diff --git a/COMMUNITY.md b/COMMUNITY.md
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--- a/COMMUNITY.md
+++ b/COMMUNITY.md
@@ -62,19 +62,6 @@ TODO: A list of CONTRIBUTORS is generated below using contributors.yml located i
 ![](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/DSACMS/code-book?style=flat-square&label=Contributor%20Count(incl.%20bots)) 
 
 <!-- readme: contributors -start -->
-<table>
-	<tbody>
-		<tr>
-            <td align="center">
-                <a href="https://github.com/zionmich">
-                    <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/113551695?v=4" width="100;" alt="zionmich"/>
-                    <br />
-                    <sub><b>zionmich</b></sub>
-                </a>
-            </td>
-		</tr>
-	<tbody>
-</table>
 <!-- readme: contributors -end -->
 
 <!--
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,3 +150,6 @@ For more information and resources about SBOMs, visit: https://www.cisa.gov/sbom
 This project is in the public domain within the United States, and copyright and related rights in the work worldwide are waived through the [CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) as indicated in [LICENSE](LICENSE).
 
 All contributions to this project will be released under the CC0 dedication. By submitting a pull request or issue, you are agreeing to comply with this waiver of copyright interest.
+ 
+ ## Codeowners 
+ The contents of this repository are managed by {responsible organization(s)}. Those responsible for the code and documentation in this repository can be found in [COMMUNITY.md](COMMUNITY.md).