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2. In § 985.233, revise paragraph (b) to
read as follows:
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§ 985.233 Salable quantities and allotment
percentages—2014–2015 marketing year.
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(b) Class 3 (Native) oil—a salable
quantity of 1,351,704 pounds and an
allotment percentage of 57 percent.
Dated: March 24, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–07114 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 985
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–13–0087; FV14–985–1A
FIR]
Marketing Order Regulating the
Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in
the Far West; Revision of the Salable
Quantity and Allotment Percentage for
Class 1 (Scotch) Spearmint Oil for the
2014–2015 Marketing Year
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as
final rule.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is adopting as a
final rule, without change, an interim
rule recommended by the Spearmint Oil
Administrative Committee (Committee)
that revised the quantity of Class 1
(Scotch) spearmint oil that handlers
may purchase from or handle on behalf
of, producers during the 2014–2015
marketing year under the Far West
spearmint oil marketing order. The
Committee locally administers the order
and is comprised of producers and
handlers of spearmint oil. The interim
rule increased the Scotch spearmint oil
salable quantity from 1,149,030 pounds
to 1,984,423 pounds and the allotment
percentage from 55 percent to 95
percent. This change is expected to help
maintain orderly marketing conditions
in the Far West spearmint oil market.
DATES: Effective March 30, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barry Broadbent, Senior Marketing
Specialist, or Gary Olson, Regional
Director, Northwest Marketing Field
Office, Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program,
AMS, USDA; Telephone: (503) 326–
2724, Fax: (503) 326–7440, or Email:
Barry.Broadbent@ams.usda.gov or
GaryD.Olson@ams.usda.gov.
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SUMMARY:
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Small businesses may obtain
information on complying with this and
other marketing order regulations by
viewing a guide at the following Web
site: https://www.ams.usda.gov/
MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide;
or by contacting Jeffrey Smutny,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington,
DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720–
2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email:
Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule
is issued under Marketing Order No.
985 (7 CFR part 985), as amended,
regulating the handling of spearmint oil
produced in the Far West (Washington,
Idaho, Oregon, and designated parts of
Nevada and Utah), hereinafter referred
to as the ‘‘order.’’ The order is effective
under the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7
U.S.C. 601–674), hereinafter referred to
as the ‘‘Act.’’
The Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is issuing this rule in
conformance with Executive Orders
12866, 13563, and 13175.
The handling of spearmint oil
produced in the Far West is regulated by
the order and is administered locally by
the Committee. Under the authority of
the order, salable quantities and
allotment percentages were established
for both Scotch and Native spearmint oil
for the 2014–2015 marketing year.
However, early in the 2014–2015
marketing year, it became evident to the
Committee and the industry that
demand for Scotch spearmint oil was
greater than previously projected and an
intra-seasonal increase in the salable
quantity and allotment percentage for
Scotch spearmint oil was necessary to
adequately supply the increased
demand. Therefore, this rule continues
in effect the rule that increased the
Scotch spearmint oil salable quantity
from 1,149,030 pounds to 1,984,423
pounds and the allotment percentage
from 55 percent to 95 percent.
In an interim rule published in the
Federal Register on October 31, 2014,
and effective June 1, 2014, through May
31, 2015 (79 FR 64657, Doc. No. AMS–
FV–13–0087, FV14–985–1A IR),
§ 985.233 was amended to reflect the
aforementioned increases in the salable
quantity and allotment percentage for
Scotch spearmint oil for the 2014–2015
marketing year.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Pursuant to requirements set forth in
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5
U.S.C. 601–612), the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) has
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considered the economic impact of this
action on small entities. Accordingly,
AMS has prepared this final regulatory
flexibility analysis.
The purpose of the RFA is to fit
regulatory actions to the scale of
businesses subject to such actions in
order that small businesses will not be
unduly or disproportionately burdened.
Marketing orders issued pursuant to the
Act, and the rules issued thereunder, are
unique in that they are brought about
through group action of essentially
small entities acting on their own
behalf.
There are 8 spearmint oil handlers
subject to regulation under the order,
and approximately 39 producers of
Scotch spearmint oil and approximately
91 producers of Native spearmint oil in
the regulated production area. Small
agricultural service firms are defined by
the Small Business Administration
(SBA) as those having annual receipts of
less than $7,000,000, and small
agricultural producers are defined as
those having annual receipts of less than
$750,000 (13 CFR 121.201).
Based on the SBA’s definition of
small entities, the Committee estimates
that only two of the eight handlers
regulated by the order could be
considered small entities. Most of the
handlers are large corporations involved
in the international trading of essential
oils and the products of essential oils.
In addition, the Committee estimates
that 22 of the 39 Scotch spearmint oil
producers and 29 of the 91 Native
spearmint oil producers could be
classified as small entities under the
SBA definition. Thus, the majority of
handlers and producers of Far West
spearmint oil may not be classified as
small entities.
The use of volume control regulation
allows the spearmint oil industry to
fully supply spearmint oil markets
while avoiding the negative
consequences of over-supplying these
markets. Without volume control
regulation, the supply and price of
spearmint oil would likely fluctuate
widely. Periods of oversupply could
result in low producer prices and a large
volume of oil stored and carried over to
future crop years. Periods of
undersupply could lead to excessive
price spikes and could drive end users
to source their flavoring needs from
other markets, potentially causing longterm economic damage to the domestic
spearmint oil industry. The order’s
volume control provisions have been
successfully implemented in the
domestic spearmint oil industry since
1980 and provide benefits for producers,
handlers, manufacturers, and
consumers.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 60 / Monday, March 30, 2015 / Rules and Regulations
This rule increases the quantity of
Scotch spearmint oil that handlers may
purchase from or handle on behalf of
producers during the 2014–2015
marketing year, which ends on May 31,
2015. The 2014–2015 Scotch spearmint
oil salable quantity was initially
established at 1,149,030 pounds and the
allotment percentage initially set at 55
percent. This rule increases the Scotch
spearmint oil salable quantity to
1,984,423 pounds and the allotment
percentage to 95 percent.
The Committee reached its decision to
recommend an increase in the salable
quantity and allotment percentage for
Scotch spearmint oil after careful
consideration of all available
information. With the increase, the
Committee believes that the industry
will be able to satisfactorily meet the
current market demand for this class of
spearmint oil. This rule amends the
salable quantities and allotment
percentages previously established in
§ 985.233. Authority for this action is
provided in §§ 985.50, 985.51, and
985.52 of the order.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the order’s information
collection requirements have been
previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and
assigned OMB No. 0581–0178,
Vegetable and Specialty Crop Marketing
Orders. No changes in those
requirements as a result of this action
are necessary. Should any changes
become necessary, they would be
submitted to OMB for approval.
This rule will not impose any
additional reporting or recordkeeping
requirements on either small or large
spearmint oil handlers. As with all
Federal marketing order programs,
reports and forms are periodically
reviewed to reduce information
requirements and duplication by
industry and public sector agencies. In
addition, USDA has not identified any
relevant Federal rules that duplicate,
overlap, or conflict with this rule.
Further, the Committee’s meeting was
widely publicized throughout the
spearmint oil industry and all interested
persons were invited to attend the
meeting and participate in Committee
deliberations. Like all Committee
meetings, the September 11, 2014,
meeting was a public meeting and all
entities, both large and small, were able
to express their views on this issue.
Comments on the interim rule were
required to be received on or before
December 30, 2014. No comments were
received. Therefore, for the reasons
given in the interim rule, we are
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adopting the interim rule as a final rule,
without change.
To view the interim rule, go to:
https://www.regulations.gov/#!document
Detail;D=AMS-FV-13-0087-0003.
This action also affirms information
contained in the interim rule concerning
Executive Orders 12866, 12988, 13175,
and 13563; the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35); and the EGov Act (44 U.S.C. 101).
After consideration of all relevant
material presented, it is found that
finalizing the interim rule, without
change, as published in the Federal
Register (79 FR 64657, October 31,
2014) will tend to effectuate the
declared policy of the Act.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 985
Marketing agreements, Oils and fats,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Spearmint oil.
Accordingly, the interim rule that
amended 7 CFR part 985 and that was
published at 79 FR 64657 on October
31, 2014, is adopted as a final rule,
without change.
Dated: March 24, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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are issuing this AD to require actions to
address the unsafe condition on these
products.
This AD is effective May 4, 2015.
The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
of a certain publication listed in the AD
as of May 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD
docket on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2014–
1002; or in person at Document
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations,
M–30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
For service information identified in
this AD, contact Pacific Aerospace
Limited, Airport Road, Private Bag 3027,
Hamilton 3240, New Zealand;
telephone: +64 7 843 6144; fax: +64 7
843 6134; email: pacific@
aerospace.co.nz; Internet: https://
www.aerospace.co.nz/. You may view
this referenced service information at
the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate,
901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri
64106. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA,
call (816) 329–4148. It is also available
on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2014–
1002.
DATES:
[Docket No. FAA–2014–1002; Directorate
Identifier 2014–CE–033–AD; Amendment
39–18127; AD 2015–06–09]
Karl
Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust,
Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106;
telephone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816)
329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@
faa.gov.
RIN 2120–AA64
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
Airworthiness Directives; Pacific
Aerospace Limited Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
We are adopting a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for Pacific
Aerospace Limited (PAL) Model 750XL
airplanes. This AD results from
mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI) issued 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 PAL
Model 750XL airplanes manufactured
with only one attitude indicator. A
second attitude indicator is required for
flights under instrument flight rules. We
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Discussion
We issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to add an AD that would apply
to Pacific Aerospace Limited Model
750XL airplanes. The NPRM was
published in the Federal Register on
December 8, 2014 (79 FR 72564). The
NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe
condition for the specified products and
was based on mandatory continuing
airworthiness information (MCAI)
originated by an aviation authority of
another country. The MCAI states:
This AD with effective date 10 November
2014 is prompted by a recent determination
that certain PAL750XL aircraft were
inadvertently manufactured with instrument
panels with only one Attitude Indicator (AI).
A second AI is required for PAL750XL
operating under Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR).
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 985
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-13-0087; FV14-985-1A FIR]
Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced
in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment
Percentage for Class 1 (Scotch) Spearmint Oil for the 2014-2015
Marketing Year
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting as a final
rule, without change, an interim rule recommended by the Spearmint Oil
Administrative Committee (Committee) that revised the quantity of Class
1 (Scotch) spearmint oil that handlers may purchase from or handle on
behalf of, producers during the 2014-2015 marketing year under the Far
West spearmint oil marketing order. The Committee locally administers
the order and is comprised of producers and handlers of spearmint oil.
The interim rule increased the Scotch spearmint oil salable quantity
from 1,149,030 pounds to 1,984,423 pounds and the allotment percentage
from 55 percent to 95 percent. This change is expected to help maintain
orderly marketing conditions in the Far West spearmint oil market.
DATES: Effective March 30, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Broadbent, Senior Marketing
Specialist, or Gary Olson, Regional Director, Northwest Marketing Field
Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Fruit and Vegetable
Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (503) 326-2724, Fax: (503) 326-7440, or
Email: Barry.Broadbent@ams.usda.gov or GaryD.Olson@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may obtain information on complying with this and
other marketing order regulations by viewing a guide at the following
Web site: https://www.ams.usda.gov/ MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide;
or by contacting Jeffrey Smutny, Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237; Telephone: (202) 720-
2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email: Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule is issued under Marketing Order
No. 985 (7 CFR part 985), as amended, regulating the handling of
spearmint oil produced in the Far West (Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and
designated parts of Nevada and Utah), hereinafter referred to as the
``order.'' The order is effective under the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674), hereinafter
referred to as the ``Act.''
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this rule in
conformance with Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 13175.
The handling of spearmint oil produced in the Far West is regulated
by the order and is administered locally by the Committee. Under the
authority of the order, salable quantities and allotment percentages
were established for both Scotch and Native spearmint oil for the 2014-
2015 marketing year. However, early in the 2014-2015 marketing year, it
became evident to the Committee and the industry that demand for Scotch
spearmint oil was greater than previously projected and an intra-
seasonal increase in the salable quantity and allotment percentage for
Scotch spearmint oil was necessary to adequately supply the increased
demand. Therefore, this rule continues in effect the rule that
increased the Scotch spearmint oil salable quantity from 1,149,030
pounds to 1,984,423 pounds and the allotment percentage from 55 percent
to 95 percent.
In an interim rule published in the Federal Register on October 31,
2014, and effective June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2015 (79 FR 64657,
Doc. No. AMS-FV-13-0087, FV14-985-1A IR), Sec. 985.233 was amended to
reflect the aforementioned increases in the salable quantity and
allotment percentage for Scotch spearmint oil for the 2014-2015
marketing year.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Pursuant to requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
has considered the economic impact of this action on small entities.
Accordingly, AMS has prepared this final regulatory flexibility
analysis.
The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of
businesses subject to such actions in order that small businesses will
not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued
pursuant to the Act, and the rules issued thereunder, are unique in
that they are brought about through group action of essentially small
entities acting on their own behalf.
There are 8 spearmint oil handlers subject to regulation under the
order, and approximately 39 producers of Scotch spearmint oil and
approximately 91 producers of Native spearmint oil in the regulated
production area. Small agricultural service firms are defined by the
Small Business Administration (SBA) as those having annual receipts of
less than $7,000,000, and small agricultural producers are defined as
those having annual receipts of less than $750,000 (13 CFR 121.201).
Based on the SBA's definition of small entities, the Committee
estimates that only two of the eight handlers regulated by the order
could be considered small entities. Most of the handlers are large
corporations involved in the international trading of essential oils
and the products of essential oils. In addition, the Committee
estimates that 22 of the 39 Scotch spearmint oil producers and 29 of
the 91 Native spearmint oil producers could be classified as small
entities under the SBA definition. Thus, the majority of handlers and
producers of Far West spearmint oil may not be classified as small
entities.
The use of volume control regulation allows the spearmint oil
industry to fully supply spearmint oil markets while avoiding the
negative consequences of over-supplying these markets. Without volume
control regulation, the supply and price of spearmint oil would likely
fluctuate widely. Periods of oversupply could result in low producer
prices and a large volume of oil stored and carried over to future crop
years. Periods of undersupply could lead to excessive price spikes and
could drive end users to source their flavoring needs from other
markets, potentially causing long-term economic damage to the domestic
spearmint oil industry. The order's volume control provisions have been
successfully implemented in the domestic spearmint oil industry since
1980 and provide benefits for producers, handlers, manufacturers, and
consumers.
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This rule increases the quantity of Scotch spearmint oil that
handlers may purchase from or handle on behalf of producers during the
2014-2015 marketing year, which ends on May 31, 2015. The 2014-2015
Scotch spearmint oil salable quantity was initially established at
1,149,030 pounds and the allotment percentage initially set at 55
percent. This rule increases the Scotch spearmint oil salable quantity
to 1,984,423 pounds and the allotment percentage to 95 percent.
The Committee reached its decision to recommend an increase in the
salable quantity and allotment percentage for Scotch spearmint oil
after careful consideration of all available information. With the
increase, the Committee believes that the industry will be able to
satisfactorily meet the current market demand for this class of
spearmint oil. This rule amends the salable quantities and allotment
percentages previously established in Sec. 985.233. Authority for this
action is provided in Sec. Sec. 985.50, 985.51, and 985.52 of the
order.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the order's information collection requirements have been
previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
assigned OMB No. 0581-0178, Vegetable and Specialty Crop Marketing
Orders. No changes in those requirements as a result of this action are
necessary. Should any changes become necessary, they would be submitted
to OMB for approval.
This rule will not impose any additional reporting or recordkeeping
requirements on either small or large spearmint oil handlers. As with
all Federal marketing order programs, reports and forms are
periodically reviewed to reduce information requirements and
duplication by industry and public sector agencies. In addition, USDA
has not identified any relevant Federal rules that duplicate, overlap,
or conflict with this rule.
Further, the Committee's meeting was widely publicized throughout
the spearmint oil industry and all interested persons were invited to
attend the meeting and participate in Committee deliberations. Like all
Committee meetings, the September 11, 2014, meeting was a public
meeting and all entities, both large and small, were able to express
their views on this issue.
Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or
before December 30, 2014. No comments were received. Therefore, for the
reasons given in the interim rule, we are adopting the interim rule as
a final rule, without change.
To view the interim rule, go to: https://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=AMS-FV-13-0087-0003.
This action also affirms information contained in the interim rule
concerning Executive Orders 12866, 12988, 13175, and 13563; the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35); and the E-Gov Act (44
U.S.C. 101).
After consideration of all relevant material presented, it is found
that finalizing the interim rule, without change, as published in the
Federal Register (79 FR 64657, October 31, 2014) will tend to
effectuate the declared policy of the Act.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 985
Marketing agreements, Oils and fats, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Spearmint oil.
Accordingly, the interim rule that amended 7 CFR part 985 and that
was published at 79 FR 64657 on October 31, 2014, is adopted as a final
rule, without change.
Dated: March 24, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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