[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10447]
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[FR Doc No: 96-5859]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 CFR Part 2a

[Public Notice 2305]


Repeal of Department of State Guidelines on Protection of Foreign 
Missions in the United States

AGENCY: Bureau of Diplomatic Security, State.

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is repealing 22 CFR part 2a, relating 
to its protective security program for the protection of foreign 
missions in the United States because these regulations are outdated 
and unnecessary.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective May 13, 1996, unless the 
State Department receives adverse or critical comments by April 15, 
1996. If the effective date is delayed, timely notice will be published 
in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments in 
duplicate to the Assistant Legal Adviser for Legislation and General 
Management, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Beth West, Assistant Legal Adviser for Legislation and General 
Management, (202) 647-5154.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule repeals 22 CFR part 2a, relating 
to the Department of State's protective security program for the 
protection of foreign missions in the United States. The Department is 
not changing the program itself, which provides, among other things, 
for the reimbursement of certain local government agencies for certain 
protective services. Rather, the Department is eliminating the 
regulations because they have become outdated and unnecessary in light 
of the Cooperative Agreements, setting forth the program's operative 
procedures, into which the local government agencies that participate 
in the program all enter with the Department of State.
    To ensure the proper administration of this program, the Department 
of State is expanding its internal regulation in its Foreign Affairs 
Manual on this subject. The rule does not directly affect the public. 
Accordingly, this rule is unlikely to engender public comment.
    The implementation of this rule as a direct final rule, with 
provision for post-promulgation comment, is based upon the ``good 
cause'' exception found at 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). Because this rule does 
not change the program or its administration, it is not expected to 
have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Neither the 
regulations which would be eliminated, nor the absence of such 
regulations, constitute a Federal intergovernmental mandate under the 
Unfunded Mandates Act (Public Law 104-4) since local government 
agencies voluntarily participate in the Federal assistance program. In 
addition, this rule does not impose information collection requirements 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980. This rule 
has been reviewed as required by Executive Order 12778 and certified to 
be in compliance therewith. This rule is exempt from review under 
Executive Order 12866, but has been reviewed internally by the 
Department to ensure consistency with the objectives thereof.

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 2a

    Foreign officials, Intergovernmental relations, Security measures.

    Accordingly, under the Authority 22 U.S.C. 2651a(4), 22 CFR part 2a 
is removed.

    Dated: December 12, 1995.
Anthony C.E. Quainton,
Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security.
[FR Doc. 96-5859 Filed 3-13-96; 8:45 am]
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