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[FR Doc No: 94-22317]


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[Federal Register: September 12, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Electrification Administration

7 CFR Part 1700

 

General Information; Delegation of Authority

AGENCY: Rural Electrification Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Electrification Administration (REA) hereby amends 
its Delegation of Authority to add the authority to the Regional and 
Power Supply Directors to cancel or endorse due to payment on 
borrowers' notes which have been paid in full in connection with a 
discounted prepayment made under the REA electric program. These 
delegations and other minor technical corrections are being made to 
clarify the delegations of authority and further delegate authority 
downward.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective September 12, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: F. Lamont Heppe, Jr., Program Support 
Staff, Rural Electrification Administration, Room 2234-S, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-1500, Telephone: (202) 720-0736.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

    This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866 and therefore has not been reviewed 
by OMB.

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification

    The Administrator of REA has determined that this final rule will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.).

National Environmental Policy Act Certification

    The Administrator of REA has determined that this final rule will 
not significantly affect the quality of the human environment as 
defined by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). Therefore, this action does not require an environmental 
impact statement or assessment.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

    The programs described by this final rule are listed in the 1991 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs under No. 10.850, Rural 
Electrification Loans and Loan Guarantees; No. 10.851, Rural Telephone 
Loans and Loan Guarantees; No. 10.852, Rural Telephone Bank Loans; and 
No. 10.854, Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants. This catalog 
is available on a subscription basis from the Superintendent of 
Documents, the United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 
20402.

Executive Order 12778

    This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12778, Civil 
Justice Reform. This rule: (1) Will not preempt any State or local 
laws, regulations, or policies, unless they present an irreconcilable 
conflict with this rule; (2) will not have any retroactive effect; and 
(3) will not require administrative proceedings before parties may file 
suit challenging the provisions of this rule.

Executive Order 12372

    This final rule is excluded from the scope of Executive Order 
12372, Intergovernmental Consultant. A Notice of Final rule entitled 
Department Programs and Activities Excluded from Executive Order 12372 
(50 FR 47034) exempts REA electric loans and loan guarantees from 
coverage under this Order.

Information Collection and Recordkeeping Requirements

    This final rule contains no information collection or recordkeeping 
provisions requiring the Office of Management and Budget approval under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    This final rule revises and reflects the current organizational 
structure of REA and methods of by which its functions are channeled. 
Accordingly, since this action is a ``* * * rule of the agency 
organization, procedure, or practice * * *'' this rule is being issued 
as a final rule without providing the public with an opportunity to 
comment.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1700

    Electric power, Freedom of information, Loan programs--
communication, Loan programs--energy, Organization and functions 
(Government agencies), Rural areas, Telephone.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, REA hereby amends 7 CFR 
chapter XVII as follows:

PART 1700--GENERAL INFORMATION

    1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 1700 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; Delegation of Authority by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, 7 CFR 2.23; Delegation of Authority by the 
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Small Community and Rural 
Development, 7 CFR 2.72; 7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 301, 552; 7 
CFR 1.1-1.16.

Subpart D--Delegations of Authority; General

    2. The second sentence of Sec. 1700.41 is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 1700.41  Presons serving in acting capactities.

    * * * If an incumbent of a position to whom delegations are made in 
subparts D through L of this part is absent or is unable to carry out 
such delegations, the person designated authority to act for the 
incumbent shall exercise the authority conferred by such delegations. * 
* *

Subpart E--Delegations of Authority; Agency Issuances and Certain 
Correspondence


Sec. 1700.73  [Amended]

    3. In Sec. 1700.73, remove paragraph (c)(3), and redesignate 
paragraph (c)(4) as paragraph (c)(3).

Subpart I--Delegations of Authority; Electric Program

    4. Section 1700.124 is amended by adding paragraph (b)(10) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 1700.124  Regional Directors.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (10) Cancellation or endorsement due to payment on borrowers' notes 
which have been paid in full in connection with a prepayment made under 
the provisions of 7 CFR part 1786, subpart F.
* * * * *
    5. Section 1700.127 is amended by adding paragraph (b)(10) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 1700.127  Director--Power Supply Division.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (10) Cancellation or endorsement due to payment on borrower's notes 
which have been paid in full in connection with a prepayment made under 
the provisions of 7 CFR part 1786, subpart F.
* * * * *

Subpart J--Delegations of Authority; Telephone Program

    6. Section 1700.145 is amended by removing paragraph (d)(12), and 
redesignating paragraphs (d)(13), (d)(14), and (d)(15) as paragraphs 
(d)(12), (d)(13), and (d)(14), and by adding a new paragraph (c)(8) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 1700.145  Regional Directors.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (8) Complete releases of lien and satisfaction when a borrower has 
paid in full its indebtedness.
* * * * *


Sec. 1700.146  [Amended]

    7. Section 1700.146(c) is amended by removing from the text the 
term ``Sec. 1700.148'' and adding in its place ``Sec. 1700.148 (a) and 
(b)''.
    8. Section 1700.147(c) is amended by removing from the text the 
term ``Sec. 1700.148'' and adding in its place ``Sec. 1700.148(c)'', by 
revising paragraph (b)(5), by removing the term ``and'' from the end of 
paragraph (b)(6), by removing the period from the end of paragraph 
(b)(7) and by adding a semicolon in its place and adding the term 
``and'' after the semicolon, and by adding a new paragraph (b)(8) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 1700.147  Chiefs, Regional Operations Branches--Telephone.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (5) Borrowers' lease agreements;
* * * * *
    (8) Management and operating agreements. When the borrowers 
involved are in more than one region, both chiefs must approve.
* * * * *
    Dated: September 1, 1994.
Bob J. Nash,
Under Secretary, Small Community and Rural Development.
[FR Doc. 94-22317 Filed 9-9-94; 8:45 am]
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