Army Corps of Engineers permits
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CZM_acoe_permits
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Summary
Abstract:
The following permits are considered together as they are administered together by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Regulatory Branch through a single permit application. * RIVERS AND HARBORS ACT OF 1899 (SECTION 10) Authorities: 33 U.S.C. §§ 401-413: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899; 33 CFR 323: Permits for Structures or Work Affecting Navigable Waters of the United States. * CLEAN WATER ... ACT (SECTION 404) Authorities: 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.: Federal Water Pollution Control Act; 33 FCR 322: Permits for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material into the Waters of the United States. * MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH AND SANCTUARIES ACT, (SECTION 103) Authorities: 33 U.S.C. §1401 et seq.: Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act; 33 CFR 324: Permits for Ocean Dumping of Dredged Material. * MASSACHUSETTS PROGRAMMATIC GENERAL PERMIT Authorities: 33 CFR 320-330: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulations. Jurisdiction: Construction or placement of structures, dredging, and dredged material disposal in the waters of the United States. Applicability: Any project in or affecting the waters of the United States must comply with the conditions of the Massachusetts Programmatic General Permit (PGP) or, in the case of larger projects, the conditions of an Individual Permit. Regulatory A Section 10 permit is required for all work, including structures, seaward of the annual high water line in navigable waters of the United States, defined as waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide, as well as a few of the major rivers used to transport interstate or foreign commerce. A Section 404 permit is required for activities that involve the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including not only navigable waters, but also coastal waters, inland rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands. A Section 103 permit is required to transport dredged material for the purpose of disposal in the ocean. The Corps, New England District has issued a PGP for work in Massachusetts. The PGP provides for three levels of regulatory review: * Category I - Activities of minimal environmental impact that do not require Corps regulatory review and are classified as non-reporting. While no written notification to the Corps is required for these "minor" projects, they must comply with the conditions contained in the PGP. * Category II - Activities likely to be of minimal environmental impact but that have the potential to have adverse effects. A project-specific review and authorization from the Corps in writing are required. Copies of the Massachusetts Chapter 91 (21) application and plans, or the 401 Water Quality Certification (18) application and plans, are usually sufficient for Category II review. * Category III - Activities that have potential to cause adverse environmental impacts. These projects must get an Individual Permit from the Corps, and therefore require project-specific review, are available for public review and comment, and may require preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. The complete PGP is available from www.nae.usace.army.mil/. Review Process: With the PGP, applications for projects meeting the PGP criteria must include a brief project description, a vicinity map, a site plan, and a plan view of the proposed structure. Federal and state resource agencies meet every three weeks to review PGP applications. A PGP is usually issued, with or without special conditions, ten days after the review closes. For Individual Permits, applications must include site location, a description of the project and its purpose, and related maps and plans. Within 15 days of receiving the required application material, the Corps issues a Public Notice seeking comments from abutters, regulatory agencies, and the public. Comments are accepted for up to 30 days. The Corps evaluates comments received, compliance with section 404(b)(1) of the federal Clean Water Act, public interest criteria and issues a permit. If denied, the applicant is informed of the reason(s). Neither a PGP nor an Individual Permit is valid until the applicant has obtained a Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) 401 Water Quality Certification (18). Individual permits are not valid until the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) (22) concurs that the project is consistent with state coastal policies. Forms: PGP - None; Individual - ENG Form 4345 at www.nae.usace.army.mil. Fees PGP - None; Individual - Commercial Activity $100. Website: www.nae.usace.army.mil. Contact: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Regulatory Branch (978) 318-8338 and (800) 362-4367. Publication Date: Fall, 2003 
Purpose:
These georegulations data were developed for illustrative purposes to depict the geographic extent(s) of specific laws and policies. They were derived from various sources for planning purposes only and do not necessarily represent contemporary legal spatial positions or orientation(s). All users should verify the location of any boundary of interest prior to use by contacting the controlling ... legal authority (i.e. Federal, Commonwealth, or town agency) listed in the metadata for guidance.
CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: publication date
SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Direct Spatial Reference: Vector
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count: 1
SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION - PLANAR
Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
SPCS Zone Identifier: 2001
Standard Parallel: 41.716667
Standard Parallel: 42.683333
Longitude of Central Meridian: -71.500000
Latitude of Projection Origin: 41.000000
False Easting: 200000.000000
False Northing: 750000.000000
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair
Abscissa Resolution: 0.000000
Ordinate Resolution: 0.000000
Planar Distance Units: meters
SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION - GEODETIC MODEL
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
DATA SET CREDIT: These spatial data were created by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA).
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View Original Metadata document from the CZM website.
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Spatial coordinates
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N: 43.08
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S: 40.59
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E: -65.74
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W: -71.42
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
Dataset Title:
Army Corps of Engineers permits
Dataset Release Date:
2008-09-18
Data Presentation Form:
vector digital data
Dataset Originator/Creator:
The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
Dataset Title:
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Georegulations Geodatabase
Data Presentation Form:
vector digital data
Quality
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: An attribute accuracy report was not conducted for these data.
LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: A logical consistency report was not conducted for these data.
COMPLETENESS REPORT: The data is thought to be complete; no data has been purposefully excluded.
HORIZONTAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: A positional accuracy report was not conducted for these data. Most data used to create the georegulations data came from MassGIS, NOAA, or MMS. Consequently, by and large the data are as accurate as the source data.
VERTICAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: n/a
Access Constraints
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None. These data are in the public domain. GIS files are freely available for download.
DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these data, errors and conditions originating from physical sources used to develop these data may be reflected in the data supplied. The client must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for ... the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to certain data. In no event shall CZM be liable for any damages, whether general, special, incidental or consequential damages, arising out of your use of these data. Your sole remedy for damages is to stop using the data. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CZM and its employees against any claim, loss, liability or expense, including attorneys' fees, resulting from loss of or damage to property or the injury to or death of any person arising out of the use of the data.
Use Constraints
USE CONSTRAINTS: Public domain data from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management as the source of these data. You are not permitted to use CZM's name ... or to suggest that CZM endorses your project or product, without its express written consent. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CZM cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of these data with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to these data.
FEES: GIS and coordinate files may be downloaded at no charge by following links on the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management website (http://www.mass.gov/czm/).
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Distribution
Distribution Size:
0.002
Fees:
See Use Constraints.
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
617-626-1200
Fax:
617-626-1240
Email:
czm at state.ma.us
Contact Address:
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City:
Boston
Province or State:
MA
Postal Code:
02114-2136
Country:
USA
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
617-626-1200
Fax:
617-626-1240
Email:
czm at state.ma.us
Contact Address:
251 Causeway Street, Suite 800
City:
Boston
Province or State:
MA
Postal Code:
02114-2136
Country:
USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2008-09-19
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-01-22
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