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to utilize these programs, while not
impacting the calculations for free and
restricted percentages. Another
alternative considered was maintaining
the current composition of the
subcommittee responsible for reviewing
exemption requests. However, the Board
wanted to specify that the subcommittee
be composed of members who are not
affiliated with any handler. Therefore,
for the reasons mentioned above, these
alternatives were rejected.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the order’s information
collection requirements have been
previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and
assigned OMB No. 0581–0177, (Tart
Cherries Grown in the States of
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania,
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wisconsin). No changes in those
requirements as a result of this action
are necessary. Should any changes
become necessary, they would be
submitted to OMB for approval.
Accordingly, this rule will not impose
any additional reporting or
recordkeeping requirements on either
small or large tart cherry handlers. As
with all Federal marketing order
programs, reports and forms are
periodically reviewed to reduce
information requirements and
duplication by industry and public
sector agencies.
AMS is committed to complying with
the E-Government Act to promote the
use of the internet and other
information technologies to provide
increased opportunities for citizen
access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes.
USDA has not identified any relevant
Federal rules that duplicate, overlap or
conflict with this rule.
The Board’s meeting was widely
publicized throughout the tart cherry
industry and all interested persons were
invited to attend and participate in
Board deliberations on all issues. Like
all Board meetings, the June 25, 2015,
meeting was a public meeting and all
entities, both large and small, were able
to express views on these issues.
Finally, interested persons are invited to
submit comments on this interim rule,
including the regulatory and
informational impacts of this action on
small businesses.
A small business guide on complying
with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop
marketing agreements and orders may
be viewed at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/
MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide.
Any questions about the compliance
guide should be sent to Jeffrey Smutney
at the previously mentioned address in
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the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
This rule invites comments on
changes to the exemption requirements
currently prescribed under the order.
Any comments received will be
considered prior to the finalization of
this rule.
After consideration of all relevant
material presented, including the
Board’s recommendation, and other
information, it is found that this interim
rule, as hereinafter set forth, will tend
to effectuate the declared policy of the
Act.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, it is also
found and determined upon good cause
that it is impracticable, unnecessary,
and contrary to the public interest to
give preliminary notice prior to putting
this rule into effect and that good cause
exists for not postponing the effective
date of this rule until 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register
because: (1) The Board would like this
in in place as soon as possible should
volume regulation be recommended for
this season so handlers can consider
these changes when making plans; (2)
the Board unanimously recommended
these changes at a public meeting and
interested parties had an opportunity to
provide input; and (3) this rule provides
a 60-day comment period and any
comments received will be considered
prior to finalization of this rule.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 930
Marketing agreements, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Tart
cherries.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, 7 CFR part 930 is amended as
follows:
PART 930—TART CHERRIES GROWN
IN THE STATES OF MICHIGAN, NEW
YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, OREGON,
UTAH, WASHINGTON, AND
WISCONSIN
1. The authority citation for 7 CFR
part 930 continues to read as follows:
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2. Section 930.162 is amended by
revising the last sentence of paragraph
(b)(2) and revising paragraph (d) to read
as follows:
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Exemptions.
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(2) * * * In addition, shipments of
tart cherries or tart cherry products in
new market development and market
expansion outlets are eligible for
handler diversion credit for a period of
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of shipment into such outlets.
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(d) Review of applications. A Board
appointed subcommittee shall review
applications for exemption or renewal
of exemption and either approve or
deny the exemption. The subcommittee
shall consist of three members and one
alternate, each having no handler
affiliation but knowledge of the tart
cherry industry, one of whom shall be
the public member or the alternate
public member if available to serve. Any
denial of an application for exemption
or renewal of an existing exemption
shall be served on the applicant by
certified mail and shall state the reasons
for the denial. Within 10 days after the
receipt of a denial, the applicant may
file an appeal, in writing, with the
Deputy Administrator, Specialty Crops
Program, supported by any arguments
and evidence the applicant may wish to
offer as to why the application for
exemption or renewal of exemption
should have been approved. The Deputy
Administrator, upon consideration of
such appeal, will take such action as
deemed appropriate with respect to the
application for exemption or renewal of
exemption.
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Dated: October 30, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–28141 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
12 CFR Parts 600 and 606
RIN 3052–AD08
Organization and Functions;
Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on
the Basis of Handicap in Programs or
Activities Conducted by the Farm
Credit Administration; Organization of
the Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit Administration.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.
§ 930.162
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ACTION:
The Farm Credit
Administration (FCA, we, our or
Agency) issues a final rule amending
our regulations in order to reflect
internal organization changes. Another
amendment updates a statutory citation
for the Farm Credit Act.
DATES: This regulation shall become
effective no earlier than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register
during which either or both Houses of
Congress are in session. We will publish
SUMMARY:
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notice of the effective date in the
Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael T. Wilson, Policy Analyst,
Office of Regulatory Policy, Farm
Credit Administration, McLean, VA
22102–5090, (703) 883–4124, TTY
(703) 883–4056,
or
Jane Virga, Senior Counsel, Office of
General Counsel, Farm Credit
Administration, McLean, VA 22102–
5090, (703) 883–4071, TTY (703) 883–
4056.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Objective
The objective of this final rule is to
reflect changes to the FCA’s
organization and identification of those
FCA employees responsible for various
functions. The Freedom of Information
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, requires, in part, that
each Federal agency publish in the
Federal Register for the guidance of the
public a description of its organization
structure. Another amendment updates
the statutory citation for the Farm Credit
Act of 1971, as amended (Act).
We revise the regulations by:
(1) In § 600.1, adding a citation for the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008, Public Law 110–246, June 18,
2008, (section 5401–5407), which
revised the statutory citation for the Act.
(2) In § 600.4:
(a) Including the Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Office of Information
Technology, Designated Agency Ethics
Official, and Equal Employment
Opportunity and Inclusion in FCA’s
organizational structure and a
description of their functions; and
(b) Amending the responsibilities of
the Office of Management Services to
remove the function of administering
FCA’s information resources
management program;
(3) In § 606.670, removing from
paragraph (i) the words ‘‘Director, Equal
Employment Opportunity’’ and adding
in their place the words ‘‘Equal
Employment Opportunity and Inclusion
Director’’.
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II. Certain Finding
We have determined that the
amendments involve Agency
management and personnel and other
minor technical changes.
Therefore, the amendments do not
constitute a rulemaking under the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5
U.S.C. 551, 553(a)(2). Under the APA,
the public may participate in the
promulgation of rules that have a
substantial impact on the public. The
amendments to our regulations relate to
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Agency management and personnel and
a minor technical change only and have
no direct impact on the public and,
therefore, do not require public
participation.
Even if these amendments were a
rulemaking under 5 U.S.C. 551,
553(a)(2) of the APA, we have
determined that notice and public
comment are unnecessary and contrary
to the public interest. Under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A) and (B) of the APA, an agency
may publish regulations in final form
when they involve matters of agency
organization or where the agency for
good cause finds that notice and public
comment are impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest. As discussed above, this
amendment results from recent office
reorganizations. Because the
amendments will provide accurate and
current information on the organization
of the FCA and update the citation to
the Act, it would be contrary to the
public interest to delay amending the
regulations.
III. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Pursuant to section 605(b) of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.), FCA hereby certifies that the
final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Each of the
banks in the Farm Credit System
(System), considered together with its
affiliated associations, has assets and
annual income in excess of the amounts
that would qualify them as small
entities. Therefore, System institutions
are not ‘‘small entities’’ as defined in the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects
12 CFR Part 600
Organization and functions
(Government agencies).
12 CFR Part 606
Administrative practice and
procedure, Civil rights, Equal
employment opportunity, Federal
buildings and facilities, Individuals
with disabilities.
As stated in the preamble, parts 600
and 606 of chapter VI, title 12 of the
Code of Federal Regulations are
amended as follows:
PART 600—ORGANIZATION AND
FUNCTIONS
1. The authority citation for part 600
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Secs. 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11,
5.17, 8.11 of the Farm Credit Act (12 U.S.C.
2241, 2242, 2243, 2244, 2245, 2252, 2279aa–
11).
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2. Revise § 600.1 to read as follows:
§ 600.1
The Farm Credit Act.
The Farm Credit Act of 1971, Public
Law 92–181 recodified and replaced the
prior laws under which the Farm Credit
Administration (FCA) and the
institutions of the Farm Credit System
(System or FCS) were organized and
operated. The prior laws, which were
repealed and superseded by the Act, are
identified in section 5.40(a) of the Act.
Subsequent amendments to the Act and
enactment dates are as follows: Public
Law 94–184, December 31, 1975; Public
Law 95–443, October 10, 1978; Public
Law 96–592, December 24, 1980; Public
Law 99–190, December 19, 1985; Public
Law 99–198, December 23, 1985; Public
Law 99–205, December 23, 1985; Public
Law 99–509, October 21, 1986; Public
Law 100–233, January 6, 1988; Public
Law 100–399, August 17, 1988; Public
Law 100–460, October 1, 1988; Public
Law 101–73, August 9, 1989; Public
Law 101–220, December 12, 1989;
Public Law 101–624, November 28,
1990; Public Law 102–237, December
13, 1991; Public Law 102–552, October
28, 1992; Public Law 103–376, October
19, 1994; Public Law 104–105, February
10, 1996; Public Law 104–316, October
19, 1996; Public Law 107–171, May 13,
2002; Public Law 110–246, June 18,
2008. The law is codified at 12 U.S.C.
2000, et seq.
■ 3. Revise § 600.4 to read as follows:
§ 600.4 Organization of the Farm Credit
Administration.
(a) Offices and functions. The primary
offices of the FCA are:
(1) Office of Congressional and Public
Affairs. The Office of Congressional and
Public Affairs performs Congressional
liaison duties and coordinates and
disseminates Agency communications.
(2) Office of Examination. The Office
of Examination evaluates the safety and
soundness of FCS institutions and their
compliance with law and regulations
and manages FCA’s enforcement and
supervision functions.
(3) Office of General Counsel. The
Office of General Counsel provides legal
advice and services to the FCA
Chairman, the FCA Board, and Agency
staff.
(4) Office of Inspector General. The
Office of Inspector General conducts
independent audits, inspections, and
investigations of Agency programs and
operations and reviews proposed
legislation and regulations.
(5) Office of Regulatory Policy. The
Office of Regulatory Policy develops
policies and regulations for the FCA
Board’s consideration; evaluates
regulatory and statutory prior approvals;
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manages the Agency’s chartering
activities; and analyzes policy and
strategic risks to the System.
(6) Office of Management Services.
The Office of Management Services
provides financial management services.
It administers the Agency’s human
resources management program,
contracts, procurement, mail services,
and payroll.
(7) Office of Secondary Market
Oversight. The Office of Secondary
Market Oversight regulates and
examines the Federal Agricultural
Mortgage Corporation for safety and
soundness and compliance with law
and regulations.
(8) Secretary to the Board. The
Secretary to the Board serves as the
parliamentarian for the Board and keeps
permanent and complete records and
minutes of the acts and proceedings of
the Board.
(9) Office of the Chief Operating
Officer. The Chief Operating Officer has
broad responsibility for planning,
directing, and controlling the operations
of the Offices of Management Services,
Information Technology, Examination,
Regulatory Policy, and General Counsel
in accordance with the operating
philosophy and policies of the FCA
Board.
(10) Designated Agency Ethics
Official. The Designated Agency Ethics
Official is designated by the FCA
Chairman to administer the provisions
of title I of the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978, as amended, to coordinate and
manage FCA’s ethics program, and to
provide liaison to the Office of
Government Ethics with regard to all
aspects of FCA’s ethics program.
(11) Office of Information Technology.
The Office of Information Technology
manages information resources
management program and delivers the
Agency’s information technology, data
analysis infrastructure, and the security
supporting Agency technology
resources.
(12) Equal Employment Opportunity
and Inclusion. The Office of Equal
Employment Opportunity and Inclusion
manages and directs the Agency-wide
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal
Employment Opportunity Program for
FCA and FCSIC. The office serves as the
chief liaison with the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
and the Office of Personnel Management
on all Equal Employment Opportunity,
diversity, and inclusion issues. The
office provides counsel and leadership
to Agency management to carry out its
continuing policy and program of
nondiscrimination, affirmative action,
and diversity.
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(b) Additional Information. You may
obtain more information on the FCA’s
organization by visiting our Web site at
https://www.fca.gov. You may also
contact the Office of Congressional and
Public Affairs:
(1) In writing at FCA, 1501 Farm
Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102–
5090;
(2) By email at info-line@fca.gov; or
(3) By telephone at (703) 883–4056.
PART 606—ENFORCEMENT OF
NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS
OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR
ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
4. The authority citation for part 606
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794.
§ 606.670
[Amended]
5. Amend § 606.670 by removing the
words ‘‘Director, Equal Employment
Opportunity’’ and adding in their place,
the words ‘‘Equal Employment
Opportunity and Inclusion Director’’ in
paragraph (i).
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Dated: October 30, 2015.
Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 2015–28244 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6705–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2015–4211; Directorate
Identifier 2015–NM–150–AD; Amendment
39–18311; AD 2015–22–06]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus
Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
We are adopting a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for all
Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and
A321 series airplanes. This AD was
prompted by reports of spoiler and
elevator computer (SEC) latent failures;
an undetected loss of a SEC in flight
will result in loss in redundancy for
elevator control. This AD requires
revising the After Start Normal
Procedures section of the airplane flight
manual (AFM) to provide procedures
that will address this loss of
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redundancy. We are issuing this AD to
ensure that the flightcrew has
procedures to address loss of
redundancy of SEC 1 and SEC 2. A SEC
failure, in conjunction with a loss of
trimmable horizontal stabilizer (THS)
electrical control due to jamming or
rupture, could result in failure of an
elevator and aileron computer, and
consequent loss of elevator control and
reduced control of the airplane.
DATES: This AD becomes effective
November 20, 2015.
The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
of a certain publication listed in this AD
as of November 20, 2015.
We must receive comments on this
AD by December 21, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
For service information identified in
this AD, contact Airbus, Airworthiness
Office—EIAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice
Bellonte, 31707 Blagnac Cedex, France;
telephone +33 5 61 93 36 96; fax +33 5
61 93 44 51; email account.airwortheas@airbus.com; Internet https://
www.airbus.com. You may view this
referenced service information at the
FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA.
For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call 425–227–
1221. It is also available on the Internet
at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No.
FAA–2015–4211.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2015–
4211; or in person at the Docket
Operations office between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
12 CFR Parts 600 and 606
RIN 3052-AD08
Organization and Functions; Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on
the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Farm
Credit Administration; Organization of the Farm Credit Administration
AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, we, our or Agency) issues
a final rule amending our regulations in order to reflect internal
organization changes. Another amendment updates a statutory citation
for the Farm Credit Act.
DATES: This regulation shall become effective no earlier than 30 days
after publication in the Federal Register during which either or both
Houses of Congress are in session. We will publish
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notice of the effective date in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael T. Wilson, Policy Analyst, Office of Regulatory Policy, Farm
Credit Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4124, TTY (703)
883-4056,
or
Jane Virga, Senior Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit
Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4071, TTY (703) 883-
4056.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Objective
The objective of this final rule is to reflect changes to the FCA's
organization and identification of those FCA employees responsible for
various functions. The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552,
requires, in part, that each Federal agency publish in the Federal
Register for the guidance of the public a description of its
organization structure. Another amendment updates the statutory
citation for the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended (Act).
We revise the regulations by:
(1) In Sec. 600.1, adding a citation for the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110-246, June 18, 2008, (section
5401-5407), which revised the statutory citation for the Act.
(2) In Sec. 600.4:
(a) Including the Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Office of
Information Technology, Designated Agency Ethics Official, and Equal
Employment Opportunity and Inclusion in FCA's organizational structure
and a description of their functions; and
(b) Amending the responsibilities of the Office of Management
Services to remove the function of administering FCA's information
resources management program;
(3) In Sec. 606.670, removing from paragraph (i) the words
``Director, Equal Employment Opportunity'' and adding in their place
the words ``Equal Employment Opportunity and Inclusion Director''.
II. Certain Finding
We have determined that the amendments involve Agency management
and personnel and other minor technical changes.
Therefore, the amendments do not constitute a rulemaking under the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 551, 553(a)(2). Under the
APA, the public may participate in the promulgation of rules that have
a substantial impact on the public. The amendments to our regulations
relate to Agency management and personnel and a minor technical change
only and have no direct impact on the public and, therefore, do not
require public participation.
Even if these amendments were a rulemaking under 5 U.S.C. 551,
553(a)(2) of the APA, we have determined that notice and public comment
are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A) and (B) of the APA, an agency may publish regulations in
final form when they involve matters of agency organization or where
the agency for good cause finds that notice and public comment are
impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. As
discussed above, this amendment results from recent office
reorganizations. Because the amendments will provide accurate and
current information on the organization of the FCA and update the
citation to the Act, it would be contrary to the public interest to
delay amending the regulations.
III. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Pursuant to section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), FCA hereby certifies that the final rule will not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. Each of the banks in the Farm Credit System (System),
considered together with its affiliated associations, has assets and
annual income in excess of the amounts that would qualify them as small
entities. Therefore, System institutions are not ``small entities'' as
defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects
12 CFR Part 600
Organization and functions (Government agencies).
12 CFR Part 606
Administrative practice and procedure, Civil rights, Equal
employment opportunity, Federal buildings and facilities, Individuals
with disabilities.
As stated in the preamble, parts 600 and 606 of chapter VI, title
12 of the Code of Federal Regulations are amended as follows:
PART 600--ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS
0
1. The authority citation for part 600 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Secs. 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.17, 8.11 of the
Farm Credit Act (12 U.S.C. 2241, 2242, 2243, 2244, 2245, 2252,
2279aa-11).
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2. Revise Sec. 600.1 to read as follows:
Sec. 600.1 The Farm Credit Act.
The Farm Credit Act of 1971, Public Law 92-181 recodified and
replaced the prior laws under which the Farm Credit Administration
(FCA) and the institutions of the Farm Credit System (System or FCS)
were organized and operated. The prior laws, which were repealed and
superseded by the Act, are identified in section 5.40(a) of the Act.
Subsequent amendments to the Act and enactment dates are as follows:
Public Law 94-184, December 31, 1975; Public Law 95-443, October 10,
1978; Public Law 96-592, December 24, 1980; Public Law 99-190, December
19, 1985; Public Law 99-198, December 23, 1985; Public Law 99-205,
December 23, 1985; Public Law 99-509, October 21, 1986; Public Law 100-
233, January 6, 1988; Public Law 100-399, August 17, 1988; Public Law
100-460, October 1, 1988; Public Law 101-73, August 9, 1989; Public Law
101-220, December 12, 1989; Public Law 101-624, November 28, 1990;
Public Law 102-237, December 13, 1991; Public Law 102-552, October 28,
1992; Public Law 103-376, October 19, 1994; Public Law 104-105,
February 10, 1996; Public Law 104-316, October 19, 1996; Public Law
107-171, May 13, 2002; Public Law 110-246, June 18, 2008. The law is
codified at 12 U.S.C. 2000, et seq.
0
3. Revise Sec. 600.4 to read as follows:
Sec. 600.4 Organization of the Farm Credit Administration.
(a) Offices and functions. The primary offices of the FCA are:
(1) Office of Congressional and Public Affairs. The Office of
Congressional and Public Affairs performs Congressional liaison duties
and coordinates and disseminates Agency communications.
(2) Office of Examination. The Office of Examination evaluates the
safety and soundness of FCS institutions and their compliance with law
and regulations and manages FCA's enforcement and supervision
functions.
(3) Office of General Counsel. The Office of General Counsel
provides legal advice and services to the FCA Chairman, the FCA Board,
and Agency staff.
(4) Office of Inspector General. The Office of Inspector General
conducts independent audits, inspections, and investigations of Agency
programs and operations and reviews proposed legislation and
regulations.
(5) Office of Regulatory Policy. The Office of Regulatory Policy
develops policies and regulations for the FCA Board's consideration;
evaluates regulatory and statutory prior approvals;
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manages the Agency's chartering activities; and analyzes policy and
strategic risks to the System.
(6) Office of Management Services. The Office of Management
Services provides financial management services. It administers the
Agency's human resources management program, contracts, procurement,
mail services, and payroll.
(7) Office of Secondary Market Oversight. The Office of Secondary
Market Oversight regulates and examines the Federal Agricultural
Mortgage Corporation for safety and soundness and compliance with law
and regulations.
(8) Secretary to the Board. The Secretary to the Board serves as
the parliamentarian for the Board and keeps permanent and complete
records and minutes of the acts and proceedings of the Board.
(9) Office of the Chief Operating Officer. The Chief Operating
Officer has broad responsibility for planning, directing, and
controlling the operations of the Offices of Management Services,
Information Technology, Examination, Regulatory Policy, and General
Counsel in accordance with the operating philosophy and policies of the
FCA Board.
(10) Designated Agency Ethics Official. The Designated Agency
Ethics Official is designated by the FCA Chairman to administer the
provisions of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as
amended, to coordinate and manage FCA's ethics program, and to provide
liaison to the Office of Government Ethics with regard to all aspects
of FCA's ethics program.
(11) Office of Information Technology. The Office of Information
Technology manages information resources management program and
delivers the Agency's information technology, data analysis
infrastructure, and the security supporting Agency technology
resources.
(12) Equal Employment Opportunity and Inclusion. The Office of
Equal Employment Opportunity and Inclusion manages and directs the
Agency-wide Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity
Program for FCA and FCSIC. The office serves as the chief liaison with
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Personnel
Management on all Equal Employment Opportunity, diversity, and
inclusion issues. The office provides counsel and leadership to Agency
management to carry out its continuing policy and program of
nondiscrimination, affirmative action, and diversity.
(b) Additional Information. You may obtain more information on the
FCA's organization by visiting our Web site at https://www.fca.gov. You
may also contact the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs:
(1) In writing at FCA, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia
22102-5090;
(2) By email at info-line@fca.gov; or
(3) By telephone at (703) 883-4056.
PART 606--ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP
IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE FARM CREDIT
ADMINISTRATION
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4. The authority citation for part 606 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794.
Sec. 606.670 [Amended]
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5. Amend Sec. 606.670 by removing the words ``Director, Equal
Employment Opportunity'' and adding in their place, the words ``Equal
Employment Opportunity and Inclusion Director'' in paragraph (i).
Dated: October 30, 2015.
Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-28244 Filed 11-4-15; 8:45 am]
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