[Federal Register: May 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 84)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Proposed Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality,
Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the
Farm Credit Administration
AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed guidelines.
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SUMMARY: Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-554; H.R. 5658)
requires all Federal agencies to issue guidelines ensuring and
maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the
information (including statistical information) that they disseminate.
Agencies are required to issue their guidelines within 1 year after the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued procedural guidance to
them. See 66 FR 49718, September 28, 2001. OMB's final guidance
requires agencies to post their draft guidelines on their Web sites by
May 1, 2002. The agencies are also required to publish a notice of the
availability of their draft guidelines in the Federal Register. See 67
FR 369, January 3, 2002. The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) is hereby
publishing notice of the availability of its draft guidelines on its
Web site at http://www.fca.gov as of May 1, 2002.
DATES: Please send your comments to FCA by May 31, 2002.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments on the draft guidelines by electronic
mail to Doug Valcour at valcourd@fca.gov. You may also mail or deliver
written comments to Doug Valcour, Chief Information Officer, Office of
Chief Information Officer, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit
Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090 or fax them to (703) 734-5784. You
may review copies of all comments we receive in the Office of Chief
Information Officer, Farm Credit Administration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Thomas, Director, Information
Management Division, Office of Chief Information Officer, Farm Credit
Administration, McLean, VA 22102-5090, (703) 883-4119, TDD (703) 883-
4444; or Doug Valcour, Chief Information Officer, Office of Chief
Information Officer, Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit
Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090, (703) 883-4166, TDD (703) 883-4444.
Dated: April 26, 2002.
Kelly Mikel Williams,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-10721 Filed 4-30-02; 8:45 am]
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