[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4599]
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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 1997 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 5
RIN 0560-AF08
Update of the Parity Price Regulations
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule revises the regulations regarding commodity
definitions applicable to parity price determinations under the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. The revisions update commodity
definitions and incorporate recent reorganizational changes within
USDA. This action is being taken as part of the National Performance
Review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 25, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn A. Broussard, Agricultural
Economist, Food Grains Analysis Division, Farm Service Agency, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 0518, P.O. Box 2415, Washington, DC
20013-2415 or telephone 202-720-9222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Order 12866
This final rule has been determined not to be significant under
Executive Order 12866 and therefore has not been reviewed by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB).
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule contains no Federal mandates under the regulatory
provisions of Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(UMRA) for State, local, and tribal governments or the private sector.
Thus, this rule is not subject to the requirements of sections 202 and
205 of UMRA.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act is not applicable to this rule
because the Secretary of Agriculture is not required by 5 U.S.C. 553 or
any other provision of law to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking
with respect to the subject matter of this rule.
Environmental Evaluation
This action will have no significant impact on the quality of the
human environment. Therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor
an Environmental Impact Statement is needed.
Federal Assistance Program
The title and number of the Federal Assistance Program, as found in
the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, to which this rule applies,
is: Agricultural Statistics Reports (Agricultural Estimates)--10.950.
Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed in accordance with Executive Order
12988. The provisions of this rule do not preempt State laws, are not
retroactive, and do not require the exhaustion of any administrative
appeal remedies.
Executive Order 12372
This program is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and
local officials. See the Notice related to 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V,
published at 48 FR 29115 (June 24, 1983).
Paperwork Reduction Act
The amendments to 7 CFR Subtitle A Part 5 set forth in this rule do
not contain information collections that require clearance by OMB under
the provisions of 44 U.S.C. 3507.
Background
This final rule updates the definition of ``Wool and Mohair'' and
``Sugar Crops'' commodities for which a marketing season average price
is determined; and revises the regulations to incorporate recent
reorganizational changes within USDA.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 5
Calendar year price, Marketing season average price, Parity index,
Parity price.
For reasons set out in the preamble, 7 CFR part 5 is amended as
follows:
PART 5--DETERMINATION OF PARITY PRICES
1. The authority citation is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1301, 1375.
2. In 7 CFR part 5 all references to ``Statistical Reporting
Service'' are revised to read ``National Agricultural Statistics
Service'', all references to ``Consumer and Marketing Service'' are
revised to read ``Agricultural Marketing Service'', all references to
``Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service'' are revised to
read ``Farm Service Agency'', and all references to ``Office of Hearing
Examiners of the United States Department of Agriculture'' are revised
to read ``Office of Administrative Law Judges.''
Sec. 5.2 [Amended]
3. In Sec. 5.2, the entry under the heading ``Wool and Mohair'' is
revised to read ``Wool and Mohair.'' and the entry under the heading
``Sugar Crops'' is revised to read ``Sugar beets and sugarcane for
sugar.''
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 12, 1997.
Dan Glickman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-4599 Filed 2-24-97; 8:45 am]
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