[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34967-34968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16523]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 2
Revisions 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
delegate, through the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and
Environment, to the Chief of the Forest Service the authority vested in
the Secretary pursuant to Title V of the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998 (Title V), Pub. L. 105-83,
relating to the New World Mine acquisition and other priority land
acquisitions, exchanges, and maintenance.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Harwood, Executive Director,
Hazardous Materials Policy Council, United States Department of
Agriculture, 324 25th Street, Ogden, Utah 84401, telephone (801) 625-
5196.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Title V of the Department of the
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998 (Title V),
Pub. L. 105-83, Congress made available to the Secretary of Agriculture
$167,000,000 for priority land acquisitions, land exchange agreements,
and other activities consistent with the Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act of 1965, as amended, and critical maintenance. Of those funds
made available to the Secretary, not to exceed $65,000,000 may be used
by the Secretary to acquire identified lands and interests in lands
from Crown Butte Mines, Inc. (Crown Butte), in the New World Mining
District to protect and preserve Yellowstone National Park pursuant to
sections 502 and 504 of Title V, and $12,000,000 may be used by the
Secretary for the rehabilitation and maintenance of the Beartooth
Highway in Montana and Wyoming pursuant to section 502 of Title V.
Pursuant to section 502(d), immediately upon receipt of payment from
the United States for the lands and interests in lands, Crown Butte
shall deposit $22,500,000 in an interest bearing account in a private,
Federally-chartered financial institution that shall be acceptable to
the Secretary and available to carry out certain response and
restoration actions in the New World Mining District (New World Mine
Response and Restoration Account). This document amends the formal
delegations of authority by the Secretary of Agriculture and general
officers of the Department to reflect the previous internal delegation
by the Secretary, through the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and
Environment, to the Chief of the Forest Service with the exception of
the authority to approve disbursements from the New World Mine Response
and Restoration Account under section 502(d) and the authority to
prepare and approve the New World Mine Response and Restoration Plan,
including the coordination of the response and restoration activities
of the Forest Service and the other Federal and State agencies, and
make quarterly reports to Congress under section 502(f), which are
reserved to the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.
This rule relates to internal agency management. Therefore,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity
for comment are not required. 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. 601, et
seq., and thus, is exempt from the provisions of that Act. Accordingly,
as authorized by section 808 of the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-121, this rule may be
made effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 2
Authority delegations (Government agencies).
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 2 is amended as follows:
PART 2--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
AND GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 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. In Sec. 2.20 paragraph (a)(1)(viii) is added to read as follows:
Sec. 2.20 Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
(viii) Exercise the functions of the Secretary of Agriculture
authorized in Title V of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-83, relating to the
acquisition of the New World Mine and other priority land acquisitions,
land exchanges, and other activities.
* * * * *
Subpart J--Delegations of Authority by the Under Secretary for
Natural Resources and Environment
3. In Sec. 2.60, paragraphs (a)(47) and (b)(7) are added to read as
follows:
Sec. 2.60 Chief, Forest Service.
(a) * * *
(47) Exercise the functions of the Secretary of Agriculture
authorized in Title V of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-83, relating to the
acquisition so the New World Mines and other priority land
acquisitions, land exchanges, and other activities.
(b) * * *
* * * * *
(7) The authority to approve disbursements from the New World Mine
Response and Restoration Account and the authority to prepare and
approve the New World Mine Response and Restoration Plan, including the
coordination of the response and restoration activities of the Forest
Service and the other Federal and State agencies, and make quarterly
reports to
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Congress under section 502(d) and (f) of Title V of the Department of
the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998, Pub. L.
105-83.
Dated: June 16, 1999.
Dan Glickman,
Secretary of Agriculture.
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