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/R E P E A T -- Northern Dynasty: US Army Corps of Engineers confirms Pebble permit application complete/
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n/R E P E A T -- Northern Dynasty: US Army Corps of Engineers confirms Pebble permit application complete/\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n.prntaj{\nTEXT-ALIGN: JUSTIFY\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, Jan. 5, 2018\n\n\n\nEnvironmental Impact Statement (EIS) process to begin in Q1 2018 \n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Jan. 5, 2018 /CNW/ - Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX: NDM; NYSE MKT: NAK) (\"Northern Dynasty\" or the \"Company\") announces that its wholly-owned US-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership (the \"Pebble Partnership\") has received notice from the US Army Corps of Engineers (\"USACE\" or the \"Corps\") that the Clean Water Act 404 permitting documentation it submitted on December 22, 2017 has been accepted. In confirming that Pebble's application is complete, the Corps has confirmed that an Environmental Impact Statement (\"EIS\") level of analysis is required to comply with its National Environmental Policy Act (\"NEPA\") review of the Pebble Project, and has proposed a Memorandum of Agreement (\"MOA\") to guide development of that process.\n\n\"Pebble expects to finalize an MOA in the very near-term, and immediately distribute a 'Request for Proposal' to begin the process whereby the Corps will select the independent third-party contractor that will support them in the development of the Pebble EIS – the document that will be the basis for decisions made by federal permitting agencies,\" said Northern Dynasty CEO Ron Thiessen. \"We are pleased by the expediency with which permitting for the Pebble Project has been initiated, and that the Corps will serve as the lead federal agency for the rigorous, objective, transparent and science-based EIS process.\"\n\nTo initiate the NEPA EIS permitting process, the Pebble Partnership applied for a Clean Water Act 404 permit, which specifies that the USACE will serve as the lead federal agency. The Corps is consulting with a number of other federal and state regulatory agencies and anticipates that they will participate in the EIS process as cooperating ...