Letter of Permission 2015-1

Since 1996, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, has a provided a Letter of Permission procedure for granting expedited permits to the gravel companies operating in Humboldt County, California. The most recent LOP procedure has expired. The Corps proposes to modify the Letter of Permission procedure (LOP 2009-1) for the authorization of work described herein. The purpose of the LOP procedure is to streamline permit authorization for applicants proposing excavation and related work not posing significant adverse individual or cumulative impacts to the aquatic environment pursuant to the provisions of Section 404 Clean Water Act of 1972 as amended (33 U.S.C. § 1344 et seq.), and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, as amended (33 U.S.C. § 403 et seq.).