[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 2899] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-1577] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service Rural Business-Cooperative Service Rural Utilities Service Farm Service Agency 7 CFR Chapter XVIII Agency Name Change AGENCIES: Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Utilities Service, and Farm Service Agency. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document amends the regulations to change the names of the Rural Housing and Community Development Service to the Rural Housing Service and the Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service to the Rural Business-Cooperative Service as a result of the Department of Agriculture reorganization. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 30, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Gartman, Regulations and Paperwork Management Division, Rural Economic and Community Development, room 6348-S, Washington, DC 20250, telephone 202-720-9745. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Secretary of Agriculture announced that the agency previously referred to as the Rural Housing and Community Development Service (RHCDS) is to be named the Rural Housing Service (RHS), and the agency previously referred to as the Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service (RBCDS) is to be named the Rural Business- Cooperative Service (RBS). On December 26, 1995, USDA published in the Federal Register (60 FR 66713) a final rule that contained redelegations of authority for the Department of Agriculture and changed the names of RHCDS to RHS and RBCDS to RBS. This rule includes amendments to 7 CFR chapter XVIII that are necessary to bring agency regulations into alignment with the departmental reorganization. This action is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12866 since it involves only internal agency management. This action is not published for comment under the Administrative Procedure Act since it involves only internal agency management and publication for comment is unnecessary. Accordingly, 7 CFR Chapter XVIII is amended as follows: 1. The heading of 7 CFR chapter XVIII is revised to read as follows: CHAPTER XVIII--RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2. In 7 CFR chapter XVIII, all references to ``Rural Housing and Community Development Service'' are revised to read ``Rural Housing Service'', all references to ``Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service'' are revised to read ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service'', all references to ``RHCDS'' are revised to read ``RHS'' and all references to ``RBCDS'' are revised to read ``RBS''. Dated: January 23, 1996. Arthur C. Campbell, Acting Under Secretary, Rural Economic and Community Development. [FR Doc. 96-1577 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-07-U