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APTIM March 14, 2018 0 Page 3 of 10 commenting agencies (USFWS, NOAA-NMFS). This meeting will be conducted via teleconference. In general, the purpose of the meetings 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. We will arrange, prepare for, and lead a public outreach meeting with County staff and project stakeholders to describe the general scope of the Sector 3 project and answer questions. The County will assist with identifying a local meeting venue and notifying project stakeholders. Task 2: Deliverable APTIM will request, prepare for, and lead two separate pre -application meetings. Following the meeting, APTIM will compose minutes documenting the discussions and distribute the minutes to the County and the permitting agencies. APTIM will arrange, prepare for, and lead a public outreach meeting with County staff and project stakeholders. Following the meeting, APTIM will compose minutes documenting the discussions and distribute the minutes to the County and stakeholders. Task 2: Schedule The pre -application meetings will be held upon completion of the draft version of the Feasibility Report. APTIM will provide a draft of the meeting minutes to all participants within 7 days of each meeting. The public outreach meeting will be held upon completion of the final version of the Feasibility Report. APTIM will provide a draft of the meeting minutes to all participants within 7 days of the meeting. Task 2: Cost The lump sum cost for this task is $15,650.00. Task 3: Supplemental Environmental Assessment Task 3: Scope of Work 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 (Dial Cordy 7 Coastal Tech, 2009). NEPA regulations encourage a tiered approach to avoid repetition of issues and to focus on the actual issues apt for decision at each level of environmental review. Therefore, APTIM will tier off the existing EA to include any updates to the project design, updated physical conditions of the project area, natural resources present, wildlife survey data, ESA listed species that utilize the project area, sediment characteristics of offshore and upland sand sources; and pertinent data collected since the completion of the original EA. Red Knots will be included, as they were not yet a listed species at the time of the original EA development. The EA will include a description of the proposed action and alternatives, affected Sector 3 — 2018006 — WO#2: Design and Permitting Proj. #631235714 229