2011 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES (§§ 364 - 364f)
Section 364b - Formulation of principles, policies and procedures; action by Secretary; recommendations of Board
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES Sec. 364b - Formulation of principles, policies and procedures; action by Secretary; recommendations of Board |
| Contains | section 364b |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | July 25, 1947, ch. 330, §3, 61 Stat. 456. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 61 Stat. 456 |
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The Board, subject to the approval of the Secretary, shall formulate principles, policies, and procedures to be followed with reference to both domestic and foreign geographic names; and shall decide the standard names and their orthography for official use. The principles, policies, and procedures formulated hereunder shall be designed to serve the interests of the Federal Government and the general public, to enlist the effective cooperation of the Federal departments and agencies most concerned, and to give full consideration to the specific interests of particular Federal and State agencies. Action may be taken by the Secretary in any matter wherein the Board does not act within a reasonable time. The Board may make such recommendations to the Secretary as it finds appropriate in connection with this chapter.
(July 25, 1947, ch. 330, §3, 61 Stat. 456.)
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