[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7070-7071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4235]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Legal Adviser

22 CFR Part 181

[Public Notice 2344]


Coordination and Reporting of International Agreements: 
Determination Not To Publish Certain Agreements

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is issuing final regulations providing 
that certain international agreements other than treaties will not be 
published in United States Treaties and Other International Agreements 
or in the Treaties and Other International Acts Series.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries should be sent to the Assistant Legal Adviser for 
Treaty Affairs, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Ghaffarkhan or Wynne Teel, Office of the Legal Adviser, (202) 
647-2044.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In the Federal Register of October 23, 1995, the Department of 
State proposed regulations to amend 22 CFR Part 181 to list categories 
of international agreements that will not be published in 

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the United States Treaties and Other Agreements. No comments were 
received on the proposed regulations. Accordingly, the Department 
adopts the proposed regulations, effective immediately. Technical 
corrections have been made in two areas of the regulations. The 
authorities cited have been revised to reflect the replacement of 22 
U.S.C. 2658 by 22 U.S.C. 2251a, as well as the codification of Public 
Law 103-236. An incorrect reference in the authority for the 
regulations as previously issued (22 U.S.C. 3312) has also been 
deleted. In addition, the regulations' reference in Section 181.8(a)(9) 
to Executive Order No. 12356 has been changed to Executive Order No. 
12958, which currently governs classification of documents for national 
security purposes. Further background on these regulations may be found 
in the Department's notice of proposed regulations.

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 181

    Treaties.

    For the reasons set forth above, Part 181 is amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for Part 181 is revised to read:

    Authority: 1 U.S.C. 112a, 112b; and 22 U.S.C. 2651a.

    2. The heading of Part 181 is revised to read:

PART 181--COORDINATION, REPORTING AND PUBLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL 
AGREEMENTS

    3. The first sentence of Sec. 181.1(a) is revised to read:


Sec. 181.1  Purpose and application.

    (a) The purpose of this part is to implement the provisions of 1 
U.S.C. 112a and 112b, popularly known as the Case-Zablocki Act 
(hereinafter ``the Act''), on the reporting to Congress, coordination 
with the Secretary of State and publication of international 
agreements. * * *
* * * * *
    4. A new Sec. 181.8 is added to read:


Sec. 181.8  Publication.

    (a) The following categories of international agreements will not 
be published in United States Treaties and Other International 
Agreements:
    (1) Bilateral agreements for the rescheduling of intergovernmental 
debt payments;
    (2) Bilateral textile agreements concerning the importation of 
products containing specified textile fibers done under the 
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended;
    (3) Bilateral agreements between postal administrations governing 
technical arrangements;
    (4) Bilateral agreements that apply to specified military 
exercises;
    (5) Bilateral military personnel exchange agreements;
    (6) Bilateral judicial assistance agreements that apply only to 
specified civil or criminal investigations or prosecutions;
    (7) Bilateral mapping agreements;
    (8) Tariff and other schedules under the General Agreement on 
Tariffs and Trade and under the Agreement of the World Trade 
Organization;
    (9) Agreements that have been given a national security 
classification pursuant to Executive Order No. 12958 or its successors; 
and
    (b) Agreements on the subjects listed in paragraphs (a) (1) through 
(9) of this section that had not been published as of February 26, 
1996.
    (c) Any international agreements in the possession of the 
Department of State, other than those in paragraph (a)(9) of this 
section, but not published will be made available upon request by the 
Department of State.

    Dated: February 16, 1996.
Robert E. Dalton,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs.
[FR Doc. 96-4235 Filed 2-23-96; 8:45 am]
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