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These are public notices that involve the Regulatory program but which are generally not limited to one particular geographic area. These would include public notices for the establishment or modification of Restricted Areas/ Dander Zones, re-issuance of General Permits or Nationwide Permits, changes to guidance and policies, etc.

Applicant Publication Date Topic Identification Number Nearest Community
Pebble Limited Partnership 15 April 2024

Notification of Appeal Remand Decision for Pebble Limited Partnership’s Application

POA-2017-00271 SPN

POA-2017-00271  RECORD OF DECISION

State of Alaska

Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition (SAWC) 19 March 2024 POA-2012-00138 Ward Creek Watershed Mitigation - Site Addition for Southeast Alaska Mitigation Fund in Lieu Fee Mitigation Program POA-2012-00138 Ward Creek SPN Angoon, Alaska

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

04 Dec 2023 Notice of Reissue Regional General Permit (RGP-07), Statewide Rural Development 

POA-2007-00541-M3, RGP-07, Rural Development, SPN Reissue

State of Alaska
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 04 Aug 2023

Notice of Intent to Reissue General Permit (RGP-07) SPN

POA-2007-00541-M3 SPN

State of Alaska
Pebble Limited Partnership 10 May 2023 Withdrawal of the Notification of Appeal Remand for Pebble Limited Partnership’s Application

POA-2017-00271 SPN Withdrawal

State of Alaska
Pebble Limited Partnership 02 May 2023

Notification of Appeal Remand for Pebble Limited Partnership’s Application

POA-2017-00271 SPN

State of Alaska
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 29 Mar 2023 Consultants List Update Request

Consultants List Update Request SPN

State of Alaska

Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition (SAWC)

02 Dec 2022 South Fork Skanâxheen and Shorty Creek Wetland and Stream Restoration Mitigation Plan

POA-2012-00138 SPN

Kake
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 28 Sep 2022 RE-ISSUANCE OF REGIONAL GENERAL PERMIT (RGP)-10 POA-2016-00476

POA-2016-00476_SPN to Reissue

Bethel
U.S. Army - Alaska 27 Sep 2022 Eagle River Restricted Area, Final Rule

POA-2010-00309_SPN

Eagle River
Southeast Alaska Land Trust 23 Jun 2022

Southeast Alaska Land Trust Program Instrument

POA-2010-00123 SEALT Program Instrument_SPN

Southeast Alaska
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 13 Jun 2022 Notice of Intent to Re-issue General Permit RGP-10

POA-2016-00476_SPN

Bethel
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 28 Apr 2022

 POA-2020-00546, Section 214_SPN

MOA Finalized

POA-2020-0546 SPN

Port of Alaska

U.S Army - Alaska

21 Jan 2022
Proposed Eagle River Restricted Area

POA-2010-00309_SPN

Eagle River

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

20 Jan 2022 TIME EXTENSION OF EXISTING GENERAL PERMIT
POA-2016-00476 TO AUGUST 7, 2022

POA-2016-00476_SPN

Bethel
Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition 14 Dec 2021 Southeast Alaska Mitigation Fund

POA-2012-00138 East Ohmer Creek_SPN

Petersburg area
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 22 Jul 2021

POA-2020-00546, Section 214_SPN

Proposal to Expedite Permit Review

POA-2020-00546, Section 214_SPN Port of Alaska
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 01 Jul 2021

RGP-04 Reissuance Permit

POA-2007-00372, (RGP-04) Special Public Notice

POA-2007-00372 (RPG 04)

Regional General Permit (RGP) Certification

POA-2007-00372-M4, RPG04_ Reissuance Permit

POA-2007-00372, (RGP-04)_SPN

POA-2007-00372, RGP04_Permit

POA-2007-372-M4-RGP-4_Cert

Nationwide Permit Pre-construction Notification (PCN)

Costal Section 10
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 16 Jun 2021 Announcement of Availability of the Stream Quantification Tool for the Interior of Alaska Stream Quantification Tool_SPN Interior of Alaska
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 26 Apr 2021

POA-1993-00010-M4, Residential Development

POA-1993-00011-M4, Linear Infrastructure Development

POA-1993-00012, Commercial, Institutional and Community Development

MOA RPG_SPN Municipality Of Anchorage
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 22 Mar 2021

*Revised* Announcing virtual public outreach workshop for the newly released North Slope RGP-05

POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05)_SPN Revised North Slope of Alaska
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 03 Mar 2021 Announcing the Alaska District's Regional Conditions to the New Nationwide Permits 

POA-2021-6, Nationwide Permit Regional Conditions_SPN

POA-2021-6, Final 2021 Regional Conditions

POA-2021-6, Nationwide Permit General Conditions Definitions

POA-2021-6, ADEC 401 WQC

POA-2021-6, EPA R10 401 WQC

State of Alaska
  11 Feb 2021

Issuance of Regional General Permit (RGP) POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05) North Slope of Alaska

POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05)_SPN

POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05)_RGP

POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05)_Map of Coverage Area

POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05)_Site Description

POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05)_Drawing Figures 1-4

POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05)_CDD

North Slope of Alaska
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 14 Jan 2021 Reissuance of Nationwide Permits

POA-2021-6_SPN

Statewide
  13 Jan 2021

Issuance of Regional General Permit

POA-2017-00227 (RGP-03)

Military Training Activities

POA-2017-00227 (RGP-03)_SPN

POA-2017-00227 (RGP-03)_RGP

United States Army Garrison Alaska (USAGAK) and its cooperators

General Public 12 Nov 2020 Special Public Notice Revision

POA-2007-00372-M2_SPN

None
  02 Nov 2020

Reissuance of General Permit

POA-2014-00055-M1 (RGP-08)

Placer Mining Activities within the State of Alaska

POA-2014-00055-M1, Statewide_SPN POA-2014-00055-M1, Statewide_RGP

Statewide
Ecosystem Investment Partners 27 Oct 2020 Ecosystem Investment Partners

POA-2019-00156_SPN

Utqiagvik (Formally known as Barrow)
General Public 01 Oct 2020 Time Extension of Expiration of Regional  General Permits (RGPs)

POA-1993-00011-M4, Linear Infrastructure Development, and
POA-1993-00012-M4, Commercial, Institutional and Community Development

SPN MOA RGPs - Time Extension

Municipality of Anchorage
General Public 28 Sep 2020

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule as it applies to Department of the Army (DA) permits for activities in Alaska.

SPN Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification rule

Statewide
General Public 11 Sep 2020

Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program
Consultant-Supplied Jurisdictional Determination Reports

SPN-2020-00399 Statewide_Consultant-Supplied JD Reports

Statewide
Southeast Alaska Mitigation Fund 04 Aug 2020 Notice to modify the existing In-Lieu Fee Instrument by adding the Castor Creek Culvert Removal Mitigation Site

SPN-2012-00138, Castor Creek_SAMF

Southeast AK
Pebble Limited Partnership

24 Jul 2020

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR THE PEBBLE PROJECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

POA-2017-00271, Multiple, SPN

Multiple
  09 Apr 2020

Reissuance of General Permit

POA-2014-00055-M1 (RGP-08)

Placer Mining Activities within the State of Alaska

POA-2014-00055-M1, Statewide_SPN

POA-2014-00055-M1, Statewide_RGP Draft

Statewide
  06 Feb 2020 REISSUANCE OF REGIONAL GENERAL PERMIT (RGP) POA-1987-00003-M7     (RGP-09)

POA-1987-00003-M7_SPN

Kenai Peninsula

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 27 Jan 2020

Notice of Intent to issue

General Permit RGP-03

Military Training Activities

POA-2017-00227 (RGP-03)_SPN

POA-2017-00227 (RGP-03)_Draft RGP

POA-2017-00227 (RGP-03)_GPA

 

United States Army Garrison Alaska (USAGAK) and its cooperators

  09 Dec 2017 To reauthorize and rename GP- 1987-00003-M6 (Mooring Buoys on the Kasilof River) and change the administrative number to RGP POA-1987-00003-M7.

RGP POA-1987-00003-M7, Kasilof

POA-1987-00003-M7, Kasilof River_DRAFT RGP

Kenai Peninsula
  11 Oct 2019 Announcing the Release of Form ENG 6082 – Nationwide Permit (NWP) Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) Release of Form ENG 6082 Statewide
  11 Sep 2019 Re-issuance of Regional General Permit POA-2007-00541-M2 (RGP-07)

RGP 401 Cert

RGP Application

POA-2017-00541-M2, Rural Development_SPN
Statewide
ENI U.S. Operation Co. Inc. 26 Jul 2019 Notice of Intent to Transfer Ownership

POA-2019-00445, SPN


Nuiqsut, AK
ConocPhillips AK 26 Jul 2019 Notice of Intent to Transfer Ownership  

POA-2019-00444, SPN

Nuiqsut, AK
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 25 Jun 2019

Notice of Intent To Issue General Permit RGP-05

North Slope Activities

POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05), Multiple Waterways_PN

POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05), Multiple Waterways_draft RGP

POA-2013-00094 (RGP-05), Multiple Waterways_PCN for RGP

North Slope Borough Communities
DOD/USACE 10 Jun 2019 National Wetland Plant List Notice in the Federal Register National
Ecosystem Investment Partners 14 May 2019 Charles Etok Edwardsen Mitigation Bank

POA-2019-00156_SPN

CEEMB-Prospectus-05Mar2019

UtQiagvik (Formally known as Barrow)
The General Public 03 May 2019

        Time Extension of General    Permit  POA-2007-0372-M1 to August 6, 2019

POA-2007-00372-M1, SPN

None

The General Public

03 May 2019 Notice of Intent to Re-issue Regional General Permit (RGP-07)

SPN-2007-00541-M2

None
The General Public 10 Apr 2019 Notice of Intent to Re-issue Regional General Permit (RGP-04)

POA-2007-00372-M2_SPN

None
The General Public 14 Feb 2019 WOTUS STEP 2 WOTUS STEP 2 None
The General Public 15 Jan 2018

Notice of Intent to Re-issue General Permit 98-01-M4

SPN-2006-00215-M3

None
Colaska Inc. 18 Dec 2018 Diamond Willow Mitigation Bank

SPN-2017-00407

Matanuska-Susitna Borough
General Public  10 Dec 2018 Time Extension

POA-2006-00215-M3_GP_SPN

None 
General Public  28 Nov 2018 Time Extension

SPN-2007-00541-M1, SPN Extension.pdf

None
General Public  28 Nov 2018  Time Extension

RGP POA-2007-00372, SPN_RGP Extension.pdf

None 
South East Alaska Land Trust  08 Aug 2018 Honsinger WMP SPN

POA-2010-00123, Honsinger WMP_SPN.pdf

Juneau
Castle Group  03 Jul 2018 Updated Public Notice

POA-2017-00492,Campbell Creek_UpdatedPN

 Anchorage
 ASAP 22 Jun 2018 Final SEIS  POA-2009-00651  Statewide
General Public  08 Jun 2017 Time Extension

POA-2007-00541-M1_SPN Time Extension

None 
Donlin  27 Apr 2018 Notice of Availability for Final Environmental Impact Statement

SPN-1995-00120, Donlin_FEIS.pdf

Village of Crooked Creek
Alaska Railroad Corporation 09 Apr 2018 Proposal to Develop a Mitigation Bank 

SPN-2017-55, Portage Reserve Mitigation Bank Prospectus.pdf 

Southcentral Alaska
 Pebble Limited Partnership 06 Apr 2018  Notice to Extend Public Scoping Period  POA-2017-271-Special Public Notice scoping extension  South West Alaska
The General Public  30 Mar 2018

Time Extension of General Permit POA-2007-372-M1

RGP POA-2007-372-M1_SPN  None 
 Pebble Limited Partnership  30 Mar 2018  Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement POA-2017-271_Notice of Intent  South West Alaska  

The General

Public 

29 Dec 2017 

 

Reissuance of Regional General Permit (RGP) 2006-214-M3, as RGP-02

 

POA-2006-215-M4_Letter_Drawings.pdf

 

Wrangell 
The General Public 

6 Dec 2017

 

Extending the time limit

for use of Regional

General Permit 

SPN-2007-541-M1 Extend_20171206 

Statewide
US Army Corps of Engineers 

02 Oct 2017

Operational Draft Regional Guidebook for the Rapid Assessment of Wetlands in the North Slope Region of Alaska  SPN-2017-484_SPN North Slope Region
US Army Corps of Engineers  28 Sep 2017 Floating Recovery Devices within the State of Alaska  SPN-POA-2007-372-M1   Statewide
US Army Corps of Engineers  26 Sep 2017 Anchorage Debit Credit Method  SPN-2009-829-2, ADCM  Anchorage, Alaska
 Alaska Railroad Corporation 26 Sep 2017

Portage Reserve Mitigation Bank Prospectus

SPN-2017-55, Portage Reserve Mitigation Bank Prospectus

SPN-2017-55, Prospectus

 SPN-2017-55, Figures

SPN-2017-55, Appendix A, B and C

Southcentral Alaska  
City of Nome  23 Aug 2017  RPG-01, Nome

SPN-Nome RGP-01, FINAL

RGP-01 NOME

Nome, Alaska 
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 07 Aug 2017

Proposed alternative method for calculating amounts of Debits in Anchorage Municipality  

 SPN-2009-829 ADCM for GPs 2  Anchorage, Alaska
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 08 May 2017  Updated 2016 Alaska and National Wetland Plant List

SPN-2017-1, Updated 2016 AK NWPL and NWPL List 

2016 Alaska Wetland Plant List

State of Alaska 
Alaska Railroad Corporation 25 Apr 2017 Portage Reserve Mitigation Bank Prospectus 

POA-2017-0055, Turnagain Arm_SPN

Portage Reserve Mitigation Bank Prospectus

Portage Reserve Mitigation Bank Prospectus-Appendix A

Portage Reserve Mitigation Bank Prospectus-Appendix B

Portage Reserve Mitigation Bank Prospectus-Data Forms

Portage Reserve Mitigation Bank Prospectus-Observation Points

 Southcentral Alaska
 US Army Corps of Engineers 15 Mar 2017 Announcing the Alaska District's Regional Conditions to the New Nationwide Permits 

 POA-2016-6, New Nationwide Permit Conditions_SPN.pdf

POA-2016-6, Final 2017 Regional Conditions_SPN.pdf

POA-2016-6, 401 Certificate of Reasonable Assurance_SPN.pdf

POA-2016-6, EPA decisions_SPN.pdf

 State of Alaska
City of Nome  01 Mar 2017 Issuance of RGP-01, Nome

 

POA-2006-214-M2, Nome_RGP-01,SPN.pdf

Nome Alaska
 City of Bethel 07 Feb 2017  Issuance of RGP-10, Bethel POA-2016-476

POA-2016-476, Bethel_General Permit_Drawings

POA-2016-476, Bethel_RGP-10_Compliance Determination

Bethel Alaska 
 US Army Corps of Engineers 17 Jan 2017 Re-Issuance of Nationwide permits POA-2016-6_SPN     Statewide
City of Bethel  26 Sep 2016 Re-Issuance of General Permit POA-2011-124 as POA-2016-476

POA-2016-476 Bethel GP reissuance PN

Bethel RGP Reissuance POA-2016-476

Bethel RGP PCN POA-2016-476

Bethel GP POA-2011-124 

 Bethel, AK
US Army Corps of Engineers 

21 Sep 2016 

Alaska District Credit Debit Methodology  

SPN-Final Methodology

Alaska District Credit Debit Methodology Version 1 

Statewide 
 US Army Corps of Engineers 09 Aug 2016 POA-2011-124, Time Ext of Existing GP POA-2011-124, Time Ext of GP_SPN  Bethel, Alaska 
 US Army Corps of Engineers  14 June 2016 POA-2016-6, Nation Wide Permit Reissuance 

POA-2016-6, Nation Wide Permit Reissuance_SPN 

ADEC_SPN

Statewide 
 Calista Corporation 08 Jun 2016 Kuskokwim Mitigation Bank Prospectus

 SPN-2014-28, KuskokwimMitigationBank_PN.

SPN-2014-28, KuskokwimMitigationBank_Prospectus

Southwest Alaska 
 US Army Corps of Engineers 29 Apr 2016

 EXTENSION

Methodology for Assessing Functional Gains and Losses for Permittee Responsible Compensatory Mitigation and Calculating Compensatory Mitigation Credits and Debits for Third Party Mitigation Providers in the Alaska District

SPN-2016-187, Methodology Extension

SPN-2016-187, Alaska District Credit Debit Methodology Attachment 

 Statewide
  US Army Corps of Engineers   29 Apr 2016

Methodology for Assessing Functional Gains and Losses for Permittee Responsible Compensatory Mitigation and Calculating Compensatory Mitigation Credits and Debits for Third Party Mitigation Providers in the Alaska District

SPN-2016-187_Methodology

SPN-2016-187_4-29-2016 Alaska District Credit-Debit Methodology-Attached to SPN 

 Statewide
 US Army Corps of Engineers   26 Apr 2016

Donlin Gold Mine

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

POA-1995-120, Crooked Creek, SPN Extension   South Central/Southwest