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Q1.
Why are you issuing Nationwide Permits now?
Q2.
How many comments did you get on the proposed Nationwide Permits and what was the nature of those comments?
Q3.
What happens between the time when the old permits expire and the new ones become effective?
Q4.
How do the Nationwide Permits impact mitigation?
Q5.
How do the new NWPs protect endangered species?
Q6.
What is the role of vegetated buffers in mitigating for impacts to the aquatic environment?
Q7.
How do the NWPs relate to the Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL)?
Q8.
How do Nationwide Permits address cumulative effects to the aquatic environment?
Q9.
How do the Nationwide Permits improve compliance by clarifying and streamlining the permit process while still ensuring protections to the aquatic ecosystem?
Q10.
How do you measure mitigation?
Q11.
What changes did you propose in August and leave intact?
Q12.
How does the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding isolated wetlands affect these proposed changes (SWANCC case)?
Q13.
Will the changes impact the workload of USACE regulators?
Q14.
What is the difference between intermittent and perennial streams and why is it important?
Q15.
Has the Corps coordinated these changes with other federal agencies?
Nationwide Permits Reissued - January 2002