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2012 Nationwide Permit Information

Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 34 / February 21, 2012

Effective Date: March 19, 2012
Expiration Date: March 18, 2017

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reissued 48 of the 49 existing nationwide permits (NWPs), general conditions, and definitions, with some modifications. USACE is also issuing two new NWPs, three new general conditions, and three new definitions. The effective date for the new and reissued NWPs is March 19, 2012. These NWPs will expire on March 18, 2017. The NWPs will protect the aquatic environment and the public interest while effectively authorizing activities that have minimal individual and cumulative adverse effects on the aquatic environment.

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Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Nationwide Permits
1. Aids to Navigation
2. Structures in Artificial Canals
3. Maintenance
4. Fish and Wildlife Harvesting,
Enhancement, and Attraction Devices and Activities
5. Scientific Measurement Devices
6. Survey Activities
7. Outfall Structures and Associated Intake Structures
8. Oil and Gas Structures on the Outer Continental Shelf
9. Structures in Fleeting and Anchorage Areas
10. Mooring Buoys
11. Temporary Recreational Structures
12. Utility Line Activities
13. Bank Stabilization
14. Linear Transportation Projects
15. U.S. Coast Guard Approved Bridges
16. Return Water From Upland Contained Disposal Areas
17. Hydropower Projects
18. Minor Discharges
19. Minor Dredging
 20. Response Operations for Oil and Hazardous Substances
21. Surface Coal Mining Activities 
22. Removal of Vessels
23. Approved Categorical Exclusions
24. Indian Tribe or State Administered Section 404 Programs
25. Structural Discharges
26. [Reserved]
27. Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Establishment, and Enhancement Activities
28. Modifications of Existing Marinas
29. Residential Developments
30. Moist Soil Management for Wildlife
31. Maintenance of Existing Flood Control Facilities
32. Completed Enforcement Actions
33. Temporary Construction, Access, and Dewatering
34. Cranberry Production Activities

 36. Boat Ramps
37. Emergency Watershed Protection and Rehabilitation
38. Cleanup of Hazardous and Toxic Waste
39. Commercial and Institutional Developments
40. Agricultural Activities
41. Reshaping Existing Drainage Ditches
42. Recreational Facilities
43. Stormwater Management Facilities
44. Mining Activities
45. Repair of Uplands Damaged by Discrete Events
46. Discharges in Ditches
47. [Reserved]
48. Commercial Shellfish Aquaculture Activities
49. Coal Remining Activities
50. Underground Coal Mining Activities 
51. Land-Based Renewable Energy Generation Facilities
52. Water-Based Renewable Energy Generation Pilot Projects

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Nation Wide Permit General Conditions

To qualify for NWP authorization, the prospective permittee must comply with the following general conditions, as applicable, in addition to any regional or case-specific conditions imposed by the division engineer or district engineer. Prospective permittees should contact the appropriate Corps district office to determine if regional conditions have been imposed on an NWP. Prospective permittees should also contact the appropriate Corps district office to determine the status of Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification and/or Coastal Zone Management Act consistency for an NWP. Every person who may wish to obtain permit authorization under one or more NWPs, or who is currently relying on an existing or prior permit authorization under one or more NWPs, has been and is on notice that all of the provisions of 33 CFR 330.1 through 330.6 apply to every NWP authorization. Note especially 33 CFR 330.5 relating to the modification, suspension, or revocation of any NWP authorization.

1. Navigation
2. Aquatic Life Movements
3. Spawning Areas
4. Migratory Bird Breeding Areas
5. Shellfish Beds
6. Suitable Material
7. Water Supply Intakes
8. Adverse Effects from Impoundments
9. Management of Water Flows
10. Fills Within 100-Year Floodplains
11. Equipment
12. Soil Erosion and Sediment Controls
13. Removal of Temporary Fills
14. Proper Maintenance
15. Single and Complete Project 
16. Wild and Scenic Rivers
 17. Tribal Rights
18. Endangered Species
19. Migratory Bird and Bald and Golden Eagle Permits 
20. Historic Properties
21. Discovery of Previously Unknown Remains and Artifacts 
22. Designated Critical Resource Waters
23. Mitigation
24. Safety of Impoundment Structures
25. Water Quality
26. Coastal Zone Management
27. Regional and Case-by-Case Conditions
28. Use of Multiple Nationwide Permits
29. Transfer of Nationwide Permit Verifications
30. Compliance Certification
31. Pre-Construction Notification
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  District Engineer's Decision

The District Engineer's decision making criteria are oultined in the District Engineer's Decision section. With the following items of further information.

  1. District Engineers have authority to determine if an activity complies with the terms and conditions of an NWP.
  2. NWPs do not obviate the need to obtain other federal, state, or local permits, approvals, or authorizations required by law.
  3. NWPs do not grant any property rights or exclusive privileges.
  4. NWPs do not authorize any injury to the property or rights of others.
  5. NWPs do not authorize interference with any existing or proposed Federal project.
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Nationwide Permit Definitions
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  --USACE Headquarters Issued Final Decision Documents
Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  --USACE Headquarters Nationwide Permits Page
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