[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[United States Information Agency Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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United States Information Agency





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA)                                


  



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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

22 CFR Ch. V

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: United States Information Agency.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This agenda announces the proposed regulatory actions that the 
United States Information Agency (USIA) plans for the next 12 months. 
USIA's purpose in publishing this agenda is to allow interested persons 
an opportunity to have more comprehensive documentation of USIA's 
regulatory plans and to provide a systematic means of monitoring 
regulatory activity in USIA. None of the regulations listed in the 
agenda are considered major under Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley S. Colvin, Assistant General 
Counsel, Office of General Counsel, (202) 619-6531.

Stanley S. Colvin,

Assistant General Counsel.
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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY (USIA)               Long-Term Actions


  



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3993. PRIVACY ACT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 505

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document updates and replaces the Agency's prior 
regulation implementing the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The update 
and replacement were made necessary by changes during USIA's 
reorganization and realignment of functions and responsibilities when 
the Agency changed names and again when the Agency began to reinvent 
itself in response to government downsizing.
The Agency's regulation had not been updated since 1975 and changes in 
nomenclature and differences in processing Privacy Act requests 
necessitated these changes. The changes primarily update the 
definitions, the processes for receiving and handling requests, and to 
whom to send requests for Privacy Act records. It also better explains 
the exemptions that the U.S. Information Agency is allowed to use and 
routine uses.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              05/01/97                    62 FR 10630


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Lola Secora, FOI/PA Officer, United States Information 
Agency, 301 4th Street SW., Washington, DC 20547
Phone: 202 619-5499
Fax: 202 205-0374

RIN: 3116-AA10
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3994. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS; THE EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  8 USC 1101(a)(15)(J); 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1258; 22 USC 
1431 to 1442; 22 USC 2451 to 2460; Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977; 
EO 12048 of March 27, 1978; USIA Delegation Order No. 85.5 (50 FR 
27393)

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 514.14(c)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Agency issued a final rule on March 19, 1993, which 
included a requirement that all exchange visitors and their spouses and 
dependents on J visas have insurance to cover themselves for sickness 
and accidents, effective September 1, 1994. In response to concerns 
raised by the public, the Agency is amending the types of insurance 
allowed under the Exchange Visitor Program regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule - No Further 
Action Anticipated              07/07/94                    59 FR 34760

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Stanley S. Colvin, Assistant General Counsel, United 
States Information Agency, Office of the General Counsel, 301 4th 
Street SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547
Phone: 202 619-6531

RIN: 3116-AA05
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3995. AU PAIRS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  8 USC 1101(a)(15)(J); 8 USC 1182; 8 USC 1258; 22 USC 
1431 to 1442; 22 USC 2451 to 2460; Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977; 
EO 12048, March 27, 1978; USIA Delegation Order No. 85.5

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 514.31

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The agency intends to amend existing regulations governing 
its au pair program to enhance and further define selection, screening, 
and placement procedures.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              06/27/97                    62 FR 34632
Final Action                    09/15/97                    62 FR 34632

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Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stanley S. Colvin, Assistant General Counsel, United 
States Information Agency, Office of General Counsel, 301 4th Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20547
Phone: 202 619-6531
Fax: 202 619-4573

RIN: 3116-AA12
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3996.  ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES TO REFLECT 
SINGLE AUDIT ACT AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  22 USC 2658; 31 USC 503; 31 USC 1111

CFR Citation:  22 CFR 518

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Information Agency has joined with 25 other agencies 
in issuing an Interim Final Rule with comments for the purpose of 
amending the existing agencies' grants management common rule and the 
agencies' codification of circular A-110 to implement the Single Audit 
Act Amendments of 1996 and the revision of OMB Circular A-133, ``Audits 
of States, Local Government, and Non-Profit Organizations.''

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              08/29/97                    62 FR 45943
Interim Final Rule Effective    09/29/97
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      10/28/97
No Further Action Required      10/28/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a 
statutory requirement. The agency has not yet determined whether there 
is a paperwork burden associated with this action.

Agency Contact: Fannie Allen, Chief, Grants Division, United States 
Information Agency, 301 4th Street SW., Room M-22, Washington, DC 20547
Phone: 202 205-5477
Fax: 202 205-7803
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3116-AA13
[FR Doc. 98-6271 Filed 04-24-98; 8:45 am]
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