[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8762]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
7 CFR Part 254
RIN 0584-AB56
Food Distribution Programs: FDPIHO--Oklahoma Waiver Authority
Agency
Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
Action
Final rule; Confirmation of effective date of direct final rule.
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Summary
This action confirms the effective date of the direct final rule, published in the Federal Register on January 8, 1999 (64 FR 1097), that amends regulations for the Food Distribution Program for Indian Households in Oklahoma (FDPIHO) at 7 CFR Part 254. The rule reinstates the Food and Nutrition Service's authority to grant waiver requests from Indian Tribal Organizations in Oklahoma to allow Indian tribal households living in urban places to participate in FDPIHO. No adverse comments nor notices of intent to submit adverse comments were received in response to that rule. The comment period ended February 8, 1999.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 9, 1999.
For Further Information Contact
Lillie F. Ragan, Assistant Branch Chief, Household Programs Branch, Food Distribution Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 612, 4501 Ford Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, or telephone (703) 305-2662.
Supplementary Information
I. Procedural Matters II. Background and Discussion of Final Rule
I. Procedural Matters
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This action is not a rule as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) and is exempt from the provisions of that Act.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not contain reporting or recordkeeping requirements subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
Executive Order 12372
This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs under No. 10.570, and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials (7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, and final rule-related notices published at 48 FR 29114, June 24, 1983, and 49 FR 22676, May 31, 1984.
II. Background and Discussion of Final Rule
On January 8, 1999, the Department published a direct final rule to amend the regulatory requirements for FDPIHO at 7 CFR Part 254. The rule expressed the Food and Nutrition Service's intent to reinstate the authority to grant waiver requests from Indian Tribal Organizations in Oklahoma to allow Indian tribal households living in urban places to participate in FDPIHO. It provided a 30-day comment period and stipulated that unless the Department received written adverse comments, or written notices of intent to submit adverse comments, the rule would become effective on March 9, 1999, which was 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. Since no adverse comments were received, this action confirms the rule's effective date as March 9, 1999.
Dated: March 25, 1999. Samuel Chambers, Jr., Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 99-8762 Filed 4-7-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-30-U