28 CFR § 63.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s63.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 63.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "63.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "63"
part_name: "FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND WETLAND PROTECTION PROCEDURES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, Executive Order No. 11988 of May 24, 1977, and Executive Order No. 11990 of May 24, 1977."
regulatory_source: "Order No. 902-80, 45 FR 50565, July 30, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "63"
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# 63.1 Purpose.

These guidelines set forth procedures to be followed by the Department of Justice to implement Executive Order 11988 (Floodplain Management) and Executive Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands). (The Orders.)