[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 66979]
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[FR Doc No: 98-32281]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 2


Revision of Delegations of Authority

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document revises the delegations of authority from the 
Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the Department in 
order to delegate to the Chief Economist and the Director of the Office 
of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis the authority to enter 
into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements to further research 
programs in the food and agricultural sciences as authorized in 7 
U.S.C. 3318.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 4, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Betty L. Ollila, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, General Law 
Division, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, 
Room 2321-S, Washington, D.C. 20250, telephone 202-720-5824.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule relates to internal agency 
management. Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed 
rule making and opportunity for comment are not required and good cause 
is found that this rule may be made effective upon publication in the 
Federal Register.
    Further, since this rule relates to internal agency management, it 
is exempt from the provisions of Executive Order Nos. 12866 and 12988. 
In addition, this action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605), and thus is exempt from the provisions 
of that Act. Finally, this action is not a rule as defined in 5 U.S.C. 
804, and thus does not require review by Congress.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 2

    Authority delegations (Government agencies).

PART 2--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT

    Accordingly, Part 2, Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Sec. 212(a), Pub. L. 103-354, 108 Stat. 3210, 7 
U.S.C. 6912(a)(1); 5 U.S.C. 301; Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953, 
3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1024.

Subpart D--Delegations of Authority to Other General Officers and 
Agency Heads

    2. Section 2.29 is amended by adding a new paragraph (a)(2)(iii) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 2.29  Chief Economist.

    (a) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (iii) Enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements to 
further research programs in the food and agriculture sciences (7 
U.S.C. 3318).
* * * * *

Subpart L--Delegations of Authority by the Chief Economist

    3. Section 2.71 is amended by adding a new paragraph (a)(3) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 2.71  Director, Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit 
Analysis.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements to 
further research programs in the food and agriculture sciences (7 
U.S.C. 3318).
* * * * *
    For Subpart D.

    Dated: November 30, 1998.
Dan Glickman,
Secretary of Agriculture.

    For Subpart L.

    Dated: October 13, 1998.
Keith Collins,
Chief Economist.
[FR Doc. 98-32281 Filed 12-3-98; 8:45 am]
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