[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-9329]


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[Federal Register: April 19, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
43 CFR Part 406

RIN 1006-AA27

 

Rules and Regulations for the Exchange or Amendment of Farm Units 
on Federal Reclamation Projects

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; rescission.

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SUMMARY: 43 CFR Part 406 was written in the 1950's to help carry out 
the Farm Unit Exchange Act (Act of August 13, 1953, 67 Stat. 556) that 
provides for the exchange of certain unpatented farm units or private 
land on a Federal irrigation project, for certain classes of qualified 
applicants whose lands have been determined, pursuant to a land 
classification, to be insufficient to support a family, and the 
amendment of farm units by the addition of contiguous or noncontiguous 
land on the same project. All farm units that were eligible for 
exchange have been exchanged, and since the program is no longer 
active, this regulation is no longer applicable to Reclamation 
programs, and so it is being removed from the Code of Federal 
Regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 19, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Rehfeld, Department of 
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Division of Supply and Services (D-
7924), PO Box 25007, Building 67, Denver Federal Center, Denver, 
Colorado 80225-0007, Tel: 303-236-6730.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Interior (Department) 
has determined this document is not a significant rule under Executive 
Order 12866, and therefore does not require review by the Office of 
Management and Budget.
    In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.), the Bureau of Reclamation certifies that this rule will not have 
a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small 
entities.
    This final rule to rescind 43 CFR part 406 is determined not to 
have Federalism effects under Executive Order 12612 as it has no direct 
casual effect on the relative roles of Federal and State Government.
    This rule does not contain collections of information that require 
approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.
    The Department has determined that this document does not 
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969.
    The policy of the Department is, whenever practicable, to afford 
the public an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking process. A 
proposed rule was published in the Federal Register, 58 FR 65693, Dec. 
16, 1993. Accordingly, interested persons were asked to submit written 
comments, suggestions or objections regarding its content. No comments 
were received during the 60-day comment period.
    The Department has certified to the OMB that this final rule meets 
the applicable standards provided in sections 2(a) and 2(b) of 
Executive Order 12778.

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 406

    Administrative practice and procedure, Irrigation, Reclamation, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

PART 406--[REMOVED]

    Under the authority of the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, 
section 10, 43 U.S.C. 373 (1976) and the Farm Unit Exchange Act (Act of 
August 13, 1953, 67 Stat. 556) and for the reasons stated above, 43 CFR 
is amended by removing part 406.

    Dated: April 11, 1994.
Elizabeth Ann Rieke,
Assistant Secretary--Water and Science.
[FR Doc. 94-9329 Filed 4-18-94; 8:45 am]
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