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                                           Thursday, April 28, 1994

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 2


Revision of Delegations of Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document revises the delegations of authority from the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the General Officers to delegate to the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration authority to approve coverage of 
individual law enforcement and firefighter positions under the special 
retirement provisions of the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS).

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Curt Dahlke, Compensation Division, Office of Personnel, United States 
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-6104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 
issued interim regulations on December 7, 1993, which allow a Cabinet 
Secretary to redelegate his or her authority to approve coverage of 
individual law enforcement, and firefighter positions under the special 
retirement provisions of CSRS. The Secretary of Agriculture is 
delegating authority to make special retirement coverage determinations 
on CSRS positions to the Assistant Secretary for Administration. This 
rule relates to internal agency management. Therefore, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed rule making and opportunity for comment 
are not required, and this rule may be made effective less than 30 days 
after publication in the Federal Register. Further, since this rule 
relates to internal agency management, it is exempt from the provisions 
of Executive Order Nos. 12778 and 12866. Finally, this action is not a 
rule as defined by Pub. L. No. 96-354, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
and, thus, is exempt from the provisions of that Act.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 2

    Authority delegations (Government agencies).

    Accordingly, Part 2, Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, is 
amended as follows:

PART 2--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT

    1. The authority citation for part 2 reads as follows:


    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953.

Subpart C--Delegations of Authority to the Deputy Secretary, the 
Under Secretary for International Affairs and Commodity Programs, 
the Under Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development, and 
Assistant Secretaries

    2. Section 2.25 is amended by adding a new paragraph (e)(17) as 
follows:


Sec. 2.25  Delegations of authority to the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (17) Approve coverage of individual law enforcement and firefighter 
positions under the special retirement provisions of the CSRS.
* * * * *
    For Subpart C:

    Dated: April 21, 1994.
Mike Espy,
Secretary of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 94-10134 Filed 4-26-94; 8:45 am]
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