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Boyd Biloxi, LLC has filed a modification request with the Department of Marine Resources requesting permission to conduct regulated activities under the provision of the Coastal Wetlands Protection Law Act, Title 49, Chapter 27, Mississippi Code of 1972.

The applicant was previously authorized to upgrade their casino vessel moorings at the IP Casino Resort located along the south shoreline of the Back Bay of Biloxi, Biloxi, Harrison County, MS. In order to accomplish these upgrades, the applicant is proposing to utilize a 110' X 300' deck barge for construction and access. The barge will be temporarily moored at the construction site and used as a platform for heavy equipment and construction materials. Land access to the barge will be via a proposed 250' X 40' pile-supported bridge. Both the barge and the bridge will be removed upon completion of construction. In compliance with Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, 1341), as amended by PL 95-217, the applicant will request certification from the Office of Pollution Control that the above mentioned activity will be in compliance with applicable provisions of Section 301 (33 U.S.C. 1311), Section 302 (33 U.S.C. 1312), Section 303 (U.S.C. 1313), Section 306 (U.S.C. 1316), and Section 307 (U.S.C. 1317) of the Act and appropriate requirements of the State Law.

Any person wishing to make comments or objections to the proposed regulated activity must submit those comments in writing to the Department of Marine Resources at 1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530 and the Office of Pollution Control, Post Office Box 2261, Jackson, Mississippi 39225-2261 before 1:00 p.m. on the day May 7, 2012.

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