[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1031-1032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-360]
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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 5 / Wednesday, January 8, 1997 /
Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 2
Revision of Delegations of Authority
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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
delegate the authority vested in the Secretary pursuant to section
2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
to provide outreach and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged
farmers and ranchers and to make grants and enter into contracts and
other agreements to provide such outreach and technical assistance.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 8, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Siegler, Deputy Assistant
General Counsel, General Law Division, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of Agriculture, Room 2321-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, DC 20250, telephone 202-720-6035.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 2501(a) of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. 2279(a), the
Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to provide outreach and
technical assistance to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged
farmers and ranchers to own and operate farms and ranches and to
participate in agricultural programs. Under the authority of 7 U.S.C.
2279(a)(2), the Secretary may make grants and enter into contracts and
other agreements with certain community based organizations and
educational institutions to provide outreach and technical assistance
to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
The delegations of authority of the Department of Agriculture are
amended to delegate to the under Secretary for Natural Resources and
Environment the authority vested in the Secretary by 7 U.S.C. 2279(a)
to provide outreach and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged
farmers and ranchers and to make grants and enter into contracts and
other agreements to provide such outreach and technical assistance.
Further, that authority is redelegated by the Under Secretary for
Natural Resources and Environment to the Chief, Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
Prior delegations of authority by the Secretary to the Under
Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, and by the Under
Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to the
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, to make grants and enter into
contracts and other agreements to provide outreach and technical
assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers under 7
U.S.C. 2279 are removed.
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. 12866 and 12988. In addition, 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. Accordingly, as authorized by section 808 of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, Public Law 104-121, this
rule may be made effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 2 is amended 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
Sec. 2.16 [Removed and reserved]
2. In Sec. 2.16, paragraph (a)(2)(iv) is removed and reserved.
3. In Sec. 2.20, paragraph (a)(9) is added as follows:
Sec. 2.20 Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.
(a) * * *
(9) Related to outreach and technical assistance to socially
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Provide outreach and technical
assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and make
grants and enter into contracts and other agreements to provide such
outreach and technical assistance under 7 U.S.C. 2279.
* * * * *
Subpart F--Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for Farm
and Foreign Agricultural Services
Sec. 2.42 [Amended]
4. In Sec. 2.42, paragraph (a)(31) is removed and reserved.
Subpart J--Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for
Natural Resources and Environment
5. In Sec. 2.61, paragraph (a)(25) is added as follows:
Sec. 2.61 Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
(a) * * *
(25) Provide outreach and technical assistance to socially
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and make grants and enter into
contracts and other agreements to provide such outreach and technical
assistance under 7 U.S.C. 2279.
* * * * *
For Subpart C.
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Dated: October 1, 1996.
Dan Glickman,
Secretary of Agriculture.
For Subpart F.
Eugene Moos,
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services.
For Subpart J.
Dated: October 2, 1996.
James R. Lyons,
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.
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