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Vol. 80, No. 62 

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

5 CFR Part 532 

RIN 3206–AN11 

Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment 

of the Portland, ME, Appropriated Fund 

Federal Wage System Wage Area 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) is issuing a final 

rule to abolish the Portland, Maine, 

appropriated fund Federal Wage System 

(FWS) wage area and redefine 

Androscoggin, Cumberland, and 

Sagadahoc Counties, ME, to the 

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, survey 

area and Franklin and Oxford Counties, 

ME, and Coos County, NH, to the 

Portsmouth area of application. These 

changes are necessary because the 

closure of the Naval Air Station (NAS) 

Brunswick left the Portland wage area 

without an activity having the capability 

to conduct a local wage survey. 

DATES: Effective date: This regulation is 

effective on April 1, 2015. Applicability 

date: FWS employees remaining in the 

Portland wage area will be transferred to 

the Portsmouth wage area schedule on 

the first day of the first applicable pay 

period beginning on or after May 1, 

2015. For local wage survey purposes, 

this rule will add Androscoggin, 

Cumberland, and Sagadahoc Counties, 

ME, to the survey area for the 

Portsmouth, NH, wage area beginning 

with the full-scale wage survey 

scheduled to begin in September 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at 

(202) 606–2838 or by email at pay-leavepolicy@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 9, 2014, OPM issued a 

proposed rule (79 FR 72997) to abolish 

the Portland, Maine, appropriated fund 

FWS wage area and redefine 

Androscoggin, Cumberland, and 

Sagadahoc Counties, ME, to the 

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, survey 

area and Franklin and Oxford Counties, 

ME, and Coos County, NH, to the 

Portsmouth area of application. These 

changes are necessary because the 

closure of NAS Brunswick in May 2011 

left the Portland wage area without an 

activity having the capability to conduct 

a local wage survey. The Federal 

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, 

the national labor-management 

committee responsible for advising 

OPM on matters concerning the pay of 

FWS employees, made a majority 

recommendation to define the entire 

wage area to the Portsmouth wage area. 

The proposed rule had a 30-day 

comment period, during which OPM 

received no comments. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

I certify that these regulations will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities 

because they will affect only Federal 

agencies and employees. 

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Freedom of information, 

Government employees, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Wages. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Katherine Archuleta, 

Director. 

Accordingly, OPM amends 5 CFR part 

532 as follows: 

PART 532—PREVAILING RATE 

SYSTEMS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 532 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 

also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552. 

Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 532— 

Amended] 

■ 2. Appendix A to subpart B of part 

532 is amended for the State of Maine 

by removing the entry for Portland. 

■ 3. Appendix C to subpart B is 

amended by removing the wage area 

listing for Portland, ME, and revising 

the wage area listing for the Portsmouth, 

NH, wage area to read as follows: 

Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532— 

Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey 

Areas 

* * * * * 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

PORTSMOUTH

Survey Area 

Maine: 

Androscoggin 

Cumberland 

Sagadahoc 

York 

Massachusetts: 

The following cities and towns in: 

Essex County 

Amesbury 

Georgetown 

Groveland 

Haverhill 

Merrimac 

Newbury 

Newburyport 

North Andover 

Salisbury 

South Byfield 

West Newbury 

New Hampshire: 

Rockingham (except the following cities and towns: Newton, Plaistow, 

Salem, and Westville) 

Strafford 

Area of Application. Survey area plus: 

Maine: 

Franklin 

Oxford 

New Hampshire: 

Coos 

The following cities and towns in: 

Rockingham County 

Newton 

Plaistow 

Salem 

Westville 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2015–07405 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 953 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–14–0011; FV14–953–1 

IR] 

Irish Potatoes Grown in Southeastern 

States; Suspension of Marketing Order 

Provisions 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 


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ACTION: Interim rule with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This rule continues the 

previous suspension of the marketing 

order regulating the handling of Irish 

potatoes grown in Southeastern states 

(order). Representatives of the Virginia/ 

North Carolina Irish potato industry met 

and requested that the suspension of all 

provisions of the order, and the rules 

and regulations implemented 

thereunder be continued through March 

1, 2017. The request was based on the 

belief that the industry needs more time 

to study changes in the industry, and 

any new developments which could 

affect the need for, or status of the order. 

If the industry does not petition to have 

the order reactivated by the end of the 

suspension period, the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) will propose 

to terminate the order. 

DATES: Effective April 2, 2015 through 

March 1, 2017; comments received by 

June 1, 2015 will be considered prior to 

issuance of a final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this rule. Comments must be 

sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing 

Order and Agreement Division, Fruit 

and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 

0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: 

(202) 720–8938; or Internet: http://

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

should reference the document number 

and the date and page number of this 

issue of the Federal Register and will be 

made available for public inspection in 

the Office of the Docket Clerk during 

regular business hours, or can be viewed 

at: http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments submitted in response to this 

rule will be included in the record and 

will be made available to the public. 

Please be advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting the 

comments will be made public on the 

internet at the address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Corey E. Elliott, Marketing Specialist, or 

Christian D. Nissen, Regional Director, 

Southeast Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA; Telephone: (863) 324– 

3375, Fax: (863) 291–8614, or Email: 

Corey.Elliott@ams.usda.gov or 

Christian.Nissen@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on complying with this 

regulation 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 Agreement 

No. 104 and Marketing Order No. 953, 

both as amended (7 CFR part 953), 

regulating the handling of Irish potatoes 

grown in Southeastern states, 

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. 

This rule has been reviewed under 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform. This rule is not intended to 

have retroactive effect. 

The Act provides that administrative 

proceedings must be exhausted before 

parties may file suit in court. Under 

section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any 

handler subject to an order may file 

with USDA a petition stating that the 

order, any provision of the order, or any 

obligation imposed in connection with 

the order is not in accordance with law 

and request a modification of the order 

or to be exempted therefrom. A handler 

is afforded the opportunity for a hearing 

on the petition. After the hearing, USDA 

would rule on the petition. The Act 

provides that the district court of the 

United States in any district in which 

the handler is an inhabitant, or has his 

or her principal place of business, has 

jurisdiction to review USDA’s ruling on 

the petition, provided an action is filed 

not later than 20 days after the date of 

the entry of the ruling. 

This rule continues the previous 

suspension of the marketing order 

regulating the handling of Irish potatoes 

grown in Southeastern states. Even 

though the Committee does not function 

under the suspended order and 

regulations, representatives of the 

Virginia/North Carolina Irish potato 

industry met on December 18, 2013, and 

requested that the suspension of all 

provisions of the order, and the rules 

and regulations implemented 

thereunder be continued through March 

1, 2017. The request was based on the 

belief that the industry needs more time 

to study changes in the industry, and 

any new developments which could 

affect the need for, or status of, the 

order. 

Marketing Order 953 has been in 

effect since 1948. The order provides for 

the establishment of grade, size, quality, 

maturity, and inspection requirements 

for Irish potatoes grown in Southeastern 

states. The order also authorizes 

reporting and recordkeeping functions 

required for the operation of the order. 

The order, when functioning, is funded 

by assessments imposed on handlers. 

The Southeastern Potato Committee 

(Committee) members met on February 

17, 2011, and unanimously 

recommended suspension of the 

marketing order for a three year period 

ending on March 1, 2014. They 

recommended the suspension to 

eliminate the expense of administering 

the marketing order, while determining 

the effects of not having regulations in 

place. The Committee members wanted 

the industry to have the alternative of 

reactivating the order, if deemed 

appropriate. The rule completing that 

action was published in the Federal 

Register on October 21, 2011 (76 FR 

65360). 

Prior to the December 18, 2013, 

meeting, USDA sent letters to members 

of the industry, most of whom were 

former Committee members. The letter 

informed them that the suspension of 

the order would be ending, and of the 

need to review the state of the industry 

and determine what action the industry 

wanted to take in regards to the order. 

The letter also asked that they make 

others in the industry aware of the 

upcoming decision and the opportunity 

to express their position on what to do 

with the order. USDA also sent out 

several follow-up emails, and made 

several telephone calls to industry 

representatives in an effort to increase 

participation in the meeting. 

On December 18, 2013, industry 

representatives of the Virginia/North 

Carolina Irish potato industry met and 

unanimously recommended extending 

the suspension of the order for an 

additional three years. During their 

discussion, several industry members 

expressed concerns that the quality 

problems experienced prior to 

promulgation of the order could 

resurface and additional time was 

necessary to evaluate if the order is 

needed. The representatives believe 

extending the suspension for three more 

years would provide the industry with 

further opportunity to study changes in 

the industry and any new 

developments, which could affect the 

need for the order. The representatives 

also supported suspension rather than 

termination as they agreed it would be 

less complicated to reactivate the 

existing program if it is needed than to 

promulgate a new marketing order. 

Several of the industry representatives 

also indicated that they had spoken 

with other industry members who could 

not attend the meeting, and they too 

were in support of suspension. 


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Therefore, this rule will suspend the 

order through March 1, 2017. 

If the industry does not petition to 

have the order reactivated by the end of 

the suspension period, AMS will 

publish a proposal to terminate the 

order. 

It is hereby determined that Federal 

Marketing Order No. 953, and the rules 

and regulations issued thereunder, do 

not tend effectuate the declared policy 

of the Act. This action suspends, 

through March 1, 2017, the provisions 

of Federal Marketing Order No. 953, and 

the rules and regulations issued 

thereunder, including but not limited to: 

Provisions of the order dealing with the 

establishment and the responsibilities of 

the Committee; provisions of the order 

dealing with expenses and the 

collection of assessments; all rules and 

regulations; and, all information 

collection and reporting requirements. 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Pursuant to requirements set forth in 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), AMS has considered 

the economic impact of this action on 

small entities. Accordingly, AMS has 

prepared this initial 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 approximately 10 handlers 

of Irish potatoes grown in Southeastern 

states who are subject to regulation 

under the order and approximately 20 

potato producers in the regulated 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). 

Using prices reported by AMS’ Market 

News Service, the average F.O.B. price 

for Southeastern potatoes for the 2012– 

13 marketing season was around $25 per 

hundredweight. USDA has estimated 

production for the 2012–13 season at 

approximately 600,000 hundredweight 

of potatoes. Based on this information, 

average annual receipts for handlers 

would be less than $7,000,000. 

Information provided by the National 

Agricultural Statistics Service indicates 

that the average producer price for Irish 

potatoes grown in North Carolina and 

Virginia in 2012 was approximately 

$12.16 per hundredweight. Considering 

estimated production, average producer 

revenue would be about $400,000 for 

the 2012–13 season. Therefore, the 

majority of Southeastern potato 

handlers and producers may be 

classified as small entities. 

This rule continues the previous 

suspension of the order and the 

associated rules and regulations through 

March 1, 2017. At a meeting on 

February 17, 2011, the Committee 

recommended that the order and all of 

its provisions be suspended through 

March 1, 2014. The Committee made 

this decision based on questions 

regarding the continued need for the 

order and its associated costs. Industry 

representatives met on December 18, 

2013, and unanimously recommended 

extending the suspension of the order 

for three additional years. The 

continued suspension was 

recommended to give the industry more 

time to study changes in the industry, 

and any new developments which could 

affect the need for, or the status of, the 

order. If the industry does not petition 

to have the order reactivated by the end 

of the suspension period, AMS will 

publish a proposal to terminate the 

order. Authority for this action is 

provided in section 8c(16)(A) of the Act. 

Suspension of the order and its 

corresponding regulations relieves 

handlers of quality, inspection, and 

assessment burdens during the 

suspension period. Also, handler 

reports will not be required. Suspension 

of the order is therefore expected to 

reduce the regulatory burden on 

handlers and growers of all sizes. 

Even though the Committee does not 

function under the suspended order and 

regulations, industry members met and 

considered two alternatives to this 

action at the December meeting. The 

first alternative was to reactivate the 

order. This alternative received little 

support as most believe the 

administrative costs of the order still 

outweighed the benefits. Industry 

members also considered terminating 

the order. However, some members 

indicated that quality concerns that the 

order had resolved could return and 

more time was needed to study changes 

within the industry. Therefore, both 

alternatives were rejected. 

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 Crops. No changes in 

those requirements are necessary as a 

result of this action. 

This rule will not impose any 

additional reporting or recordkeeping 

requirements on either small or large 

Southeastern Irish potato 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. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act to promote the 

use of the internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

In addition, USDA has not identified 

any relevant Federal rules that 

duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this 

rule. 

Further, the industry’s meeting was 

widely publicized throughout the 

Southeastern Irish potato industry and 

interested persons were invited to 

attend the meeting and participate in 

industry deliberations. The December 

18, 2013, meeting was an open meeting 

and entities, both large and small, were 

able to express their views on this issue. 

Finally, interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on this interim rule, 

including the regulatory and 

informational aspects of this action on 

small businesses. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide. 

Any questions about the compliance 

guide should be sent to Jeffrey Smutny 

at the previously mentioned address in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

This rule invites comments on the 

continuation of the previous suspension 

of the marketing order regulating Irish 

potatoes grown in Southeastern states. 

Any comments received will be 

considered prior to finalization of this 

rule. 

After consideration of all relevant 

material presented, including the 

industry’s request, and other 

information, it is determined that 

Federal Marketing Order No. 953 

suspended by this interim rule, as 

herein set forth, does not tend to 

effectuate the declared policy of the Act. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, it is also 

found and determined upon good cause 

that it is impracticable, unnecessary, 

and contrary to the public interest to 

give preliminary notice prior to putting 

this rule into effect and that good cause 

exists for not postponing the effective 


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date of this rule until 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register 

because: (1) This action suspends 

restrictions on handlers by continuing 

the previous suspension of Marketing 

Order No. 953; (2) this rule provides a 

60-day comment period and any 

comments received will be considered 

prior to the finalization of this rule; (3) 

no useful purpose would be served by 

delaying the continued suspension of 

the order. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 953 

Marketing agreements, Potatoes, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, under the authority of 7 

U.S.C. 601–674, 7 CFR part 953 is 

suspended effective April 2, 2015, 

through March 1, 2017. 

Dated: March 26, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07320 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 23 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0720; Special 

Conditions No. 23–263–SC] 

Special Conditions: Honda Aircraft 

Company Model HA–420; Single-Place 

Side-Facing Seat Dynamic Test 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Honda Aircraft Company 

HA–420 airplane. This airplane will 

have a novel or unusual design 

feature(s) associated with a side-facing 

passenger seat. The applicable 

airworthiness regulations do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for this design feature. These special 

conditions contain the additional safety 

standards that the Administrator 

considers necessary to establish a level 

of safety equivalent to that established 

by the existing airworthiness standards. 

DATES: The effective date of these 

special conditions is April 1, 2015, and 

is applicable on March 25, 2015. We 

must receive your comments by May 1, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number [FAA–2015–0720] 

using any of the following methods: 

b Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

b Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, 

DC, 20590–0001. 

b Hand Delivery of Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

b Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: The FAA will post all 

comments it receives, without change, 

to http://regulations.gov, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides. Using the search function of 

the docket Web site, anyone can find 

and read the electronic form of all 

comments received into any FAA 

docket, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement can be 

found in the Federal Register published 

on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), 

as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob 

Stegeman, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Aircraft Certification 

Service, Small Airplane Directorate, 

ACE–111, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri, 816–329–4140, fax 816–329– 

4090, email Robert.Stegeman@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

has determined, in accordance with 5 

U.S. Code §§ 553(b)(3)(B) and 553(d)(3), 

that notice and opportunity for prior 

public comment hereon are unnecessary 

because the substance of these special 

conditions has been subject to the 

public comment process in several prior 

instances with no substantive comments 

received. The FAA therefore finds that 

good cause exists for making these 

special conditions effective upon 

issuance. 

Special 

condition 

number 

Company/airplane model 

23–255– 

SC.

Embraer Model EMB 500. 

23–251– 

SC.

Embraer Model EMB 500. 

23–105– 

SC.

Sino Swearingen Model SJ130. 

23–254– 

SC.

Embraer Model EMB 505. 

Comments Invited 

We invite interested people to take 

part in this rulemaking by sending 

written comments, data, or views. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the special 

conditions, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. We ask that you send 

us two copies of written comments. 

We will consider all comments we 

receive on or before the closing date for 

comments. We will consider comments 

filed late if it is possible to do so 

without incurring expense or delay. We 

may change these special conditions 

based on the comments we receive. 

Background 

On October 11, 2006, Honda Aircraft 

Company applied for a type certificate 

for their new Model HA–420 aircraft. 

On October 10, 2013, Honda Aircraft 

Company requested an extension with 

an effective application date of October 

1, 2013. This extension changed the 

type certification basis to amendment 

23–62. 

The HA–420 is a four to five 

passenger (depending on configuration), 

two crew, lightweight business jet with 

a 43,000-foot service ceiling and a 

maximum takeoff weight of 9963 

pounds. The airplane is powered by two 

GE-Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) HF– 

120 turbofan engines. 

The HA–420 design incorporates the 

installation of a side-facing belted 

passenger seat as a customer 

configuration option. The implication of 

the term belted is that the passenger seat 

will be used during takeoff and landing 

and so must comply with the provisions 

of §§ 23.562, 23.785, and any additional 

requirements that the FAA determines 

are applicable. In this case, the approval 

of a side-facing seat to these provisions 

is considered new and novel and as 

such will require special conditions and 

specific methods of compliance to 

certificate. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17, 

Honda Aircraft Company must show 

that the HA–420 meets the applicable 

provisions of part 23, as amended by 


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