Public Notices and References

References

QMS Processes

These are internal process documents which will affect how permit applicants and their representatives will work with SPD subordinate districts.  These  documents are for “Information Only.”  The controlled versions reside on the SPD QMS SharePoint Portal. Please verify that the version of any document  is the current one prior to proceeding.

12501-SPD Standard Operating Procedure for Determination of Mitigation Ratios

12502-SPD Regulatory Program Emergency Procedures 

12503-SPD Regulatory Administrative Appeal Process

12504-SPD Essential Fish Habitat Procedures

12505-SPD Uniform Performance Standards for Compensatory Mitigation Requirements

12509-SPD Regulatory Program SOP for Preparing and Coordinating EISs

 

 

Regional Guidelines and Standards

The following documents have been developed for use within all of South Pacific Division's (SPD) subordinate districts.  They were developed to assure consistency within the Regulatory program across SPD and to aid the Regulated public in developing acceptable submittals.

Regional Compensatory Mitigation and Monitoring Guidelines

Regional Mapping Standards

 

Mitigation Banking Templates

March 2, 2017 Template Public Meeting Presentation

 

Agreements

Public Notices

Under the Corps' Regulatory Program, a public notice is the primary method for advising all interested parties of a proposed activity for which a permit is sought.  Public notices are also published to inform the public about new or proposed regulations, policies, guidance or permit procedures.

Public Notices published by the South Pacific Division (SPD) under the Regulatory Program are posted on this page. SPD public notices are primarily published to inform the public about new or proposed guidance, templates, procedures, and regional general permits, which are applicable to more than one of SPD's subordinate districts.  Once a public notice is available on-line, notification of the SPD Public Notice is sent to individuals on the mailing lists of the appropriate districts by each of the affected districts .

Public Notices

  • SPN-2009-00443

    Expiration date: 2/1/2016

    SUBJECT: Notice of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Panoche Valley Solar Project, San Benito County, California. The Final EIS for the Panoche Valley Solar project, located in eastern San Benito County, California, is available for review and comment. The Notice of Availability of the Final EIS was published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2015. This notice is to inform interested parties of the Final EIS and to solicit comments. This notice may also be viewed at the Corps web site at www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx.

  • Updated BEI and CE Templates

    Expiration date: 10/30/2015

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) South Pacific Division, including its Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles Districts, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), as potential participants in Interagency Review Teams (IRT), have updated the standard Bank Enabling Instrument (BEI) template and the Conservation Easement (CE) template for use in the development of mitigation banks that are within, or that propose service areas within the State of California. This notice is to inform interested parties of the availability of the draft updated templates and to solicit comments from interested parties. This notice may be viewed at: http://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/PublicNoticesandReferences.aspx.

  • SPN-2009-00443

    Expiration date: 10/26/2015

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Division (Corps) has posted Public Notice SPN-2009-00443 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx and http://www.spd.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/PublicNoticesandReferences.aspx. The Corps is evaluating a permit application submitted by Panoche Valley Solar, LLC., for the discharge of fill material into 0.121 acre of waters of the U.S. for the construction of a 246 MW solar facility. This notice is to inform interested parties of: the publishing of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed project, the location, date and time of the public meetings, and to solicit comments on the proposed project. The proposed project site is located approximately 0.75 miles north of Panoche Road, east and west of Little Panoche Road, Latitude 36.63149° North, Longitude 120.86622° West, in San Benito County, California. Written comments and/or a request for a paper copy of the notice may be submitted to regulatory permit specialist Lisa Gibson at 1325 J Street, Room 1350, Sacramento, California 95814, email Lisa.M.Gibson2@usace.army.mil, or telephone 916-557-5288. Comments must be received by October 26, 2015.

  • CLEAN WATER RULE

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have announced the release of the Clean Water Act Rule. Additional information can be found by clicking the link below. http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/RegulatoryProgramandPermits.aspx
  • CLEAN WATER ACT INTERPRETIVE RULE FOR 404(f)(1)(A)

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (Army) are announcing the withdrawal of an interpretive rule addressing the exemption from permitting provided under section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The agencies want to make clear that the statutory exemption of 404(f)(1)(A) still remains available for use when applicable for discharges of dredged and/or fill material associated with normal farming, silviculture, and ranching activities that are part of an established operation and that do not have as their purpose bringing an area of waters of the U.S. into a use to which it was not previously subject, where the flow or circulation of the waters of the U.S. may be impaired or the reach of such waters be reduced (see 33 CFR 323.4 for more information).