24 C.F.R. § 55.16
Applicability of subpart C decision making process.
Cite as 24 C.F.R. § 55.16 (2026)
Table 1 to this section indicates the applicability, by location and type of action, of the decision making process for implementing Executive Order 11988 and Executive Order 11990 under this subpart.
Table 1 to § 55.16
Type of proposed action
(new reviewable action or an amendment)
1
Floodways
Coastal high hazard and LiMWA areas
Wetlands or FFRMS
floodplain outside coastal high hazard area, LiMWA area, and floodways
Critical actions as defined in § 55.2(b)(3)
Critical actions not allowed unless they meet the requirements for critical actions in § 55.8 and are processed under § 55.20
2
Critical actions not allowed unless they meet the requirements for critical actions in § 55.8 and are processed under § 55.20
2
Allowed if the proposed critical action is processed under § 55.20.
2
Noncritical actions not excluded under § 55.12 or § 55.13
Allowed only if the proposed non-critical action is not prohibited under § 55.8(a)(1) and is processed under § 55.20
2
Allowed only if the proposed noncritical action is processed under § 55.20
2
and is (1) a functionally dependent use, (2) existing construction (including improvements), or (3) reconstruction following destruction caused by a disaster. If the action is not a functionally dependent use, the action must be designed for location in a coastal high hazard area under § 55.8(a)(3)
Allowed if proposed noncritical action is processed under § 55.20.
2
1
Under Executive Order 11990, the decision making process in § 55.20 only applies to Federal assistance for new construction in wetlands locations.
2
Or those paragraphs of § 55.20 that are applicable to an action listed in § 55.14.
[89 FR 30910, Apr. 23, 2024]
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 55.1255.1355.14.55.1655.255.2055.20.55.8