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NCSCO-RF (GP-001-MN) HOW TO APPLY FOR AUTHORIZATION UNDER THIS GENERAL PERMIT: To receive authorization under this general permit, the applicant must submit a state application for work in protected waters or wetlands to the Minnesota lepartment of Natural Resources (MDNR). The MDNR will forward a copy of the state application to the St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers. The Corps will determine whether the project is authorized under the general permit or whether individual permitting procedures must be followed. The Corps will notify the applicant of their decision. ACTIVITIES PERMITTED BY THIS GENERAL PERMIT: a. Bank Stabilization - A protective facing or layer(s) of stone, riprap, wood, cast -in -place concrete, or sheet piling up to 1,000 feet in length. The purpose of the project must be erosion protection, The project must be regu- lated and approved under appropriate state laws and rules. b. Docks, Piers and Wharfs - Structures extending channelward from the shore, or extending along the shore and connected with the uplands along their length. The structure must be used for the berthing or mooring of recreational watercraft, or for loading or unloading cargo or passengers onto or from the watercraft. The structure must be regulated and approved under appropriate state laws and rules, including the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) rules with regard to petroleum fuel handling facilities. c. Boat Ramps - A structure or fill constructed of gravel, natural rock, concrete, or steel matting at the water's edge used to launch or retrieve watercraft. The structure or fill must be regulated and approved under appropriate state laws and rules. This general permit does not authorize attendant fill for parking areas or access roads in wetlands or waters of the United States. d. Submerged Utility Line Crossings. of Navigable. Waters -of the United States - A utility line is any pipe or pipeline for the transportation of any gaseous, liquid, liquifiable, or slurry substance, for any purpose; and any cable, line or wire for the transmission for any purpose of electrical energy, telephone and telegraph messages, and radio and television communication. For the project to qualify for this general permit, the following special conditions must be met: 1. Utility lines placed across the channel of an authorized Federal navigation project must be embedded at least 6 feet below the authorized channel depth, or as determined by the Corps. 2. Dredged or fill material may be placed as backf ill or bedding so long as there is no change in pre -construction bottom contours. Excess fill material must be removed to an upland disposal area. 1A