82 FR 42781 - Improving Customer Service

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 175 (September 12, 2017)

Page Range		42781-42781
FR Document		2017-19337

Consistent with Executive Order 13781, ``Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch,'' and using the authority of the Secretary to reorganize the Department under section 4(a) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting public comment on the proposed reorganization announced by Secretary Perdue on September 7, 2017. The proposed reorganizations follow a previous reorganization announced on May 11, 2017.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Improving Customer Service

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.

ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).

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SUMMARY: Consistent with Executive Order 13781, ``Comprehensive Plan 
for Reorganizing the Executive Branch,'' and using the authority of the 
Secretary to reorganize the Department under section 4(a) of 
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) is soliciting public comment on the proposed reorganization 
announced by Secretary Perdue on September 7, 2017. The proposed 
reorganizations follow a previous reorganization announced on May 11, 
2017.

DATES: Comments and information are requested on or before October 7, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this notice. All submissions must refer to ``Improving Customer 
Service'' to ensure proper delivery.
     Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may 
submit comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
http://www.regulations.gov. USDA strongly encourages commenters to 
submit comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments 
allows the commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, and 
ensures timely receipt by USDA. Commenters should follow the 
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
     Submission of Comments by Mail, Hand delivery, or Courier. 
Paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions should be submitted to the Office of 
Budget and Program Analysis, USDA, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 101-
A, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Bice, Telephone Number: (202) 
720-3291.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA is committed to operating efficiently, 
effectively, and with integrity, and minimizing the burdens on 
individuals businesses, and communities for participation in and 
compliance with USDA programs. USDA works to support the American 
agricultural economy to strengthen rural communities; to protect and 
conserve our natural resources; and to provide a safe, sufficient, and 
nutritious food supply for the American people. The Department's wide 
range of programs and responsibilities touches the lives of every 
American every day.

I. Executive Orders 13781

    Executive Order 13781, ``Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the 
Executive Branch'', is intended to improve the efficiency, 
effectiveness, and accountability of the executive branch. The 
principles in the Executive Order provide the basis for taking actions 
to enhance and strengthen the delivery of USDA programs. The Department 
will continue to work within the Administration on the government-wide 
reform plan and additional reform efforts.

II. Reorganization Actions

    On September 7, 2017, Secretary Perdue announced his intent to take 
actions to strengthen customer service and improve efficiencies at USDA 
by taking the following actions:
     Merging the Center for Nutrition and Policy Promotion into 
the Food and Nutrition Service;
     Consolidating the Grain Inspection, Packers, and 
Stockyards Administration into the Agricultural Marketing Service 
(AMS);
     Realigning the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Warehouse 
function and the International Food Commodity Procurement program into 
AMS;
     Moving the Codex Alimentarius program from the Food Safety 
and Inspection Service into the Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign 
Agricultural Affairs;
     Realigning the Office of Pesticide Management Policy out 
of the Agricultural Research Service and into the Office of the Chief 
Economist;
     Establishing the Office of Partnerships and Public 
Engagement through the merger of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach, 
the Office of Tribal Relations, the Center for Faith Based and 
Neighborhood Partnerships, and the Military Veterans Liaison;
     Creating an Office of Innovation within Rural Development; 
and
     Consolidating mission support activities, including 
information technology, finance, property, procurement, and human 
resources, at the mission area level. (https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases)

III. Request for Information

    USDA is seeking public comment on the actions identified in the 
September 7, 2017, announcement.
    USDA notes that this notice is issued solely for information and 
program-planning purposes. While responses to this notice do not bind 
USDA to any further actions, all submissions will be reviewed by the 
appropriate program office, and made publicly available on http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: September 7, 2017.
Donald Bice,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: through the merger of the Office of
contains documents other than rules or Donald Bice, Telephone Number: (202) Advocacy and Outreach, the Office of
proposed rules that are applicable to the 720–3291. Tribal Relations, the Center for Faith
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Based and Neighborhood Partnerships,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDA is
committee meetings, agency decisions and and the Military Veterans Liaison;
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
committed to operating efficiently,
petitions and applications and agency effectively, and with integrity, and • Creating an Office of Innovation
statements of organization and functions are minimizing the burdens on individuals within Rural Development; and
examples of documents appearing in this businesses, and communities for • Consolidating mission support
section. participation in and compliance with activities, including information
USDA programs. USDA works to technology, finance, property,
support the American agricultural procurement, and human resources, at
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE economy to strengthen rural the mission area level. (https://
communities; to protect and conserve www.usda.gov/media/press-releases)
Office of the Secretary our natural resources; and to provide a
III. Request for Information
safe, sufficient, and nutritious food
Improving Customer Service supply for the American people. The USDA is seeking public comment on
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. Department’s wide range of programs the actions identified in the September
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). and responsibilities touches the lives of 7, 2017, announcement.
every American every day. USDA notes that this notice is issued
SUMMARY: Consistent with Executive solely for information and program-
I. Executive Orders 13781
Order 13781, ‘‘Comprehensive Plan for planning purposes. While responses to
Reorganizing the Executive Branch,’’ Executive Order 13781, this notice do not bind USDA to any
and using the authority of the Secretary ‘‘Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing further actions, all submissions will be
to reorganize the Department under the Executive Branch’’, is intended to reviewed by the appropriate program
section 4(a) of Reorganization Plan No. improve the efficiency, effectiveness, office, and made publicly available on
2 of 1953 the U.S. Department of and accountability of the executive http://www.regulations.gov.
Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting public branch. The principles in the Executive
Dated: September 7, 2017.
comment on the proposed Order provide the basis for taking
actions to enhance and strengthen the Donald Bice,
reorganization announced by Secretary
delivery of USDA programs. The Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Perdue on September 7, 2017. The Administration.
proposed reorganizations follow a Department will continue to work
within the Administration on the [FR Doc. 2017–19337 Filed 9–11–17; 8:45 am]
previous reorganization announced on
May 11, 2017. government-wide reform plan and BILLING CODE P

DATES: Comments and information are additional reform efforts.
requested on or before October 7, 2017. II. Reorganization Actions DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are On September 7, 2017, Secretary
invited to submit comments regarding Perdue announced his intent to take Animal and Plant Health Inspection
this notice. All submissions must refer actions to strengthen customer service Service
to ‘‘Improving Customer Service’’ to and improve efficiencies at USDA by [Docket No. APHIS–2017–0046]
ensure proper delivery. taking the following actions:
• Electronic Submission of • Merging the Center for Nutrition Oral Rabies Vaccine Trial; Availability
Comments. Interested persons may and Policy Promotion into the Food and of a Supplement to an Environmental
submit comments electronically through Nutrition Service; Assessment and Finding of No
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// • Consolidating the Grain Inspection, Significant Impact
www.regulations.gov. USDA strongly Packers, and Stockyards Administration
encourages commenters to submit into the Agricultural Marketing Service AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
comments electronically. Electronic (AMS); Inspection Service, USDA.
submission of comments allows the • Realigning the Farm Service Agency ACTION: Notice.
commenter maximum time to prepare (FSA) Warehouse function and the
and submit a comment, and ensures International Food Commodity SUMMARY: We are advising the public
timely receipt by USDA. Commenters Procurement program into AMS; that the Animal and Plant Health
should follow the instructions provided • Moving the Codex Alimentarius Inspection Service has prepared a
on that site to submit comments program from the Food Safety and supplement to an environmental
electronically. Inspection Service into the assessment and finding of no significant
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• Submission of Comments by Mail, Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign impact relative to an oral rabies
Hand delivery, or Courier. Paper, disk, Agricultural Affairs; vaccination field trial in New
or CD–ROM submissions should be • Realigning the Office of Pesticide Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Vermont,
submitted to the Office of Budget and Management Policy out of the and West Virginia. Based on its finding
Program Analysis, USDA, Jamie L. Agricultural Research Service and into of no significant impact, the Animal and
Whitten Building, Room 101–A, 1400 the Office of the Chief Economist; Plant Health Inspection Service has
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, • Establishing the Office of determined that an environmental
DC 20250. Partnerships and Public Engagement impact statement need not be prepared.

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Section		Notices
Action		Request for Information (RFI).
Dates		Comments and information are requested on or before October 7, 2017.
Contact		Donald Bice, Telephone Number: (202) 720-3291.
FR Citation		82 FR 42781

82 FR 42781 - Improving Customer Service

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 175 (September 12, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary