1 C.F.R. PART 20—HANDLING OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MANUAL STATEMENTS
Title 1 - General Provisions
PART 20—HANDLING OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MANUAL STATEMENTS
Section Contents
§ 20.1 Liaison officers.
§ 20.2 Preparation of agency statements.
§ 20.3 Organization.
§ 20.4 Description of program activities.
§ 20.5 Sources of information.
§ 20.6 Form, style, arrangement and apportionment of space.
§ 20.7 Deadline dates.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 1506; sec. 6, E.O. 10530, 19 FR 2709; 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p. 189.
Source: 37 FR 23611, Nov. 4, 1972, unless otherwise noted.
§ 20.1 Liaison officers.
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(a) Each of the following shall appoint an officer to maintain liaison with the Office on matters relating to The United States Government Manual:
(1) Agencies of the legislative and judicial branches.
(2) Executive agencies that do not have a liaison officer designated under §16.1 of this chapter or who wish to appoint a liaison officer for Manual matters other than the one designated under such §16.1.
(3) Quasi-official agencies represented in the Manual.
(4) Any other agency that the Director believes should be included in the Manual.
(b) Each liaison officer will insure agency compliance with part 9 of this chapter and this part 20.
[37 FR 23611, Nov. 4, 1972, as amended at 50 FR 12468, Mar. 28, 1985; 54 FR 9682, Mar. 7, 1989]
§ 20.2 Preparation of agency statements.
topIn accordance with schedules established under §20.7 each agency shall submit for publication in the Manual an official draft of the information required by §9.2 of this chapter and this part 20.
§ 20.3 Organization.
top(a) Information about lines of authority and organization may be reflected in a chart if the chart clearly delineates the agency's organizational structure. Charts must be prepared so as to be perfectly legible when reduced to the size of a Manual page. Charts that do not meet this requirement will not be included in the Manual.
(b) Listings of heads of operating units should be arranged whenever possible to reflect relationships between units.
(c) Narrative descriptions of organizational structure or hierarchy that duplicate information conveyed by charts or by lists of officials will not be published in the Manual.
[37 FR 23611, Nov. 4, 1972, as amended at 54 FR 9682, Mar. 7, 1989]
§ 20.4 Description of program activities.
top(a) Descriptions should clearly state the public purposes that the agency serves, and the programs that carry out those purposes.
(b) Descriptions of the responsibilities of individuals or of administrative units common to most agencies will not be accepted for publication in the Manual.
[54 FR 9682, Mar. 7, 1989]
§ 20.5 Sources of information.
topPertinent sources of information useful to the public, in areas of public interest such as employment, consumer activities, contracts, services to small business, and other topics of public interest should be provided with each agency statement. These sources of information shall plainly identify the places at which the public may obtain information or make submittals or requests.
§ 20.6 Form, style, arrangement and apportionment of space.
topThe form, style, and arrangement of agency statements and other materials included in the Manual and the apportionment of space therein shall be determined by the Director of the Federal Register. The U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual is the applicable reference work in determining style.
§ 20.7 Deadline dates.
topThe Manual is published on a schedule designed to provide the public with information about their Government on a timely basis. Therefore, agencies must comply with the deadline dates established by the Director of the Federal Register for transmittal of statements and charts and for the verification of proofs. Failure to do so may result in publication of an outdated statement or the omission of important material, thus depriving members of the public of information they have a right to expect in a particular edition of the Manual.
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