PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR COASTAL WETLANDS PERMIT AND WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION Keesler Air Force Base has filed an application with the Department of Marine Resources requesting permission to conduct regulated activities under the provision of the Coastal Wetlands Protection Act, Title 49, Chapter 27, Mississippi Code of 1972. The applicant is proposing to fill 66,600 square feet (approximately 1.5 acres) of Coastal Wetlands to construct a living shoreline. The project will address coastal erosion through the planting of native marsh vegetation and installation of segmented breakwaters. The proposed project will take place along the southern shoreline of the Back Bay of Biloxi shared by Keesler Air Force Base, the Biloxi Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the City of Biloxi's Hiller Park, Harrison County, MS. The applicant has requested a variance to 22 Miss. Admin. Code, Pt. 23, R. 8.15.A which states "Permanent filling of coastal wetlands below the ordinary high-water mark is not authorized." The applicant justifies this request under 22 Miss. Admin. Code, Pt. 23, R. 8.19.A which states "The impacts on Coastal Wetlands would be no worse than if the requirements were followed." This public notice, project diagrams, and a copy of the full project application may be accessed on MDMR's website at. https://dmr.ms.gov/permitting/. A copy can also be mailed upon request. 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 by mail to 1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530; by fax to 228-374-5008; or by email to alicia.carron@dmr.ms.gov before 1:00 p.m. on the day October 20, 2025. IPL0277001 Sep 28,Oct 5,12 2025