Event: Date: Duration: Objective:
Attendees:
Clean Water Act Section 404 Dredge and Fill Permit Streamlining Forum
TBD in October 2017
90 minutes
Federal agencies that participate in the 404 permitting process and stakeholders that regularly seek 404 permits will identify key regulatory burdens that generate uncertainty and discuss approaches to make permitting more timely, predictable, and consistent.
Federal Agencies:
EPA, Corps, DOI, Commerce, DOT, CEQ
Regulated Stakeholders:
National Association of Flome Builders Associated General Contractors National Association of Counties Edison Electric Institute National Rural Electric Cooperative Association American Forest & Paper Association National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association U.S. Chamber of Commerce Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Others?
Draft Agenda:
Welcome and Objective (Administrator Pruitt)
Introductions
Regulatory Burden Case Studies
Case Study #1 (NAHB Member) Case Study #2 (AGC Member) Case Study #3 (Wetland Consultant)
5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes
Discussion Topics
25 minutes
Wetland delineation practices and uncertain JDs Permit application completeness (additions / corrections that restart "clock") Interagency reviews and coordination (e.g., ESA Section 7 and NHPA "consults"
and RHA 408 approvals) Inconsistencies among regulators and Corps offices Mitigation cost / risk
Potential Solutions
State Assumption of the 404 Permitting Process Rulemaking Guidance Memoranda "One Federal Decision" for Interagency Coordination Tracking Metrics Others?
25 minutes
Summary and Next Steps
10 minutes
Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA
Tier 7
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