Director, Office of Communications.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) (ii) Organize and direct the activities of a public affairs office to include press relations of the secretary of agriculture and other executive functions and services for general officers of the Department. (2) (ii) Direct and coordinate the overall formulation and development of policies, programs, plans, procedures, standards and organization structures and staffing patterns for the information activities of the Department and its agencies, both in Washington and in the field. (iii) Exercise final review and approval of all public information material prepared by the Department and its agencies and select the most effective method and audience for distributing this information. (iv) Serve as the central public information authority in the USDA, with authority to determine policy for all (v) Serve as the central printing authority in the USDA, with authority to represent the USDA with Joint Committee on Printing of the Congress, the Government Printing Office, and other Federal and State agencies on information matters. (vi) Cooperate with and secure the cooperation of commercial, industrial and other nongovernmental agencies and concerns regarding information work as required in the execution of the Department's programs. (vii) Plan and direct communication research and training for the Department and its agencies. (viii) [Reserved] (ix) Supervise and provide leadership and final clearance for the planning, production, and distribution of visual information materi

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 2.36