[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 69146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29033]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Advocacy and Outreach

7 CFR Part 2502

RIN 0503-AA49


Agricultural Career and Employment Grants Program; Withdrawal

AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, Departmental Management, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: On October 27, 2011, USDA submitted a proposed rule concerning 
grants to assist agricultural employers and farm workers by improving 
the supply, stability, safety, and training of the agricultural labor 
force. The Department intended this document to be submitted as an 
interim rule. Therefore, the proposed rule is withdrawn. In the Rules 
and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, USDA is 
publishing the interim rule.

DATES: As of November 8, 2011, the proposed rule published October 27, 
2011, at 76 FR 66656, is withdrawn.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Chavez, Program Leader, 
Farmworker Coordination, Office of Advocacy and Outreach, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 9801, 
Washington, DC 20250, Voice: (202) 205-4215, Fax: (202) 720-7136, 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA is withdrawing its proposed rule of 
October 27, 2011, entitled ``Agricultural Career and Employment Grants 
Program,'' because it was intended to publish in the Federal Register 
as an interim rule. This document officially withdraws the proposed 
rule. The interim rule can be found in the Rules and Regulation section 
of this issue of the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on November 3, 2011.
Pearlie Reed,
Assistant Secretary for Administration for the Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-29033 Filed 11-7-11; 8:45 am]
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