[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1340-1341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00300]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

33 CFR Part 203

[COE-2021-0008]
RIN 0710-AA78


Natural Disaster Procedures: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery 
Activities of the Corps of Engineers

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 15, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the 
Corps) published a proposed rule to revise its natural disaster 
procedures under this part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 
which implements a section of the Flood Control Act of 1941, as 
amended. The comment period was originally scheduled to end on January 
17, 2023, and we received requests to extend the comment period. I am 
extending the comment period by 30 days to provide a 90-day comment 
period for this proposed rule. Comments previously submitted do not 
need to be resubmitted, as they have already been incorporated into the 
administrative

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record and will be fully considered in the Corps' decision-making 
process for this rulemaking action.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published at 87 FR 
68386 on November 15, 2022 is extended. Written comments must be 
submitted on or before February 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submittal of comments may be accomplished, identified by 
docket number COE-2021-0008, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number, COE-
2021-0008, in the subject line of the message.
    Mail: HQ, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: 33CFR203/CECW-HS/
3H63, 441 G Street NW, Washington DC 20314-1000.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot 
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
    Instructions: Instructions for submitting comments are provided in 
the proposed rule published on November 15, 2022 (87 FR 68386). 
Consideration will be given to all comments received by February 16, 
2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Willem H. A. Helms, Office of 
Homeland Security, Directorate of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, at (202) 761-5909 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the November 15, 2022, issue of the 
Federal Register (87 FR 68386), the Corps published a proposed rule to 
revise its natural disaster procedures under this part of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR), which implements a section of the Flood 
Control Act of 1941, as amended. Revisions will incorporate advances in 
risk-informed decision-making approaches and disaster response lessons 
learned, as well as recent amendments to this section of the Flood 
Control Act of 1941.
    We have received requests for an extension of the comment period 
for the proposed rule. The Corps finds that a 30-day extension of the 
comment period for this proposed rule is warranted. Therefore, the 
comment period for this proposed rule is extended until February 16, 
2023.

Michael L. Connor,
Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Civil Works).
[FR Doc. 2023-00300 Filed 1-9-23; 8:45 am]
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