[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14147]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Designation of Senior Agency Official Under Executive Order 12958

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION:  Notice of designation of ``Senior Agency Official'' for 
certain purposes under section 5.6 of Executive Order 12958 entitled 
``Classified National Security Information.''

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SUMMARY: The General Counsel of the Office of the U.S. Trade 
Representative has been designated as the senior agency official for 
purposes of section 1.8(d) of Executive Order 12958 and has the 
authority, along with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and 
the Deputy USTRs, to classify or re-classify information that has not 
previously been disclosed to the public after a request for it has been 
received under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or the Privacy Act 
of 1974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The FOIA Office, Office of the U.S. 
Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508. The 
telephone number is (202) 395-3419.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12958 (``the Order'') 
provides that heads of agencies that originate or handle classified 
information shall designate one or more senior agency officials to 
carry out certain duties and responsibilities under the Order. On May 
10, 2001, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick designated the 
position of General Counsel as a ``Senior Agency Official'' pursuant to 
the provisions of section 5.6 of the Order. The General Counsel shall 
have the authority to classify or re-classify information after a 
request has been received under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552, or the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, so long as that 
information has not previously disclosed to the public. Such 
classification or re-classification shall be done in a manner that meet 
the requirements of the Order and on a document-by-document basis.

Sybia Harrison,
Agency FOIA Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-14147 Filed 6-5-01; 8:45 am]
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