[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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