[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 110 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-13950]


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[Federal Register: June 9, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of the Attorney General

28 CFR Part 0

[AG Order No. 1884-94]

 

Delegations of Authority; Bureau of Prisons

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This order amends the delegations of authority to the Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons to allow for the securing, sale, assignment, 
transfer, or conveyance of donations on behalf of the Bureau of 
Prisons. This order is necessary to allow for the more efficient and 
direct handling of this matter.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 9, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Nanovic, Office of General 
Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, HOLC Room 754, 320 First Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20534, telephone (202) 307-3062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4044 of Title 18, United States 
Code, provides that the Attorney General may, in accordance with rules 
prescribed by the Attorney General, accept in the name of the 
Department of Justice any form of devise, bequest, gift or donation of 
money or property for use by the Bureau of Prisons or Federal Prison 
Industries. This authority had been previously delegated to the 
Director of the Bureau of Prisons by Order No. 1186-87 (52 FR 17951). 
Additional authority given in 18 U.S.C. 4044 for securing the 
possession of such property and for the sale, assignment, transfer, or 
conveyance of such property other than money is herein delegated to the 
Director for reasons of efficiency of operation.
    This order is a matter of internal department management. It will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities. It is not a significant regulatory action within the meaning 
of or subject to Executive Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 0

    Authority delegations (Government agencies), Government employees, 
Organization and functions (Government agencies), Whistleblowing.

    Accordingly, by virtue of the authority vested in the Attorney 
General by law, including 5 U.S.C. 301 and 28 U.S.C. 509-510, part 0 of 
title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:
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PART 0--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 28 CFR part 0 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 515-519.

    2. In Sec. 0.96, paragraph (s) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 0.96  Delegations.

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    (s) Authority to accept, in accordance with regulations prescribed 
by the Director, any form of devise, bequest, gift or donation of money 
or property for use by the Bureau of Prisons or Federal Prison 
Industries, and authority to take all appropriate steps to secure 
possession of such property, and to sell, assign, transfer, or convey 
such property other than money (18 U.S.C. 4044).
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    Dated: May 31, 1994.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 94-13950 Filed 6-8-94; 8:45 am]
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