Rule2023-09531
Review and Issuance of Agency Guidance Documents; Removal of Regulations
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Published
May 4, 2023
Effective
May 4, 2023
Issuing agencies
Agriculture Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is amending its administrative regulations by removing the procedural regulations for the review and issuance of agency guidance documents. Those regulations were issued in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13891, which was revoked January 20, 2021, by E.O. 13992. This final rule implements the direction in section 3 of E.O. 13992 to rescind any regulations that were issued to implement or enforce E.O. 13891.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 2023)]
[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: 2023-09531]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 86 / Thursday, May 4, 2023 / Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
7 CFR Part 1
[Docket No. USDA-2022-0004]
Review and Issuance of Agency Guidance Documents; Removal of
Regulations
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is amending its
administrative regulations by removing the procedural regulations for
the review and issuance of agency guidance documents. Those regulations
were issued in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13891, which was
revoked January 20, 2021, by E.O. 13992. This final rule implements the
direction in section 3 of E.O. 13992 to rescind any regulations that
were issued to implement or enforce E.O. 13891.
DATES: Effective May 4, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen O'Neill, Office of Budget
and Program Analysis, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20250-1400, (202) 720-0038 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b686f7e6b737e753574757e7277775b6e687f7a357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="02717667726a676c2c6d6c676b6e6e42777166632c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final rule published in the Federal
Register on June 3, 2020 (85 FR 34085-34087, Docket No. USDA-2020-
0006), and effective on July 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) amended its administrative regulations by adding
procedural regulations for the review and issuance of agency guidance
documents, as mandated by Executive Order (E.O.) 13891. Those
regulations were added to the Department's regulations in title 7, part
1, as a new subpart Q, ``Review and Issuance of Agency Guidance
Documents'' (Sec. Sec. 1.900 through 1.911).
E.O. 13992 of January 20, 2021, revoked E.O. 13891 among other
regulations-related executive orders listed in section 2 of E.O. 13992.
Section 3 of E.O. 13992 directed the heads of agencies to ``rescind any
orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies, or portions
thereof, implementing or enforcing the Executive Orders identified in
section 2 of this order.''
Therefore, in accordance with E.O. 13992, the Department is
removing the regulations it issued under E.O. 13891. This final rule
removes, in their entirety, the regulations in 7 CFR part 1, subpart Q.
This rule relates strictly to internal Departmental management.
Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), notice of proposed
rulemaking and opportunity to comment are not required.
Executive Order 12866
This regulatory action does not meet the criteria for significant
regulatory action pursuant to Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review.
The regulations removed by this rule were related the internal
management of USDA. As such, they were for the use of USDA personnel
only and did not create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the
United States, its agencies or other entities, its officers or
employees, or any other person. Accordingly, we expect the economic
impact of removing those regulations, if any, to be minimal.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act relating to an
initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis (5 U.S.C. 603, 604)
are not applicable to this final rule because USDA was not required to
publish notice of proposed rulemaking under 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other
law. Accordingly, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule does not contain information collection
requirements that are not already required by law or not already
approved for use. Accordingly, the review provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 do not apply.
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.
Therefore, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, the
Department is amending part 1 of title 7 of the Code of Federal
Regulations 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.
Subpart Q--[Removed]
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2. Subpart Q, consisting of Sec. Sec. 1.900 through 1.911, is removed.
Anthony Shea,
Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2023-09531 Filed 5-3-23; 8:45 am]
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