Revision of Delegations of Authority and Revision of Organizations and Functions
other · US Department of Agriculture · Rule · Published 1999-07-28 · Effective 1999-07-28 · 64 FR 40735
Document
Document number
99-19015
Federal Register citation
64 FR 40735
CFR reference
7 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Agriculture
Publication date
1999-07-28
Effective date
1999-07-28
Abstract
This document revises the delegations of authority from the Secretary of Agriculture and general officers of the Department in order to delegate to the Chief Economist and the Director of Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, the authority to advise the Office of the Secretary on energy matters, to coordinate energy-related activities within the Department, to serve as liaison with other Departments on energy issues, and to conduct a program on the economic feasibility on new uses of agricultural products; and removes these authorities from the delegations made to the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, the Administrator of Economic Research Service, and the Director of the Office of Energy and New Uses.