^odhguez^obleSj^Edw^^ From: Sent: To: Co: Subject: Mitchell, Anthony P COL MVS Tuesday, December 15, 2015 4:16 PM Hunn, Matthew J MVS Rodriguez Robles, Edward 0 MVS; Rose, Nathan S MVS; Mcclendon, Danny D MVS; Fenske, Dennis S MVS; Henke, Amy 0 MVS; George, Timothy K MVS; Asbed, Jeffrey E MVS; Ziino, Julie MVS RE: DAPL 408 Questions (UNCLASSIFIED) CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED M a tt, Thanks fo r th e a d d itio n a l insig ht and cla rifica tio n , ve ry h e lp fu l. A p p re cia te th e e ffo rts by th e te a m . In dealing w ith th is a p p lica n t and o the rs, suggest w e be m ore responsive and fo rth r ig h t in o u r c o m m u n ic a tio n s and p e rm ittin g actions going fo rw a rd . Lastly, keep m e apprise on progress a n d /o r sig n ifica n t changes. Thanks, COL A n th o n y P. M itc h e ll C om m ander, St. Louis Engineer D istrict U.S. A rm y Corps o f Engineers S O ffice: (314) 331-8010 S M o b ile : (314) 449-4758 O riginal M essage----From : Flunn, M a tth e w J MVS Sent: Tuesday, D ecem ber 15, 2015 8:19 A M To: M itc h e ll, A n th o n y P COL MVS Cc: Rodriguez Robles, Edward C MVS < Edw ard.C .R odriguezR obles@ usace.arm y.m il>; Rose, N athan S MVS < N athan.S .R ose@ usace.arm y.m il>; M ccle nd o n, Danny D MVS < D an ny.D .M ccle nd on @ u sace .a rm y.m il>; Fenske, Dennis S MVS < D ennis.S .Fenske@ usace.arm y.m il>; Flenke, A m y C MVS ; George, T im o th y K MVS ; Asbed, Je ffrey E MVS ; Ziino, Julie MVS Subject: DAPL 408 Q uestions (UNCLASSIFIED) CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED S irR eferencing y o u r em ail and to clarify: 1. BLUE - A p p lica n t s u b m itte d a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n fo r th e d ire c tio n a l d rills and a "d ra ft" EA last w eek. W e are still re vie w in g th e te ch n ica l su b m itta ls - responses w ill be done as soon as possible b u t no la te r th a n 30 days. The 4 0 8 /s e ctio n 1 0 /4 0 4 approvals w ill be co m p le te no so on er th a n 120 days. USAGE DAPLO012746 2. C om m u n ica tio n & C oo rd in a tio n . W e sent a le tte r on 7 Dec to th e a p p lica n t to id e n tify th e c u rre n t status o f th e p e rm it review . W e are co n tin u in g reg ula r co nfe re n ce calls w ith th e a pp lica nt. Tim George has been w o rk in g w ith th e a pplicants on th e re q u ire m e n ts fo r th e EA. The a p p lic a tio n was n o t c o m p le te m issing th e EA and th e d ire c tio n a l d rill in fo rm a tio n /s p e c ific a tio n s and th is is being w o rk e d w ith th e a pp lica nt. 3. C ategorical Exclusion. Upon re vie w o f th e categorical exclusion re q u ire m e n ts , OC and PD-C d e te rm in e d th a t th e "ca tex" o n ly covered p o rtio n s o f th e proposed w o rk w ith in th e MVS AOR. It was d e te rm in e d th a t a co m p re he nsive review o f th e w o rk was th e c o rre c t path to ta ke w ith th is p e rm it a p p lica tio n . 4. 4 0 4 /4 0 8 . C u rre n t guidance and re g u la tio n p ro h ib its th e Corps fro m issuing any Section 1 0 /4 0 4 p e rm its u n til re q u ire d 408 perm issions are g ra nte d . H ow ever, o nly th re e (3) o f th e p en ding Section 1 0 /4 0 4 p e rm its re q u ire Section 408 perm issions in MVS AOR. T he refo re , all re m a in in g Section 1 0 /4 0 4 p e rm its w ill be able to be issued once all o th e r o u ts ta n d in g re q u ire m e n ts (Endangered Species/Tribal C o o rd in a tio n ) revo lvin g aro un d th e Section 1 0 /4 0 4 p e rm its are satisfied. Om aha D istrict is th e Lead D istrict fo r th e Section 1 0 /4 0 4 actions, b u t each D istrict (NW O, MVR, and MVS) w ill issue th ese p e rm its w ith in th e ir AOR. C u rre n tly NWO, MVR and MVS have review e d th e d ra ft Biological Assessm ent (BA) pre pa re d by th e a p p lica n t fo r endangered species, and th e BA is c u rre n tly u n d e r fin a l re vie w a t NWO to send to U.S. Fish and W ild life Service (USFWS) w he n it is co m p le te . The USFWS w ill th e n have 90 days to re n d e r th e ir Biological O pinion. T ribal c o o rd in a tio n is ongoing, as is c o o rd in a tio n w ith th e State H istoric Preservation O fficers (SHPOs). T he re fo re , if c o o rd in a tio n w ith USFWS, SHPOs and Tribes can be concluded in th e n ext 3-4 m on ths, th e n th e non-408 Section 1 0 /4 0 4 p e rm its can be issued s h o rtly a fte r th a t. H ow ever, if a d d itio n a l c o o rd in a tio n w ith th e se agencies is re q u ire d th e n th e tim e line w ill be e xtended. 5. C urren t Tim e Line. The tim e lin e is n o t all up to o u r e ffo rts and w ill in large p a rt be up to th e a pp lica nt. - W e w ill have a te chn ical review co m p le te w ith in th e n ext 30 days, assum ing th e latest a p p lic a tio n has th e m issing and c o rre ct in fo rm a tio n on th e d ire c tio n a l drills. - W ith in tw o w eeks w e w ill be p u ttin g o u t a p ub lic n otice on re vie w o f th e 408, requires 30 days. - C on cu rre n t w ith th e p u b lic n otice , th e EA w ill be review e d. If it requires no a d d itio n a l w o rk , it m ay be a do p te d w ith in 30 days. - Upon th e a pproval o f th e te chn ical review , end o f 30 day p u b lic n otice, and a d o p tio n o f th e EA, an a d d itio n a l 30 days w ill be re q u ire d to c o m p le te a su m m a ry o f fin d in g s and p re pa re th e p e rm it app ro val fo r y o u r signature. - Section 1 0 /4 0 4 p e rm its as n ote d above could be issued in 120 days d e p e n d e n t on fe e d b a ck fro m th e o th e r agencies once th e BA is s u b m itte d (estim ated to send o u t in Jan). W e are loo king a t th e 408 approval re q u irin g a m in im u m o f 120 days fo r c o m p le tio n o f o u r re vie w and app ro val a t th e D istrict level. The 408 can be app ro ved p rio r to th e section 1 0 /4 0 4 b u t th e section 1 0 /4 0 4 c a n n o t be sent o u t p rio r to th e 408 approval. If you have any fu rth e r questions, please le t me know . V/R M a tt M a tth e w Hunn, P.E. Chief, Em ergency M an ag em en t St. Louis D istrict A rm y Corps o f Engineers 1222 Spruce S treet St. Louis, M isso uri 63103 314-331-8569 314-346-9563 BB 314-331-8615 Fax USAGE DAPLO012747 O riginal M essage----From : M itc h e ll, A n th o n y P COL MVS Sent: Friday, D ecem ber 04, 2015 3:41 PM To: Peukert, John MVS ; Ziino, Julie MVS ; D ellO rco, Lou MVS < L ou.D ellO rco@ usace.arm y.m il>; Fenske, Dennis S MVS < D ennis.S.Fenske@ usace.arm y.m il>; Flunn, M a tth e w J MVS < M atthe w .J.F Iu nn @ u sace .a rm y.m il>; Rodriguez Robles, Edward C MVS < Edw ard.C .R odriguezR obles@ usace.arm y.m il> Subject: Re: Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Section 408 Fact Sheet Team, B riefly spoke w ith R etired BG Crear to d a y re: DAPL. B o tto m line concerns are th e rescission o f th e ca teg ory exclusion agreed upon in p rio r co m m u n ica tio n s, and th e assum ed tim e lin e o f approx. 8-12 m os to g et Sec 408 app ro val. Clear need fo r us to exercise som e C2 on th is m a tte r. A couple questions: W o u ld like to b e tte r u nd ersta nd w h a t p ro m p te d th e change on th e ca teg ory exclusion? Flow did w e co m m un icate ? Appears th e re is som e m isu n d e rsta n d in g regards to 404 a n d /o r 408. Flow are w e w o rk in g w ith th c u s to m e r to enable tim e ly p e rm it a pproval? W h a t is o u r tim e lin e regarding o u r pro ced ural actions? Flave w e c o m m un icate d? W o u ld like som e c la rity to ensure w e are d e live rin g as a professional o rg an izatio n. Thanks COL A n th o n y M itch e ll St. Louis D istrict, USACE D istrict C om m ander Sent fro m m y BlackBerry 10 sm a rtp h o n e on th e Verizon W ireless 4G LTE n e tw o rk . O riginal Message From : Rodriguez Robles, Edward C MVS Sent: M onday, N ove m b e r 30, 2015 14:00 To: M itc h e ll, A n th o n y P COL MVS; Reese, M organ B MVS; Peukert, John MVS; Ziino, Julie MVS Cc: Flunn, M a tth e w J MVS; Fenske, Dennis S MVS; D ellO rco, Lou MVS Subject: Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Section 408 Fact Sheet Sir, Please see a tta che d d o c u m e n t regarding o u r status w ith th e D akota Access Pipeline (DAPL) Section 408 P e rm it Review. If you have any que stion s o r concerns, d o n 't h e sita te to c o n ta c t m yself @ 8568 o r M a tth e w Flunn @ 314-346-9563 Thanks, Ed Ed Rodriguez Robles ICW Program M anager Section 408 C o o rd in a to r US A rm y Corps o f Engineers St. Louis D istrict O ffice 1222 Spruce St. St. Louis, M O 63103 USACE DAPLO012748 O ffice: 3 14-331-8568 M o b ile (BB): 314-379-9065 CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED USACE DAPLO012749