60108 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 194 / Thursday, October 7, 2004 / Proposed Rules 

Regulatory Impact 

Would this proposed AD impact 

various entities? The regulations 

proposed herein would not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Therefore, it is 

determined that this proposed rule 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. 

Would this proposed AD involve a 

significant rule or regulatory action? For 

the reasons discussed above, I certify 

that this proposed action (1) is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and (3) if 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. A copy of the draft 

regulatory evaluation prepared for this 

action has been placed in the Rules 

Docket. A copy of it may be obtained by 

contacting the Rules Docket at the 

location provided under the caption 

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend part 39 of the 

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 

part 39) as follows:

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD):

LET a.s. (Formerly LET n.p.): Docket No. 

2003–CE–57–AD. 

When Is the Last Date I Can Submit 

Comments on This Proposed AD? 

(a) We must receive comments on this 

proposed airworthiness directive (AD) by 

November 8, 2004. 

What Other ADs Are Affected by This 

Action? 

(b) None. 

What Sailplanes Are Affected by This AD? 

(c) This AD affects Model Blanik L–13 AC 

sailplanes, serial numbers 988601, 988603, 

008605, 008606, and 028902, that are 

certificated in any category: 

What Is the Unsafe Condition Presented in 

This AD? 

(d) This AD is the result of a report of one 

occurrence of cracks in the attachment of 

control levers on the control bridge. The 

actions specified in this AD are intended to 

correct cracks in the bedding of the front and 

rear control levers, which could result in 

failure of the control bridge for the sailplane. 

This failure could lead to loss of sailplane 

control.

What Must I Do To Address This Problem? 

(e) To address this problem, you must do 

the following:

Actions Compliance Procedures 

(1) Replace the original control bridge (Drawing 

No. A741 210N) with the new strengthened 

control column mounting bridge (Drawing No. 

A740 370N).

Within the next 25 hours time-in-service (TIS) 

after the effective date of this AD, unless already done.

Follow the WORK PROCEDURE paragraph of 

LET Letecke Zavody Mandatory Bulletin 

No.: L13AC/014a, dated July 17, 2003. 

(2) Do not install any original control bridge 

(Drawing No. A741 210N).

As of the effective date of this AD ................... Not Applicable. 

May I Request an Alternative Method of 

Compliance? 

(f) You may request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD by following the procedures in 14 

CFR 39.19. Unless FAA authorizes otherwise, 

send your request to your principal 

inspector. The principal inspector may add 

comments and will send your request to the 

Manager, Standards Office, Small Airplane 

Directorate, FAA. For information on any 

already approved alternative methods of 

compliance, contact Greg Davison, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106; telephone: (816) 329–4130; facsimile: 

(816) 329–4090. 

May I Get Copies of the Documents 

Referenced in This AD? 

(g) You may get copies of the documents 

referenced in this AD from LET a.s., 

Kunovice 686 04, Czech Republic; telephone: 

+420 632 55 44 96; facsimile: +420 632 56 

41 13. You may view these documents at 

FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional 

Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. 

Is There Other Information That Relates to 

This Subject? 

(h) Czech Airworthiness Directive CAA–

AD–090/2001, dated October 25, 2001, also 

addresses the subject of this AD.

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

October 1, 2004. 

Dorenda D. Baker, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 04–22581 Filed 10–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Parts 16 and 118

[Docket Nos. 1996P–0418, 1997P–0197, 

1998P–0203, and 2000N–0504]

RIN 0910–AC14

Egg Safety; Proposed Rule for 

Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in 

Shell Eggs During Production; Public 

Meetings

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notification of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing a 

series of public meetings to discuss the 

proposed rule for prevention of 

Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in shell eggs 

during production. On September 22, 

2004, FDA published in the Federal 

Register a proposed rule for egg safety 

national standards. The purpose of these 

meetings is to solicit public comments

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on the proposed rule and provide the 

public an opportunity to ask questions.

DATES: Meetings will be held on October 

28, 2004, in College Park, MD; on 

November 9, 2004, in Chicago, IL and 

on November 16, 2004, in Los Angeles, 

CA from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 

registration will begin at 8 a.m.

FDA provided 90 days for submission 

of comments on the September 22, 2004 

proposal. Written and electronic 

comments are due by December 21, 

2004, and should be submitted in the 

manner prescribed in the ADDRESSES

section of this document.

ADDRESSES: The following are a list of 

the upcoming meeting locations:

1. Thursday, October 28, 2004, Harvey 

W. Wiley Federal Building, Auditorium, 

5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, 

MD.

2. Tuesday, November 9, 2004, 

Chicago Marriott Downtown 

Magnificent Mile, 540 North Michigan 

Ave., Chicago, IL.

3. Tuesday, November 16, 2004, Los 

Angeles Airport Marriott, 5855 West 

Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA.

You may submit comments, identified 

by [Docket Nos. 1996P–0418, 1997P–

0197, 1998P–0203, and 2000N–0504], 

by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments.

• Agency Web site: http://

www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the agency Web site.

• E-mail: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov. 

Include [Docket Nos. 1996P–0418, 

1997P–0197, 1998P–0203, and 2000N–

0504 and RIN number 0910–AC14] in 

the subject line of your e-mail message.

• FAX: 301–827–6870.

• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For 

paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions]: 

Division of Dockets Management, 5630 

Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 

20852.

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

Docket Nos. or Regulatory Information 

Number (RIN) for this rulemaking. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://www.fda.gov/

ohrms/dockets/default.htm, including 

any personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

ADDRESSES section of this document.

Docket: For access to the docket to read 

background documents or comments 

received, go to http://www.fda.gov/

ohrms/dockets/default.htm and insert 

the docket number(s), found in brackets 

in the heading of this document, into 

the ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the 

prompts and/or go to the Division of 

Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers 

Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marion V. Allen, Center for Food Safety 

and Applied Nutrition (HFS–32), Food 

and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint 

Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 

301–436–2428, FAX 301–436–2605, email: marion.allen@fda.hhs.gov for 

general questions only about the 

meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

In the Federal Register of September 

22, 2004 (69 FR 56823), FDA proposed 

to establish measures to prevent SE 

contamination of shell eggs during egg 

production. The motivation for this 

proposal is a farm-to-table risk 

assessment of SE in eggs which 

identified implementation of on-farm 

prevention measures as a very important 

step that could reduce the occurrence of 

SE infections from eggs. While 

voluntary quality assurance (QA) 

programs for egg production have led to 

meaningful reductions in SE illnesses, 

these programs are not always 

uniformly administered or uniformly 

comprehensive in their prevention 

measures.

Moreover, the most recent data from 

the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) show that SE illnesses 

have essentially remained steady for the 

past several years. CDC estimated that 

118,000 illnesses were caused by 

consumption of SE-contaminated eggs 

in 2001. Accordingly, FDA believes that 

further actions to improve egg safety, 

building upon the safe consumer 

handling labeling and egg refrigeration 

at retail rule of 2000, are the most 

effective way to achieve our public 

health goals of a 50 percent reduction in 

overall salmonellosis and a 50 percent 

reduction in SE outbreaks by 2010.

The proposed rule for SE prevention 

measures includes:

Provisions for procurement of chicks 

and pullets;

• A biosecurity program;

• A pest and rodent control program;

• Cleaning and disinfection of poultry 

houses that have had an environmental 

sample or egg test positive for SE before 

new laying hens are added to the house;

• Refrigerated storage of eggs at the 

farm;

• Producer testing of the environment 

for SE in poultry houses, if the 

environmental test is positive, FDA 

proposes that egg testing for SE be 

undertaken, and that, if an egg test is 

positive, the eggs be diverted from the 

table egg market;

• Identification of a person 

responsible for SE prevention at each 

farm;

• Recordkeeping requirements for 

environmental and egg sampling and 

testing and for egg diversion; and

• Exemptions: the proposed rule 

would not apply to producers who sell 

all of their eggs directly to consumers or 

producers with fewer than 3,000 laying 

hens. In addition, if a producer has 

3,000 or more laying hens and all eggs 

at a farm are to be given a treatment that 

will achieve at least a 5-log destruction 

of SE or processed into egg products, 

then only the proposed refrigeration 

requirements would apply.

The proposed rule and fact sheet are 

available on FDA’s Web site at: http://

www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fs-eggs6.html

and http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/

DOCKETS/98fr/1996p–0418–

npr0002.pdf.

II. Registration

Please submit your registration 

information (including name, title, firm 

name, address, telephone number, email address, and fax number) at least 

7 business days before the meeting date. 

We encourage you to register online at 

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/

egg0904.html, or by fax at 202–479–

6801. We will accept registration onsite. Space is limited, and registration 

will be closed at each site when 

maximum seating capacity for that site 

is reached. If you need special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

including a sign language interpreter, 

please notify the contact person as listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in this announcement at least 

7 business days in advance of the 

meeting. All participants must present a 

valid photo ID when entering a federal 

building and parking facility.

Attendees are encouraged to present 

their comments, concerns, and 

recommendations regarding the 

proposed rule at the public meeting. 

Attendees wishing to make a 

presentation will be allowed 5 minutes 

each. Please indicate when registering if 

you wish to make a presentation. 

Individuals and organizations that do 

not pre-register to make a presentation 

may have the opportunity to speak if 

time permits. While oral presentations 

from specific individuals and 

organizations will be limited during the 

public meeting, the written comments 

submitted as part of the administrative 

record may contain a discussion of any 

issues of concern. All relevant data and 

documentation should be submitted 

with the written comments.

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III. Transcripts

A transcript of the proceedings from 

these public meetings, as well as all 

information and data submitted 

voluntarily to FDA during the public 

meetings, will become part of the 

administrative record and will be 

available to the public under 21 CFR 

20.111 from FDA’s Division of Dockets 

Management (HFA–305), 5630 Fishers 

Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852 at 

a cost of 10 cents per page. Summaries 

of the public meetings will also be 

available for public examination at 

FDA’s Division of Dockets Management 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday.

Dated: September 29, 2004.

Jeffrey Shuren,

Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 04–22476 Filed 10–4–04; 2:49 pm]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 271 

[FRL–7825–6] 

Delaware: Final Authorization of State 

Hazardous Waste Management 

Program Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: Delaware has applied to EPA 

for final authorization of revisions to its 

hazardous waste program under the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA). EPA proposes to grant final 

authorization to Delaware. In the ‘‘Rules 

and Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is authorizing the 

revisions by an immediate final rule. 

EPA did not make a proposal prior to 

the immediate final rule because we 

believe this action is not controversial 

and do not expect comments that 

oppose it. We have explained the 

reasons for this authorization in the 

preamble to the immediate final rule. 

Unless we receive written comments 

that oppose this authorization during 

the comment period, the immediate 

final rule will become effective on the 

date it establishes, and we will not take 

further action on this proposal. 

However, if we receive comments that 

oppose this action, or portions thereof, 

we will withdraw the relevant portions 

of the immediate final rule, and they 

will not take effect. We will then 

respond to public comments in a later 

final rule based on this proposal. You 

may not have another opportunity for 

comment. If you want to comment on 

this action, you must do so at this time.

DATES: Send your written comments by 

November 8, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by FRL–7825–5 by one of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. E-mail: 

ellerbe.lillie@epamail.epa.gov.

3. Mail: Lillie Ellerbe, Mailcode 

3WC21, RCRA State Programs Branch, 

U.S. EPA Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029. 

4. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

You may inspect and copy Delaware’s 

application from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday at the following 

addresses: Delaware Department of 

Natural Resources & Environmental 

Control, Division of Air & Waste 

Management, Solid and Hazardous 

Waste Management Branch, 89 Kings 

Highway, Dover, DE 19901, Phone 

number (302) 739–3689, attn: Karen 

J’Anthony, and EPA Region III, Library, 

2nd Floor, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029, Phone 

number: (215) 814–5254. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

FRL–7825–5. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public file without change, 

including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Do not submit 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected through http://

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

federal http://www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an e-mail 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through http://www.regulations.gov,

your e-mail address will be 

automatically captured and included as 

part of the comment that is placed in the 

public file and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lillie Ellerbe, Mailcode 3WC21, RCRA 

State Programs Branch, U.S. EPA Region 

III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 

19103–2029, Phone Number: (215) 814–

5454.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

additional information, please see the 

immediate final rule published in the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register.

Dated: September 17, 2004. 

Thomas Voltaggio, 

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 

III.

[FR Doc. 04–22593 Filed 10–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

RIN 1018—AT86 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Proposed Designation of 

Critical Habitat for Navarretia fossalis

(spreading navarretia)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), propose to 

designate critical habitat for Navarretia 

fossalis (spreading navarretia) pursuant 

to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 

as amended (Act). We have identified 

31,086 acres (ac) (12,580 hectares (ha)) 

of habitat essential to the conservation 

of Navarretia fossalis, and propose to 

designate 4,301 ac (1,741 ha) of this 

essential habitat as critical habitat in 

San Diego and Los Angeles Counties, 

California. We have excluded 26,785 ac 

(10,839 ha) of essential habitat in 

Riverside and San Diego Counties from 

this proposed critical habitat 

designation. The excluded lands are 

located within approved and pending 

habitat conservation plans (HCPs), 

‘‘mission-critical’’ training areas on 

Department of Defense lands, and areas 

covered by Integrated Natural Resource 

Management Plans (INRMPs) on 

Department of Defense lands. In 

developing this proposal, we evaluated 

those lands determined to be essential