82 FR 37545 - Public Availability of Government Accountability Office Records
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 154 (August 11, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 154 (August 11, 2017)
| Page Range | 37545-37546 | |
| FR Document | 2017-16986 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 37545-37546] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16986] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 154 / Friday, August 11, 2017 / Proposed Rules [[Page 37545]] GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 4 CFR Part 81 Public Availability of Government Accountability Office Records AGENCY: Government Accountability Office. ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: These proposed revisions would clarify procedures to obtain Government Accountability Office (GAO) records. Specifically, the proposed revisions would add procedures for requesting records of GAO's Office of Inspector General. The proposed revisions would also clarify that documents prepared by GAO or GAO's Office of Inspector General for referral to another agency for law enforcement purposes are not subject to the regulations in this Part. The existing regulatory language on this point is imprecise. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 25, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Email: [email protected]. Mail: Government Accountability Office, Office of the General Counsel, Attn: Legal Services, Room 7838, 441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20548. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John A. Bielec, Assistant General Counsel, 202-512-2846. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GAO is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act and accordingly is not required by law to seek comments before issuing a final rule. However, GAO has decided to invite interested persons to participate in this rulemaking by submitting written comments regarding the proposed revisions. Application of the Administrative Procedure Act to GAO is not to be inferred from this invitation for comments. GAO will consider all comments received on or before the closing date for comments. GAO may change the proposed revisions based on the comments received. GAO proposes to amend section 81.2 by specifically providing that GAO's Office of Inspector General (OIG) will process any requests under this Part for OIG records. The OIG, which was established by statute in 2008, audits and investigates matters related to GAO's operations. The OIG executes its responsibilities independently of and free from interference or control by any other office or body within GAO. In keeping with and to best preserve this independence, the OIG itself should process requests for its records. In doing so, consistent with its independent role and section 81.5(a), when the OIG receives a request for records that originated in GAO, the OIG will refer the requester to GAO. These revisions would provide that with respect to any request for OIG records, throughout this Part the term ``Counsel to the Inspector General'' would be substituted for ``Chief Quality Officer'' and the term ``Inspector General'' would be substituted for ``Comptroller General''. In addition, paragraph 81.6(g) would be amended to clarify that documents prepared by GAO for referral to another agency for law enforcement purposes are exempt from the procedures in this Part. Paragraph 81.6(g) currently provides that records that GAO has already provided to another agency for law enforcement purposes are exempt. However, paragraph 81.6(g) does not specifically address requests for records that GAO, including the OIG, created for referral to another agency for law enforcement purposes, but has not yet provided to another agency. For instance, during an investigation into possible criminal activity, the GAO OIG creates documents that may be forwarded to another agency for law enforcement purposes at the conclusion of the OIG's investigation. The current regulations are unclear as to whether such records, which have not yet been forwarded to another agency, would be subject to this Part if requested before the conclusion of the investigation. The proposed changes would clarify that records compiled for referral to another agency for law enforcement purposes are exempt from this Part. List of Subjects in 4 CFR Part 81 Administrative practice and procedure, Archives and records, Freedom of information, Requests for records. For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Government Accountability Office proposes to amend 4 CFR part 81 as follows: PART 81--PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RECORDS 0 1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows: Authority: 31 U.S.C. 711. 0 2. Amend Sec. 81.2 as follows: 0 a. redesignate the existing text as paragraph (a); 0 b. add paragraph (b) to read as follows: Sec. 81.2 Administration. * * * * * (b) Requests for records of GAO's Office of Inspector General (OIG) shall be processed by the Counsel to the Inspector General in accordance with this Part. The Inspector General will decide any administrative appeals of decisions of the Counsel to the Inspector General concerning such requests. Accordingly, with regard to any public request to inspect or copy records of the OIG, in this Part the term ``Counsel to the Inspector General'' is to be substituted for ``Chief Quality Officer'' and the term ``Inspector General'' is to be substituted for ``Comptroller General''. All requests to inspect or obtain a copy of an identifiable record of the OIG must be submitted in writing to the Counsel to the Inspector General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Suite 1808, 441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20548 or emailed to [email protected]. 0 3. Amend Sec. 81.6 by revising paragraph (g) to read as follows: Sec. 81.6 Records which may be exempt from disclosure. * * * * * (g) Records compiled for law enforcement purposes that originate in another agency, or records prepared for referral to and/or provided by GAO or the OIG to another agency for law enforcement purposes. * * * * * [[Page 37546]] Dated July 27, 2017. Susan A. Poling, General Counsel. 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Dated July 27, 2017. conditions. The proposed requirements DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Susan A. Poling, were intended to ensure that the pork
General Counsel. and pork products were derived from Federal Aviation Administration
[FR Doc. 2017–16986 Filed 8–10–17; 8:45 am] swine housed on farms that met strict
BILLING CODE 1610–02–P biosanitary standards and were not 14 CFR Part 39
subject to contamination by means of [Docket No. FAA–2017–0766; Product
commingling with animals or animal Identifier 2017–NM–046–AD]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE products that did not meet our RIN 2120–AA64
requirements.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing
We solicited comments concerning
Service Company Airplanes
our proposal for 60 days ending
September 29, 2014. We received 10 AGENCY: Federal Aviation
9 CFR Part 94
comments by that date. They were from Administration (FAA), DOT.
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0061] producers’ associations, the Government ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
RIN 0579–AD96 of Mexico, and individuals. The (NPRM).
commenters addressed a number of
Restrictions on the Importation of issues, including the possible CSF risk SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new
Fresh Pork and Pork Products From a posed by allowing such imports, our airworthiness directive (AD) for all The
Region in Mexico plans for implementing and enforcing Boeing Company Model 737–100, –200,
the provisions of the proposed rule, and –200C, –300, –400, and –500 series
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health airplanes. This proposed AD was
Inspection Service, USDA. whether our requirements for imports
from the proposed CSF low-risk region prompted by an evaluation by the
ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. design approval holder (DAH)
in Mexico were equivalent to those in
SUMMARY: We are withdrawing a place for the existing CSF low-risk indicating that the gore web lap splices
proposed rule that would have defined region in the European Union. of the aft pressure bulkhead are subject
a low-risk classical swine fever region in to widespread fatigue damage (WFD).
In 2015, the World Organization for This proposed AD would require
Mexico from which we would have Animal Health recognized Mexico as
allowed the importation of fresh pork repetitive inspections of the gore webs,
CSF-free. The Government of Mexico gore web lap splices, and repair webs,
and pork products into the United
then requested that APHIS suspend its as applicable, of the aft pressure
States under certain conditions. We are
rulemaking and instead continue bulkhead, and applicable on-condition
taking this action after reopening our
evaluating Mexico for CSF status. actions. We are proposing this AD to
risk evaluation of the classical swine
fever status of Mexico using updated In response to that request, APHIS address the unsafe condition on these
information. reopened its evaluation of the CSF products.
DATES: As of August 11, 2017, the
status of Mexico, conducting a site visit DATES: We must receive comments on
proposed rule published on July 29, in 2015. Findings from the resulting this proposed AD by September 25,
2014, at 79 FR 43974, is withdrawn. 2015 site visit report, along with 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
updated surveillance data and ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
Chip Wells, Senior Staff Veterinarian, information submitted by the using the procedures found in 14 CFR
Regionalization Evaluation Services, Government of Mexico, led APHIS to 11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following
National Import Export Services, VS, determine that concerns identified in methods:
APHIS, USDA, 4700 River Road Unit 38, the earlier risk assessment that • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; supported the July 2014 proposed rule http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Chip.J.Wells@aphis.usda.gov; (301) 851– had been addressed and that current instructions for submitting comments.
3317. conditions would support CSF-free • Fax: 202–493–2251.
recognition for all of Mexico. • Mail: U.S. Department of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
29, 2014, we published in the Federal Therefore, we are withdrawing the 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
Register (79 FR 43974–43980, Docket July 29, 2014, proposed rule referenced W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
No. APHIS–2013–0061) a proposal 1 to above. Washington, DC 20590.
amend the regulations by recognizing a • Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781–
new Animal and Plant Health address above between 9 a.m. and 5
7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and
Inspection Service (APHIS)-defined p.m., Monday through Friday, except
136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
low-risk classical swine fever (CSF) Federal holidays.
371.4.
region that would consist of all Mexican For service information identified in
States except the nine States we Done in Washington, DC, August 7, 2017.
this NPRM, contact Boeing Commercial
currently recognize as CSF-free and the Michael C. Gregoire, Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data
State of Chiapas, which we did not Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with PROPOSALS
propose to recognize as CSF-free or low Health Inspection Service. Blvd., MC 110–SK57, Seal Beach, CA
risk. We proposed to allow imports of [FR Doc. 2017–16980 Filed 8–10–17; 8:45 am] 90740–5600; telephone 562–797–1717;
pork and pork products from the BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Internet https://
APHIS-defined Mexican CSF region into www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view
the United States under certain this referenced service information at
1 To view the proposed rule, supporting
the FAA, Transport Standards Branch,
documents, and the comments we received, go to
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA.
http://www.regulations.gov/ For information on the availability of
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| Contact | John A. Bielec, Assistant General Counsel, 202-512-2846. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 37545 | |
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