68142 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 31, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

§ 178.208 Applicability of general

procedures.

When not in conflict with this

subpart, the provisions of subpart A of

this part relating to procedures

applicable to claims generally are also

applicable to the settlement of account

of deceased civilian officers and

employees.

[FR Doc. 97–33928 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

7 CFR Part 760

RIN 0560–AF–30

Dairy Indemnity Payment Program

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This final rule amends the

authority citation for the Dairy

Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP)

regulations to cover the expenditure of

additional funds that were recently

appropriated. The DIPP indemnifies

dairy farmers and manufacturers for

losses suffered with respect to milk and

milk products, through no fault of their

own.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Raellen Erickson, Agricultural Program

Specialist, Price Support Division, FSA,

USDA, STOP 0512, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250–

0512; telephone (202) 720–7320; e-mail

address is RErickso@wdc.fsa.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

This rule has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of Executive

Order 12866 and therefore has not been

reviewed by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB).

Federal Assistance Program

The title and number of the Federal

Assistance Program, as found in the

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance,

to which this rule applies are Dairy

Indemnity Payments, Number 10.053.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

It has been determined that the

Regulatory Flexibility Act is not

applicable to this final rule because the

Farm Service Agency is not required by

5 U.S.C. 533 or any other provision of

law to publish a notice of proposed

rulemaking with respect to the subject

matter of these determinations.

Environmental Evaluation

It has been determined by an

environmental evaluation that this

action will have no significant impact

on the quality of the human

environment. Therefore, neither an

environmental assessment nor an

Environmental Impact Statement is

needed.

Executive Order 12372

This program is not subject to the

provisions of Executive Order 12372,

which requires intergovernmental

consultation with State and local

officials. See the Notice related to 7 CFR

part 3015, subpart V, published at 48 FR

29115 (June 24, 1983).

Executive Order 12988

This rule has been reviewed pursuant

to Executive Order 12988. To the extent

State and local laws are in conflict with

these regulatory provisions, it is the

intent of CCC that the terms of the

regulations prevail. The provisions of

this rule are not retroactive. Prior to any

judicial action in a court of competent

jurisdiction, administrative review

under 7 CFR part 780 must be

exhausted.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The information collections in 7 CFR

part 760 will be published in a separate

Federal Register Notice with request for

comments. A regular submission of this

information collection package will be

forwarded to OMB at the end of the 60-

day comment period.

Background

The DIPP was originally authorized

by section 331 of the Economic

Opportunity Act of 1964. The statutory

authority for the program was extended

several times. Most recently, funds were

appropriated for this program by the

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food

and Drug Administration, and Related

Agencies Act, 1998 (‘‘the Act’’), Pub. L.

105–86, 111 Stat. 2079, which

authorizes the program to be carried out

until the funds appropriated under the

Act are expended. The objective of DIPP

is to indemnify dairy farmers and

manufacturers of dairy products who,

through no fault of their own, suffer

income losses with respect to milk or

milk products removed from

commercial markets because such milk

or milk products contain certain

harmful residues. In addition, dairy

farmers can also be indemnified for

income losses with respect to milk

required to be removed from

commercial markets due to residues of

chemicals or toxic substances or

contamination by nuclear radiation or

fallout.

The regulations governing the

program are set forth at 7 CFR §§ 760.1–

760.34. This final rule makes no

changes in the provisions of the

regulations. Since the only purpose of

this final rule is to revise the authority

citation pursuant to the Act, it has been

determined that no further public

rulemaking is required. Therefore, this

final rule shall become effective upon

the date of publication in the Federal

Register.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 760

Dairy products, Indemnity payments,

Pesticides and pests.

Accordingly, 7 CFR Part 760 is

amended as follows:

PART 760—INDEMNITY PAYMENT

PROGRAMS

Subpart—Dairy Indemnity Payment

Program

The authority citation for Subpart—

Dairy Indemnity Payment Program is

revised to read as follows:

Authority: Dairy Indemnity Program, Pub.

L. 105–86, 111 Stat. 2079.

Signed in Washington, DC, on December

22, 1997.

Keith Kelly,

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 97–34032 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 905

[Docket No. FV97–905–1 FIR]

Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and

Tangelos Grown in Florida; Limiting

the Volume of Small Florida Red

Seedless Grapefruit

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Agriculture (Department) is finalizing

without change the provisions of an

amended interim final rule limiting the

volume of small red seedless grapefruit

entering the fresh market under the

Florida citrus marketing order. The

marketing order regulates the handling

of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, and

tangelos grown in Florida and is

administered locally by the Citrus

Administrative Committee (committee).

The amended interim final rule limited