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Vol. 61, No. 117

Monday, June 17, 1996

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

7 CFR Part 10

Classification, Declassification, and

Safeguarding of Classified Information

AGENCY: Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This final rule removes the

Department of Agriculture (hereinafter

‘‘USDA’’) regulation on classification,

declassification, and safeguarding of

classified information. This regulation is

unnecessary because no requests to

declassify documents have been made

by the public since it was placed in the

Federal Register on March 18, 1983.

This action is being taken as part of the

National Performance Review program

to eliminate unnecessary regulations

and improve those that remain in force.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. James A. Long, Jr., Acting

Department Security Officer,

Department of Agriculture, AG Box

9616, Washington, D.C. 20250–9616,

telephone (202) 720–8313, FAX (202)

690–0681.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April

17, 1995, the President signed Executive

Order 12958, ‘‘Classified National

Security Information,’’ which revoked

Executive Order 12356 effective October

16, 1995. Executive Order 12958

requires publication in the Federal

Register regulations regarding an agency

program for classifying, safeguarding,

and declassifying national security

information that ‘‘affect members of the

public.’’ We do not believe that

publication is necessary because they do

not affect members of the public. Since

1983, the only requests to review

classified documents have come to us

from other government departments or

agencies. No requests have been

received from the public. The removal

of 7 CFR Part 10 eliminates a regulation

which encompasses 6 pages of the CFR.

The Acting Director of Human

Resources Management has determined

that the Paperwork Reduction Act (44

U.S.C. chapter 35) does not apply

because this regulation is being

removed.

PART 10—CLASSIFICATION,

DECLASSIFICATION, AND

SAFEGUARDING CLASSIFIED

INFORMATION

7 CFR Part 10 is removed.

Dan Glickman,

Secretary of Agriculture.

[FR Doc. 96–15233 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–01–M

Agricultural Marketing Service

7 CFR Part 922

[Docket No. FV96–922–1IFR]

Apricots Grown in Designated

Counties in Washington; Temporary

Suspension of Grade Requirements

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Interim final rule with request

for comments.

SUMMARY: This interim final rule

suspends, for the 1996 season only, the

minimum grade requirements

(Washington No. 1) currently in effect

for fresh shipments of apricots grown in

Washington. This change was

recommended by the Washington

Apricot Marketing Committee

(committee), which works with the

Department of Agriculture (Department)

in administering the marketing order

covering apricots grown in designated

counties in Washington. This rule will

enable handlers to ship more fruit in

fresh market channels, taking into

consideration the damage caused to

Washington apricots by freezing

temperatures during the growing season.

This change is expected to increase

returns to producers and to make more

fresh apricots available to consumers.

DATES: This interim final rule is

effective June 15, 1996. Comments

which are received by July 17, 1996,

will be considered prior to the issuance

of a final rule.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit written comments

concerning this interim final rule.

Comments must be sent in triplicate to

the Docket Clerk, Fruit and Vegetable

Division, AMS, USDA, Room 2525,

South Building, P.O. Box 96456,

Washington, DC 20090–6456, Fax: (202)

720–5698. All comments should

reference the docket number and the

date and page number of this issue of

the Federal Register and will be made

available for public inspection in the

Office of the Docket Clerk during regular

business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Teresa L. Hutchinson, Northwest

Marketing Field Office, Fruit and

Vegetable Division, AMS, USDA, 1220

SW Third Avenue, Room 369, Portland,

OR 97204; telephone: (503) 326–2724;

or Britthany E. Beadle, Marketing Order

Administration Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Division, Agricultural

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Room 2523–S, P.O. Box

96456, Washington, DC 20090–6456;

telephone: (202) 720–5331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule

is issued under Marketing Agreement

No. 132 and Marketing Order No. 922 [7

CFR Part 922], both as amended,

regulating the handling of apricots

grown in designated counties in

Washington, hereinafter referred to as

the ‘‘order.’’ The order is authorized by

the Agricultural Marketing Agreement

Act of 1937, as amended [7 U.S.C. 601–

674], hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘act.’’

The Department is issuing this rule in

conformance with Executive Order

12866.

This rule has been reviewed under

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice

Reform. This rule is not intended to

have retroactive effect. This rule will

not preempt any State or local laws,

regulations, or policies, unless they

present an irreconcilable conflict with

this rule.

The Act provides that administrative

proceedings must be exhausted before

parties may file suit in court. Under

section 608c(15)(A) of the act, any

handler subject to an order may file

with the Secretary a petition stating that

the order, any provision of the order, or

any obligation imposed in connection

with the order is not in accordance with

law and request a modification of the

order or to be exempted therefrom. A

handler is afforded the opportunity for