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Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act authorizes the Administrator to prohibit the specification (including withdrawal of the specification) of any defined area as a disposal site” as well as to deny or restrict the use of any defined area for specification (including the withdrawal of specification) as a disposal site . . . whenever he determines, after notice and opportunity for public hearings, that the discharge of such materials into such area will have an unacceptable adverse effect on municipal water supplies, shellfish beds and fishery areas (including spawning and breeding areas), wildlife, or recreational areas.” The current 404(a) process includes four steps: 1) the Regional Administrator (RA) informs the Corps and applicant that EPA is initiating the 404(c) process; 2) the RA requests public comment on a proposed determination; 3) the RA provides a recommended determination to the Administrator; and 4) the Administrator prepares a final determination and communicates the findings to the Corps and applicant. This rulemaking will consider, at minimum, changes to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Section 404(c) review process that would govern the future use of the EPA's Section 404(c) authority.