[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25775-25776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12852]



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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.

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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of 1954, since those provisions were repealed; to delegate to the Under 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:


Sec. 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:


Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 
Sec. 2.16(a)(3)(x).
* * * * *

Subpart F--Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for Farm 
and Foreign Agricultural Services


Sec. 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:


Sec. 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:


Sec. 2.79   Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.

    (a) * * *
    (8) * * *
    (ix) Cotton Research and Promotion Act (7 U.S.C. 2101-2118), except 
as specified in Sec. 2.43(a)(24);
* * * * *
    (xxix) [Reserved]
* * * * *
    (xl) The Watermelon Research and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 
4901-4616), except as specified in Sec. 2.43(a)(24);
    (xli) The Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act 
(7 U.S.C. 4601-4612), except as specified in Sec. 2.43(a)(24);
* * * * *
    (xliii) The Floral Research and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C. 
4301-4319), except as specified in Sec. 2.43(a)(24);
* * * * *
    (l) Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6401-6417), except 
as specified in Sec. 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 Sec. 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 
Sec. 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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