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of the local improvement that would 

constitute an integral part of a 

prospective Federal plan would be 

eligible to be recommended for credit 

toward required local cooperation. It 

was published, at that time, in the 

Federal Register to aid public 

accessibility. The solicitation of public 

comment for this removal is 

unnecessary because the rule is 

obsolete. The regulation authority 

ceased to be in effect after December 31, 

1977, in accordance with Section 134a 

of Public Law 94–587. 

This rule removal is being conducted 

to reduce confusion for the public as 

well as for the Corps regarding a 

regulation that is no longer in use as the 

authority is no longer in effect. The 

removal of the regulation will ensure 

the Corps’ regulations comply with 

current authorities. In an effort to 

reduce the number of regulations the 

Corps has promulgated, the removal of 

an obsolete regulation is appropriate. 

Because the regulation does not place a 

burden on the public, its removal does 

not provide a reduction in public 

burden or costs. 

This rule is not significant under 

Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review.’’ 

Therefore, the requirements of E.O. 

13771, ‘‘Reducing Regulation and 

Controlling Regulatory Costs,’’ do not 

apply. This removal supports a 

recommendation of the DoD Regulatory 

Reform Task Force. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 276 

Flood control, Intergovernmental 

relations. 

PART 276—[REMOVED] 

■ Accordingly, for the reasons stated in 

the preamble and under the authority of 

5 U.S.C. 301, the Corps removes 33 CFR 

part 276. 

Approved by: 

R.D. James, 

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

33 CFR Part 279 

[COE–2020–0011] 

RIN 0702–AA97 

Resource Use: Establishment of 

Objectives 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule removes the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ part 

titled Resource Use: Establishment of 

Objectives. Each removed section of this 

part is redundant of or otherwise covers 

internal agency operations that have no 

public compliance component or 

adverse public impact. Current policy 

and procedures on this subject can be 

found in internal documents. Therefore, 

this part can be removed from the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR). 

DATES: This rule is effective on January 

15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: 

CECW–P (Ms. Patricia Mutschler), 441 G 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20314– 

1000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Patricia Mutschler at (202) 761–4744 or 

by email at Patricia.L.Mutschler@

usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule removes from the CFR 33 CFR part 

279, Resource Use: Establishment of 

Objectives. The rule was initially 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 4, 1978 (43 FR 14014). The 

regulation provided policy and 

guidance for establishing resource use 

objectives for all Civil Works water 

resource projects during Phase I/Phase II 

post-authorization studies and 

reevaluation of completed projects. 

Resource use objectives, as defined in 

the regulation, are clearly written 

statements, specific to a given project, 

which specify the attainable options for 

resource use as determined from study 

and analysis of resource capabilities and 

public needs (opportunities and 

problems). It was published, at that 

time, in the Federal Register to aid 

public accessibility. The solicitation of 

public comment for this removal is 

unnecessary because the rule is 

redundant of or otherwise covers 

internal agency operations that have no 

public compliance component or 

adverse public impact. For current 

public accessibility purposes, 

implementation guidance and 

procedures for the establishment of 

resource use objectives related to the 

formulation of recommended plans for 

water resources development projects 

are now found in Engineer Regulation 

1105–2–100, ‘‘Planning Guidance 

Notebook’’ (available at https://

www.publications.usace.army.mil/ 

Portals/76/Publications/

EngineerRegulations/ER_1105-2- 

100.pdf); and Engineer Regulation and 

Pamphlet 1130–2–550, ‘‘Recreation 

Operations and Maintenance Guidance 

and Procedures, Chapter 3’’ (available at 

https://

www.publications.usace.army.mil/ 

Portals/76/Publications/Engineer

Regulations/ER_1130-2-550.pdf and 

https://www.publications.usace.army.

mil/Portals/76/Publications/Engineer

Pamphlets/EP_1130-2-550.pdf). In 

addition, environmental evaluation is 

required under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), and is 

implemented by the Corps pursuant to 

33 CFR part 230. 

This rule removal is being conducted 

to reduce confusion for the public as 

well as for the Corps regarding the 

current policy which governs the Corps’ 

establishment of resource use objectives. 

Because the regulation does not place a 

burden on the public, its removal does 

not provide a reduction in public 

burden or costs. 

This rule is not significant under 

Executive Order (E.O.) 12866, 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review.’’ 

Therefore, the requirements of E.O. 

13771, ‘‘Reducing Regulation and 

Controlling Regulatory Costs,’’ do not 

apply. This removal supports a 

recommendation of the DoD Regulatory 

Reform Task Force. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 279 

Natural resources, Water resources. 

PART 279—[REMOVED] 

■ Accordingly, for the reasons stated in 

the preamble and under the authority of 

5 U.S.C. 301, the Corps removes 33 CFR 

part 279. 

Approved by: 

R.D. James, 

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). 

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