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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 890

Federal Employees Health Benefits

Program

CFR Correction

In title 5 of the Code of Federal

Regulations, parts 700 to 1199, revised

as of January 1, 1996, on page 371, the

second § 890.107 entitled ‘‘Legal

actions’’ should be removed.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 2

Revision of Delegations of Authority

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document revises the

delegations of authority from the

Secretary of Agriculture and general

officers of the Department to make

corrections and add delegations of

authority.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert L. Siegler, Deputy Assistant

General Counsel, Research and

Operations Division, Office of the

General Counsel, Department of

Agriculture, Room 2321–S, Washington,

D.C. 20250, telephone 202–720–6035.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 8, 1995, USDA published in

the Federal Register (60 FR 56392–

56465) a revision of the delegations of

authority appearing in 7 CFR Part 2 due

to a reorganization of the Department.

The revised delegations effectuated the

Federal Crop Insurance Reform and

Department of Agriculture

Reorganization Act of 1994, Pub. L. No.

103–354. This document makes

correction and adds delegations of

authority that were omitted in that

Federal Register document. In the

Federal Register document published

on December 27, 1995 (60 FR 66713),

the authority citation was revised. The

authority citation continues to read as it

was published in that document.

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 made 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

Order Nos. 12778 and 12866. Finally,

this action is not a rule as defined by the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601,

et seq.), and, thus is exempt from the

provisions of that Act. The delegations

of authority are revised to delete

references to section 610 of the

Agricultural Act of 1970, and the

National Wool Act of 1954, since those

provisions were repealed; to delegate to

the Under Secretary for Farm and

Foreign Agricultural Services and the

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural

Service, the authority to carry out

various commodity research and

promotion acts which were omitted

from their delegations; and to make

corresponding changes to the

delegations of authority to the Assistant

Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory

Programs and the Administrator,

Agricultural Marketing Service, since

those officials administer portions of the

same commodity research and

promotion acts. Accordingly, 7 CFR Part

2 is revised as set forth below.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 2

Authority delegations (Government

agencies).

PART 2—DELEGATIONS OF

AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF

AGRICULTURE AND GENERAL

OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT

1. The authority citation for 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 C—Delegations of Authority to

the Deputy Secretary, the Under

Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries

2. Section 2.16 is amended by

removing and reserving paragraph

(a)(1)(xi) and by revising paragraph

(a)(3)(x) to read as follows:

§ 2.16 Under Secretary for Farm and

Foreign Agricultural Services.

(a) * * *

(1) * * *

(xi) [Reserved]

* * * * *

(3) * * *

(x) Plan and carry out programs and

activities under the foreign market

promotion authority of the Wheat

Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C.

1292 note); the Cotton Research and

Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2101–2118); the

Potato Research and Promotion Act (7

U.S.C. 2611–2627); the Egg Research

and Consumer Information Act of 1974

(7 U.S.C. 2701–2718); the Beef Research

and Information Act, as amended (7

U.S.C. 2901–2918); the Wheat and

Wheat Foods Research and Nutrition

Education Act (7 U.S.C. 3401–3417); the

Floral Research and Consumer

Information Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4301–

4319); subtitle B of title I of the Dairy

and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 (7

U.S.C. 4501–4513); the Honey Research,

Promotion, and Consumer Information

Act of 1984, as amended (7 U.S.C. 4601–

4612); the Pork Promotion, Research,

and Consumer Information Act of 1985

(7 U.S.C. 4801–4819); the Watermelon

Research and Promotion Act, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 4901–4916); the

Pecan Promotion and Research Act of

1990 (7 U.S.C. 6001–6013); the

Mushroom Promotion, Research, and

Consumer Information Act of 1990 (7

U.S.C. 6101–6112); the Lime Research,

Promotion, and Consumer Information

Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6201–6212); the

Soybean Promotion, Research, and

Consumer Information Act of 1990 (7

U.S.C. 6301–6311); the Fluid Milk

Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6401–

6417); the Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh

Cut Greens Promotion and Consumer

Information Act (7 U.S.C. 6801–6814);

and the Sheep Promotion, Research, and

Information Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7101–

7111). This authority includes

determining the programs and activities

to be undertaken and assuring that they

are coordinated with the overall

departmental programs to develop
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foreign markets for U.S. agricultural

products.

* * * * *

3. Section 2.22 is amended by revising

paragraphs (a)(1)(viii) (H), (FF), (GG),

(II), (PP), (UU), and (VV), by removing

and reserving paragraph (a)(1)(viii)(V),

and by adding paragraph

(a)(1)(viii)(WW) to read as follows:

§ 2.22 Assistant Secretary for Marketing

and Regulatory Programs.

(a) * * *

(1) * * *

(viii) * * *

(H) Cotton Research and Promotion

Act (7 U.S.C. 2101–2118), except as

delegated to the Under Secretary for

Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

in § 2.16(a)(3)(x);

* * * * *

(V) [Reserved]

* * * * *

(FF) The Watermelon Research and

Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 4901–4916),

except as delegated to the Under

Secretary for Farm and Foreign

Agricultural Services in § 2.16(a)(3)(x);

(GG) The Honey Research, Promotion,

and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C.

4601–4612), except as delegated to the

Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign

Agricultural Services in § 2.16(a)(3)(x);

* * * * *

(II) The Floral Research and

Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C.

4301–4319), except as delegated to the

Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign

Agricultural Services in § 2.16(a)(3)(x);

* * * * *

(PP) Fluid Milk Promotion Act of

1990 (7 U.S.C. 6401–6417), except as

delegated to the Under Secretary for

Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

in § 2.16(a)(3)(x);

* * * * *

(UU) The International Carriage of

Perishable Foodstuffs Act (7 U.S.C.

4401–4406);

(VV) The Sheep Promotion, Research,

and Information Act (7 U.S.C. 7101–

7111), except as delegated to the Under

Secretary for Farm and Foreign

Agricultural Services in § 2.16(a)(3)(x);

and

(WW) The Fresh Cut Flowers and

Fresh Cut Greens Promotion and

Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C.

6801–6814), except as delegated to the

Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign

Agricultural Services in § 2.16(a)(3)(x).

* * * * *

Subpart F—Delegations of Authority

by the Under Secretary for Farm and

Foreign Agricultural Services

§ 2.42 [Amended]

4. Section 2.42 is amended by

removing and reserving paragraph

(a)(13).

5. Section 2.43 is amended by revising

paragraph (a)(24) to read as follows:

§ 2.43 Administrator, Foreign Agricultural

Service.

(a) * * *

(24) Plan and carry out programs and

activities under the foreign market

promotion authority of the Wheat

Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C.

1292 note); the Cotton Research and

Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2101–2118); the

Potato Research and Promotion Act (7

U.S.C. 2611–2627); the Egg Research

and Consumer Information Act of 1974

(7 U.S.C. 2701–2718); the Beef Research

and Information Act, as amended (7

U.S.C. 2901–2918); the Wheat and

Wheat Foods Research and Nutrition

Education Act (7 U.S.C. 3401–3417); the

Floral Research and Consumer

Information Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 4301–

4319); subtitle B of title I of the Dairy

and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 (7

U.S.C. 4501–4513); the Honey Research,

Promotion, and Consumer Information

Act of 1984, as amended (7 U.S.C. 4601–

4612); the Pork Promotion, Research,

and Consumer Information Act of 1985

(7 U.S.C. 4801–4819); the Watermelon

Research and Promotion Act, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 4901–4916); the

Pecan Promotion and Research Act of

1990 (7 U.S.C. 6001–6013); the

Mushroom Promotion, Research, and

Consumer Information Act of 1990 (7

U.S.C. 6101–6112); the Lime Research,

Promotion, and Consumer Information

Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6201–6212); the

Soybean Promotion, Research, and

Consumer Information Act of 1990 (7

U.S.C. 6301–6311); the Fluid Milk

Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6401–

6417); the Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh

Cut Greens Promotion and Consumer

Information Act (7 U.S.C. 6801–6814);

and the Sheep Promotion, Research, and

Information Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7101–

7111). This authority includes

determining the programs and activities

to be undertaken and assuring that they

are coordinated with the overall

departmental programs to develop

foreign markets for U.S. agricultural

products.

* * * * *

Subpart N—Delegations of Authority

by the Assistant Secretary for

Marketing and Regulatory Programs

6. Section 2.79 is amended by revising

paragraphs (a)(8) (ix), (xl), (xli), (xliii),

(l), (lv), (lvi), by removing and reserving

paragraph (a)(8)(XXIX), and by adding

paragraph (lvii) to read as follows:

§ 2.79 Administrator, Agricultural

Marketing Service.

(a) * * *

(8) * * *

(ix) Cotton Research and Promotion

Act (7 U.S.C. 2101–2118), except as

specified in § 2.43(a)(24);

* * * * *

(xxix) [Reserved]

* * * * *

(xl) The Watermelon Research and

Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C.

4901–4616), except as specified in

§ 2.43(a)(24);

(xli) The Honey Research, Promotion,

and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C.

4601–4612), except as specified in

§ 2.43(a)(24);

* * * * *

(xliii) The Floral Research and

Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C.

4301–4319), except as specified in

§ 2.43(a)(24);

* * * * *

(l) Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990

(7 U.S.C. 6401–6417), except as

specified in § 2.43(a)(24);

* * * * *

(lv) the International Carriage of

Perishable Foodstuffs Act (7 U.S.C.

4401–4406);

(lvi) the Sheep Promotion, Research,

and Information Act (7 U.S.C. 7101–

7111), except as specified in

§ 2.43(a)(24); and

(lvii) the Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh

Cut Greens Promotion and Consumer

Information Act (7 U.S.C. 6801–6814),

except as specified in § 2.43(a)(24).

* * * * *

For Subpart C:

Dated: May 13, 1996.

Don Glickman,

Secretary of Agriculture.

For Subpart F:

Dated: April 1, 1996.

Eugene Moos,

Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign

Agricultural Services.

For Subpart N:

Dated: Arpil 3, 1996.

Michael V. Dunn,

Assistant Secretary for Marketing and

Regulatory Services.

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