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USDA/ARS RIN: 0518-AA03 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: General Administrative Policy for Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreements 
Abstract: This rulemaking would establish uniform guidelines on the use, award, and administration of cooperative agreements awarded under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 3318(b), within USDA's Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area. This statutory authority provides for a special class of agreements that are known as "non-assistance cooperative agreements." Non-assistance agreements facilitate REE's ability to forge unique partnerships and maintain historic relationships with universities and other public, private, and Federal entities engaged in agricultural research and statistical reporting. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 550   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 3318(b)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/26/2007  72 FR 41027   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/24/2007    
Final Action  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ken Kessler
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250
Phone:301 504-1148
Email: ken.kessler@ars.usda.gov