- Guidance
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EP 1105-2-57: Planning Stakeholder Engagement, Collaboration and Coordination (formerly Appendix B of the PGN)
This pamphlet explains the benefits of, and requirements for, stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and coordination in Civil Works planning studies. These activities are critical to study success because they may foster trust and credibility between USACE and the communities we serve; increase collective understanding of problems; reduce controversy and litigation risks; and improve the quality and execution of our decisions. Note: This EP replaces the existing Appendix B of the Planning Guidance Notebook.
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Engineer Pamphlet 1105-2-64: Tribal Partnership Program
This Engineer Pamphlet establishes a strategy for the planning, design, and construction of projects under the USACE Tribal Partnership Program (TPP). The TPP allows Tribes to preserve, protect, and manage their own resources through authorized activities which include projects for flood and coastal storm risk management, including erosion control, aquatic ecosystem restoration, navigation, watershed assessments and planning activities, technical assistance, and other projects that are determined appropriate by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).
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Engineer Regulation 25-1-115: Guidance for Preparation and Processing of Information Management Collections
This Engineer Regulation prescribes guidance for the preparation and processing of USACE information management collections requiring approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This regular supersedes Engineer Regulation 1165-2-503, dated 31 October 2007.
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Achieving Health and Environmental Protection Through EPA's Meaningful Engagement Policy
This document outlines updates on how the EPA intends to engage with the public and provide meaningful public participation opportunities in all of its programs and regions. The document highlights three steps to help EPA staff design appropriate and effective processes for meaningful engagement and public participation for a particular action or situation, including: understanding EPA actions and key issues the public can inform; identifying the expected level of participation using EPA's public participation spectrum; and identifying the appropriate engagement tools and practices using EPA's public participation model.
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Tribal Partnership Program - Non-Traditional Water Resources Development Projects
This memorandum from the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works directs USACE to implement the Tribal Partnership Program (TPP) more broadly to provide the Army the flexibility to include projects that are not typically considered a traditional Corps water resources development project. It also directs that TPP comprehensive guidance under development will incorporate these additional "non-traditional" activities under the Program.
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Broadening Public Participation and Community Engagement in the Regulatory Process
This memorandum provides guidance from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to all federal agencies on how, during the regulatory process, to "promote equitable and meaningful participation by a range of interested or affected parties," including members of underserved communities, as specified in Executive Order 14094, to the extent practicable and consistent with applicable law. For the USACE Planning Community, this memorandum will apply most directly to federal rulemaking actions - but the principles of public participation and community engagement, and awareness of barriers to participation, will be helpful in any planning process.
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Social Media, Web-Based Interactive Technologies, and the Paperwork Reduction Act
This memorandum provides guidance from the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on when and how the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA) applies to Federal agency use of social media and web-based interactive technologies. It explains that under established principles, the PRA does not apply to many uses of such media and technologies.
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Uniform Standards for Tribal Consultation
This memorandum signed by President Biden establishes uniform minimum standards to be implemented across all Federal agencies regarding how Tribal consultations are to be conducted. The memorandum is designed to improve and streamline the consultation process for both Tribes and Federal participants, and ensure more consistency in how agencies initiate, provide notice for, conduct, record, and report on Tribal consultations. These are baseline standards; agencies are encouraged to build upon these standards to fulfill the goals and purposes of Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments, November 2000) consistent with their unique missions and engagement with Tribal Nations on agency-specific issues.
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Final Guidance on Implementing the Plain Writing Act of 2010
This memorandum rescinds and replaces Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-11-05, "Preliminary Guidance for the Plain Writing Act of 2010," issued on November 22, 2010. This final guidance does not make significant substantive changes from the preliminary guidance, but it does provide further clarification of key issues. Actions that agencies have taken under the preliminary guidance will provide the foundation for the agencies' implementation of this final guidance and of the Act's requirements.
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Director of Civil Works Memorandum - Comprehensive Documentation of Benefits in Decision Documents
This memorandum from the Director of Civil Works reiterates that the memorandum issued by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)) dated 5 January 2021, Subject: Policy Directive - Comprehensive Documentation of Benefits in Decision Document is effective immediately, and that all feasibility studies and post-authorization studies will comply with the ASA(CW) memorandum.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Doctrine Smart Book
This report provides an overview of current Engineer Regulations and how they fit into the "doctrinal map" of capstone regulations, keystone publications, technical publications, and organizational publications.
- Resources
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USACE Technical Assistance Programs
This Headquarters webpage contains information about two USACE programs that make the agency's technical expertise available to support local communities: Planning Assistance to States (PAS) and Flood Plain Management Services (FPMS). Each USACE Technical Assistance program has its own specialization and requirements, but they are all geared towards assisting states, U.S. territories, Native American Tribes (Tribal Nations), and communities to identify planning-level solutions to address water resource problems.
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Best Practices for Virtual Engagement
This document guides USACE planners through key decisions when designing stakeholder engagement programs, with a focus on virtual outreach in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report establishes guiding principles for effective stakeholder engagement and provides resources on collaborative technology tools and is appropriate for use by entry-level to senior planners.
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Collaboration and Public Participation Center of Expertise (CPCX)
The CPCX's mission is to enable Corps staff to anticipate, prevent, and manage water-related conflicts through collaboration while ensuring the interests of the public are addressed in a fair and transparent manner by: providing direct support to the field; building the Corps collaborative capacity; advising Corps leadership; and establishing the Corps as a thought-leader in collaboration. The CPCX webpage contains a wealth of information and resources related to collaboration and public participation, including guidance and policy documents, newsletters, links to other federal agency conflict resolution programs and resources, and descriptions of the CPCX's services.
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Federal Collection of Information
This White House webpage provides documents to assist in understanding and implementation of the collection of information by Federal agencies, including: Improving Implementation of the Paperwork Reduction Act; Small Business Paperwork Relief Act (SBPRA); Information Collection Review; and Paperwork Reduction Act Compliance.
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How to Plan a Water Resources Project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A Guide for Tribal & Alaska Native Village Governments (5th Edition)
The Tribal Nations Community of Practice has written this booklet to provide you, our Tribal partners, with a better understanding of how best to work with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Our processes and methods can be perceived as complex, and we hope to make them clearer for you.
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Paperwork Reduction Act - Generic Clearances
This memorandum outlines the availability and uses of "generic" Information Collection Requests (ICRs). Clearances of generic ICRs provide a significantly streamlined process by which agencies may obtain the Office of Management and Budget's approval for information collections-usually voluntary, low-burden, and uncontroversial collections. Generic ICRs are a useful way for agencies to meet the obligations of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) while eliminating unnecessary burdens and delays.
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Partnering with the Corps
Resources for states, tribes, and communities that wish to partner with USACE, including information, webinars, guidance, and models.
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Partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A Guide for Communities, Local Governments, States, Tribes, and Non-Governmental Organizations
Partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A Guide for Communities, Local Governments, States, Tribes, and Non-Governmental Organizations provides potential sponsors with information on the programs and processes available for non-federal partners and USACE representatives to work together to address the Nation's water resources problems. The Guide includes an overview of the USACE Civil Works Program and describes how USACE can work with local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and other non-federal partners on activities ranging from technical services and advice to planning and constructing water resources projects. A previous version of this document was originally published as the Project Partnership Kit by IWR back in 1996 and revised in 2001.
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Preparing for Effective Risk Communication
Offered by NOAA's Office for Coastal Management, this self-led training provides guidance for Planners to develop a risk communication strategy focused on, and designed to meet the needs of, a specific audience. Participants also learn how to listen more effectively, share information appropriately, and build relationships for improved conversations about hazards.
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Risk Communication and Social Vulnerability: Guidance for Practitioners
With funding support from USACE, the Natural Hazards Center produced an annotated bibliography and practitioner-oriented guide summarizing academic research and practical guidance on the topic of hazards and disaster risk communication, with a particular focus on socially vulnerable populations.
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Shared Vision Planning
Shared Vision Planning (SVP) is a collaborative approach to formulating water management solutions that combines three disparate practices: 1) traditional water resources planning, 2) structured public participation, and 3) collaborative computer modeling. IWR's SVP website includes tools, techniques, resources, references, and training materials. The USACE Shared Vision Planning webpage contains numerous SVP resources and tools, including methods, models, case studies, references, other educational material, and links to relevant training.
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USACE Guide to Gathering Public Input in Accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
This guide developed by the USACE Collaboration and Public Participation Center of Expertise is for USACE staff seeking to collect information as part of public involvement and stakeholder engagement processes. Its primary purpose is to ensure that USACE staff comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). PRA requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve any "systematic collection of information from the public," such as through surveys, forms, interviews, focus groups, or websites, whether voluntary or required.
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Translation and Interpretation Services
USACE has a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Language Service Corps for both translation (written) and interpretation (spoken) services. More information on the capabilities and Mission Intake Forms to start your request are available on the Communication and Public Participation Knowledge Management Portal.
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