[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24349]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Redesignation of the Naval Reserve as the Navy Reserve

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Policy statement.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DON) hereby gives notice of the 
redesignation of the Naval Reserve as the Navy Reserve.

DATES: This policy is effective 1 January 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Robert Carretta, 
Office of Legislative Affairs, 1300 Navy Pentagon, Room 4C549, 
Washington, DC 20350-1300, 703-697-2871.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Pub. L. 108-375) Sec. 517, 
authorized the Secretary of the Navy, with approval of the President of 
the United States, to redesignate the Reserve Component known as the 
``Naval Reserve'' to the ``Navy Reserve.'' Subsequently, the President 
of the United States granted approval for this redesignation on 29 
April 2005. Section 517 further stated that following delivery of 
conforming legislation to the Armed Services Committees, the formal 
redesignation may occur no earlier than 180 days from that date of 
delivery. As the requisite conforming legislation was delivered to the 
Armed Services Committees on 16 June 2005, the effective date of the 
redesignation is 1 January 2006.
    The Department of the Navy considers this policy statement to be a 
procedural change, which does not meet the definition of ``significant 
regulatory action'' for purposes of Executive Order 12866, as amended 
by Executive Order 13258 and does not impose collection of information 
requirements for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, 5 CFR Part 1320).

    Dated: December 16, 2005.
Eric McDonald,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-24349 Filed 12-21-05; 8:45 am]
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