This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 76, No. 181 

Monday, September 19, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

7 CFR Part 1493 

RIN 0551–AA74 

CCC Export Credit Guarantee (GSM– 

102) Program 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service 

and Commodity Credit Corporation, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) published a proposed 

rule on July 27, 2011 (76 FR 44836– 

44855), revising and amending the 

regulations that administer the Export 

Credit Guarantee (GSM–102) Program. 

Changes in this proposed rule 

incorporate program operational 

changes and information from press 

releases and notices to participants that 

have been implemented since the 

publication of the current rule, and 

include other administrative revisions 

to enhance clarity and program 

integrity. CCC is extending the comment 

period for the proposed rule to give the 

public more time to provide input and 

recommendations on the proposed rule. 

The original comment period would 

have closed on September 26, 2011; 

CCC is extending the comment period 

for 30 additional days. With this 

extension, the public may submit 

comments through October 26, 2011. 

DATES: Comments concerning this 

proposed rule must be received by 

October 26, 2011, to be assured 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions to submit comments. 

• E-Mail: GSMregs@fas.usda.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 720–2495, Attention: 

‘‘GSM102 Proposed Rule Comments’’. 

• Hand Delivery, Courier, or U.S. 

Postal delivery: Amy Slusher, Deputy 

Director, Credit Programs Division, c/o 

Public Affairs Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., Stop 1004, Room 5076, 

Washington, DC 20250–1004. 

Comments may be inspected at 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. A copy of this 

proposed rule is available through the 

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) 

homepage at: http://www.fas.usda.gov/ 

excredits/exp-cred-guar-new.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Slusher, Deputy Director, Credit 

Programs Division; by phone at (202) 

720–6211; or by e-mail at: 

Amy.Slusher@fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 27, 2011, CCC published a 

proposed rule titled ‘‘CCC Export Credit 

Guarantee (GSM–102) Program’’ in the 

Federal Register (76 FR 44836–44855). 

The GSM–102 Program is administered 

by the Foreign Agricultural Service 

(FAS) of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) on behalf of CCC, 

pursuant to program regulations 

codified at 7 CFR part 1493 and through 

the issuance of ‘‘Program 

Announcements’’ and ‘‘Notices to 

Participants’’ that are consistent with 

this program regulation. The current 

regulations became effective on 

November 18, 1994. Since that time, 

CCC has implemented numerous 

operational changes to improve the 

efficiency of the program, including 

revised program controls to improve 

program quality, reduce costs, and 

protect against waste and fraud. Also 

since that time, agricultural trade and 

finance practices have evolved. This 

proposed rule is intended to reflect 

these changes and to enhance the 

overall clarity and integrity of the 

program. In addition, the Food, 

Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

repealed the authority to operate the 

GSM–103 Program, and this change is 

reflected in the proposed rule. 

CCC has received comments from a 

number of organizations requesting that 

the comment period for the proposed 

rule be extended to allow industry and 

other affected parties, both in the United 

States and abroad, to carefully analyze 

changes in the proposed rule and 

provide thorough comments. In 

response to this request, CCC is 

extending the comment period by 30 

days to give the public more time to 

provide input and to make 

recommendations on the proposed rule. 

With this extension, the public may 

submit comments through October 26, 

2011. 

Dated: September 9, 2011. 

Suzanne E. Heinen, 

Acting Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation, and Acting Administrator, 

Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–23962 Filed 9–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

28 CFR Part 16 

[OAG Docket No. 140; AG Order No. 3296– 

2011] 

RIN 1105–AB27 

Revision of Department of Justice 

Freedom of Information Act 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On March 21, 2011, the 

Department of Justice published a 

proposed rule revising its existing 

regulations under the Freedom of 

Information Act. The comment period 

for that rule closed on April 20, 2011. 

The Department is reopening the 

comment period for an additional 30- 

day period. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NRPM published on March 21, 2011 (76 

FR 15236), closed on April 20, 2011. 

This document reopens the comment 

period. Written comments must be 

postmarked and electronic comments 

must be submitted on or before October 

19, 2011. Commenters should be aware 

that the electronic Federal Docket 

Management System will not accept 

comments after Midnight Eastern Time 

on the last day of the comment period. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http// 

www.regulations.gov. 


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