[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-09380]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 1

[Docket No. USDA-2021-0009]
RIN 0503-AA74


Production or Disclosure of Official Information in Legal 
Proceedings

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Direct final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: In a direct final rule published on February 28, 2022, and 
effective on April 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
notified the public of our intention to revise our regulations 
regarding the production or disclosure of official information in legal 
proceedings (referred to as Touhy regulations). The direct final rule 
contained an incorrect email address, which we are correcting in this 
document.

DATES: Effective May 2, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Carrington Fletcher, Senior 
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave. 
SW, Room 103-W, Washington, DC 20250; [email protected]; (202) 
720-0944.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture published a direct final rule. (See 87 FR 10925) The direct 
final rule notified the public of our intention to revise our 
regulations regarding the production or disclosure of official 
information in legal proceedings (referred to as Touhy regulations).
    In the direct final rule, we provided an email address for the 
submission of demands to the Department's Office of the General 
Counsel. The address was incorrect. This technical amendment amends the 
regulations to provide the correct address.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1

    Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Claims, 
Cooperatives, Courts, Equal access to justice, Fraud, Freedom of 
information, Government employees, Indemnity payments, Lawyers, Motion 
pictures, Penalties, Privacy.

    Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR part 1 as follows:

PART 1--ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS

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

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise noted.


Sec.  1.217   [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  1.217, amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing the address 
``[email protected]'' and adding the address ``[email protected]">[email protected]'' in its place.

Stephen O'Neill,
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Staff, OBPA, United States 
Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2022-09380 Filed 4-29-22; 8:45 am]
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