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                                                   VOL. 59, NO. 118

                                             Tuesday, June 21, 1994

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 2

 

Revision of Delegations of Authority

AGENCY: Agriculture.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This issuance revises the delegations of authority from the 
Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary's authority to approve coverage 
of individual law enforcement and firefighter positions under the 
special retirement provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement 
System (FERS) is delegated to the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 21, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Curt Dahlke, Compensation Division, Office of Personnel, United States 
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720-4963.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 
issued final regulations on July 23, 1992, 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 FERS. The Secretary of Agriculture is 
delegating authority to make special retirement coverage determinations 
on FERS 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).

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

    Accordingly, Part 2, Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for Part 2 continues to read, 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)(16) as 
follows:


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

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (16) Approve coverage of individual law enforcement and firefighter 
positions under the special retirement provisions of the Federal 
Employees Retirement System.
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    For Subpart C:

    Dated: June 12, 1994.
Mike Espy,
Secretary of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 94-14979 Filed 6-20-94; 8:45 am]
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