{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-55.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 55.16","heading":"Applicability of subpart C decision making process.","body":"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.\nTable 1 to § 55.16\nType 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\nCritical 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\nNoncritical 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\n1 Under Executive Order 11990, the decision making process in § 55.20 only applies to Federal assistance for new construction in wetlands locations.\n2 Or those paragraphs of § 55.20 that are applicable to an action listed in § 55.14.","path":["Title 24—Housing and Urban Development","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development","PART 55—FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF WETLANDS","Subpart C—Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-24.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:55Z","sha256":"d9ab907341353e1f138425f1d04b25cf8b20d0387a2a7823df34df951d3eccfa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-55.14","next":"us/24-cfr-55.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}