[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3787-3788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2068]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Economics Management Staff

7 CFR Part 4001


Availability of Information

AGENCY: Economics Management Staff, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document removes the regulations of the Economics 
Management Staff (EMS) regarding the availability of information to the 
public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to 
reflect an internal reorganization of the Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 2, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stasia A.M. Hutchison, FOIA 
Coordinator, Information Staff, Agriculture Research Service, USDA, 
6303 Ivy Lane, Room 456, Greenbelt, MD 20770, Telephone (301) 344-2207.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1) requires 
Federal agencies to publish in the Federal Register regulations 
describing how the public may obtain information from the agency. Part 
4001 of Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, was issued in accordance 
with the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture at 7 CFR Part 1, 
Subpart A, implementing FOIA.
    Pursuant to an internal reorganization of USDA, EMS has been 
abolished. This document removes 7 CFR Part 4001. Requests for 
information relating to EMS may be obtained through the FOIA 
Coordinator for ARS pursuant to 7 CFR Part 1, Subpart A, and 7 CFR Part 
510.
    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 Orders 12778 and 12866. Also, this rule will 
not cause a significant economic impact or other substantial effect on 
small entities. Therefore, the requirements of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., do not apply.

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List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 4001

    Freedom of information.

    Accordingly, under the authority of U.S.C. 301 and 552, Part 4001 
is removed.

    Done at Washington, DC, this 29th day of January 1996.
Catherine E. Woteki,
Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education and Economics.
[FR Doc. 96-2068 Filed 2-1-96; 8:45 am]
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