96-1577. Agency Name Change

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1577]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Utilities Service
Farm Service Agency

7 CFR Chapter XVIII


Agency Name Change

AGENCIES: Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 
Rural Utilities Service, and Farm Service Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document amends the regulations to change the names of 
the Rural Housing and Community Development Service to the Rural 
Housing Service and the Rural Business and Cooperative Development 
Service to the Rural Business-Cooperative Service as a result of the 
Department of Agriculture reorganization.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Gartman, Regulations and 
Paperwork Management Division, Rural Economic and Community 
Development, room 6348-S, Washington, DC 20250, telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Secretary of Agriculture announced that the agency previously 
referred to as the Rural Housing and Community Development Service 
(RHCDS) is to be named the Rural Housing Service (RHS), and the agency 
previously referred to as the Rural Business and Cooperative 
Development Service (RBCDS) is to be named the Rural Business-
Cooperative Service (RBS). On December 26, 1995, USDA published in the 
Federal Register (60 FR 66713) a final rule that contained 
redelegations of authority for the Department of Agriculture and 
changed the names of RHCDS to RHS and RBCDS to RBS. This rule includes 
amendments to 7 CFR chapter XVIII that are necessary to bring agency 
regulations into alignment with the departmental reorganization.
    This action is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 
12866 since it involves only internal agency management. This action is 
not published for comment under the Administrative Procedure Act since 
it involves only internal agency management and publication for comment 
is unnecessary.
    Accordingly, 7 CFR Chapter XVIII is amended as follows:
    1. The heading of 7 CFR chapter XVIII is revised to read as 
follows:

CHAPTER XVIII--RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE 
SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT 
OF AGRICULTURE

    2. In 7 CFR chapter XVIII, all references to ``Rural Housing and 
Community Development Service'' are revised to read ``Rural Housing 
Service'', all references to ``Rural Business and Cooperative 
Development Service'' are revised to read ``Rural Business-Cooperative 
Service'', all references to ``RHCDS'' are revised to read ``RHS'' and 
all references to ``RBCDS'' are revised to read ``RBS''.

    Dated: January 23, 1996.
Arthur C. Campbell,
Acting Under Secretary, Rural Economic and Community Development.
[FR Doc. 96-1577 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]
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