99-20103. Voting Rights Program

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42039-42040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20103]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

45 CFR PART 801

RIN: 3206-AI77


Voting Rights Program

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final rule with request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is establishing two 
new offices for filing applications or complaints under the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965, as amended. This designation is necessary to 
enforce the voting guarantees of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth 
amendments to the Constitution. This amendment establishes Leake 
County, Mississippi, and Chickasaw County, Mississippi, as new offices 
for filing applications or complaints.

DATES: This rule is effective August 2, 1999. In view of the need for 
its publication without an opportunity for prior comment, comments will 
still be considered. To be timely, comments must be received on or 
before September 2, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to James F. Hicks, Assistant 
General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, Office of the General 
Counsel, Room 7536, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James F. Hicks, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Attorney General has designated Leake 
County and Chickasaw County as additional examination points under the 
provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. These 
designations are necessary to enforce the guarantees of the Fourteenth 
and Fifteenth amendments to the Constitution. Accordingly, pursuant to 
section 6 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 
1973d, OPM will appoint Federal Examiners to review the qualifications 
of applicants to be registered to vote and Federal observers to observe 
local elections.
    Under section 553(b)(3)(B) of title 5 of the United States Code, 
the Director finds that good cause exists for waiving the general 
notice of proposed rulemaking. The notice is being waived because of 
OPM's legal responsibilities under 42 U.S.C. 1973e(a) and other parts 
of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, which require OPM to 
publish counties certified by the U.S. Attorney General and locations 
within these counties where citizens can be federally listed and become 
eligible to vote, and where Federal observers can be sent to observe 
local elections.
    Under section 553(d)(3) of title 5 of the United States Code, the 
Director finds that good cause exists to make this amendment effective 
in less than 30 days. The regulation is being made effective 
immediately in view of the pending election to be held in the subject 
counties, where Federal observers will observe the election under the 
authority of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that this regulation will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities because it adds two 
new locations to the list of counties in the regulations concerning 
OPM's responsibilities under the Voting Rights Act.

List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 801

    Administrative practice and procedure, Voting Rights.

Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Director.

    Accordingly, OPM is amending 45 CFR part 801 as follows:

PART 801--VOTING RIGHTS PROGRAM

    1. The authority citation for part 801 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Sec. 1103; secs. 7, 9, 79 Stat. 440, 411 (42 
U.S.C. 1973e, 1973g).

Appendix A to Part 801 [Amended]

    2. Appendix A to Part 801 is amended by adding alphabetically 
Chickasaw County and Leake County of Mississippi to read as follows:
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Mississippi
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    Chickasaw; U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 75 Spring Street 
SW, Room 905, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303

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    Leake; U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 75 Spring Street SW, 
Room 905, Atlanta, Georgia 30303


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[FR Doc. 99-20103 Filed 7-30-99; 4:50 pm]
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