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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Parts 1 and 2

RIN 0503-AA68


Delegations of Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document revises the delegations of authority from the 
Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) to reflect changes and additions to the delegations 
as summarized below. This rule also amends the scope and applicability 
of the rules of practice governing formal adjudicatory hearings to 
include actions initiated under the National Forest Roads and Trails 
Act.

DATES: Effective July 26, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa McClellan, Office of the 
General Counsel, (202) 720-5565, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Overview of Changes

A. Realignment of the Office of Tribal Relations

    This rule amends the delegations of authority in 7 CFR part 2 to 
reflect the realignment of the Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) from a 
staff office within the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement 
(OPPE) to a staff office whose head reports directly to the Secretary 
of Agriculture (Secretary). See Secretary's Memorandum 1077-002 (June 
24, 2021), available at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/secretarys-memorandum-1077-002. The rule relocates the delegations of authority to 
the Director of OTR from Sec.  2.701 in Subpart V to Sec.  2.39 in 
Subpart D and removes the delegations of authority to the Director of 
OPPE related to the Office of Tribal Relations.

B. Realignment of the Office of the Executive Secretariat

    This rule amends the delegations of authority in 7 CFR part 2 to 
reflect the realignment of the Office of the Executive Secretariat 
(OES). See Secretary's Memorandum 1076-06 (Aug. 14, 2020), available at 
https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/secretarys-memorandum-1076-036. 
Pursuant to this realignment, the Departmental directives and forms 
functions previously assigned to the Director of OES have been 
reassigned to the Director of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis 
(OBPA). In addition, the Departmental records management functions 
previously assigned to the Director of OES have been reassigned to the 
General Counsel. Further, the rule revises the delegations of authority 
to reflect that the Director of OES and the Secretarial correspondence 
management function and support for the Immediate Office of the 
Secretary have been removed from the supervision of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration (ASA) and now reside in the Office of the 
Secretary. To reflect the move of the Director of OES from the 
Departmental Administration mission area to the Office of the 
Secretary, this rule redesignates the delegations to the Deputy 
Secretary at Sec.  2.15 to reserved Sec.  2.14, moves the delegations 
of authority to the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
Affairs (TFAA) from Sec.  2.26 to Sec.  2.15, and moves the delegations 
of authority to the Director of OES from Sec.  2.97 to Sec.  2.26. This 
rule moves Sec.  2.26 to Subpart D, Delegations of Authority to Other 
General Officers and Agency Heads, and amends the cross-references to 
the delegations of authority to the Under Secretary for TFAA in 
Sec. Sec.  2.22, 2.600, 2.601, and 2.602.

C. Additional Delegations Under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Section 7611 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (``the 
Act''), Public Law 115-334, renamed the Agriculture Conservation 
Experienced Services (ACES) program authorized under section 1252 of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851) the ``Experienced 
Services Program'' and expanded the authority to cover technical, 
professional, and administrative services to support the Research, 
Education, and Economics (REE) mission area of the Department. A 
previous rule implementing the Act added new delegations for the 
expanded program authority to the Under Secretary for REE and to the 
Director of NIFA. See, Revision of Delegations of Authority, 85 FR 
65500-01 (Oct. 15, 2020). This rule revises the delegations of 
authority to reflect that the Experienced Services Program authority 
has been further assigned to the Administrators of the Agricultural 
Research Service (ARS), the Economic Research Service (ERS), and the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
    Section 8642 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 7655c) established a new 
authority for the Secretary to carry out activities related to 
performance-driven research and development, education, and technical 
assistance for the purpose of facilitating the use of innovative wood 
products in wood building construction, including the authority to make 
competitive grants to institutions of higher education. This rule 
revises the delegations of authority to the Chief of the Forest 
Service, through the Under Secretary for Natural Resource and 
Environment (NRE), to include the authority under 7 U.S.C. 7655c, as 
previously assigned in Secretary's Memorandum 1076-030 (July 1, 2019), 
available at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/secretarys-memorandum-1076-030.

D. Service First Initiative

    The ``Service First'' initiative, codified at 43 U.S.C. 1703, 
authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
Interior to establish joint projects, co-locate in facilities, and make 
reciprocal delegations of authority to promote customer service and 
efficiency. Although initially limited to land management agencies, 
Congress amended the authority in 2014 to make it available to all 
bureaus or offices of USDA and the Department of the Interior. This 
rule extends the Service First authority to the Under Secretary for 
Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC), following an initial 
delegation in a Secretary's Memorandum issued January 4, 2021.

E. Miscellaneous Revisions to Part 2

    Section 5 of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1956 (7 
U.S.C. 2228) authorizes the Department to furnish subsistence to 
employees

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without consideration as, or deduction from, the compensation of such 
employees where warranted by emergency conditions connected with the 
work of the Department under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. 
This rule revises the delegations of authority to the Under Secretary 
for NRE and the Chief of the Forest Service to confirm that this 
Departmental authority is available to the Forest Service. Further, 
this revision to the published delegations confirms the existing 
authority of the Forest Service to provide subsistence, including 
quarters and meals, to agency personnel in emergency conditions, such 
as wildland firefighters, in a manner that takes into account health 
and safety requirements resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and other 
such emergencies.
    This rule also modifies the existing delegation of authority from 
the Under Secretary for NRE to the Chief of the Forest Service at Sec.  
2.60 concerning the authority to acquire land under the Weeks Act and 
special forest receipts acts. The revision streamlines the land 
acquisition process by removing the exception, for acquisitions of 
$250,000 in value or greater, to the Chief's delegation of authority to 
approve such acquisitions and by eliminating the corresponding 
reservation of authority by the Under Secretary for NRE to approve such 
land acquisitions.
    In addition, this rule makes general updates to the delegations to 
the Director of the Office of Homeland Security in Sec.  2.95 and the 
related delegations to the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA) 
in Sec.  2.24(a)(8). The rule moves the delegations to the ASA related 
to physical security and safety of personnel from 2.24(a)(8) to a new 
paragraph (a)(11) to reflect that these delegations are further 
assigned to the Office of Safety, Security, and Protection. This rule 
also corrects an internal citation in a delegation to the Under 
Secretary for NRE.
    This rule makes revisions throughout Part 2 to reflect the name 
change of the former Office of Property and Fleet Management to the 
Office of Environmental Management. See Secretary's Memorandum 1077-001 
(March 26, 2021), available at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/secretarys-memorandum-1076-037.
    This ruled further amends the existing delegations to the Under 
Secretary for FPAC and the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency 
(FSA) under 7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4) to enter into cooperative agreements 
related to outreach and technical assistance for FSA programs, as 
previously implemented in Secretary's Memorandum 1077-003 (July 26, 
2021) available at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/secretarys-memorandum-1077-003.

F. Addition of National Forest Roads and Trails Act to USDA's Rules of 
Practice

    In addition to the revisions to Part 2, this rule also amends the 
scope of and applicability of USDA's rules of practice for formal 
adjudicatory hearings at 7 CFR part 1, subpart H, to include 
proceedings under the National Forest Roads and Trails Act (FRTA) (16 
U.S.C. 534). FRTA requires a formal adjudicatory proceeding for 
revocation of easements for nonuse, provided the holder requests one 
within 60 days of receipt of the notice of revocation. Revising 7 CFR 
1.131 to add FRTA to the list of statutory provisions does not require 
public notice and comment as it is a technical, non-discretionary 
change to comply with statutory law.

Classification

    This rule relates to internal agency management. Accordingly, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity 
for comment are not required, and this rule may be made effective less 
than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. This rule also 
is exempt from the provisions of Executive Orders 12866 and 13771. This 
action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as 
amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 
1996, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., or the Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 
801 et seq., and thus is exempt from the provisions of those acts. This 
rule contains no information collection or recordkeeping requirements 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

List of Subjects

7 CFR Part 1

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

7 CFR Part 2

    Authority delegations (Government agencies).

    Accordingly, as discussed in the preamble, 7 CFR Subtitle A is 
amended as follows:

Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Agriculture

PART 1--ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS

Subpart H--Rules of Practice Governing Formal Adjudicatory 
Proceedings Instituted by the Secretary Under Various Statutes

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1. The authority citation for subpart H is revised to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 61, 87e, 228, 268, 499o, 
608c(14), 1592, 1624(b), 1636b, 1638b, 2151, 2279e, 2621, 2714, 
2908, 3812, 4610, 4815, 4910, 6009, 6107, 6207, 6307, 6411, 6519, 
6520, 6808, 7107, 7734, 8313; 15 U.S.C. 1828; 16 U.S.C. 534, 620d, 
1540(f), 3373; 21 U.S.C. 104, 111, 117, 120, 122, 127, 134e, 134f, 
135a, 154, 463(b), 621, 1043; 30 U.S.C. 185(o)(1); 43 U.S.C. 1740; 7 
CFR 2.27, 2.35.


7 CFR   Sec.  1.131

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2. Amend Sec.  1.131(a) by adding a statutory provision to the list in 
alphabetical order to read as follows:


Sec.  1.31   Scope and applicability of this subpart.

    (a) * * *
    National Forest Roads and Trails Act (16 U.S.C. 534).
* * * * *

PART 2--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT

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3. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6912(a)(1); 5 U.S.C. 301; Reorganization 
Plan No. 2 of 1953, 3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1024.

PART 2--[AMENDED]

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4. In part 2, revise all references to ``Director, Office of Property 
and Fleet Management'' to read ``Director, Office of Property and 
Environmental Management''.

Subpart C--Delegations of Authority to the Deputy Secretary, Under 
Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries


Sec.  2.15   [Redesignated]

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5. Redesignate Sec.  2.15 as Sec.  2.14.


Sec.  2.26   [Redesignated]

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6. Redesignate Sec.  2.26 as Sec.  2.15.

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7. Amend the newly redesignated Sec.  2.15 by revising paragraphs 
(a)(1)(iv) and removing and reserving paragraph (a)(1)(vii)(F) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  2.15  Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.

    (a) * * *

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    (1) * * *
    (iv) Conduct functions of the Department relating to WTO, the Trade 
Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.), the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 
2501 et seq.), the Omnibus Trade and Competition Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 
2901 et seq.), and other legislation affecting international 
agricultural trade including the programs designed to reduce foreign 
tariffs and other trade barriers.
* * * * *

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8. Amend Sec.  2.16 by revising paragraphs (a)(1)(xxviii)(B) and 
(a)(12) to read as follows:


Sec.  2.16   Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation.

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (xxviii) * * *
    (B) Administer cooperative agreements with Federal agencies, State, 
local, and tribal governments, nongovernmental organizations, and 
educational institutions related to outreach and technical assistance 
for programs carried out by the Farm Service Agency, and, where such 
cooperative agreements focus on outreach activities to beginning, 
underserved, or veteran producers, coordinate with the Director, Office 
of Partnerships and Public Engagement to reduce potential duplication.
* * * * *
    (12) Establish programs with any bureau of the U.S. Department of 
the Interior (DOI), or with other agencies within USDA, in support of 
the Service First initiative for the purpose of promoting customer 
service and efficiency, including delegating to employees of DOI and 
other USDA agencies the authorities of the agencies in the Farm 
Production and Conservation mission area necessary to carry out 
projects on behalf of USDA (43 U.S.C. 1703).
* * * * *

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9. Amend Sec.  2.20 by revising the introductory text of paragraph 
(a)(2)(xxiv)(A) and (a)(2)(lv) and adding paragraph (a)(2)(lvi) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  2.20   Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.

    (a) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (xxiv) * * *
    (A) Administer the forestry aspects of the programs listed in 
paragraphs (a)(2)(xxiv)(A)(1) through (3) of this section on the 
National Forest System, rangelands with national forest boundaries, 
adjacent rangelands which are administered under formal agreement, and 
other forest lands;
* * * * *
    (lv) Conduct performance-driven research and development, 
education, and technical assistance for the purpose of facilitating the 
use of innovative wood products in wood building construction in the 
United States (7 U.S.C. 7655c) and administer the Wood Innovation Grant 
program (7 U.S.C. 7655d).
    (lvi) Furnish subsistence to employees without consideration as, or 
deduction from, the compensation of such employees where warranted by 
emergency conditions connected with the work of the Forest Service (7 
U.S.C. 2228).
* * * * *


Sec.  2.22   [Amended]

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10. In Sec.  2.22, revise all references to ``Sec.  2.26(a)(1)(x)'' to 
read ``Sec.  2.15(a)(1)(x)''.

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11. Amend Sec.  2.24 by:
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a. Revising paragraph (a)(8);
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b. Removing and reserving paragraphs (a)(9)(iii) and (a)(10); and
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c. Revising paragraph (a)(11).
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  2.24   Assistant Secretary for Administration.

    (a) * * *
    (8) Related to homeland security. (i) Serve as the principal 
advisor to the Secretary on national security, including emergency 
management, agriculture and food defense, and foreign investments in 
U.S. agriculture.
    (ii) Coordinate activities of the Department, including policies, 
processes, budget needs, and oversight relating to national security, 
including emergency management, biodefense, agriculture and food 
defense, and foreign investments in U.S. agriculture.
    (iii) Act as the primary liaison on behalf of the Department with 
other Federal departments and agencies in activities relating to 
national security, including emergency management, integrated 
laboratory networks, agriculture and food defense, foreign investments 
in U.S. agriculture, national intelligence collection priorities, and 
interagency coordination and data sharing.
    (iv) Coordinate in the Department the gathering of information 
relevant to early warning and awareness of threats and risks to the 
food and agriculture critical infrastructure sector; and share that 
information with, and provide assistance with interpretation and risk 
characterization of that information to, the intelligence community (as 
defined in 5 U.S.C. 3003), law enforcement agencies, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, and State fusion centers (as defined in section 
210A(j) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h(j)).
    (v) Establish and maintain an effective defensive 
Counterintelligence Program to counter Foreign Intelligence Entity 
(FIE) threats to Departmental sensitive information and assets that 
includes identification and risk assessment to sensitive assets, 
development and implementation of mitigation strategies, integration of 
counter-FIE efforts across the Department, sharing of threat 
information and warnings, and promotion of counterintelligence training 
awareness.
    (vi) Liaise with the Intelligence Community to assist in the 
development of periodic assessments and intelligence estimates, or 
other intelligence products, that support the defense of the food and 
agriculture critical infrastructure sector and risks associated with 
foreign investments in U.S. agriculture.
    (vii) Coordinate the conduct, evaluation, and improvement of 
exercises to identify and eliminate gaps in preparedness and response.
    (viii) Produce a Department-wide centralized strategic coordination 
plan to provide a high-level perspective of the operations of the 
Department relating to homeland and national security, including 
emergency management and agriculture and food defense.
    (ix) Establish and carry out an interagency Agriculture and Food 
Threat Awareness Partnership Program, including by entering into 
cooperative agreements or contracts with Federal, State, or local 
authorities (7 U.S.C. 6922).
    (x) Administer the Department's Emergency Preparedness Program. 
This includes:
    (A) Coordinate the delegations and assignments made to the 
Department under the Defense Production Act of 1950, 50 U.S.C. App. 
2061, et seq.; the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121, et seq.; and by Executive Orders 12148, 
``Federal Emergency Management'' (3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 412), 12656, 
``Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities'' (3 CFR, 1988 
Comp., p. 585), and 13603, ``National Defense Resources Preparedness'' 
(3 CFR, 2012 Comp., p. 225), or any successor to these Executive 
Orders, to ensure that the Department has sufficient capabilities to

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respond to any occurrence, including natural disaster, military attack, 
technological emergency, or any all hazards incident.
    (B) Manage the Department Emergency Operations Center at 
Headquarters and the Secretary's alternative facilities; provide senior 
staff with international, national, and regional situational awareness 
reports; and provide and maintain current information systems 
technology and National Security Systems to support USDA executive 
crisis management capability.
    (C) Provide facilities and equipment to facilitate inter-agency 
coordination during emergencies.
    (D) Activate the USDA incident management system in accordance with 
the National Response Framework and the National Incident Management 
System in the event of a major incident; and provide oversight and 
coordination of the Department's Emergency Support Functions as 
outlined in the National Response Framework.
    (E) Develop and promulgate policies for the Department regarding 
emergency preparedness and national security, including matters 
relating to anti-terrorism and agriculture-related emergency 
preparedness planning, both national and international, and guidance to 
USDA State and County Emergency Boards.
    (F) [Reserved]
    (G) Provide representation and liaison for the Department in 
contacts with other Federal entities and organizations, including the 
National Security Council's functional directorates, Homeland Security 
Council, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence, Department of State, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and Department of Defense concerning matters of a 
national security, multilateral weapons conventions, natural disasters, 
other emergencies, and agriculture/food-related international civil 
emergency planning and related activities.
    (H) Act as the primary USDA representative for anti-terrorism 
activities and coordinates and oversees USDA's agroterrorism defense 
activities and programs.
    (I) [Reserved]
    (J) Provide guidance and direction regarding radiological emergency 
preparedness programs and the implementation of the National Response 
Framework's Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex to Departmental staff 
offices, mission areas, and agencies.
    (K) Provide program leadership and coordination for USDA's 
radiological emergency preparedness requirements with respect to 
Emergency Management and Assistance (44 CFR parts 350 through 352).
    (L) Represent USDA on the Federal Radiological Preparedness 
Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) and Regional Assistance Committees 
(RACs) and assist them in carrying out their functions.
    (M) Support USDA in its management of the Department's emergency 
response program with respect to radiological emergency response 
activities.
    (N) [Reserved]
    (xi) Administer the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 
program for the Department pursuant to E.O. 13556, ``Controlled 
Unclassified Information'' (75 FR 68675, 3 CFR, 2011 Comp., p. 267) and 
32 CFR part 2002.
    (xii) Serve as the primary point of contact for Government 
Accountability Office (GAO) and Office of the Inspector General (OIG) 
audits of USDA homeland and national security activities.
    (xiii) Coordinate interaction between Department agencies and 
private sector businesses and industries in emergency planning and 
public education under Department authorities delegated or assigned 
under the National Response Framework, National Infrastructure 
Protection Plan, Defense Production Act of 1950, 50 U.S.C. App. 2061, 
et seq., and Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121, et seq.
    (xiv) Oversee the Department's ability to collect and disseminate 
information and prepare for an agricultural disease emergency, 
agroterrorism act, or other threat to agricultural biosecurity, and 
coordinate such activities among agencies and offices within the 
Department (7 U.S.C. 8912).
    (xv) Promulgate Departmental policies, standards, techniques, and 
procedures and represent the Department in providing security guidance 
to the Food and Agricultural Sector nationwide. This includes the 
following duties:
    (A) Provide guidance to USDA agencies and the Food and Agricultural 
Sector in matters of security through use of assessments and 
development of mitigation strategies.
    (B) Represent and act as liaison for the Department in contacts 
with other Federal security entities and organizations, including the 
Interagency Security Committee and the Department of Homeland Security.
    (C) Provide guidance and direction to ensure agriculture/food 
security are fully integrated in USDA's security preparations, which 
are reported to and coordinated with the White House.
    (D) Provide assistance to the USDA agencies in preparation for and 
during a disaster to identify critical assets and possible alternate 
storage locations.
    (xvi) Provide oversight and coordination of the development and 
administration of the Department Continuity Program. This includes:
    (A) Provide guidance and direction regarding continuity of 
operations to the Office of the Secretary, Departmental staff offices, 
mission areas, and agencies.
    (B) Represent and act as liaison for the Department in contacts 
with other Federal entities and organizations concerning matters of 
assigned continuity program responsibilities.
    (C) Oversee Department continuity of operations and emergency 
relocation facility planning, development, equipping, and preparedness 
to ensure that resources are in a constant state of readiness.
    (xvii) Establish procedures to prevent unnecessary access to 
classified national security information (CNSI) including procedures 
that require that need for access to CNSI is established before 
initiating security clearance procedures; and ensure that the number of 
persons granted access CNSI is limited to the minimum consistent with 
operational and security requirements:
    (A) Direct and administer USDA's CNSI program pursuant to E.O. 
13526, ``Classified National Security Information'' (75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 
2010 Comp., p. 298), or subsequent orders.
    (B) Establish and maintain Information Security policies and 
procedures for classifying, declassifying, safeguarding, and disposing 
of CNSI and materials.
    (C) Investigate or delegate authority to investigate any potential 
compromises of CNSI and take corrective action for violations or 
infractions under section 5.5(b), of E.O. 13526 or any subsequent 
order.
    (D) Develop and maintain oversight of all facilities throughout 
USDA where CNSI is or will be safeguarded, discussed, or processed 
including sole authority to liaison with the Central Intelligence 
Agency concerning guidance, approval, requirements, and oversight of 
USDA secure facilities.
    (xviii) Control within USDA the acquisition, use, and disposal of 
material and equipment that can be a source of ionizing radiation.
    (A) Promulgate policies and procedures for ensuring the safety of 
USDA employees, the public, and the environment resulting from USDA's 
use of ionizing radiation sources.

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    (B) Maintain and ensure compliance with the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission regulations (Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations) and 
license(s) issued to USDA for the acquisition, use, and disposal of 
radioactive materials.
    (xix) Provide administrative supervision to the unit that grants, 
denies, or revokes security clearances for USDA employees and 
contractors.
* * * * *
    (11) Related to safety, security, and protection. (i) Promulgate 
Departmental policies, standards, techniques, and procedures; and 
represent the Department in maintaining the security of physical 
facilities and providing security guidance to the Food and Agricultural 
Sector nationwide. This includes the following activities:
    (A) Lead and coordinate the development and maintenance of a 
mission critical facility inventory with agency involvement to ensure 
proper security countermeasures are implemented in the Department's 
most critical infrastructure.
    (B) Provide guidance to USDA agencies in matters of physical 
security through use of physical security assessments and development 
of mitigation strategies.
    (C) Conduct physical security investigations and compliance reviews 
Department-wide.
    (D) Review and provide coordinated technical physical security 
assessments for all new construction of laboratories, data centers, 
germplasm repositories, and other mission critical infrastructure 
during the design phase, and all leased facilities prior to contract 
award.
    (E) Oversee and manage physical security aspects of the Common 
Identification Card (LincPass) Program to ensure National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) and General Services Administration 
(GSA) compliancy within the National Capital Region and the physical 
access to USDA facilities.
    (F) Provide enterprise connectivity to agency physical access 
control systems that provide cost leveraging and provisioning/de-
provisioning nationwide.
    (ii) Promulgate Departmental regulations, standards, techniques, 
and procedures and represent the Department in managing and maintaining 
a comprehensive physical and technical security program including 
access control, management of special police officer and guard 
services, executive driving, parking, ID badging in accordance with 
HSPD-12, occupant emergency and warden services at the USDA 
Headquarters Complex, George Washington Carver Center and, in 
coordination with GSA, USDA leased facilities in the Washington, DC 
metropolitan area, as well as at emergency relocation sites and certain 
critical facilities specified by the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration.
    (iii) Carry out protection operations for the Secretary, Deputy 
Secretary, and other individuals as specified in Section 12520 of the 
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, including by authorizing law 
enforcement officers or special agents to carry firearms; conduct 
criminal investigations into potential threats to the security of 
individuals protected under Section 12520; make arrests without a 
warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the 
presence of the law enforcement officer or special agent; perform 
protective intelligence work, including identifying and mitigating 
potential threats and conducting advance work to review security 
matters relating to sites and events; and coordinate with local law 
enforcement authorities (7 U.S.C. 2279k).
* * * * *

Subpart D--Delegations of Authority to Other General Officers and 
Agency Heads

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12. Add Sec.  2.26 to read as follows:


Sec.  2.26  Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat.

    (a) Delegations. The following delegations of authority are made by 
the Secretary to the Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat:
    (1) Exercise responsibility for all correspondence control and 
related records management functions for the Office of the Secretary;
    (2) Provide administrative, editorial, and project management 
support services to the immediate Office of the Secretary.
    (b) [Reserved]

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13. Amend Sec.  2.30 by adding paragraph (a)(9) to read as follows:


Sec.  2.30   Director, Office of Budget and Program Analysis.

    (a) * * *
    (9) Administer the Departmental forms, reports, and directives 
management programs.
* * * * *

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14. Amend Sec.  2.31 by adding paragraph (d) to read as follows:


Sec.  2.31  General Counsel.

* * * * *
    (d) Related to records management. Administer the Departmental 
records management program.
* * * * *


Sec.  2.38   [Amended]

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15. Amend Sec.  2.38 by removing and reserving paragraph (a)(2).

0
16. Add Sec.  2.39 to read as follows:


Sec.  2.39  Director, Office of Tribal Relations.

    (a) Delegations. The following delegations of authority are made by 
the Secretary to the Director, Office of Tribal Relations.
    (1) Serve as the Department's primary point of contact for tribal 
issues.
    (2) Advise the Secretary on policies related to Indian tribes.
    (3) Serve as the official with principal responsibility for the 
implementation of Executive Order 13175, ``Consultation and 
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,'' including the provision 
of Department-wide guidance and oversight regarding tribal 
consultation, coordination, and collaboration.
    (4) Coordinate the Department's programs involving assistance to 
American Indians and Alaska Natives.
    (5) Enter into cooperative agreements to improve the coordination 
and effectiveness of Federal programs, services, and actions affecting 
rural areas (7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4)); and to provide outreach and 
technical assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and 
veteran farmers and ranchers (7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(4)).
    (6) Consult with the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service on 
the implementation of section 3312 of the Agriculture Improvement Act 
of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 5608) to support greater inclusion of Tribal 
agricultural food products in Federal trade activities.
    (7) In coordination with the Under Secretary for Rural Development, 
provide technical assistance to improve access by Tribal entities to 
rural development programs funded by the Department of Agriculture 
through available cooperative agreement authorities (7 U.S.C. 2671).
    (8) Oversee the Tribal Advisory Committee (7 U.S.C. 6921).
    (b) [Reserved]

Subpart F--Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for Farm 
Production and Conservation.

0
17. Amend Sec.  2.42 by removing and reserving paragraph (a)(42) and 
revising paragraph (a)(50)(ii) to read as follows:


Sec.  2.42  Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

    (a) * * *

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    (50) * * *
    (ii) Administer cooperative agreements with Federal agencies, 
State, local, and tribal governments, nongovernmental organizations, 
and educational institutions related to outreach and technical 
assistance for programs carried out by the Farm Service Agency, and, 
where such cooperative agreements focus on outreach activities to 
beginning, underserved, or veteran producers, coordinate with the 
Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach to reduce potential 
duplication.

Subpart J--Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for 
Natural Resources and Environment

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18. Amend Sec.  2.60 by revising paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(64), adding 
paragraph (a)(65), and removing paragraph (b)(6) to read as follows:


Sec.  2.60  Chief, Forest Service.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Acquire, dispose, and lease lands and interest in lands as may 
be authorized for the protection, management, and administration of the 
National Forest System, including the authority to approve acquisition 
of land under the Weeks Act of March 1, 1911, as amended, and special 
forest receipts acts (Pub. L. 337, 74th Cong., 49 Stat. 866, as amended 
by Pub. L. 310, 78th Cong., 58 Stat. 227; Pub. L. 505, 75th Cong., 52 
Stat. 347, as amended by Pub. L. 310, 78th Cong., 58 Stat. 227; Pub. L. 
634, 75th Cong., 52 Stat. 699, as amended by Pub. L. 310, 78th Cong., 
58 Stat. 227; Pub. L. 748, 75th Cong., 52 Stat. 1205, as amended by 
Pub. L. 310, 78th Cong., 58 Stat. 227; Pub. L. 427, 76th Cong., 54 
Stat. 46; Pub. L. 589, 76th Cong., 54 Stat. 297; Pub. L. 591, 76th 
Cong., 54 Stat. 299; Pub. L. 637, 76th Cong., 54 Stat. 402; Pub. L. 
781, 84th Cong., 70 Stat. 632).
* * * * *
    (64) Conduct performance-driven research and development, 
education, and technical assistance for the purpose of facilitating the 
use of innovative wood products in wood building construction in the 
United States (7 U.S.C. 7655c) and administer the Wood Innovation Grant 
program (7 U.S.C. 7655d).
    (65) Furnish subsistence to employees without consideration as, or 
deduction from, the compensation of such employees where warranted by 
emergency conditions connected with the work of the Forest Service (7 
U.S.C. 2228).
* * * * *

Subpart K--Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for 
Research, Education, and Economics

0
19. Amend Sec.  2.65 by adding paragraph (a)(10) to read as follows:


Sec.  2.65  Administrator, Agricultural Research Service.

    (a) * * *
    (10) Administer an experienced services program to obtain 
technical, professional, and administrative services to support the 
research, education, and economics mission area of the Department (16 
U.S.C. 3851).
* * * * *

0
20. Amend Sec.  2.67 by adding paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  2.67  Administrator, Economic Research Service.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Administer an experienced services program to obtain technical, 
professional, and administrative services to support the research, 
education, and economics mission area of the Department (16 U.S.C. 
3851).
* * * * *

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21. Amend Sec.  2.68 by adding paragraph (a)(15) to read as follows:


Sec.  2.68   Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    (a) * * *
    (15) Administer an experienced services program to obtain 
technical, professional, and administrative services to support the 
research, education, and economics mission area of the Department (16 
U.S.C. 3851).
* * * * *

Subpart P--Delegations of Authority by the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration

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22. Amend Sec.  2.94 by revising paragraph (a) introductory text to 
read as follows:


Sec.  2.94  Chief Security Director, Office of Safety, Security, and 
Protection.

    (a) Delegations from the Assistant Secretary for Administration. 
Pursuant to Sec.  2.24(a)(11), and with due deference for delegations 
to other Departmental Administration officials, the following 
delegations of authority are made by the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration to the Chief Security Director:
* * * * *

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23. Revise Sec.  2.95 to read as follows:


Sec.  2.95  Executive Director, Office of Homeland Security.

    (a) Delegations from the Secretary. Pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 6922, 
Executive Order (E.O.) 10450, ``Security Requirements for Government 
Employment,'' 18 FR 2489, 3 CFR, 1953 Comp., p. 72, as amended; E.O. 
12968, ``Access to Classified Information,'' 60 FR 40245, 3 CFR, 1995 
Comp., p. 391; E.O. 13526, ``Classified National Security 
Information,'' 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2010 Comp., p. 298; E.O. 13587, 
``Structural Reforms to Improve the Security of Classified Networks and 
Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified Information,'' 76 FR 
63811, 3 CFR, 2012 Comp., p. 276, and 5 CFR part 732, and with due 
deference for delegations to other Departmental Administration 
officials, the following delegations of authority are made by the 
Secretary to the Executive Director, Office of Homeland Security, 
pursuant to the Executive Director's responsibilities as the 
Departmental National Security Programs Officer and Senior Official for 
Insider Threat, as designated by the Secretary:
    (1) Manage the personnel security functions of the Department for 
making eligibility determinations for individuals who require initial 
or continued eligibility (SEAD 6, Continuous Evaluation, or its 
successor) for access to classified information or eligibility to hold 
a sensitive position in accordance with Security Executive Agent 
Directive (SEAD) 4, National Security Adjudicative Guidelines, or its 
successor; sponsoring access to Sensitive Compartmented Information 
(SCI); and suspending, denying, or revoking access to national security 
information (E.O. 12968 ``Access to Classified Information'', as 
amended), notwithstanding the Secretary's authority to remove an 
employee for national security reasons as outlined in 5 U.S.C. 7532.
    (2) Manage the personnel security functions of the Department's 
suitability program for individuals holding Public Trust positions 
(positions designated as Moderate or High Risk) established pursuant to 
5 CFR part 731 and E.O. 13488, ``Granting Reciprocity on Excepted 
Service and Federal Contractor Employee Fitness and Reinvestigating 
Individuals in Positions of Public Trust'' (74 FR 4111, 3 CFR, 2010 
Comp., p. 189), as amended, to make initial or continued suitability 
determinations.
    (3) Manage, coordinate, develop, and promulgate policies and 
training regarding personnel security, and serve as USDA's personnel 
security liaison to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), who 
serves as the Suitability Executive Agent (SuitEA) and the Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence

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(ODNI), who serves as the Security Executive Agent (SecEA).
    (4) Review and develop recommendations on classifying, 
declassifying, and safeguarding national security information for which 
the Secretary is responsible as Original Classification Authority.
    (5) Establish, direct, and maintain an Insider Threat program to 
deter, detect, and mitigate insider threats in accordance with the 
National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards for Executive 
Branch Insider Threat Programs, November 21, 2012, and subsequent 
guidance from the National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF).
    (b) Delegations from the Assistant Secretary for Administration. 
Pursuant to Sec.  2.24(a)(8), and with due deference for delegations to 
other Departmental Administration officials, the following delegations 
of authority are made by the Assistant Secretary for Administration to 
the Executive Director, Office of Homeland Security:
    (1) Serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary on national 
security, including emergency management, agriculture and food defense, 
and foreign investments in U.S. agriculture.
    (2) Coordinate activities of the Department, including policies, 
processes, budget needs, and oversight relating to national security, 
including emergency management, biodefense, agriculture and food 
defense, and foreign investments in U.S. agriculture.
    (3) Act as the primary liaison on behalf of the Department with 
other Federal departments and agencies in activities relating to 
national security, including emergency management, integrated 
laboratory networks, agriculture and food defense, foreign investments 
in U.S. agriculture, national intelligence collection priorities, and 
interagency coordination and data sharing.
    (4) Coordinate in the Department the gathering of information 
relevant to early warning and awareness of threats and risks to the 
food and agriculture critical infrastructure sector; and share that 
information with, and provide assistance with interpretation and risk 
characterization of that information to, the intelligence community (as 
defined in 5 U.S.C. 3003), law enforcement agencies, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, and State fusion centers (as defined in section 
210A(j) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h(j)).
    (5) Establish and maintain an effective defensive 
Counterintelligence Program to counter Foreign Intelligence Entity 
(FIE) threats to Departmental sensitive information and assets that 
includes identification and risk assessment to sensitive assets, 
development and implementation of mitigation strategies, integration of 
counter-FIE efforts across the Department, sharing of threat 
information and warnings, and promotion of counterintelligence training 
awareness.
    (6) Liaise with the Intelligence Community to assist in the 
development of periodic assessments and intelligence estimates, or 
other intelligence products, that support the defense of the food and 
agriculture critical infrastructure sector and risks associated with 
foreign investments in U.S. agriculture.
    (7) Coordinate the conduct, evaluation, and improvement of 
exercises to identify and eliminate gaps in preparedness and response.
    (8) Produce a Department-wide centralized strategic coordination 
plan to provide a high-level perspective of the operations of the 
Department relating to homeland and national security, including 
emergency management and agriculture and food defense.
    (9) Establish and carry out an interagency Agriculture and Food 
Threat Awareness Partnership Program, including by entering into 
cooperative agreements or contracts with Federal, State, or local 
authorities (7 U.S.C. 6922).
    (10) Administer the Department's Emergency Preparedness Program. 
This includes:
    (i) Coordinate the delegations and assignments made to the 
Department under the Defense Production Act of 1950, 50 U.S.C. App. 
2061, et seq.; the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121, et seq.; and by Executive Orders 12148, 
``Federal Emergency Management'' (3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 412), 12656, 
``Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities'' (3 CFR, 1988 
Comp., p. 585), and 13603, ``National Defense Resources Preparedness'' 
(3 CFR, 2012 Comp., p. 225), or any successor to these Executive 
Orders, to ensure that the Department has sufficient capabilities to 
respond to any occurrence, including natural disaster, military attack, 
technological emergency, or any all hazards incident.
    (ii) Manage the Department Emergency Operations Center at 
Headquarters and the Secretary's alternative facilities; provide senior 
staff with international, national, and regional situational awareness 
reports; and provide and maintain current information systems 
technology and National Security Systems to support USDA executive 
crisis management capability.
    (iii) Provide facilities and equipment to facilitate inter-agency 
coordination during emergencies.
    (iv) Activate the USDA incident management system in accordance 
with the National Response Framework and the National Incident 
Management System in the event of a major incident; and provide 
oversight and coordination of the Department's Emergency Support 
Functions as outlined in the National Response Framework.
    (v) Develop and promulgate policies for the Department regarding 
emergency preparedness and national security, including matters 
relating to anti-terrorism and agriculture-related emergency 
preparedness planning, both national and international, and guidance to 
USDA State and County Emergency Boards.
    (vi) [Reserved]
    (vii) Provide representation and liaison for the Department in 
contacts with other Federal entities and organizations, including the 
National Security Council's functional directorates, Homeland Security 
Council, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Homeland 
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence, Department of State, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and Department of Defense concerning matters of a 
national security, multilateral weapons conventions, natural disasters, 
other emergencies, and agriculture/food-related international civil 
emergency planning and related activities.
    (viii) Act as the primary USDA representative for anti-terrorism 
activities and coordinates and oversees USDA's agroterrorism defense 
activities and programs.
    (ix) [Reserved]
    (x) Provide guidance and direction regarding radiological emergency 
preparedness programs and the implementation of the National Response 
Framework's Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex to Departmental staff 
offices, mission areas, and agencies.
    (xi) Provide program leadership and coordination for USDA's 
radiological emergency preparedness requirements with respect to 
Emergency Management and Assistance (44 CFR parts 350 through 352).
    (xii) Represent USDA on the Federal Radiological Preparedness 
Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) and Regional Assistance Committees 
(RACs) and

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assist them in carrying out their functions.
    (xiii) Support USDA in its management of the Department's emergency 
response program with respect to radiological emergency response 
activities.
    (xiv) [Reserved]
    (11) Administer the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 
program for the Department pursuant to E.O. 13556, ``Controlled 
Unclassified Information'' (75 FR 68675, 3 CFR, 2011 Comp., p. 267) and 
32 CFR part 2002.
    (12) Serve as the primary point of contact for Government 
Accountability Office (GAO) and Office of the Inspector General (OIG) 
audits of USDA homeland and national security activities.
    (13) Coordinate interaction between Department agencies and private 
sector businesses and industries in emergency planning and public 
education under Department authorities delegated or assigned under the 
National Response Framework, National Infrastructure Protection Plan, 
Defense Production Act of 1950, 50 U.S.C. App. 2061, et seq., and 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 
U.S.C. 5121, et seq.
    (14) Oversee the Department's ability to collect and disseminate 
information and prepare for an agricultural disease emergency, 
agroterrorism act, or other threat to agricultural biosecurity, and 
coordinate such activities among agencies and offices within the 
Department (7 U.S.C. 8912).
    (15) Promulgate Departmental policies, standards, techniques, and 
procedures and represent the Department in providing security guidance 
to the Food and Agricultural Sector nationwide. This includes the 
following duties:
    (i) Provide guidance to USDA agencies and the Food and Agricultural 
Sector in matters of security through use of assessments and 
development of mitigation strategies.
    (ii) Represent and act as liaison for the Department in contacts 
with other Federal security entities and organizations, including the 
Interagency Security Committee and the Department of Homeland Security.
    (iii) Provide guidance and direction to ensure agriculture/food 
security are fully integrated in USDA's security preparations, which 
are reported to and coordinated with the White House.
    (iv) Provide assistance to the USDA agencies in preparation for and 
during a disaster to identify critical assets and possible alternate 
storage locations.
    (16) Provide oversight and coordination of the development and 
administration of the Department Continuity Program. This includes:
    (i) Provide guidance and direction regarding continuity of 
operations to the Office of the Secretary, Departmental staff offices, 
mission areas, and agencies.
    (ii) Represent and act as liaison for the Department in contacts 
with other Federal entities and organizations concerning matters of 
assigned continuity program responsibilities.
    (iii) Oversee Department continuity of operations and emergency 
relocation facility planning, development, equipping, and preparedness 
to ensure that resources are in a constant state of readiness.
    (17) Establish procedures to prevent unnecessary access to 
classified national security information (CNSI) including procedures 
that require that need for access to CNSI is established before 
initiating security clearance procedures; and ensure that the number of 
persons granted access CNSI is limited to the minimum consistent with 
operational and security requirements:
    (i) Direct and administer USDA's CNSI program pursuant to E.O. 
13526, ``Classified National Security Information'' (75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 
2010 Comp., p. 298), or subsequent orders.
    (ii) Establish and maintain Information Security policies and 
procedures for classifying, declassifying, safeguarding, and disposing 
of CNSI and materials.
    (iii) Investigate or delegate authority to investigate any 
potential compromises of CNSI and take corrective action for violations 
or infractions under section 5.5(b), of E.O. 13526 or any subsequent 
order.
    (iv) Develop and maintain oversight of all facilities throughout 
USDA where CNSI is or will be safeguarded, discussed, or processed 
including sole authority to liaison with the Central Intelligence 
Agency concerning guidance, approval, requirements, and oversight of 
USDA secure facilities.
    (18) Control within USDA the acquisition, use, and disposal of 
material and equipment that can be a source of ionizing radiation.
    (i) Promulgate policies and procedures for ensuring the safety of 
USDA employees, the public, and the environment resulting from USDA's 
use of ionizing radiation sources.
    (ii) Maintain and ensure compliance with the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission regulations (Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations) and 
license(s) issued to USDA for the acquisition, use, and disposal of 
radioactive materials.


Sec.  2.97   [Removed and Reserved]

0
24. Remove and reserve Sec.  2.97.

Subpart U--Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for 
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

0
25. Revise Sec.  2.600 to read as follows:


Sec.  2.600   Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
Affairs

    Pursuant to Sec.  2.15(a), subject to reservations in Sec.  
2.15(b), and subject to policy guidance and direction by the Under 
Secretary, the following delegation of authority is made to the Deputy 
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, if 
appointed, to be exercised only during the absence or unavailability of 
the Under Secretary: Perform all the duties and exercise all the powers 
which are now or which may hereafter be delegated to the Under 
Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs: Provided, that 
this authority shall be exercised by the respective Deputy Under 
Secretary in the order in which he or she has taken office as a Deputy 
Under Secretary.

0
26. Amend Sec.  2.601 by revising paragraph (a) introductory text and 
paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:


Sec.  2.601   Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.

    (a) Delegations. Pursuant to Sec.  2.15(a)(1) and (3), subject to 
reservations in Sec.  2.15(b), the following delegations of authority 
are made by the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
Affairs to the Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service:
* * * * *
    (2) Conduct functions of the Department relating to WTO, the Trade 
Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.), the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 
2501 et seq.), the Omnibus Trade and Competition Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 
2901 et seq.), and other legislation affecting international 
agricultural trade including the programs designed to reduce foreign 
tariffs and other trade barriers.
* * * * *


Sec.  2.602   [Amended]

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27. In Sec.  2.602 amend paragraph (a) introductory text by revising 
the references to ``Sec.  2.26(a)(5)'' to read ``Sec.  2.15(a)(5)'' and 
``Sec.  2.26(b)'' to read ``2.15(b)''.
* * * * *

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Subpart V--Delegations of Authority by the Director, Office of 
Partnerships and Public Engagement

* * * * *


Sec.  2.701   [Removed and Reserved]

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28. Remove and reserve Sec.  2.701.
    The Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsack, having reviewed 
and approved this document, is delegating the authority to 
electronically sign this document to Janie S. Hipp, the General 
Counsel, for purposes of publication in the Federal Register.

Janie S. Hipp,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-15742 Filed 7-25-22; 8:45 am]
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