SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The regulations in 2 CFR chapter IV set forth the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) regulations for grants and agreements. The regulations in part 417 were established in a final rule published May 25, 2010 (75 FR 29185), the regulations in part 421 in a final rule published December 8, 2011 (76 FR 76610), and the remainder of the chapter (parts 400, 415, 416, 418, and 422) in a final rule published December 19, 2014 (79 FR 75982). The regulations in 2 CFR chapter IV updated and replaced provisions that had previously been found in 7 CFR parts 3015 through 3019, 3021, and 3052.

The regulations of several USDA agencies in title 7 refer to and cite the grants and agreements regulations. Following the publication of the various final rules establishing the regulations in 2 CFR chapter IV, those agencies updated their regulations so that they referred to the new grants and agreements regulations in title 2 rather than the predecessor regulations in Title 7. However, we have identified a number of instances where the necessary updates were inadvertently overlooked. This final rule makes those updates.

Effective Date

This rule relates to internal agency management and makes various nonsubstantive changes to the regulations in title 7, Code of Federal Regulations to correct outdated citations to the Department's grants and agreements regulations. Accordingly, notice and other public procedure on this rule are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity to comment are not required, and this rule may be made effective less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register . Further, since this rule relates to internal agency management, it is exempt from the provisions of Executive Orders 12866, 12988, and 13771. Finally, this action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 501) and, thus, is exempt from the provisions of that Act.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This final rule contains no new reporting, recordkeeping, or third-party disclosure requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Accordingly, 7 CFR parts 6, 11, 25, 1530, 1580, 1940, 2500, 2903, and 4288 are amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for part 6, Subpart—General Provisions, continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 8, 65 Stat. 75; 19 U.S.C. 1365.

2. Redesignate “Subpart—General Provisions” as “Subpart A—General Provisions”.

3. The authority citation for Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing continues to read as follows:

Authority: Additional U.S. Notes 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16-23 and 25 to Chapter 4 and ( printed page 31938) General Note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202), Pub. L. 97-258, 96 Stat. 1051, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9701), and secs. 103 and 404, Pub. L. 103-465, 108 Stat. 4819 (19 U.S.C. 3513 and 3601).

4. Redesignate “Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing” as “Subpart B—Subpart—Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing”.

5. Section 6.31 is revised to read as follows:

6. The authority citation for Subpart—Price-Undercutting of Domestic Cheese by Quota Cheeses continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 702, Pub. L. 96-39, 93 Stat. 144, 19 U.S.C. 1202 note.

7. Redesignate “Subpart—Price-Undercutting of Domestic Cheese by Quota Cheeses” as “Subpart C—Price-Undercutting of Domestic Cheese by Quota Cheeses”.

8. The authority citation for part 11 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Title II, Subtitle H, Pub. L. 103-354, 108 Stat. 3228 (7 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.); Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. App.).

9. The heading for subpart A is amended by removing the word “Divison” and adding the word “Division” in its place.

10. In § 11.1, the in definition of Participant, paragraph (4) is amended by removing the citation “7 CFR parts 1407 and 3017” and adding the citation “7 CFR part 1407 and 2 CFR part 417” in its place.

11. The authority citation for part 25 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 26 U.S.C. 1391; Pub. L. 103-66, 107 Stat. 543; Pub. L. 105-34, 111 Stat. 885; Sec. 766, Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-37; Pub. L. 106-554 [Title I of H.R. 5562], 114 Stat. 2763.

12. In § 25.603, paragraph (e) is amended in the certification text by removing the citation “ 7 CFR parts 25, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019 and 3052” and adding the citation “7 CFR part 25, 2 CFR part 200, and 2 CFR chapter IV” in its place.

13. In § 25.622, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:

14. The authority citation for part 1530 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Additional U.S. note 6 to chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202); 19 U.S.C. 3314; Proc. 6641, 58 FR 66867, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 172; Proc. 6763, 60 FR 1007, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 146.

15. In § 1530.111, paragraph (b) is revised to read as follows:

16. The authority citation for part 1580 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 2401.

17. In § 1580.504, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:

18. The authority citation for part 1940 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; and 42 U.S.C. 1480.

19. In § 1940.968, paragraphs (h)(3) and (m) are revised to read as follows:

20. The authority citation for part 2500 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6934, 7 U.S.C. 2279.

21. In § 2500.003, paragraphs (d) through (j) are revised to read as follows:

22. The authority citation for part 2903 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8104; 5 U.S.C. 301.

23. Section 2903.21 is revised to read as follows:

24. The authority citation for part 4288 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989.

25. In § 4288.136, the introductory text is amended by removing the words “to 7 CFR part 3017, Government-wide Debarment and Suspension” and adding the words “with 2 CFR part 417” in their place.

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