Laws

• Clean Water Act Section 404 - also Section 401 
• Coastal Zone Management Act 
• Endangered Species Act 
• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
• National Environmental Policy Act 
• National Historic Preservation Act 
• National Marine Sanctuaries Act 

Regulations

• CEQ NEPA Regulations - including 40 CFR Part 1501 and Part 1508 
• Corps Regulations - including 33 CFR Part 320; 33 CFR 323.4 ; 33 CFR Part 325 ; 33 CFR Part 326; 33 CFR Part 327; 33 CFR Part 330 ; 33 CFR Part 331 
• DOI ESA Consultation Regulations 
• EPA Regulations - including 40 CFR Part 230 (404(b)(1) guidelines)  
• Nationwide permit rulemakings in 1977 (42 Fed. Reg. 37122, 37130 (July 19, 1977)); 1996 (61 Fed. Reg. 65874 (Dec. 13, 1996)); 2007 (72 Fed. Reg. 11092 (March 12, 2007)); 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 10184 (Feb. 21, 2102)) and 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 1860 (Jan. 6, 2017).  

Other Resources 

• Corps - Chart summarizing the 2017 NWPs and list of NWPs 
• Corps Fact Sheet on the Permitting Process and Graphical Representation of the Process
• Corps - Final Decision Documents Supporting the 2017 NWPs 
• Corps - Letter of Permission Process in California 
• Corps - Regional Permit issued by Omaha District 
• Corps - Statement of Findings, including alternatives analysis, for Port Anchorage 404 permit 
• Corps - Videos on the Alternatives Analysis; Permitting Process; and the 404(b)(1) Guidelines 
• Corps - Search for recently issued and pending 404 permits 
• Corps - Search for 404 permit applications 
• EPA Fact Sheet re: 404(q) Elevation and web page re: 404 elevation 
• EPA Web Page re: 404 Permitting 
• Hartz Mountain Elevation Decision 
• Maryland - State PGP 
• Old Cutler Bay Elevation Decision 
• David Sunding & David Zilberman, The Economics of Environmental Regulation by Licensing: An Assessment of Recent Changes to the Wetland Permitting Process, 42 Nat. Res. J. 59 (2002)
• 404 Permit Application Form and Instructions 

Policies and Reports 

• Memorandum of Agreement Between the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Army, Section 404(q) (December 21, 1992)
• Memorandum of Agreement Between the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Army, Section 404(q) (December 21, 1992)
• Memorandum of Agreement Between the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army, Section 404(q) (August 11, 1992)
• Memorandum of Understanding for the Purpose of Providing Concurrent and Coordinated Review and Processing of Surface Coal Mining Applications Proposing Placement of Dredged and/or Fill Material in Waters of the United States (Feb. 10, 2005)
• Nancy Sutley, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality, Memorandum for Heads of Federal Departments and Agencies, Appropriate Use of Mitigation and Clarifying the Appropriate Use of Mitigated Findings of No Significant Impact (Jan. 14, 2011)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, RGL 92-01, Federal Agencies Roles and Responsibilities (May 12, 1992)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, RGL 92-04, Section 401 Water Quality Certification and Coastal Zone Management Act Conditions for Nationwide Permits (Sept. 1992)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, RGL 93-02, Guidance on Flexibility of the 404(b)(1) Guidelines and Mitigation Banking, Aug. 23, 1993)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, RGL 05-06, Expired Regulatory Guidance Letters (Dec. 7, 2005)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Memorandum of Agreement: The Determination of Mitigation Under the Clean Water Act Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines (Feb. 6, 1990)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2017 Nationwide Permits, Conditions, District Engineer’s Decision, Further Information, and Definitions
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Reissuance of Nationwide Permits, 82 Fed. Reg. 1860 (Jan. 6, 2017)

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of the Army, Memorandum: Clean Water Act Section 404 Regulatory Program and Agricultural Activities (May 1990)