Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 11/30/2004

Nationwide Permit Program

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to amend its nationwide permit regulations. We are proposing to modify the nationwide permit regulations so that district engineers can issue nationwide permit verification letters that expire on the same date the nationwide permit expires. This amendment will allow district engineers to issue that nationwide permit verifications are valid throughout the period of time the nationwide permit is in effect, to provide regulatory flexibility and efficiency. We are also proposing to increase the 30-day pre-construction notification review period to 45 days, to conform with nationwide permit general condition 13. Since the nationwide permit regulations were last amended in 1991, there have been changes to related regulations and policies that have generally increased the complexity of reviews of nationwide permit pre-construction notifications. The 45- day pre-construction notification review period will provide district engineers with time to effectively review proposed nationwide permit activities that require notification, as well as compensatory mitigation proposals, to determine whether those activities meet the terms and conditions of t