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Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
B. National Environmental Policy Act of
1969
DOE has determined that this final
rule is covered under the Categorical
Exclusion found in DOE’s National
Environmental Policy Act regulations at
paragraph A.5 of Appendix A to Subpart
D, 10 CFR, part 1021, which applies to
a rulemaking that amends an existing
rule or regulation which does not
change the environmental effect of the
rule or regulation being amended.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires preparation
of an initial regulatory flexibility
analysis for any rule that by law must
be proposed for public comment, unless
the agency certifies that the rule, if
promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. DOE has found
that prior notice and opportunity for
public comment are not required for this
rulemaking. Therefore, the analytical
requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act do not apply to today’s
rule. Accordingly, DOE has not
prepared a regulatory flexibility analysis
for this rulemaking.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose any new
collection of information subject to
review and approval by OMB under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
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E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4) generally
requires Federal agencies to examine
closely the impacts of regulatory actions
on State, local, and tribal governments.
This final rule does not impose a
Federal mandate on State, local or tribal
governments. The rule would 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 one year. Accordingly, no
assessment or analysis is required under
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
F. Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1999
Section 654 of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105–277), requires
Federal agencies to issue a Family
Policymaking Assessment for any
rulemaking that may affect family wellbeing. This rule would not have any
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impact on the autonomy or integrity of
the family as an institution.
Accordingly, DOE has concluded that it
is not necessary to prepare a Family
Policymaking Assessment.
G. Executive Order 13132
Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism,’’
64 FR 43255 (August 4, 1999) imposes
certain requirements on agencies
formulating and implementing policies
or regulations that preempt State law or
that have federalism implications. DOE
has determined that this rule would not
preempt State law and would not have
a substantial direct effect 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. No further action
is required by Executive Order 13132.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 7,
2008.
Steve Isakowitz,
Chief Financial Officer.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, DOE amends part 609 of
subchapter H of chapter II of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations as set
forth below:
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PART 609—LOAN GUARANTEES FOR
PROJECTS THAT EMPLOY
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
1. The authority citation for part 609
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7254, 16511–16514.
§ 609.1
[Amended]
2. Section 609.1 is amended by
removing paragraph (c)(2) and
redesignating paragraph (c)(1) as
paragraph (c).
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H. Executive Order 12988
[FR Doc. E8–325 Filed 1–10–08; 8:45 am]
DOE has determined that, to the
extent permitted by law, this final rule
meets the relevant standards of
Executive Order 12988.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
I. Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2001
13 CFR Part 101
DOE has reviewed today’s rule under
OMB and DOE guidelines concerning
dissemination of information to the
public and has concluded that it is
consistent with applicable policies in
those guidelines.
J. Executive Order 13211
Today’s rule would not have a
significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy and is
therefore not a significant energy action.
Accordingly, DOE has not prepared a
Statement of Energy Effects.
K. Congressional Notification
As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, the
Department will submit to Congress a
report regarding the issuance of today’s
final rule prior to the effective date set
forth at the outset of this rule. The
report will state that it has been
determined that the rule is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 801(2).
V. Approval by the Office of the
Secretary of Energy
Issuance of this rule has been
approved by the Office of the Secretary.
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 609
Administrative practice and
procedure, Energy, Loan programs, and
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
RIN 3245–AF68
Seals and Insignia
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) is revising its
regulations specifying the description
and authorized use of its official seal.
These revisions will further define the
authorized and unauthorized use of the
official seal by SBA and add criteria for
approving and denying requests to use
the official seal.
SBA believes that this rule is noncontroversial, and the Agency
anticipates no significant adverse
comment. If SBA receives a significant
adverse comment, it will withdraw the
rule.
DATES: This rule is effective February
25, 2008 without further action, unless
significant adverse comment is received
by February 11, 2008. If significant
adverse comment is received, SBA will
publish a timely withdrawal of the rule
in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by RIN 3245–AF68, by one of
the following methods: (1) Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments;
or (2) Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Julie
Clowes, Attorney Advisor, Office of
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Statutory Authority and Background
Section 5(a) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 634(a)) gives SBA the power
to adopt, alter and use a seal which
shall be judicially noticed. When
initially created, the official seal was
only used to certify or authenticate
official SBA records. SBA’s regulations
at 13 CFR 101.105 were narrowly
constructed to reflect that one use.
Through the years, the Agency has
discovered a need to formally identify
itself to the public through use of the
official seal. This revision to 13 CFR
101.105 broadens SBA’s regulatory
authority to use its official seal and
establishes penalties for unauthorized
use.
In order to gain a better understanding
of what may or may not be an
appropriate use of an official Federal
agency seal, SBA first researched the
Federal laws affecting use of an agency’s
seal and the seal regulations of other
Federal agencies. The research showed
that use of seals by Federal agencies is
rather varied. Many agencies authorize
use for marketing and outreach
purposes such as awards, certificates,
plaques, flags, business cards, signage
and publications. Because this type of
use identifies with the mission of the
Agency, SBA incorporated these
marketing uses into the revised
regulations.
Additionally, SBA identified
unauthorized uses of the seal,
emphasizing the need to prevent an
actual or implied endorsement of a
commercial product or service. A
subsection on how to request written
permission from the Administrator to
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use the SBA seal and a statement of the
penalties, as defined in the U.S. Code,
were also incorporated into the revised
regulations.
The Agency believes there is good
cause to bypass notice and comment
and proceed to a direct final rule
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b). The rule is
non-controversial and merely alters who
may use SBA’s official seal and for what
purpose. Because this rule only impacts
Agency procedure and practice, notice
and comment is unnecessary. Although
SBA believes this direct final rule will
not elicit any significant adverse
comments, if such comments are
received, SBA will publish a timely
notice of withdrawal in the Federal
Register.
B. Compliance With Executive Orders
12866, 12988, and 13132, the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Ch. 35), and the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601–602)
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has determined that this rule
does not constitute a significant
regulatory action under Executive Order
12866.
This rule meets applicable standards
set forth in §§ 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce
burden. This action does not have
retroactive or preemptive effect.
This rule will not have substantial
direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the Federal
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Therefore, for the
purposes of Executive Order 13132,
SBA determines that this rule has no
federalism implications warranting
preparation of a federalism assessment.
SBA has determined that this rule
does not impose additional reporting or
recordkeeping requirements under the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.,
Chapter 35.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA),
5 U.S.C. 601, requires administrative
agencies to consider the effect of their
actions on small entities, small nonprofit enterprises, and small local
governments. Pursuant to the RFA,
when an agency issues a rule, the
agency must prepare a regulatory
flexibility analysis which describes the
impact of the rule on small entities.
However, section 605 of the RFA allows
an agency to certify a rule, in lieu of
preparing an analysis, if the rulemaking
is not expected to have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. In this case,
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the regulations address the
administrative requirements for the
Agency’s use of its official seal. In other
words, this rule will not result in the
direct regulation of small entities, so no
further analysis is required by the RFA.
Therefore, SBA certifies that this rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities within the meaning of RFA.
List of Subjects in 13 CFR Part 101
Administrative practice and
procedure, Authority delegations,
Intergovernmental relations,
Investigations, Organizations and
functions, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Seals and insignia.
I For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, amend part 101 of title 13 of
the Code of Federal Regulations as
follows:
PART 101—ADMINISTRATION
1. The authority citation for part 101
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 and App. 3, secs.
2, 4(a), 6(a), and 9(a)(1)(T); 15 U.S.C. 633,
634, 687; 31 U.S.C. 6506; 44 U.S.C. 3512;
E.O. 12372 (July 14, 1982), 47 FR 30959, 3
CFR, 1982 Comp., p. 197, as amended by E.O.
12416 (April 8, 1983), 48 FR 15887, 3 CFR,
1983 Comp., p. 186.
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2. Revise § 101.105 to read as follows:
§ 101.105 Who may use SBA’s official seal
and for what purpose?
(a) General. This section describes the
official seal of the SBA and prescribes
rules for its use.
(b) Official Seal. The official seal of
the SBA is illustrated below.
(c) Authorized Use. The official seal
and reproductions of the seal may only
be used as follows:
(1) Certify and authenticate originals
and copies of any books, records, papers
or other documents on file within SBA
or extracts taken from them or to
provide certification for the purposes
authorized in 28 U.S.C. 1733;
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General Counsel, 409 Third Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20416.
SBA will post all comments on http:/
/www.Regulations.gov. If you wish to
submit comments that contain
confidential business information (CBI)
as defined in the User Notice at
https://www.Regulations.gov, please
submit the comments to Julie Clowes, at
409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC
20416, or send an e-mail to
julie.clowes@sba.gov. Highlight the
comments that you consider to contain
the CBI and explain why you believe
SBA should hold this information as
confidential. SBA will review the
information and make the final
determination of whether it will publish
the information or not.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Clowes, Office of General Counsel, at
(202) 619–0445 or by e-mail at:
julie.clowes@sba.gov.
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(2) SBA award certificates and
medals;
(3) SBA awards for career service;
(4) Security credentials and employee
identification cards;
(5) Business cards for SBA employees;
(6) Official SBA signs;
(7) Plaques; the design of the SBA seal
may be incorporated in plaques for
display in Agency auditoriums,
presentation rooms, lobbies, offices and
on buildings occupied by SBA;
(8) The SBA flag;
(9) Officially authorized reports or
publications of the SBA; or
(10) For such other purposes as
determined necessary by the
Administrator.
(d) Unauthorized use. The official seal
shall not be used, except as authorized
by the Administrator, in connection
with:
(1) Contractor operated facilities;
(2) Souvenir or novelty items;
(3) Toys or commercial gifts or
premiums;
(4) Letterhead design, except on
official SBA stationery;
(5) Clothing or equipment; or
(6) Any article which may disparage
the seal or reflect unfavorably upon
SBA.
(e) SBA’s seal will not be used in any
manner which implies SBA
endorsement of commercial products or
services or of the user’s policies or
activities.
(f) Reproduction of Official Seal.
Requests for permission to reproduce
the SBA seal in circumstances other
than those listed in paragraph (c) of this
section must be made in writing to the
Administrator. The decision whether to
grant permission will be made in
writing on a case-by-case basis, in
consultation with the General Counsel,
with consideration of any relevant
factors which may include the benefit or
cost to the Agency of granting the
request; the unintended appearance of
endorsement or authentication by SBA;
the potential for misuse; the reputability
of the use; the extent of control by SBA
over the use; and the extent of control
by SBA over distribution of any
products or publications bearing the
SBA seal.
(g) Penalties for Unauthorized Use.
Fraudulent or wrongful use of SBA’s
seal can lead to criminal penalties under
18 U.S.C. 506 or 18 U.S.C. 1017.
Dated: January 4, 2008.
Steven C. Preston,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2007–0047; Directorate
Identifier 2007–NM–197–AD; Amendment
39–15329; AD 2008–01–04]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier
Model CL–600–2B19 (Regional Jet
Series 100 & 440) Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are superseding an
existing airworthiness directive (AD) for
the products listed above. This AD
results from mandatory continuing
airworthiness information (MCAI)
originated by an aviation authority of
another country to identify and correct
an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The MCAI describes the unsafe
condition as:
*
*
*
*
*
The Bombardier CL–600–2B19 airplanes
have had a history of flap failures at various
positions for several years. Flap failure may
result in a significant increase in required
landing distances and higher fuel
consumption than planned during a
diversion. * * *
We are issuing this AD to require
actions to correct the unsafe condition
on these products.
DATES: This AD becomes effective
February 15, 2008.
The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
of certain publications listed in this AD
as of September 5, 2007 (72 FR 46555,
August 21, 2007).
ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD
docket on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
Parrillo, Aerospace Engineer, Systems
and Flight Test Branch, ANE–172, FAA,
New York Aircraft Certification Office,
1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,
Westbury, New York 11590; telephone
(516) 228–7305; fax (516) 794–5531.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
We issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an AD that would
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apply to the specified products. That
NPRM was published in the Federal
Register on October 17, 2007 (72 FR
58763) and proposed to supersede AD
2007–17–07, Amendment 39–15165 (72
FR 46555, August 21, 2007). That NPRM
proposed to correct an unsafe condition
for the specified products.
That NPRM proposed to retain the
requirements of AD 2007–17–07, i.e.,
revising the airplane flight manual
(AFM) to incorporate Canadair Regional
Jet Temporary Revision (TR) RJ/165,
dated July 6, 2007, into the AFM;
adding operational procedures into the
AFM; training flight crewmembers and
operational control/dispatch personnel
on the operational procedures; and
doing corrective ‘‘maintenance actions.’’
That NPRM also proposed to require
training flight crewmembers on reduced
or zero flap landing, and doing
additional corrective ‘‘maintenance
actions’’ that include a pressure test of
the flexible drive-shaft, and corrective
actions if necessary. You may obtain
further information by examining the
MCAI in the AD docket.
Comments
We gave the public the opportunity to
participate in developing this AD. We
considered the comments received.
Request To Exclude Certain Parts From
Inspection
Comair requests that we exclude from
the proposed actions actuators with less
than 2,000 flight hours since new or
since repair as of July 12, 2007 (the
issue date of Bombardier Service
Bulletin 601R–27–150). Comair states
that those actuators would not require
the inspections of Part C of the
Accomplishment Instructions of the
service bulletin. Comair suggests that
paragraph ‘‘(f)(3)’’ of the NPRM contain
a statement qualifying under what
conditions flap actuators must comply
with Part C of the service bulletin by
stating that new actuators, and those
recently repaired where it can be shown
that the inboard pinion shaft seals, part
numbers (P/Ns) 853SC177–1/–2, were
replaced, should be exempt from Part C
(low temperature torque check test).
We infer that Comair meant to refer to
paragraph (g)(3) of the NPRM. We
referred to Bombardier Service Bulletin
601R–27–150 as the appropriate source
of service information for accomplishing
the actions specified in paragraph (g)(3)
of the NPRM. Paragraph (g)(3) of the
NPRM proposes to require doing actions
in accordance with Part C of the service
bulletin. We agree that the actions
specified in paragraph (g)(3) of this AD
apply only to certain actuators as
specified in paragraph 1.D.,
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[Pages 1962-1964]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
13 CFR Part 101
RIN 3245-AF68
Seals and Insignia
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is revising its
regulations specifying the description and authorized use of its
official seal. These revisions will further define the authorized and
unauthorized use of the official seal by SBA and add criteria for
approving and denying requests to use the official seal.
SBA believes that this rule is non-controversial, and the Agency
anticipates no significant adverse comment. If SBA receives a
significant adverse comment, it will withdraw the rule.
DATES: This rule is effective February 25, 2008 without further action,
unless significant adverse comment is received by February 11, 2008. If
significant adverse comment is received, SBA will publish a timely
withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 3245-AF68, by one
of the following methods: (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments;
or (2) Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Julie Clowes, Attorney Advisor,
Office of
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General Counsel, 409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416.
SBA will post all comments on http:/ /www.Regulations.gov. If you
wish to submit comments that contain confidential business information
(CBI) as defined in the User Notice at https://www.Regulations.gov,
please submit the comments to Julie Clowes, at 409 Third Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20416, or send an e-mail to julie.clowes@sba.gov.
Highlight the comments that you consider to contain the CBI and explain
why you believe SBA should hold this information as confidential. SBA
will review the information and make the final determination of whether
it will publish the information or not.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Clowes, Office of General
Counsel, at (202) 619-0445 or by e-mail at: julie.clowes@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Statutory Authority and Background
Section 5(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634(a)) gives SBA
the power to adopt, alter and use a seal which shall be judicially
noticed. When initially created, the official seal was only used to
certify or authenticate official SBA records. SBA's regulations at 13
CFR 101.105 were narrowly constructed to reflect that one use. Through
the years, the Agency has discovered a need to formally identify itself
to the public through use of the official seal. This revision to 13 CFR
101.105 broadens SBA's regulatory authority to use its official seal
and establishes penalties for unauthorized use.
In order to gain a better understanding of what may or may not be
an appropriate use of an official Federal agency seal, SBA first
researched the Federal laws affecting use of an agency's seal and the
seal regulations of other Federal agencies. The research showed that
use of seals by Federal agencies is rather varied. Many agencies
authorize use for marketing and outreach purposes such as awards,
certificates, plaques, flags, business cards, signage and publications.
Because this type of use identifies with the mission of the Agency, SBA
incorporated these marketing uses into the revised regulations.
Additionally, SBA identified unauthorized uses of the seal,
emphasizing the need to prevent an actual or implied endorsement of a
commercial product or service. A subsection on how to request written
permission from the Administrator to use the SBA seal and a statement
of the penalties, as defined in the U.S. Code, were also incorporated
into the revised regulations.
The Agency believes there is good cause to bypass notice and
comment and proceed to a direct final rule pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
The rule is non-controversial and merely alters who may use SBA's
official seal and for what purpose. Because this rule only impacts
Agency procedure and practice, notice and comment is unnecessary.
Although SBA believes this direct final rule will not elicit any
significant adverse comments, if such comments are received, SBA will
publish a timely notice of withdrawal in the Federal Register.
B. Compliance With Executive Orders 12866, 12988, and 13132, the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Ch. 35), and the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-602)
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that this
rule does not constitute a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
This rule meets applicable standards set forth in Sec. Sec. 3(a)
and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden. This action does
not have retroactive or preemptive effect.
This rule will not have substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the Federal government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Therefore, for the purposes of Executive Order
13132, SBA determines that this rule has no federalism implications
warranting preparation of a federalism assessment.
SBA has determined that this rule does not impose additional
reporting or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction
Act, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601, requires
administrative agencies to consider the effect of their actions on
small entities, small non-profit enterprises, and small local
governments. Pursuant to the RFA, when an agency issues a rule, the
agency must prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis which describes
the impact of the rule on small entities. However, section 605 of the
RFA allows an agency to certify a rule, in lieu of preparing an
analysis, if the rulemaking is not expected to have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. In this
case, the regulations address the administrative requirements for the
Agency's use of its official seal. In other words, this rule will not
result in the direct regulation of small entities, so no further
analysis is required by the RFA. Therefore, SBA certifies that this
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities within the meaning of RFA.
List of Subjects in 13 CFR Part 101
Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations,
Intergovernmental relations, Investigations, Organizations and
functions, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Seals and
insignia.
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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, amend part 101 of title 13
of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 101--ADMINISTRATION
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1. The authority citation for part 101 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 and App. 3, secs. 2, 4(a), 6(a), and
9(a)(1)(T); 15 U.S.C. 633, 634, 687; 31 U.S.C. 6506; 44 U.S.C. 3512;
E.O. 12372 (July 14, 1982), 47 FR 30959, 3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p. 197,
as amended by E.O. 12416 (April 8, 1983), 48 FR 15887, 3 CFR, 1983
Comp., p. 186.
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2. Revise Sec. 101.105 to read as follows:
Sec. 101.105 Who may use SBA's official seal and for what purpose?
(a) General. This section describes the official seal of the SBA
and prescribes rules for its use.
(b) Official Seal. The official seal of the SBA is illustrated
below.
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(c) Authorized Use. The official seal and reproductions of the seal
may only be used as follows:
(1) Certify and authenticate originals and copies of any books,
records, papers or other documents on file within SBA or extracts taken
from them or to provide certification for the purposes authorized in 28
U.S.C. 1733;
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(2) SBA award certificates and medals;
(3) SBA awards for career service;
(4) Security credentials and employee identification cards;
(5) Business cards for SBA employees;
(6) Official SBA signs;
(7) Plaques; the design of the SBA seal may be incorporated in
plaques for display in Agency auditoriums, presentation rooms, lobbies,
offices and on buildings occupied by SBA;
(8) The SBA flag;
(9) Officially authorized reports or publications of the SBA; or
(10) For such other purposes as determined necessary by the
Administrator.
(d) Unauthorized use. The official seal shall not be used, except
as authorized by the Administrator, in connection with:
(1) Contractor operated facilities;
(2) Souvenir or novelty items;
(3) Toys or commercial gifts or premiums;
(4) Letterhead design, except on official SBA stationery;
(5) Clothing or equipment; or
(6) Any article which may disparage the seal or reflect unfavorably
upon SBA.
(e) SBA's seal will not be used in any manner which implies SBA
endorsement of commercial products or services or of the user's
policies or activities.
(f) Reproduction of Official Seal. Requests for permission to
reproduce the SBA seal in circumstances other than those listed in
paragraph (c) of this section must be made in writing to the
Administrator. The decision whether to grant permission will be made in
writing on a case-by-case basis, in consultation with the General
Counsel, with consideration of any relevant factors which may include
the benefit or cost to the Agency of granting the request; the
unintended appearance of endorsement or authentication by SBA; the
potential for misuse; the reputability of the use; the extent of
control by SBA over the use; and the extent of control by SBA over
distribution of any products or publications bearing the SBA seal.
(g) Penalties for Unauthorized Use. Fraudulent or wrongful use of
SBA's seal can lead to criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. 506 or 18
U.S.C. 1017.
Dated: January 4, 2008.
Steven C. Preston,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-338 Filed 1-10-08; 8:45 am]
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