81 FR 87531 - Succession, Delegations of Authority, and Signature Authorities, No. IG-1313, Change 8
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Inspector General Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 233 (December 5, 2016)
Office of Inspector General
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 233 (December 5, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-29096 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 87531-87532] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29096] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of Inspector General Succession, Delegations of Authority, and Signature Authorities, No. IG-1313, Change 8 AGENCY: Office of Inspector General, USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On November 9, 2016, USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong, pursuant to authority vested in her by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d) and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 3), issued IG-1313, Change 8, Succession, Delegations of Authority, and Signature Authorities. This directive is a revised succession order and reflects delegations of authority for the Office of Inspector General. This directive has been revised to update the lines of succession and delegation, and to clarify procedures to be followed in the event the Office of Inspector General (OIG) headquarters must be relocated. This directive provides guidance on the transfer of functions and duties of the Inspector General (IG), as well as other OIG central management functions, [[Page 87532]] regardless of what events necessitate such transfer. DATES: November 29, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christy Slamowitz, Counsel to the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 441-E, Washington, DC 20250-2308, Telephone: (202) 720-9110. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OIG proposes revising the succession and delegations of authority for OIG by publishing a detailed sequence of succession within the Washington, DC, headquarters, followed by a detailed sequence of succession by region and position. This action is taken pursuant to authority vested in the Inspector General by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d) and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app. 3). For the reasons stated in the preamble, IG-1313, Change 8, Succession, Delegations of Authority, and Signature Authorities, has been revised to give notice of a delegation of authority and the line of succession from the Inspector General as follows: I. Pursuant to authority vested in me by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d) and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 3), during any period in which the Inspector General (IG), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), resigns, dies, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office, and unless the President shall designate another officer to perform the functions and duties of the position, the Deputy IG, as the designated first assistant to the IG, shall temporarily perform the IG's functions and duties in an acting capacity, pursuant to and subject to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d). In the absence of the IG and Deputy IG, the officials designated below, in the order listed, shall become the acting Deputy IG and so shall temporarily perform the functions and duties of the IG. This order may be changed by a delegation in writing from the IG, or by the Deputy IG while acting in the absence of the IG: 1. Assistant IG for Audit (AIG/A); 2. Assistant IG for Investigations (AIG/I); 3. Assistant IG for Management (AIG/M); 4. Assistant IG for Data Sciences (AIG/DS); 5. Counsel to the IG; 6. Deputy Assistant IG for Audit (DAIG/A), by seniority; 7. Deputy Assistant IG for Investigations (DAIG/I); The following officials for the listed locations in the following order: 8. Audit Directors, by seniority, then Investigations Director, Technical Crimes Division--Kansas City, Missouri; 9. Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC)--Temple, Texas; 10. Audit Director--Beltsville, Maryland; 11. SAC--New York, New York; 12. Audit Director, then SAC--Oakland, California; 13. Audit Director, then SAC--Atlanta, Georgia; 14. Audit Director, then SAC--Chicago, Illinois; 15. Director, Office of Compliance and Integrity; or 16. Director, Office of Diversity and Conflict Resolution. II. For purposes of this order of succession, a designated official is a person holding a permanent appointment to the position. Persons filling positions in an acting capacity do not substitute for officials holding a permanent appointment to a position. If a position is vacant or an official occupying the position on a permanent basis is absent or unavailable, authority passes to the next available official occupying a position in the order of succession. III. This delegation is not in derogation of any authority residing in the above officials relating to the operation of their respective programs, nor does it affect the validity of any delegations currently in force and effect and not specifically cited as revoked or revised herein. IV. The authorities delegated herein may not be redelegated. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d; 5 U.S.C. app. 3. Dated: November 29, 2016. Phyllis K. Fong, Inspector General. [FR Doc. 2016-29096 Filed 12-2-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-23-P
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the National List as prohibited for use DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE to make oral statements of three minutes
in organic crop production (e.g., lead or less. Individuals wishing to make an
salts) or that are otherwise prohibited by Forest Service oral statement should request in writing
the USDA organic regulations (e.g., by January 3, 2017, to be scheduled on
sewage sludge). The guidance does not Lyon-Mineral Resource Advisory the agenda. Anyone who would like to
grant new allowances for any synthetic Committee bring related matters to the attention of
substance to be used in organic AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. the committee may file written
production that have not been ACTION: Notice of meeting. statements with the committee staff
specifically recommended by the NOSB before or after the meeting. Written
and added to the National List through SUMMARY: The Lyon-Mineral Resource comments and requests for time for oral
rulemaking. Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in comments must be sent to Jeremy
II. Significance of Guidance Yerington, Nevada. The committee is Marshall, Designated Federal Officer,
authorized under the Secure Rural Bridgeport Ranger District, HC 62, Box
These final guidance documents are Schools and Community Self- 1000, Bridgeport, California 93517; or
being issued in accordance with the Determination Act (the Act) and by email to jmarshall02@fs.fed.us, or via
Office of Management and Budget operates in compliance with the Federal facsimile to 760–932–5899.
(OMB) Bulletin on Agency Good Advisory Committee Act. The purpose Meeting Accommodations: If you are
Guidance Practices (GGPs) (January 25, of the committee is to improve a person requiring reasonable
2007, 72 FR 3432–3440). The purpose of collaborative relationships and to accommodation, please make requests
GGPs is to ensure that program guidance provide advice and recommendations to in advance for sign language
documents are developed with adequate the Forest Service concerning projects interpreting, assistive listening devices,
public participation, are readily and funding consistent with Title II of or other reasonable accommodation. For
available to the public, and are not the Act. RAC information can be found access to the facility or proceedings,
applied as binding requirements. These at the following Web site: http:// please contact the person listed in the
final guidance documents represent www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts/special section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
NOP’s current positions on these topics. projects/racweb. CONTACT. All reasonable
It does not create or confer any rights
DATES: The meeting will be held January accommodation requests are managed
for, or on, any person and does not
12, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. on a case by case basis.
operate to bind NOP or the public.
All RAC meetings are subject to Dated: November 28, 2016.
Guidance documents are intended to
cancellation. For status of the meeting
offer uniform methods for operations Jeremy Marshall,
prior to attendance, please contact the
that comply with the Organic Foods Bridgeport District Ranger.
person listed under FOR FURTHER
Production Act (OFPA), as amended (7 [FR Doc. 2016–29067 Filed 12–2–16; 8:45 am]
INFORMATION CONTACT.
U.S.C. 6501–6522) and USDA organic BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
regulations, thereby reducing the
burden on operators of developing their the Lyon County Administration
own methods and to simplify audits and Complex, Commissioners Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
inspections. Alternative approaches that Room, 27 South Main Street, Yerington,
can demonstrate compliance with the Nevada. Office of Inspector General
OFPA and its implementing regulations Written comments may be submitted
are also acceptable. As with any as described under SUPPLEMENTARY Succession, Delegations of Authority,
INFORMATION. All comments, including and Signature Authorities, No. IG–
alternative compliance approach, NOP
strongly encourages industry to discuss names and addresses when provided, 1313, Change 8
alternative approaches with the NOP are placed in the record and are
available for public inspection and AGENCY: Office of Inspector General,
before implementing them to avoid USDA.
unnecessary or wasteful expenditures of copying. The public may inspect
resources and to ensure the proposed comments received at the Bridgeport ACTION: Notice.
alternative approach complies with the Ranger Station, HC62, Box 1000,
Act and its implementing regulations. Bridgeport, California. Please call ahead SUMMARY: On November 9, 2016, USDA
at 760–932–7070 to facilitate entry into Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong,
III. Electronic Access the building. pursuant to authority vested in her by
Persons with access to Internet may FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5
obtain a copy of final guidance Jeremy Marshall, Designated Federal U.S.C. 3345–3349d) and the Inspector
documents from the NOP’s Web site at Officer by phone at 760–932–5801, or General Act of 1978, as amended (5
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop. Request via email at jmarshall02@fs.fed.us. U.S.C. app. 3), issued IG–1313, Change
for hard copies of the final guidance Individuals who use 8, Succession, Delegations of Authority,
documents can be obtained by telecommunication devices for the deaf and Signature Authorities. This
submitting a written request to the (TDD) may call the Federal Information directive is a revised succession order
person listed in the FOR FURTHER Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 and reflects delegations of authority for
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., the Office of Inspector General. This
notification of availability. Eastern Standard Time, Monday directive has been revised to update the
lines of succession and delegation, and
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6501–6522.
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The to clarify procedures to be followed in
Dated: November 29, 2016. the event the Office of Inspector General
purpose of the meeting is to:
Elanor Starmer, 1. Discuss new project proposals; and (OIG) headquarters must be relocated.
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 2. Receive an update on current and This directive provides guidance on the
Service. completed projects. transfer of functions and duties of the
[FR Doc. 2016–29018 Filed 12–2–16; 8:45 am] The meeting is open to the public. Inspector General (IG), as well as other
BILLING CODE 3410–02–P The agenda will include time for people OIG central management functions,
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regardless of what events necessitate 7. Deputy Assistant IG for amended, this notice publishes the
such transfer. Investigations (DAIG/I); Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau)
DATES: November 29, 2016. The following officials for the listed Director’s determinations as to which
locations in the following order: political subdivisions are subject to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 8. Audit Directors, by seniority, then minority language assistance provisions
Christy Slamowitz, Counsel to the Investigations Director, Technical of the Act. As of this date, those
Inspector General, U.S. Department of Crimes Division—Kansas City, Missouri; jurisdictions that are listed as covered
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 9. Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC)— by Section 203 have a legal obligation to
SW., Room 441–E, Washington, DC Temple, Texas; provide the minority language
20250–2308, Telephone: (202) 720– 10. Audit Director—Beltsville, assistance prescribed by the Act.
9110. Maryland; EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice is effective
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OIG 11. SAC—New York, New York;
12. Audit Director, then SAC— on December 5, 2016.
proposes revising the succession and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
delegations of authority for OIG by Oakland, California;
13. Audit Director, then SAC— information regarding this notice, please
publishing a detailed sequence of contact Mr. James Whitehorne, Chief,
Atlanta, Georgia;
succession within the Washington, DC, 14. Audit Director, then SAC— Census Redistricting and Voting Rights
headquarters, followed by a detailed Chicago, Illinois; Data Office, Bureau of the Census,
sequence of succession by region and 15. Director, Office of Compliance and United States Department of Commerce,
position. This action is taken pursuant Integrity; or Room 4H057, 4600 Silver Hill Rd,
to authority vested in the Inspector 16. Director, Office of Diversity and Washington, DC 20233, by telephone at
General by the Federal Vacancies Conflict Resolution. 301–763–4039, or visit the Redistricting
Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345–3349d) and II. For purposes of this order of & Voting Rights Data Office Internet site
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 succession, a designated official is a at http://www.census.gov/rdo/.
U.S.C. app. 3). person holding a permanent For information regarding the
For the reasons stated in the appointment to the position. Persons applicable provisions of the Act, please
preamble, IG–1313, Change 8, filling positions in an acting capacity do contact T. Christian Herren, Jr., Chief,
Succession, Delegations of Authority, not substitute for officials holding a Voting Section, Civil Rights Division,
and Signature Authorities, has been permanent appointment to a position. If United States Department of Justice,
revised to give notice of a delegation of a position is vacant or an official Room 7254–NWB, 950 Pennsylvania
authority and the line of succession occupying the position on a permanent Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530, by
from the Inspector General as follows: basis is absent or unavailable, authority telephone at (800) 253–3931 or visit the
I. Pursuant to authority vested in me passes to the next available official Voting Section Internet site at https://
by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (5 occupying a position in the order of www.justice.gov/crt/voting-section.
U.S.C. 3345–3349d) and the Inspector succession. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July
General Act of 1978, as amended (5 III. This delegation is not in 2006, Congress amended the Voting
U.S.C. app. 3), during any period in derogation of any authority residing in Rights Act of 1965, now codified at Title
which the Inspector General (IG), the above officials relating to the 52, United States Code (U.S.C.), § ,
United States Department of Agriculture operation of their respective programs, 10301 et seq. (See Pub. L. 109–246, 120
(USDA), resigns, dies, or is otherwise nor does it affect the validity of any Stat. 577 (2006)). Among other changes,
unable to perform the functions and delegations currently in force and effect the sunset date for minority language
duties of the office, and unless the and not specifically cited as revoked or assistance provisions set forth in
President shall designate another officer revised herein. Section 203 of the Act was extended to
to perform the functions and duties of IV. The authorities delegated herein August 5, 2032.
the position, the Deputy IG, as the may not be redelegated. Section 203 mandates that a state or
designated first assistant to the IG, shall Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3345–3349d; 5 U.S.C. political subdivision must provide
temporarily perform the IG’s functions app. 3. language assistance to voters if more
and duties in an acting capacity, Dated: November 29, 2016. than five (5) percent of voting age
pursuant to and subject to the Federal citizens are members of a single-
Phyllis K. Fong,
Vacancies Reform Act (5 U.S.C. 3345– language minority group and do not
3349d). In the absence of the IG and Inspector General.
‘‘speak or understand English
Deputy IG, the officials designated [FR Doc. 2016–29096 Filed 12–2–16; 8:45 am]
adequately enough to participate in the
below, in the order listed, shall become BILLING CODE 3410–23–P
electoral process’’ and if the rate of
the acting Deputy IG and so shall those citizens who have not completed
temporarily perform the functions and the fifth grade is higher than the
duties of the IG. This order may be DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE national rate of voting age citizens who
changed by a delegation in writing from have not completed the fifth grade.
the IG, or by the Deputy IG while acting Bureau of the Census
When a state is covered for a particular
in the absence of the IG: [Docket Number 161107999–6999–01] language minority group, an exception
1. Assistant IG for Audit (AIG/A); is made for any political subdivision in
2. Assistant IG for Investigations Voting Rights Act Amendments of which less than five (5) percent of the
(AIG/I); 2006, Determinations Under Section voting age citizens are members of the
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3. Assistant IG for Management (AIG/ 203 minority group and are limited in
M); AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, English proficiency, unless the political
4. Assistant IG for Data Sciences (AIG/ Department of Commerce. subdivision is covered independently. A
DS); ACTION: Notice of determination. political subdivision is also covered if
5. Counsel to the IG; more than 10,000 of the voting age
6. Deputy Assistant IG for Audit SUMMARY: As required by Section 203 of citizens are members of a single-
(DAIG/A), by seniority; the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as language minority group, do not ‘‘speak
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| Dates | November 29, 2016. | |
| Contact | Christy Slamowitz, Counsel to the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 441-E, Washington, DC 20250-2308, Telephone: (202) 720-9110. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 87531 |
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