40 CFR § 233.38 - Continuation of expiring permits.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s233.38"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 233.38 - Continuation of expiring permits."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "233.38"
section_name: "Continuation of expiring permits."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "OCEAN DUMPING"
part_number: "233"
part_name: "404 STATE PROGRAM REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1251"
regulatory_source: "53 FR 20776, June 1, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "233"
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# 233.38 Continuation of expiring permits.
A Corps 404 permit does not continue in force beyond its expiration date under Federal law if, at that time, a State is the permitting authority. States authorized to administer the 404 Program may continue Corps or State-issued permits until the effective date of the new permits, if State law allows. Otherwise, the discharge is being conducted without a permit from the time of expiration of the old permit to the effective date of a new State-issued permit, if any.