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Procedures for Implementing NEPA; Processing of Department of the Army Permits

Defense Department, Engineers Corps

Abstract

The Army is issuing this document to correct the interim final rule published on July 3, 2025. That document inadvertently provided inaccurate instruction with regard to paragraph (a) of Sec. 325.2. This document corrects the interim final rule.

Action & Dates

Action
Correcting amendment.
Dates
Effective on July 15, 2025.
Effective Date
2025-07-15

CFR References

Topics

Administrative practice and procedureDamsEnvironmental protectionIntergovernmental relationsWater pollution controlWaterways

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers 33 CFR Part 325 [Docket ID: COE-2025-0006] RIN 0710-AB20 AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Correcting amendment. SUMMARY: The Army is issuing this document to correct the interim final rule published on July 3, 2025. That document inadvertently provided inaccurate instruction with regard to paragraph (a) of § 325.2. This document corrects the interim final rule. DATES: Effective on July 15, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Milt Boyd, telephone: 703-459-6026, Email: CEHQ-NEPA@usace.army.mil . Include the docket number, COE-2025-0006, in the subject line of the message. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 3, 2025, the Army published an interim final rule that removed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations, used for evaluating permit applications, which were promulgated to supplement now-rescinded Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, and replaced them with a new regulation that also addresses requests for permission under Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Further, the Army also made conforming changes to its regulations to eliminate references to Appendix B and other NEPA implementation regulations. In addition, this interim final rule requested comments on this action and related matters to inform Army's decision making by August 4, 2025, and stated that the Ar

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Citation: 90 FR 31593

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