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Jaimee Davis is the Regulatory point-of-contact for this permit application from Warrenton Fiber Company for work in the Columbia River at the Tansy Point Chip Dock, in Warrenton, Ore.

PUBLIC NOTICE for Permit Application Issue Date: June 9, 2014 Expiration Date: July 9, 2014 US Army Corps of Engineers No: NWP-2007-729 30-Day Notice Oregon Department of State Lands No: unknown

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 Jaimee Davis P.O. Box 2946 Portland, OR 97208-2946 or email: jaimee.w.davis@usace.army.mil

Applicant: Warrenton Fiber Company Attn: Stephen C. Fulton P.O. Box 100 Warrenton, OR 97146

Location: In the Columbia River at the Tansy Point Chip Dock, Warrenton, Clatsop County, Oregon (Section 9, Township 8 North, Range 10 West).

Waterway: Columbia River at River Mile 10.2

Project description: Warrenton Fiber produces wood chips on this property at Tansy Point and ships the chips to its customers (upriver pulp mills) by barge. Warrenton Fiber proposes to remove 2,000 cubic yards of accumulated sand and silt from beneath their chip loading dock. They expect they will need to do the work once within the 5-year life of the permit. They propose to remove the material with a shell dredge. The project is being reviewed under the Sediment Evaluation Framework to determine suitability of in-water disposal. If allowed, the material will be deposited at a designated in-water disposal site. If the dredged material is determined to not be suitable for in-water disposal, it would be placed on an adjacent barge for dewatering, and transported via barge and truck to a confined upland disposal site (see attached location map). Dredging would take place during the in-water work window of November 1 to February 28.

Mitigation: The applicant states that the project activity will take place at an area previously dredged and compensatory mitigation is not proposed. If a permit is issued, the Corps will determine what is appropriate and practicable compensatory mitigation. The amount of compensatory mitigation required shall be commensurate with the anticipated impacts of the project.

Purpose: To allow continued safe access by barge to the Warrenton Fiber Company Tansy Point chip loading dock.

Drawings: Four (4) drawings are attached and labeled NWP-2007-729-2 enclosure.

Additional information may be obtained from Jaimee Davis, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at 503-808-4390 or email jaimee.w.davis@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.

Section 404, Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), for discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States.

Water quality certification: A permit for the described work will not be issued until certification, as required under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95‑217), has been received or is waived from the certifying state. Attached is the state's notice advertising the request for certification.

Section 404(b)(1) evaluation: The impact of the activity on the public interest will be evaluated in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency guidelines pursuant to Section 404(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act.

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.

Essential fish habitat: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996, requires all Federal agencies to consult with the NMFS on all actions, or proposed actions, permitted, funded, or undertaken by the agency, that may adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat (EFH).

The project area is within the known range of protected species. The Corps has determined the proposed action may adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat. We will follow the appropriate course of action under Section 305(b)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Any comments the National Marine Fisheries Service may have concerning EFH will be considered in our final assessment of the described work.

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.

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.

PUBLIC NOTICE Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality 401 Certification Corps of Engineers No: NWP-2007-729-2 Oregon Department of State Lands No: unknown

Notice Issued: June 9, 2014 Written Comments Due: July 9, 2014

WHO IS THE APPLICANT: Warrenton Fiber Company LOCATION OF CERTIFICATION ACTIVITY: See attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice. WHAT IS PROPOSED: See attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice on the proposed project. NEED FOR CERTIFICATION: Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act requires applicants for Federal permits or licenses to provide the Federal agency a water quality certification from the State of Oregon if the proposed activity may result in a discharge to waters of the state. DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGES: See attached U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice on the proposed project. WHERE TO FIND DOCUMENTS: Documents and materials related to water quality issues as a result of the proposal are available for examination and copying at Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, 401 Water Quality Certification Coordinator, Northwest Region, 2020 S.W. 4th Avenue, Suite 400, Portland, OR 97201-4953. Other project materials are available by contacting the Corps per the attached public notice. While not required, scheduling an appointment will ensure that water quality documents are readily accessible during your visit. To schedule an appointment please call DEQ Water Quality at Northwest Region at 503-229-5552. Any questions on the water quality certification process may be addressed to the 401 Program Coordinator at 503-229-6030 or toll free within Oregon at 800-452-4011. People with hearing impairments may call the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-735-2900.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Public Hearing: Oregon Administrative Rule 340-48-0032 (2) states that " The Corps provides public notice of and opportunity to comment on the applications, including the application for certification, provided that the department (DEQ), in its discretion, may provide additional opportunity for public comment, including public hearing."

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Written comments: Written comments on project elements related to water quality must be received at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality by 5 p.m. on the date specified in the upper right section on page one of this notice. Written comments may be emailed, mailed or faxed as described below: Email - 401publiccomments@deq.state.or.us Mail - Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Northwest Region 2020 S.W. 4th Avenue Suite 400 Portland, Oregon 97201-4953 Attn: 401 Water Quality Certification Coordinator Fax - 503-229-6957 People wishing to send comments via e-mail should send them in Microsoft Word (through version 7.0), WordPerfect (through version 6.x) or plain text format. Otherwise, due to conversion difficulties, DEQ recommends that comments be mailed in hard copy. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: DEQ will review and consider all comments received during the public comment period. Following this review, certification of the proposal may be issued as proposed, issued with conditions, or denied. You will be notified of DEQ's final decision if you submit comments during the comment period. Otherwise, if you wish to receive notification, please call or write DEQ at the above address. ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION: This publication is available in alternate format (e.g. large print, Braille) upon request. Please contact DEQ Office of Communications and Outreach at 503-2295317 or toll free within Oregon at 1-800-452-4011 to request an alternate format. People with a hearing impairment can receive help by calling the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service at 1800-735-2900.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OREGON OCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM CONSISTENCY CERTIFICATION Date: June 9, 2014 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers No: Corps No. NWP-2007-729-2 Oregon Department of State Lands No: unknown

NOTIFICATION: For projects subject to coastal zone review, notice is hereby given that the project is being reviewed by the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) as provided in Section 307(c) of the Coastal Zone Management Act. The applicant believes that the activities described in the attached materials would comply with and be conducted in a manner consistent with the Oregon Ocean and Coastal Management Program. Project information can be made available for inspection at DLCD's Salem office. DLCD is hereby soliciting public comments on the proposed project's consistency with the Oregon Coastal Management Program. Written comments may be submitted to DLCD, 635 Capital Street NE, Suite 150, Salem, Oregon 97301-2540. Comments may also be sent by fax to 503-378-6033 or by email to coast.permits@state.or.us. All comments must be received by DLCD on or before the comment deadline listed in the accompanying Corps of Engineers' Public Notice for Permit Application. For further information, you may call DLCD at 503-373-0050.

REVIEW CRITERIA: Comments should address consistency with the applicable elements of the Oregon Coastal management Program. These elements include the following: Acknowledged Local Comprehensive Plans & Implementing Ordinances Statewide Planning Goals Applicable State Authorities incorporated into the Oregon Coastal Management Program (e.g. Removal-Fill Law, Water Quality Standards, Beach Bill, etc.) as applicable.

INCONSISTENT? If you believe this project is inconsistent with the Oregon Coastal Management Program, your comments to DLCD should explain why you believe the project is inconsistent and should identify the Oregon Coastal Management Program element(s) in question. You should also describe how the project could be modified, if possible, to make it consistent with the Oregon Coastal Management Program.

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