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In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (the agencies) published the Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"(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 replace it as appropriate and consistent with law. On July 27, 2017, the agencies published a Federal Register notice proposing to repeal (Step 1) the 2015 Rule and recodify the pre-existing regulations; the initial 30-day comment period was extended an additional 30 days to September 28, 2017. The agencies published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on July 12, 2018, clarifying and seeking additional comment on the Step 1 proposal. The agencies intend to take final action on the repeal of the 2015 rule and recodification of the pre-existing regulations in the fall of 2019.