Public Notice Announcing the Reissuance of the Nationwide Permits and the Caribbean District Final Regional Conditions

Public Notice - Reissuance of the Nationwide Permits and the Caribbean District Final Regional Conditions
On January 8, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final action in the Federal Register (91 FR 768) announcing the reissuance of 56 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one new NWP, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions and definitions with some modifications. One NWP was not reissued. These 57 NWPs will go into effect on March 15, 2026, and will expire on March 15, 2031.

The Corps has also issued final decision documents for the new and reissued NWPs. These final decision documents are available at www.regulations.gov at docket number COE-2025-0002.

The NWP general conditions and definitions that were issued in the final action apply to the 56 reissued NWPs and the new NWP 60. Interested parties can access the January 8, 2026, final action and related documents at: https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Regulatory-Program-and-Permits/Nationwide-Permits/. The Caribbean District Regional Conditions can be accessed at https://www.sad.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Puerto-Rico/ (Puerto Rico) and https://www.sad.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/US-Virgin-Islands/ (U.S. Virgin Islands).