80_FR_59388 80 FR 59198 - Publication Procedures for Federal Register Documents During a Funding Hiatus

80 FR 59198 - Publication Procedures for Federal Register Documents During a Funding Hiatus

OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 190 (October 1, 2015)

Page Range59198-59198
FR Document2015-25069

In the event of an appropriations lapse, the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) would be required to publish documents directly related to the performance of governmental functions necessary to address imminent threats to the safety of human life or protection of property. Since it would be impracticable for the OFR to make case-by- case determinations as to whether certain documents are directly related to activities that qualify for an exemption under the Antideficiency Act, the OFR will place responsibility on agencies submitting documents to certify that their documents relate to emergency activities authorized under the Act.

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OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER


Publication Procedures for Federal Register Documents During a 
Funding Hiatus

AGENCY: Office of the Federal Register.

ACTION: Notice of special procedures.

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SUMMARY: In the event of an appropriations lapse, the Office of the 
Federal Register (OFR) would be required to publish documents directly 
related to the performance of governmental functions necessary to 
address imminent threats to the safety of human life or protection of 
property. Since it would be impracticable for the OFR to make case-by-
case determinations as to whether certain documents are directly 
related to activities that qualify for an exemption under the 
Antideficiency Act, the OFR will place responsibility on agencies 
submitting documents to certify that their documents relate to 
emergency activities authorized under the Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Bunk, Director of Legal Affairs 
and Policy, or Miriam Vincent, Staff Attorney, Office of the Federal 
Register, National Archives and Records Administration, (202) 741-6030 
or Fedreg.legal@nara.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to the possibility of a lapse in 
appropriations and in accordance with the provisions of the 
Antideficiency Act, as amended by Public Law 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388 
(31 U.S.C. 1341), the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) announces 
special procedures for agencies submitting documents for publication in 
the Federal Register.
    In the event of an appropriations lapse, the OFR would be required 
to publish documents directly related to the performance of 
governmental functions necessary to address imminent threats to the 
safety of human life or protection of property. Since it would be 
impracticable for the OFR to make case-by-case determinations as to 
whether certain documents are directly related to activities that 
qualify for an exemption under the Antideficiency Act, the OFR will 
place responsibility on agencies submitting documents to certify that 
their documents relate to emergency activities authorized under the 
Act.
    During a funding hiatus affecting one or more Federal agencies, the 
OFR will remain open to accept and process documents authorized to be 
published in the daily Federal Register in the absence of continuing 
appropriations. An agency wishing to submit a document to the OFR 
during a funding hiatus must attach a transmittal letter to the 
document which states that publication in the Federal Register is 
necessary to safeguard human life, protect property, or provide other 
emergency services consistent with the performance of functions and 
services exempted under the Antideficiency Act.
    Under the August 16, 1995 opinion of the Office of Legal Counsel of 
the Department of Justice, exempt functions and services would include 
activities such as those related to the constitutional duties of the 
President, food and drug inspection, air traffic control, responses to 
natural or manmade disasters, law enforcement and supervision of 
financial markets. Documents related to normal or routine activities of 
Federal agencies, even if funded under prior year appropriations, will 
not be published.
    At the onset of a funding hiatus, the OFR may suspend the regular 
three-day publication schedule to permit a limited number of exempt 
personnel to process emergency documents. Agency officials will be 
informed as to the schedule for filing and publishing individual 
documents.

Authority

    The authority for this action is 44 U.S.C. 1502 and 1 CFR 2.4 and 
5.1.

    Dated: September 29, 2015.
Oliver A. Potts,
Director of the Federal Register.
[FR Doc. 2015-25069 Filed 9-30-15; 8:45 am]
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59198 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 190 / Thursday, October 1, 2015 / Notices OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER hiatus must attach a transmittal letter to Desk Officer, Office of Information and the document which states that Regulatory Affairs (3150–0127), NEOB– Publication Procedures for Federal publication in the Federal Register is 10202, Office of Management and Register Documents During a Funding necessary to safeguard human life, Budget, Washington, DC 20503; Hiatus protect property, or provide other telephone: 202–395–7315; email: oira_ AGENCY: Office of the Federal Register. emergency services consistent with the submission@omb.eop.gov. performance of functions and services FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACTION: Notice of special procedures. exempted under the Antideficiency Act. Tremaine Donnell, NRC Clearance SUMMARY: In the event of an Under the August 16, 1995 opinion of Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory appropriations lapse, the Office of the the Office of Legal Counsel of the Commission, Washington, DC 20555– Federal Register (OFR) would be Department of Justice, exempt functions 0001; telephone: 301–415–6258; email: required to publish documents directly and services would include activities INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@nrc.gov. related to the performance of such as those related to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: governmental functions necessary to constitutional duties of the President, address imminent threats to the safety of food and drug inspection, air traffic I. Obtaining Information and human life or protection of property. control, responses to natural or Submitting Comments Since it would be impracticable for the manmade disasters, law enforcement A. Obtaining Information OFR to make case-by-case and supervision of financial markets. Documents related to normal or routine Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– determinations as to whether certain activities of Federal agencies, even if 0108 when contacting the NRC about documents are directly related to funded under prior year appropriations, the availability of information for this activities that qualify for an exemption will not be published. action. You may obtain publicly- under the Antideficiency Act, the OFR At the onset of a funding hiatus, the available information related to this will place responsibility on agencies OFR may suspend the regular three-day action by any of the following methods: submitting documents to certify that • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to their documents relate to emergency publication schedule to permit a limited number of exempt personnel to process http://www.regulations.gov and search activities authorized under the Act. for Docket ID NRC–2015–0108. emergency documents. Agency officials FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: will be informed as to the schedule for • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Amy Bunk, Director of Legal Affairs and Access and Management System filing and publishing individual Policy, or Miriam Vincent, Staff (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- documents. Attorney, Office of the Federal Register, available documents online in the National Archives and Records Authority ADAMS Public Documents collection at Administration, (202) 741–6030 or The authority for this action is 44 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Fedreg.legal@nara.gov. U.S.C. 1502 and 1 CFR 2.4 and 5.1. adams.html. To begin the search, select SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to the ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Dated: September 29, 2015. possibility of a lapse in appropriations select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Oliver A. Potts, and in accordance with the provisions Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, of the Antideficiency Act, as amended Director of the Federal Register. please contact the NRC’s Public by Public Law 101–508, 104 Stat. 1388 [FR Doc. 2015–25069 Filed 9–30–15; 8:45 am] Document Room (PDR) reference staff at (31 U.S.C. 1341), the Office of the BILLING CODE 1505–02–P 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Federal Register (OFR) announces email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The special procedures for agencies supporting statement and comment are submitting documents for publication in NUCLEAR REGULATORY available in ADAMS under Accession the Federal Register. COMMISSION No. ML15230A209. In the event of an appropriations [NRC–2015–0108] • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and lapse, the OFR would be required to purchase copies of public documents at publish documents directly related to Information Collection: Disposal of the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One the performance of governmental High-Level Radioactive Wastes in White Flint North, 11555 Rockville functions necessary to address Geologic Repositories Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. imminent threats to the safety of human • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of life or protection of property. Since it AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory the collection of information and related would be impracticable for the OFR to Commission. instructions may be obtained without make case-by-case determinations as to ACTION: Notice of submission to the charge by contacting the NRC’s whether certain documents are directly Office of Management and Budget; Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell, related to activities that qualify for an request for comment. Office of Information Services, U.S. exemption under the Antideficiency Nuclear Regulatory Commission, SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Act, the OFR will place responsibility Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: Commission (NRC) has recently on agencies submitting documents to 301–415–6258; email: submitted a request for renewal of an certify that their documents relate to INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@nrc.gov. existing collection of information to the emergency activities authorized under Office of Management and Budget B. Submitting Comments the Act. (OMB) for review. The information mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES6 During a funding hiatus affecting one The NRC cautions you not to include or more Federal agencies, the OFR will collection is entitled, ‘‘Disposal of High- identifying or contact information in remain open to accept and process Level Radioactive Wastes in Geologic comment submissions that you do not documents authorized to be published Repositories.’’ want to be publicly disclosed in your in the daily Federal Register in the DATES: Submit comments by November comment submission. All comment absence of continuing appropriations. 2, 2015. submissions are posted at http:// An agency wishing to submit a ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly www.regulations.gov and entered into document to the OFR during a funding to the OMB reviewer at: Vlad Dorjets, ADAMS. Comment submissions are not VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:19 Sep 30, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01OCN1.SGM 01OCN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of special procedures.
ContactAmy Bunk, Director of Legal Affairs and Policy, or Miriam Vincent, Staff Attorney, Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, (202) 741-6030 or [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 59198 
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