[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 00-4270]


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                Memorandum of January 27, 2000

                
Delegation of Authority To Conduct Assessments 
                and Promulgate Regulations on Public Access to Off-Site 
                Consequence Analysis Information

                Memorandum for the Attorney General[, ] the 
                Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency[, 
                and] the Director of the Office of Management and 
                Budget

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and laws of the United States of America, 
                including section 112(r)(7)(H) of the Clean Air Act 
                (``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)(H)), as added by 
                section 3 of the Chemical Safety Information, Site 
                Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (Public Law 
                106-40), and section 301 of title 3, United States 
                Code, I hereby delegate to:

                    (1) the Attorney General the authority vested in 
                the President under section 112(r)(7)(H)(ii)(I)(aa) of 
                the Act to assess the increased risk of terrorist and 
                other criminal activity associated with the posting of 
                off-site consequence analysis information on the 
                Internet;
                    (2) the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency (EPA) the authority vested in the 
                President under section 112(r)(7)(H)(ii)(I)(bb) of the 
                Act to assess the incentives created by public 
                disclosure of off-site consequence analysis information 
                for reduction in the risk of accidental releases; and
                    (3) the Attorney General and the Administrator of 
                EPA, jointly, the authority vested in the President 
                under section 112(r)(7)(H)(ii)(II) of the Act to 
                promulgate regulations, based on these assessments, 
                governing the distribution of off-site consequence 
                analysis information. These regulations, in proposed 
                and final form, shall be subject to review and approval 
                by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

                The Administrator of EPA is authorized and directed to 
                publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, January 27, 2000.

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