed with a suction dredge with a cutterhead. Subsequent maintenance dredging is anticipated to be about 8,000 cy for a total of 20,000 cy over the duration of the permit. The work will be completed during in-water work periods. The dredged sediment will be disposed of on an upland site on Hayden Island adjacent the project site (Nebraska disposal upland site).

Purpose: The purpose of the project is to maintain safe operating depths for access, utility lines, and moorage infrastructure.

Drawings): Nine drawings are attached and labeled Corp No. NWP-2009-621-2.

Additional Information: Additional information may be obtained from James Holm, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at 503-808-4385 or e-mail: james.a.holm@usace.army.mil.

Authority: This permit will be issued or denied under the following:

Section 10, Rivers and Harbors Act 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403), for work in or affecting navigable waters of the United States.

Public Hearing: 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.

Endangered Species: Preliminary determinations indicate that the described activity may affect an endangered or threatened species or its critical habitat. Consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 844) will be initiated. A permit for the proposed activity will not be issued until the consultation process is completed.

Cultural Resources: An initial evaluation of the proposed project area indicates that the described activity is not located on property registered or eligible for registration in the latest published version of the National Register of Historic Places. The permit area has been so extensively modified by modern development that little likelihood exists for the proposed project to affect an undisturbed historic property or any other type of cultural resource. At this time the Corps is unaware of any cultural resource surveys of the project area.

This notice has been provided to the State Historic Preservation Office, interested Native American Indian tribes, and other interested parties. If you have information pertaining to cultural resources within the permit area, please provide this information to the Corps project manager (identified above in this notice) to assist in a complete evaluation of potential effects.

Evaluation: The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact including cumulative impacts of the described 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 described activity, must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors, which may be relevant to the described activity 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, consideration of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people.

The Corps 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 Corps to determine whether to issue, 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 the 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.

Additional Requirements: State law requires that leases, easements, or permits be obtained for certain works or activity in the described waters. These state requirements must be met where applicable, and a Department of the Army permit must be obtained before any work within the applicable Statutory Authority previously indicated may be accomplished. Other local governmental agencies may also have ordinances or requirements, which must be satisfied before the work is accomplished.

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