Agency Actions: USACE
Army Corps of Engineers Public Notices
This page provides access to public notices issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New England District for regulatory/permitting, engineering/planning, navigation, and programs/project management. The public notices give local, state, and federal agencies, the general public, Native American Tribes, and interested groups and organizations an opportunity to provide comments or concerns to the Corps. The comment period is generally 30 days but may be longer or shorter. Comments submitted to the Corps are reviewed and are part of the evaluation process before a decision or determination can be made by the Corps on that proposed project, activity, or permit. Visit the USACE Permit Finder to view maps and status information about jurisdictional determinations and permit decisions by the Corps Regulatory program.
Special Public Notice (April 15, 2025): Approved use of emergency permit processing procedures in the six New England states
Public Notices with Open Comment Periods
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May 16, 2026 |
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR NAE-2000-01773 CROSS SOUND CABLE COMPANY, LLC Applicant: Cross Sound Cable Company, LLC Project Purpose: To maintain the operational integrity of the Cross Sound Cable electric transmission line. |
New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound |
Past Public Notices with Closed Comment Periods
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April 26, 2026 |
Purpose: The purpose of dredging the FNPs is to restore and maintain longterm navigation efficiency and safety of the FNPs for commercial deep-draft vessel traffic. Public Meeting: USACE will host a virtual public meeting on April 16, 2026, from 6:30pm to 8pm. For more details on the public meeting please refer to the project website at: https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/Navigation/Connecticut/Bridgeport-Harbor/ |
Bridgeport, CT |
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April 21, 2026 |
Purpose: The New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) proposes to issue a state programmatic general permit (hereafter referred to as the “PGP”) for certain routine aquaculture activities subject to Corps jurisdiction in waters within the State of Maine and certain ocean waters to the seaward limit of the outer continental shelf. It will streamline certain routine aquaculture activities under our jurisdiction pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (see 33 CFR Part 322). |
Maine |
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March 24, 2026 |
Project Purpose: To remove restrictive shoaling and restore the Hyannis Harbor Federal Navigation Project (FNP) to its authorized dimensions to provide safe navigation conditions to all vessels in the harbor. |
Barnstable and Yarmouth, Massachusetts |
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March 12, 2026 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2025-01715 Applicant: Newport Mussel Farm Project Purpose: Construct a commercial scale longline blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) shellfish mariculture facility in federal waters within 20 nautical miles (nm) of Newport Harbor. |
The project area is roughly 20 nautical miles southeast of Newport, RI, 13 nautical miles south of Westport, MA, and 9 nautical miles west-southwest of Martha’s Vineyard. |
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March 8, 2026 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2026-00022 Applicant: Herreshoff Marine Museum Project Purpose: To expand and modernize the museum’s existing in-water facilities to safely accommodate a modest increase in seasonal and transient vessel dockage; provide safe, efficient, and ADA-compliant access for museum and educational programs; and replace aging infrastructure to improve storm and sea-level rise resilience. |
Bristol Harbor in Bristol, Rhode Island. The project/review area is located at 926 Stonington Road; at 155 Hope Street; at Latitude 41.663090 and Longitude -71.273080. |
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March 4, 2026 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2011-01436 Applicant: Mazza Marina LLC & Perrywinkle Realty LLC Project Purpose: Marina combination and reconfiguration. |
Tidal waters of Point Judith Pond. The project/review area is located at 11 Sherman Road, South Kingstown, Rhode Island at Latitude 41.388281 and Longitude -71.515862. |
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February 27, 2026 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2025-02049 Applicant: Blackbridge Land Holdings, LLC Project Purpose: To maintain and rehabilitate an existing marina facility. |
Wequetequock Cove in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. The project/review area is located at 926 Stonington Road; at Latitude 41.357820 and Longitude -71.880370. |
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February 7, 2026 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2021-03025 Applicant: Tilcon Connecticut Inc. Project Purpose: Re-establish depths for access and safe marina operations. |
In tidal waters of Long Island Sound near Totoket Road (Latitude 41.26463, Longitude -72.765911) in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut. |
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February 6, 2026 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2015-01632 Applicant: Town of Barnstable, MA Project Purpose: To maintain safe navigational access for vessels transiting Barnstable waterways, and to use the dredged material to reduce shoreline erosion at Barnstable beaches. |
Several waterways and beaches in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
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January 22, 2026 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2025-00767 Applicant: US Coast Guard Facilities Design and Construction Center & US Department of the Navy Project Purpose: Construction of a new pier with shoreside facilities, and dredging. |
Waters associated with with Coddington Cove, within Narragansett Bay at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Newport, in Newport, Rhode Island at Latitude 41.527231° and Longitude -71.316305°. |
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January 20, 2026 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2024-02769 Applicant: US Department of the Navy Project Purpose: Bank stabilization and structure removal. |
Waters associated with with Coddington Cove, within Narragansett Bay at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Newport, in Newport, Rhode Island at Latitude 41.527231° and Longitude -71.316305°. |
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December 22, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2022-00290-TREC Applicant: Tweed New Haven Airport Authority Project Purpose: The purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide airfield and terminal area facilities to accommodate existing and reasonably foreseeable aircraft operations and passenger volumes. |
Waters associated with Morris Creek and Tuttle Brook, in New Haven, CT The project/review area is located at the Tweed New Haven Airport at Latitude 41.262128 and Longitude -72.885851. |
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December 5, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2025-00669 Applicant: RI Department of Environmental Management Project Purpose: To repair existing infrastructure and redevelop the Chase Marina in support of the State’s commercial fishing industry. |
Waters associated with the Sakonnet River in Narragansett Bay’s east passage The project area is located at 169 Riverside Drive in Tiverton, RI at 41.637769°N, -71.211462°W. |
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December 5, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2005-01170 Applicant: Beverlyport Marina Project Purpose: Maintenance and modification associated with bringing the current marine floats into compliance. |
Waters associated with Beverly Harbor and Danvers River The project/review area is located at 11 to 67 Water Street at Latitude 42.540451 N and Longitude -70.884846 W; in Beverly, Massachusetts. |
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August 11, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2021-00778 Applicant: City of Chelsea, MA Project Purpose: To improve flood resiliency along the Island End River. |
Island End River, a tributary to the Mystic River, in Chelsea, MA The project area is located adjacent to 145 Market Street at Latitude 42.394460 and Longitude -71.049746. |
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August 10, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2024-01866 Applicant: US Department of the Navy Project Purpose: To maintain the security of the facility by creating elevated and more resilient security roads at Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area, Master Station Detachment Cutler. |
Great Pond Cove in Cutler, ME The project/review area is located on the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area, Master Station Detachment Cutler; at Latitude 44.649726 and Longitude -67.292883. |
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August 8, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2007-02344 Applicant: Town of Hull, MA Project Purpose: To restore navigational safety and vessel access to/from the North Docks, West End Docks, South Docks, and Transient Docking by the removal of existing sediment that has accumulated since the last maintenance dredging activities. |
Weir River in Hull, MA The project/review area is located on the north and south side of Nantasket Pier off George Washington Boulevard; at Latitude 42.2696419 and Longitude -70.8586816. |
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August 7, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2025-01286 Applicant: Town of Edgartown, MA Project Purpose: To maintain safe navigational access for vessels transiting Edgartown Harbor. |
Edgartown Harbor in Edgartown, MA The project/review area is located at Latitude 41.388811 and Longitude -70.503348. |
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July 24, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2017-01616 Applicant: Town of Oak Bluffs, MA Project Purpose: To improve resiliency of the existing coastal infrastructure at East Chop Drive. |
Nantucket Sound in Oak Bluffs, MA The project area is located at 81 East Chop Drive, at Latitude 41.4634 and Longitude -70.5597. |
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July 9, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2017-01616 Applicant: Neptune LNG, LLC Project Purpose: To decommission the existing Neptune Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) deepwater port (DPW). |
The Atlantic Ocean in waters off Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, and Manchester, MA Latitude 42.5280 and Longitude -70.6951 |
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May 17, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2011-00356 Applicant: Town of Charlestown, RI Project Purpose: To improve navigation, flow, and overall circulation within Ninigret Pond. |
Ninigret Pond in Charlestown, RI The project/review area is located within Ninigret Pond, on the Charlestown Town Beach, and on the Charlestown Breachway west wall jetty centered at Latitude 41.358547 and Longitude -71.638842. |
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April 20, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2004-2397 Applicant: Yankee Marina and Boat Yard Project Purpose: To mechanically dredge approximately 20,600 cy of material from shoaled areas. |
Royal River in Yarmouth, ME The site coordinates are Latitude 43.795469 and Longitude -70.173388 |
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January 17, 2025 |
PERMIT APPLICATION NO. NAE-2007-02704 Applicant: Kennebunk River Club Project Purpose: To dredge approximately 8,935 cubic yards of material from a 1.2-acre area of subtidal habitat to a depth of -6 feet below mean low low water. |
Kennebunk River at 115 Ocean Ave in Kennebunkport, ME The dredged material will be transported to the approved disposal site, the Isle of Shoals North Disposal Site, located about 15 nautical miles offshore. |