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(W Cost The cost to analyze the project area and compose a feasibility report is $11,747. A breakdown of the hours and expenses to develop these costs is attached and follow the terns of CPE's agreement with Indian River County. Joint Coastal Permit Pre-Application Meetings It is anticipated that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems (BBCS) will require that a Joint Coastal Permit QCP) application be submitted for this project given the volume of sand required and the nearshore hardbottom resources. We will request, prepare for, and lead a pre- application meeting with the FDEP. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference. We will provide information required by 6213-49.004,much of which will be included in the Preliminary Project Design and Feasibility Report. We will request that the FDEP expedite the permitting process and will explore the project through the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) permit process but expect that they will require that the Joint Coastal Permit process be followed. The purpose of the meeting will be to describe the proposed project and determine the agencies'requirements for the pending permit application. Available information will be presented to the agencies to determine the sufficiency of the information for permit file development. A separate pre-application meeting will be held with the Federal permitting agency (USACE)and Federal commenting agencies (USFWS, NOAA-NMFS). Again, we will request, prepare for, and lead the meeting. Meetings with the Federal agencies are generally conducted via conference call. Based on the results of the meetings, the extent of the permit application requirements will be determined. (W Deliverables CPE will request, prepare for, and lead two separate pre-application meetings. Following the meeting, CPE will compose minutes documenting the discussions that were had and distribute the minutes to the County and the permitting agencies. Schedule The pre-application meeting will be held upon completion of the draft feasibility report. The intent is to conduct the meeting concurrently with the County's review of the report and document so the comments from the permitting agencies can be included in the final deliverables. Cost The cost to conduct and compose minutes for the pre-application meeting is $5,991. A breakdown of the hours and expenses to develop these costs is attached and follow the terms of CPE's agreement with Indian River County. Update the Environmental Assessment The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to consider environmental impacts during their decision-making process for major federal actions. An Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared for the initial Sector 3 project. This will be updated to include data collected following submittal of the initial EA. The previous project did not require an Environmental Impact Statement and the EA will be revised to highlight that, to date, there have been no impacts above those originally estimated within the original EA. Therefore,we will suggest (W that a Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI) can be issued. If necessary,it also considers and selects measures 2481 NW BOCA RATON BOULEVARD, BOCA RATON, FL 33431 561.391.8102 - FAX 561.391.9116 - COASTAL PLANNING & ENGINEERING, INC., A CB&I COMPANY 86