81_FR_12052 81 FR 12007 - Nixon Administration Presidential Historical Materials

81 FR 12007 - Nixon Administration Presidential Historical Materials

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 45 (March 8, 2016)

Page Range12007-12011
FR Document2016-05149

NARA is amending this regulation to update provisions in accord with recent developments, including completed processing of the five chronological tape segments, as required by section 6 of the Kutler settlement agreement. The changes are primarily administrative and focus on changes to certain access and notice provisions currently in the regulations, as well as minor word and sentence changes in line with Plain Language Act provisions. Because NARA has completed the requirements of the Kutler Settlement agreement, we are removing it as an appendix to this part.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2016)]
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

36 CFR Part 1275

[FDMS No. NARA-16-0004; NARA-2016-019]
RIN 3095-AB86


Nixon Administration Presidential Historical Materials

AGENCY:  National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

ACTION:  Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY:  NARA is amending this regulation to update provisions in 
accord with recent developments, including completed processing of the 
five chronological tape segments, as required by section 6 of the 
Kutler settlement agreement. The changes are primarily administrative 
and focus on changes to certain access and notice provisions currently 
in the regulations, as well as minor word and sentence changes in line 
with Plain Language Act provisions. Because NARA has completed the 
requirements of the Kutler Settlement agreement, we are removing it as 
an appendix to this part.

DATES:  This rule is effective April 7, 2016, without further action, 
unless NARA receives adverse comments by March 28, 2016. If NARA 
receives an adverse comment, it will publish a timely withdrawal of the 
rule in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES:  You may submit comments on this rule, identified by RIN 
3095-AB86, by any of the following methods:
    [ssquf] Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    [ssquf] Email: [email protected]. Include RIN 3095-AB86 
in the subject line of the message.
    [ssquf] Mail (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Send 
comments to: Regulations Comments Desk (External Policy Program, 
Strategy & Performance Division (SP)); Suite 4100; National Archives 
and Records Administration; 8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD 20740-
6001.

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    [ssquf] Hand delivery or courier: Deliver comments to front desk at 
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, addressed to: Regulations Comments 
Desk, External Policy Program; Suite 4100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For information or questions about 
the regulation and the comments process, contact Kimberly Keravuori, 
External Policy Program Manager, by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 301.837.3151.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Analysis

Review Under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563

    Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735 
(September 30, 1993), and Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation 
and Regulation Review, 76 FR 23821 (January 18, 2011), direct agencies 
to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives 
and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that 
maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, 
public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). 
This rule is not ``significant'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 
12866 because it proposes to make only minor administrative revisions. 
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has reviewed this regulation.

Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.)

    This review requires an agency to prepare an initial regulatory 
flexibility analysis and publish it when the agency publishes the rule. 
This requirement does not apply if the agency certifies that the rule 
will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities (5 U.S.C. 603). NARA certifies, 
after review and analysis, that this rule will not have a significant 
adverse economic impact on small entities because it makes only minor 
administrative changes to the rule and the rule governs how people may 
access these records, which does not impact small entities.

Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.)

    This rule does not contain information collection activities that 
are subject to review and approval by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Review Under Executive Order 13132, Federalism, 64 FR 43255 (August 4, 
1999)

    Review under Executive Order 13132 requires that agencies review 
regulations for Federalism effects on the institutional interest of 
states and local governments, and, if the effects are sufficiently 
substantial, prepare a Federal assessment to assist senior policy 
makers. This rule will not have any direct effects on State and local 
governments within the meaning of the Executive Order. Therefore, this 
regulation does not require a Federalism assessment.

List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 1275

    Access, Information, Presidential records.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, NARA revises 36 CFR part 
1275 to read as follows:

PART 1275--PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF AND ACCESS TO THE 
PRESIDENTIAL HISTORICAL MATERIALS OF THE NIXON ADMINISTRATION

Sec.
Subpart A--General Provisions
1275.1 Scope and purpose.
1275.14 Legal custody.
1275.16 Definitions.
Subpart B--Preserving and Protecting Materials
1275.20 Responsibility.
1275.22 Security.
Subpart C--Special Access to Materials
1275.30 Access by designees or assignees of former President Nixon.
1275.32 Access by Federal agencies.
1275.34 Access for use in judicial proceedings.
Subpart D--Public Access to Materials
1275.42 Processing.
1275.44 Segregating and reviewing.
1275.46 Transfer of private or personal materials.
1275.48 Restriction of materials related to abuses of governmental 
power.
1275.50 Restriction of materials of general historical significance 
unrelated to abuses of governmental power.
1275.52 Periodic review of restrictions.
1275.54 Appeal of restrictions.
1275.56 Deleting restricted portions.
1275.58 Requests for declassification.
1275.60 Freedom of information Act (FOIA) requests.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 2104, 2111 note.

Subpart A--General Provisions


Sec.  1275.1  Scope and purpose.

    This part implements title I of the Presidential Recordings and 
Materials Preservation Act (PRMPA, 44 U.S.C. 2111 note) with respect to 
the Presidential historical materials of the Richard M. Nixon 
Administration (covering the period beginning January 20, 1969, and 
ending August 9, 1974). This part applies to all Nixon Presidential 
historical materials in the custody of the Archivist of the United 
States pursuant to the PRMPA, and prescribes policies and procedures by 
which the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 
preserves, protects, and provides access to them.


Sec.  1275.14  Legal custody.

    The Archivist of the United States has or will obtain exclusive 
legal custody and control of all Presidential historical materials of 
the Nixon Administration held pursuant to the provisions of title I of 
the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act.


Sec.  1275.16  Definitions.

    As used in part 1275, the following definitions apply:
    (a) Presidential historical materials. The term Presidential 
historical materials (also referred to as historical materials and 
materials) means all papers, correspondence, documents, pamphlets, 
books, photographs, films, motion pictures, sound and video recordings, 
machine-readable media, plats, maps, models, pictures, works of art, 
and other objects or materials made or received by former President 
Richard M. Nixon or by members of his staff in connection with his 
constitutional or statutory powers or duties as President and retained 
or appropriate for retention as evidence of or information about these 
powers or duties. Included in this definition are materials relating to 
the political activities of former President Nixon or members of his 
staff, as well as matters relating to President Nixon's private 
political associations that have no connection with the constitutional 
or statutory powers or duties of the President or a member of his 
staff. Excluded from this definition are documentary materials of any 
type that are determined to be the official records of an agency of the 
Government; private or personal materials; stocks of publications, 
processed documents, and stationery; and extra copies of documents 
produced only for convenience or reference when they are clearly so 
identified.
    (b) Private or personal materials. The term private or personal 
materials means those papers and other documentary or commemorative 
materials in any physical form relating solely to the personal and 
family issues of President Nixon, his family, and his

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friends and that have no connection with his constitutional or 
statutory powers, or duties of the President or any member of the 
President's staff. (Materials relating to private political 
associations, including matters relating to the Republican Party and 
election campaigns, that have been donated to NARA by the Richard Nixon 
Library and Birthplace Foundation pursuant to a 2007 deed of gift are 
excluded from this definition.)
    (c) Abuses of governmental power popularly identified under the 
generic term ``Watergate.'' The term abuses of governmental power 
popularly identified under the generic term ``Watergate'' (also 
referred to as abuses of governmental power), means those alleged acts, 
whether or not corroborated by judicial, administrative, or legislative 
proceedings, which allegedly were conducted, directed, or approved by 
President Richard M. Nixon, his staff, or persons associated with him 
in his constitutional or statutory functions as President, or as 
political activities directly relating to or having a direct effect 
upon those functions, and which:
    (1) Were within the purview of the charters of the Senate Select 
Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities or the Watergate Special 
Prosecution Force; or
    (2) Are described in the Articles of Impeachment adopted by the 
House Committee on the Judiciary and reported to the House of 
Representatives for consideration in House Report No. 93-1305.
    (d) General historical significance. The term general historical 
significance means having administrative, legal, research, or other 
historical value as evidence of or information about the constitutional 
or statutory powers or duties of the President, which an archivist has 
determined is of a quality sufficient to warrant the retention by the 
United States of materials so designated.
    (e) Archivist. The term Archivist means the Archivist of the United 
States or the Archivist's designated agent. The term archivist means an 
employee of NARA who, by education or experience, is specially trained 
in archival science.
    (f) Agency. The term agency means an executive department, military 
department, independent regulatory or non-regulatory agency, Government 
corporation, Government-controlled corporation, or other establishment 
in the executive branch of the Government including the Executive 
Office of the President. For purposes of Sec.  1275.32 only, the term 
agency also includes the White House Office.
    (g) Staff. The term staff means those people whose salaries were 
paid fully or partially from appropriations to the White House Office 
or Domestic Council; who were detailed on a non-reimbursable basis to 
the White House Office or Domestic Council from any other Federal 
activity; who otherwise were designated as assistants to the President, 
in connection with their service in that capacity; or whose files were 
sent to the White House Central Files Unit or Special Files Unit, for 
purposes of those files.
    (h) Classified national security information. The term classified 
national security information means any matter which is designated as 
classified under applicable law, or under E.O. 13526, Classified 
National Security Information (December 29, 2009), or its successors.

Subpart B--Preserving and Protecting Materials


Sec.  1275.20  Responsibility.

    The Archivist is responsible for the preservation and protection of 
the Nixon Presidential historical materials.


Sec.  1275.22  Security.

    The Archivist is responsible for providing adequate security for 
the Presidential historical materials, and for establishing access 
procedures.

Subpart C--Special Access to Materials


Sec.  1275.30  Access by designees or assignees of former President 
Nixon.

    In accordance with subpart B of this part, former President Richard 
M. Nixon's designated or assigned agent(s) at all times have access to 
Presidential historical materials in the custody and control of the 
Archivist.


Sec.  1275.32  Access by Federal agencies.

    In accordance with subpart B of this part, any Federal agency in 
the executive branch has access for lawful Government use to the 
Presidential historical materials in the custody and control of the 
Archivist to the extent necessary for ongoing Government business. The 
Archivist will consider only written requests from heads of agencies or 
departments, deputy heads of agencies or departments, or heads of major 
organizational components or functions within agencies or departments.


Sec.  1275.34  Access for use in judicial proceedings.

    In accordance with subpart B of this part, and subject to any 
rights, defenses, or privileges which the Federal Government or any 
person may invoke, the Presidential historical materials in the custody 
and control of the Archivist will be made available for use in any 
judicial proceeding and are subject to subpoena or other lawful 
process.

Subpart D--Public Access to Materials


Sec.  1275.42  Processing.

    The archivists will conduct archival processing of all closed 
materials to prepare them for public access. In processing the 
materials, the archivists will give priority to segregating private or 
personal materials and transferring them to their proprietary or 
commemorative owners in accordance with Sec.  1275.46. In conducting 
such archival processing, the archivists will restrict portions of the 
materials pursuant to Sec. Sec.  1275.48 and 1275.50. All materials 
will be prepared for public access and released subject to restrictions 
or outstanding claims or petitions seeking such restrictions.


Sec.  1275.44  Segregating and reviewing.

    (a) During the processing period described in Sec.  1275.42, the 
Archivist will assign archivists to segregate private or personal 
materials, as defined in Sec.  1275.16(b). The archivists have sole 
responsibility for the initial review and determination of private or 
personal materials. At all times when the archivists or other 
authorized officials have access to the materials in accordance with 
these regulations, they will take all reasonable steps to minimize the 
degree of intrusion into private or personal materials. Except as 
provided in these regulations, the archivists or other authorized 
officials will not disclose to any person private or personal or 
otherwise restricted information learned as a result of their 
activities under these regulations.
    (b) During the processing period described in Sec.  1275.42, the 
Archivist will assign archivists to segregate materials neither 
relating to abuses of governmental power, as defined in Sec.  
1275.16(c), nor otherwise having general historical significance, as 
defined in Sec.  1275.16(d). The archivists have sole responsibility 
for the initial review and determination of those materials which are 
not related to abuses of governmental power and do not otherwise have 
general historical significance.
    (c) During the processing period described in Sec.  1275.42, the 
Archivist will assign archivists to segregate materials subject to 
restriction, as prescribed in Sec. Sec.  1275.48 and 1275.50. The 
archivists have sole responsibility for the initial review and 
determination

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of materials that should be restricted. The archivists insert a 
notification of withdrawal at the front of the file folder or container 
affected by the removal of restricted material. The notification 
includes a brief description of the restricted material and the basis 
for the restriction as prescribed in Sec. Sec.  1275.48 and 1275.50.


Sec.  1275.46  Transfer of private or personal materials.

    (a) The Archivist will transfer sole custody and use of those 
materials determined to be private or personal, or to be neither 
related to abuses of governmental power nor otherwise of general 
historical significance, to Richard Nixon's heirs or to the former 
staff member who created the materials having primary proprietary or 
commemorative interest in the materials, or to their heir, designee, or 
assignee. Such materials include all segments of the original tape 
recordings that have been or will be identified as private or personal.
    (b) Materials determined to be neither related to abuses of 
governmental power nor otherwise of general historical significance, 
and transferred pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, will upon 
such transfer no longer be deemed Presidential historical materials as 
defined in Sec.  1275.16(a).


Sec.  1275.48  Restriction of materials related to abuses of 
governmental power.

    (a) The Archivist will restrict access to materials determined 
during the processing period to relate to abuses of governmental power, 
as defined in Sec.  1275.16(c), when:
    (1) Ordered by a court;
    (2) The release of the materials would violate a Federal statute; 
or
    (3) The materials are authorized under criteria established by 
executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense 
or foreign policy, provided that any question as to whether materials 
are in fact properly classified or are properly subject to 
classification will be resolved in accordance with the applicable 
executive order or as otherwise provided by law.
    (b) However, the Archivist may waive these restrictions when:
    (1) The requester is engaged in a historical research project; or
    (2) The requester is a former Federal official who had been 
appointed by President Nixon to a policymaking position and who seeks 
access to only those classified materials which he originated, 
reviewed, signed, or received while in public office; and
    (3) The requester has a security clearance equivalent to the 
highest degree of national security classification that may be 
applicable to any of the materials to be examined; and
    (4) The Archivist has determined that the heads of agencies having 
subject matter interest in the material do not object to the granting 
of access to the materials; and
    (5) The requester has signed a statement, which declares that the 
requester will not publish, disclose, or otherwise compromise the 
classified material to be examined and that the requester has been made 
aware of Federal criminal statutes which prohibit the compromise or 
disclosure of this information.
    (c) The Archivist will restrict access to any portion of materials 
determined to relate to abuses of governmental power when the release 
of those portions would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy or constitute libel of a living person: Provided, That 
if material related to an abuse of governmental power refers to, 
involves, or incorporates such personal information, the Archivist will 
make available such personal information, or portions thereof, if such 
personal information, or portions thereof, is essential to an 
understanding of the abuses of governmental power.


Sec.  1275.50  Restriction of materials of general historical 
significance unrelated to abuses of governmental power.

    (a) The Archivist will restrict access to materials determined 
during the processing period to be of general historical significance, 
but not related to abuses of governmental power, under one or more of 
the circumstances specified in Sec.  1275.48(a).
    (b) The Archivist will also restrict access to materials of general 
historical significance, but not related to abuses of governmental 
power, when the release of these materials would:
    (1) Disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information 
obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; or
    (2) Constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy 
of a living person; or
    (3) Disclose investigatory materials compiled for law enforcement 
purposes, but only when the disclosure of such records would:
    (i) Interfere with enforcement proceedings;
    (ii) Deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial 
adjudication;
    (iii) Constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
    (iv) Disclose the identity of a confidential source who furnished 
information on a confidential basis, and in the case of a record 
compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a 
criminal investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national 
security intelligence investigation, confidential information furnished 
by a confidential source;
    (v) Disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement 
investigations or prosecutions, or disclose guidelines for law 
enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could 
reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law; or
    (vi) Endanger the life or physical safety of any individual.


Sec.  1275.52  Periodic review of restrictions.

    The Archivist periodically will assign archivists to review 
materials placed under restriction by Sec.  1275.48 or Sec.  1275.50 
and to make available for public access those materials which, with the 
passage of time or other circumstances, no longer require restriction.


Sec.  1275.54  Appeal of restrictions.

    The Nixon Presidential Library controls the Nixon Presidential 
historical materials. Upon petition of any researcher who claims in 
writing to the library director that the restriction of specified 
materials is inappropriate and should be removed, the archivists will 
submit the pertinent materials, or representative examples of them, to 
the library director. The library director reviews the restricted 
materials, and consults with interested Federal agencies as necessary. 
To the extent these consultations require the transfer of copies of 
materials to Federal officials outside NARA, the library director will 
comply with the requirements of Sec.  1275.32. As necessary and 
practicable, the library director will also seek the views of any 
person whose rights or privileges might be adversely affected by a 
decision to open the materials. The library director prepares a final 
written decision as to the continued restriction of all or part of the 
pertinent materials. The library director's decision constitutes the 
final administrative determination. The library director will notify 
the petitioner and other interested people of the final administrative 
determination within 60 calendar days following receipt of such 
petition.


Sec.  1275.56  Deleting restricted portions.

    The Archivist will provide a requester any reasonably segregable 
portions of otherwise restricted materials after NARA deletes the 
portions which are restricted under Sec.  1275.48 or Sec.  1275.50.

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Sec.  1275.58  Requests for declassification.

    Challenges to the classification and requests for the 
declassification of national security classified materials are governed 
by the provisions of 36 CFR part 1256, subpart E, as that may be 
amended from time to time.


Sec.  1275.60  Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

    (a) The Archivist will process Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
requests for access to only those materials within the Presidential 
historical materials that are identifiable by an archivist as records 
of an agency as defined in Sec.  1275.16(f). The Archivist will process 
these requests in accordance with the FOIA regulations set forth in 36 
CFR part 1250, NARA Records Subject to FOIA.
    (b) In order to allow NARA archivists to devote as much time and 
effort as possible to the processing of materials for general public 
access, the Archivist will not process those FOIA requests where the 
requester can reasonably obtain the same materials through a request 
directed to an agency (as defined in Sec.  1275.16(f)), unless the 
requester demonstrates that he or she has unsuccessfully sought access 
from that agency or its successor in law or function.

    Dated: March 2, 2016.
David S. Ferriero,
Archivist of the United States.
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                                                    State               County                  Fee/acre/yr         The waterway is transited by seasonal               operating schedule immediately at the
                                                                                                                  recreational traffic.                                 end of the effective period of this
                                                              Eureka ................                   4.98        Connecticut DOT requested a                         temporary deviation. This deviation
                                                              Humboldt ............                     7.63      temporary deviation from the normal                   from the operating regulations is
                                                              Lander ................                   5.72      operating schedule to perform                         authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
                                                              Lincoln ................                 22.38      superstructure repairs and timber ties
                                                              Lyon ...................                 16.89                                                              Dated: March 2, 2016.
                                                              Mineral ...............                   3.30
                                                                                                                  replacement at the bridge.                            C.J. Bisignano,
                                                              Nye .....................                16.47        Under this temporary deviation, the
                                                                                                                                                                        Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist,
                                                              Pershing .............                    7.18      Metro-North Bridge will operate
                                                                                                                                                                        First Coast Guard District.
                                                              Storey .................                295.52      according to the schedule below:
                                                                                                                    a. From March 21, 2016 8 a.m. to                    [FR Doc. 2016–05076 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am]
                                                              Washoe ..............                     6.27
                                                              White Pine ..........                     6.29      March 25, 2016 4 a.m. the bridge will                 BILLING CODE 9110–04–P

                                                                                                                  not open to marine traffic.
                                                      *            *           *            *            *          b. From March 25, 2016 4 a.m. to
                                                                                                                  March 28, 2016 8 a.m. the bridge will                 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
                                                    Issued: March 2, 2016.                                        open fully on signal upon 24 hour                     ADMINISTRATION
                                                  Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                                        advance notice.
                                                                                                                    c. From March 28, 2016 8 a.m. to                    36 CFR Part 1275
                                                  Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                                  April 01, 2016 4 a.m. the bridge will not             [FDMS No. NARA–16–0004; NARA–2016–
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–05100 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                  open to marine traffic.                               019]
                                                  BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                                    d. From April 01, 2016 4 a.m. to April
                                                                                                                                                                        RIN 3095–AB86
                                                                                                                  04, 2016 8 a.m. the bridge will open
                                                                                                                  fully on signal upon 24 hour advance                  Nixon Administration Presidential
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                          notice.
                                                  SECURITY                                                                                                              Historical Materials
                                                                                                                    e. From April 04, 2016 8 a.m. to April
                                                                                                                  08, 2016 4 a.m. the bridge will not open              AGENCY: National Archives and Records
                                                  Coast Guard                                                     to marine traffic.                                    Administration (NARA).
                                                                                                                    f. From April 08, 2016 4 a.m. to April              ACTION: Direct final rule.
                                                  33 CFR Part 117                                                 11, 2016 8 a.m. the bridge will open
                                                  [Docket No. USCG–2016–0147]                                     fully on signal upon 24 hour advance                  SUMMARY:   NARA is amending this
                                                                                                                  notice.                                               regulation to update provisions in
                                                  Drawbridge Operation Regulation;                                  g. From April 11, 2016 8 a.m. to April              accord with recent developments,
                                                  Mianus River, Greenwich, CT                                     15, 2016 4 a.m. the bridge will not open              including completed processing of the
                                                                                                                  to marine traffic.                                    five chronological tape segments, as
                                                  AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.                                         h. From April 15, 2016 4 a.m. to April              required by section 6 of the Kutler
                                                  ACTION:Notice of deviation from                                 18, 2016 8 a.m. the bridge will open                  settlement agreement. The changes are
                                                  drawbridge regulation.                                          fully on signal upon 24 hour advance                  primarily administrative and focus on
                                                                                                                  notice.                                               changes to certain access and notice
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Coast Guard has issued a
                                                                                                                  (Rain dates/Back up dates)                            provisions currently in the regulations,
                                                  temporary deviation from the operating
                                                                                                                    a. From June 13, 2016 8 a.m. to June                as well as minor word and sentence
                                                  schedule that governs the Metro-North
                                                                                                                  17, 2016 4 a.m. the bridge will not open              changes in line with Plain Language Act
                                                  Bridge across the Mianus River, mile
                                                                                                                  to marine traffic.                                    provisions. Because NARA has
                                                  1.0, at Greenwich, Connecticut. This
                                                                                                                    b. From June 17, 2016 4 a.m. to June                completed the requirements of the
                                                  deviation is necessary to allow the
                                                                                                                  20, 2016 8 a.m. the bridge will open                  Kutler Settlement agreement, we are
                                                  bridge owner to perform superstructure
                                                                                                                  fully on signal upon 24 hour advance                  removing it as an appendix to this part.
                                                  repairs and timber ties replacement.
                                                                                                                  notice.                                               DATES: This rule is effective April 7,
                                                  DATES: This deviation is effective from
                                                                                                                    c. From June 20, 2016 8 a.m. to June                2016, without further action, unless
                                                  8 a.m. on March 21, 2016 to 8 a.m. on
                                                                                                                  24, 2016 4 a.m. the bridge will not open              NARA receives adverse comments by
                                                  June 27, 2016.
                                                                                                                  to marine traffic.                                    March 28, 2016. If NARA receives an
                                                  ADDRESSES: The docket for this
                                                                                                                    d. From June 24, 2016 4 a.m. to June                adverse comment, it will publish a
                                                  deviation, [USCG–2016–0147] is                                                                                        timely withdrawal of the rule in the
                                                                                                                  27, 2016 8 a.m. the bridge will open
                                                  available at http://www.regulations.gov.                                                                              Federal Register.
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                                                  Type the docket number in the
                                                                                                                  notice.                                               ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                  ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH’’.                              Vessels able to pass under the bridge               on this rule, identified by RIN 3095–
                                                  Click on Open Docket Folder on the line                         in the closed position may do so at                   AB86, by any of the following methods:
                                                  associated with this deviation.                                 anytime. The bridge will not be able to                  D Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If                             open for emergencies and there is no                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                  you have questions on this temporary                            immediate alternate route for vessels to              instructions for submitting comments.
                                                  deviation, call or email Judy Leung-Yee,                        pass.                                                    D Email: Regulation_comments@
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                                                  email judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil.                                Notice and Broadcast to Mariners of the                  D Mail (for paper, disk, or CD–ROM
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                                  change in operating schedule for the                  submissions): Send comments to:
                                                  Metro-North Bridge, mile 1.0, across the                        bridge so that vessel operations can                  Regulations Comments Desk (External
                                                  Mianus River, has a vertical clearance in                       arrange their transits to minimize any                Policy Program, Strategy & Performance
                                                  the closed position of 20 feet at mean                          impact caused by the temporary                        Division (SP)); Suite 4100; National
                                                  high water and 27 feet at mean low                              deviation.                                            Archives and Records Administration;
                                                  water. The existing bridge operating                              In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),                8601 Adelphi Road; College Park, MD
                                                  regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.209.                        the drawbridge must return to its regular             20740–6001.


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                                                    D Hand delivery or courier: Deliver                   Review Under Executive Order 13132,                    2111 note) with respect to the
                                                  comments to front desk at 8601 Adelphi                  Federalism, 64 FR 43255 (August 4,                     Presidential historical materials of the
                                                  Road, College Park, MD, addressed to:                   1999)                                                  Richard M. Nixon Administration
                                                  Regulations Comments Desk, External                       Review under Executive Order 13132                   (covering the period beginning January
                                                  Policy Program; Suite 4100.                             requires that agencies review                          20, 1969, and ending August 9, 1974).
                                                                                                          regulations for Federalism effects on the              This part applies to all Nixon
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   For                                                                         Presidential historical materials in the
                                                  information or questions about the                      institutional interest of states and local
                                                                                                          governments, and, if the effects are                   custody of the Archivist of the United
                                                  regulation and the comments process,                                                                           States pursuant to the PRMPA, and
                                                  contact Kimberly Keravuori, External                    sufficiently substantial, prepare a
                                                                                                          Federal assessment to assist senior                    prescribes policies and procedures by
                                                  Policy Program Manager, by email at                                                                            which the National Archives and
                                                  regulation_comments@nara.gov, or by                     policy makers. This rule will not have
                                                                                                          any direct effects on State and local                  Records Administration (NARA)
                                                  telephone at 301.837.3151.                                                                                     preserves, protects, and provides access
                                                                                                          governments within the meaning of the
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Executive Order. Therefore, this                       to them.
                                                                                                          regulation does not require a Federalism               § 1275.14   Legal custody.
                                                  Regulatory Analysis
                                                                                                          assessment.                                               The Archivist of the United States has
                                                  Review Under Executive Orders 12866                                                                            or will obtain exclusive legal custody
                                                                                                          List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 1275
                                                  and 13563                                                                                                      and control of all Presidential historical
                                                                                                            Access, Information, Presidential
                                                     Executive Order 12866, Regulatory                    records.                                               materials of the Nixon Administration
                                                  Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735                                                                               held pursuant to the provisions of title
                                                                                                            For the reasons stated in the                        I of the Presidential Recordings and
                                                  (September 30, 1993), and Executive                     preamble, NARA revises 36 CFR part
                                                  Order 13563, Improving Regulation and                                                                          Materials Preservation Act.
                                                                                                          1275 to read as follows:
                                                  Regulation Review, 76 FR 23821                                                                                 § 1275.16   Definitions.
                                                  (January 18, 2011), direct agencies to                  PART 1275—PRESERVATION AND                               As used in part 1275, the following
                                                  assess all costs and benefits of available              PROTECTION OF AND ACCESS TO                            definitions apply:
                                                  regulatory alternatives and, if regulation              THE PRESIDENTIAL HISTORICAL                              (a) Presidential historical materials.
                                                  is necessary, to select regulatory                      MATERIALS OF THE NIXON                                 The term Presidential historical
                                                  approaches that maximize net benefits                   ADMINISTRATION                                         materials (also referred to as historical
                                                  (including potential economic,                          Sec.                                                   materials and materials) means all
                                                  environmental, public health and safety                                                                        papers, correspondence, documents,
                                                  effects, distributive impacts, and                      Subpart A—General Provisions                           pamphlets, books, photographs, films,
                                                  equity). This rule is not ‘‘significant’’               1275.1 Scope and purpose.                              motion pictures, sound and video
                                                  under section 3(f) of Executive Order                   1275.14 Legal custody.                                 recordings, machine-readable media,
                                                                                                          1275.16 Definitions.                                   plats, maps, models, pictures, works of
                                                  12866 because it proposes to make only
                                                  minor administrative revisions. The                     Subpart B—Preserving and Protecting                    art, and other objects or materials made
                                                  Office of Management and Budget                         Materials                                              or received by former President Richard
                                                  (OMB) has reviewed this regulation.                     1275.20 Responsibility.                                M. Nixon or by members of his staff in
                                                                                                          1275.22 Security.                                      connection with his constitutional or
                                                  Review Under the Regulatory                                                                                    statutory powers or duties as President
                                                  Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.)                 Subpart C—Special Access to Materials
                                                                                                                                                                 and retained or appropriate for retention
                                                                                                          1275.30 Access by designees or assignees of
                                                     This review requires an agency to                        former President Nixon.
                                                                                                                                                                 as evidence of or information about
                                                  prepare an initial regulatory flexibility               1275.32 Access by Federal agencies.                    these powers or duties. Included in this
                                                  analysis and publish it when the agency                 1275.34 Access for use in judicial                     definition are materials relating to the
                                                  publishes the rule. This requirement                        proceedings.                                       political activities of former President
                                                  does not apply if the agency certifies                                                                         Nixon or members of his staff, as well
                                                                                                          Subpart D—Public Access to Materials
                                                  that the rule will not, if promulgated,                                                                        as matters relating to President Nixon’s
                                                                                                          1275.42 Processing.                                    private political associations that have
                                                  have a significant economic impact on                   1275.44 Segregating and reviewing.
                                                                                                                                                                 no connection with the constitutional or
                                                  a substantial number of small entities (5               1275.46 Transfer of private or personal
                                                                                                              materials.                                         statutory powers or duties of the
                                                  U.S.C. 603). NARA certifies, after review
                                                                                                          1275.48 Restriction of materials related to            President or a member of his staff.
                                                  and analysis, that this rule will not have
                                                                                                              abuses of governmental power.                      Excluded from this definition are
                                                  a significant adverse economic impact
                                                                                                          1275.50 Restriction of materials of general            documentary materials of any type that
                                                  on small entities because it makes only                     historical significance unrelated to               are determined to be the official records
                                                  minor administrative changes to the rule                    abuses of governmental power.                      of an agency of the Government; private
                                                  and the rule governs how people may                     1275.52 Periodic review of restrictions.               or personal materials; stocks of
                                                  access these records, which does not                    1275.54 Appeal of restrictions.
                                                                                                                                                                 publications, processed documents, and
                                                  impact small entities.                                  1275.56 Deleting restricted portions.
                                                                                                          1275.58 Requests for declassification.                 stationery; and extra copies of
                                                  Review Under the Paperwork                              1275.60 Freedom of information Act (FOIA)              documents produced only for
                                                  Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501                       requests.                                          convenience or reference when they are
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                                                  et seq.)                                                  Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2104, 2111 note.
                                                                                                                                                                 clearly so identified.
                                                                                                                                                                   (b) Private or personal materials. The
                                                    This rule does not contain                            Subpart A—General Provisions                           term private or personal materials
                                                  information collection activities that are                                                                     means those papers and other
                                                  subject to review and approval by the                   § 1275.1     Scope and purpose.                        documentary or commemorative
                                                  Office of Management and Budget                           This part implements title I of the                  materials in any physical form relating
                                                  (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction                     Presidential Recordings and Materials                  solely to the personal and family issues
                                                  Act.                                                    Preservation Act (PRMPA, 44 U.S.C.                     of President Nixon, his family, and his


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                                                  friends and that have no connection                       (g) Staff. The term staff means those               Government or any person may invoke,
                                                  with his constitutional or statutory                    people whose salaries were paid fully or              the Presidential historical materials in
                                                  powers, or duties of the President or any               partially from appropriations to the                  the custody and control of the Archivist
                                                  member of the President’s staff.                        White House Office or Domestic                        will be made available for use in any
                                                  (Materials relating to private political                Council; who were detailed on a non-                  judicial proceeding and are subject to
                                                  associations, including matters relating                reimbursable basis to the White House                 subpoena or other lawful process.
                                                  to the Republican Party and election                    Office or Domestic Council from any
                                                  campaigns, that have been donated to                    other Federal activity; who otherwise                 Subpart D—Public Access to Materials
                                                  NARA by the Richard Nixon Library                       were designated as assistants to the                  § 1275.42   Processing.
                                                  and Birthplace Foundation pursuant to                   President, in connection with their
                                                  a 2007 deed of gift are excluded from                   service in that capacity; or whose files                The archivists will conduct archival
                                                  this definition.)                                       were sent to the White House Central                  processing of all closed materials to
                                                                                                          Files Unit or Special Files Unit, for                 prepare them for public access. In
                                                     (c) Abuses of governmental power
                                                                                                          purposes of those files.                              processing the materials, the archivists
                                                  popularly identified under the generic
                                                                                                            (h) Classified national security                    will give priority to segregating private
                                                  term ‘‘Watergate.’’ The term abuses of
                                                                                                          information. The term classified                      or personal materials and transferring
                                                  governmental power popularly
                                                                                                          national security information means any               them to their proprietary or
                                                  identified under the generic term
                                                                                                          matter which is designated as classified              commemorative owners in accordance
                                                  ‘‘Watergate’’ (also referred to as abuses
                                                                                                          under applicable law, or under E.O.                   with § 1275.46. In conducting such
                                                  of governmental power), means those
                                                                                                          13526, Classified National Security                   archival processing, the archivists will
                                                  alleged acts, whether or not
                                                                                                          Information (December 29, 2009), or its               restrict portions of the materials
                                                  corroborated by judicial, administrative,
                                                                                                          successors.                                           pursuant to §§ 1275.48 and 1275.50. All
                                                  or legislative proceedings, which
                                                                                                                                                                materials will be prepared for public
                                                  allegedly were conducted, directed, or
                                                                                                          Subpart B—Preserving and Protecting                   access and released subject to
                                                  approved by President Richard M.
                                                                                                          Materials                                             restrictions or outstanding claims or
                                                  Nixon, his staff, or persons associated
                                                                                                                                                                petitions seeking such restrictions.
                                                  with him in his constitutional or                       § 1275.20    Responsibility.
                                                  statutory functions as President, or as                                                                       § 1275.44   Segregating and reviewing.
                                                                                                            The Archivist is responsible for the
                                                  political activities directly relating to or                                                                    (a) During the processing period
                                                                                                          preservation and protection of the
                                                  having a direct effect upon those                                                                             described in § 1275.42, the Archivist
                                                                                                          Nixon Presidential historical materials.
                                                  functions, and which:                                                                                         will assign archivists to segregate
                                                     (1) Were within the purview of the                   § 1275.22    Security.                                private or personal materials, as defined
                                                  charters of the Senate Select Committee                   The Archivist is responsible for                    in § 1275.16(b). The archivists have sole
                                                  on Presidential Campaign Activities or                  providing adequate security for the                   responsibility for the initial review and
                                                  the Watergate Special Prosecution                       Presidential historical materials, and for            determination of private or personal
                                                  Force; or                                               establishing access procedures.                       materials. At all times when the
                                                     (2) Are described in the Articles of                                                                       archivists or other authorized officials
                                                  Impeachment adopted by the House                        Subpart C—Special Access to                           have access to the materials in
                                                  Committee on the Judiciary and                          Materials                                             accordance with these regulations, they
                                                  reported to the House of Representatives                                                                      will take all reasonable steps to
                                                                                                          § 1275.30 Access by designees or
                                                  for consideration in House Report No.                                                                         minimize the degree of intrusion into
                                                                                                          assignees of former President Nixon.
                                                  93–1305.                                                                                                      private or personal materials. Except as
                                                     (d) General historical significance.                    In accordance with subpart B of this
                                                                                                                                                                provided in these regulations, the
                                                  The term general historical significance                part, former President Richard M.
                                                                                                                                                                archivists or other authorized officials
                                                  means having administrative, legal,                     Nixon’s designated or assigned agent(s)
                                                                                                                                                                will not disclose to any person private
                                                  research, or other historical value as                  at all times have access to Presidential
                                                                                                                                                                or personal or otherwise restricted
                                                  evidence of or information about the                    historical materials in the custody and
                                                                                                                                                                information learned as a result of their
                                                  constitutional or statutory powers or                   control of the Archivist.
                                                                                                                                                                activities under these regulations.
                                                  duties of the President, which an                       § 1275.32    Access by Federal agencies.                (b) During the processing period
                                                  archivist has determined is of a quality                  In accordance with subpart B of this                described in § 1275.42, the Archivist
                                                  sufficient to warrant the retention by the              part, any Federal agency in the                       will assign archivists to segregate
                                                  United States of materials so designated.               executive branch has access for lawful                materials neither relating to abuses of
                                                     (e) Archivist. The term Archivist                    Government use to the Presidential                    governmental power, as defined in
                                                  means the Archivist of the United States                historical materials in the custody and               § 1275.16(c), nor otherwise having
                                                  or the Archivist’s designated agent. The                control of the Archivist to the extent                general historical significance, as
                                                  term archivist means an employee of                     necessary for ongoing Government                      defined in § 1275.16(d). The archivists
                                                  NARA who, by education or experience,                   business. The Archivist will consider                 have sole responsibility for the initial
                                                  is specially trained in archival science.               only written requests from heads of                   review and determination of those
                                                     (f) Agency. The term agency means an                 agencies or departments, deputy heads                 materials which are not related to
                                                  executive department, military                          of agencies or departments, or heads of               abuses of governmental power and do
                                                  department, independent regulatory or                   major organizational components or                    not otherwise have general historical
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                                                  non-regulatory agency, Government                       functions within agencies or                          significance.
                                                  corporation, Government-controlled                      departments.                                            (c) During the processing period
                                                  corporation, or other establishment in                                                                        described in § 1275.42, the Archivist
                                                  the executive branch of the Government                  § 1275.34 Access for use in judicial                  will assign archivists to segregate
                                                  including the Executive Office of the                   proceedings.                                          materials subject to restriction, as
                                                  President. For purposes of § 1275.32                      In accordance with subpart B of this                prescribed in §§ 1275.48 and 1275.50.
                                                  only, the term agency also includes the                 part, and subject to any rights, defenses,            The archivists have sole responsibility
                                                  White House Office.                                     or privileges which the Federal                       for the initial review and determination


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                                                  of materials that should be restricted.                 degree of national security classification            information on a confidential basis, and
                                                  The archivists insert a notification of                 that may be applicable to any of the                  in the case of a record compiled by a
                                                  withdrawal at the front of the file folder              materials to be examined; and                         criminal law enforcement authority in
                                                  or container affected by the removal of                   (4) The Archivist has determined that               the course of a criminal investigation or
                                                  restricted material. The notification                   the heads of agencies having subject                  by an agency conducting a lawful
                                                  includes a brief description of the                     matter interest in the material do not                national security intelligence
                                                  restricted material and the basis for the               object to the granting of access to the               investigation, confidential information
                                                  restriction as prescribed in §§ 1275.48                 materials; and                                        furnished by a confidential source;
                                                  and 1275.50.                                              (5) The requester has signed a                        (v) Disclose techniques and
                                                                                                          statement, which declares that the                    procedures for law enforcement
                                                  § 1275.46 Transfer of private or personal               requester will not publish, disclose, or              investigations or prosecutions, or
                                                  materials.
                                                                                                          otherwise compromise the classified                   disclose guidelines for law enforcement
                                                    (a) The Archivist will transfer sole                  material to be examined and that the                  investigations or prosecutions if such
                                                  custody and use of those materials                      requester has been made aware of                      disclosure could reasonably be expected
                                                  determined to be private or personal, or                Federal criminal statutes which prohibit              to risk circumvention of the law; or
                                                  to be neither related to abuses of                      the compromise or disclosure of this                    (vi) Endanger the life or physical
                                                  governmental power nor otherwise of                     information.                                          safety of any individual.
                                                  general historical significance, to                       (c) The Archivist will restrict access
                                                  Richard Nixon’s heirs or to the former                  to any portion of materials determined                § 1275.52   Periodic review of restrictions.
                                                  staff member who created the materials                  to relate to abuses of governmental                     The Archivist periodically will assign
                                                  having primary proprietary or                           power when the release of those                       archivists to review materials placed
                                                  commemorative interest in the                           portions would constitute a clearly                   under restriction by § 1275.48 or
                                                  materials, or to their heir, designee, or               unwarranted invasion of personal                      § 1275.50 and to make available for
                                                  assignee. Such materials include all                    privacy or constitute libel of a living               public access those materials which,
                                                  segments of the original tape recordings                person: Provided, That if material                    with the passage of time or other
                                                  that have been or will be identified as                 related to an abuse of governmental                   circumstances, no longer require
                                                  private or personal.                                    power refers to, involves, or                         restriction.
                                                    (b) Materials determined to be neither                incorporates such personal information,
                                                  related to abuses of governmental power                                                                       § 1275.54   Appeal of restrictions.
                                                                                                          the Archivist will make available such
                                                  nor otherwise of general historical                     personal information, or portions                        The Nixon Presidential Library
                                                  significance, and transferred pursuant to               thereof, if such personal information, or             controls the Nixon Presidential
                                                  paragraph (a) of this section, will upon                portions thereof, is essential to an                  historical materials. Upon petition of
                                                  such transfer no longer be deemed                       understanding of the abuses of                        any researcher who claims in writing to
                                                  Presidential historical materials as                    governmental power.                                   the library director that the restriction of
                                                  defined in § 1275.16(a).                                                                                      specified materials is inappropriate and
                                                                                                          § 1275.50 Restriction of materials of                 should be removed, the archivists will
                                                  § 1275.48 Restriction of materials related              general historical significance unrelated to          submit the pertinent materials, or
                                                  to abuses of governmental power.                        abuses of governmental power.                         representative examples of them, to the
                                                    (a) The Archivist will restrict access                   (a) The Archivist will restrict access             library director. The library director
                                                  to materials determined during the                      to materials determined during the                    reviews the restricted materials, and
                                                  processing period to relate to abuses of                processing period to be of general                    consults with interested Federal
                                                  governmental power, as defined in                       historical significance, but not related to           agencies as necessary. To the extent
                                                  § 1275.16(c), when:                                     abuses of governmental power, under                   these consultations require the transfer
                                                    (1) Ordered by a court;                               one or more of the circumstances                      of copies of materials to Federal officials
                                                    (2) The release of the materials would                specified in § 1275.48(a).                            outside NARA, the library director will
                                                  violate a Federal statute; or                              (b) The Archivist will also restrict               comply with the requirements of
                                                    (3) The materials are authorized under                access to materials of general historical             § 1275.32. As necessary and practicable,
                                                  criteria established by executive order to              significance, but not related to abuses of            the library director will also seek the
                                                  be kept secret in the interest of national              governmental power, when the release                  views of any person whose rights or
                                                  defense or foreign policy, provided that                of these materials would:                             privileges might be adversely affected
                                                  any question as to whether materials are                   (1) Disclose trade secrets and                     by a decision to open the materials. The
                                                  in fact properly classified or are                      commercial or financial information                   library director prepares a final written
                                                  properly subject to classification will be              obtained from a person and privileged                 decision as to the continued restriction
                                                  resolved in accordance with the                         or confidential; or                                   of all or part of the pertinent materials.
                                                  applicable executive order or as                           (2) Constitute a clearly unwarranted               The library director’s decision
                                                  otherwise provided by law.                              invasion of personal privacy of a living              constitutes the final administrative
                                                    (b) However, the Archivist may waive                  person; or                                            determination. The library director will
                                                  these restrictions when:                                   (3) Disclose investigatory materials               notify the petitioner and other
                                                    (1) The requester is engaged in a                     compiled for law enforcement purposes,                interested people of the final
                                                  historical research project; or                         but only when the disclosure of such                  administrative determination within 60
                                                    (2) The requester is a former Federal                 records would:                                        calendar days following receipt of such
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                                                  official who had been appointed by                         (i) Interfere with enforcement                     petition.
                                                  President Nixon to a policymaking                       proceedings;
                                                  position and who seeks access to only                      (ii) Deprive a person of a right to a fair         § 1275.56   Deleting restricted portions.
                                                  those classified materials which he                     trial or an impartial adjudication;                     The Archivist will provide a requester
                                                  originated, reviewed, signed, or received                  (iii) Constitute an unwarranted                    any reasonably segregable portions of
                                                  while in public office; and                             invasion of personal privacy;                         otherwise restricted materials after
                                                    (3) The requester has a security                         (iv) Disclose the identity of a                    NARA deletes the portions which are
                                                  clearance equivalent to the highest                     confidential source who furnished                     restricted under § 1275.48 or § 1275.50.


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                                                  § 1275.58   Requests for declassification.              DATES:  This final rule correction is                 List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
                                                    Challenges to the classification and                  effective May 18, 2016.                                 Environmental protection,
                                                  requests for the declassification of                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Administrative practice and procedure,
                                                  national security classified materials are              Susan Lewis, Registration Division                    Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
                                                  governed by the provisions of 36 CFR                    (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,                and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
                                                  part 1256, subpart E, as that may be                    Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                 requirements.
                                                  amended from time to time.                              Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                      Dated: February 25, 2016.
                                                  § 1275.60 Freedom of Information Act                    DC 20460–0001; telephone number:                      Susan Lewis,
                                                  (FOIA) requests.                                        (703) 305–7090; email address:                        Director, Registration Division, Office of
                                                    (a) The Archivist will process                        RDFRNotices@epa.gov.                                  Pesticide Programs.
                                                  Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            [FR Doc. 2016–04765 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  requests for access to only those                                                                             BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                  materials within the Presidential                       I. General Information
                                                  historical materials that are identifiable              A. Does this action apply to me?
                                                  by an archivist as records of an agency                                                                       ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                  as defined in § 1275.16(f). The Archivist                 The Agency included in the                          AGENCY
                                                  will process these requests in                          November 20, 2015 document a list of
                                                  accordance with the FOIA regulations                    those who may be potentially affected                 40 CFR Part 180
                                                  set forth in 36 CFR part 1250, NARA                     by this action.                                       [EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0922; FRL–9942–18]
                                                  Records Subject to FOIA.
                                                    (b) In order to allow NARA archivists                 B. How can I get copies of this document Zoxamide; Pesticide Tolerances
                                                  to devote as much time and effort as                    and other related information?
                                                  possible to the processing of materials                                                             AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                                                                             The dockets for this action, identified Agency (EPA).
                                                  for general public access, the Archivist                by docket identification (ID) number
                                                  will not process those FOIA requests                                                                ACTION: Final rule.
                                                                                                          EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0194 are available
                                                  where the requester can reasonably                      at http://www.regulations.gov or at the     SUMMARY: This regulation establishes
                                                  obtain the same materials through a                     Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
                                                  request directed to an agency (as                                                                   tolerances for residues of zoxamide in or
                                                                                                          Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the           on the tomato subgroup 8–10A, the
                                                  defined in § 1275.16(f)), unless the                    Environmental Protection Agency
                                                  requester demonstrates that he or she                                                               small, vine climbing fruit, except fuzzy
                                                                                                          Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William        kiwifruit, subgroup 13–07F, the
                                                  has unsuccessfully sought access from                   Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
                                                  that agency or its successor in law or                                                              tuberous and corm vegetable subgroup
                                                                                                          Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 1C and ginseng. Interregional Research
                                                  function.                                               20460–0001. The Public Reading Room         Project Number 4 (IR–4) requested these
                                                    Dated: March 2, 2016.                                 is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,        tolerances under the Federal Food,
                                                  David S. Ferriero,                                      Monday through Friday, excluding legal Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
                                                  Archivist of the United States.                         holidays. The telephone number for the DATES: This regulation is effective
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–05149 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am]              Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, March 8, 2016. Objections and requests
                                                  BILLING CODE 7515–01–P
                                                                                                          and the telephone number for the OPP        for hearings must be received on or
                                                                                                          Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review before May 9, 2016, and must be filed
                                                                                                          the visitor instructions and additional     in accordance with the instructions
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                information about the dockets available     provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also
                                                  AGENCY                                                  at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.              Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                                                                          II. What does this correction do?           INFORMATION).
                                                  40 CFR Part 180
                                                                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,
                                                  [EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0194; FRL–9942–24]                        The final rule in the Federal Register
                                                                                                                                                      identified by docket identification (ID)
                                                                                                          of November 20, 2015, amended 40 CFR
                                                                                                                                                      number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0922, is
                                                  Amitraz, Carfentrazone-ethyl,                           180.361 to remove the entry ‘‘Rice,
                                                                                                                                                      available at http://www.regulations.gov
                                                  Ethephon, Malathion, Mancozeb, et al.;                  straw’’ from the table in paragraph (a).
                                                                                                                                                      or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
                                                  Tolerance Actions; Correction                           In the final rule in the Federal Register
                                                                                                                                                      Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)
                                                                                                          of December 21, 2015 (80 FR 79267)
                                                  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                                                                   in the Environmental Protection Agency
                                                                                                          (FRL–9937–18), paragraph (a) was
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                                                                       Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
                                                                                                          redesignated as paragraph (a)(1) so we
                                                                                                                                                      Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
                                                  ACTION: Final rule; correction.                         are amending 40 CFR 180.361 to remove
                                                                                                                                                      Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
                                                                                                          the entry ‘‘Rice, straw’’ from the table in
                                                  SUMMARY:    EPA issued a document in the                                                            20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
                                                                                                          paragraph (a)(1).
                                                  Federal Register of November 20, 2015,                                                              is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
                                                  concerning the removal of the entry                        FR Doc. 2015–28491 published in the Monday through Friday, excluding legal
                                                  ‘‘Rice, straw’’ from the table in 40 CFR                Federal Register of November 20, 2015       holidays. The telephone number for the
                                                  180.361(a). EPA subsequently issued a                   (80 FR 72593) (FRL–9935–01) is              Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
                                                                                                          corrected as follows:
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                                                  document in the Federal Register of                                                                 and the telephone number for the OPP
                                                  December 21, 2015, which redesignated                                                               Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
                                                                                                          § 180.361 [Amended]
                                                  40 CFR 180.361(a) as 40 CFR                                                                         the visitor instructions and additional
                                                  180.361(a)(1). This document corrects                   ■ 1. On page 72598, second column,          information about the docket available
                                                  the document published on November                      under the heading § 180.361                 at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                                  20, 2015, to remove the entry ‘‘Rice,                   [Amended], instruction 16, line 3,          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  straw’’ from the table in paragraph                     correct paragraph (a) to read paragraph     Susan Lewis, Registration Division
                                                  (a)(1).                                                 (a)(1).                                     (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,


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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
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionDirect final rule.
DatesThis rule is effective April 7, 2016, without further action, unless NARA receives adverse comments by March 28, 2016. If NARA receives an adverse comment, it will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register.
ContactFor information or questions about the regulation and the comments process, contact Kimberly Keravuori, External Policy Program Manager, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 301.837.3151.
FR Citation81 FR 12007 
RIN Number3095-AB86
CFR AssociatedAccess; Information and Presidential Records

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