PUBLIC NOTICE - - - Notice is hereby given that Fill Materials, LLC has applied for a 401 Water Quality Certification to conduct a sand dredging operation in the Mississippi River and stockpile material in an existing 8.3-acre sand pit on the batture off LA-44 near Union and northwest of Convent in St. James Parish. Fill Materials, LLC is applying to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Services for a Water Quality Certification in accordance with statutory authority contained in the LAC 33: IX.1507. A-E and provisions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Comments concerning this application can be filled with the Water Permits Division within ten days of this notice by referencing WQC 260107-03 AI 177010 to the following address: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Water Permits Division P.O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313 Attn: Water Quality Certifications Comments must be submitted by email to DEQ-WaterQualityCertificatio ns@la.gov . A copy of the application is available for inspection and review at the LDEQ Public Records Center at 602 North Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The available information can also be accessed electronically on the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) on the LDEQ public website at www.deq.louisiana.gov . 182196-mar 28-1t $201.53