Purpose and Applicability:
a. Purpose. This appendix provides the policy and procedural guidance for planning, design, and implementation of projects pursued under the legislative and administrative provisions of the Continuing Authorities Program.
b. Applicability. The new project implementation processes in this Appendix will apply to all CAP projects initiated (received initial work allowance) after 31 January 2006. In addition, Table F-1 describes the transition of any ongoing CAP project (received initial work allowance prior to 31 January 2006) to the new CAP project implementation processes. For the purpose of applying Table F-1:
(1) A “decision document” means: a Detailed Project Report for Section 204, 206, and 1135 projects if Federal costs exceed $1M; a Planning and Design Analysis (PDA) for Section 204, 206, and 1135 projects with Federal costs less than $1M; and a PDA for Section 14 and 208 projects. A Preliminary Restoration Plan is not considered a decision document.
(2) Because a PDA consists of all the planning and design activities to demonstrate that Federal participation is warranted and no formal report is required, “the approval date for the decision document” is the date on which the district determines to proceed with design activities. Further, for ongoing PDAs it will be necessary to separate the costs incurred for feasibility activities from those incurred for design activities by the district allocating the total costs incurred for the PDA between the costs of the planning portion of the PDA (feasibility phase costs) and the design portion of the PDA (design costs).
(3) A “work allowance” is a work allowance issued by HQUSACE located in Washington. A reprogramming action initiated by the district or the division is not considered a work allowance.
