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APPROVED 10/13/2014 OC Board of Adjustment – 8/27/2014 Page 8 of 64 Matt Rhoads: Again, staff indicates that the plans and documents that need to be submitted have been 1 submitted? 2 Rob Priester: Yes. We do still have a couple of those pending permits that I would like to mention but as 3 soon as those approval letters are received by PSNC, we will submit those to the County as well. 4 Matt Rhoads: And you have coordinated obtaining the permits and getting the notifications or giving the 5 notifications involved? 6 Rob Priester: Yes. 7 Matt Rhoads: What types of permits and notifications have been involved so far? 8 Rob Priester: We have had our PHMSA and notification. 9 Matt Rhoads: Can you briefly explain what that is? 10 Rob Priester: That is notifying our regulator, on the federal level, the, any project that we have over 10 11 miles, we have to notify within six months of prior to construction, we have to send them notification of a 12 project going on in the area. 13 Matt Rhoads: And have you also notified the North Carolina Utilities Commission? 14 Rob Priester: We have notified the North Carolina Utilities Commission. That is, I believe, a month 15 notification with a G2 form and we also have a secondary form that we send to them after the completion 16 of construction. 17 Matt Rhoads: And you have gone through the US Army Corp of Engineers Wetlands Permitting? 18 Rob Priester: We do. We have an approved permit through the Corps of Engineers. 19 Matt Rhoads: And United States Fish and Wildlife regarding endangered species? 20 Rob Priester: Have scoping letters from the US Fish and Wildlife. 21 Matt Rhoads: What does that mean? Scoping letters? 22 Rob Priester: We speak with the agencies and determine whether or not a permit is needed based on 23 the impact of the project. In this instance, the US Fish and Wildlife, we did not continue further past the 24 scooping letter. 25 Matt Rhoads: You have spoken with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural 26 Resources regarding water quality? 27 Rob Priester: Yes. 28 Matt Rhoads: Do you have a permit through them, a 401? 29 Rob Priester: We received the 401 permit; we have a couple of amendments to make. So again, that 30 will be, once the final permit copy is approved, we will make sure you get a copy of it but we have it. We 31 received that this past week I believe. 32 Matt Rhoads: North Carolina Natural Heritage. Is there a permit received for that or just a notification? 33 Rob Priester: I believe that was just an open letter as well. 34 Matt Rhoads: North Carolina State Historic Preservation. 35