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Clean Water Act Section 401(a)(2) Federal Agency Notification

Federal License or Permit Identifier

Please enter the title and/or name of the project subject to this federal license or permit. Include general location information along with project type and/or permit number, e.g., "NAE-2002-02617 Shoreline Stabilization in Tampa, FL".
Please enter the name of the federal licensing or permitting agency's point of contact that EPA may reach out to regarding this notification (e.g., John Doe).
Please enter the e-mail address for the federal licensing or permitting agency's point of contact (e.g., Doe.John@epa.gov). Please use a federal agency e-mail address (e.g., ending in ".gov").
Please enter the name of the federal licensing or permitting agency providing notification to EPA pursuant to Clean Water Act Section 401(a)(2).
Please enter the name of the federal licensing or permitting agency providing notification to EPA pursuant to Clean Water Act Section 401(a)(2).
Please select the type of federal license or permit from the drop-down menu; for Corps Civil Works projects, please select "Civil Works".
Please enter the type of federal license or permit, including an indication of whether it is a general or individual license or permit (e.g., CWA Section 402 Pesticide General Permit).
Please enter the Corps Permit Number, if available, as follows: Corps District – Year – Number (e.g., ABC-2024-12345).
Please enter the FERC Docket Number if available.
Please select whether the certification or waiver in this notification applies to the issuance of a general permit or applies to a specific project (e.g., a certification on a project authorized under a NWP where the certifying authority denied certification on the issuance of the specific NWP).

Project Location

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Please provide the latitude and longitude in decimal degrees to at least four places, e.g., 38.8925, -77.0303, for the midpoint of the planned project site.
If there are multiple locations on the planned project site, click Add More Locations below.
 
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Please select the EPA Region where the project is located from the drop down menu.
Include any additional information that may be important for understanding the project location (i.e., the city where the project is located; whether the project is linear or spans over a larger area; if the project has several coordinates; etc.).

Project Information

Please select the certifying authority for the certification or waiver subject to this notification.
Please enter the name of the Tribe or Land of exclusive federal jurisdiction in relevant respects. Lands of exclusive federal jurisdiction in relevant respects are areas where the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction in relevant respects. EPA acts as the certifying authority in situations where any discharge from any activity subject to section 401 certification originates where states lack authority for certification pursuant to Section 401. For more information on lands of exclusive federal jurisdiction in relevant respects and CWA Section 401, please see the 2023 Rule preamble.
Please provide a general description of the proposed project, including the nature of any discharge and the size and scope of activity.
  • The nature of any discharge refers to the characteristics and properties of any discharge being released into waters of the United States.
  • The size and scope of activity refers to the extent, scale, and nature of the activity that is being proposed and that may result in discharges into waters of the United States.
Please enter any additional information about this project that you would like to include. For example, noting whether the activity is an emergency project or otherwise needs to be expedited; noting relevant timing information related to other processes (e.g., NEPA-related deadlines); and noting whether there are multiple federal licenses or permits associated with the project. If you have any maps for this project, please upload them in the following Documents section of this page.
If the Federal agency is aware that a neighboring jurisdiction provided comment about the project, it shall include a copy of those comments in the notification. 40 CFR 121.12(a)(2). Neighboring jurisdiction means any state, or Tribe with treatment in a similar manner as a state for Clean Water Act section 401 in its entirety or only for Clean Water Act section 401(a)(2), other than the jurisdiction in which the discharge originates or will originate. 40 CFR 121.1(g). Any neighboring jurisdiction comments about the project should be uploaded in the following Documents section of this page.
Please include the name(s) of any neighboring jurisdiction that provided comment about the project.

Documents

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Please choose the appropriate file to attach.
File names should clearly indicate the file information (e.g., certification or waiver).
Please double-check the file attached to ensure it matches with the project subject to this notification.
Please insert the appropriate link to include.
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Please choose the appropriate file(s) to attach.
To select multiple files, in the Files window you can hold down the Ctrl key while selecting files.
File names should clearly indicate the file information (e.g., ProjectName_Date_Application).
Please double-check the file attached to ensure it matches with the project subject to this notification.
Please insert the appropriate link to include.
 
Drag and Drop or ClickDrag and Drop your files here to upload, or Click to select file(s).
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Please choose the appropriate file(s) to attach.
To select multiple files, in the Files window you can hold down the Ctrl key while selecting files.
File names should clearly indicate the file information (e.g., ProjectName_Date_NeighboringJurisdictionName_Comment).
Please double-check the file attached to ensure it matches with the project subject to this notification.
Please insert the appropriate link to include.
 
Drag and Drop or ClickDrag and Drop your files here to upload, or Click to select file(s).
Choose Files
Please choose the appropriate file(s) to attach.
To select multiple files, in the Files window you can hold down the Ctrl key while selecting files.
File names should clearly indicate the file information (e.g., ProjectName_Date_EIS).
Please double-check the file attached to ensure it matches with the project subject to this notification.
Please insert the appropriate link to include.
 

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