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[Federal Register: February 22, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 35)]
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Title 3--
The President
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Memorandum of January 27, 2000
Delegation of Authority To Conduct Assessments
and Promulgate Regulations on Public Access to Off-Site
Consequence Analysis Information
Memorandum for the Attorney General[, ] the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency[,
and] the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and laws of the United States of America,
including section 112(r)(7)(H) of the Clean Air Act
(``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)(H)), as added by
section 3 of the Chemical Safety Information, Site
Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (Public Law
106-40), and section 301 of title 3, United States
Code, I hereby delegate to:
(1) the Attorney General the authority vested in
the President under section 112(r)(7)(H)(ii)(I)(aa) of
the Act to assess the increased risk of terrorist and
other criminal activity associated with the posting of
off-site consequence analysis information on the
Internet;
(2) the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) the authority vested in the
President under section 112(r)(7)(H)(ii)(I)(bb) of the
Act to assess the incentives created by public
disclosure of off-site consequence analysis information
for reduction in the risk of accidental releases; and
(3) the Attorney General and the Administrator of
EPA, jointly, the authority vested in the President
under section 112(r)(7)(H)(ii)(II) of the Act to
promulgate regulations, based on these assessments,
governing the distribution of off-site consequence
analysis information. These regulations, in proposed
and final form, shall be subject to review and approval
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
The Administrator of EPA is authorized and directed to
publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 27, 2000.
[FR Doc. 00-4270
Filed 2-18-00; 8:45 am]
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