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Vol. 76, No. 54 

Monday, March 21, 2011 

1To view the final rule and related documents, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS– 

2009–0034. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

9 CFR Part 94 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0034] 

RIN 0579–AD12 

Changes in Disease Status of the 

Brazilian State of Santa Catarina With 

Regard to Certain Ruminant and Swine 

Diseases; Technical Amendment 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: In a final rule that was 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 16, 2010, and effective on 

December 1, 2010, we added the 

Brazilian State of Santa Catarina to the 

list of regions we recognize as free of 

foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), 

rinderpest, swine vesicular disease 

(SVD), classical swine fever (CSF), and 

African swine fever. We also added 

Santa Catarina to the list of regions that 

are subject to certain import restrictions 

on meat and meat products because of 

their proximity to or trading 

relationships with rinderpest- or FMDaffected countries. In the final rule, we 

neglected to add Santa Catarina to the 

lists of regions that are subject to certain 

import restrictions on pork and pork 

products because of their proximity to 

or trading relationships with SVD- and 

CSF-affected countries. This document 

corrects that error. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 21, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Silvia Kreindel, Senior Staff 

Veterinarian, Regionalization Evaluation 

Services Staff, National Center for 

Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 

River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, MD 

20737; (301) 734–4356 or (301) 734– 

8419. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The regulations in 9 CFR part 94 

(referred to below as the regulations) 

govern the importation into the United 

States of specified animals and animal 

products in order to prevent the 

introduction of various animal diseases, 

including rinderpest, foot-and-mouth 

disease (FMD), African swine fever 

(ASF), classical swine fever (CSF), and 

swine vesicular disease (SVD). These 

are dangerous and destructive 

communicable diseases of swine and 

ruminants. 

In a final rule 1 published in the 

Federal Register on November 16, 2010 

(75 FR 69851–69857, Docket No. 

APHIS–2009–0034), with an effective 

date of December 1, 2010, we amended 

the regulations by adding the Brazilian 

State of Santa Catarina to the list in 

§ 94.1 of regions that are free of 

rinderpest and FMD, the list in § 94.11 

of regions that are declared to be free of 

rinderpest and FMD but that are subject 

to certain restrictions because of their 

proximity to or trading relationships 

with rinderpest or FMD-affected 

regions, the lists in §§ 94.9 and 94.10 of 

regions that are free of CSF, and the list 

in § 94.12 of regions that are free of 

SVD. We also excluded Santa Catarina 

from the list in § 94.8 of regions where 

ASF is known to or reasonably believed 

to exist. 

Section 94.13 of the regulations lists 

regions of the world that have been 

determined to be free of SVD, but that 

are subject to certain restrictions 

because of their proximity to or trading 

relationships with SVD-affected regions. 

Section 94.25 of the regulations lists 

regions of the world that have been 

determined to be free of CSF, but that 

are subject to certain restrictions 

because of their proximity to or trading 

relationships with CSF-affected regions. 

Because we have not declared the rest 

of Brazil to be free of SVD or CSF, the 

importation of pork and pork products 

into the United States from Santa 

Catarina are subject to these restrictions. 

In the final rule, we neglected to add 

Santa Catarina to the lists in § 94.13 and 

§ 94.25 of regions that are subject to 

certain import restriction on pork and 

pork products because of their 

proximity to or trading relationships 

with SVD- and CSF-affected countries. 

Therefore, this document amends 

§ 94.13, introductory text, and § 94.25, 

paragraph (a), to add Santa Catarina to 

those lists. 

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection 

Service (FSIS) is responsible for 

regulating the importation of meat and 

meat products to ensure that they are 

safe for human consumption. Individual 

meat exporting establishments must be 

certified to FSIS in order to be eligible 

to export meat and meat products to the 

United States. FSIS has not certified any 

such establishments in Santa Catarina, 

and therefore no pork or pork products 

have been imported into the United 

States from Santa Catarina since the 

final rule became effective. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 94 

Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, 

Meat and meat products, Milk, Poultry, 

and poultry products, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR 

part 94 as follows: 

PART 94—RINDERPEST, FOOT-ANDMOUTH DISEASE, EXOTIC 

NEWCASTLE DISEASE, AFRICAN 

SWINE FEVER, CLASSICAL SWINE 

FEVER, SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE, 

AND BOVINE SPONGIFORM 

ENCEPHALOPATHY: PROHIBITED 

AND RESTRICTED IMPORTATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 94 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, 7781– 

7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 

136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.4. 

§ 94.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 94.13, introductory text, the 

first sentence is amended by adding the 

words ‘‘the Brazilian State of Santa 

Catarina,’’ after the word ‘‘Belgium,’’. 

§ 94.25 [Amended] 

■ 3. In § 94.25, paragraph (a) is amended 

by adding the words ‘‘The Brazilian 

State of Santa Catarina,’’ after the word 

‘‘section:’’ and by adding a comma after 

the word ‘‘Chile’’. 


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Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of 

March 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6538 Filed 3–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 129 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0140; Amdt. No. 

129–49–A] 

RIN 2120–AJ45 

Operations Specifications; Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a final 

rule published on February 10, 2011 (76 

FR 7482). In that rule, the FAA 

amended its regulations to clarify and 

standardize the rules for applications by 

foreign air carriers and foreign persons 

for part 129 operations specifications 

and establish new standards for 

amendment, suspension, and 

termination of those operations 

specifications. This document corrects 

errors in the codified text of that 

document. 

DATES: The final rule and this correction 

will become effective on April 11, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions contact Darcy D. 

Reed, International Programs and Policy 

Division, AFS–50, Flight Standards 

Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20591; email: Darcy.D.Reed@faa.gov; Telephone: 

202–385–8078. For legal questions 

contact Lorna John, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Regulations Division, AGC– 

200, Federal Aviation Administration, 

800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; e-mail: 

Lorna.John@faa.gov; Telephone: 202– 

267–3921. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 10, 2011, the FAA 

published a final rule entitled, 

‘‘Operations Specifications’’ (76 FR 

7482). 

In that final rule the FAA revised its 

regulations to clarify and standardize 

the rules for applications by foreign air 

carriers and foreign persons for part 129 

operations specifications and establish 

new standards for amendment, 

suspension, and termination of those 

operations specifications. As part of the 

amendment, the FAA added new 

§ 129.9(a)(2) and (b)(2) concerning the 

designation of an agent for service. The 

DATES section correctly listed the 

compliance date for § 129.9(a)(2) and 

(b)(2) as February 10, 2012. Section 

129.9(a)(2) and (b)(2) in the regulatory 

text incorrectly stated that the 

compliance date was ‘‘Within 1 year 

after February 10, 2012.’’ 

Correction 

In FR Doc. 2011–2834, beginning on 

page 7484 in the Federal Register of 

February 10, 2011, make the following 

corrections: 

Corrections to Regulatory Text 

§ 129.9 [Corrected] 

1. On page 7489, in the third column, 

in § 129.9(a)(2) and (b)(2), remove the 

words ‘‘February 10, 2012’’ and add in 

their place the words ‘‘February 10, 

2011’’. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 

2011. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6489 Filed 3–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

28 CFR Part 0 

[Tax Division Directive No. 139] 

Redelegation of Authority to 

Compromise and Close Civil Claims 

AGENCY: Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This Tax Division directive 

delegates to a Principal Deputy 

Assistant Attorney General all of the 

Assistant Attorney General’s authority 

to compromise and close civil claims, 

except when such action is opposed by 

the client agency or agencies. This Tax 

Division directive further delegates 

settlement authority of the Chiefs of the 

Civil Trial Sections, the Court of Federal 

Claims Section, the Appellate Section, 

the Office of Review, and the Deputy 

Assistant Attorneys General, to 

compromise and close civil claims. In 

addition, this directive allows 

discretionary redelegation of limited 

authority by a Section Chief to his or her 

Assistant Chiefs and Reviewers. This 

directive supersedes Directive No. 135. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 21, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Meland, Tax Division, 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20530, (202) 307–6567. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

relates to internal agency management. 

Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, 

notice of proposed rulemaking and 

opportunity for comment are not 

required, and this rule may be made 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register. 

This regulation is not a significant rule 

within the meaning of Executive Order 

13866, as amended, and therefore was 

not reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget. This 

regulation does not have an impact on 

small entities and, therefore, is not 

subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

This action pertains to agency 

management, personnel and 

organization and does not substantially 

affect the rights or obligations of nonagency parties and, accordingly, is not 

a ‘‘rule’’ as that term is used by the 

Congressional Review Act (Subtitle E of 

the Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 

(SBREFA)). Therefore, the reporting 

requirement of 5 U.S.C. 801 does not 

apply. 

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 0 

Authority delegations (Government 

agencies), Government employees, 

Organization and functions 

(Government agencies). 

Accordingly, 28 CFR part 0 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 0—ORGANIZATION OF THE 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 0 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 

510, 515–19. 

■ 2. The Appendix to subpart Y of part 

0 is amended by removing Tax Division 

Directive No. 135 and adding in its 

place Tax Division Directive No. 139, to 

read as follows: 

Appendix to Subpart Y of Part 0— 

Redelegations of Authority To 

Compromise and Close Civil Claims 

* * * * * 

[Tax Division Directive No. 139] 

By virtue of the authority vested in me by 

Part 0 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, particularly Sections 0.70, 

0.160, 0.162, 0.164, 0.166, and 0.168, it is 

hereby ordered as follows: 

Section 1. The Chiefs of the Civil Trial 

Sections, the Court of Federal Claims 

Section, and the Appellate Section are 

authorized to reject offers in compromise, 

regardless of amount, provided that such 

action is not opposed by the agency or 

agencies involved. 


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