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0 • 31 The applicant has revised their project plans to reduce the number of proposed cruise berths from five to three. This revision results in a reduction in the amount of area proposed to be dredged by 23.0 acres, a reduction in the amount of open water proposed to be filled by 21.3 acres, and a reduction in the amount of dredged material proposed to be placed off -site by 1,045,965 cubic yards. Under this revision, 18.3 acres of jurisdictional wetlands would be filled, 127.3 acres of open water would be dredged, and 3.1 acres of open water would be filled. In addition, the applicant has revised the proposed wetland mitigation plan to include the creation of 66.8 acres of emergent wetlands, enhancement of 12.0 acres of existing wetlands, preservation of 23.7 acres of forested/shrub habitat, and restoration of 71.0 acres of coastal prairie habitat. The entire mitigation site would ultimately be placed under a conservation easement. This mitigation would be performed within a 173.5-acre tract of land located 2.4 miles southwest of the proposed project site and approximately 0.25 mile southeast of the intersection of Red Bluff Road and Bay Area Boulevard. This public notice addresses the application for a Department of the Army permit and does not extend the comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that was published on 12 November 2001. The comment period on the DEIS ended on 13 March 2002. NOTES: This public notice is being issued based on information furnished by the applicant. This information has not been verified. Our evaluation will also follow the guidelines published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 404 (b)(1) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). OTHER AGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS: Texas Coastal Zone consistency certification is required. The applicant has stated that the project is consistent with the Texas Coastal Management Program goals and policies and will be conducted in a manner consistent with said Program. STATE WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION: This project would result in a direct impact of greater than three acres of waters of the state or 1500 linear feet of streams (or a combination of the two is above the threshold), and as such would not fulfill Tier I criteria for the project. Therefore, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) certification is required. Concurrent with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) processing of this application, the TNRCC is reviewing this application under Section 401 of the CWA and in accordance with Title 30, Texas Administrative Code Section 279.1-13 to determine if the work would comply with State water quality standards. By virtue of an agreement between the Corps and the TNRCC, this public notice is also issued for the purpose of 21520 2