[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR279.10]

[Page 380-381]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 279--RESOURCE USE: ESTABLISHMENT OF OBJECTIVES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 279.10  Implementation.

    (a) Resource use objectives through development and management 
programs will be incorporated into Phase I, and Phase II General Design 
Memoranda and Master Plans for authorized and completed water resource 
projects (report requirements depend on AE&D status of project). The 
establishment of resource use objectives for projects formulated under 
the part 290 of this chapter planning process should not require a great 
deal of additional effort to bring them in compliance with this 
regulation. However, more effort may be required for completed projects 
with existing use patterns and constructed facilities.

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    (b) Regional studies are prerequisite to effective project planning 
for establishment of resource use objectives. Division engineers are 
responsible for issuing criteria and instructions, for use by district 
engineers, on establishing regional boundaries, conduct of regional 
studies and content and format of report requirements. As a minimum, one 
criteria to consider is that a regional boundary could be formed by 
double the estimated distance from the centroids of population located 
within the market area of any operating project. Regional boundaries 
need not be restricted either to States or to District hydrologic 
boundaries. In those cases where a region may cross District boundaries, 
division engineers will establish administrative responsibility. 
District engineers are responsible for preparation of districtwide 
regional boundary plans, scheduling of study efforts, and report 
preparation. Boundary plans, study schedules and reports shall be 
submitted for approval in accordance with instructions issued by the 
division engineer. Four copies of the approved regional boundary plan 
and regional study report will be furnished to HQDA (DAEN-CWP-P), WASH 
DC 20314 for comment, in accordance with procedures given in ER 1110-2-
1150. Investigations and report preparation for regional studies may be 
accomplished with funds from Operation and Maintenance General 
appropriations programmed for preparation of individual project Master 
Plans. Through implementation of the regional analysis approach, it is 
expected that an overall savings in individual Master Plan preparation 
can be realized. In any event, it is not expected that the overall 
program cost will increase.
    (c) District engineers will incorporate the establishment of 
resource use objectives into the on-going Master Plan preparation 
process. Those Master Plans currently being prepared or updated and not 
substantially completed should be modified to reflect this policy. Those 
projects with high quality resources and/or conflicts between use and 
current resource management should be given a high priority so that 
redirection of facility development and management programs can be 
implemented as soon as possible.