[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR325.5]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 325--PROCESSING OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMITS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 325.5  Forms of permits.

    (a) General discussion. (1) DA permits under this regulation will be 
in the form of individual permits or general permits. The basic format 
shall be ENG Form 1721, DA Permit (Appendix A).
    (2) The general conditions included in ENG Form 1721 are normally 
applicable to all permits; however, some conditions may not apply to 
certain permits and may be deleted by the issuing officer. Special 
conditions applicable to the specific activity will be included in the 
permit as necessary to protect the public interest in accordance with 
Sec. 325.4 of this part.
    (b) Individual permits--(1) Standard permits. A standard permit is 
one which has been processed through the public interest review 
procedures, including public notice and receipt of comments, described 
throughout this part. The standard individual permit shall be issued 
using ENG Form 1721.
    (2) Letters of permission. A letter of permission will be issued 
where procedures of Sec. 325.2(e)(1) have been followed. It will be in 
letter form and will identify the permittee, the authorized work and 
location of the work, the statutory authority, any limitations on the 
work, a construction time limit and a requirement for a report of 
completed work. A copy of the relevant general conditions from ENG Form 
1721 will be attached and will be incorporated by reference into the 
letter of permission.
    (c) General permits--(1) Regional permits. Regional permits are a 
type of general permit. They may be issued by

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a division or district engineer after compliance with the other 
procedures of this regulation. If the public interest so requires, the 
issuing authority may condition the regional permit to require a case-
by-case reporting and acknowledgment system. However, no separate 
applications or other authorization documents will be required.
    (2) Nationwide permits. Nationwide permits are a type of general 
permit and represent DA authorizations that have been issued by the 
regulation (33 CFR part 330) for certain specified activities 
nationwide. If certain conditions are met, the specified activities can 
take place without the need for an individual or regional permit.
    (3) Programmatic permits. Programmatic permits are a type of general 
permit founded on an existing state, local or other Federal agency 
program and designed to avoid duplication with that program.
    (d) Section 9 permits. Permits for structures in interstate 
navigable waters of the United States under section 9 of the Rivers and 
Harbors Act of 1899 will be drafted at DA level.