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The Department reviewed the need for the notary stamp, or Acknowledgement, on forms associated with the Wetlands Protection Act.
MassDEP has proposed regulations for 310 CMR 10.55(2) that reference the 2020 USACE National Plant List. Although the new MA Handbook for Delineation of BVW refers to the 2020 Plant List, projects under review prior to promulgation of the new regulations should use the 1988 Plant List in the existing regulations.
MassDEP Guidance on Expiration of the 2018 USACE GP and WQC
The 2018 US Army Corps of Engineers MA General Permit and the associated 2018 Water Quality Certification (and Individual WQCs certifying 2018 MA GP Projects) expire on April 5, 2023. This Guidance describes procedures to extend or reauthorize affected projects.
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