EP 1130-2-520
29 Nov 96
5-10. Approval Required to Add, Modify, or Delete Tables from the Waterborne Commerce of
the United States.
a. The district commanders are the primary initiating authority for additions,
modifications, or deletions of Corps of Engineer projects that appear in the Waterborne
Commerce of the United States (WCUS), Parts 1 - 4 tables. The district engineer will forward,
through the division engineer, the initial request and statement of justification of said changes
through the Director, WCSC, to the Director, NDC, the approving authority.
b. The WCSC may also initiate recommendations for additions, modifications, or
deletions to Corps of Engineers projects as they appear in Waterborne Commerce of the United
States, Parts 1 - 4 tables. The recommendations must be coordinated with the district commander
of the affected district and approved by the Director, NDC.
c. Proposed changes to the Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Part 5 must be
approved by the Director, NDC.
d. Any change to the definition of a port area or the establishment of a new port area
must meet one of the following criteria:
(1) Port limits defined by legislative enactments of state, county, or city governments.
(2) The corporate limits of a municipality.
e. The petitioning party must forward the initial request for an addition or change to port
definitions to the Director, WCSC. Said request must include a statement of justification and
citation of authority in response to criteria mentioned above. Denials may be appealed to the
Director, WRSC.
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