Nome Roads Project

Hazardous Materials - We have researched the ADEC Contaminated Sites, Spills, and LUST program databases and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If you know of any other confirmed or suspected contaminated sites, spills and any registered underground or above-ground fuel storage tanks that may affect or be affected by the proposed project, please provide that information.

Water Quality - Please identify any water quality concerns your agency might have with the proposed project.

Solid Waste and Wastewater – Please provide information about existing (permitted or unpermitted) solid waste landfills, dumps, discharges, or sewage lagoons in the project area.

Drinking Water – Please provide information on existing drinking water supplies in the project area.

Air Quality - Are you aware of any air quality concerns for the project area?

Permits - In addition to the permits and clearances identified in the Appendix A (if any are identified) are additional permits or clearances required for this project?

Anadromous or Resident Fishes - We have researched the ADF&G's An Atlas to the Catalog of Waters Important to the Spawning, Rearing or Migration of Anadromous Fishes and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If you have any other information about anadromous or resident fish streams in the vicinity of the proposed project, including spawning/rearing habitat and migration corridors, please provide us that information.

Subsistence Fishes – Please identify any fish species within the project boundaries that may be used for subsistence.

Special Areas - We have researched the ADF&G State of Alaska Refuges, Critical Habitat Areas, and Sanctuaries, and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If these special areas exist in the project vicinity, would the normal activities of these areas be affected by the proposed project?

Wildlife – Please provide information on wildlife other than fish in the vicinity of the proposed project.

Wildlife Migration and Habitat - Would the project affect wildlife migration corridors or bisect/segment wildlife habitat?

Permits - In addition to the permits and clearances identified in the Appendix A (if any are identified) are additional permits or clearances required for this project?

ADNR-RAD
Division of Mining, Land and Water, Resource Assessment & Development Unit

Land Use Plans - We have researched the ADNR Land Use Plan for the project area and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If you know of any other existing and/or proposed land use plans and can identify any land use objectives that may conflict with the proposed project, please provide that information.

Historic or Cultural Sites - If you know of any confirmed or potential archaeological, historical, cultural, or religious sites that the proposed project may affect, please provide that information.

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City of Nome

Zoning and Land Use - Please identify any existing or proposed zoning requirements and land use controls in the project area.

Permits – We have searched your website and found the permits described in Appendix A. Please identify which ones will apply to this project.

Cumulative Effects – Are there any other local improvement project(s) under construction or proposed in the vicinity of the project within the foreseeable future?

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USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Floodplain - We have researched the Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Maps for the project area, and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If you know of any other information with respect to the base floodplains, regulatory floodways, and/or special flood hazard areas of drainages that may be affected by the proposed project, please provide that information.

Navigable Waters - Appendix A lists our finding related to USACE defined Navigable Waters. If Appendix A identifies Navigable Waters we understand that a Section 10 authorization is required. Please let us know if our information is correct and if your agency has any additional information to assist in development of the project.

Permits - In addition to the permits and clearances identified in the Appendix A (if any are identified) are additional permits or clearances required for this project?

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Land Use - Are there any navigable waters of the U.S. in the project vicinity over which the USCG has Section 9 authority?

Permits - In addition to the permits and clearances identified in the Appendix A (if any are identified) are additional permits or clearances required for this project?

Water Quality – Please identify any water quality concerns your agency might have with the proposed project.

Hazardous Materials - We have researched the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Contaminated Sites, Spills, and LUST program databases, and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If you know of any other confirmed or suspected contaminated sites, spills and any registered underground or above ground fuel storage tanks that may affect or be affected by the proposed project, please provide that information.

Permits - In addition to the permits and clearances identified in the Appendix A (if any are identified) are additional permits or clearances required for this project?

USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

T&E Species - We have researched the USFWS website with respect to known threatened and/or endangered species and their habitat for the project area and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If you have any other information on threatened and/or endangered species in the project area that might potentially be affected by the proposal please provide that information.

NWR Lands - We have researched the USFWS website with respect to identifying National Wildlife Refuge lands in or adjacent to the project area and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If you know of any other existing or proposed refuge lands in the vicinity of the project, and can identify any refuge objectives or activities that may conflict with the proposed project please provide that information.

Wetlands - We have researched the USF&WS National Wetland Inventory Maps with respect to identifying wetlands in or adjacent to the project area, and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If you know of any other wetlands that may be impacted by the project, please provide that information.

Fish and Wildlife Habitats and Migration – Please provide information on important fish and wildlife habitats or migration corridors potentially affected by the proposal.

Eagle Nests – Please provide information on known active or inactive eagle nests in the project area.

Permits - In addition to the permits and clearances identified in the Appendix A (if any are identified) are additional permits or clearances required for this project?

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T&E Species - We have researched the NMFS website with respect to known threatened and endangered species and their habitat in the vicinity of the project, and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If you have any other information on threatened or endangered species in the project area that the proposed project might potentially affect, please provide that information.

EFH - We have researched the NMFS website to determine if the proposed project could impact essential fish habitat (EFH) pursuant to the Magnuson Act, and any findings are identified in the scoping letter and/or Appendix A. If you have any other information on EFH species or habitat, please provide that information.

Please identify the presence and location of utility lines and easements in the project area.