[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38979]
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[FR Doc No: 06-6122]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

Rural Business--Cooperative Service

Rural Housing Service

Rural Utilities Service

7 CFR Part 1900

RIN 0560-AH57


Regulations Regarding Employee Conflicts of Interest

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule clarifies the regulations governing employee 
conflicts of interest for the successor agencies of the former Farmers 
Home Administration (FmHA), which was reorganized by the Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-354) into the Farm 
Service Agency (FSA), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing 
Service and Rural Utilities Service. Since the reorganization, FSA 
revised its regulations to streamline them and separate them from the 
other successor agencies. FSA's regulations regarding employee 
conflicts of interest are now found in regulations published by the 
Office of Government Ethics (OGE) in 5 CFR part 2635 and regulations 
published jointly by OGE and FSA in 5 CFR part 8301. To avoid confusion 
regarding applicability of the regulations, this rule amends 7 CFR part 
1900, subpart D to provide specifically that they do not apply to FSA.

DATES: Effective Date: July 11, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tonya Willis, Human Resources 
Division, Farm Service Agency; telephone: (202) 418-8972; Facsimile: 
(202) 418-9093; E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Executive Order 12866

    This rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of 
Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, was not reviewed by the Office of 
Management and Budget.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not affect any information collections.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1900

    Agriculture, Loan programs--Agriculture.

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Accordingly, 7 CFR part 1900 is amended as follows:

PART 1900--GENERAL

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1. The authority citation for part 1900 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; 7 U.S.C. 6991, et seq.; 
42 U.S.C. 1480; Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. App.).

Subpart D--Processing and Servicing FmHA or Its Successor Agency 
Under Public Law 103-354 Assistance to Employees, Relatives, and 
Associates

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2. In Sec.  1900.151, add a new paragraph (d), to read as follows:


Sec.  1900.151  General.

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    (d) The provisions of this subpart do not apply to the Farm Service 
Agency. The relevant regulations applicable to the Farm Service Agency 
can be found at 5 CFR parts 2635 and 8301.

J.B. Penn,
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Services.
    Dated: June 28, 2006.
Thomas C. Dorr,
Under Secretary for Rural Development.
[FR Doc. 06-6122 Filed 7-10-06; 8:45 am]
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