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DOD/COE RIN: 0710-AB21 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification For Department of the Army Permits 
Abstract:

Department of the Army permits that authorize activities that may result in a discharge into waters of the United States require water quality certification under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps') regulations for water quality certification for the Department of the Army permits are found in various places throughout the Corps' regulations. On September 27, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its 2023 Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule.  This rule went into effect on November 27, 2023.  The Corps is proposing to amend its regulations for the Regulatory Program to ensure consistency with the EPA 2023 rule.

 
Agency: Department of Defense(DOD)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 325    33 CFR 330    33 CFR 320    33 CFR 323    33 CFR 324    33 CFR 326   
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1344    33 U.S.C. 1413   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Elliott Carman
Department of Defense
108 Army Pentagon, Room 3E419,
Washington, DC 20310-0108
Phone:703 300-2899
Email: elliott.n.carman.civ@army.mil

Jennifer Moyer
Department of Defense
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC 20314
Phone:202 761-4598
Email: jennifer.a.moyer@usace.army.mil