[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 66 (Thursday, April 7, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17583]
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[FR Doc No: 05-6924]



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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

4 CFR Chapter I


Nomenclature Changes

AGENCY: Government Accountability Office.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004 changed the name of 
the General Accounting Office to the Government Accountability Office. 
Accordingly, this technical amendment changes the name of the agency in 
the heading of the chapter in which the Government Accountability 
Office's regulations appear, chapter I of title 4 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations. This document also redesignates all references in 
chapter I of the Government Accountability Office's regulations. This 
rulemaking is technical in nature, and merely implements a statutory 
mandate.

DATES: Effective Date: April 7, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey S. Forman, Assistant General 
Counsel, Government Accountability Office, room 7838D, 441 G Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20548, (202) 512-9763.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 7, 2004, the President signed the 
GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-271), providing the 
Government Accountability Office with additional flexibilities in its 
human capital management. Section 8 of Public Law 108-271 changed the 
name of the General Accounting Office to the Government Accountability 
Office to more accurately reflect the audit and evaluation work in 
which the Office engages to assist the Congress in fulfilling its 
constitutional responsibilities.
    This document changes the name of the agency from General 
Accounting Office to Government Accountability Office. Accordingly, 
chapter I of title 4 of the Code of Regulations is amended so that in 
every place in which the name General Accounting Office has appeared 
the name will now be read as Government Accountability Office. The 
Government Accountability Office finds good cause for making this final 
rule effective immediately, since the rule is merely a technical 
amendment following a statutory change in our name and underlying 
statute.


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For the reasons set out above, title 4, chapter I of the Code of 
Federal Regulations is amended under the authority of section 8 of Pub. 
L. 108-271, 118 Stat. 814.

CHAPTER I--GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

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1. The heading of chapter I is revised to read as set forth below:

CHAPTER I--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

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2. In 4 CFR chapter I, remove the words ``General Accounting Office'', 
and add in their place, the words ``Government Accountability Office'', 
wherever they appear.

    Issued on: April 1, 2005.
Anthony H. Gamboa,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05-6924 Filed 4-6-05; 8:45 am]
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