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            <NAME>Office of Water</NAME>
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            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of &quot;Waters of the United States&quot;</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[In 2015, the EPA and the Department of the Army ("the agencies") published the Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States' (2015 Rule') (80 FR 37054, June 29, 2015). On February 28, 2017, the President issued  Executive Order 13778 entitled "Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the Waters of the United States' Rule" which instructed the agencies to review the 2015 Rule and rescind or revise it as appropriate and consistent with law. On February 14, 2019, the agencies published a Federal Register notice proposing to revise the definition of "waters of the United States" consistent with Executive Order 13778. The agencies finalized the Navigable Waters Protection Rule on January 23, 2020, which revised the definition of "waters of the United States."]]></ABSTRACT>
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        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Deregulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 110</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 112</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 116</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 117</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 122</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 230</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 232</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 300</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 302</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 401</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 120</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>None</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE></DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC></DLINE_DESC>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/07/2019</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>84 FR 2483</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/14/2019</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>84 FR 4154</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/21/2020</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>85 FR 22250</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/22/2020</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Local</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Tribal</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Michael</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>McDavit</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2040</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Water</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OW</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 566-2428</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>mcdavit.michael@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>TS-767C, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Mail Code 4504T,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Rose</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Kwok</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2040</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Water</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OW</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 566-0657</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>kwok.rose@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 4504T,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
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