Does the Corps have an emergency process?
A. Seattle District is able to expedite the application review process for emergencies. According to 33 CFR 325.2(e)(4), an emergency is a situation which would result in an unacceptable hazard to life, significant loss of property, or an immediate, unforeseen, and significant economic hardship if corrective action requiring a permit is not undertaken within a time period less than the normal time needed to process the application under standard procedures. Except in extreme and rare circumstances, we will not classify situations created by poor planning or late submittal of a permit application as emergencies. For emergency situations that comply with 33 CFR 235.2(e)(4), our review process can take from one day to one week to complete. We will make reasonable efforts to receive comments from interested Federal, State, and local agencies and the affected public. Also, the Corps will publish through notice any special procedures authorized and the rationale. If the work is authorized by
