David Merrill wrote:all the while, when I ask pointedly, he goes silent.
Well, I see I last posted at about 6 AM on Thursday, Christmas Eve. I was in the office until about 1:30 PM, when we closed up shop. On my way home, I stopped at the store to pick up a few final supplies for Christmas dinner. I then went home, walked the dog, helped my younger daughter wrap presents, played backgammon with my older daughter, ate dinner (the fancy one is Christmas day, though), watched the latest Harry Potter movie (on and off, I'm not really a fan) with my family, then went to bed. I just finished doing the Santa thing. The kids (especially the teenage one) won't be up for a while, even on Christmas.
So I haven't exactly been "silent", you see. And you need to develop modes of interaction with family members that don't result in an order of protection.
Does the PRA in essence (regardless 1980 or 1995) derive authority by OMB # through the federal register from Title 26 or from Title 27?
Well, neither. The PRA "derives authority" (I'm not sure what that means in the case of a statute, but I use your phrase) from Congress, specifically in 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq (that's Title 44). The authority of the OMB Director to promulgate regs derives from 44 U.S.C. 3516 (that's also Title 44).
If this isn't what you mean, perhaps you could rephrase. And don't expect an answer right away. It is Christmas, and once the kids get up, I have better things to do.
Merry Christmas, everybody.