Vol. 30, No. 3 ● March 24, 2022
In This Issue:
Virginia’s 2022 Draft State Programmatic General Permit Released
Virginia’s 2022 Draft State Programmatic General Permit Released
On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Norfolk District released the draft of two 2022 State Programmatic General Permits (SPGPs) for public comment: one SPGP addresses impacts to non-tidal Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) from Residential, Commercial, Institutional and Recreational Developments (22-SPGP-RCIR) while the other focuses on impacts from Linear Transportation (22-SPGP-LT). The Corps has made a number of noteworthy changes intended to streamline regulatory review of the permit application. WSSI has summarized them for you.
USFWS Proposes Re-Listing of Northern Long-Eared Bat
On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a proposed rule to relist the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) from threatened to endangered. A relisting has been expected for some time following a court ruling in 2020. Comment on the proposed rule ends on May 23, 2022 and we expect a final rule to be published later this year.
