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GAO-05-384R 1 (2005-03-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwmq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA 0 T M WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-295960 March 8, 2005 The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Chairman The Honorable Tom Harkin Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Bob Goodlatte Chairman The Honorable Collin C. Peterson Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department ofAgriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation: Tobacco Transition Assessments Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), entitled Tobacco Transition Assessments (RIN: 0560-AH31). We received the rule on February 22, 2005. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on February 10, 2005. 70 Fed. Reg. 7007. The final rule provides the manner in which assessments are to be made on various domestic manufacturers or importers of tobacco products to fund the tobacco transition payment program required by Title VI of the America Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the 2004 Act) (Pub. L. 108-357). Enclosed is our assessment of the CCC's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that CCC complied with the applicable requirements. If you have any questions about this report, please contact James W. Vickers, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8210. The official responsible for GAO evaluation work relating to the subject matter of the rule is Robert Robinson, GAO-05-384R

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