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propeller hub for cracks within the
compliance time specified in Table 1 of this
AD. Use Appendix A or Appendix D of the
applicable Dowty Alert Service Bulletin (SB)
listed in Table 1 of this AD to do the
inspection.
TABLE 1—APPLICABLE ALERT SB FOR PROPELLER TYPE
Propeller assembly
type
Initial inspection within . . .
Repeat inspection within . . .
Applicable SB
(1) R334/4–82–F/13
10 flight hours
(TIS) after the
AD.
50 FH TIS after
this AD.
50 FH TIS after
this AD.
50 FH TIS after
this AD.
Alert SB No. 61–1119, Revision 5,
dated July 1, 2009.
the effective date of
300
FH
time-since-last-inspection
(TSLI) or 300 flight cycles-since-last
inspection, whichever occurs sooner.
1,000 FH TSLI ......................................
the effective date of
1,000 FH TSLI ......................................
the effective date of
1,000 FH TSLI ......................................
(2) R321/4–82–F/8 ..
(3) R324/4–82–F/9 ..
(4) R333/4–82–F/12
(FH) time-in-service
effective date of this
(g) For hubs and propellers in storage,
perform an initial ultrasonic inspection of the
rear wall of the rear half of the propeller hub
for cracks, before placing in service. Use
Appendix A or Appendix D of the applicable
Dowty Alert SB listed in Table 1 of this AD
to do the inspection.
Initial Inspection—Previous Credit
(h) Propeller hubs, P/N 660709201, that
previously passed inspection using Dowty
Alert SBs listed in Table 1 of this AD or an
earlier issue of those SBs, have satisfied the
initial inspection requirements of this AD.
However, you must comply with the
repetitive inspection requirements found in
this AD.
Repetitive Ultrasonic Inspections
(i) Thereafter, perform a repetitive
ultrasonic inspection of the rear wall of the
rear half of the propeller hub for cracks
within the compliance time specified in
Table 1 of this AD. Use Appendix A or
Appendix D of the applicable Dowty Alert SB
listed in Table 1 of this AD to do the
inspection.
Optional Terminating Action
(j) As optional terminating action for the
repetitive inspections required by this AD,
replace propeller hub, P/N 660709201, with
a new propeller hub, P/N 660717226.
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Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(k) The Manager, Boston Certification
Office, has the authority to approve AMOCs
for this AD if requested using the procedures
found in 14 CFR 39.19.
Related Information
(l) For more information about this AD,
contact Michael Schwetz, Aerospace
Engineer, Boston Aircraft Certification Office,
FAA, 12 New England Executive Park,
Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781–238–
7761; fax: 781–238–7170; e-mail:
michael.schwetz@faa.gov.
(m) European Aviation Safety Agency
2010–0196R1, dated November 12, 2010,
pertains to the subject of this AD.
Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) under 5
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 of the
following service information on the date
specified:
(1) Dowty Propellers Alert SB No. 61–1119,
Revision 5, dated July 1, 2009, approved for
IBR as of October 11, 2011.
(2) Dowty Propellers Alert SB No. 61–
A1124, Revision 2, dated August 25, 2010,
approved for IBR as of October 11, 2011.
(3) Dowty Propellers Alert SB No. 61–
A1125, Revision 2, dated August 25, 2010,
approved for IBR as of October 11, 2011.
(4) Dowty Propellers Alert SB No. 61–
A1126, Revision 2, dated August 25, 2010,
approved for IBR as of October 11, 2011.
(5) For service information identified in
this AD, contact Dowty Propellers, Anson
Business Park, Cheltenham Road East,
Gloucester GL 29QN, UK; phone: 44 (0) 1452
716000; fax: 44 (0) 1452 716001.
(6) You may review copies of the service
information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller
Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park,
Burlington, MA. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call
781–238–7125.
(7) You may also review copies of the
service information that is incorporated by
reference at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this
material at an NARA facility, call 202–741–
6030, or go to https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/
ibr_locations.html.
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on
August 15, 2011.
Peter A. White,
Manager, Engine & Propeller Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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Material Incorporated by Reference (IBR)
(n) You must use the following service
information to do the actions required by this
AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The
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Alert SB No. 61–A1125, Revision 2,
dated August 25, 2010.
Alert SB No. 61–A1126, Revision 2,
dated August 25, 2010.
Alert SB No. 61–A1124, Revision 2,
dated August 25, 2010.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Parts 738, 740, 745, and 748
[Docket No. 110802457–1467–01]
RIN 0694–AF18
Export Administration Regulations:
Netherlands Antilles, Curacao, Sint
¸
Maarten and Timor-Leste
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Netherlands Antilles
dissolved on October 10, 2010. This rule
removes the Netherlands Antilles from
all places where it is mentioned in the
Export Administration Regulations
(EAR), e.g., the Commerce Country
Chart, the Country Groups, and License
Exception APP. Curacao and Sint
¸
Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the
island of Saint Martin) became semiautonomous entities within the
Kingdom of the Netherlands. Therefore,
Curacao and Sint Maarten are added to
¸
the Commerce Country Chart.
The territories and dependencies of a
country are treated as the parent country
under the EAR. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint
Eustatius now fall under the direct
administration of the Netherlands.
Therefore, these dependencies are
treated like the Netherlands and will not
be listed on the Commerce Country
Chart.
This rule also revises the name ‘‘East
Timor’’ to read ‘‘Timor-Leste’’
throughout the EAR, because this is the
proper name of the country.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is
effective: September 6, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions contact Sharron Cook, Office
of Exporter Services, Bureau of Industry
and Security, U.S. Department of
Commerce at 202–482–2440 or by
e-mail: Sharron.Cook@bis.doc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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Background
The Netherlands Antilles, consisting
of Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Saba,
and Sint Eustatius, dissolved on October
10, 2010. Curacao and Sint Maarten (the
¸
Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint
Martin) became semi-autonomous
entities within the Kingdom of the
Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint
Eustatius now fall under the direct
administration of the Netherlands. In
addition, BIS has recognized that the
country previously referred to in the
Commerce Country Chart as ‘‘East
Timor’’ should instead be referred to by
its proper name, which is ‘‘TimorLeste.’’
Revisions to the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR)
This rule corrects the third sentence
in Section 738.3 paragraph (b) removing
the phrase ‘‘territory, possession, or
department’’ and adding in its place
‘‘territory, possession, dependency or
department’’ in two places. The
Commerce Country Chart (Supplement
No. 1 to part 738) generally does not list
territories, possessions, dependencies or
departments of countries, because they
are treated the same as the parent
country for export control purposes. The
State Department has a Web site that
lists ‘‘Dependencies and Areas of
Special Sovereignty’’ at https://
www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/10543.htm.
This rule removes the Netherlands
Antilles from the Commerce Country
Chart (Supplement No. 1 to part 738 of
the EAR), because it has dissolved and
all the territories and dependencies
previously under the Netherlands
Antilles, except Curacao and Sint
¸
Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the
island of Saint Martin), are now treated
in the same manner as the parent
country—the Netherlands. Curacao and
¸
Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the
island of Saint Martin) became semiautonomous entities within the
Kingdom of the Netherlands. Therefore,
Curacao and Sint Maarten (the Dutch
¸
two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin)
are added to the Commerce Country
Chart with license requirements (Xs)
that are the same as the license
requirements were for the Netherlands
Antilles. In addition, this rule replaces
the country name of ‘‘East Timor’’ with
the proper name of ‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in the
Commerce Country Chart and moves the
resulting row to its appropriate
alphabetic location.
This rule also removes the
Netherlands Antilles from the list of
countries in Computer Tier 1 of License
Exception APP in Section 740.7(c)(1).
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There is no change in eligibility for
exports or reexports to Bonaire, Saba,
and Sint Eustatius of computers under
License Exception APP, because the
Netherlands is already in Computer Tier
1. However, there is expanded eligibility
for exports and reexports to Bonaire,
Saba, and Sint Eustatius of computer
technology and software under License
Exception APP, because the Netherlands
is listed in Section 740.7(c)(3)(i) of
License Exception APP. Curacao and
¸
Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the
island of Saint Martin) are added to
Computer Tier 1 of License Exception
APP. In addition, this rule replaces the
country name of ‘‘East Timor’’ with the
proper name of ‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in
Section 740.7(c)(1) and moves it to its
new alphabetic location in Computer
Tier 1.
This rule also makes changes to the
Country Groups in Supplement No. 1 to
part 740. A country may appear in one
or more of the Country Groups, or not
at all, depending upon, among other
things, its affiliation or membership in
a multilateral export control regime.
This rule removes the Netherlands
Antilles from the list of countries in
Country Group B of the Country Groups
(Supplement No. 1 to part 740), and
adds Curacao and Sint Maarten (the
¸
Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint
Martin) to Country Group B. The
Netherlands is listed in Country Group
B, and therefore this revision does not
alter the export controls or exemptions
that apply to Bonaire, Saba, and Sint
Eustatius. However, the Netherlands is
also listed in Country Group A and
therefore all exemptions, e.g., License
Exceptions APR and GOV, that apply to
the Netherlands now apply to its
dependencies, territories and
possessions. Additionally, this rule
removes ‘‘East Timor’’ and adds in its
place ‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in alphabetic order
in the list of countries of Country Group
B.
This rule revises Supplement No. 2 to
part 745 ‘‘States Parties to the
Convention on the Prohibition of the
Development, Production, Stockpiling,
and use of Chemical Weapons and on
Their Destruction’’ by removing ‘‘Timor
Leste (East Timor)’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘Timor-Leste’’. This rule also
removes ‘‘Netherlands **’’ and adds in
its place ‘‘Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
**’’ for clarification purposes and
because of the recent changes to these
entities. In addition, this rule removes
the phrase ‘‘the Netherlands includes
Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.’’ in
the two asterisk footnote and adds in its
place ‘‘the Netherlands (Kingdom of)
includes the following dependencies:
Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten (the
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Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint
Martin).’’
This rule revises paragraph (a)(1) of
Section 748.9 ‘‘Support documents for
license applications’’ by removing
‘‘Netherlands Antilles’’ and adding
‘‘Leeward Antilles’’. This change will
maintain the support document
exemption for Aruba, Bonaire and
Curacao, and add a support document
¸
exemption for the Venezuelan
archipelago. The Leeward Antilles
consists of:
ABC islands:
Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands),
Bonaire (Kingdom of the
Netherlands),
Curacao (Kingdom of the
¸
Netherlands).
Venezuelan archipelago:
Las Aves,
Los Roques,
La Orchilla,
La Blanquilla,
Los Hermanos,
Los Testigos.
The support documentation exemption
for Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint
Maarten will continue as they are part
of the Leeward Islands, which is already
listed in Section 748.9(a)(1).
Export Administration Act
Since August 21, 2001, the Export
Administration Act of 1979, as
amended, has been in lapse. However,
the President, through Executive Order
13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001
Comp. 783 (2002)), which has been
extended by successive Presidential
Notices, the most recent being that of
August 12, 2010, 75 FR 50681 (August
16, 2010) has continued the EAR in
effect under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
Rulemaking Requirements
1. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866
direct agencies to assess all costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of
reducing costs, of harmonizing rules,
and of promoting flexibility. This rule
has been designated a ‘‘not significant
regulatory action,’’ under section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866.
2. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall any person be
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subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with a collection of information, subject
to the requirements of Paperwork
Reduction Act, unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
Control Number. This rule involves
three collections of information subject
to the PRA. One of the collections has
been approved by OMB under control
number 0694–0088, ‘‘Multi-Purpose
Application,’’ and carries a burden hour
estimate of 43.8 minutes for a manual or
electronic submission. The second of
the collections has been approved by
OMB under control number 0694–0017,
‘‘International Import Certificate,’’ and
carries a burden hour estimate of 15
minutes for a manual or electronic
submission. The last of the collections
has been approved by OMB under
control number 0694–0021, ‘‘Statement
by Ultimate Consignee and Purchaser,’’
and carries a burden hour estimate of 15
minutes for a manual or electronic
submission Send comments regarding
these burden estimates or any other
aspect of these collections of
information, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, to OMB Desk
Officer, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; and to Jasmeet
Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, by e-mail at
Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov or by
fax to (202) 395–7285; and to the Office
of Administration, Bureau of Industry
and Security, Department of Commerce,
14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Room 6622, Washington, DC 20230.
This rule does not contain policies with
Federalism implications as that term is
defined under E.O. 13132.
3. The Department finds that there is
good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to
waive the provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act requiring
prior notice and the opportunity for
public comment because it is
unnecessary. The revisions made by this
rule are administrative in nature and
minimally affect the rights and
obligations of the public. Because these
revisions are not substantive changes to
the EAR, it is unnecessary to provide
notice and opportunity for public
comment. In addition, the 30-day delay
in effectiveness required by 5 U.S.C.
553(d) is not applicable because this
rule is not a substantive rule. Notice of
proposed rulemaking and opportunity
for public comment are not required for
this rule under the Administrative
Procedure Act or by any other law, and
the analytical requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C 601
et seq.) are not applicable.
List of Subjects
15 CFR Part 738
Regulations (15 CFR Parts 730 through
774) are amended as follows:
PART 738—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 15 CFR
part 738 is revised to read as follows:
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Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C.
7430(e); 22 U.S.C. 287c; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et
seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s), 185(u);
42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42 U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C.
1354; 15 U.S.C. 1824a; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; 22
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O.
13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p.
228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001
Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 12, 2011, 76
FR 50661 (August 16, 2011).
§ 738.3
[Amended]
2. Section 738.3 is amended by
removing the phrase ‘‘territory,
possession, or department’’ and adding
in its place ‘‘territory, possession,
dependency or department’’ in two
places in the third sentence of
paragraph (b).
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Chemicals, Exports, Foreign
trade, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
3. Supplement No. 1 to part 738 is
amended by:
■ a. Adding in alphabetic order rows for
‘‘Curacao’’ and ‘‘Sint Maarten (the
¸
Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint
Martin)’’, as set forth below:
■ b. Removing the row for ‘‘Netherlands
Antilles’’; and
■ c. Removing the country name ‘‘Timor
East’’ and adding (in alphabetic order)
in its place ‘‘Timor-Leste’’
Accordingly, parts 738, 740, 745, and
748 of the Export Administration
SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO PART 738—
COMMERCE COUNTRY CHART
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Exports.
15 CFR Parts 740 and 748
Administrative practice and
procedure, Exports, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
15 CFR Part 745
REASON FOR CONTROL
Chemical & biological weapons
Nuclear nonproliferation
National
security
CB
1
CB
2
CB
3
NP 1
NP 2
NS
1
X
X
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X
*
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Missile
tech
Regional
stability
X
Firearms
convention
Crime
control
Antiterrorism
NS
2
MT 1
RS
1
RS
2
FC 1
CC
1
CC
2
CC
3
AT 1
AT 2
X
*
X
X
X
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X
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Countries
*
*
Curacao ........................................................
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*
*
Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) .................................
*
*
X
X
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4. The authority citation for 15 CFR
part 740 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.;
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X
X
X
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§ 740.7
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X
X
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E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp.,
p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001
Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 12, 2011, 76
FR 50661 (August 16, 2011).
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PART 740—[AMENDED]
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a. Removing ‘‘Netherlands Antilles’’
from the list of countries in paragraph
(c)(1);
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b. Adding in alphabetic order
‘‘Curacao’’ and ‘‘Sint Maarten (the
¸
Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint
Martin)’’ to paragraph (c)(1);
■ c. Removing ‘‘East Timor’’ and adding
‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in alphabetic order to
paragraph (c)(1).
■
6. Supplement No. 1 to part 740 is
amended by:
■ a. Removing ‘‘Netherlands Antilles’’
from the list of countries in Country
Group B;
■ b. Adding in alphabetic order
‘‘Curacao’’ and ‘‘Sint Maarten (the
¸
Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint
Martin)’’ to the list of countries in
Country Group B; and
■ c. Removing ‘‘East Timor’’ and adding
‘‘Timor-Leste’’ in alphabetic order in the
list of countries of Country Group B.
■
PART 745—[AMENDED]
7. The authority citation for 15 CFR
part 745 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O.
12938, 59 FR 59099, 3 CFR, 1994 Comp., p.
950; Notice of November 4, 2010, 75 FR
68673 (November 8, 2010).
Supplement No. 2 to Part 745
[Amended]
8. Supplement No. 2 to part 745 is
amended by:
■ a. Removing ‘‘Netherlands * * *’’ and
adding in its place ‘‘Netherlands
(Kingdom of the) * * *’’
■ b. Removing ‘‘Timor Leste (East
Timor)’’ and adding in its place ‘‘TimorLeste’’;
■ c. Removing the phrase ‘‘the
Netherlands includes Aruba and the
Netherlands Antilles.’’ in the two
asterisk footnote and adding in its place
‘‘the Netherlands (Kingdom of)
includes: Aruba, Curacao, and Sint
¸
Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the
island of Saint Martin).’’
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PART 748—[AMENDED]
9. The authority citation for 15 CFR
part 748 is revised to read as follows:
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Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767,
3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66
FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice
of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 16,
2011).
[Amended]
10. Section 748.9 is amended in the
list of countries in paragraph (a)(1) by
removing ‘‘Netherlands Antilles’’ and
adding in alphabetical order ‘‘Leeward
Antilles’’.
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Standards of the United States Postal
Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM),
which is incorporated by reference in
the Code of Federal Regulations. See
39 CFR 111.1.
BILLING CODE 3510–33–P
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
POSTAL SERVICE
Supplement No. 1 to Part 740
[Amended]
§ 748.9
Dated: August 30, 2011.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 111 is
amended as follows:
39 CFR Part 111
Post Office (PO) Box Fee Groups for
Merged Locations
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service will revise
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM®) 508.4 to allow Post Office
BoxTM (PO BoxTM) fee groups to be
merged due to Post OfficeTM mergers
and to have the ability to change a fee
group more than one higher or lower
level at a time in limited circumstances.
DATES: Effective Date: November 7,
2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nan
McKenzie at 202–268–3089, David
Rubin at 202–268–2986, or Richard
Daigle at 202–268–6392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
12, 2011, the Federal Register published
our proposed rule (76 FR 40849–40850),
requesting comments to allow the Postal
Service to change the fee group
assignment for PO Boxes by more than
one level (higher or lower) when boxes
move to a different ZIP CodeTM location
because of a merger of two or more ZIP
Code locations into a single location.
Current mailing standards limit
changes for a PO Box fee group
assignment for a 5-digit ZIP Code to one
level higher or lower, and only once per
calendar year. Absent this change,
where a box section is merged with a
location whose box section is more than
one fee group level different, the
location would need to charge two
different fee groups. This final rule will
allow the fee group of the merged
(receiving) location to apply to all
customers receiving PO Box service in
that location. This rule does not affect
the standards for Group E PO Box
eligibility.
Also, prior to any such merger,
existing PO Box customers will have the
option to renew their box rentals at their
current fees for another period, even if
the resulting fee will have been paid for
more than one year in advance.
No comments were received on the
proposed rule.
The Postal Service adopts the
following changes to the Mailing
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PART 111—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
Part 111 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301–
307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201–
3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632,
3633, and 5001.
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Mailing Standards of the United States
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addition, the USPS may assign a fee
group to a new ZIP Code, may reassign
one or more 5-digit ZIP Codes to the
next higher or lower fee group if fee
group assignments were in error, or may
regroup 5-digit ZIP Codes. Except when
boxes from two or more ZIP Codes are
being merged into one location, a ZIP
Code may be moved only into the next
higher or lower fee group. If boxes in
two or more ZIP Codes merge, the fee
group will be that of the receiving
location, even if one of the fee groups
changes by more than one level. No ZIP
Code may be moved into a different fee
group more than once a calendar year.
A change in Post Office Box service fees
takes effect on the date of the action that
caused the change unless an official
announcement specifies another date. If
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54928-54931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22678]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
15 CFR Parts 738, 740, 745, and 748
[Docket No. 110802457-1467-01]
RIN 0694-AF18
Export Administration Regulations: Netherlands Antilles,
Cura[ccedil]ao, Sint Maarten and Timor-Leste
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Netherlands Antilles dissolved on October 10, 2010. This
rule removes the Netherlands Antilles from all places where it is
mentioned in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), e.g., the
Commerce Country Chart, the Country Groups, and License Exception APP.
Cura[ccedil]ao and Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of
Saint Martin) became semi-autonomous entities within the Kingdom of the
Netherlands. Therefore, Cura[ccedil]ao and Sint Maarten are added to
the Commerce Country Chart.
The territories and dependencies of a country are treated as the
parent country under the EAR. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius now
fall under the direct administration of the Netherlands. Therefore,
these dependencies are treated like the Netherlands and will not be
listed on the Commerce Country Chart.
This rule also revises the name ``East Timor'' to read ``Timor-
Leste'' throughout the EAR, because this is the proper name of the
country.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective: September 6, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions contact Sharron Cook,
Office of Exporter Services, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce at 202-482-2440 or by e-mail:
Sharron.Cook@bis.doc.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Netherlands Antilles, consisting of Curacao, Sint Maarten,
Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius, dissolved on October 10, 2010.
Cura[ccedil]ao and Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of
Saint Martin) became semi-autonomous entities within the Kingdom of the
Netherlands. Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius now fall under the
direct administration of the Netherlands. In addition, BIS has
recognized that the country previously referred to in the Commerce
Country Chart as ``East Timor'' should instead be referred to by its
proper name, which is ``Timor-Leste.''
Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
This rule corrects the third sentence in Section 738.3 paragraph
(b) removing the phrase ``territory, possession, or department'' and
adding in its place ``territory, possession, dependency or department''
in two places. The Commerce Country Chart (Supplement No. 1 to part
738) generally does not list territories, possessions, dependencies or
departments of countries, because they are treated the same as the
parent country for export control purposes. The State Department has a
Web site that lists ``Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty''
at https://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/10543.htm.
This rule removes the Netherlands Antilles from the Commerce
Country Chart (Supplement No. 1 to part 738 of the EAR), because it has
dissolved and all the territories and dependencies previously under the
Netherlands Antilles, except Cura[ccedil]ao and Sint Maarten (the Dutch
two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin), are now treated in the same
manner as the parent country--the Netherlands. Cura[ccedil]ao and Sint
Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) became
semi-autonomous entities within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Therefore, Cura[ccedil]ao and Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the
island of Saint Martin) are added to the Commerce Country Chart with
license requirements (Xs) that are the same as the license requirements
were for the Netherlands Antilles. In addition, this rule replaces the
country name of ``East Timor'' with the proper name of ``Timor-Leste''
in the Commerce Country Chart and moves the resulting row to its
appropriate alphabetic location.
This rule also removes the Netherlands Antilles from the list of
countries in Computer Tier 1 of License Exception APP in Section
740.7(c)(1). There is no change in eligibility for exports or reexports
to Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius of computers under License
Exception APP, because the Netherlands is already in Computer Tier 1.
However, there is expanded eligibility for exports and reexports to
Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius of computer technology and software
under License Exception APP, because the Netherlands is listed in
Section 740.7(c)(3)(i) of License Exception APP. Cura[ccedil]ao and
Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) are
added to Computer Tier 1 of License Exception APP. In addition, this
rule replaces the country name of ``East Timor'' with the proper name
of ``Timor-Leste'' in Section 740.7(c)(1) and moves it to its new
alphabetic location in Computer Tier 1.
This rule also makes changes to the Country Groups in Supplement
No. 1 to part 740. A country may appear in one or more of the Country
Groups, or not at all, depending upon, among other things, its
affiliation or membership in a multilateral export control regime. This
rule removes the Netherlands Antilles from the list of countries in
Country Group B of the Country Groups (Supplement No. 1 to part 740),
and adds Cura[ccedil]ao and Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the
island of Saint Martin) to Country Group B. The Netherlands is listed
in Country Group B, and therefore this revision does not alter the
export controls or exemptions that apply to Bonaire, Saba, and Sint
Eustatius. However, the Netherlands is also listed in Country Group A
and therefore all exemptions, e.g., License Exceptions APR and GOV,
that apply to the Netherlands now apply to its dependencies,
territories and possessions. Additionally, this rule removes ``East
Timor'' and adds in its place ``Timor-Leste'' in alphabetic order in
the list of countries of Country Group B.
This rule revises Supplement No. 2 to part 745 ``States Parties to
the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production,
Stockpiling, and use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction'' by
removing ``Timor Leste (East Timor)'' and adding in its place ``Timor-
Leste''. This rule also removes ``Netherlands **'' and adds in its
place ``Netherlands (Kingdom of the) **'' for clarification purposes
and because of the recent changes to these entities. In addition, this
rule removes the phrase ``the Netherlands includes Aruba and the
Netherlands Antilles.'' in the two asterisk footnote and adds in its
place ``the Netherlands (Kingdom of) includes the following
dependencies: Aruba, Cura[ccedil]ao, and Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-
fifths of the island of Saint Martin).''
This rule revises paragraph (a)(1) of Section 748.9 ``Support
documents for license applications'' by removing ``Netherlands
Antilles'' and adding ``Leeward Antilles''. This change will maintain
the support document exemption for Aruba, Bonaire and Cura[ccedil]ao,
and add a support document exemption for the Venezuelan archipelago.
The Leeward Antilles consists of:
ABC islands:
Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands),
Bonaire (Kingdom of the Netherlands),
Cura[ccedil]ao (Kingdom of the Netherlands).
Venezuelan archipelago:
Las Aves,
Los Roques,
La Orchilla,
La Blanquilla,
Los Hermanos,
Los Testigos.
The support documentation exemption for Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint
Maarten will continue as they are part of the Leeward Islands, which is
already listed in Section 748.9(a)(1).
Export Administration Act
Since August 21, 2001, the Export Administration Act of 1979, as
amended, has been in lapse. However, the President, through Executive
Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which
has been extended by successive Presidential Notices, the most recent
being that of August 12, 2010, 75 FR 50681 (August 16, 2010) has
continued the EAR in effect under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
Rulemaking Requirements
1. Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess all
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This rule has been designated a ``not significant
regulatory action,'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be
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subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of
information, subject to the requirements of Paperwork Reduction Act,
unless that collection of information displays a currently valid Office
of Management and Budget Control Number. This rule involves three
collections of information subject to the PRA. One of the collections
has been approved by OMB under control number 0694-0088, ``Multi-
Purpose Application,'' and carries a burden hour estimate of 43.8
minutes for a manual or electronic submission. The second of the
collections has been approved by OMB under control number 0694-0017,
``International Import Certificate,'' and carries a burden hour
estimate of 15 minutes for a manual or electronic submission. The last
of the collections has been approved by OMB under control number 0694-
0021, ``Statement by Ultimate Consignee and Purchaser,'' and carries a
burden hour estimate of 15 minutes for a manual or electronic
submission Send comments regarding these burden estimates or any other
aspect of these collections of information, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, to OMB Desk Officer, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503; and to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk
Officer, by e-mail at Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov or by fax to
(202) 395-7285; and to the Office of Administration, Bureau of Industry
and Security, Department of Commerce, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Room 6622, Washington, DC 20230. This rule does not contain
policies with Federalism implications as that term is defined under
E.O. 13132.
3. The Department finds that there is good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) to waive the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act
requiring prior notice and the opportunity for public comment because
it is unnecessary. The revisions made by this rule are administrative
in nature and minimally affect the rights and obligations of the
public. Because these revisions are not substantive changes to the EAR,
it is unnecessary to provide notice and opportunity for public comment.
In addition, the 30-day delay in effectiveness required by 5 U.S.C.
553(d) is not applicable because this rule is not a substantive rule.
Notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for public comment are
not required for this rule under the Administrative Procedure Act or by
any other law, and the analytical requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C 601 et seq.) are not applicable.
List of Subjects
15 CFR Part 738
Exports.
15 CFR Parts 740 and 748
Administrative practice and procedure, Exports, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
15 CFR Part 745
Administrative practice and procedure, Chemicals, Exports, Foreign
trade, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, parts 738, 740, 745, and 748 of the Export
Administration Regulations (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774) are amended
as follows:
PART 738--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 738 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
10 U.S.C. 7420; 10 U.S.C. 7430(e); 22 U.S.C. 287c; 22 U.S.C. 3201 et
seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6004; 30 U.S.C. 185(s), 185(u); 42 U.S.C. 2139a; 42
U.S.C. 6212; 43 U.S.C. 1354; 15 U.S.C. 1824a; 50 U.S.C. app. 5; 22
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7210; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR,
1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p.
783; Notice of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 16, 2011).
Sec. 738.3 [Amended]
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2. Section 738.3 is amended by removing the phrase ``territory,
possession, or department'' and adding in its place ``territory,
possession, dependency or department'' in two places in the third
sentence of paragraph (b).
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3. Supplement No. 1 to part 738 is amended by:
0
a. Adding in alphabetic order rows for ``Cura[ccedil]ao'' and ``Sint
Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin)'', as set
forth below:
0
b. Removing the row for ``Netherlands Antilles''; and
0
c. Removing the country name ``Timor East'' and adding (in alphabetic
order) in its place ``Timor-Leste''
SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO PART 738--COMMERCE COUNTRY CHART
Reason for Control
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Chemical & biological Nuclear non- National Missile Regional Firearms Crime Anti-
weapons proliferation security tech stability convention control terrorism
Countries ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CC CC CC
CB 1 CB 2 CB 3 NP 1 NP 2 NS 1 NS 2 MT 1 RS 1 RS 2 FC 1 1 2 3 AT 1 AT 2
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* * * * * * *
Cura[ccedil]ao................................................... X X ...... X ....... X X X X X ........... X ... X ...... ......
* * * * * * *
Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin) X X ...... X ....... X X X X X ........... X ... X ...... ......
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PART 740--[AMENDED]
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4. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 740 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp.,
p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice
of August 12, 2011, 76 FR 50661 (August 16, 2011).
Sec. 740.7 [Amended]
0
5. Section 740.7 is amended by:
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a. Removing ``Netherlands Antilles'' from the list of countries in
paragraph (c)(1);
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b. Adding in alphabetic order ``Cura[ccedil]ao'' and ``Sint Maarten
(the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin)'' to paragraph
(c)(1);
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c. Removing ``East Timor'' and adding ``Timor-Leste'' in alphabetic
order to paragraph (c)(1).
Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 [Amended]
0
6. Supplement No. 1 to part 740 is amended by:
0
a. Removing ``Netherlands Antilles'' from the list of countries in
Country Group B;
0
b. Adding in alphabetic order ``Cura[ccedil]ao'' and ``Sint Maarten
(the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint Martin)'' to the list of
countries in Country Group B; and
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c. Removing ``East Timor'' and adding ``Timor-Leste'' in alphabetic
order in the list of countries of Country Group B.
PART 745--[AMENDED]
0
7. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 745 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; E.O. 12938, 59 FR 59099, 3
CFR, 1994 Comp., p. 950; Notice of November 4, 2010, 75 FR 68673
(November 8, 2010).
Supplement No. 2 to Part 745 [Amended]
0
8. Supplement No. 2 to part 745 is amended by:
0
a. Removing ``Netherlands * * *'' and adding in its place ``Netherlands
(Kingdom of the) * * *''
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b. Removing ``Timor Leste (East Timor)'' and adding in its place
``Timor-Leste'';
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c. Removing the phrase ``the Netherlands includes Aruba and the
Netherlands Antilles.'' in the two asterisk footnote and adding in its
place ``the Netherlands (Kingdom of) includes: Aruba, Cura[ccedil]ao,
and Sint Maarten (the Dutch two-fifths of the island of Saint
Martin).''
PART 748--[AMENDED]
0
9. The authority citation for 15 CFR part 748 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 50 U.S.C. app. 2401 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.;
E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66
FR 44025, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of August 12, 2011, 76
FR 50661 (August 16, 2011).
Sec. 748.9 [Amended]
0
10. Section 748.9 is amended in the list of countries in paragraph
(a)(1) by removing ``Netherlands Antilles'' and adding in alphabetical
order ``Leeward Antilles''.
Dated: August 30, 2011.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
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