[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17439]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 2


Revision of Delegations of Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: This document revises the delegations of authority from the 
Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the Department to 
change the name of the Food and Consumer Service to the Food and 
Nutrition Service.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mildred Kelley, Human Resources Division, Department of Agriculture, 
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 623, Alexandria, VA 22302, telephone (703) 
305-1064.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agency name of the Food and Consumer 
Service was changed to its former name of the Food and Nutrition 
Service by order of the Secretary of Agriculture on November 25, 1997. 
The purpose of the final rule is to change the name of the Food and 
Consumer Service to the Food and Nutrition Service in the delegations 
of authority from the Secretary, through the Under Secretary for Food, 
Nutrition, and Consumer Services to the Administrator of the Food and 
Consumer Service.

    This rule relates to internal agency management. Therefore, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity 
for comment are not required and this rule may be effective less than 
30 days after publication in the Federal Register. Further, since this 
rule relates to internal agency management, it is exempt from the 
provisions of Executive Orders Nos. 12866 and 12988. Finally, this 
action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 
U.S.C. et seq.) and the Small Business Regulatory Fairness Enforcement 
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et. seq.) and, thus, is exempt from their provisions.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 2

    Authority delegations (Government agencies).

    Accordingly, 7 CFR part 2 is amended as follows:

PART 2--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT

    1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 2 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 212(a), Pub. L. 103-354, 108 Stat. 3210, 7 
U.S.C. 6912(a)(1); 5 U.S.C. 301; Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953, 
3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp., P. 1024.

Subpart I--Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for 
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

    2. Section 2.57 is amended by revising the section heading and 
paragraph (a) introductory text to read as follows:


Sec. 2.57  Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.

    (a) Delegations. Pursuant to Sec. 2.19(a)(1), (a)(2) and (a)(5), 
subject to reservations in Sec. 2.91(b), the following delegations of 
authority are made by the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and 
Consumer Services to the Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service:
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    Dated: June 5, 1998.
Shirley R. Watkins,
Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
[FR Doc. 98-17439 Filed 6-30-98; 8:45 am]
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