[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11906-11907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4377]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of the Attorney General

28 CFR Part 0

[AG Order No. 1951-95]


Federal Bureau of Investigation; General Functions

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends the Department of Justice organization 
regulations by adding a new function for the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI), that of carrying out the responsibilities 
conferred upon the Attorney General in Title I of the Communications 
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. This rule will accurately update 
the existing list of the FBI's delegated functions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 16, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Telecommunications Industry Liaison Unit (TILU), Engineering Section, 
Information Resources Division, FBI; telephone number 1-800-551-0336; 
David F. Worthley, telephone: 703-630-6242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 25, 1994, the President signed 
[[Page 11907]] into law the Communications Assistance for Law 
Enforcement Act (the Act), Title I of Pub. L. 103-414, also referred to 
as the digital telephony legislation. Under the Act, a number of 
responsibilities are conferred upon the Attorney General. The Attorney 
General is delegating her responsibilities under the Act because the 
FBI possesses the technical resources and in-depth expertise necessary 
to effectively implement these duties. Also, the FBI has already 
expended substantial resources in planning for the implementation of 
this Act.
    This delegation will authorize the Director, FBI, or his 
designee(s), to: (1) Publish notices of actual and maximum capacity 
requirements; (2) establish regulations for paying telecommunications 
carriers for reasonable costs in achieving compliance with the 
capability and capacity requirements; (3) determine compliance 
priorities; (4) participate in the setting of publicly available 
technical requirements and standards; (5) prepare annual reports to the 
Congress; and (6) take necessary steps to implement this Act. The 
delegation of authority would not include the enforcement authority 
provided in Title II of the legislation, which properly is executed by 
the Attorney General and the Department of Justice.
    This order is a matter of internal Departmental management. In 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 605(b), the Attorney General certifies that 
this rule does not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. 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.

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 me as Attorney 
General by 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:

PART 0--[AMENDED]

    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. Section 0.85 is amended by adding paragraph (o) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 0.85  General functions.

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    (o) Carry out the responsibilities conferred upon the Attorney 
General under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, 
Title I of Pub. L. 103-414 (108 Stat. 4279), subject to the general 
supervision and direction of the Attorney General.

    Dated: February 16, 1995.
Janet Reno,
Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 95-4377 Filed 3-2-95; 8:45 am]
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