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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

28 CFR Part 0

[Directive No. 81A]

 

Redelegation of Authority of Assistant Attorney General, Criminal 
Division, To Act as Central Authority or Competent Authority Under 
Treaties and Executive Agreements on Mutual Assistance in Criminal 
Matters

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, 
Justice.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Section 0.64-1 of Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, 
authorizes the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal 
Division to act as the Central or Competent Authority under treaties 
and executive agreements between the United States and other countries 
on mutual assistance in criminal matters. Section 0.64-1, as amended, 
also authorizes the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the 
Criminal Division to redelegate this authority to her Deputy Assistant 
Attorneys General and to the Director and Deputy Directors of the 
Office of International Affairs. This final rule amends the Appendix to 
Subpart K of Part 0. The purpose is to effectuate 28 CFR 0.64-1, as 
amended, by formally redelegating the authority of the Assistant 
Attorney General under both treaties and executive agreements on mutual 
assistance in criminal matters to designated individuals within the 
Criminal Division.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 17, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George W. Proctor, Director, Office of International Affairs, Criminal 
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530; 202-514-0000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Directive No. 81 in the Appendix to 
Subpart K of Part 0, as currently written, the Assistant Attorney 
General in charge of the Criminal Division has redelegated her 
authority to act as the Central or Competent Authority under treaties 
on mutual assistance in criminal matters to her Deputy Assistant 
Attorneys General and to the Director of the Office of International 
Affairs. This final rule extends the redelegation of such authority to 
each of the Deputy Directors of the Office of International Affairs, 
Criminal Division. This final rule also expands the scope of that 
redelegation to match the scope of 28 CFR 0.64-1, which encompasses 
executive agreements, as well as treaties, on mutual assistance in 
criminal matters.
    This rule is a matter of internal Department management. It has 
been drafted and reviewed in accordance with section 1(b) of Executive 
Order 12866. The Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division 
has determined that this rule is not a ``significant regulatory 
action'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and accordingly 
this rule has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
    In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 
605(b)), the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division has 
reviewed this rule, and by approving it certifies that this rule will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.
    This rule will not have substantial direct effects on the states, 
on the relationship between the national government and the states, or 
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various 
levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with Executive Order 
12612, it is determined that this rule does not have sufficient 
federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism 
Assessment.

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 0

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

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, Title 28, Chapter I, Part 
0, of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth below.

PART 0--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    1. The authority citation for Part 0 continues to read as follows:

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

    2. Appendix to Subpart K is amended by removing Directive No. 81 
and adding Directive No. 81A, which reads as follows:

Appendix to Subpart K--Criminal Division

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[Directive No. 81A]

Redelegation of Authority to Deputy Assistant Attorneys General and 
Director and Deputy Directors of the Office of International Affairs 
Regarding Authority To Act as Central Authority or Competent Authority 
Under Treaties and Executive Agreements on Mutual Assistance in 
Criminal Matters
    By virtue of the authority vested in me by Sec. 0.64-1 of title 28 
of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Authority delegated to me by 
that section to exercise all of the power and authority vested in the 
Attorney General under treaties and executive agreements on mutual 
assistance in criminal matters is hereby redelegated to each of the 
Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, to the Director of the Office of 
International Affairs and to each of the Deputy Directors of the Office 
of International Affairs, Criminal Division.

    Dated: August 5, 1994.
Jo Ann Harris,
Assistant Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 94-19820 Filed 8-16-94; 8:45 am]
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