Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563, 15859 [2011-6657]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
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purpose of these notices is to give interested
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burdensome.’’ The EO calls on every
agency to develop ‘‘a preliminary plan,
consistent with law and its resources
and regulatory priorities, under which
the agency will periodically review its
existing significant regulations to
determine whether such regulations
should be modified, streamlined,
expanded or repealed to make the
agency’s regulatory program more
effective and or less burdensome in
achieving its regulatory objectives.’’
B. Procedures
Comments on Executive Order 13563
can be posted on a blog located on the
Internet at https://www.gsa.gov/
improvingregulations. To view
Executive Order 13563 got to https://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys and enter ‘‘executive
order 13563’’ in the search box.
41 CFR Chapters 101, 102, and 105,
and Subtitle F
48 CFR Chapters 5 and 61
[EO 013563–OGP–1; Docket 2011–0010;
Sequence 1]
Reducing Regulatory Burden;
Retrospective Review under E.O.
13563
Office of Governmentwide
Policy, General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
The General Services
Administration (GSA) is requesting
public input on how it can best
implement the goals of Executive Order
(EO) 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review.’’ E.O. 132563 was
signed by President Obama on January
18, 2011, calls for an improvement in
the creation and review of regulations
and the better opportunities for the
public to be part of this process. GSA
will solicit public input through April
15, 2011, via comments received on a
blog located at https://www.gsa.gov/
improvingregulations. Later this year,
GSA expects to release its retrospective
review plan.
DATES: Comments will be accepted
through April 15, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
clarification of content, contact General
Services Administration, Office of
Governmentwide Policy, Office of
Travel, Transportation and Asset
Management, at (202) 501–1777.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 17, 2011.
Janet Dobbs,
Director, Office of Travel, Transportation and
Asset Management.
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SUMMARY:
A. Background
Executive Order 13563 directs each
federal agency to consider ‘‘how best to
promote retrospective analysis of rules
that may be outmoded, ineffective,
insufficient, or excessively
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Commodity Credit Corporation
7 CFR Part 1463
RIN 0560–AI12
Tobacco Transition Payment Program;
Cigar and Cigarette Per Unit
Assessments
Commodity Credit Corporation
and Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) is requesting
comments about the calculation of
assessments to fund the Tobacco
Transition Payment Program (TTPP).
Currently the cigar portion of the
assessment uses a per unit calculation
that treats all cigars, large and small, the
same. That policy is under review as the
result of a court decision. This review
could also affect cigarettes, which are
subject to similar provisions.
DATES: We will consider comments that
we receive by May 23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this notice. In your
comment, please specify RIN 0560–AI12
and include the volume, date, and page
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number of this issue of the Federal
Register. You may submit comments by
either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Jane Reed, Economic and
Policy Analysis Staff, Farm Service
Agency, USDA, 1400 Independence
Ave., SW., Mail Stop 0515, Washington,
DC 20250–0514.
Comments may be inspected at the
above address, in room 3722, between
8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday, except holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane
Reed; phone: (202) 720–6782. Persons
with disabilities or who require
alternative means for communication
(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.)
should contact the USDA Target Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background—TTPP Authority and
Existing Regulations
TTPP was enacted in the Fair and
Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004
(FETRA) (7 U.S.C. 518–519a). FETRA
was enacted as Title VI of Public Law
108–357. FETRA ended the former
tobacco quota program and price
supports, and created the 10-year (2005
through 2014) roughly $10 billion total
TTPP. TTPP provides transition
payments to certain tobacco producers
and farm owners. TTPP is funded by
assessments on manufacturers and
importers of tobacco products. TTPP is
sometimes called the ‘‘tobacco buyout’’
program. It is run by the Farm Service
Agency (FSA) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) on behalf of CCC.
TTPP regulations are in 7 CFR part
1463.
Scope of This Request for Comments
This notice involves the collection of
TTPP assessments, which are
authorized in section 625 of FETRA (see
7 U.S.C. 518d). This notice focuses on
the ‘‘Step B’’ cigar assessment, explained
in greater detail below and addressed in
§ 1463.7 of the regulations. More
specifically, this notice focuses on how
those assessments are calculated for
cigars, given that cigars vary widely in
size, weight, and value but are assessed
using a method based on the number of
cigars handled.
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
5 CFR Chapter VII
41 CFR Chapters 101, 102, and 105, and Subtitle F
48 CFR Chapters 5 and 61
[EO 013563-OGP-1; Docket 2011-0010; Sequence 1]
Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563
AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is requesting public
input on how it can best implement the goals of Executive Order (EO)
13563, ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.'' E.O. 132563 was
signed by President Obama on January 18, 2011, calls for an improvement
in the creation and review of regulations and the better opportunities
for the public to be part of this process. GSA will solicit public
input through April 15, 2011, via comments received on a blog located
at https://www.gsa.gov/improvingregulations. Later this year, GSA
expects to release its retrospective review plan.
DATES: Comments will be accepted through April 15, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact
General Services Administration, Office of Governmentwide Policy,
Office of Travel, Transportation and Asset Management, at (202) 501-
1777.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Executive Order 13563 directs each federal agency to consider ``how
best to promote retrospective analysis of rules that may be outmoded,
ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome.'' The EO calls on
every agency to develop ``a preliminary plan, consistent with law and
its resources and regulatory priorities, under which the agency will
periodically review its existing significant regulations to determine
whether such regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded or
repealed to make the agency's regulatory program more effective and or
less burdensome in achieving its regulatory objectives.''
B. Procedures
Comments on Executive Order 13563 can be posted on a blog located
on the Internet at https://www.gsa.gov/improvingregulations. To view
Executive Order 13563 got to https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys and enter
``executive order 13563'' in the search box.
Dated: March 17, 2011.
Janet Dobbs,
Director, Office of Travel, Transportation and Asset Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-6657 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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