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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
14 CFR Part 1204
[Docket No. NASA–2012–0004]
RIN 2700–AD78
Removal of Obsolete Regulation: Use
of the Centennial of Flight Commission
Name
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
This direct final rule makes
nonsubstantive changes by removing a
regulation that is obsolete and no longer
used. The revision to this rule are part
of NASA’s retrospective plan under
Executive Order (EO) 13563 completed
in August 2011. NASA’s full plan can be
accessed on the Agency’s open
government Web site at https://
www.nasa.gov/open/.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective
on December 3, 2012. Comments due on
or before November 5, 2012. If adverse
comments are received, NASA will
publish a timely withdrawal of the rule
in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified with RIN 2700–AD78 and
may be sent to NASA via the Federal ERulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Please note that NASA will post all
comments on the Internet with changes,
including any personal information
provided.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nanette Jennings, 202–358–0819.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Direct Final Rule Adverse Comments
NASA has determined this
rulemaking meets the criteria for a
direct final rule because it involves
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nonsubstantive changes to remove
sections from the Code of Federal
Regulations that are obsolete and no
longer used. No opposition to the
changes and no significant adverse
comments are expected. However, if the
Agency receives a significant adverse
comment, it will withdraw this direct
final rule by publishing a notice in the
Federal Register. A significant adverse
comment is one that explains: (1) Why
the direct final rule is inappropriate,
including challenges to the rule’s
underlying premise or approach; or (2)
why the direct final rule will be
ineffective or unacceptable without a
change. In determining whether a
comment necessitates withdrawal of
this direct final rule, NASA will
consider whether it warrants a
substantive response in a notice and
comment process.
authorized the NASA Administrator use
of the Centennial of Flight
Commission’s name on any logo,
emblem, seal, or descriptive or
designating mark, after consultation
with the Commission, in connection
with the commemoration of the
centennial of powered flight. Section
506 was promulgated to delegate the
authority of the NASA Administrator to
the Assistant Administrator for Public
Affairs, without authority for further
delegation. With this authority, NASA
used the Centennial of Flight
Commission’s name on its exhibits,
educational, historical and experimental
programs and materials to support a
year-long commemoration that started
in December 2002. NASA’s recognition
of the Centennial ended December 17,
2003. Therefore, this section is no
longer needed.
Background
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains regulatory documents having general
applicability and legal effect, most of which
are keyed to and codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations, which is published under
50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
Statutory Authority
The National Aeronautics and Space
Act (the Space Act), 51 U.S.C. 20113 (a),
authorizes the Administrator of NASA
to make, promulgate, issue, rescind, and
amend rules and regulations governing
the manner of its operations and the
exercise of the powers vested in it by
law.
On January 18, 2011, President
Obama signed EO 13563, Improving
Regulations and Regulatory Review,
directing agencies to develop a plan for
a retrospective analysis of existing
regulations. NASA developed its plan
and published it on the Agency’s open
Government Web site at https://
www.nasa.gov/open/. The Agency
conducted an analysis of its existing
regulations to comply with the Order
and determined that section 1204. 506
entitled ‘‘Delegation of Authority to
License the Use of the Centennial of
Flight Commission Name.’’
Section 506, Delegation of Authority
to License the Use of the Centennial of
Flight Commission Name—The
Centennial of Flight Commemoration
Act of 1999 (the Act), Public Law 105–
389, as amended by Public Law 106–68,
was issued to establish the U.S.
Centennial Flight Commission to assist
in commemoration of the centennial of
powered flight and the achievements of
the Wright brothers’ first powered flight
at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, and
to serve as a national and international
source for activities commemorating
this historic event. The Wright brothers,
Orville and Wilbur, were two
Americans credited with inventing and
building the world’s first successful
airplane and making the first controlled,
powered and sustained heavier-than-air
human flight on December 17, 1903.
Therefore, to plan for these
commemorative activities, the Act
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Regulatory Analysis
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563, Improvement Regulation
and Regulation Review
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). EO 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 as ‘‘not significant’’ under
section 3(f) of EO 12866.
Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires an agency to
prepare an initial regulatory flexibility
analysis to be published at the time the
proposed rule is published. This
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requirement does not apply if the
agency ‘‘certifies that the rule will not,
if promulgated, have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities’’ (5 U.S.C. 603).
This rule removes one section from Title
14 of the CFR and, therefore, does not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Review Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act
This direct final rule does not contain
any information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Review Under EO 13132
EO 13132, ‘‘Federalism,’’ 64 FR 43255
(August 4, 1999) requires regulations be
reviewed for Federalism effects on the
institutional interest of states and local
governments, and if the effects are
sufficiently substantial, preparation of
the Federal assessment is required to
assist senior policy makers. The
amendments will not have any
substantial direct effects on state and
local governments within the meaning
of the EO. Therefore, no Federalism
assessment is required.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 1204
Authority delegations.
Accordingly, under the authority of
the National Aeronautics and Space Act,
as amended, NASA amends 14 CFR part
1204 as follows:
PART 1204—ADMINISTRATIVE
AUTHORITY AND POLICY
1. The authority citation for part 1204
subpart 500 is revised to read as follows:
■
Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113.
§ 1204.506
■
[Removed and Reserved]
2. Remove and reserve § 1204.506.
Charles F. Bolden, Jr.,
Administrator.
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RIN 2700–AD86
Update of Existing Privacy Act—NASA
Regulations
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
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This rule makes nonsubstantive changes to NASA rules
governing implementation of the
Privacy Act by updating statute
citations, position titles, terminology,
and adjusting appellate responsibility
for records held by the NASA Office of
the Inspector General. This revision is
part of NASA’s retrospective plan under
EO 13563 completed in August 2011.
NASA’s full plan can be accessed on the
Agency’s open Government Web site at
https://www.nasa.gov/open/.
DATES: This rule is effective on
December 3, 2012, unless adverse
comments are received by November 5,
2012. If adverse comments are received,
NASA will publish a timely withdrawal
of the rule in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified with RIN 2700–AD86 and
may be sent to NASA via the Federal ERulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitted comments.
Please note that NASA will post all
comments on the Internet with changes,
including any personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patti
Stockman, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, 202–358–4787.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Direct Final Rule Adverse Comments
NASA has determined this
rulemaking meets the criteria for a
direct final rule because it involves
nonsubstantive changes to remove
sections from the Code of Federal
Regulations that are obsolete and no
longer used. No opposition to the
changes and no significant adverse
comments are expected. However, if the
Agency receives a significant adverse
comment, it will withdraw this direct
final rule by publishing a notice in the
Federal Register. A significant adverse
comment is one that explains: (1) Why
the direct final rule is inappropriate,
including challenges to the rule’s
underlying premise or approach; or (2)
why the direct final rule will be
ineffective or unacceptable without a
change. In determining whether a
comment necessitates withdrawal of
this direct final rule, NASA will
consider whether it warrants a
substantive response in a notice and
comment process.
Background
This rule was last published in the
Federal Register as an interim final rule
(FR 57 4928) on February 11, 1992. That
revision changed internal Agency
responsibility with regard to the
handling of appeals, set forth general
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housekeeping policies and procedures,
and made changes to comply with
statutory requirements.
Statutory Authority
The National Aeronautics and Space
Act (the Space Act), 51 U.S.C. 20101(a),
authorizes the NASA Administrator to
make, promulgate, issue, rescind, and
amend rules and regulations governing
the manner of its operations and the
exercise of the powers vested in it by
law.
Regulatory Analysis
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563, Improvement Regulation
and Regulation Review
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 as ‘‘not significant’’
under section 3(f) of Executive Order
12866.
Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires an agency to
prepare an initial regulatory flexibility
analysis to be published at the time the
proposed rule is published. This
requirement does not apply if the
agency ‘‘certifies that the rule will not,
if promulgated, have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities’’ (5 U.S.C. 603).
This rule does not have any economic
impact on small entities.
Review Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act
This direct final rule does not contain
any information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Review Under Executive Order of 13132
Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism,’’
64 FR 43255 (August 4, 1999) requires
regulations be reviewed for Federalism
effects on the institutional interest of
states and local governments, and, if the
effects are sufficiently substantial,
preparation of the Federal assessment is
required to assist senior policy makers.
The amendments will not have any
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under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
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Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
14 CFR Part 1204
[Docket No. NASA-2012-0004]
RIN 2700-AD78
Removal of Obsolete Regulation: Use of the Centennial of Flight
Commission Name
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This direct final rule makes nonsubstantive changes by
removing a regulation that is obsolete and no longer used. The revision
to this rule are part of NASA's retrospective plan under Executive
Order (EO) 13563 completed in August 2011. NASA's full plan can be
accessed on the Agency's open government Web site at https://www.nasa.gov/open/.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on December 3, 2012.
Comments due on or before November 5, 2012. If adverse comments are
received, NASA will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified with RIN 2700-AD78 and may be
sent to NASA via the Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Please note that NASA will post all comments on the Internet
with changes, including any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nanette Jennings, 202-358-0819.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Direct Final Rule Adverse Comments
NASA has determined this rulemaking meets the criteria for a direct
final rule because it involves nonsubstantive changes to remove
sections from the Code of Federal Regulations that are obsolete and no
longer used. No opposition to the changes and no significant adverse
comments are expected. However, if the Agency receives a significant
adverse comment, it will withdraw this direct final rule by publishing
a notice in the Federal Register. A significant adverse comment is one
that explains: (1) Why the direct final rule is inappropriate,
including challenges to the rule's underlying premise or approach; or
(2) why the direct final rule will be ineffective or unacceptable
without a change. In determining whether a comment necessitates
withdrawal of this direct final rule, NASA will consider whether it
warrants a substantive response in a notice and comment process.
Background
On January 18, 2011, President Obama signed EO 13563, Improving
Regulations and Regulatory Review, directing agencies to develop a plan
for a retrospective analysis of existing regulations. NASA developed
its plan and published it on the Agency's open Government Web site at
https://www.nasa.gov/open/. The Agency conducted an analysis of its
existing regulations to comply with the Order and determined that
section 1204. 506 entitled ``Delegation of Authority to License the Use
of the Centennial of Flight Commission Name.''
Section 506, Delegation of Authority to License the Use of the
Centennial of Flight Commission Name--The Centennial of Flight
Commemoration Act of 1999 (the Act), Public Law 105-389, as amended by
Public Law 106-68, was issued to establish the U.S. Centennial Flight
Commission to assist in commemoration of the centennial of powered
flight and the achievements of the Wright brothers' first powered
flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, and to serve as a national
and international source for activities commemorating this historic
event. The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were two Americans
credited with inventing and building the world's first successful
airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained
heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903. Therefore, to plan
for these commemorative activities, the Act authorized the NASA
Administrator use of the Centennial of Flight Commission's name on any
logo, emblem, seal, or descriptive or designating mark, after
consultation with the Commission, in connection with the commemoration
of the centennial of powered flight. Section 506 was promulgated to
delegate the authority of the NASA Administrator to the Assistant
Administrator for Public Affairs, without authority for further
delegation. With this authority, NASA used the Centennial of Flight
Commission's name on its exhibits, educational, historical and
experimental programs and materials to support a year-long
commemoration that started in December 2002. NASA's recognition of the
Centennial ended December 17, 2003. Therefore, this section is no
longer needed.
Statutory Authority
The National Aeronautics and Space Act (the Space Act), 51 U.S.C.
20113 (a), authorizes the Administrator of NASA to make, promulgate,
issue, rescind, and amend rules and regulations governing the manner of
its operations and the exercise of the powers vested in it by law.
Regulatory Analysis
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563, Improvement Regulation and Regulation Review
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). EO 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 as ``not significant'' under section 3(f)
of EO 12866.
Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires an
agency to prepare an initial regulatory flexibility analysis to be
published at the time the proposed rule is published. This
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requirement does not apply if the agency ``certifies that the rule will
not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities'' (5 U.S.C. 603). This rule
removes one section from Title 14 of the CFR and, therefore, does not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
This direct final rule does not contain any information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
Review Under EO 13132
EO 13132, ``Federalism,'' 64 FR 43255 (August 4, 1999) requires
regulations be reviewed for Federalism effects on the institutional
interest of states and local governments, and if the effects are
sufficiently substantial, preparation of the Federal assessment is
required to assist senior policy makers. The amendments will not have
any substantial direct effects on state and local governments within
the meaning of the EO. Therefore, no Federalism assessment is required.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 1204
Authority delegations.
Accordingly, under the authority of the National Aeronautics and
Space Act, as amended, NASA amends 14 CFR part 1204 as follows:
PART 1204--ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY AND POLICY
0
1. The authority citation for part 1204 subpart 500 is revised to read
as follows:
Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113.
Sec. 1204.506 [Removed and Reserved]
0
2. Remove and reserve Sec. 1204.506.
Charles F. Bolden, Jr.,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-23649 Filed 10-3-12; 8:45 am]
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