1808 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 6 / Monday, January 11, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

33 CFR Part 223 

[COE–2020–0010] 

RIN 0710–AA87 

Boards, Commissions, and 

Committees 

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 Boards, Commissions, and 

Committees. This part is redundant of or 

otherwise covers internal agency 

operations that have no public 

compliance component or adverse 

public impact. Therefore, this part can 

be removed from the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR). 

DATES: This rule is effective on January 

11, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: 

CECW–P (Mr. Paul Clouse), 441 G Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20314–1000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Paul Clouse at (202) 761–4709 or by 

email at Paul.D.Clouse@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule removes from the CFR 33 CFR part 

223, Boards, Commissions, and 

Committees. The rule was initially 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 9, 1978 (43 FR 52236). This 

regulation established and prescribed 

the objectives, composition, 

responsibilities and authority of the 

Mississippi River Water Control 

Management Board which is comprised 

of only Corps members and only 

oversees Corps-related functions in the 

Mississippi River Basin. The objectives 

of the Board are to provide oversight 

and guidance during the development of 

basin-wide management plans for 

Mississippi River Basin projects for 

which the Corps has operation/ 

regulation responsibilities, and to serve 

as a forum for resolution of water 

control problems among Corps 

Divisions within the Mississippi River 

Basin when agreement is otherwise 

unobtainable. 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 and covers internal agency 

operations that have no public 

compliance component or adverse 

public impact. For current public 

accessibility purposes, the current 

guidance governing the Greater 

Mississippi River Basin Water 

Management Board may be found in 

Engineer Regulation 15–2–13, ‘‘Greater 

Mississippi River Basin Water 

Management Board’’ (available at 

https://www.publications.usace.

army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/ 

EngineerRegulations/ER_15-2-13

.pdf?ver=2014-01-30-134510-207). The 

agency policy is only applicable to 

Board members and to all field 

operating activities concerned with 

water management within the Greater 

Mississippi River Basin and establishes 

and prescribes the objectives, 

composition, responsibilities and 

authority of the Corps’ Greater 

Mississippi River Basin Water 

Management Board. 

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’ 

Greater Mississippi River Basin Water 

Management Board. 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 223 

Mississippi River, Organization and 

functions (Government agencies), Water 

resources. 

PART 223—[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 223. 

R.D. James, 

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). 

[FR Doc. 2020–27909 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

33 CFR Part 236 

[COE–2020–0004] 

RIN 0710–AB05 

Water Resource Policies and 

Authorities: Corps of Engineers 

Participation in Improvements for 

Environmental Quality 

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 Water Resource Policies and 

Authorities: Corps of Engineers 

Participation in Improvements for 

Environmental Quality. Each removed 

section of this part is out-of-date and 

redundant of or otherwise covers 

internal agency operations that have no 

public compliance component or 

adverse public impact. Therefore, this 

part can be removed from the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR). 

DATES: This rule is effective on January 

11, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: 

CECW–P (Ms. Amy Frantz), 441 G Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20314–1000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Amy Frantz at (202) 761–0106 or by 

email at Amy.K.Frantz@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule removes from the CFR 33 CFR part 

236, Water Resource Policies and 

Authorities: Corps of Engineers 

Participation in Improvements for 

Environmental Quality. The rule was 

initially published in the Federal 

Register on April 30, 1980 (45 FR 

28714). The regulation provided 

guidance and procedures to Corps field 

offices regarding the Corps’ role in 

environmental quality improvements as 

part of a water resource project. The 

Corps’ role in environmental quality 

broadened over the years and the 

regulation made clear that balancing 

economic and environmental interests 

was a major requirement to be 

considered in the planning of all Corps 

projects. 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 out-ofdate and redundant of or otherwise 

covers internal agency operations that 

have no public compliance component 


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