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repealed. HHS anticipates that such reviews will make its regulatory program more effective and flexible and reduce unnecessary burdens on the regulated communities.

**DATES :**  Submit electronic or written comments by June 30, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  To facilitate the receipt and processing of comments, HHS encourages interested persons to submit their comments electronically to the HHS Open Government Portal at http://www.hhs.gov/open , or by using the Federal eRulemaking portal http:// www.regulations.gov (following instructions for submission of comments). Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Persons submitting comments electronically are encouraged not to submit paper copies. Persons interested in submitting comments on paper should send or deliver their comments (preferably three copies) to: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Documents and Regulations Management, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Suite 639G, Washington, DC 20201.

All comments will be available to the public, without charge, online at http://www.regulations.gov and http:// www.hhs.gov/open

.

Instructions: The HHS Preliminary Plan is available for review, download, and comment at http://www.hhs.gov/
open . You may also request a copy of the HHS Preliminary Plan, identified by Docket No. by writing to the address below. All comment submissions received must include the Agency name and Docket No. for this Notice: HHS– ES–2011–002.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Oliver Potts (202) 690–6392.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On January 18, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13563 to improve regulation and regulatory review by requiring Federal agencies to design cost effective, evidence-based regulations that are compatible with economic growth, job creation, and competitiveness, and which rely on the best, most innovative, and least burdensome tools to achieve regulatory ends. To meet that objective, the President directed each Executive Branch agency to consider how best to promote periodic retrospective review of existing significant rules to determine if they are outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome. The President required each agency to submit its preliminary plan to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs by May 18, 2011. HHS submitted its preliminary plan in compliance with the President’s Executive Order and now seeks public comment. The plan is available for viewing, downloading, and comment at the following Web site—http:// www.hhs.gov/open/The comment period will close on June 30, after which HHS will finalize its preliminary plan. HHS notes that this request for comment is issued solely for information and program-planning purposes and does not obligate the agency to take any further action.

Dated: June 1, 2011. Barbara J. Holland, Deputy Executive Secretary to the Department. [FR Doc. 2011–13908 Filed 6–1–11; 4:15 pm]

**BILLING CODE 4150–24–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY** 

**6 CFR Chapter I**

**8 CFR Chapter I**

**19 CFR Chapter I**

**33 CFR Chapter I**

**44 CFR Chapter I**

**46 CFR Chapters I and III**

**49 CFR Chapter XII**

**[Docket No. DHS–2011–0015]**

**Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of the General Counsel, DHS.

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability; request for comments.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces the availability of its Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Regulations (Preliminary Plan). Pursuant to Executive Order 13563,

‘‘ Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, ’’ which the President issued on January 18, 2011, DHS developed its Preliminary Plan to facilitate the review of existing DHS regulations through the use of retrospective review. DHS is seeking public comment on its Preliminary Plan.

**DATES :**  Written comments are requested on or before June 25, 2011. Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS– 2011–0015, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Christina E. McDonald, Acting Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of the General Counsel. E-mail: Regulatory.Review@dhs.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  I. Public Participation

Interested persons are invited to comment on this notice by submitting written data, views, or arguments using the method identified in the **ADDRESSES** section.

Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number for this notice. All comments received will be posted without change
to http://www.regulations.gov.

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http:// www.regulations.gov

. II. Background

On January 18, 2011, the President issued Executive Order 13563,

‘‘ Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, ’’ to ensure that Federal regulations seek more affordable, less intrusive means to achieve policy goals and that agencies give careful consideration to the benefits and costs of those regulations. 76 FR 3821. The Executive Order requires each Executive Branch agency to develop a preliminary plan to periodically review its existing regulations to determine whether any regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed so as to make the agency’s regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving its regulatory objectives.

DHS’s approach to conducting retrospective review focuses on public openness and transparency and on the critical role of public input in conducting retrospective review. To that end, DHS published a notice and request for comments in the Federal Register on March 14, 2011, ‘‘Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review Under Executive Order 13563. ’’ 76 FR 13526. In that notice, DHS solicited public input on how DHS should structure its retrospective review and which DHS rules would benefit from retrospective review. In addition, DHS launched an IdeaScale Web page; this social media tool provided an additional means for DHS to solicit input from the public, and more


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importantly, to foster dialogue among members of the public.

DHS has incorporated the public input in developing its Preliminary Plan. The Preliminary Plan establishes a process for identifying regulations that may be obsolete, unnecessary, unjustified, excessively burdensome, or counterproductive. The DHS retrospective review process will help identify rules that warrant repeal or modification, or strengthening, complementing, or modernizing, where necessary or appropriate. The DHS Preliminary Plan is available for viewing online at http://www.dhs.gov/ xabout/open-government.shtm and http://www.regulations.gov. We welcome public comment on its
content.

Ivan K. Fong,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011–13801 Filed 6–3–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY**

**Office of the Comptroller of the Currency** 

**12 CFR Parts 4, 5, 7, 8, 28, and 34**

**[Docket ID OCC–2011–0006]**

**RIN 1557–AD41**

**Office of Thrift Supervision Integration; Dodd-Frank Act Implementation;**  **Correction**

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury.

**ACTION :**  Notice of proposed rulemaking; correction.

**SUMMARY :**  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2011, a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled

‘‘ Office of Thrift Supervision Integration; Dodd-Frank Act Implementation. ’’ Inadvertently, an incorrect E-mail address was used in the **ADDRESSES** caption for submission of public comments directly to the OCC via electronic mail. This document corrects that E-mail address.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Andra Shuster, Special Counsel, Heidi Thomas, Special Counsel, or Stuart Feldstein, Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, (202) 874–5090; Timothy Ward, Deputy Comptroller for Thrift Supervision, (202) 874–4468; or Frank Vance, Manager, Disclosure Services and Administrative Operations, Communications Division, (202)–874– 5378, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The OCC published a document in the Federal Register on May 26, 2011 (76 FR 30557) requesting comment on its notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ‘‘ Office ofThrift Supervision Integration; DoddFrank Act Implementation. ’’ The e-mail address for submission of comments was incorrectly included as

‘‘regs.comments@occ.treas.gov ’’ . The correct address is

‘‘regs.comments@occ.treas.gov ’’

. In FR Doc. 2011–12859, published on May 26, 2011 (76 FR 30557), make the following correction. On page 30557, in the second column, remove ‘‘E-mail: regs.comments@occ.gov ’’ and replace it with ‘‘E-mail: regs.comments@occ.treas.gov ’’

. Dated: June 1, 2011. Julie L. Williams, First Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011–13887 Filed 6–3–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4810–33–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES** 

**Food and Drug Administration**

**21 CFR Part 573**

**[Docket No. FDA–2011–F–0365]**

**BASF Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition (Animal Use); Methyl Esters of**  **Conjugated Linoleic Acid; Silicon Dioxide** 

**AGENCY :**  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

**ACTION :**  Notice of petition.

**SUMMARY :**  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that BASF Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of methyl esters of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) as a source of fatty acids in lactating dairy cow diets and for use of silicon dioxide as a carrier for the methyl esters of CLA.

**DATES :**  Submit either electronic or written comments on the petitioner’s environmental assessment by July 6,
2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit electronic
comments to http:// www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Isabel W. Pocurull, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240–453–6853, isabel.pocurull@fda.hhs.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food additive petition (FAP 2269) has been filed by BASF Corp. (BASF), 100 Campus Dr., Florham Park, NJ 07932. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in part 573 Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals (21 CFR part 573) to provide for the safe use of methyl esters of conjugated linoleic acid (cis-9, trans-11 and trans-10, cis-12 octadecadienoic acids) as a source of fatty acids in lactating dairy cow diets. BASF’s FAP 2269 further proposes the use of silicon dioxide as a carrier for methyl esters of CLA.

The potential environmental impact of this action is being reviewed. To encourage public participation consistent with regulations issued under the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 1501.4(b)), the Agency is placing the environmental assessment submitted with the petition that is the subject of this notice on public display at the Division of Dockets Management (see **DATES** and **ADDRESSES** ) for public review and comment.

Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management (see

**ADDRESSES** ) either electronic or written comments regarding this document. It is only necessary to send one set of comments. It is no longer necessary to send two copies of mailed comments. Identify comments with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. Received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. FDA will also place on public display any amendments to, or comments on, the petitioner’s environmental assessment without further announcement in the Federal Register

. If, based on its review, the Agency finds that an environmental impact statement is not required, and this petition results in a regulation, the notice of availability of the Agency’s finding of no significant impact and the evidence supporting that finding will be published with the regulation in the Federal Register in accordance with 21 CFR 25.51(b).