On May 13, 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published in the Federal Register, a proposal to authorize Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) approved categorical exclusions for inclusion under Nationwide Permit 23 (NWP 23). NWP 23 is used to authorize certain actions by other Federal agencies that are categorically excluded under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), in accordance with 40 CFR Parts 1500 to 1508, because the action is included within a category of actions that have no more than minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District is requesting public comment on the following project before the above comment due date. The City of Rio Rancho proposes to install approximately 2,582 linear meters [m] (8,470 linear feet [ft]) of 30-inch DR-21 high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe below the bed surface of the Los Montoyas Arroyo from the north side of Northern Boulevard to the water quality structure upstream of the SportsPlex Dam east of Broadmoor Drive, and then another 137 m (450 ft) of 36-inch HDPE sanitary sewer DR-21 HDPE pipe will be installed to connect to an existing 36-inch HDPE pipe at the project terminus. This project would result in approximately 11 acres of impacts to waters of the United States.  This notice is to inform interested parties of the proposed activity and to solicit comments. 

On February 24, 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, published a Public Notice of the initial draft of the Texas regional conditions, as they pertain to the proposal to reissue 48 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and issue two new NWPs.  This Public Notice is to inform you of the revisions made to the proposed Texas regional conditions.  Comments received during the initial Public Notice were reviewed and incorporated into these revised Texas regional conditions.