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2021_03_NWPs

USACE-CEMVN
Published March 8, 2021

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE NATIONWIDE PERMIT REGIONAL CONDITIONS FOR LOUISIANA

On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published
notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 2744) announcing the reissuance of 12 existing
Nationwide Permits (NWPs) and four new NWPs, as well as the reissuance of NWP
general conditions and definitions with some modifications. These NWPs will go into
effect on March 15, 2021 and will expire on March 14, 2026:


• NWP 12 – Oil or Natural Gas Pipeline Activities
• NWP 21 – Surface Coal Mining Activities
• NWP 29 – Residential Developments
• NWP 39 – Commercial and Institutional Developments
• NWP 40 – Agricultural Activities
• NWP 42 – Recreational Facilities
• NWP 43 – Stormwater Management Facilities
• NWP 44 – Mining Activities
• NWP 48 – Commercial Shellfish Mariculture Activities
• NWP 50 – Underground Coal Mining Activities
• NWP 51 – Land-Based Renewable Energy Generation Facilities
• NWP 52 – Water-Based Renewable Energy Generation Pilot Projects
• NWP 55 – Seaweed Mariculture Activities
• NWP 56 – Finfish Mariculture Activities
• NWP 57 – Electric Utility Line and Telecommunications Activities
• NWP 58 – Utility Line Activities for Water and Other Substances


On February 10, 2021, the Mississippi Valley Division Engineer approved
regional conditions for the state of Louisiana. These conditions apply to all activities
authorized by these 16 NWPs. Regional conditions provide additional protections for
the aquatic environment by ensuring that the NWPs authorize only those activities with
minimal adverse effects on the aquatic environment. The New Orleans District has
posted the regional conditions for NWPs issued in Louisiana on our Regulatory
webpage at:
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Permits/Nationwide-Permits-
Program/

For more information, please read the attached special public notice