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between the Department and other

governmental, educational, or private

organizations and carrying out any other

activities authorized by (7 U.S.C. 3121).

(110) Provide staff support to the

Under Secretary for Research,

Education, and Economics related to the

National Agricultural Research,

Extension, Education, and Economics

Advisory Board (7 U.S.C. 3123).

(111) Conduct a program of grants to

States to expand, renovate, or improve

schools of veterinary medicine (7 U.S.C.

3151).

(112) Provide technical and

educational assistance to conserve and

enhance private grazing land resources

(16 U.S.C. 2005b).

(113) Provide technical assistance to

farmers and ranchers under the

Environmental Quality Incentives

Program (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.).

(114) Coordinate USDA policy and

conduct programs relative to the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 136, et seq.)

and coordinate the Department’s

Integrated Pest Management Programs

and the Pesticide Assessment Program

(7 U.S.C. 136–136y).

(115) Conduct programs of research,

technology development, and education

related to global climate change (7

U.S.C. 6701–6710).

(116) Represent the Department in

international organizational activities

and on international technical

committees concerned with agricultural

science, education, and development

activities, including library and

information science activities.

(117) Conduct a program of nutrition

education research.

5. In subpart K, section 2.67 is

amended by adding a new paragraph

(a)(14) as follows:

§ 2.67 Administrator, Economic Research

Service.

(a) * * *

(14) Represent the Department in

international organizational activities

and on international technical

committees concerned with agricultural

science, education, and development

activities, including library and

information science activities.

* * * * *

6. In subpart K, section 2.68 is

amended by adding a new paragraph

(a)(8) and by revising paragraph (a)(1) as

follows:

§ 2.68 Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service.

(a) * * *

(1) Prepare crop and livestock

estimates and administer reporting

programs, including estimates of

production, supply, price, and other

aspects of the U.S. agricultural

economy, collection of statistics,

conduct of enumerative and objective

measurement surveys, construction and

maintenance of sampling frames, and

related activities. Prepare reports of the

Agricultural Statistics Board of the

Department of Agriculture covering

official state and national estimates (7

U.S.C. 476, 951, and 2204).

* * * * *

(8) Represent the Department in

international organizational activities

and on international technical

committees concerned with agricultural

science, education, and development

activities, including library and

information science activities.

* * * * *

For Subpart C:

Dated: November 28, 1997.

Dan Glickman,

Secretary of Agriculture.

For Subpart K:

Dated: November 26, 1997.

I. Miley Gonzalez,

Under Secretary for Research, Education, and

Economics.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

9 CFR Part 78

[Docket No. 97–077–2]

Brucellosis in Cattle; State and Area

Classifications; Kentucky

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as

final rule.

SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final

rule, without change, an interim rule

that amended the brucellosis regulations

concerning the interstate movement of

cattle by changing the classification of

Kentucky from Class A to Class Free.

We have determined that Kentucky

meets the standards for Class Free

status. The interim rule was necessary

to relieve certain restrictions on the

interstate movement of cattle from

Kentucky.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule was

effective on September 16, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

R.T. Rollo, Jr., Staff Veterinarian,

National Animal Health Programs, VS,

APHIS, Suite 3B08, 4700 River Road

Unit 36, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231,

(301) 734–7709; or e-mail:

rrollo@aphis.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In an interim rule effective and

published in the Federal Register on

September 16, 1997 (62 FR 48475–

48477, Docket No. 97–077–1), we

amended the brucellosis regulations in

9 CFR part 78 by removing Kentucky

from the list of Class A States in

§ 78.41(b) and adding it to the list of

Class Free States in § 78.41(a).

Comments on the interim rule were

required to be received on or before

November 17, 1997. We did not receive

any comments. The facts presented in

the interim rule still provide a basis for

the rule.

This action also affirms the

information contained in the interim

rule concerning Executive Order 12866

and the Regulatory Flexibility Act,

Executive Orders 12372 and 12988, and

the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Further, for this action, the Office of

Management and Budget has waived the

review process required by Executive

Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 78

Animal diseases, Bison, Cattle, Hogs,

Quarantine, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements,

Transportation.

PART 78—BRUCELLOSIS

Accordingly, we are adopting as a

final rule, without change, the interim

rule that amended 9 CFR Part 78 and

that was published at 62 FR 48475–

48477 on September 16, 1997.

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 111–114a–1, 114g,

115, 117, 120, 121, 123–126, 134b, and 134f;

7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d).

Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of

December 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

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