[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions] [Peace Corps Semiannual Regulatory Agenda] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XXXVIII Peace Corps ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 38418]]PEACE CORPS (PEACE) _______________________________________________________________________ PEACE CORPS 22 CFR Ch. III Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Peace Corps. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: This agenda announces the regulations the Peace Corps will have under development during the 6-month period from April 1, 2004, through September 30, 2004. The purpose of publishing this agenda is to give notice of any regulatory activity by the Agency in order to allow the public an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking process. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The public is encouraged to contact the agency official listed for the particular agenda item. For other information concerning Peace Corps' regulations or this semiannual agenda, contact Suzanne B. Glasow, Associate General Counsel, Peace Corps, 1111 20th Street NW., Washington, DC 20526, (202) 692-2150. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Executive Order 12866 entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, executive agencies are required to publish in the Federal Register semiannual regulatory agendas in April and October of each year. The regulations being considered by the Peace Corps are not ``significant'' rules within the meaning of Executive Order 12866, and no regulatory impact analysis is required. In addition, the Peace Corps has determined, under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, that the regulations under consideration will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Accordingly, no Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is required. The Agency has also determined that the regulations will not impose compliance costs or reporting burdens on the public. Dated: May 28, 2004. Kathleen Goldstein, Acting Director, Office of Administrative Services, Peace Corps. Peace Corps--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3689 Handicapped Discrimination Prohibition and Procedures................................. 0420-AA03 3690 Eligibility and Standards for Peace Corps Volunteer Service Regarding Procedures-- 0420-AA10 Appeals............................................................................... 3691 Volunteer Discrimination Complaint Procedure.......................................... 0420-AA11 3692 Implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974............................................. 0420-AA15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peace Corps--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3693 Supplemental Standards of Conduct for Peace Corps Employees........................... 0420-AA09 3694 Responsibilities and Ethical Standards for Peace Corps Employees...................... 0420-AA12 3695 Inspection and Copying of Records: Rules for Compliance With Freedom of Information 0420-AA14 Act................................................................................... 3696 Organization.......................................................................... 0420-AA16 3697 Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide 0420-AA17 Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)......................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ Peace Corps (PEACE) Proposed Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3689. HANDICAPPED DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITION AND PROCEDURES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 29 USC 794 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 313 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The regulation implements section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in programs or activities conducted by executive agencies or the Postal Service. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/08/91 56 FR 50684 NPRM Comment Period End 12/09/91 Second NPRM 06/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Tyler S. Posey, General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20526-0001 Phone: 202 692-2150 Fax: 202 692-2151 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0420-AA03 [[Page 38419]] _______________________________________________________________________ 3690. ELIGIBILITY AND STANDARDS FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER SERVICE REGARDING PROCEDURES--APPEALS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 75 Stat 612, secs 4(b), 5(a), and 22; 22 USC 2504; EO 12137, May 16, 1979; International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981, sec 601; 95 Stat 1519 and 1540 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 305 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Peace Corps is reviewing its Eligibility and Standards for Peace Corps Service, specifically with regard to establishing and publishing an appeals procedure for administrative and medical deselection. 42 U.S.C. 5057(c)(1), as amended, no longer provides authority for the listed agenda item. Therefore, 42 U.S.C. 5057, as above, shall be deleted from future printings of the Unified Agenda. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Tyler S. Posey, General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20526-0001 Phone: 202 692-2150 Fax: 202 692-2151 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0420-AA10 _______________________________________________________________________ 3691. VOLUNTEER DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCEDURE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 2503; 5 USC 553 and 554 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 306; 45 CFR 1225 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Peace Corps is promulgating its own regulations regarding the Volunteer Discrimination Complaint Procedure to replace the current cross-reference to the former ACTION's regulations applicable to Peace Corps volunteers, which appear in 45 CFR part 1225. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Tyler S. Posey, General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20526-0001 Phone: 202 692-2150 Fax: 202 692-2151 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0420-AA11 _______________________________________________________________________ 3692. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 552a; 22 USC 2503(b); EO 12137 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 308 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Peace Corps is revising its Privacy Act regulation to be consistent with revisions to its systems of records and to delete unnecessary and outdated provisions. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Tyler S. Posey, General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20526-0001 Phone: 202 692-2150 Fax: 202 692-2151 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0420-AA15 _______________________________________________________________________ Peace Corps (PEACE) Completed Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 3693. SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR PEACE CORPS EMPLOYEES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: EO 12674; 5 CFR 2635.105 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 307; 5 CFR 67 (New) Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Peace Corps is removing part 307 from the Code of Federal Regulations. Part 307 provides the standards of conduct applicable to Peace Corps employees. Peace Corps employees are already subject to the Governmentwide regulations on employee standards of conduct, and the Peace Corps is considering the appropriate action to take in regard to its supplemental standards of conduct. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/05/03 68 FR 5857 NPRM Comment Period End 03/07/03 Final Action 11/25/03 68 FR 66014 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Tyler S. Posey, General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20526-0001 Phone: 202 692-2150 Fax: 202 692-2151 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0420-AA09 _______________________________________________________________________ 3694. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PEACE CORPS EMPLOYEES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 7301; 5 USC app Ethics in Government Act of 1978; EO 12674; 5 CFR 2635.105; 5 CFR 2635.403; 5 CFR 2635.803 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 307 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Peace Corps is removing part 307 from the Code of Federal Regulations. Part 307 provides the standards of conduct applicable to Peace Corps employees. Peace Corps employees are already subject to the Governmentwide regulations on employee standards of conduct, and the Peace Corps is considering the [[Page 38420]] appropriate action to take in regard to its own supplemental standards of conduct. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/05/03 68 FR 5857 NPRM Comment Period End 03/07/03 Final Action 11/25/03 68 FR 66014 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Tyler S. Posey, General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20526-0001 Phone: 202 692-2150 Fax: 202 692-2151 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0420-AA12 _______________________________________________________________________ 3695. INSPECTION AND COPYING OF RECORDS: RULES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 22 USC 2503(b); EO 12137 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 303 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Peace Corps is revising its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulation to implement the 1996 revisions to FOIA and to include Office of Inspector General provisions. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/02/03 68 FR 39490 NPRM Comment Period End 08/01/03 Final Action 11/25/03 68 FR 66006 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Tyler S. Posey, General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20526-0001 Phone: 202 692-2150 Fax: 202 692-2151 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0420-AA14 _______________________________________________________________________ 3696. ORGANIZATION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 22 USC 2503(b); EO 12137 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 302 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Peace Corps is removing this rule from the Code of Federal Regulations because it is outdated and unnecessary. Information on Peace Corps' organization is routinely updated and published in the Federal Register's ``United States Government Manual.'' Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 03/16/04 69 FR 12273 Final Action Effective 04/15/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Tyler S. Posey, General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20526-0001 Phone: 202 692-2150 Fax: 202 692-2151 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0420-AA16 _______________________________________________________________________ 3697. GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT) AND GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTS) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: sec 2455, PL 103-355, 108 Stat 3327; EO 12549, 3 CFR 1986 Comp, p 189; EO 12698, 3 CFR 1989 Comp, p 235 CFR Citation: 22 CFR 310; 22 CFR 312 (New) Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Peace Corps published revisions to its Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Financial Assistance) rule in 22 CFR part 310 in conjunction with other participating agencies. Peace Corps' debarment and suspension provisions remain in part 310 and set out procedures to be used by the Peace Corps when it has evidence that a recipient of Peace Corps funds pursuant to a nonprocurement agreement, such as grant or cooperative agreement, has committed fraud, embezzlement, forgery, or a variety of other serious offenses. The rule's drug-free workplace provisions moved to a new rule, part 312, and include requirements, prohibitions, and procedures regarding the unlawful manufacturing, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance by a grantee of the Peace Corps in conducting any activity under a Peace Corps grant. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/23/02 67 FR 3266 NPRM Comment Period End 03/25/02 Final Action 11/26/03 68 FR 66586 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Federalism: This action may have federalism implications as defined in EO 13132. Agency Contact: Tyler S. Posey, General Counsel, Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20526-0001 Phone: 202 692-2150 Fax: 202 692-2151 Email: [email protected] RIN: 0420-AA17 [FR Doc. 04-12681 Filed 06-25-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6051-01-S