Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 71 / Thursday, April 13, 1995 / Proposed Rules 18783

Issued in Washington, DC, April 7, 1995.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–9170 Filed 4–12–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Chapter I

Review of Customs Regulations

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Review of regulations.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the President

directing each agency to conduct a pageby-page review of all of each agency’s

regulations now in force to eliminate or

revise those that are outdated or

otherwise in need of reform, this

document requests that the public assist

Customs to identify regulations that

could be modified or eliminated.

DATES: Responses should be submitted

on or before April 25, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Responses (preferably in

triplicate) shall be addressed to the

Chief, Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs

Service, Franklin Court, 1301

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harold Singer, Regulations Branch, 202–

482–6930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In a memorandum for Heads of

Departments and Agencies signed by the

President on March 4, 1995, on the

subject of the Regulatory Reinvention

Initiative, President Clinton directed

each agency, as one of four steps which

are an integral part of our ongoing

Regulatory Reform Initiative, to conduct

a page-by-page review of its regulations

now in force and eliminate or revise

those that are outdated or otherwise in

need of reform. The President requests

a report of regulations planned to be

eliminated or modified by June 1, 1995.

The review should include careful

consideration of at least the following

issues:

(1) Is this regulation obsolete?

(2) Could its intended goal be

achieved in more efficient, less intrusive

ways?

(3) Are there better private sector

alternatives, such as market

mechanisms that can better achieve the

public good envisioned by the

regulation?

(4) Could private business, setting its

own standards and being subject to

public accountability, do the job as

well?

(5) Could the States or local

governments do the job, making Federal

regulation unnecessary?

Customs Request for Public Input

As most of Customs customers and

stakeholders are aware, Customs is in

the midst of its own reorganization and

business process improvement. Since

the passage of the Customs

Modernization Act (the popular name

for Title VI of the North American Free

Trade Agreement Implementation Act),

which allows Customs to streamline and

modernize its operations, Customs has

been holding public meetings to

determine how its business processes

should be revised and what revision of

its regulations are necessary to best

accomplish its mission and serve the

international trade community

efficiently and effectively. Obsolete

regulations are soon to be eliminated as

Customs is targeting close to 90 per cent

of its regulations for modification. As an

extension of the process of getting

public input regarding Customs

business process improvement and

implementation of the Customs

Modernization Act, and consistent with

the President’s Regulatory Reinvention

Initiative, Customs is asking the public

to assist the agency in identifying any

sections of the Customs Regulations that

are outdated or in need of reform.

Please bear in mind in responding to

this request for input that Customs is

not seeking comments in this document

regarding specific draft proposals for

regulatory changes to implement the

Customs Modernization Act or concept

papers concerning Customs processes

that are being changed pursuant to the

Customs Modernization Act that have

been publicly discussed and/or

released. Persons who have commented

on specific Customs Modernization

draft proposals or concept papers need

not further respond to this request for

suggested regulatory changes. Public

meetings will continue to be held and

draft proposals will continue to be

posted on the Customs Electronic

Bulletin Board soliciting public input

on specific Customs Modernization

draft proposals and concept papers.

What Customs is looking for in this

exercise are particular sections of the

Customs Regulations that are believed to

be outdated or too burdensome, and that

should be eliminated or modified,

regardless of how Customs ultimately

revises its regulatory procedures

pursuant to the Customs Modernization

Act.

Customs has prepared the attached

outline for use by members of the public

who wish to offer suggestions on those

Customs regulations which they believe

can be eliminated or modified.

Recommendations for modification or

repeal should be as specific as possible.

The information you submit is crucial to

any decision to amend or repeal

regulations and is necessary to be

provided due to the time constraints

involved in the program. The more

detailed the information Customs

receives, the easier it will be for

Customs to evaluate the suggestion.

Responses should be submitted no

later than April 25, 1995. Comments

should be sent directly to: Chief,

Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs

Service, Franklin Court, 1301

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

D.C. 20229.

Outline for Public Input

(1) What is the subject of the

regulations you are recommending be

modified or repealed?

(2) Which sections in particular are

you recommending be modified or

repealed?

(3) What is the exact nature of your

suggestion as how the regulations can be

amended or repealed? If you are

recommending an amendment, please

specify the precise nature of the change.

(4) As far as you are aware, is Customs

already in the process of developing an

amendment to these regulations based

on authority granted to the agency by

the Customs Modernization Act?

(5) What is the expected benefit in

your suggested modification or repeal?

Specify savings in time and/or money

and whether to Customs, the public, or

both. Quantify, if possible.

Dated: April 11, 1995.

George J. Weise,

Commissioner of Customs.

[FR Doc. 95–9214 Filed 4–12–95; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

27 CFR Chapter I

[Notice No. 809; 95R–007T]

Review of Existing Regulations

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms (ATF), Department of the

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comment.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is

soliciting public comment as to which,
18784 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 71 / Thursday, April 13, 1995 / Proposed Rules

if any, of the regulations and programs

which ATF administers may be

improved or eliminated. This request is

being made to assist ATF in

implementing the President’s February

21, 1995, regulatory reform initiative.

DATES: Comments for inclusion in the

first report to the President must be

received on or before April 28, 1995.

However, this review is an ongoing

process and comments received after the

due date will be considered.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to:

Deputy Associate Director, Regulatory

Enforcement Programs; Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; P.O.

Box 50221, Washington, DC 20091–

0221; Attn: Notice No. 809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marjorie D. Ruhf, Regulatory

Enforcement, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20226 (202–927–8230).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On February 21, 1995, President

Clinton announced a regulatory reform

initiative. This initiative included

instructions to each agency to:

(a) Conduct a page-by-page review of

all regulations to identify those which

are obsolete or burdensome and those

whose goals could be better achieved

through the private sector, selfregulation or state and local

governments. This review will include

cleanup of old rules, rules that focus on

describing organizations and procedures

and rules that simply repeat statutory

language. Second, the review will

resolve any conflicts or overlaps which

are found with rules of other agencies.

Finally, the review will focus on ways

of clarifying or streamlining remaining

regulations.

(b) Review the statutes underlying

agency regulations and programs and

make recommendations for any

necessary changes.

(c) Review agency policy and

administrative decisions from this new

perspective.

In cases where the agency’s review

discloses statutes, regulations or

programs which should be revised or

eliminated, the agency will, as soon as

possible, suggest changes to the statutes

or propose administrative changes to its

regulations and programs.

The President also called on agencies

to form partnerships with people

affected by regulations to insure that

reform is guided by reality. ATF plans

to send representatives to scheduled

industry events in the next few months

to advance these ideas.

To further involve the public and

regulated industries in this effort, ATF

is also soliciting comments through this

notice. The Bureau requests that

comments be as specific as possible. If

the person submitting a comment can

cite a specific section of law or

regulations, that information will help

ATF to organize and analyze the

responses. If the cite is not available, at

least name the commodity (for instance,

wine, cigarettes, ammunition, fireworks)

and the activity (producing, labeling,

importing) which the comment

addresses. We encourage persons who

wish to comment to start the process

with outline suggestions within the 15-

day comment period, with the

understanding that more detailed

proposals may be submitted later. Most

changes which come about as a result of

this initiative will be issued as proposed

rules, so further opportunity to

comment on specific changes will be

afforded to interested persons.

ATF will not recognize any submitted

material as confidential and comments

may be disclosed to the public. Any

material which the person commenting

considers to be confidential or

inappropriate for disclosure to the

public should not be included in the

comments. The name of the person

submitting a comment is not exempt

from disclosure.

Comments may be submitted by

facsimile transmission (FAX) to (202)

927–8602, provided the comments: (1)

are legible, (2) are 81/2′′ x 11′′ in size,

(3) contain a written signature, and (4)

are five pages or less in length. This

limitation is necessary to assure

reasonable access to the equipment.

Comments sent by FAX in excess of five

pages will not be accepted. Receipt of

FAX transmittals will not be

acknowledged. Facsimile transmitted

comments will be treated as originals.

Drafting Information. The author of

this document is Marjorie D. Ruhf,

Wine, Beer & Spirits Regulations

Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms.

Authority: This notice is issued under the

authority in 5 U.S.C. 301, 18 U.S.C. 847 and

926, 22 U.S.C. 2778, 26 U.S.C. 7805, and 27

U.S.C. 205 and 215.

Approved: April 10, 1995.

Richard J. Watkins,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 95–9184 Filed 4–12–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

28 CFR Part 16

[AAG/A Order No. 99–95]

Exemption of System of Records

Under the Privacy Act

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice

(DOJ), U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)

proposes to amend its Privacy Act

regulations. The USMS proposes to

exempt a new Privacy Act system of

records entitled, ‘‘Joint Automated

Bookings Stations (JABS), USM–014’’

from subsections (c) (3) and (4), (d), (e)

(1), (2), and (3), (e)(5), (e)(8) and (g) of

the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a).

Information in this system of records

relates to matters of law enforcement,

and the exemptions are necessary to

avoid interference with law enforcement

responsibilities and to protect the

privacy of third parties. The reasons for

the exemptions are set forth in the text

below.

DATES: Submit any comments by May

15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments to

Patricia E. Neely, Staff Assistant,

Systems Policy Staff, Information

Resources Management, Justice

Management Division, Department of

Justice, Washington, DC (Room 850,

WCTR Bldg.).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia E. Neely, (202) 616–0718.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

notice section of today’s Federal

Register, the USMS provides a

description of this system of records.

This order relates to individuals

rather than small business entities.

Nevertheless, pursuant to the

requirements of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, it is

hereby stated that the order will not

have ‘‘a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.’’

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 16

Administrative Practices and

Procedure, Courts, Freedom of

Information Act, Government in the

Sunshine Act, and the Privacy Act.

Pursuant to the authority vested in the

Attorney General by 5 U.S.C. 552a and

delegated to me by Attorney General

Order No. 793–78, it is proposed to

amend 28 CFR part 16, as set forth

below.