94-19820. Redelegation of Authority of Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, To Act as Central Authority or Competent Authority Under Treaties and Executive Agreements on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters  

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    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
    
    28 CFR Part 0
    
    [Directive No. 81A]
    
     
    
    Redelegation of Authority of Assistant Attorney General, Criminal 
    Division, To Act as Central Authority or Competent Authority Under 
    Treaties and Executive Agreements on Mutual Assistance in Criminal 
    Matters
    
    AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, 
    Justice.
    
    ACTION: Final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: Section 0.64-1 of Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, 
    authorizes the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal 
    Division to act as the Central or Competent Authority under treaties 
    and executive agreements between the United States and other countries 
    on mutual assistance in criminal matters. Section 0.64-1, as amended, 
    also authorizes the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the 
    Criminal Division to redelegate this authority to her Deputy Assistant 
    Attorneys General and to the Director and Deputy Directors of the 
    Office of International Affairs. This final rule amends the Appendix to 
    Subpart K of Part 0. The purpose is to effectuate 28 CFR 0.64-1, as 
    amended, by formally redelegating the authority of the Assistant 
    Attorney General under both treaties and executive agreements on mutual 
    assistance in criminal matters to designated individuals within the 
    Criminal Division.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: August 17, 1994.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    George W. Proctor, Director, Office of International Affairs, Criminal 
    Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530; 202-514-0000.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Directive No. 81 in the Appendix to 
    Subpart K of Part 0, as currently written, the Assistant Attorney 
    General in charge of the Criminal Division has redelegated her 
    authority to act as the Central or Competent Authority under treaties 
    on mutual assistance in criminal matters to her Deputy Assistant 
    Attorneys General and to the Director of the Office of International 
    Affairs. This final rule extends the redelegation of such authority to 
    each of the Deputy Directors of the Office of International Affairs, 
    Criminal Division. This final rule also expands the scope of that 
    redelegation to match the scope of 28 CFR 0.64-1, which encompasses 
    executive agreements, as well as treaties, on mutual assistance in 
    criminal matters.
        This rule is a matter of internal Department management. It has 
    been drafted and reviewed in accordance with section 1(b) of Executive 
    Order 12866. The Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division 
    has determined that this rule is not a ``significant regulatory 
    action'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and accordingly 
    this rule has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
        In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 
    605(b)), the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division has 
    reviewed this rule, and by approving it certifies that this rule will 
    not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
    entities.
        This rule will not have substantial direct effects on the states, 
    on the relationship between the national government and the states, or 
    on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various 
    levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with Executive Order 
    12612, it is determined that this rule does not have sufficient 
    federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism 
    Assessment.
    
    List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 0
    
        Authority delegations (Government agencies), Government employees, 
    International agreements, Organization and functions (Government 
    agencies), Treaties, Whistleblowing.
    
        For the reasons stated in the preamble, Title 28, Chapter I, Part 
    0, of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth below.
    
    PART 0--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
    
        1. The authority citation for Part 0 continues to read as follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, 515-519.
    
        2. Appendix to Subpart K is amended by removing Directive No. 81 
    and adding Directive No. 81A, which reads as follows:
    
    Appendix to Subpart K--Criminal Division
    
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    [Directive No. 81A]
    
    Redelegation of Authority to Deputy Assistant Attorneys General and 
    Director and Deputy Directors of the Office of International Affairs 
    Regarding Authority To Act as Central Authority or Competent Authority 
    Under Treaties and Executive Agreements on Mutual Assistance in 
    Criminal Matters
        By virtue of the authority vested in me by Sec. 0.64-1 of title 28 
    of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Authority delegated to me by 
    that section to exercise all of the power and authority vested in the 
    Attorney General under treaties and executive agreements on mutual 
    assistance in criminal matters is hereby redelegated to each of the 
    Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, to the Director of the Office of 
    International Affairs and to each of the Deputy Directors of the Office 
    of International Affairs, Criminal Division.
    
        Dated: August 5, 1994.
    Jo Ann Harris,
    Assistant Attorney General.
    [FR Doc. 94-19820 Filed 8-16-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/17/1994
Department:
Justice Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
94-19820
Dates:
August 17, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: August 17, 1994, Directive No. 81A
CFR: (1)
28 CFR 0