Rule2022-09380
Production or Disclosure of Official Information in Legal Proceedings
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Published
May 2, 2022
Effective
May 2, 2022
Issuing agencies
Agriculture Department
Abstract
In a direct final rule published on February 28, 2022, and effective on April 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the public of our intention to revise our regulations regarding the production or disclosure of official information in legal proceedings (referred to as Touhy regulations). The direct final rule contained an incorrect email address, which we are correcting in this document.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09380]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 1
[Docket No. USDA-2021-0009]
RIN 0503-AA74
Production or Disclosure of Official Information in Legal
Proceedings
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Direct final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: In a direct final rule published on February 28, 2022, and
effective on April 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture
notified the public of our intention to revise our regulations
regarding the production or disclosure of official information in legal
proceedings (referred to as Touhy regulations). The direct final rule
contained an incorrect email address, which we are correcting in this
document.
DATES: Effective May 2, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Carrington Fletcher, Senior
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW, Room 103-W, Washington, DC 20250; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95fef4e7f0fbbbf3f9f0e1f6fdf0e7d5e0e6f1f4bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb909a899e95d59d979e8f98939e89bb8e889f9ad59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>; (202)
720-0944.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture published a direct final rule. (See 87 FR 10925) The direct
final rule notified the public of our intention to revise our
regulations regarding the production or disclosure of official
information in legal proceedings (referred to as Touhy regulations).
In the direct final rule, we provided an email address for the
submission of demands to the Department's Office of the General
Counsel. The address was incorrect. This technical amendment amends the
regulations to provide the correct address.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Claims,
Cooperatives, Courts, Equal access to justice, Fraud, Freedom of
information, Government employees, Indemnity payments, Lawyers, Motion
pictures, Penalties, Privacy.
Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR part 1 as follows:
PART 1--ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 1.217 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 1.217, amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing the address
``<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#327d75716d665d475a4b6d76575f535c564172474156531c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d59a92968a81baa0bdac8a91b0b8b4bbb1a695a0a6b1b4fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>'' and adding the address ``<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#417d2061293324277c" mailto:OGC_Touhy_Demands@usda.gov"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6e9e1e5f9f2c9d3cedff9e2c3cbc7c8c2d5e6d3d5c2c788c1c9d0">[email protected]</span></a>"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#521d15110d063d273a2b0d16373f333c362112272136337c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4bbb3b7aba09b819c8dabb09199959a9087b481879095da939b82">[email protected]</span></a></a>'' in its place.
Stephen O'Neill,
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Staff, OBPA, United States
Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2022-09380 Filed 4-29-22; 8:45 am]
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