33 CFR 331.12 : Navigation And Navigable Waters (§ 1.01-1 To Parts 404-499) — (Parts 200-202 To Parts 404-499) — Corps Of Engineers, Department Of The Army, Department Of Defense (Parts 200-202 To Parts 386-399) — Administrative Appeal Process (§ 331.1 To Appendix D To Part 331) — Exhaustion of administrative remedies.

No affected party may file a legal action in the Federal courts based on a permit denial or a proffered permit until after a final Corps decision has been made and the appellant has exhausted all applicable administrative remedies under this part. The appellant is considered to have exhausted all administrative remedies when a final Corps permit decision is made in accordance with § 331.10.