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PUBLIC LAW 38e-APR. 15, 1954
therefor, and requesting a public hearing upon such objections. Until final action upon such objections is taken by the Secretary under paragraph (3), the filing of such objections shall operate to stay the effectiveness of those provisions of the order to which the objections are made. As soon as practicable after the time for filing objections has expired the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register specifying those parts of the order which have been stayed by the filing of objections and, if no objections have been filed, stating that fact. "(3) As soon as practicable after such request for a public hearing, the Secretary, after due notice, shall hold such a public hearing for the purpose of receiving evidence relevant and material to the issues raised by such objections. A t the hearing, any interested person may be heard in person or by representative. As soon as practicable after completion of the hearing, the Secretary shall by order act upon such objections and make such order public Such order shall be based only on substantial evidence of record at such hearing and shall set forth, as part of the order, detailed findings of fact on which the order is based. The Secretary shall specify in the order the date on which it shall take effect, except that it shall not be made to take effect prior to the ninetieth day after its publication unless the Secretary finds that emergency conditions exist necessitating an earlier effective date, in which event the Secretary shall specify in the order his findings as to such conditions. Such order shall be subject to the provisions of section 701(f) and (g). " SEC. 2. Section 701(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by striking out "401,". SEC. 3. I n any case in which, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, a public hearing has been begun, in accordance with section 701 (e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, upon a proposal to issue, amend, or repeal any regulation contemplated by section 401 of such Act, the provisions of such Act, as in force immediately prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be applicable as though this Act had not been.enacted. Approved April 15, 1954. Public Law 336
Public hearing.
21 USC 371.
Hearings p e n d ing.
CHAPTER 144
AN ACT To remove certain limitations upon the sale or conveyance of land heretofore conveyed to the city of Miles City, Montana, by the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the city of Miles City, Montana, is authorized to sell or convey for industrial purposes such portion of the thirty-seven and twenty-six one-hundredths acres of land more particularly described in the Act of August 8, 1946 (60 Stat. 946), which were conveyed to such city by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to such Act to be used for industrial and recreational purposes as may be deemed by the city council of such city to be appropriate, notwithstanding any limitations upon the use of such property imposed by such Act of August 8, 1946, or by the patent issued thereunder: Provided, That any such sale or conveyance shall be at fair market value as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture at the date of appraisal, exclusive of any increased value resulting from the development or improvement of the lands covered by this bill, and the net proceeds of such sale or conveyance shall be deposited in the general funds of the Treasury of the United States. Approved April 15, 1954.
April 15, 1954 [H. R. 4984]
Miles City, Mont. Conveyance.
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