The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has reissued 50 of the 52 existing nationwide permits (NWPs), general conditions, and definitions, with some modifications. The Corps has also issued two new NWPs, three new general conditions, and three new definitions. The effective date for the new and reissued NWPs was 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.
2012 Nationwide Permits, Conditions, District Engineer’s Decision, Further Information, and Definitions (with corrections*)
*Corrections published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2012 (77 FR 16021) and September 21, 2012 (77 FR 58532).
In the Federal Register of February 21, 2012, in FR Doc. 2012-3687, the following corrections are made: [Page 58533]
On page 10273, second column, correct the first sentence of NWP 15 to read as follows to reflect the fact that the U.S. Coast Guard
authorizes bridges over navigable waters through permits issued under other statutory authorities, such as the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33
U.S.C. 525, 528, 530, and 533), instead of Section 9 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401): ``Discharges of dredged or fill
material incidental to the construction of a bridge across navigable waters of the United States, including cofferdams, abutments,
foundation seals, piers, and temporary construction and access fills, provided the construction of the bridge structure has been authorized
by the U.S. Coast Guard under Section 9 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 or other applicable laws.'' On page 10287, second column, correct the first sentence of paragraph (d)(2) of general condition 31 to read as follows: ``For all NWP activities that require pre-construction notification and result in the loss of greater than \1/2\-acre of waters of the United States, for NWP 21, 29, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 50, 51, and 52 activities that require
pre-construction notification and will result in the loss of greater than 300 linear feet of stream bed, and for all NWP 48 activities that require pre-construction notification, the district engineer will immediately provide (e.g., via email, facsimile transmission, overnight mail, or other expeditious manner) a copy of the complete PCN to the appropriate Federal or state offices (U.S. FWS, state natural resource or water quality agency, EPA, State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO), and, if appropriate, the NMFS).''
Dated: September 18, 2012.
James R. Hannon,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory Directorate of Civil Works.
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