[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36642-36643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13158]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Information Quality Guidelines Pursuant to Section 515 of the 
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Proposed Information Quality 
Guidelines.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, is issuing these proposed 
Information Quality Guidelines in order to comply with the guidance 
published by the Office of Management and Budget in the Federal 
Register, Vol., 2, No. 67, dated January 2, 2002, and re-issued 
February 22, 2002, Vol. 67, No. 36, for implementing section 515(a) of 
the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (Public Law 106-554; H.R. 5658).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons interested in reviewing the 
proposed Information Quality Guidelines issued by the Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, are encouraged to contact 
the Office of the Chief Information Officer (Attn: Nancy Trent) 1849 C 
Street, NW., Mail Stop 5312, Washington, DC 20240, phone: 202-208-6051. 
The guidelines may also be reviewed at Web site: www.mms.gov/whatsnew.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of the Interior, its 
offices, and its eight component bureaus disseminate a wide variety of 
information to the public regarding the Nation's Federal lands, 
National Parks, natural resources, geographic and spatial data, 
wildlife and fisheries, and Indian lands. This document is the basis 
for Department policy to ensure quality of information disseminated. 
Interested parties may submit comments not later than 30 days from the 
date of this

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notice. Bureaus and offices are directed to publish by July 1, 2002, a 
notice of availability of their guidelines in the Federal Register for 
public comment, with at least a 30-day comment period.

    Dated: May 10, 2002.
P. Lynn Scarlett,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 02-13158 Filed 5-23-02; 8:45 am]
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