94-25260. Voting Rights Program

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

45 CFR Part 801

 

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 a new 
office for filing applications or complaints under the Voting Rights 
Act of 1965, as amended. The Attorney General has determined that this 
designation is necessary to enforce the guarantees of the Fourteenth 
and Fifteenth amendments to the Constitution. This amendment 
establishes Barbour County, Alabama, as a new office for filing 
applications or complaints.

DATES: This rule is effective October 11, 1994. 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 November 10, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Stephanie J. Peters, Attorney, 
Office of Personnel Management, Room 7350, 1900 E Street NW., 
Washington, DC. 20415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie J. Peters, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Attorney General has designated Barbour 
County as an additional examination point under the provisions of the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. She determined on October 6, 
1994, that this designation is 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 Sec. 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 OMP'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 location 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 Sec. 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 
county, 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 one 
new location 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.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
James B. King,
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. Secs. 1973e, 1973g).

    2. Appendix A to Part 801 is amended by adding alphabetically 
Barbour County of Alabama to read as follows:


Sec. 801.202  Time and place for filing and forms of application.

APPENDIX A TO PART 801

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    Alabama
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    Barbour; Holiday Inn, Room 101, Barbour St. at Riverside Drive, 
Eufaula, Alabama, 36027, [phone].
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[FR Doc. 94-25260 Filed 10-7-94; 8:45 am]
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