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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
procedures, they were published, at that time, in the Federal Register to aid public accessibility.
The solicitation of public comment for this removal is unnecessary as the removed sections in this part are out-ofdate, duplicative of existing regulations, and otherwise cover internal agency operations that have no public compliance component or adverse public impact. Sections 210.1, 210.2, and 210.3 are duplicative with and/or have been updated by the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR subparts 5, 11, 14, and 15 which provide procedures for advance notice, notice of award, commencement, and completion of work. Sections 210.4 and 210.5 no longer apply. In addition, the Engineer Board was absorbed by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals in July 2000.
This removal is being conducted to provide clarity and reduce confusion for the public as well as for the Corps regarding the current policy which governs the Corps internal procurement activities. The removal of the regulation will ensure the Corps policy complies with the existing FAR which can be found at the source provided in this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
The regulation does not place a burden on the public; therefore, its removal does not provide a reduction in public burden or costs. This rule is not significant under Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 210
Administrative practice and procedure, Government procurement.
PART 210REMOVED
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble and under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, the Corps removes 33 CFR
part 210.

Dated: June 29, 2021.
Jaime A. Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army Civil Works.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers 33 CFR Part 214
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Emergency Supplies of Drinking Water U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:

This final rule removes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers part titled, Emergency Supplies of Drinking Water. This part is mostly duplicative of an equivalent part in the agencys regulations. Where it is not duplicative this part could be misleading, as its provisions have been superseded by those in the equivalent part related to emergency water supplies due to contaminated water sources. Therefore, this part can be removed from the Code of Federal regulations CFR.
DATES: This rule is effective on July 2, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN:
CECWHS Mr. Mark Roupas, 441 G
Street NW, Washington, DC 20314
1000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Willem Helms at 202 7615909 or by email at willem.h.helms@
usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule removes from the CFR part 214 of title 33, Emergency Supplies of Drinking Water. The regulation was initially promulgated on February 19, 1976 41 FR 7506, solely in order to implement the 1974 amendment to Public Law 8499 in Section 822 of Public Law 93251, authorizing the Chief of Engineers to provide emergency supplies of clean drinking water to any locality with contaminated drinking water causing or likely to cause a substantial threat to the public health and welfare. The removed part is mostly duplicative of the equivalent section of 33 CFR part 203 at 203.61, Emergency water supplies due to contaminated water source. The Corps current emergency management regulation in 33
CFR part 203 includes coverage of the contaminated water authority among the other aspects of the Corps emergency management program. Where it is not duplicative part 214 could be misleading, as its provisions have been superseded by those in 33 CFR part 203
related to emergency water supplies due to contaminated water sources. While the rule applies only to Corps internal SUMMARY:

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agency guidance regarding responses to provide emergency supplies of drinking water, it was published, at that time, in the Federal Register to aid public accessibility.
The solicitation of public comment is unnecessary as this part is redundant or otherwise out-of-date. This removal is being conducted to provide clarity and reduce confusion for the public as well as for the Corps regarding the current policy which governs the Corps provision of emergency supplies of clean drinking water. 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 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 214
Disaster assistance, Intergovernmental relations, Water supply.
PART 214REMOVED
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble and under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, the Corps removes 33 CFR
part 214.

Dated: June 29, 2021.
Jaime A. Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army Civil Works.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office 37 CFR Part 1
Docket No.: PTOC20170033
RIN 0651AD24

Removal of Certain Rules of Patent Practice United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office USPTO or Office revises the rules of practice in patent cases to eliminate the requirement for original handwritten signatures on certain correspondence with the Office of Enrollment and Discipline OED and certain payments made to the USPTO by credit card.
DATES: This rule is effective July 2, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this rule, please contact SUMMARY:

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