Data / Federal rules / 2026-00121
Reissuance and Modification of Nationwide Permits
The Engineers Corps published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 8, 2026. It took effect on March 15, 2026.
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What the agency says
Nationwide Permits (NWPs) authorize activities under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 that have no more than minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects. The NWPs help protect the aquatic environment and the public interest by providing incentives to reduce impacts to jurisdictional waters. In this final action, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is reissuing 56 existing nationwide permits (NWPs), general conditions, and definitions, with some modifications. The Corps is also issuing one new NWP.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-00121
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final action
- Agency
- Defense Department; Engineers Corps
- Published
- January 8, 2026
- Takes effect
- March 15, 2026
- Dates
- The 57 NWPs, the general conditions, and the associated definitions will go into effect on March 15, 2026. The NWPs will expire on March 15, 2031.
- Docket
- Docket Number: COE-2025-0002
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0710-AB56
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 119
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| Document | Type | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States” 2026-18317 · significant | Proposed rule | Sep 9 |
| Danger Zone: Pacific Ocean at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Island of Oahu, Hawaii 2026-16359 | Final rule | Aug 11 |
| Restricted Area: Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach 2026-16357 | Proposed rule | Aug 11 |
| Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity Annapolis 2026-11786 | Final rule | Jun 11 |
| Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States” 2025-20402 · significant | Proposed rule | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule 2025-15110 | Final rule | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Procedures for Implementing NEPA; Processing of Department of the Army Permits 2025-13251 · significant | Final rule | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Procedures for Implementing NEPA; Processing of Department of the Army Permits 2025-12360 · significant | Final rule | Jul 3, 2025 |
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