PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS OTHER THAN Subchapter A—[Reserved] Subchapter B-Administrative Orders......... Subchapter C-Reorganization Plans Subchapter D-Designations Subchapter E-Trade Agreement Letters Appendix A-List of Messages Transmitting Budget Rescissions and Deferrals............ SUBCHAPTER B-ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS Page 221 [None] [None] [None] 237 Presidential Determination No. 81-2 of January 16, 1981 Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Immediate Military Assistance to El Salvador Memorandum for the Secretary of State Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the Act), I hereby determine that: 1) an unforeseen emergency exists which requires immediate military assistance to El Salvador; and 2) the aforementioned emergency requirement cannot be met under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act or any other law except Section 506(a) of the Act. Therefore, I hereby authorize the furnishing of up to $5,000,000 in defense articles and services by the Department of Defense to El Salvador under the provisions of chapter 2 of part II of the Act. You are requested, on my behalf, to report this determination to the Congress as required by law, and none of the defense services provided for herein shall be furnished to El Salvador until after such report has been made. This determination shall be published in the Federal Register. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, January 16, 1981. Memorandum of January 20, 1981 Hiring Freeze JIMMY CARTER Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies I am ordering today a strict freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees to be applied across the board in the executive branch. This action is necessary because the national budget is out of control. Estimates of Federal spending for fiscal years 1981 and 1982 have-in a single year-increased by $100 billion. Last July, during my campaign for the Presidency, I pledge that we would take this action as a first step towards controlling the growth and size of government and stopping the drain on the economy by the public sector. Imposing a freeze now can eventually lead to a significant reduction in the size of the Federal work force. This begins the process of restoring our economic strength and returning the Nation to prosperity. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget will issue detailed instructions concerning this freeze. I am delegating to him authority to grant exemptions in those rare and unusual circumstances where exemptions are necessary for the delivery of essential services. I ask that in carrying out this directive you insure the smallest impact possible on those areas of your agencies' operations that vitally affect the public, such as the processing of social security claims and the payment of veterans and retirement benefits. You should seek efficient use of personnel and funds by making reallocations within your respective agencies to meet highest priority needs and to assure that essential services are not interrupted. Obviously, contracting with firms and institutions outside the government to circumvent the intent of this directive must not be permitted. This begins the process of revising and reducing the 1981 and 1982 budgets, a project that will occupy much of our time during the coming weeks and months. This will be a demanding period for all of us; it is also a time of challenge and an unusual opportunity to serve our Nation well. I am relying upon you for strict implementation of this directive. RONALD REAGAN THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, January 20, 1981. Editorial Note: The President's remarks of Jan. 20, 1981, on the Federal employee hiring freeze are printed in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (vol. 17, p. 6). The Office of the Federal Register was requested to print the memorandum in the Federal Register by the Acting Counsel to the President. Memorandum of January 29, 1981 Postponement of Pending Regulations Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Education, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Among my priorities as President is the establishment of a new regulatory oversight process that will lead to less burdensome and more rational federal regulation. I am now directing certain measures that will give this Administration, through the Task Force on Regulatory Relief, sufficient time to implement that process, and to subject to full and appropriate review many of the prior Administration's last-minute decisions that would increase rather than relieve the current burden of restrictive regulation. This review is especially necessary in the economic climate we have inherited. 1. Postponement of Pending Final Regulations. To the extent permitted by law, your agency shall, by notice in the Federal Register, postpone for 60 days from the date of this memorandum the effective date of all regulations that your agency has promulgated in final form and that are scheduled to become effective during such 60-day period. 2. Postponement of Proposed Regulations. To the extent permitted by law, your agency shall refrain, for 60 days following the date of this memorandum, from promulgating any final rule. 3. Emergency Regulations and Regulations Subject to Short-Term Deadlines. Your agency shall not postpone regulations that respond to emergency situations or for which a postponement pursuant to this memorandum would conflict with a statutory or judicial deadline. 4. Consultation with the Office of Management and Budget. (a) Your agency shall report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget all regulations that cannot legally be postponed under paragraphs 1 and 2 of this memorandum, and all regulations that will not be postponed under paragraph 3 of this memorandum, including a brief explanation of the legal or other reasons why the effective date of any such regulation will not be postponed. (b) After consultation with the Director, or the Director's designee, your agency may decide to postpone the effective date or promulgation of a regulation for fewer than 60 days from the date of this memorandum, if circumstances warrant a shorter period of postponement. 5. Exemptions. This memorandum shall not apply to: (a) regulations issued in accordance with the formal rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 556, 557; (b) regulations issued with respect to a military or foreign affairs function of the United States; (c) regulations related to Federal government procurement; (d) matters related to agency organization, management, or personnel; or (e) regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service. 6. Definition. For purposes of this memorandum, "regulation" or "rule" shall mean an agency statement of general applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or describing the procedure or practice requirements of an agency. RONALD REAGAN THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, January 29, 1981. Editorial Note: The Office of the Federal Register was requested to print the memorandum in the Federal Register by the Acting Counsel to the President. Presidential Determination No. 81-3 of February 27, 1981 Eligibility of Rwanda To Purchase Defense Articles and Defense Services Under the Arms Export Control Act Memorandum for the Secretary of State Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 3(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, I hereby find that the sale of defense articles and defense services to the Government of Rwanda will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace. You are directed on my behalf to report this finding to the Congress. This finding, which amends Presidential Determination No. 73-10 of January 2, 1973 (38 FR 7211), as amended by Presidential Determinations No. 73–12 of April 26, 1973 (38 FR 12799), No. 74-9 of December 13, 1973 (39 FR 3537), No. 75-2 of October 29, 1974 (39 FR 39863), No. 75-21 of May 20, 1975 (40 FR 24889), No. 76–1 of August 5, 1975 (40 FR 37205), No. 76-11 of March 25, 1976 (41 FR 14163), No. 76–12 of April 14, 1976 (41 FR 18281), No. 77-5 of November 5, 1976 (41 FR 50625), No. 77-17 of August 1, 1977 (42 FR 40169), No. 77-20 of September 1, 1977 (42 FR 48867), No. 79-5 of February 6, 1979 (44 FR 12153), No. 79-11 of June 21, 1979 (44 FR 38437), No. 80-12 of March 3, 1980 (45 FR 16995), No. 80-14 of March 13, 1980 (45 FR 19211), No. 80-29 of December 4, 1980 (45 FR 82619), and No. 81-1 of December 31, 1980 (46 FR 3491), shall be published in the Federal Register. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, February 27, 1981. RONALD REAGAN Presidential Determination No. 81-4 of March 5, 1981 Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Immediate Military Assistance to El Salvador Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the Act), I hereby determine that: 1) an unforeseen emergency exists which requires immediate military assistance to El Salvador; and 2) the aforementioned emergency requirement cannot be met under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act or any other law except section 506(a) of the Act. Therefore, I hereby authorize the furnishing of up to $20,000,000 in defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, to El Salvador under the provisions of chapters 2 and 5 of part II of the Act. This determination, which supplements Presidential Determination No. 81–2 of January 16, 1981 (46 FR 11225), shall be published in the Federal Register. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, March 5, 1981. RONALD REAGAN |