[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20059]
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[Federal Register: August 16, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
31 CFR Part 605
[T.D. BEP-3]
Regulations Governing Conduct in Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Buildings and on the Grounds in Washington, DC and Fort Worth, TX
AGENCY: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule is amending the provisions of the regulations
Governing Conduct on Bureau of Engraving and Printing Building and
Grounds and Bureau of Engraving and Printing Annex Building and
Grounds. The existing regulations apply only to the BEP Buildings and
grounds in Washington, DC. On April 26, 1991, the Secretary of the
Treasury dedicated and officially opened a new BEP facility in Fort
Worth, Texas, which is hereinafter known as the Western Currency
Facility. This final rule modifies the existing regulations to include
the BEP Western Currency Facility Buildings and Grounds located in Fort
Worth, Texas.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 16, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Troy Coggins, Office of Management Services, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, Room 321-7A, 14th and C Streets SW., Washington, DC 20228,
(202) 874-3548.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing's
Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas is included in 31 CFR
part 605 along with the BEP properties located in Washington, DC. Title
5 of the United States Code, Section 301; delegation of authority from
the Administrator of the General Services Administration, dated
December 3, 1992; and Treasury delegation of authority from the
Assistant Secretary (Management), dated February 4, 1993, give the
Director, BEP, overall authority to appoint special policemen and to
make all needful rules and regulations for the protection of BEP's
Buildings and grounds in Washington, DC, and Fort Worth, Texas. The
language in 31 CFR part 605 now recognizes special police and not
guards as specified in the former language of the regulations.
Additionally, closed circuit television is used instead of video
surveillance in the language of the regulations, and the language of
the regulations related to access to BEP has been expanded to be more
descriptive. Moreover, the provisions related to penalties and other
law has been expanded to be more descriptive.
Executive Order 12866
Because this rule relates to agency organization and management, it
is not subject to Executive Order 12866, section 3(d)(3).
Administrative Procedure Act
Because this Treasury decision relates to agency organization and
management and is procedural in nature, notice and public procedure and
a delayed effective date are inapplicable pursuant to 5 United States
Code, Section 553(a)(2).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required for this final
rule, the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act do not apply.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law
96-511, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR
part 1320, do not apply to this rule because no requirement to collect
information is contemplated.
Drafting Information
The principal author of this document is Troy Coggins, Office of
Management Services, Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 605
Federal buildings and facilities.
31 CFR part 605 is revised to read as follows:
PART 605--REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDUCT IN BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND
PRINTING BUILDINGS AND ON THE GROUNDS IN WASHINGTON, DC AND FORT
WORTH, TEXAS
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Delegation, Administrator, General
Services, dated December 3, 1992; Treasury Delegation, Assistant
Secretary (Management), dated February 4, 1993.
Sec. 605.1 Conduct on Bureau of Engraving and Printing property.
(a) Applicability. These regulations apply to the Buildings and
grounds of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing located in Washington,
DC at 14th and C Streets SW., and in Fort Worth, Texas, at 9000 Blue
Mound Road, and to all persons entering in or on such property. Unless
otherwise stated herein, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Buildings
and grounds shall be referred to in these regulations as the
``property.'' It is the responsibility of the occupant agencies to
require observance of the regulations in this part by their employees.
(b) Limited access. (1) The property shall, in general, be closed
to the public. Except as specified in this subsection, access is
limited to Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) employees and those
individuals having official business with the BEP.
(2) Public tours of the facilities are available during authorized
hours, or during such other times as the Director may prescribe.
(3) Limited areas of the premises may be open to individuals,
authorized by the Director, by prior arrangement on infrequent
occasions that are announced in advance.
(4) All persons entering the property, except for the public areas
specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, may be required to
present suitable identification and may be required to sign entry logs
or registers.
(5) All persons entering the property may be subjected to screening
by weapons detection devices and shall submit to such screening upon
request as a condition of entrance.
(6) All persons entering the property may be subjected to
inspections of their personal handbags, briefcases, and other handheld
articles.
(7) In the event of emergency situations, access to the property
may be more tightly controlled and restricted.
(8) Any entrance onto the property without official permission is
prohibited.
(c) Recording presence. All persons entering the property may be
monitored by means of closed circuit television. Most internal areas of
the property, especially production areas, are continuously monitored
by closed circuit television. Any video image from the closed circuit
television systems may be recorded for later use as needed.
(d) Preservation of property. It shall be unlawful for any person
without proper authority to willfully destroy, damage, deface, or
remove property or any part thereof or any furnishings therein.
(e) Compliance with signs and directions. Persons in and on the
property shall comply with the instructions of BEP Special Police,
other authorized officials, and posted signs or notices.
(f) Nuisances. The use of loud, abusive, or profane language,
unwarranted loitering, unauthorized assembly, the creation of any
hazard to persons or property, improper disposal of rubbish, spitting,
prurient prying, the commission of any obscene or indecent act, or any
other disorderly conduct on the property is prohibited. The throwing of
any articles of any kind in, upon, or from the property and climbing
upon any part thereof is prohibited.
(g) Gambling. (1) Participating in games for money or other
property, the operation of gambling devices, the conduct of a lottery
or pool, the selling or purchasing of numbers, tickets, or any other
gambling in or on the property is prohibited.
(2) Possession in or on the property of any numbers slip or ticket,
record, notation, receipt or other writing of a type ordinarily used in
any illegal form of gambling such as a tip sheet or dream book, unless
explained to the satisfaction of the Director or his delegate, shall be
prima facie evidence that there is participation in an illegal form of
gambling in or on such property.
(h) Intoxicating beverages, narcotics, and drugs. Entering or being
on the property, or operating a motor vehicle thereon, by a person
under the influence of intoxicating beverages, narcotics,
hallucinogenic or dangerous drugs, or marijuana, or the consumption of
such beverages or the use of such drugs or marijuana in or on the
property is prohibited. Intoxicants, nonprescription narcotics, and
other controlled substances (21 CFR part 1308) are prohibited on the
property.
(i) Soliciting, vending, debt collection, and distribution of
handbills. The unauthorized soliciting of alms and contributions, the
commercial soliciting and vending of all kinds, the display or
distribution of commercial advertising, or the collecting of private
debts other than as provided by law, in or on the property is
prohibited. This rule does not apply to BEP concessions or notices
posted by authorized employees on the bulletin boards. Distribution of
material such as pamphlets, handbills, and flyers is prohibited without
prior approval from the Director or his delegate.
(j) Photographs. The taking of photographs on the property is
prohibited, without the written permission of the Director. Title 18
United States Code, Section 474 provides, in part, that whoever
photographs any obligation or other security of the United States, or
any part thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not
more than 15 years, or both.
(k) Dogs and other animals. Dogs and other animals, except seeing-
eye dogs, shall not be brought upon the property for other than
official purposes.
(l) Vehicular and pedestrian traffic. (1) Drivers of all vehicles
in or on the property shall drive in a careful and safe manner at all
times and shall comply with the signals and directions of BEP Special
Police and all posted traffic signs.
(2) The blocking of entrances, driveways, walks, loading platforms,
fire hydrants, or standpipes in or on the property is prohibited.
(3) Parking in or on the property is not allowed without a permit
or specific authority. Parking without authority, parking in
unauthorized locations or in locations reserved for other persons or
continuously in excess of 8 hours without permission, or contrary to
the direction of BEP Special Police or of posted signs is prohibited.
(4) This subsection may be supplemented from time to time, with the
approval of the Director or his delegate, by the issuance and posting
of such specific traffic directives as may be required and when so
issued and posted such directives shall have the same force and effect
as if made a part hereof.
(m) Weapons and explosives. No person while on the property shall
carry firearms, other dangerous or deadly weapons, or explosives,
either openly or concealed, except for official purposes. According to
18 United States Code, Section 930, ``dangerous weapon'' means ``a
weapon, device, instrument, material, or substance, animate or
inanimate, that is used for, or readily capable of, causing death or
serious bodily injury . . .''
(n) Penalties and other law. (1) Violations of this part shall be
punishable by a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment of not more
than 30 days, or both in accordance with 40 United States Code, Section
318c.
(2) Violations of 18 United States Code, Section 930 (dangerous
weapon clause) shall be punishable by a fine of $100,000 or
imprisonment for not more than a year, or both, unless there is intent
to commit a crime with the weapon, in which case the punishment shall
be a fine of $250,000 or imprisonment for not more than five years, or
both.
(3) Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to abrogate
any other Federal, District of Columbia, or Texas law or regulations,
or any Tarrant County ordinance applicable to the property.
Peter H. Daly,
Director.
Approved:
Mary Ellen Withrow,
Treasurer of the United States.
[FR Doc. 94-20059 Filed 8-15-94; 8:45 am]
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