Reference is made to Department of the Army General Permit SPGP-17 issued on December 9, 1982 authorizing the construction of structures, work and the discharge of dredged and fill material in substantially developed artificial or man-modified tidal lagoons in the State of New Jersey. This general permit is applicable to the appropriate navigable waters located within the geographic boundaries of both the Philadelphia District and the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Notice is hereby given that the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, proposes to revalidate and extend the expiration date of the above referenced Department of the Army General Permit from December 31, 2017 until December 31, 2022. More details are available in the attached Public Notice. Public comment deadline is on Aug. 26, 2017.