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Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of
July 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–17847 Filed 7–20–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
7 CFR Part 319
[Docket No. APHIS–2013–0079]
Khapra Beetle; New Regulated
Countries and Regulated Articles
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
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Final rule.
We are adopting as a final
rule, with changes, an interim rule that
amended the khapra beetle regulations
by adding additional regulated articles
and regulated countries, updating the
regulations to reflect changes in
industry practices and country names
that have changed since the regulations
were originally published, and
removing the list of countries where
khapra beetle is known to occur from
the regulations and moving it to the
Plant Protection and Quarantine Web
site. These actions were necessary to
prevent the introduction of khapra
beetle from infested countries on
commodities that have been determined
to be hosts for the pest, reflect current
industry practices, and make it easier to
make timely changes to the list of
regulated countries.
SUMMARY:
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This final rule is effective July
21, 2015.
DATES:
Mr.
George Apgar Balady, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, Regulatory
Coordination and Compliance, PPQ,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; (301) 851–
2240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
In an interim rule 1 effective and
published in the Federal Register on
December 29, 2014 (79 FR 77839–77841,
Docket No. APHIS–2013–0079), we
amended the khapra beetle regulations
in 7 CFR part 319 by adding rice (Oryza
sativa), chick peas (Cicer spp.),
safflower seeds (Carthamus tinctorius),
and soybeans (Glycine max) to the list
of regulated articles in § 319.75–2 and
prohibiting their entry into the United
States unless accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate with an
additional declaration stating that the
articles in the consignment were
inspected and found free of khapra
beetle in accordance with § 319.75–9.
We also added bulk, unpackaged seeds
to the list of regulated articles due to
their potential for infestation by khapra
beetle. In addition, we updated the list
of regulated countries in § 319.75–2(b)
and moved that list to the Plant
Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Web
site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
import_export/plants/manuals/ports/
downloads/kb.pdf. Countries will be
added to the list of regulated areas when
we receive official notification from the
country that it is infested or when we
intercept the pest in a commercial
shipment from that country. Any future
additions to the list of regulated areas
will be conveyed through publication of
a notice in the Federal Register.
Finally, we updated the regulations
for certain commodities due to changes
in industry practices that have affected
the risk of khapra beetle being
introduced into the United States. These
actions were necessary to prevent the
introduction of khapra beetle from
infested countries on commodities that
have been determined to be hosts for the
pest, reflect current industry practices,
and make it easier to make timely
changes to the list of regulated
countries.
We solicited comments concerning
the interim rule for 60 days ending
February 27, 2015. We received one
comment by that date from a private
citizen. The commenter discussed the
rule in general terms without supporting
or opposing any of its provisions.
Miscellaneous
Currently, the regulations state that
plant gums and seeds shipped as bulk
cargo in an unpackaged state are
regulated articles. We are making a
minor change to clarify that the seeds in
this case are plant gum seeds and not all
plant seeds. In addition, we are making
1 To view the interim rule and the comments we
received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0079.
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corrections to the names of several taxa
that were misspelled in § 319.75–2,
footnote 2.
In the preamble of the interim rule,
we stated that we were codifying the
requirements of two Federal Orders that,
among other things, prohibited the entry
into the United States of rice, chick
peas, safflower seeds, and soybeans in
passenger baggage and personal effects.
However, we inadvertently omitted that
requirement from the regulations in
§ 319.75–2. We are correcting that
omission in this final rule.
Therefore, for the reasons given in the
interim rule and in this document, we
are adopting the interim rule as a final
rule, with the changes discussed in this
document.
This final rule also affirms the
information contained in the interim
rule concerning Executive Order 12988
and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Further, for this action, the Office of
Management and Budget has waived its
review under Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This final rule follows an interim rule
that amended the khapra beetle
regulations by adding additional
regulated articles and regulated
countries, updating the regulations to
reflect changes in industry practices and
country names that have changed since
the regulations were originally
published, and removing the list of
countries where khapra beetle is known
to occur from the regulations and
moving it to the Plant Protection and
Quarantine Web site.
The U.S. entities that may be
impacted by the rule are likely to be
those involved in importing, handling,
moving, processing, or selling regulated
articles. The 2012 County Business
Patterns (North American Industry
Classification System) statistics
corresponding to the Small Business
Administration small-entity standards
indicate that between 93 and 100
percent of these entities can be
considered small. However, impacts of
the rule are expected to be limited; the
khapra beetle restrictions on rice
imports have been in place since July
2012 and on the latter three crops since
December 2011. In addition, none of the
newly regulated areas (Kuwait, Oman,
Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and
South Sudan, and the Palestinian
Authority—West Bank) is an important
source for the United States of major
commodities known to host khapra
beetle.
Under these circumstances, the
Administrator of the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service has
determined that this action will not
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have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 319
Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Imports, Logs,
Nursery stock, Plant diseases and pests,
Quarantine, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Rice,
Vegetables.
Accordingly, the interim rule
amending 7 CFR part 319 that was
published at 79 FR 77839–77841 on
December 29, 2014, is adopted as a final
rule with the following changes:
PART 319—FOREIGN QUARANTINE
NOTICES
1. The authority citation for part 319
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450 and 7701–7772
and 7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7
CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
2. Section 319.75–2 is amended as
follows:
■ a. By revising paragraph (a)(1).
■ b. In paragraph (a)(3), by adding the
words ‘‘plant gum’’ before the word
‘‘seeds’’.
■ c. By revising the introductory text of
paragraph (b).
The revisions read as follows:
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§ 319.75–2
Regulated articles.1
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(1) Seeds of the plant family
Cucurbitaceae 2 if in shipments greater
than 2 ounces, if not for propagation;
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(b) The following articles are
regulated articles from all countries
designated in accordance with
paragraph (c) of this section as infested
with khapra beetle or that have the
potential to be infested with khapra
beetle and are prohibited entry into the
United States in passenger baggage and
personal effects. Commercial shipments
must be accompanied by a
phytosanitary certificate issued in
accordance with § 319.75–9 and
containing an additional declaration
stating: ‘‘The shipment was inspected
and found free of khapra beetle
(Trogoderma granarium).’’
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1 The importation of regulated articles may be
subject to prohibitions or additional restrictions
under other provisions of 7 CFR part 319, such as
Subpart—Foreign Cotton and Covers (see § 319.8)
and Subpart—Fruits and Vegetables (see § 319.56).
2 Seeds of the plant family Cucurbitaceae include
but are not limited to: Benincasa hispida (wax
gourd), Citrullus lanatus (watermelon), Cucumis
melo (muskmelon, cantaloupe, honeydew),
Cucumis sativus (cucumber), Cucurbita pepo
(pumpkin, squashes, vegetable marrow), Lagenaria
siceraria (calabash, gourd), Luffa cylindrica
(dishcloth gourd), Mormordica charantia (bitter
melon), and Sechium edule (chayote).
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Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of
July 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–17842 Filed 7–20–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2014–1127; Directorate
Identifier 2014–NE–16–AD; Amendment 39–
18203; AD 2015–14–05]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Pratt &
Whitney Turbofan Engines
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
We are adopting a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for all Pratt
& Whitney (PW) JT8D–217C and JT8D–
219 turbofan engines. This AD was
prompted by reports of cracking in the
low-pressure turbine (LPT) shaft. This
AD requires removing affected LPT
shafts from service using a drawdown
plan. We are issuing this AD to prevent
failure of the LPT shaft, which could
lead to an uncontained engine failure
and damage to the airplane.
DATES: This AD is effective August 25,
2015.
ADDRESSES: For service information
identified in this AD, contact Pratt &
Whitney, 400 Main St., East Hartford,
CT 06108; phone: 860–565–8770; fax:
860–565–4503. You may view this
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.
SUMMARY:
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Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA–2014–
1127; or in person at the Docket
Management Facility between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this AD, the regulatory
evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The address for the
Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is
Document Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
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New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JoAnn Theriault, Aerospace Engineer,
Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine
& Propeller Directorate, 12 New England
Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803;
phone: 781–238–7105; fax: 781–238–
7199; email: jo-ann.theriault@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
We issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would
apply to all PW JT8D–217C and JT8D–
219 turbofan engines. The NPRM
published in the Federal Register on
March 2, 2015 (80 FR 11140). The
NPRM was prompted by in-shop
findings of fatigue cracks on the No. 4.5
bearing thread undercut adjacent to the
oil feed holes. The cracks were
discovered during routine fluorescent
penetrant inspections (FPIs). Both shafts
had oil feed hole enlargement rework
accomplished. The root cause is
increased stress on the fillet of the
thread undercut region in front of the oil
feed holes caused by oil feed hole
rework. The increased stress reduces the
low cycle fatigue life of the shaft. The
NPRM proposed to require removing
affected LPT shafts from service using a
drawdown plan. We are issuing this AD
to prevent failure of the LPT shaft,
which could lead to an uncontained
engine failure and damage to the
airplane.
Related Service Information
We reviewed PW Service Bulletin
(SB) No. JT8D 6504, dated November 5,
2014. The SB contains additional
information regarding removal of the
LPT shaft.
Comments
We gave the public the opportunity to
participate in developing this AD. The
following presents the comments
received on the NPRM (80 FR 11140,
March 2, 2015) and the FAA’s response
to each comment.
Request To Withdraw the NPRM
Delta Air Lines (DAL) and Allegiant
Air requested that the current LPT shaft
life limit of 25,000 cycles-since-new
(CSN) be retained rather than removing
the LPT shaft from service at 20,000
CSN as proposed in the NPRM. The
commenters stated that reducing the life
limit is unjustified because there has not
been an in-service LPT shaft failure of
the type addressed.
We do not agree. We determined that
an acceptable level of safety would not
be maintained if LPT shafts are allowed
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to remain in service until accumulating
25,000 CSN. We reduced the life of the
LPT shaft to 20,000 CSN to minimize
the risk of LPT shaft failure. We did not
change this AD.
Proposal To Increase Repetitive
Inspections
DAL and Allegiant Air proposed
increasing the occurrence of FPIs to
increase the opportunity of identifying
LPT shaft cracks. The commenters
stated that routine FPIs have been
successful in detecting LPT shaft cracks
in the past.
We do not agree. Recurring
inspections are not adequate as a final
corrective action. Relying on recurring
FPIs to detect cracks, rather than shaft
removal at 20,000 CSN, would likely
result in an increased number of LPT
shafts cracking in service, a greater risk
of undetected cracked shafts being
returned to service, and an unacceptable
risk of shaft failure. We determined that
long-term continued operational safety
is enhanced by a terminating action that
removes affected shafts from service
rather than by increasing the occurrence
of repetitive inspections. We did not
change this AD.
Request To Reduce Costs
DAL and Allegiant Air requested
retaining the existing life limit or
increasing the occurrence of
inspections. The commenters stated that
the life reduction in the NPRM places
an undue economic burden on the U.S.
fleet by forcing early engine removals.
We do not agree. We mitigated the
operational and financial impacts by
providing a drawdown plan rather than
requiring removal before further flight,
while providing an acceptable level of
safety. We did not change this AD.
Conclusion
We reviewed the relevant data,
considered the comments received, and
determined that air safety and the
public interest require adopting this AD
as proposed.
Costs of Compliance
We estimate that this AD will affect
about 744 engines installed on airplanes
of U.S. registry. The average labor rate
is $85 per hour. We estimate the prorated replacement cost would be
$28,230. We also estimate that shaft
replacement would be accomplished
during an engine shop visit at no
additional labor cost. Based on these
figures, we estimate the cost of the
proposed AD on U.S. operators to be
$21,003,120.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 319
[Docket No. APHIS-2013-0079]
Khapra Beetle; New Regulated Countries and Regulated Articles
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, with changes, an interim rule
that amended the khapra beetle regulations by adding additional
regulated articles and regulated countries, updating the regulations to
reflect changes in industry practices and country names that have
changed since the regulations were originally published, and removing
the list of countries where khapra beetle is known to occur from the
regulations and moving it to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Web
site. These actions were necessary to prevent the introduction of
khapra beetle from infested countries on commodities that have been
determined to be hosts for the pest, reflect current industry
practices, and make it easier to make timely changes to the list of
regulated countries.
DATES: This final rule is effective July 21, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Apgar Balady, Senior
Regulatory Policy Specialist, Regulatory Coordination and Compliance,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301)
851-2240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
In an interim rule \1\ effective and published in the Federal
Register on December 29, 2014 (79 FR 77839-77841, Docket No. APHIS-
2013-0079), we amended the khapra beetle regulations in 7 CFR part 319
by adding rice (Oryza sativa), chick peas (Cicer spp.), safflower seeds
(Carthamus tinctorius), and soybeans (Glycine max) to the list of
regulated articles in Sec. 319.75-2 and prohibiting their entry into
the United States unless accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate
with an additional declaration stating that the articles in the
consignment were inspected and found free of khapra beetle in
accordance with Sec. 319.75-9. We also added bulk, unpackaged seeds to
the list of regulated articles due to their potential for infestation
by khapra beetle. In addition, we updated the list of regulated
countries in Sec. 319.75-2(b) and moved that list to the Plant
Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Web site at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/manuals/ports/downloads/kb.pdf. Countries will be
added to the list of regulated areas when we receive official
notification from the country that it is infested or when we intercept
the pest in a commercial shipment from that country. Any future
additions to the list of regulated areas will be conveyed through
publication of a notice in the Federal Register.
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\1\ To view the interim rule and the comments we received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2013-0079.
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Finally, we updated the regulations for certain commodities due to
changes in industry practices that have affected the risk of khapra
beetle being introduced into the United States. These actions were
necessary to prevent the introduction of khapra beetle from infested
countries on commodities that have been determined to be hosts for the
pest, reflect current industry practices, and make it easier to make
timely changes to the list of regulated countries.
We solicited comments concerning the interim rule for 60 days
ending February 27, 2015. We received one comment by that date from a
private citizen. The commenter discussed the rule in general terms
without supporting or opposing any of its provisions.
Miscellaneous
Currently, the regulations state that plant gums and seeds shipped
as bulk cargo in an unpackaged state are regulated articles. We are
making a minor change to clarify that the seeds in this case are plant
gum seeds and not all plant seeds. In addition, we are making
corrections to the names of several taxa that were misspelled in Sec.
319.75-2, footnote 2.
In the preamble of the interim rule, we stated that we were
codifying the requirements of two Federal Orders that, among other
things, prohibited the entry into the United States of rice, chick
peas, safflower seeds, and soybeans in passenger baggage and personal
effects. However, we inadvertently omitted that requirement from the
regulations in Sec. 319.75-2. We are correcting that omission in this
final rule.
Therefore, for the reasons given in the interim rule and in this
document, we are adopting the interim rule as a final rule, with the
changes discussed in this document.
This final rule also affirms the information contained in the
interim rule concerning Executive Order 12988 and the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
Further, for this action, the Office of Management and Budget has
waived its review under Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
This final rule follows an interim rule that amended the khapra
beetle regulations by adding additional regulated articles and
regulated countries, updating the regulations to reflect changes in
industry practices and country names that have changed since the
regulations were originally published, and removing the list of
countries where khapra beetle is known to occur from the regulations
and moving it to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Web site.
The U.S. entities that may be impacted by the rule are likely to be
those involved in importing, handling, moving, processing, or selling
regulated articles. The 2012 County Business Patterns (North American
Industry Classification System) statistics corresponding to the Small
Business Administration small-entity standards indicate that between 93
and 100 percent of these entities can be considered small. However,
impacts of the rule are expected to be limited; the khapra beetle
restrictions on rice imports have been in place since July 2012 and on
the latter three crops since December 2011. In addition, none of the
newly regulated areas (Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,
and South Sudan, and the Palestinian Authority--West Bank) is an
important source for the United States of major commodities known to
host khapra beetle.
Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 319
Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Imports, Logs, Nursery stock, Plant
diseases and pests, Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Rice, Vegetables.
Accordingly, the interim rule amending 7 CFR part 319 that was
published at 79 FR 77839-77841 on December 29, 2014, is adopted as a
final rule with the following changes:
PART 319--FOREIGN QUARANTINE NOTICES
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1. The authority citation for part 319 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450 and 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 21 U.S.C.
136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
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2. Section 319.75-2 is amended as follows:
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a. By revising paragraph (a)(1).
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b. In paragraph (a)(3), by adding the words ``plant gum'' before the
word ``seeds''.
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c. By revising the introductory text of paragraph (b).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 319.75-2 Regulated articles.\1\
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\1\ The importation of regulated articles may be subject to
prohibitions or additional restrictions under other provisions of 7
CFR part 319, such as Subpart--Foreign Cotton and Covers (see Sec.
319.8) and Subpart--Fruits and Vegetables (see Sec. 319.56).
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(1) Seeds of the plant family Cucurbitaceae \2\ if in shipments
greater than 2 ounces, if not for propagation;
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\2\ Seeds of the plant family Cucurbitaceae include but are not
limited to: Benincasa hispida (wax gourd), Citrullus lanatus
(watermelon), Cucumis melo (muskmelon, cantaloupe, honeydew),
Cucumis sativus (cucumber), Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin, squashes,
vegetable marrow), Lagenaria siceraria (calabash, gourd), Luffa
cylindrica (dishcloth gourd), Mormordica charantia (bitter melon),
and Sechium edule (chayote).
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(b) The following articles are regulated articles from all
countries designated in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section
as infested with khapra beetle or that have the potential to be
infested with khapra beetle and are prohibited entry into the United
States in passenger baggage and personal effects. Commercial shipments
must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued in accordance
with Sec. 319.75-9 and containing an additional declaration stating:
``The shipment was inspected and found free of khapra beetle
(Trogoderma granarium).''
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Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of July 2015.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-17842 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P