[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 45790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18593]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Policy and Procedural Guidance for Processing Requests To Alter 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Projects

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued an 
Engineer Circular to provide guidance related to how USACE will process 
requests by others to alter a USACE civil works project. This notice 
announces the availability of that guidance.

ADDRESSES: Headquarters, USACE, Engineering and Construction Division, 
441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tammy Conforti, Levee Safety 
Program Manager, Headquarters, USACE, at 202-761-4649.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors 
Appropriations Act of 1899, as amended, codified in 33 U.S.C. 408 
(Section 408) authorizes the Secretary of the Army, on the 
recommendation of the Chief of Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers (USACE), to grant permission for the alteration, occupation, 
or use of a federally authorized project upon a determination by the 
Secretary that the activity will not be injurious to the public 
interest and will not impair the usefulness of the project. USACE has 
issued Engineer Circular (EC) 1165-2-216, titled Policy and Procedural 
Guidance for Processing Requests to Alter U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
Civil Works Projects Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 408, to provide guidance 
related to how USACE will process requests by others to alter a USACE 
civil works project.
    The intent of EC 1165-2-216 is to provide procedures that are 
scalable and commensurate to the proposed alternation. The EC contains 
procedural information on environmental compliance; review and approval 
requirements; and post-approval requirements. The EC applies only to 
alterations within the lands and real property interests identified for 
the USACE civil works project. For USACE civil works projects with non-
federal sponsors, the EC recognizes their role by requiring direct 
engagement and/or concurrence on proposed alterations. The appendices 
of the EC contain supplemental information for proposed alterations for 
dams, hydropower facilities, levee systems, channel projects, and 
navigation features.
    For more information on the Section 408 process and to view EC 
1165-2-216, please visit the USACE Civil Works Web site at http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks. EC 1165-2-216 can also be found 
on the USACE publication Web site at http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/.

    Dated: July 31, 2014.
James C. Dalton,
Chief, Engineering and Construction, Directorate of Civil Works.
[FR Doc. 2014-18593 Filed 8-5-14; 8:45 am]
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