Please take notice that Donald and Kathrine McFarland, Post Office Box 236, Gardiner, Maine, are intending to file a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 480-A through 480-Z on or about November 12, 2012.

The application is to construct a 70’ pile-supported dock with a seasonal ramp and float at the following location: 40 Hiawatha Trail, East Boothbay.

A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental assume jurisdiction over this application must be received by the Department, in writing, no later than 20 days after the application is found by the Department to be complete and is accepted for processing.  A public hearing may or may not be held at the discretion of the Commissioner or Board of Environmental Protection.  Public comment on the application will be accepted throughout the processing of the application.

For Federally licensed, permitted, or funded activities in the Coastal Zone, review of this application shall also constitute the State's consistency review in accordance with the Maine Coastal Program pursuant to Section 307 of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. §1456.  (Delete if not applicable.)

The application will be filed for public inspection at the Department of Environmental Protection's office in Portland during normal working hours.  A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Boothbay, Maine.

Written public comments may be sent to the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land and Water Quality, 17 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0017 or the appropriate regional office.