Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of “Discharge of Dredged Material”; Final Rule
civil-works · US Army Corps of Engineers · Rule · Published 2008-12-30 · Effective 2008-12-30 · 73 FR 79641
Document
Document number
E8-30984
Federal Register citation
73 FR 79641
CFR reference
33 CFR 323
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
civil-works
Sub-agency
US Army Corps of Engineers
Publication date
2008-12-30
Effective date
2008-12-30
DOD docket
FRL-8757-7
Abstract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (together, the "Agencies") are promulgating a final rule to amend a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 regulation that defines the term "discharge of dredged material." This action conforms the Corps' and EPA's regulations to a court order invalidating the January 17, 2001, amendments to the regulatory definition (referred to as the "Tulloch II" rule). This final rule responds to the court decision by deleting language from the regulation that was invalidated.