Approval of Emergency Permitting Procedures for Activities Subject to Executive Order 14156 in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
 

This is an advisory Special Public Notice to announce to the public about the implementation of emergency permitting procedures developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Caribbean District, for the purposes of E.O. 14156 and to provide information to the public about those special emergency processing procedures. The E.O. 14156 was signed on January 20, 2025, by the the President of the United States declaring a National Energy Emergency. The order, enacted under the President’s legal authorities, aims to accelerate efforts to address the energy crisis. More specifically, Sections 2 and 3 of the E.O., directs agencies to use, to the fullest extent possible and consistent with applicable law, all relevant lawful emergency, and other authorities available to them to facilitate the Nation’s energy supply. These alternate procedures will be utilized until E.O. 14156 is rescinded.