...that there is involved— (1)a military or foreign affairs function of the United States; or (2) a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts. (b) General notice of proposed rule making shall be published in the Federal Register, unless...

...applies, according to the provisions . thereof, except to the extent that there is involved — (2) A matter relating to agency management or personnel...to public property, loans , grants , benefits, or contracts. (b) General notice of proposed rule making shall be published in the Federal Register, ....

...Yankee Nuc. Power Co. v. NRDC, 435 US 519 (1978). Second, the APA itself exempts from its reach "matters relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts." 5 USC §553 (a) (2) (emphasis added) . Since the leasing program relates to agency management...

...agency management or personnel or to public property, loans , grants , benefits, or contracts. (b) General notice of proposed rule making shall be published in the Federal Register, . . . Except when notice or hearing is required by statute, this subsection does not apply — (B)...

...the broad exemptions now granted in the introductory clause of § 4 of the APA with respect to " (1) any military, naval or foreign affairs function of...the United States or (2) any matter relating ... to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts". These exceptions have been eliminated as unnecessary...

...Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of the national defense or foreign policy; or (2) A matter relating to agency management or personnel...(or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts). 2 (b) • • • Except when notice or hearing is required by statute, this subsection...

...Adntaistrative Procedure Act (APA)exempts from its notice and coooent requirements rulemaklngs which Involve "a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or 101/ contracts."While this exemption would clearly cover the SBA activities 102/ here under examination,...

...agencies and to accord interested persons an opportunity to participate therein — (a) Notice — Notice of proposed rule making shall be published in the Federal Register and shall state (1) the time, place, and nature of public rule making proceedings, which shall not...

...extent that there is involved any military, naval, or foreign affairs function of the United States or any matter relating to agency management or personnel...or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts, and except when interpretative rules, general statements of policy, or rules of agency organization,...

...that there is involved — (1) a military or foreign affairs function of the United States; or (2) a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts. (b) General notice of proposed rule making shall be published in the Federal Register, unless...