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requirements and duplication by

industry and public sectors.

The Department has not identified

any relevant Federal rules that

duplicate, overlap or conflict with this

interim final rule. However, red seedless

grapefruit must meet the requirements

as specified in the U.S. Standards for

Grades of Florida Grapefruit (7 CFR

51.760 through 51.784) issued under the

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7

U.S.C. 1621 through 1627).

The Committee’s meetings were

widely publicized throughout the citrus

industry and all interested persons were

invited to attend the meetings and

participate in Committee deliberations

on all issues. Like all Committee

meetings, the May 26, 2000 and the

August 31, 2000, meetings were public

meetings and all entities, both large and

small, were able to express views on

this issue. Also, interested persons were

invited to submit information on the

regulatory and informational impacts of

this action on small businesses.

An interim final rule concerning this

action was published in the Federal

Register on September 15, 2000 (65 FR

55885). Copies of the rule were mailed

or sent via facsimile to all Committee

members and grapefruit growers and

handlers. The Office of the Federal

Register, the Department, and the

Committee also made this rule available

through the Internet.

A 10-day comment period was

provided to allow interested persons to

respond to the proposal. The comment

period ended September 25, 2000. No

comments were received.

A small business guide on complying

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop

marketing agreements and orders may

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/

fv/moab.html. Any questions about the

compliance guide should be sent to Jay

Guerber at the previously mentioned

address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section.

After consideration of all relevant

material presented, including the

Committee’s recommendation, and

other information, it is found that

finalizing the interim final rule, without

change, as published in the Federal

Register (65 FR 55885, September 15,

2000) will tend to effectuate the

declared policy of the Act.

It is further found that good cause

exists for not postponing the effective

date of this rule until 30 days after

publication in the Federal Register (5

U.S.C. 553) because the 2000–2001

season is in full swing and this action

should be effective as soon as possible

during the 11-week regulatory period.

Further, handlers are aware of this rule

which was recommended at two public

meetings. Also a 30-day comment

period was provided in the proposed

rule and a 10-day comment period was

provided in the interim final rule. No

comments were received.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 905

Grapefruit, Marketing agreements,

Oranges, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Tangelos, Tangerines.

PART 905—ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT,

TANGERINES, AND TANGELOS

GROWN IN FLORIDA

Accordingly, the interim final rule

amending 7 CFR Part 905 which was

published at 65 FR 55885 on September

15, 2000, is adopted as a final rule

without change.

Dated: November 14, 2000

James R. Frazier

Acting Deputy Administrator, Fruit and

Vegetable Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–29705 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

7 CFR Part 2812

RIN 0599–AA06

Office of Procurement and Property

Management; Department of

Agriculture Priorities and

Administrative Guidelines for Donation

of Excess Research Equipment

AGENCY: Office of Procurement and

Property Management, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Office of Procurement

and Property Management of the

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

amends its procedures for the donation

of excess research equipment for

technical and scientific education and

research activities to educational

institutions and nonprofit organizations

under section 11(i) of the StevensonWydler Technology Innovation Act of

1980 Act (15 U.S.C. 3710(i)). This

amendment expands the list of entities

eligible to receive such equipment,

establishes a priority list for eligible

entities seeking transfer of such

equipment, and clarifies administrative

rules regarding equipment transfer.

DATES: This final rule is effective

December 21, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Fay on 202–720–9779.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

II. Procedural Requirements

A. Executive Order Number 12866.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act.

III. Electronic Access Addresses

I. Background

USDA regulations for the donation of

excess research equipment for technical

and scientific educational research

activities under section 11(i) of the

Stevenson-Wydler Technology

Innovation Act of 1980 Act (15 U.S.C.

3710(i)) were promulgated at 60 FR

34456 on July 3, 1995. USDA

determined that the eligibility of

organizations to receive excess research

equipment under this part is not clear.

The President signed Executive Order

(EO) 12999 on April 17, 1996, requiring

Federal agencies, when donating

educationally useful Federal research

equipment under section 11(i) of the

Stevenson-Wydler Technology

Innovation Act of 1980 and other laws,

to give the highest preference to schools

(including pre-kindergarten through

twelfth grade) and nonprofit

organizations (including communitybased educational organizations) with

particular preference to such schools

and nonprofit organizations located in

Federal enterprise communities and

empowerment zones designated

pursuant to the Omnibus Reconciliation

Act of 1993, Public Law 103–66. USDA

is taking action in this rule making to

implement EO 12999.

Further, consistent with the EO 12999

and other authorities available to USDA

for transfer of excess personal property

(such as that implemented in 7 CFR part

3200), USDA desires to establish a

preference list for those eligible entities

seeking to receive property donated

under this part.

The substance of this rule was

published on July 29, 1999, as a

proposed rule. No comments were

received. The only change from the

proposed rule is the omission of a

current requirement (7 CFR 2812.4(e))

that recipients provide a written

justification for why the property is

needed. Since this change is de minus,

and actually reduces administrative

burdens on the public, the agency has

determined to proceed with a final rule

without further comment.

II. Procedural Requirements

A. Executive Order Number 12866

This rule was reviewed under EO

12866, and it has been determined that

it is not a significant regulatory action

because it will not have an annual effect

on the economy of $100 million or more

or adversely and materially affect a

sector of the economy, productivity,

competition, jobs, the environment,

public health or safety, or State, local or

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tribal governments or communities.

This rule will not create any serious

inconsistencies or otherwise interfere

with any actions taken or planned by

another agency. It will not materially

alter the budgetary impact of

entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan

programs, or the rights and obligations

of recipients thereof.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

USDA certifies that this rule will not

have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities as

defined in the Regulatory Flexibility act,

5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., for the reason that

this regulation imposes no new

requirements on small entities.

C. Paperwork Reduction

The forms necessary to implement

these procedures have been cleared by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.

2500, et seq.

III. Electronic Access Addresses

You may send electronic mail (E-mail)

to kathy.fay@usda.gov or contact us via

fax at (202) 720–3339.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 2812

Government property management,

excess Government property.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 7 CFR part 2812 would be

amended as set forth below:

PART 2812—DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE GUIDELINES FOR THE

DONATION OF EXCESS RESEARCH

EQUIPMENT UNDER 15 U.S.C. 3710(i)

1. The authority citation for part 2812

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; E.O. 12999, 61 FR

17227, 3 CFR, 1997 Comp., p. 180.

2. Amend § 2812.3 by removing

paragraph (b), redesignate paragraphs

(c), (d), and (e) as (e), (h), and (i),

respectively, and add new paragraphs

(b), (c), (d), (f) and (g) to read as follows:

§ 2812.3 Definitions.

* * * * *

(b) Community-based educational

organization means nonprofit

organizations that are engaged in

collaborative projects with prekindergarten through twelfth grade

educational institutions or that have

education as their primary focus. Such

organizations shall qualify as nonprofit

educational institutions for purposes of

section 203(j) of the Federal Property

and Administrative Services Act of 1949

(40 U.S.C. 484(j)).

(c) Educational institution means a

public or private, non-profit educational

institution, encompassing prekindergarten through twelfth grade and

two- and four-year institutions of higher

education, as well as public school

districts.

(d) Educationally useful Federal

equipment means computers and

related peripheral tools (e.g., printers,

modems, routers, and servers),

including telecommunications and

research equipment, that are appropriate

for use in pre-kindergarten, elementary,

middle, or secondary school education.

It shall also include computer software,

where the transfer of licenses is

permitted.

(f) Federal empowerment zone or

enterprise community (EZ/EC) means a

rural area designated by the Secretary of

Agriculture under 7 CFR part 25.

(g) Non-profit organization means any

corporation, trust association,

cooperative, or other organization

which:

(1) Is operated primarily for scientific,

educational, service, charitable, or

similar purposes in the public interest;

(2) Is not organized primarily for

profit; and

(3) Uses its net proceeds to maintain,

improve, or expand its operations. For

the purposes of this part, ‘‘non-profit

organizations’’ may include utilities

affiliated with institutions of higher

education, or with state and local

governments and federally recognized

Indian tribes.

* * * * *

3–4. Amend § 2812.4 by removing and

reserving paragraph (a), and revise

paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) to read as

follows:

§ 2812.4 Procedures.

(a) [Reserved]

* * * * *

(c) After USDA screening has been

accomplished, excess personal property

targeted for donation under this part

will be made available on a first-come,

first-served basis. If there are competing

requests, donations will be made to

eligible recipients in the following

priority order:

(1) Educationally useful Federal

equipment for pre-kindergarten through

twelfth grade educational institutions

and community-based educational

organizations in rural EZ/EC

communities;

(2) Educationally useful Federal

equipment for pre-kindergarten through

twelfth grade educational institutions

and community-based educational

organizations not in rural EZ/EC areas;

(3) All other eligible organizations.

(d) Upon reporting property for excess

screening, if the pertinent USDA agency

has an eligible organization in mind for

donation under this part, it shall enter

‘‘P.L. 102–245’’ in the note field. The

property will remain in the excess

system approximately 30 days, and if no

USDA agency or cooperator requests it

during the excess cycle, the

Departmental Excess Personal Property

Coordinator will send the agency a copy

of the excess report stamped,

‘‘DONATION AUTHORITY TO THE

HOLDING AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE

WITH P.L. 102–245.’’ The holding

USDA agency may then donate the

excess property to the eligible

organization.

(e) Donations under this Part will be

accomplished by preparing a Standard

Form (SF) 122, ‘‘Transfer Order-Excess

Personal Property’’.

* * * * *

5. Remove Appendix A to part 2812.

Done at Washington, D.C., this 30th day of

October, 2000.

W.R. Ashworth,

Director, Office of Procurement and Property

Management.

[FR Doc. 00–29783 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–TX–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

12 CFR Part 204

[Regulation D; Docket No. R–1088]

Reserve Requirements of Depository

Institutions

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Board is amending

Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of

Depository Institutions, to reflect the

annual indexing of the low reserve

tranche and the reserve requirement

exemption for 2001, and announces the

annual indexing of the deposit reporting

cutoff level that will be effective

beginning in September 2001. The

amendments decrease the amount of net

transaction accounts subject to a reserve

requirement ratio of three percent in

2001, as required by section 19(b)(2)(C)

of the Federal Reserve Act, from $44.3

million to $42.8 million of transaction

accounts. This adjustment is known as

the low reserve tranche adjustment. The

Board is increasing from $5.0 million to

$5.5 million the amount of reservable

liabilities of each depository institution

that is subject to a reserve requirement

of zero percent in 2001. This action is

required by section 19(b)(11)(B) of the