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Nationwide Permits Chronology and Related Materials

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Under Section 404(e) of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can issue general permits to authorize activities that have minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects. General permits can be issued for a period of no more than five years. A nationwide permit is a general permit that authorizes activities across the country, unless a district or division commander revokes the nationwide permit in a state or other geographic region. Nationwide permits authorize a wide variety of activities such as mooring buoys, residential developments, utility lines, road crossings, mining activities, wetland and stream restoration activities, and commercial shellfish aquaculture activities. Below is a chronology of the reissuance of Section 404 nationwide permits.

For additional information, visit the Corps' Nationwide Permit website.

 

Corps of Engineers Final Notice of Nationwide Permit Reissuance 2012

The Corps of Engineers February 21, 2012 final notice on the reissuance of 48 of the 49 existing Nationwide Permits (NWPs), General Conditions, and definitions with modifications, with 2 new permits, 3 new general conditions, and 3 new definitions, and the final notice of the additional corrections from March 19, 2012, and September 21, 2012. These NWPs will expire on March 18, 2017.

Corps of Engineers Final Notice of Nationwide Permit Reissuance 2007

The Corps of Engineers March 12, 2007 final notice on the reissuance of existing Nationwide Permits, General Conditions, and definitions with modifications, with 6 new permits.

Corps of Engineers Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits 2006

The Corps of Engineers published the proposal to reissue and modify Nationwide Permits (NWP) in the Federal Register on September 26, 2006.

Corps of Engineers Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits 2001

The Corps of Engineers published the proposal to reissue and modify Nationwide Permits (NWP) in the Federal Register on August 9, 2001. The proposal can be accessed at the Federal Register Home page at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=01-19841-filed.pdf Exit EPA Disclaimer

Corps of Engineers Scoping Meetings for Nationwide Permit Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement - published in the Federal Register on March 22, 1999

Corps of Engineers Final New and Modified Replacement Nationwide Permits 2000

The Corps of Engineers published the final new and modified replacement Nationwide Permits (NWP) in the Federal Register on March 9, 2000. The maximum acreage limit under the new and modified NWP's is one-half acre and most new NWPs require that the Corps be notified of activities impacting more than one-tenth of an acre. The NWPs also provide additional protections to critical resource waters, 100-year floodplains, and streams. The new and modified NWPs became effective on June 7, 2000, at which time NWP 26 (Headwaters and Isolated Waters) expired. Link to the final new and modified NWPs:

Corps of Engineers Proposal To Issue and Modify Nationwide Permits Notice of time extension for receipt of comments.

A copy of the Corps September 3, 1999 notice of time extension for receipt of comments on the proposed draft Nationwide Permits published on July 21, 1999. (See below) (Source: U.S. Government Printing Office Website.)

Corps of Engineers Proposal To Issue and Modify Nationwide Permits; Notice

A copy of the Corps proposal to issue and modify the Nationwide Permit program, published in the Federal Register on July 21, 1999. (Source: U.S. Government Printing Office Website.)

Corps of Engineers Proposal to Issue and Modify Nationwide Permits 1998

A copy of the Corps proposal to issue and modify the Nationwide Permit program, published in the Federal Register on July 1, 1998, as well as a copy of the Corps October 14, 1998 supplemental proposal to modify the proposed replacement Nationwide Permits. (Source: U.S. Government Printing Office Web site)

Final Notice of Issuance, Reissuance, and Modification of Nationwide Permits - published in the Federal Register December, 13, 1996

Issuance of Nationwide Permit for Single-Family Housing

An expedited permit that allows landowners to build or expand a home affecting up to one-half acre of non-tidal wetlands.

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