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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Department of the Army</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Defense</NAME>
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<p>This regulatory action revises the Department of the Army procedures at 32 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 651 for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA regulations.&nbsp;This revision is necessary to clarify and update the regulation in terms of analysis and systematic examination of the environmental consequences associated with implementing proposed Army actions, public participation, and integration of environmental considerations into Army planning and decision-making. This revision supports a recommendation from the DoD Regulatory Reform Task Force.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Other</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>32 CFR 651</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>40 CFR 1500 to 1508</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/20/2019</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>84 FR 70328</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/18/2020</TTBL_DATE>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/00/2021</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Brenda</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Bowen</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>S.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0702</CODE>
                    <NAME>Department of the Army</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>DOA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>571 515-0206</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>brenda.s.bowen.civ@mail.mil</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ATTN: AAHS-RDR-C, 9301 Chapek Road, Suite 1NW6305,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Ft. Belvoir</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22060</ZIP>
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