3802 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 10 / Friday, January 15, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

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 240 

Flood control, Intergovernmental 

relations. 

PART 240—[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 240. 

Approved by: 

R.D. James, 

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). 

[FR Doc. 2020–28125 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

33 CFR Part 263 

[COE–2019–0005] 

RIN 0710–AA93 

Continuing Authorities Programs 

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 Continuing Authorities Programs. 

Each removed section of this part is outof-date and 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. 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 

263, Continuing Authorities Programs. 

The rule was initially published in the 

Federal Register on November 3, 1975 

(40 FR 51134), and amended on 

December 30, 1976 (41 FR 56943). The 

regulation provided policies and 

procedures for seven legislative 

authorities under which the Secretary of 

the Army, acting through the Chief of 

Engineers, was authorized to plan, 

design and construct certain types of 

water resource improvements without 

specific Congressional authorization. 

The Continuing Authorities Program is 

used to plan and implement projects of 

limited size, scope and complexity in an 

accelerated manner compared to 

traditional USACE projects. Three new 

authorities have been authorized since 

publication of the regulation and an 

updated internal agency policy reflects 

changes in cost share limits and 

program limits for all ten existing 

authorities. The rule was published, at 

that time, in the Federal Register to aid 

public accessibility. For current public 

accessibility purposes, the 

implementation procedures for the 

authorities listed in this regulation are 

currently covered under Engineer 

Pamphlet (EP) 1105–2–58, ‘‘Continuing 

Authorities Program,’’ dated March 1, 

2019 (available at https://

www.publications.usace.army.mil/ 

Portals/76/EP_1105-2-58.pdf?ver=2019- 

04-30-105428-920). The solicitation of 

public comment for this removal is 

unnecessary because the rule is out-ofdate and covers internal agency 

operations that have no public 

compliance component or adverse 

public impact. 

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’ 

Continuing Authorities Program. 

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 263 

Flood control, Navigation (water), 

Seashores, Water resources. 

PART 263—[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 263. 

Approved by: 

R.D. James, 

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). 

[FR Doc. 2020–28126 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

33 CFR Part 276 

[COE–2019–0006] 

RIN 0710–AA95 

Water Resources Policies and 

Authorities: Application of Section 

134a of Public Law 94–587 

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 

regarding water resources policies and 

authorities. This part is obsolete as the 

regulation authority expired December 

31, 1977. 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. 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 

276, Water Resources Policies and 

Authorities: Application of Section 134a 

of Public Law 94–587. The rule was 

initially published in the Federal 

Register on February 15, 1977 (42 FR 

9175). The regulation authorized and 

directed implementation of a procedure 

for certification of a locally constructed 

flood control element/component that is 

compatible with a specific, potential 

Federal Project under study. Section 

134a provided that local interests could 

proceed to construct such certified 

compatible improvements at local 

expense with the understanding that 

such improvements could be expected 

to be included in the scope of the 

Federal project, if later authorized, both 

for the purposes of analyzing the costs 

and benefits of the project and assessing 

the local participation in the costs of 

such project. Cost assignable to that part