Chief Economist.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) The following delegations of authority are made by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Chief Economist: (1) (ii) Review and assess the economic impact of all significant regulations proposed by any agency of the Department. (iii) Review economic data and analyses used in speeches and Congressional testimony by Department personnel and in materials prepared for release through the press, radio, and television. (2) (ii) Provide direction to Department agencies in the appropriate methods of risk assessment and cost-benefit analyses and coordinate and review all risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses prepared by any agency of the Department. (3) (ii) Oversee and clear for consistency analytical assumptions and results of all estimates and analyses which significantly relate to international and domestic commodity supply and demand, including such estimates and analyses prepared for public distribution by the Foreign Agricultural Service, the Economic Research Service, or by any other agency or office of the Department. (4) (ii) Coordinate all weather and climate information and monitoring activities within the Department and provide a focal point in the Department for weather and climate information and impact assessment. (iii) Arrange for appropriate representation to attend all meetings, hearings, and task forces held outside the Department which require such representation. (iv) Designate the Executive Secretary of the USDA Weather and Climate Program Coordinating Comm

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 2.29