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Vol. 88, No. 86
Thursday, May 4, 2023
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
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are keyed to and codified in the Code of
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 1
[Docket No. USDA–2022–0004]
Review and Issuance of Agency
Guidance Documents; Removal of
Regulations
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture is amending its
administrative regulations by removing
the procedural regulations for the
review and issuance of agency guidance
documents. Those regulations were
issued in accordance with Executive
Order (E.O.) 13891, which was revoked
January 20, 2021, by E.O. 13992. This
final rule implements the direction in
section 3 of E.O. 13992 to rescind any
regulations that were issued to
implement or enforce E.O. 13891.
DATES: Effective May 4, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Stephen O’Neill, Office of Budget and
Program Analysis, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20250–1400, (202) 720–0038 or
stephen.oneill@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final
rule published in the Federal Register
on June 3, 2020 (85 FR 34085–34087,
Docket No. USDA–2020–0006), and
effective on July 6, 2020, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
amended its administrative regulations
by adding procedural regulations for the
review and issuance of agency guidance
documents, as mandated by Executive
Order (E.O.) 13891. Those regulations
were added to the Department’s
regulations in title 7, part 1, as a new
subpart Q, ‘‘Review and Issuance of
Agency Guidance Documents’’ (§§ 1.900
through 1.911).
E.O. 13992 of January 20, 2021,
revoked E.O. 13891 among other
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regulations-related executive orders
listed in section 2 of E.O. 13992. Section
3 of E.O. 13992 directed the heads of
agencies to ‘‘rescind any orders, rules,
regulations, guidelines, or policies, or
portions thereof, implementing or
enforcing the Executive Orders
identified in section 2 of this order.’’
Therefore, in accordance with E.O.
13992, the Department is removing the
regulations it issued under E.O. 13891.
This final rule removes, in their
entirety, the regulations in 7 CFR part 1,
subpart Q.
This rule relates strictly to internal
Departmental management. Therefore,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), notice of
proposed rulemaking and opportunity
to comment are not required.
Executive Order 12866
This regulatory action does not meet
the criteria for significant regulatory
action pursuant to Executive Order
12866, Regulatory Planning and Review.
The regulations removed by this rule
were related the internal management of
USDA. As such, they were for the use
of USDA personnel only and did not
create any right or benefit, substantive
or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United
States, its agencies or other entities, its
officers or employees, or any other
person. Accordingly, we expect the
economic impact of removing those
regulations, if any, to be minimal.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act relating to an initial and
final regulatory flexibility analysis (5
U.S.C. 603, 604) are not applicable to
this final rule because USDA was not
required to publish notice of proposed
rulemaking under 5 U.S.C. 553 or any
other law. Accordingly, a regulatory
flexibility analysis is not required.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule does not contain
information collection requirements that
are not already required by law or not
already approved for use. Accordingly,
the review provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and its implementing
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 do not
apply.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and
procedure, Antitrust, Claims,
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Cooperatives, Courts, Equal access to
justice, Fraud, Freedom of information,
Government employees, Indemnity
payments, Lawyers, Motion pictures,
Penalties, Privacy.
Therefore, for the reasons set forth in
the preamble, the Department is
amending part 1 of title 7 of the Code
of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE
REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 1
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise
noted.
Subpart Q—[Removed]
2. Subpart Q, consisting of §§ 1.900
through 1.911, is removed.
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Anthony Shea,
Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
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Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
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and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 1
[Docket No. USDA-2022-0004]
Review and Issuance of Agency Guidance Documents; Removal of
Regulations
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is amending its
administrative regulations by removing the procedural regulations for
the review and issuance of agency guidance documents. Those regulations
were issued in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13891, which was
revoked January 20, 2021, by E.O. 13992. This final rule implements the
direction in section 3 of E.O. 13992 to rescind any regulations that
were issued to implement or enforce E.O. 13891.
DATES: Effective May 4, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen O'Neill, Office of Budget
and Program Analysis, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20250-1400, (202) 720-0038 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final rule published in the Federal
Register on June 3, 2020 (85 FR 34085-34087, Docket No. USDA-2020-
0006), and effective on July 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) amended its administrative regulations by adding
procedural regulations for the review and issuance of agency guidance
documents, as mandated by Executive Order (E.O.) 13891. Those
regulations were added to the Department's regulations in title 7, part
1, as a new subpart Q, ``Review and Issuance of Agency Guidance
Documents'' (Sec. Sec. 1.900 through 1.911).
E.O. 13992 of January 20, 2021, revoked E.O. 13891 among other
regulations-related executive orders listed in section 2 of E.O. 13992.
Section 3 of E.O. 13992 directed the heads of agencies to ``rescind any
orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies, or portions
thereof, implementing or enforcing the Executive Orders identified in
section 2 of this order.''
Therefore, in accordance with E.O. 13992, the Department is
removing the regulations it issued under E.O. 13891. This final rule
removes, in their entirety, the regulations in 7 CFR part 1, subpart Q.
This rule relates strictly to internal Departmental management.
Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), notice of proposed
rulemaking and opportunity to comment are not required.
Executive Order 12866
This regulatory action does not meet the criteria for significant
regulatory action pursuant to Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review.
The regulations removed by this rule were related the internal
management of USDA. As such, they were for the use of USDA personnel
only and did not create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the
United States, its agencies or other entities, its officers or
employees, or any other person. Accordingly, we expect the economic
impact of removing those regulations, if any, to be minimal.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act relating to an
initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis (5 U.S.C. 603, 604)
are not applicable to this final rule because USDA was not required to
publish notice of proposed rulemaking under 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other
law. Accordingly, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule does not contain information collection
requirements that are not already required by law or not already
approved for use. Accordingly, the review provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 do not apply.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Claims,
Cooperatives, Courts, Equal access to justice, Fraud, Freedom of
information, Government employees, Indemnity payments, Lawyers, Motion
pictures, Penalties, Privacy.
Therefore, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, the
Department is amending part 1 of title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
PART 1--ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart Q--[Removed]
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2. Subpart Q, consisting of Sec. Sec. 1.900 through 1.911, is removed.
Anthony Shea,
Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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