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Desk Manual for Ecology's Federal Permit Team 401/CZM Review Last edit: January 24, 2000 INTRODUCTION - USING THIS DOCUMENT ..................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND .................................................................................................. 7 AGENCY AND PROGRAM MISSION AND GOALS ............................................................................ '7 FEDERALPERMITTEAMRESPONSIBILITIES.................................................................................. 8 SEPA - State Environmental Policy Act ................................................................................. 9 SEPA Compliance 10 SEPA Review and Comments .......................................................................................... 10 Section 401 Water Quality Certifications ............................................................................. 10 Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Determination ................................................ 12 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act ............................................................................... 12 Coordinated State Response ................................................................................................. 13 Short Term Modifications to State Water Quality Standards ............................................... 13 Other Responsibilities ........................................................................................................... 13 REGULATORY AUTHORITY .......................................................................................................... 14 DEFINITIONSANDACRONYMS.................................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER 2: APPLICATION PROCEDURES ..................................................................... 16 OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................. 16 WHAT CONSTITUTES A COMPLETEAPPLICATION.9 ..................................................................... 16 JARPA ...................................................................................................................................... 17 FEESANDCOSTRECOVERY....................................................................................................... 17 PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS ..................................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER 3: PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE FOR REVIEWING PROPOSED PROJECTS ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 STARTING PERMIT REVIEW ........................................................................................................ 19 TIMELINES .................................................................................................................................. 20 Waivers.................................................................................................................................. 22 PUBLIC PROCESS - NOTICE, COMMENTS, AND HEARINGS ......................................................... 22 Public Notice ......................................................................................................................... 22 Mailing List ............................................................................................................................ 23 Public Comments .................................................................................................................. 24 Public Hearings .................................................................................................................... 24 RECORD KEEPING AND DATABASE MANAGEMENT .................................................................... 25 Permit Database ................................................................................................................... 25 Required Time Period for Keeping Records ......................................................................... 25 PROCEDURESFORPERMITREVIEW............................................................................................ 26 Reviewing Proposed Projects for Individual Section 404/401 Permits ................................ 26 AR 032610 Exhibit-2075 Reviewing Proposed Projects for Coverage Under Nationwide Permits ............................. 2 7_ Reviewing Proposed Projects for Section 10 Permits .......................................................... 2 Reviewing Proposed Projects for Coastal Zone Management Consistency ......................... 2 7_ Reviewing Proposed Federal Projects .................................................................................. 28 Corps Navigation andMaintenance Dredging Projects......... ........................................... 29 Coast Guard Projects.........................................................................................................…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]