ABOLITION OF THE FEDERAL REGIONAL COUNCIL SYSTEM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00363R001002170014-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 28, 2008
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: February 2, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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RElVI/,R~KS; The agenda for the Cabinet Meeting has .been changed. The
following items are scheduled for discussion. The .paper
for the .new .item is attached. The other papers we"re distributed
previously.
1) Agricultural. Credit Outlook (CM#344)
2) Commodity Distribution (CM#178)
3) Federal Regional Councils (paper attached.)
4) Combined Federal Campaign
RETURN TO: D Craig L. Fuller 6~ Becky Norton Dunlop
Assistant to the President Director, Office of
for Cabinet Affairs Cabinet Affairs
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM: EDWIN MEESE III
CHAIRMAN PRO TEMPORE
.CABINET COUNCIL ON MANAGEMENT AND.ADMINISTRATION
SUBJECT: Abolition of the Federal Regional
Council System
BACKGROUND
-r? +-Ho later IAtiO's_ten Federal Regional Councils were established=
-to coordinate- interagency and intergovernmental -1.ssues ln.
each of ~ the ten standard F~eaeral xegivnai ilCdu~LLat ~.ci ~
cities. The FRC role has .diminished as a result of~your
hasis on less federal intervention in the affairs of
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State and local governments through the use of block grants
and deregulatory initiatives.
Agencies now indicate that they can communicate and coordinate
on their own-more efficiently than through an elaborate.
field structure such as the FRC system. For much the same
reason, the White House approach to intergovernmental issues
has been to work directly through the agencies.
RECOMMENDATION
The Cabinet Council on Management and Administration unanimously
concurred in the OMB/White House/Agency recommendation .that
the FRC system be abolished. I believe such a decision
should be announced as part of the Administration's continuing
drive to eliminate and reduce unnecessary federal structures
that no longer serve a productive purpose. Approval of this
recommendation will require rescission of the current
Executive Order.
DECISION
Approve Approve as Amended Reject No Action
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