[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19900-19901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10640]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 2
Revision of Delegations of Authority
AGENCY: Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document revises the delegations of authority from the
Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the Department to
reflect the establishment of the Risk Management Agency.
EFFECTIVE DATES: Effective April 24, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Siegler, Deputy Assistant
General Counsel, General Law Division, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of Agriculture, Room 2321-S, Washington, D.C. 20250,
telephone 202-720-6035.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 194 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, Public Law No. 104-127 (the Act),
amended the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, to
require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an Office of Risk
Management. The act provides that the functions of the Office of Risk
Management are to supervise the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation;
administer all programs authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance
Act; administer any program that involves revenue sharing, risk
management savings accounts, or the use of the futures market to manage
risk and support farm income; and such other functions as the Secretary
considers appropriate. On May 3, 1996, the Secretary established the
Risk Management Agency.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation formerly was under the
supervision of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
Services, and the Administrator, Farm Service Agency. This document
makes delegations to the Administrator, Risk Management Agency, and
revises the delegations of authority to the Under Secretary for Farm
and Foreign Agricultural Services, and the Administrator, Farm Service
Agency, to reflect the establishment of the Risk Management Agency.
This rule relates to internal agency management. Therefore,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed rule making and
opportunity for comment are not required and good cause is found that
this rule may be made effective upon publication in the Federal
Register.
Further, since this rule relates to internal agency management, it
is exempt from the provisions of Executive Order Nos. 12866 and 12988.
In addition, this action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605), and thus is exempt from the provisions
of that Act. Finally, this action is not a rule as defined in 5 U.S.C.
804, and thus does not require review by Congress.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 2
Authority delegations (Government agencies).
PART 2--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 2 is amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sec. 212(a), Pub. L. 103-354, 108 Stat. 3210, 7
U.S.C. 6912(a)(1); 5 U.S.C. 301; Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953,
3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1024.
Subpart C--Delegations of Authority to the Deputy Secretary, the
Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries
2. Section 2.16 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(4) and (b)(3)
to read as follows:
Sec. 2.16 Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.
(a) * * *
(4) Related to risk management. (i) Exercise general supervision of
the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
(ii) Appoint such officers and employees as may be necessary for
the transaction of the business of the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation and the Risk Management Agency.
(iii) Conduct pilot programs involving revenue insurance, risk
management savings accounts, or the use of futures markets to manage
risk and support farm income.
(iv) Provide education in management of the financial risks
inherent in the production and marketing of agricultural commodities.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(3) Related to risk management. (i) Appointment of those members of
the Board of Directors of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation who
are not already otherwise employed by the Department of Agriculture,
and as authorized in 7 U.S.C. 1505(a) designating an Under Secretary of
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Agriculture to be a member of the Board in addition to the Under
Secretary responsible for the Federal crop insurance program who is a
Board member pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 1505(a).
(ii) Appointment of the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency
who also shall serve as the Manager of the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation.
Subpart F--Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for Farm
and Foreign Agricultural Services
Sec. 2.42 [Amended]
3. Section 2.42 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph
(a)(41).
4. A new section 2.44 is added to subpart F to read as follows:
Sec. 2.44 Administrator, Risk Management Agency and Manager, Federal
Crop Insurance Corporation.
(a) Delegations. Pursuant to Sec. 2.16(a)(4), subject to
reservations in Sec. 2.16(b)(3), the following delegations of authority
are made by the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
Services to the Administrator, Risk Management Agency, and Manager
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation:
(1) Appoint such officers and employees as may be necessary for the
transaction of the business of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
and the Risk Management Agency.
(2) Conduct pilot programs involving revenue insurance, risk
management savings accounts, or the use of futures markets to manage
risk and support farm income.
(3) Provide education in management of the financial risks inherent
in the production and marketing of agricultural commodities.
(b) [Reserved]
Dated: April 17, 1997.
For Subpart C:
Dan Glickman,
Secretary of Agriculture.
Dated: April 1, 1997.
For Subpart F:
Dallas R. Smith,
Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.
[FR Doc. 97-10640 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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