Pre-application meeting/consultation

A pre-application meeting/consultation is one or more meetings between members of the District Engineer's staff and an applicant and his agent or his consultant. A pre_application consultation is usually related to applications for major activities and may involve discussion of alternatives, environmental documents, National Environmental Policy Act procedures, and development of the scope of the data required when an environmental impact statement is required. (US Army Corps of Engineers New York District, Regulatory Program Applicant Information Guide, 2014)