[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1.25]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1_ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart A_Official Records
 
Sec. 1.25  Implementing regulations for the Office of the Secretary and the 

Office of Communications.

    (a) For the Office of the Secretary and for the Office of 
Communications, the regulations required by Sec. 1.3 are as follows:
    (1) Records available for public inspection and copying may be 
obtained in Room 536-A, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, USDA, 
Washington, DC 20250 during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by prior 
appointment;
    (2) Any indexes and supplements which are maintained in accordance 
with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2) and Sec. 1.5(b) will also 
be available in Room 536-A, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, USDA, 
Washington, DC 20250 during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
    (3) The person authorized to receive Freedom of Information Act 
requests and to determine whether to grant or deny such requests is the 
FOIA Officer, Office of Communications, USDA, Washington, DC 20250;
    (4) The official authorized to receive appeals from denial of FOIA 
requests and to determine whether to grant or deny such appeals is the 
Director of Communications, Office of Communications, USDA, Washington, 
DC 20250.
    (b) The organization and functions of the Office of the Secretary 
and the Office of Communications is as follows:
    (1) The Office of the Secretary provides the overall policy guidance 
and direction of the activities of the Department of Agriculture. 
Department-wide policy statements and announcements are made from this 
office.
    (2) The Office of the Secretary consists of the Secretary, Deputy 
Secretary, Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and other staff 
members.
    (3) In the absence of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary, 
responsibility for the operation of the Department of Agriculture is as 
delegated at part 2, subpart A, of this title.
    (4) The Office of Communications provides policy direction, review, 
and coordination of public information programs of the Department of 
Agriculture. The Office of Communications has responsibility for 
maintaining the flow of information to the mass communications media, 
various constituency groups, and the general public.
    (5) The Office of Communications is headed by the Director of 
Communications. In the Director's absence, the Office of Communications 
is headed by the Deputy Director.

[65 FR 46341, July 28, 2000]