Oil and gas activities in the North Slope Borough which involve the discharge of 

 dredged or fill material into waters including wetlands are not covered by the previous 

 nationwide permit under 33 CFR 330.4(a) and (b) and are not covered under the 

 nationwide permit 26. These activities require individual 404 permits or other general 

 permits. These activities were previously excluded by the Corps of Engineers Special 

 Public Notice 84-3 dated March 9, 1984. 



b. Prc-discharge notification received by the Corps of Engineers for the discharge of 

 dredged or fiU material in the following areas will be provided to designated State 

 agencies which include (1) the appropriate ADEC Regional Environmental Supervisor, 

 (2) the appropriate ADF&G Regional Habitat Supervisor, (3) the appropriate DGC 

 regional contact point, and (4) the appropriate DNR regional contact (should DNR 

 indicate interest in receiving notices). 



1. Headwater tributaries of designated anadromous fish 

 streams and their adjacent contiguous wetlands 



2. Open water areas of isolated wetlands greater than 10 

 acres and lakes greater than 10 acres above the 

 headwaters 



3. North Slope Borough wet and moist tundra areas not 

 already covered by AFP process 



4. Wet and moist tundra areas outside the North Slope 

 Borough 



5. High value headwaters and isolated wetlandis identified 

 in the following ongoing State or Federal wetland 

 management guides or plans: Nfat-Su, Kenai Borough, 

 Valdez, North Star Borough Yukon Delta and Copper 

 River Basin 



6. Headwater or isolated wetlands within local CZM distria 

 botmdaries or the identified coastal zone botmdaiy, 

 whichever is geographical^ smaller (not withstancUng 

 the requirements imder "a." 1420 (above)) 



7. Anchorage Area: designated Special Stucfy areas in the 

 Wetlands Management Plan 



8. Tanana Basin Area Plan: areas designated A-2, B-1, B-2 

 in the Alaska River Cooperative State/Federal Study 



9. Susitna Area Plan: areas designated A-2, A-3, A-4 in 

 the Alaska River Cooperative State/Federal Study 



The designated officials of the State of Alaska, and the Corps will evaluate the 

 notifications received for the areas listed "b." above under the provisions set forth in 33 

 CFR 330.7 (see Section 2 of this Public Notice) which includes an evaluation of the 



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