:14',t PUBLIC NOTICE <br /> US Army Corps <br /> of Engineers NATIONWIDE PERMITS* <br /> Portland District <br /> Issue Date: February 14, 1992 <br /> On November 22, 1991, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published in the Federal Register, the fmal rule <br /> of its nationwide permit regulatory program authorized by Section 10 of the River and Harbor Act and Section 404 <br /> of The Clean Water Act. The nationwide permits as described below are now in effect for the State of Oregon. <br /> Nationwide permits are an integral part of the Corps regulatory program. They can authorize certain minor <br /> activities in waters of the United States provided the proposed work meets the terms and conditions of the particular <br /> nationwide permit and in certain circumstances is granted water quality certification from either Oregon Department <br /> of Environmental Quality (DEQ) or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is found consistent with the <br /> Oregon Coastal Management Program by Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). <br /> The nationwide permits are found in the Federal Register at 33 CH( 330, Appendix A, and are described below. <br /> Additional information regarding the regulatory program may be obtained from: <br /> U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District <br /> ATTN: CENPP -PE -R <br /> P.O. Box 2946 <br /> Portland, Oregon 97208 -2946 <br /> Telephone 503- 326 -7730 <br /> Where fill or dredged material will be placed in waters of the United States for nationwide permits 6, 7, 12, <br /> 14, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 26, 33, 34, 36, and 40, water quality certification must be obtained from DEQ. This <br /> requirement does not apply to tribal lands or lands with exclusive federal jurisdiction, such as National Parks, where <br /> EPA has water quality certification authority. In these areas for nationwide permits 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, <br /> 23, 26, 33, 34, 36, 37, and 40, water quality certification must be obtained from EPA. In addition, for these areas, <br /> there are regional conditions required by EPA for nationwide permits 3, 4, 13, 27, 36, and 38 (see pages 14). <br /> Nationwide permit activities in or affecting Oregon's coastal zone must be consistent with the Oregon Coastal <br /> Management Program where DLCD has administrative authority. Nationwide permits 1, 5, 9, and 24 have been <br /> given coastal zone management consistency concurrence. All other nationwide permit activities affecting the coastal <br /> zone require DLCD concurrence. (See "Further Information ", 6, (below) for the definition of the Oregon Coastal <br /> Zone area.) <br /> Further Information <br /> 1. District Engineers (DEs) have authority to determine if an activity complies with the terms and conditions of <br /> a nationwide permit (NWP). <br /> 2. NWPs do not obviate the need to obtain other federal, state, or local permits, approvals, or authorizations <br /> required by law. <br /> 3. NWPs do not grant any property rights or exclusive privileges. <br /> 4. NWPs do not authorize any injury to the property or rights of others. <br /> * this notice includes minor corrections to the original public notice <br />