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Vol. 72, No. 227 

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT 

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 

Board 

6 CFR Chapter X 

[Docket No. 0311–AA00] 

Removal of 6 CFR Chapter X 

AGENCY: Privacy and Civil Liberties 

Oversight Board, the White House. 

ACTION: Removal of Regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Privacy and Civil 

Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), the 

White House, is removing its Freedom 

of Information Act regulations currently 

published at 6 CFR Chapter X. This 

action is being taken because, pursuant 

to provisions of the Implementing 

Recommendations of the 9/11 

Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110– 

53), PCLOB as it is currently constituted 

will be abolished no later than January 

30, 2008 and replaced with a new 

independent agency within the 

Executive Branch. This new 

independent agency will be responsible 

for promulgating its own regulations. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 30, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Privacy and Civil Liberties 

Oversight Board, The White House, 

Washington, DC 20502, (202) 456–1240. 

Mail security procedures may delay the 

delivery of mail. The fax number is: 

(202) 456–1066. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark A. Robbins, (202) 456–1065. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004, Pub. L. 

108–458 (IRTPA), established the 

PCLOB, at the recommendation of the 

9/11 Commission. PCLOB is presently 

part of the White House Office and 

operates within the Executive Office of 

the President. It has a general 

responsibility to ensure that privacy and 

civil liberties are appropriately 

considered as part of the development 

and implementation of policies and 

programs designed to protect the Nation 

against terrorism. IRTPA subjected the 

Board to the Freedom of Information 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 (FOIA). IRTPA 

§ 1061(i)(2). PCLOB promulgated 

regulations to implement FOIA which 

were published as interim final 

regulations in the Federal Register on 

April 10, 2007. 

On August 3, 2007, the President 

signed into law the Implementing 

Recommendations of the 9/11 

Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110– 

53). Among other things, this law 

abolishes the present Board no later 

than January 30, 2008 and replaces it 

with a new independent agency within 

the Executive Branch. This new entity 

will promulgate its own regulations 

consistent with its responsibilities. 

Upon closure, the records of the 

present PCLOB will be transferred to the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration pursuant to the Federal 

Records Act (44 U.S.C. 3101) and will 

be available to interested members of 

the public consistent with the 

provisions of FOIA. 

List of Subjects in 6 CFR Chapter X 

Freedom of Information Act 

Procedures. 

■ Accordingly, by the authority of the 

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004, Pub. L. 

108–458, the Privacy and Civil Liberties 

Oversight Board is removing 6 CFR 

Chapter X, in its entirety. 

Mark A. Robbins, 

Executive Director, Privacy and Civil Liberties 

Oversight Board. 

[FR Doc. 07–5834 Filed 11–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3195–W7–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

7 CFR Part 1 

Official Records, Authentication 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

regulations on the procedures that 

USDA agencies follow upon receipt of a 

request for an authenticated copy of an 

agency document. Specifically, this rule 

authorizes the Inspector General to 

authenticate copies of documents in the 

records of the Office of Inspector 

General (OIG). 

DATES: Effective November 27, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David R. Gray, Counsel to the Inspector 

General, Office of Inspector General, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 441– 

E, Washington, DC 20250–2308, 

Telephone: (202) 720–9110, Facsimile: 

(202) 690–1528, e-mail: 

dry@oig.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 7 CFR 

1.22 provides that when a USDA agency 

receives a request for an authenticated 

copy of an agency document, the agency 

will send a correct copy to the Office of 

the General Counsel (OGC). If 

appropriate, OGC will authenticate the 

document by certifying that the copy is 

correct and affixing the USDA seal on 

the document. The regulation makes an 

exception for two offices within USDA: 

(1) The Hearing Clerk in the Office of 

Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) may 

authenticate copies of documents in the 

records of the Hearing Clerk; and (2) the 

Director of the National Appeals 

Division (NAD) may authenticate copies 

of documents in the records of the NAD. 

This amendment provides that the 

Inspector General may authenticate 

copies of documents in the records of 

OIG. 

Pursuant to section 2 of the Inspector 

General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), 

Congress established Offices of 

Inspectors General to serve as 

independent and objective units within 

Government departments and agencies 

that would promote economy, 

efficiency, and effectiveness in the 

administration of, and prevent and 

detect fraud and abuse in, the programs 

and operations of such departments and 

agencies. Toward that end, the USDA– 

OIG conducts investigations, audits, 

inspections, and reviews related to 

USDA programs and operations, and 

prepares reports and other documents 

setting forth the results of such 

investigations, audits, inspections, and 

reviews. 

OIG controls the distribution and 

release of its documents in response to 

requests pursuant to the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and the 


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Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). This rule 

ensures that the authentication of OIG 

documents is conducted by the 

Inspector General, who may certify that 

a copy of a requested document is 

authentic, true, and correct. 

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. This rule 

may be made effective less than 30 days 

after publication in the Federal 

Register. Further, this rule is exempt 

from the provisions of Executive Order 

12866 because it relates to internal 

agency management. In addition, the 

provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act relating to an initial and final 

regulatory flexibility analysis (5 U.S.C. 

603, 604) are not applicable to this final 

rule because USDA was not required to 

publish a notice of proposed rulemaking 

under 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law. 

Finally, this action does not require 

review by Congress because it is not a 

rule as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Freedom of information, 

Privacy. 

■ For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, USDA amends 7 CFR part 1 

as follows: 

PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE 

REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for subpart A 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552; 7 U.S.C. 

3125a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; and 7 CFR 

2.28(b)(7)(viii). 

■ 2. Revise § 1.22 to read as follows: 

§ 1.22 Authentication. 

When a request is received for an 

authenticated copy of a document that 

the agency determines to make available 

to the requesting party, the agency shall 

cause a correct copy to be prepared and 

sent to the Office of the General 

Counsel, which shall certify the same 

and cause the seal of the Department to 

be affixed, except that the Hearing Clerk 

in the Office of Administrative Law 

Judges may authenticate copies of 

documents in the records of the Hearing 

Clerk, the Director of the National 

Appeals Division may authenticate 

copies of documents in the records of 

the National Appeals Division, and the 

Inspector General may authenticate 

copies of documents in the records of 

the Office of Inspector General. 

Dated: October 18, 2007. 

Charles F. Conner, 

Acting Secretary of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 07–5826 Filed 11–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–23–-M 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

12 CFR Parts 403, 407 and 414 

RIN 3048–ZA03 

Technical Amendments 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is 

amending a number of its regulations by 

making minor, non-substantive 

revisions. This rule makes the following 

changes: removing references to an 

internal committee that no longer exists, 

correcting the time of Board meetings, 

and updating contact information at the 

Department of Justice. The rule also 

establishes a new part that implements 

Ex-Im Bank’s authority, found at 12 

U.S.C. 635(a)(1), to collect reasonable 

fees to cover the cost of conferences, 

seminars and publications. 

DATES: The effective date for this final 

is November 27, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian J. Sonfield, Assistant General 

Counsel for Administration, (202) 565–

3439, brian.sonfield@exim.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Ex-Im Bank recently reviewed its 

existing regulations to ensure that they 

accurately reflect the Bank’s current 

operating procedures. The review 

revealed that minor, nonsubstantive 

revisions are necessary to part 407 

(governing the public observation of ExIm Bank meetings) and part 403 

(governing the procedures for handling 

and safeguarding classified 

information). The review also indicated 

the need for a regulation implementing 

the Bank’s statutory authority to collect 

conference and publication fees. 

B. Regulatory Changes 

Part 407 

This Part contains Ex-Im Bank’s 

regulations governing the public 

observation of its Board of Director 

meetings, promulgated in part under the 

Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 

U.S.C. 552b(g). Several provisions 

within this part make reference to the 

‘‘Executive Committee of the Board of 

Directors,’’ an entity that no longer 

exists. The amendment deletes these 

references. A couple of provisions also 

make reference to regularly scheduled 

Board meetings as being held on 

Thursdays at 9 a.m. The meetings are 

now held at 9:30 a.m., and the 

amendments reflect this change. 

Section 403.11 

This section concerns classification, 

declassification and safeguarding of 

national security information and 

details enforcement and investigation 

procedures. Subsection 403.11(b)(12) 

currently requires Ex-Im Bank to consult 

with the Department of Justice’s 

Criminal Division prior to taking action 

against an employee in connection with 

an unauthorized disclosure of classified 

information. Disclosures of classified 

information are now handled by the 

Department of Justice’s National 

Security Division, and the amendment 

reflects this change. 

Section 414 

This new section is created to 

implement Ex-Im Bank’s authority, 

pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § 635(a)(1), to 

collect reasonable fees to cover the costs 

of conferences, seminars and 

publications. 

List of Subjects 

12 CFR Part 403 

Classified information. 

12 CFR Part 407 

Sunshine Act. 

12 CFR Part 414 

Exports, Government publications. 

■ Accordingly, for the reasons stated in 

the preamble, Ex-Im Bank amends the 

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12, 

Chapter IV, parts 403 and 407 as follows 

and adds part 414 as described below: 

PART 403—CLASSIFICATION, 

DECLASSIFICATION, AND 

SAFEGUARDING OF NATIONAL 

SECURITY INFORMATION 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 403 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: E.O. 12356, National Security 

Information, April 2, 1982 (3 CFR, 1982 

Comp. p. 166) (hereafter referred to as the 

‘‘Order’’), Information Security Oversight 

Directive No. 1, June 25, 1982 (32 CFR Part 

2001) (hereafter referred to as the 

‘‘Directive’’), and National Security Decision 

Directive 84, ‘‘Safeguarding National Security 

Information,’’ signed by the President on 

March 11, 1983 (hereafter referred to as 

‘‘NSDD 84’’). 


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