Figure 5. Illustration of Fish and Wildlife Service participation 

 in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit review procedures 

 (Source: Navigable Waters Handbook, Reference 13). 



PuWic Nonce 

 Iwued by CE Owtnct EnpnMr (OE) 

 Of b> CO DritfKlComfTijfider (DC) 



All RtgKxul tna Field Offices of 

 Intenof Bureau* th»i hjve Requnted Noiicei 



Othri Inunor 

 Regional or 

 Reld 



Office! review 

 Public Notice 



for E»ten 



Bureau of Sport Fijhefiw and Wildlifr 

 BSFW Regional Director, (RO), Acting 

 t^rough DRBS, lop notice, o*er«ej 

 FO auignmeni and facilitate 

 review b> oth«i Bureaus 



Field Investj^Doi 

 as appropnate 



Memo of CoTim 

 RD.BSFW 



BSFW Diviiion of River^ 

 Basin Studiei (DRBS) Area 

 or Fi*ld Office (FOlLop 

 andScreCTii Notice 



Field Invesiigaooii 

 as appropnate 



RtQUMl to DE or OC for 

 Exirnsioo of ume (App. A-3| 



Information (App A 2f 



RD, BSFW. collates 

 comments and seekt 

 ReM>tution of anv 

 DiugreernenB on 

 sutntanuve osues 



RD. BSFW. reguesti DE or DC to Grant 

 Eiteision of Time lo Resolve 



Draft Report with completed 

 Field Appraisal Form 



or 

 Memo notifying "No Action" 

 (App Ala) Of "No significani 

 impaiTt (App A-1b> 



Intenor Field Offices Agree on 

 Oep^rtmenul Letter of Comrrwnt 

 including BSFW (Servicei Report 



RO. BSF* . and Other Intenor Field 

 Offices Refer Analsies and Documents 

 on substantive l»un to Headquarters 



Headquarters Bureaus and Office 

 cortsider luues under lead of 

 Director. BSFW 



Bureaus 

 Agree 



RD Inforrns DE or OC of any PN 

 on which Department will not 

 comment (App Ala) or which 

 iHioliTS work not expected lo 

 have significanl environmental 

 impacts (App Alb) These may 

 be transmitted in groups, 

 lined in a weekly letter, or 

 other enpeditioui way 



RD BSFW. prepares Departmental letter of comment to DE or DC on 

 letterhead incorporating compatible *iews of Interior field offices, 

 including EISFW (Servicel Report, or tuting Departments consensus 

 position established at field or headquaners level and endoting with 

 the latter the BSFW (Service) repon 



Direaof . BSFW. 

 instnjctsRD. BSFW, 

 as to Department 1 

 position 



BSFW and/or BOR 

 and /or NPS and 

 other Bureaus 



and offices 

 involved 



BSFW, BOR. 



NPS not 

 involved 

 a;S-PDB and 

 other Assistant 

 Secretary |ointly 

 Decide 



A;S-FWP (lead), 



Assistant 



Se c re tary J" rogram 



Development and 

 Budpt (A/SJ>DB), 

 and other Assistant 

 Secretary jointly 

 Deacte 



Depanmenial Posibor 



OnK BSFW. BOR. 



NPS involved 



Assistant Secretary 

 for Fish and Wild 

 life and Parks 

 (A/S-FWP) 



Decides 



DE or DC imposes 

 recommended Conditions 

 and Issues Permit or 

 Denies Permit 



OE Of DC Forwards USDI Service 



Report to Applicant and 

 Encourages Meeting, if Required, 

 to Explain Conditions and Resolve 

 DifferefKes 



Agreement Reached and 

 Permit Application 

 Modified or Permit 

 Condttiooed as Mutually 

 Agreed 



RD. BSFW, informed, 

 Forwatcb Analyses 

 and Documents through 

 Channels to A/S-FWP 



Applicant and'of 

 Corps Reiects USDI 

 Recommendati ons 



Matter Forwarded 

 to Office ofChief 

 of Engineers (OCE) 

 or Commandant 



[USCGi for Decision 



A/S-FWP Briefs 

 Under Secretary 



Meeting Between OCE 



or Commandant and 

 Under Secretary. 

 USDI. :o Resolve 



(Ot»>ef Assistant 

 Secretaries also 



bureaus and offices 

 solely in their 

 program lurisdiaion) 



OCE Recommends to 

 DE or Commandant 

 Recommends to DC 



Denial of 

 Permit 



Issuance 

 of Permit 



'U^ Ftsh and Wildlife Service 

 ^>ivu)or of £colopc4l Services- 



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