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REGISTER

FEDERAL
VOLUME 6

1934

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NUMBER 100

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Washington, Thursday May 22, 1941
ties which involve relationships between the Federal Government and State and local governments, territories, insular possessions, and the District of Columbia EXECUTIVE ORDER
as hereinafter used in this Order the Establishing the O ffice of C ivilian D e
term State and local shall include ter fense in the O ffice for E mergency ritories, insular possessions, and the Dis M anagement of the E xecutive O ffice trict of Columbia ; establish and main of the P resident tain contact with State and local gov By virtue of the authority vested in me ernments and their defense agencies; and by the Constitution and statutes, and in facilitate relationships between such order to define further the functions and units of government and the agencies of duties of the Office for Emergency Man the Federal Government in respect to agement of the Executive Office of the defense problems.
b. Keep informed of problems which President in respect to the national emergency as declared by the President arise from the impact of the industrial on September 8, 1939, to assure effective and military defense effort upon local coordination of Federal relations with communities, and take necessary steps State and local governments engaged in to secure the cooperation of appropriate defense activities, to provide for necessary Federal departments and agencies in cooperation with State and local govern dealing with such problems and in meet ments in respect to measures for adequate ing the emergency needs of such com protection of the civilian population in munities.
c. Assist State and local governments emergency periods, to facilitate construc tive civilian participation in the defense in the establishment of State and local program, and to sustain national morale, defense councils or other agencies de signed to coordinate civilian defense it is hereby ordered as follows:
activities.
1. There is established within the Office d. With the assistance of the Board for for Emergency Management of the Ex Civilian Protection, described in para ecutive Office of the President the Office graph 4 of this Order, study and plan of Civilian Defense, at the head of which measures designed to afford adequate shall be a Director appointed by the protection of life and property in the President. The Director shall discharge event of emergency; and sponsor and and perform his responsibilities and duties carry out such civil defense programs, under the direction and supervision of including the recruitment and training of the President. The Director shall receive civilian auxiliaries, and disseminate to no salary or other remuneration for his appropriate officials of the Federal Gov services, but shall be entitled to actual ernment and State and local govern and necessary transportation, subsist ments such information concerning civil ence, and other expenses incidental to the defense measures as may be necessary to performance of his duties.
meet emergency needs.
2. Subject to such policies, directions, e. With the assistance of the Volunteer and regulations as the President may Participation described in from time to time prescribe, and with paragraph 5 ofCommittee, this Order, consider pro such advice and assistance as may be posals, suggest plans, and promote activi necessary from the other departments ties designed sustain the national mo and agencies of the Federal Government, rale and to toprovide opportunities for and utilizing the operating services and constructive civilian participation in the facilities of such departments and agen defense program; review and approve all cies as far as possible, the Director shall civilian defense programs of Federal de perform and discharge the following de partments and agencies involving the use scribed duties and responsibilities:
of volunteer services in order to assure a.
Serve as the center for the coordina unity and balance in the application of tion of Federal civilian defense activi I such, programs; and assist State and local
CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT

The President
Executive Order:
Pae Office of Civilian Defense in the Office for Emergency Man agement, establishment----- 2517
RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS
7A griculture :
Agricultural Adjustment Admin istration:
Wheat, total supply, normal supply, national acreage allotment for 1942-------- 2519

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19C ustoms D u t ie s :
Bureau of Customs:
Plant quarantine, regulations amended_____________ 2519
T itle 30M ineral R esources :
Bituminous Coal Division:
Minimum price schedules, re lief granted; petitions of:
District Board No. 8 2 documents________ 2519,2520
District Board No. 12-------- 2521
District Board No. 15-------- 2521

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T itle 32 N ational D e fe n se :

Office of Production Manage ment:
Aluminum, distribution orders extended_____________ 2521
T itle 33 N avigation ble W aters :

and
N aviga
Coast Guard, Department of the Treasury:
Anchorage and movements of vessels, amendment____ 2522
T itle 49 T ransportation R ailroads:

and
Interstate Commerce Commis sion:
Brokerage license applications 2 documents________ 2523
Carrier applications 2 docu ments _______________ 2523
Quarterly reports from water carriers_______________ 2523
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