[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48386-48389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23081]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Proposal To Issue and Modify Nationwide Permits
AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of time extension for receipt of comments.
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SUMMARY: In Part III of the July 21, 1999, issue of the Federal
Register (64 FR 39252), the Corps of Engineers published its proposal
to issue 5 new Nationwide Permits (NWPs) and modify 6 existing NWPs to
replace NWP 26 when it expires. The Corps is also proposing to modify 9
NWP general conditions and add three new general conditions. A key
element of the Corps process for developing NWPs that authorize
activities with minimal adverse effects on the aquatic environment is
regional conditioning developed by district and division engineers.
Corps districts have published public notices to solicit comments on
proposed regional conditions for the draft NWPs published in the July
21, 1999, Federal Register. The public is invited to provide comments
on these proposals.
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DATES: The closing date for receipt of comments concerning the draft
NWPs is hereby extended from September 7, 1999, to October 7, 1999.
ADDRESSES: HQUSACE, ATTN: CECW-OR, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20314-1000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Olson or Mr. Sam Collinson
at (202) 761-0199 or access the Corps of Engineers Regulatory Home Page
at: http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwo/reg/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps has determined that a 30-day
extension to the comment period would be appropriate to allow both the
development and environmental communities additional time to review the
proposed draft NWPs, including proposed general conditions and regional
conditions. This time extension will affect the effective date for the
new and modified NWPs by no more than 15 days. The new and modified
NWPs will become effective no later than January 5, 2000. Corps
districts will have the option to extend their comment periods for
their regional conditions and will decide if such an extension is
necessary.
To ensure that there is an NWP available to authorize activities in
headwaters and isolated waters that have minimal adverse effects on the
aquatic environment, the Corps has modified the expiration date for NWP
26 to January 5, 2000, or the effective date of the replacement NWPs,
whichever comes first. The revised schedule is illustrated in Figure 1.
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The implementation of the new NWPs is a high priority for the
Administration, including the Army. We believe that the current
proposal reflects the changes that are necessary to ensure that the
Nation's aquatic resources are properly protected in accordance with
the goals of the Clean Water Act.
Dated: August 31, 1999.
Charles M. Hess,
Chief, Operations Division, Directorate of Civil Works.
[FR Doc. 99-23081 Filed 9-1-99; 9:42 am]
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