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system approved for such use by the
Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation
and Research.
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§ 640.25
[Amended]
13. Section 640.25 is amended in
paragraph (b)(2) by removing ‘‘6.0’’ and
adding in its place ‘‘6.2’’.
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14. Section 640.30 is amended by
revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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§ 640.30
Plasma.
(a) Proper name and definition. The
proper name of this component is
Plasma. The component is defined as:
(1) The fluid portion of one unit of
human blood intended for intravenous
use which is collected in a closed
system, stabilized against clotting, and
separated from the red cells; or
(2) The fluid portion of human blood
intended for intravenous use which is
prepared by apheresis methods as
specified in the directions for use for the
blood collecting, processing, and storage
system including closed and open
systems.
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15. Section 640.32 is amended by
revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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§ 640.32
Collection of source material.
(a) Whole Blood must be collected,
transported, and stored as prescribed in
§ 640.4. When whole blood is intended
for Plasma, Fresh Frozen Plasma, and
Liquid Plasma, until the plasma is
removed, the whole blood must be
maintained at a temperature between 1
and 6 °C or as specified in the directions
for use for the blood collecting,
processing, and storage system
approved for such use by the Director,
Center for Biologics Evaluations and
Research. Whole blood intended for
Platelet Rich Plasma must be
maintained as prescribed in § 640.24
until the plasma is removed. The red
blood cells must be placed in storage at
a temperature between 1 and 6 °C
immediately after the plasma is
separated.
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16. Section 640.34 is amended by
revising the second sentence in
paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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plasma must be separated from the red
blood cells or collected by an apheresis
procedure, and placed in a freezer
within 8 hours or within the timeframe
specified in the directions for use for the
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blood collecting, processing, and storage
system, and stored at -18 °C or colder.
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revising paragraphs (b) and (c) to read
as follows:
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plasma.
Collection of blood for source
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(b) Blood containers. Blood containers
and donor sets must be pyrogen-free,
sterile, and identified by lot number.
(c) The anticoagulant solution. The
anticoagulant solution must be sterile
and pyrogen-free. Anticoagulant
solutions must be compounded and
used according to a formula that has
been approved for the applicant by the
Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation
and Research.
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Dated: July 23, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E7–15943 Filed 8–15–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4160–01–S
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 22 and 51
[Public Notice: 5888]
RIN 1400–AC39
Passport Procedures—Amendment to
Expedited Passport Processing
Regulation
Department of State.
Interim final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This interim final rule
changes the definition of ‘‘expedited
passport processing’’ from the 3business day period to a number of
business days as may be published from
time to time on the Department’s Web
site, https://www.travel.state.gov. This
change is meant to ensure that the
Department can continue to offer this
service consistent with its regulations,
despite increases in demand for it. It is
also meant to ensure that the public can
easily determine the current standards
for expedited passport processing.
Further, this interim final rule makes a
conforming amendment to the Schedule
of Fees for Consular Services.
DATES: Effective date: This interim final
rule becomes effective August 16, 2007.
Comment date: The Department of
State will accept written comments from
interested persons up to October 15,
2007.
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Interested parties may
submit comments at any time by any of
the following methods:
• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions): Comments by mail are to
be addressed to the Office of Legal
Affairs and Law Enforcement, U.S.
Department of State, 2100 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC
20037.
• Internet: Comments by Internet are
to be sent to https://www.regulations.gov.
This notice can also be viewed from this
Internet address.
• Electronically: You may submit
electronic comments to
ExpediteRuleComments@state.gov. You
must include the RIN in the subject line
of your message. Attachments must be
in Microsoft Word.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number. All comments will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information sent with each
comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
regarding this regulatory amendment
should be directed to Susan M. Bozinko,
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport
Services, Division of Legal Affairs, U.S.
Department of State, Washington, DC
20037, who may be reached at 202–663–
2491 or e-mailed at
BozinkoSM@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
7209 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA),
enacted on December 17, 2004, requires
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
to develop expeditiously a plan to
require most U.S. citizens and certain
other categories of individuals to
present a passport or other
documentation of identity and
citizenship deemed sufficient by the
Secretary of Homeland Security when
entering the United States.
The Department of State’s Office of
Passport Services (Passport Services)
began planning for increased passport
demand even before Congress passed
IRTPA. It planned for a sharp increase
in passport applications and anticipated
the need for increased staff to handle
the demand. Recognizing the
uncertainty of passport demand and the
need for reliable information to guide its
planning efforts, Passport Services
contracted for a passport demand study
in 2005, and used the data from this
study to initiate a program of resource
upgrades for meeting demand.
Beginning in February 2007, it
became apparent that passport demand
ADDRESSES:
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was growing faster than the study
projected. While the demand study
anticipated a sharp increase in
applications, it did not fully anticipate
the degree and speed with which the
American people would comply with
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
(WHTI) guidelines. Therefore, Passport
Services has implemented additional
short-term and more long-term measures
to attempt to address the increase in
passport demand and provide
Americans with passports in a timely
and secure manner.
Despite these efforts, the surge in
passport applications has led to
increases in processing times, and
concurrent increases in requests from
the public for expedited passport
processing. 22 CFR 51.66(b) currently
sets a 3-business-day standard for
processing expedited passport
applications, commencing when the
application reaches a Passport Agency
or, if the application is already with a
Passport Agency commencing when the
request for expedited processing is
approved. This standard was set by the
Department in 1994, (59 FR 48998 (Sep.
26, 1994)), to allow Passport Services to
provide expedited services to applicants
with urgent departures, and to recover
the costs of providing such service. In
order to allow Passport Services the
flexibility to meet the surge in demand
for expedited processing, and to
continue to offer this service to the
public consistent with its regulations,
Passport Services is revising this
standard.
Under the new standard, the public
will be notified on the Department’s
Web site, https://www.travel.state.gov, of
the number of business days in which
the Department is completing expedited
processing. This will allow the
Department flexibility to alert the public
without delay of the current processing
time for expedited requests. The public
benefits from this change by having
accurate notice of the service that will
be provided to them and from having
the service available from the
Department. We believe this will allow
the public to continue to consider using
expedited processing to self-select
urgent cases.
We are also amending the Schedule of
Fees for Consular Services to reflect this
change in the expedited passport
processing rule.
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Regulatory Findings
Administrative Procedure Act
The Department is publishing this
rule as an interim final rule, with a 60-
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day provision for post-promulgation
public comments, based on the ‘‘good
cause’’ exceptions set forth at 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B) and 553(d)(3). Publishing
the rule this way will allow the
Department to make the rule effective at
the earliest opportunity, ensuring that
Passport Services may continue to offer
this service to the public without
interruption and consistent with its
regulations. The public benefits from
having the service available because it
allows persons wishing to obtain a
passport for urgent travel or other
reasons to have their passport
applications processed on an expedited
basis. Therefore, allowing a comment
period followed by a publication of the
final rule with a further 30 days before
its effective date is not practicable or in
the public interest. Comments received
before the end of the comment period
will be addressed in a final rule.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of State, in
accordance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), has
reviewed this regulation, and, by
approving it, certifies that this rule is
not expected to have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities because only
individuals can apply for passports.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the
expenditure by State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100 million or more
in any year and it will not significantly
or uniquely affect small governments.
Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996
This rule is not a major rule as
defined by section 804 of the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of
1996. This rule will not result in an
annual effect on the economy of $100
million or more; a major increase in
costs or prices; or significant adverse
effects on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or
on the ability of the U.S.-based
companies to compete with foreign
based companies in domestic and
import markets.
Executive Order 12866
OMB considers this rule to be a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
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Executive Order 12866, section 3(f).
Accordingly, this rule has been
submitted to OMB for review. In
addition, the Department is exempt
from Executive Order 12866 except to
the extent that it is promulgating
regulations, in conjunction with a
domestic agency, that are significant
regulatory actions. The Department has
nevertheless reviewed the regulation to
ensure its consistency with the
regulatory and philosophy and
principles set forth in Executive Order
12866.
Executive Order 13132
This regulation will not have
substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with section 6 of Executive
Order 13132, it is determined that this
rule does not have sufficient federalism
implications to require consultations or
warrant the preparation of a federalism
summary impact statement.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose any new
reporting or recordkeeping requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
List of Subjects in 22 CFR Parts 22 and
51
Passports and Visas.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth
above, Title 22, parts 22 and 51 are
amended as follows:
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PART 22—SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR
CONSULAR SERVICES—
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND
FOREIGN SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 22
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153 note, 1351, 1351
note; 10 U.S.C. 2602(c); 22 U.S.C. 214,
2504(a), 4201, 4206, 4215, 4219; 31 U.S.C.
9701; Pub. L. 105–277, 112 Stat. 2681 et seq.;
Pub. L. 108–447, 118 Stat. 2809 et seq.; E.O.
10718, 22 FR 4632, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp.,
p. 382; E.O. 11295, 31 FR 10603, 3 CFR,
1966–1970 Comp., p. 570.
2. Section 22.1 is amended by revising
entry 3 of the table to read as follows:
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3. Expedited Service: Passport processing within expedited processing period published on the Department’s Web site (22 CFR
51.66(b))/or in-person service at a U.S. Passport Agency (not applicable abroad) ...............................................................................
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PART 51—PASSPORTS
4. The authority citation for part 51
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 22 U.S.C. 211a, 213, 2651a,
2671(d)(3), 2714, and 3926; 31 U.S.C. 9701;
E.O. 11295, 3 CFR, 1966–1970 Comp. p. 570;
Sec. 236 Pub. L. 106–113, 113 stat. 1501A–
430; 18 U.S.C. 1621(a)(2); 42 U.S.C. 652, as
amended by Sec. 370 Pub. L. 104–193 and
Sec. 7303 Pub. L. 109–171.
5. Section 51.66(b) is revised to read
as follows:
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§ 51.66
Expedited passport processing.
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(b) Expedited passport processing
shall mean completing processing
within the number of business days
published on the Department’s Web site,
https://www.travel.state.gov,
commencing when the application
reaches a Passport Agency or, if the
application is already with a Passport
Agency commencing when the request
for expedited processing is approved.
The processing will be considered
completed when the passport is ready to
be picked up by the applicant or is
mailed to the applicant.
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Dated: August 13, 2007.
Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. E7–16173 Filed 8–15–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710–06–P
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§ 1.6033–5T Disclosure by tax-exempt
entities that are parties to certain reportable
transactions (temporary).
Background
Internal Revenue Service
The temporary regulations that are the
subject of this correction are under
section 6033 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
Need for Correction
As published, temporary regulations
(TD 9335) contain an error that may
prove to be misleading and is in need
of clarification.
List of Subject in 26 CFR Part 1
Correction of Publication
Internal Revenue Service
Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is
corrected by making the following
correcting amendment:
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26 CFR Part 1
[TD 9335]
PART 1—INCOME TAXES
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Disclosure Requirements With Respect
to Prohibited Tax Shelter Transactions;
Correction
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This document contains
correction to temporary regulations (TD
9335) that were published in the
Federal Register on Friday, July 6, 2007
(72 FR 36869) under section 6033(a)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code that
provide rules regarding the form,
manner and timing of disclosure
obligations with respect to prohibited
tax shelter transactions to which taxexempt entities are parties.
DATES: The correction is effective
August 16, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Galina Kolomietz, (202) 622–6070, or
Michael Blumenfeld, (202) 622–1124
(not toll-free numbers). For questions
specifically relating to qualified pension
plans, individual retirement accounts,
and similar tax-favored savings
arrangements, contact Dana Barry, (202)
622–6060 (not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Income taxes, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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Paragraph 1. The authority citation
for part 1 continues to read, in part, as
follows:
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Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
I Par. 2. Section 1.6033–5T is amended
by revising paragraph (e)(1)(i) to read as
follows:
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(i) In general. The disclosure required
by this section shall be filed on or before
May 15 of the calendar year following
the close of the calendar year during
which the tax-exempt entity entered
into the prohibited tax shelter
transaction.
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Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch,
Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief
Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. E7–16073 Filed 8–15–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
26 CFR Part 1
[TD 9335]
RIN 1545–BG19
Disclosure Requirements With Respect
to Prohibited Tax Shelter Transactions;
Correction
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Correction to temporary
regulations.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document contains
correction to temporary regulations (TD
9335) that were published in the
Federal Register on Friday, July 6, 2007
(72 FR 36869) under section 6033(a)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code that
provide rules regarding the form,
manner and timing of disclosure
obligations with respect to prohibited
tax shelter transactions to which taxexempt entities are parties.
DATES: The correction is effective
August 16, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Galina Kolomietz, (202) 622–6070, or
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 22 and 51
[Public Notice: 5888]
RIN 1400-AC39
Passport Procedures--Amendment to Expedited Passport Processing
Regulation
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Interim final rule.
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SUMMARY: This interim final rule changes the definition of ``expedited
passport processing'' from the 3-business day period to a number of
business days as may be published from time to time on the Department's
Web site, https://www.travel.state.gov. This change is meant to ensure
that the Department can continue to offer this service consistent with
its regulations, despite increases in demand for it. It is also meant
to ensure that the public can easily determine the current standards
for expedited passport processing. Further, this interim final rule
makes a conforming amendment to the Schedule of Fees for Consular
Services.
DATES: Effective date: This interim final rule becomes effective August
16, 2007.
Comment date: The Department of State will accept written comments
from interested persons up to October 15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments at any time by any of
the following methods:
Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Comments by
mail are to be addressed to the Office of Legal Affairs and Law
Enforcement, U.S. Department of State, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037.
Internet: Comments by Internet are to be sent to https://
www.regulations.gov. This notice can also be viewed from this Internet
address.
Electronically: You may submit electronic comments to
ExpediteRuleComments@state.gov. You must include the RIN in the subject
line of your message. Attachments must be in Microsoft Word.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. All comments will be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information sent with each
comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
regarding this regulatory amendment should be directed to Susan M.
Bozinko, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Division of
Legal Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20037, who may
be reached at 202-663-2491 or e-mailed at BozinkoSM@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA), enacted on December 17, 2004,
requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, to develop expeditiously a plan to require most
U.S. citizens and certain other categories of individuals to present a
passport or other documentation of identity and citizenship deemed
sufficient by the Secretary of Homeland Security when entering the
United States.
The Department of State's Office of Passport Services (Passport
Services) began planning for increased passport demand even before
Congress passed IRTPA. It planned for a sharp increase in passport
applications and anticipated the need for increased staff to handle the
demand. Recognizing the uncertainty of passport demand and the need for
reliable information to guide its planning efforts, Passport Services
contracted for a passport demand study in 2005, and used the data from
this study to initiate a program of resource upgrades for meeting
demand.
Beginning in February 2007, it became apparent that passport demand
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was growing faster than the study projected. While the demand study
anticipated a sharp increase in applications, it did not fully
anticipate the degree and speed with which the American people would
comply with Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) guidelines.
Therefore, Passport Services has implemented additional short-term and
more long-term measures to attempt to address the increase in passport
demand and provide Americans with passports in a timely and secure
manner.
Despite these efforts, the surge in passport applications has led
to increases in processing times, and concurrent increases in requests
from the public for expedited passport processing. 22 CFR 51.66(b)
currently sets a 3-business-day standard for processing expedited
passport applications, commencing when the application reaches a
Passport Agency or, if the application is already with a Passport
Agency commencing when the request for expedited processing is
approved. This standard was set by the Department in 1994, (59 FR 48998
(Sep. 26, 1994)), to allow Passport Services to provide expedited
services to applicants with urgent departures, and to recover the costs
of providing such service. In order to allow Passport Services the
flexibility to meet the surge in demand for expedited processing, and
to continue to offer this service to the public consistent with its
regulations, Passport Services is revising this standard.
Under the new standard, the public will be notified on the
Department's Web site, https://www.travel.state.gov, of the number of
business days in which the Department is completing expedited
processing. This will allow the Department flexibility to alert the
public without delay of the current processing time for expedited
requests. The public benefits from this change by having accurate
notice of the service that will be provided to them and from having the
service available from the Department. We believe this will allow the
public to continue to consider using expedited processing to self-
select urgent cases.
We are also amending the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services to
reflect this change in the expedited passport processing rule.
Regulatory Findings
Administrative Procedure Act
The Department is publishing this rule as an interim final rule,
with a 60-day provision for post-promulgation public comments, based on
the ``good cause'' exceptions set forth at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) and
553(d)(3). Publishing the rule this way will allow the Department to
make the rule effective at the earliest opportunity, ensuring that
Passport Services may continue to offer this service to the public
without interruption and consistent with its regulations. The public
benefits from having the service available because it allows persons
wishing to obtain a passport for urgent travel or other reasons to have
their passport applications processed on an expedited basis. Therefore,
allowing a comment period followed by a publication of the final rule
with a further 30 days before its effective date is not practicable or
in the public interest. Comments received before the end of the comment
period will be addressed in a final rule.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of State, in accordance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), has reviewed this regulation, and,
by approving it, certifies that this rule is not expected to have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
because only individuals can apply for passports.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local, and
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100
million or more in any year and it will not significantly or uniquely
affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary
under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
This rule is not a major rule as defined by section 804 of the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996. This rule will not
result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; a
major increase in costs or prices; or significant adverse effects on
competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on
the ability of the U.S.-based companies to compete with foreign based
companies in domestic and import markets.
Executive Order 12866
OMB considers this rule to be a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866, section 3(f). Accordingly, this rule has
been submitted to OMB for review. In addition, the Department is exempt
from Executive Order 12866 except to the extent that it is promulgating
regulations, in conjunction with a domestic agency, that are
significant regulatory actions. The Department has nevertheless
reviewed the regulation to ensure its consistency with the regulatory
and philosophy and principles set forth in Executive Order 12866.
Executive Order 13132
This regulation will not have substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with section 6
of Executive Order 13132, it is determined that this rule does not have
sufficient federalism implications to require consultations or warrant
the preparation of a federalism summary impact statement.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose any new reporting or recordkeeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35.
List of Subjects in 22 CFR Parts 22 and 51
Passports and Visas.
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Accordingly, for the reasons set forth above, Title 22, parts 22 and 51
are amended as follows:
PART 22--SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES--DEPARTMENT OF
STATE AND FOREIGN SERVICES
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1. The authority citation for part 22 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1153 note, 1351, 1351 note; 10 U.S.C.
2602(c); 22 U.S.C. 214, 2504(a), 4201, 4206, 4215, 4219; 31 U.S.C.
9701; Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 et seq.; Pub. L. 108-447, 118
Stat. 2809 et seq.; E.O. 10718, 22 FR 4632, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp.,
p. 382; E.O. 11295, 31 FR 10603, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 570.
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2. Section 22.1 is amended by revising entry 3 of the table to read as
follows:
Sec. 22.1 Schedule of Fees.
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Schedule of Fees for Consular Services
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Item No. Fee
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Passport and Citizenship Services
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3. Expedited Service: Passport processing within expedited $60
processing period published on the Department's Web site (22
CFR 51.66(b))/or in-person service at a U.S. Passport Agency
(not applicable abroad).....................................
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4. The authority citation for part 51 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 211a, 213, 2651a, 2671(d)(3), 2714, and
3926; 31 U.S.C. 9701; E.O. 11295, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp. p. 570;
Sec. 236 Pub. L. 106-113, 113 stat. 1501A-430; 18 U.S.C. 1621(a)(2);
42 U.S.C. 652, as amended by Sec. 370 Pub. L. 104-193 and Sec. 7303
Pub. L. 109-171.
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5. Section 51.66(b) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 51.66 Expedited passport processing.
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(b) Expedited passport processing shall mean completing processing
within the number of business days published on the Department's Web
site, https://www.travel.state.gov, commencing when the application
reaches a Passport Agency or, if the application is already with a
Passport Agency commencing when the request for expedited processing is
approved. The processing will be considered completed when the passport
is ready to be picked up by the applicant or is mailed to the
applicant.
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Dated: August 13, 2007.
Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E7-16173 Filed 8-15-07; 8:45 am]
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