Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers September 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District (USACE) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District Channel Deepening Project. The EIS would be prepared in association with a feasibility report prepared by a Non- Federal Interest (NFI)the Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District (CPNID) under authority granted by section 203 of WRDA 1986. The study will identify and evaluate the feasibility of providing a deep-water connection between the Houston Ship Channel (HSC) and a planned future deepwater terminal facility at Cedar Port Industrial Park while enhancing efficient, safe, and reliable navigation in the Cedar Bayou Navigation Channel and HSC to existing stakeholder terminals. This notice announces the USACE's intent to determine the scope of the issues to be addressed and identify the significant environmental issues related to the proposed action.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (``the agencies'') are amending the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to conform the definition of ``waters of the United States'' to a 2023 Supreme Court decision. This conforming rule amends the provisions of the agencies' definition of ``waters of the United States'' that are invalid under the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Clean Water Act in the 2023 decision.