PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE Please take notice that Sylvia Sheppard 83 Shore Drive, Freeport, ME 04032 (Name, Address, and Phone # of Applicant) is 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. §§ 480-A thru 480-88 on or about February 9, 2023 (Anticipated Filing Date) The application is for Construction of a dock system with access landing and stairs leading to the pier. (Description of Project) At the following location 83 Shore Drive, Freeport, ME 04032 (Project Location) A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental Protection 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 appli- cation 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 Protec- tion's office in (Portland, Augusta or Bangor) (circle one) during normal working hours. A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Freeport, Maine. Written public comments may be sent to the regional office in Portland, Augusta, or Bangor where the application is filed for public inspection: MDEP, Central Maine Regional Office, 17 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333 MDEP, Southern Maine Regional Office, 312 Canco Road, Portland, Maine 04103 MDEP, Eastern Maine Regional Office, 106 Hogan Road, Bangor, Maine 04401 PUBLIC NOTICE : NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE Please take notice that Sylvia Sheppard 83 Shore Drive , Freeport , ME 04032 ( Name , Address , and Phone # of Applicant ) is 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. §§ 480 - A thru 480-88 on or about February 9 , 2023 ( Anticipated Filing Date ) The application is for Construction of a dock system with access landing and stairs leading to the pier . ( Description of Project ) At the following location 83 Shore Drive , Freeport , ME 04032 ( Project Location ) A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental Protection 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 appli cation 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 Protec tion's office in ( Portland , Augusta or Bangor ) ( circle one ) during normal working hours . A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Freeport , Maine . Written public comments may be sent to the regional office in Portland , Augusta , or Bangor where the application is filed for public inspection : MDEP , Central Maine Regional Office , 17 State House Station , Augusta , Maine 04333 MDEP , Southern Maine Regional Office , 312 Canco Road , Portland , Maine 04103 MDEP , Eastern Maine Regional Office , 106 Hogan Road , Bangor , Maine 04401