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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

7 CFR Part 1494 

RIN 0551–AA75 

Export Bonus Programs 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service 

and Commodity Credit Corporation 

(CCC), USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule removes 

regulations for the Export Enhancement 

Program (EEP) and the Dairy Export 

Incentive Program (DEIP) from the Code 

of Federal Regulations, because the 

authorities for these programs were 

repealed by Section 3103 of the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 

Public Law 110–246, and Section 1423 

of the Agricultural Act of 2014, Public 

Law 113–79, respectively. 

DATES: This rule is effective January 14, 

2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Slusher, Deputy Director, Credit 

Programs Division, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW., Stop 

1025, Room 5509, Washington, DC 

20250–1025; telephone (202) 720–6211. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Export Enhancement Program 

(EEP) was enacted through the Food, 

Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 

Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–624). Under 

the EEP, CCC made available bonuses to 

enable U.S. exporters to meet prevailing 

world prices for targeted commodities 

in targeted destinations. The last year of 

operation of the EEP was 2001; since 

that time, U.S. agricultural products 

have been competitive in world markets 

and EEP bonuses have not been needed 

to facilitate sales. 

The Dairy Export Incentive Program 

(DEIP) was enacted through the Food 

Security Act of 1985 (Pub. L. 99–198). 

Under the DEIP, CCC made available 

bonuses to enable U.S. exporters to meet 

prevailing world prices for certain dairy 

products in targeted destinations. The 

last year of operation of the DEIP was 

2010; since that time, bonuses have not 

been needed to facilitate sales. 

The primary objective of the EEP and 

DEIP was to encourage the commercial 

sale of United States agricultural 

commodities in world markets at 

competitive prices. Both programs were 

subject to annual commodity-specific 

quantity and budgetary ceilings agreed 

to by the United States in the World 

Trade Organization. Congress repealed 

the authority for the EEP in Section 

3103 of the Food, Conservation, and 

Energy Act of 2008, and subsequently 

repealed the authority for the DEIP in 

Section 1423 of the Agricultural Act of 

2014. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1494 

Agricultural commodities, Exports, 

Dairy products. 

Accordingly, under the authority of 

Sec. 3103, Public Law 110–246, and 

Sec. 1423, Public Law 113–79, and as 

discussed in the preamble, CCC amends 

7 CFR chapter XIV by removing and 

reserving part 1494. 

Dated: January 2, 2015. 

Asif Chaudhry, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, and Vice President, Commodity 

Credit Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00504 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Part 171 

[Public Notice: 8870] 

RIN 1400–AD65 

Privacy Act; STATE–78, Risk Analysis 

and Management Records 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

issuing a final rule to amend its Privacy 

Act regulation exempting portions of a 

system of records from certain 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. 

Certain portions of the Risk Analysis 

and Management (RAM) Records, State– 

78, system of records contain criminal 

investigation records, investigatory 

material for law enforcement purposes, 

confidential source information and are 

proposed to be exempted under the 

Privacy Act. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

January 14, 2015 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Hackett, Acting Director; Office of 

Information Programs and Services, 

A/GIS/IPS; Department of State, SA–2; 

515 22nd Street NW., Washington, DC 

20522–8001, or at Privacy@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

system, Risk Analysis and Management 

(RAM) Records, designated as State–78, 

supports the vetting of directors, 

officers, or other employees of 

organizations who apply for Department 

of State contracts, grants, cooperative 

agreements, or other funding. The 

information collected from these 

organizations and individuals is 

specifically used to conduct screening 

to ensure that Department funds are not 

used to provide support to entities or 

individuals deemed to be a risk to U.S. 

national security interests. The records 

may contain criminal investigation 

records, investigatory material for law 

enforcement purposes, and confidential 

source information. (The information 

collection was approved under OMB 

Control Number 1405–0204, expiration 

April 30, 2015.) 

The Department of State is issuing 

this document to amend 22 CFR part 

171 to exempt portions of the Risk 

Analysis and Management Records 

system of records from the Privacy Act 

except sections (b), (c)(1) and (2), 

(e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), (10), 

and (11), and (i), to the extent to which 

they meet the criteria of section (j)(2); 

and from subsections (c)(3);(d); (e)(1); 

(e)(4)(G), (H), and (I); and (f) of the 

Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a 

(k)(1), (k)(2), and (k)(5). Consistent with 

the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(k)), 22 

CFR 171.36(b)(1), (2), and (5) provide 

concise general statements on the 

reasoning behind taking exemptions 

(k)(1), (k)(2), and (k)(5), respectively, for 

the Department systems for which those 

exemptions are taken. For ease of 

reference, these statements of reasoning 

are restated here: STATE–78 is 

exempted under (k)(1) in order to 

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secret in the interest of national defense 

and foreign policy. STATE–78 is 

exempted under (k)(2) in order to 

prevent individuals that are the subject 

of investigation from frustrating the 

investigatory process, to ensure the 

proper functioning and integrity of law 

enforcement activities, to prevent 

disclosure of investigative techniques, 

to maintain the confidence of foreign 

governments in the integrity of the 

procedures under which privileged or 

confidential information may be 

provided, and to fulfill commitments 

made to sources to protect their 

identities and the confidentiality of 

information and to avoid endangering 

these sources and law enforcement 

personnel. STATE–78 is exempted 

under (k)(5) in order to ensure the 

proper functioning of the investigatory 

process, to ensure effective 

determination of suitability, eligibility, 

and qualification for employment and to 

protect the confidentiality of sources of 

information. 

This action was previously published 

in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (76 

FR 76103) and a Notice of Intent to 

Create a System of Records (76 FR 

76215). One comment was received by 

a member of the public who voiced a 

criticism of an analogous risk 

assessment program run by USAID. The 

commenter was advised that the 

Department’s risk assessment program 

operates separately from USAID’s 

program. The commenter had nothing 

further to add. 

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 171 

Privacy. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, 22 CFR part 171 is amended 

as follows: 

PART 171—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 171 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a; 22 U.S.C. 

2651a; Pub. L. 95–521, 92 Stat. 1824, as 

amended; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707; E.O. 12600, 

52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235. 

■ 2. Section 171.36 is amended by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (a)(2); and 

■ b. Adding an entry, in alphabetical 

order, for ‘‘Risk Analysis and 

Management Records. STATE–78.’’ to 

the lists in paragraphs (b)(1), (2), and 

(5). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 171.36 Exemptions. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(2) The systems of records maintained 

by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security 

(STATE–36), the Office of the Inspector 

General (STATE–53), the Information 

Access Program Records system 

(STATE–35), and the Bureau of 

Administration (STATE–78) are subject 

to general exemption under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(j)(2). All records contained in 

record system STATE–36, Security 

Records, and all records contained the 

Risk Analysis and Management Records 

system (STATE–78), are exempt from all 

provisions of the Privacy Act except 

sections (b), (c)(1) and (2), (e)(4)(A) 

through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), (10), and (11), 

and (i) to the extent to which they meet 

the criteria of section (j)(2). These 

exemptions are necessary to ensure the 

effectiveness of the investigative, 

judicial, and protective processes. All 

records contained in STATE–53, records 

of the Inspector General and Automated 

Individual Cross-Reference System, are 

exempt from all of the provisions of the 

Privacy Act except sections (b), (c)(1) 

and (2), (e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7), 

(9), (10), and (11), and (i) to the extent 

to which they meet the criteria of 

section (j)(2). These exemptions are 

necessary to ensure the proper functions 

of the law enforcement activity, to 

protect confidential sources of 

information, to fulfill promises of 

confidentiality, to prevent interference 

with the enforcement of criminal laws, 

to avoid the disclosure of investigative 

techniques, to avoid the endangering of 

the life and safety of any individual, to 

avoid premature disclosure of the 

knowledge of potential criminal activity 

and the evidentiary bases of possible 

enforcement actions, and to maintain 

the integrity of the law enforcement 

process. All records contained in the 

Information Access Program Records 

system (STATE–35) are exempt from all 

of the provisions of the Privacy Act 

except sections (b), (c)(1) and (2), 

(e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), (10), 

and (11), and (i) to the extent to which 

they meet the criteria of section (j)(2). 

These exemptions are necessary to 

ensure the protection of law 

enforcement information retrieved from 

various sources in response to 

information access requests. 

* * * * * 

Joyce A. Barr, 

Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00375 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Part 685 

[Docket ID ED–2014–OPE–0082] 

RIN 1840–AD17 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of early 

implementation date. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Education (Department) is establishing 

the date for early implementation of the 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

(Direct Loan) Program regulations that 

update the standard for determining if a 

potential parent or student borrower has 

an adverse credit history for purposes of 

eligibility for a Direct PLUS Loan (PLUS 

loan). These regulations also require 

parents and students who have an 

adverse credit history, but who are 

approved for a PLUS loan on the basis 

that extenuating circumstances exist or 

by obtaining an endorser for the PLUS 

loan, to receive loan counseling before 

receiving the PLUS loan. 

DATES: The early implementation date 

for § 685.200(b)(5) and (c), published in 

the Federal Register on October 23, 

2014 (79 FR 63317), is March 29, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the Direct PLUS Loan 

Program or how to apply for a Direct 

PLUS Loan, call the Federal Student 

Aid Information Center (FSAIC) at 1– 

800–4FEDAID (1–800–433–3243). For 

information regarding the establishment 

of this early implementation date, 

contact Sue O’Flaherty, U.S. Department 

of Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 

First Street NE., Union Center Plaza, 

Room 64E1, Washington, DC 20202– 

5345. Telephone: (202) 377–3393 or by 

email at: sue.oflaherty@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 482(c) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA), requires that regulations 

affecting programs under title IV of the 

HEA be published in final form by 

November 1 prior to the start of the 

award year (July 1) to which they apply. 

However, that section of the HEA also 

permits the Secretary to designate any 

regulation as one that an entity subject 

to the regulations may choose to 


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