Joint Public Notice
Monthly Federal-State interagency coordination and pre-application meetings
Issue Date: August 10, 2012
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps), and the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) jointly welcome prospective Clean Water Act § 404 and Removal-Fill permit applicants to meet with the agencies as part of a regularly scheduled interagency pre-application meeting. This meeting supplements existing pre-application coordination led by the Corps and DSL.
The pre-application process is intended for non-routine permit evaluations that may be complex or controversial in nature. The intent of the meeting is to provide meaningful comment and feedback to a prospective applicant early in the permitting process, to inform their preparation of a permit application.
Participating state and federal agencies will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. The agenda reserves approximately one hour for a prospective applicant to solicit feedback and present information to the assembled agencies.
The meetings are designed to assess draft information, and prospective attendees are asked to provide basic project information, in the form of responses to a standard set of input questions, at least two weeks prior to the meeting.
Meeting locations and dates for 2012
· August 15 – Portland: 805 SW Broadway, Suite 500
· September 19 – Portland: 2020 SW 4th Ave., Suite 400
· October 17 – Portland: 333 SW 1st Ave., 8th Floor
· November 14 – Portland: 805 SW Broadway, Suite 500
· December 19 – Portland: 2020 SW 4th Ave., Suite 400
Screening tools and pre-meeting information
Prospective applicants interested in a formal pre-application meeting should work with their points of contact at the Corps and DSL and review online project screening tools prior to requesting time at a monthly agency meeting.
The screening tools, known as the matrix and accompanying matrix user’s guide, are available on the Oregon Department of State Lands website, linked here:
http://oregon.gov/dsl/PERMITS/Pages/Removal-Fill-Pre-Application-Meetings.aspx
The matrix will help prospective applicants assess if a pre-application meeting will be beneficial to their project development. Even if the applicant opts to not have a formal pre-app meeting, the information contained in the matrix and user’s guide may be helpful for any project potentially needing a § 404 permit (and associated § 401 Water Quality Certification) or a Removal-Fill Permit, and a less formal pre-application meeting may still be appropriate.
The screening tools are intended primarily for use by large-scale, controversial or major projects. The tools are available for any potential applicant or agency staff person to use, and can be scaled down to assess the risks associated with less complex or less controversial projects.
Participating agencies
· U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Portland District
· Oregon Department of State Lands
· Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
· U.S. EPA – Region 10 Oregon Operations Office
· NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
· Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
· Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
For more information, please contact:
Bill Ryan, Oregon Department of State Lands, Wetlands and Waterways Division
Phone: 503-986-5259
Email: Bill.Ryan@dsl.state.or.us
Michael Turaski, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
Phone: 503-808-4381
Email: Michael.R.Turaski@usace.army.mil
Counties: Baker, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Gilliam, Grant, Hood River, Jefferson, Lincoln, Malheur, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, Yamhill
Teena Monical, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
Phone: 541-465-6877
Email: Teena.G.Monical@usace.army.mil
Counties: Linn, Benton, Lane, Coos, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, Harney