CWA section 404(g) – State and Tribal Assumption Regulatory Update

14 organizations filed 14 public comments on CWA section 404(g) – State and Tribal Assumption Regulatory Update, at the Environmental Protection Agency. The comment window closed 484d ago.

Abstract

Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404(g) authorizes States and Tribes to assume administration of the dredged and fill permitting program for certain waters, and it addresses the requirements for implementation and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight. States and Tribes requested that the EPA clarify those waters over which a state or tribe may assume CWA section 404 permit responsibilities, and those waters over which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) retains CWA 404 permit responsibility, under an approved State or Tribal program. In 2015, the EPA convened a Federal Advisory Committee (FACA), comprised of State, Tribal and other stakeholder representatives charged with providing recommendations for how the EPA could provide clarity on this issue. This rule is intended to provide: clarity on the issue of which waters are assumable; clarity on additional sections of the regulations as requested through early engagement activities with the states and tribes; and to provide needed technical corrections and updates to the 1988 regulations.

Commenters (14)

• Alaska Miners Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• American Exploration & Mining Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Association of Clean Water Administratorstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Center for Biological Diversity

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• Charles River Watershed Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Environmental Protection Network (EPN)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Association of Home Builderstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• National Association of Wetland Managerstrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• National Tribal Water Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Region 10 Tribal Operations Committeetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) and National Tribal Water Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• South Florida Wildlands Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahomatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%