TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division has approved the use of special emergency processing procedures by the Kansas City District in accordance with 33 CFR § 325.2(e)(4) for activities covered by the National Energy Emergency declared in Executive Order (EO) 14156. That EO was issued on January 20, 2025, under the President’s legal authorities, including the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq.) and 3 USC § 301.
These special emergency processing procedures have been approved for activities associated with the identification, siting, production, transportation, refining, and generation of domestic energy sources, including energy infrastructure, that require Department of the Army authorization under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and/or Section 103 of the Marine Research, Protection, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended, where there would be an unacceptable hazard to life, a significant loss of property, or an immediate, unforeseen, and significant economic hardship if the action requiring a permit is not undertaken within a time period less than the normal time needed to process the application under standard procedures.