[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2898-2899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-330]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service

7 CFR Parts 1520, 2101, 2200, and 2507


Availability of Information to the Public and Removal of CFR 
Chapters

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document revises regulations governing the availability 
of information to the public by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) 
to reflect reorganizations of the Department of Agriculture since these 
regulations were first published. The Foreign Economic Development 
Service has been eliminated and both the Office of International 
Cooperation and Development and the Office of the General Sales Manager 
are part of FAS and will not have separate Freedom of Information Act 
responsibilities. Therefore, this regulation also removes 7 CFR parts 
2101, 2200, and 2507 and their respective CFR chapters, relating to the 
availability of information by these offices. The regulation also makes 
other internal management changes to the regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Harris, (202) 690-1851.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the reorganization of the 
Department of Agriculture under Public Law 103-354, the Secretary of 
Agriculture reassigned departmental functions relating to foreign 
agricultural programs to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm 
and Foreign Agricultural Services. See 59 FR 66517, December 27, 1994. 
The Under Secretary delegated certain of those functions to the 
Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service. See 60 FR 56433, 
November 8, 1995. In this document, the Foreign Agricultural Service is 
amending regulations governing the availability of information to the 
public to reflect the reorganization of these functions.
    This rule relates to internal agency management. Therefore, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed rulemaking 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. This action is not 
a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Pub. L. 96-354, 
and, thus, is exempt from the provisions of that Act.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Parts 1520, 2101, 2200 and 2507

    Freedom of information.

    Accordingly, and under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552, Title A of 
the Code of Federal Regulations is amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER XV

PART 1520--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 1520 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552.

    2. Section 1520.3 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1520.3  Public inspection and copying.

    5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2) requires that certain materials be made 
available for public inspection and copying. Members of the public may 
request access to such materials through the Information Division, FAS, 
Room 5074, South Building, Department of Agriculture, 14th Street and 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1004. The office will be 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except legal 
holidays.
    3. Section 1520.4 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1520.4  Indexes.

    5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2) required that each agency publish or otherwise 
make available a current index of all materials required to be made 
available for public inspection and copying. Copies of the FAS Index 
may be obtained free of charge by telephoning (202) 720-7115 or writing 
to the Freedom of Information Officer, Information Division, FAS, Ag 
Box 1004, Department of Agriculture, 14th Street and Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1004.
    4. Section 1520.5 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1520.5  Request for records.

    (a) Requests for records under 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(3) shall be made in 
accordance with 7 CFR 1.3(a) and addressed to the Freedom of 
Information Officer, Information Division, Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Ag Box 1004, Department of Agriculture, 14th Street and 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1004.
    (b) Processing of a request for information can be facilitated if 
``FOIA REQUEST'' is placed in capital letters on the front of the 
envelope and at the top of the letter. Additional information may be 
obtained by telephoning the FAS Information Division on (202) 720-7115.
    5. In section 1520.6, paragraph (a) is amended by removing 
``20250'' and adding, in its place, ``20250-1001'', and paragraph (b) 
is amended by adding at the end thereof a new sentence to read as 
follows:


Sec. 1520.6  Appeals.

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    (b) * * * Additional information may be obtained by telephoning the 
FAS Information Division on (202) 720-7115.

CHAPTERS XXI, XXII, XXV--[REMOVED]

PARTS 2101, 2200, AND 2507--[REMOVED]

    6. Parts 2101, 2200 and 2507 are removed and chapters XXI, XXII, 
and XXV are vacated.


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    Signed at Washington, DC on December 1, 1995.
August Schumacher, Jr.,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 96-330 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]
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