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Comments Period Extended for King Coal Highway Project Permits

The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District (Corps) has extended the comment period for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) prepared by the WVDOH, FHWA and the Corps for the King Coal Highway Belo to Delbarton Project and Consol of Kentucky, Inc.’s (CONSOL) CWA Section 404 Individual Permit (IP) application for the discharge of fill material into waters of the United States (U.S.) in conjunction with the construction and operation of the proposed Buffalo Mountain Surface Mine. The DSEIS was issued on March 19, 2013 and published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2013. A PDF version of the document and supporting information is available at the following web address:

http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/engineering/comment/kch-delodelbarton/Pages/default.aspx.

The comment period for the DSEIS has been extended to June 21, 2013. Please refer to the Public Notice dated April 1, 2013 for more information on this project.

Those who wish to file written comments may send them to:

Gregory L. Bailey, P.E.
Director, Engineering Division
West Virginia Division of Highways
Capitol Complex Building Five, Room 317
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0430
Ginger Mullins
Chief, Regulatory Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
502 Eighth Street
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
(304)399-5610