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35°29′56′′ N., long. 86°05′37′′ W.) serving 

Manchester Medical Center. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 

30, 2012. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11409 Filed 5–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1105; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AGL–20] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Decatur, IL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace at Decatur, IL. Additional 

controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate new Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures at Decatur Airport. The FAA 

is taking this action to enhance the 

safety and management of Instrument 

Flight Rule (IFR) operations at the 

airport. The geographic coordinates of 

the airport are also adjusted. 

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, July 

26, 2012. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR Part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Enander, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, TX 76137; telephone (817) 321– 

7716. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On December 13, 2011, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

to amend Class E airspace for the 

Decatur, IL, area, creating additional 

controlled airspace at Decatur Airport 

(76 FR 77450) Docket No. FAA–2011– 

1105. Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. Class E airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

6005 of FAA Order 7400.9V dated 

August 9, 2011, and effective September 

15, 2011, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 

airspace designations listed in this 

document will be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

amending Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

to accommodate new standard 

instrument approach procedures at 

Decatur Airport, Decatur, IL. This action 

is necessary for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. This action also adjusts the 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. Therefore, this regulation: (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) does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. Since this is a 

routine matter that will only affect air 

traffic procedures and air navigation, it 

is certified that this rule, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, 

Section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the agency’s 

authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it amends 

controlled airspace at Decatur Airport, 

Decatur, IL. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (Air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959– 

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR Part 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface. 

* * * * * 

AGL IL E5 Decatur, IL [Amended] 

Decatur Airport, IL 

(Lat. 39°50′04′′ N., long. 88°51′56′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.9-mile 

radius of Decatur Airport, and within 2 miles 

each side of the 299° bearing from the airport 

extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 11 

miles northwest of the airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 5, 

2012. 

Walter L. Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11540 Filed 5–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 91 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1396] 

RIN 2120–AK10 

Operations in Class D Airspace 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is removing the 

provision describing an abbreviated taxi 

clearance. Previously, air traffic 

controllers issued abbreviated taxi 

instructions to aircraft en route to their 

assigned departure runway, which 


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1NTSB Safety Recommendations A–00–67 and 

A–00–68 on July 6, 2000. These actions 

recommended that the FAA require that all runway 

crossing be authorized only by specific air traffic 

control clearance and ensure that all U.S. pilots and 

personnel assigned to move aircraft and pilots 

operating under 14 CFR part 129 receive adequate 

notification of the change. The NTSB further 

recommended that when an aircraft needs to cross 

multiple runways, air traffic controllers must issue 

an explicit crossing instruction for each runway 

after the previous runway has been crossed. 

allowed pilots to cross all runways that 

intersected the taxi route to their 

departure runway. The FAA no longer 

uses these abbreviated taxi clearances 

and is removing the provision of the 

regulation that describes this clearance. 

This action aligns the regulation with 

current air traffic control practice and 

responds to the National Transportation 

Safety Board (NTSB) Safety 

Recommendation Numbers A–00–67 

and –68. 

DATES: Effective May 14, 2012. 

Submit comments on or before June 

13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2011–1396 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• 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. 

• Hand Delivery or 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. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: The FAA will post all 

comments it receives, without change, 

to http://www.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 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: For 

questions concerning this rule, contact 

Ellen Crum, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group, Air Traffic 

Organization, Mission Support Services, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–8783; facsimile (202) 267–9328, 

email; Ellen.Crum@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106, describes the 

authority of the FAA Acting 

Administrator, including the authority 

to issue, rescind, and revise regulations. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes, in more detail, the scope of 

the agency’s authority. This rulemaking 

is promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Chapter 401, Section 40103 

(b), which allows the Acting 

Administrator to regulate the use of the 

navigable airspace as necessary to 

ensure the safety of aircraft and the 

efficient use of airspace. Additionally, 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Chapter 

447, Section 44701 (c) authorizes the 

Acting Administrator to carry out 

functions in this chapter in a way that 

helps to reduce or eliminate the 

possibility or recurrence of accidents in 

air transportation. 

I. Background 

In January 1990, the National 

Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) 

recommended that the FAA take action 

to address safety issues involving 

runway incursions and near-collision 

ground incidents.1 That 

recommendation followed several highprofile incidents, including a 1990 

ground collision at Atlanta Hartsfield 

Airport between an Eastern B727 and a 

King Air (resulting in one fatality and 

one injury). 

On August 15, 2007, an FAA ‘‘Call to 

Action’’ committee issued several 

recommendations to address improving 

runway safety across the National 

Airspace System (NAS). The committee 

identified taxi clearances as a key area 

of concern. Following the committee’s 

recommendations, the FAA convened a 

Safety Risk Management (SRM) panel of 

subject matter experts to review the 

committee’s recommendations, 

including the NTSB recommendation to 

eliminate the issuance of a ‘‘taxi to’’ 

clearance found in 14 CFR 91.129(i). 

NTSB Safety Recommendations A– 

00–67 and A–00–68 were reiterated in 

an NTSB Safety Recommendation, dated 

August 28, 2007, following the 2006 

crash of Comair flight 5191, CL–600, 

which crashed during takeoff from Blue 

Grass Airport (LEX), Lexington, KY. The 

NTSB determined that a contributor to 

the probable cause of that accident, in 

which the flight crew was instructed to 

take off from runway 22 but began its 

takeoff roll on runway 26, was the 

FAA’s failure to require that all runway 

crossings be authorized only by ATC 

clearances specific to the runway. 

On September 11, 2008, the SRM 

panel issued its ‘‘Explicit Runway 

Crossing Clearances Safety Risk 

Management Document (SRMD),’’ 

which contained a proposal ‘‘to 

implement explicit runway crossing 

clearances per NTSB recommendation 

A–00–67.’’ 

In response to the NTSB’s 

recommendation and effective June 30, 

2010, the FAA implemented changes to 

the procedures for issuing taxi and 

ground movement instructions. The 

changes subsequently were incorporated 

into FAA Orders, JO 7110.65 Air Traffic 

Control and JO 7210.3 Facility 

Operation and Administration. 

II. Immediately Adopted Final Rule 

This action revises paragraph (i) of 

§ 91.129 by removing the sentences that 

describe a ‘‘clearance to ‘taxi to’ the 

takeoff runway assigned to the aircraft.’’ 

This language is contradictory to current 

air traffic control procedures and could 

lead to confusion and incorrect pilot 

expectations. Removing this provision 

does not alter the requirement to have 

an appropriate ATC clearance. The FAA 

will continue to require all aircraft to 

receive an ATC clearance prior to 

entering any taxiway or runway. 

The FAA finds, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b), 

that notice and public comment are 

impracticable and contrary to the public 

interest. Furthermore, the FAA finds 

that good cause exists under 5 U.S.C. 

553(d) to make this rule effective upon 

publication. The changes to this section 

align the rule with current air traffic 

procedures and will not adversely affect 

the flow of taxiing aircraft. As this rule 

does not change the requirement to have 

an ATC clearance prior to taxiing, this 

amendment will not adversely impact 

safety and will avoid confusion that can 

be caused between contradictory 

regulations and ATC procedures. 

Nonetheless, the FAA invites parties to 

comment on this proceeding. A separate 


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notice will be issued by the FAA 

addressing any comments received. 

III. Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

A. Regulatory Evaluation 

Changes to Federal regulations must 

undergo several economic analyses. 

First, Executive Order 12866 and 

Executive Order 13563 directs that each 

Federal agency shall propose or adopt a 

regulation only upon a reasoned 

determination that the benefits of the 

intended regulation justify its costs. 

Second, the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–354) requires 

agencies to analyze the economic 

impact of regulatory changes on small 

entities. Third, the Trade Agreements 

Act (Pub. L. 96–39) prohibits agencies 

from setting standards that create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. In 

developing U.S. standards, the Trade 

Act requires agencies to consider 

international standards and, where 

appropriate, that they be the basis of 

U.S. standards. Fourth, the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 

104–4) requires agencies to prepare a 

written assessment of the costs, benefits, 

and other effects of proposed or final 

rules that include a Federal mandate 

likely to result in the expenditure by 

State, local, or tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

$100 million or more annually (adjusted 

for inflation with base year of 1995). 

This portion of the preamble 

summarizes the FAA’s analysis of the 

economic impacts of this rule. 

Department of Transportation Order 

DOT 2100.5 prescribes policies and 

procedures for simplification, analysis, 

and review of regulations. If the 

expected cost impact is so minimal that 

a rule does not warrant a full evaluation, 

this order permits that a statement to 

that effect and the basis for it to be 

included in the preamble if a full 

regulatory evaluation of the cost and 

benefits is not prepared. Such a 

determination has been made for this 

rule. The reasoning for this 

determination follows: 

The changes to this section align the 

rule with current air traffic procedures 

and will not adversely affect the flow of 

taxiing aircraft. As this rule does not 

change the requirement to have an ATC 

clearance prior to taxiing, this 

amendment will not adversely impact 

safety and will avoid confusion that can 

be caused between contradicting 

regulations and ATC procedures. 

Further this rule responds to NTSB 

recommendations and to the August 15, 

2007 FAA ‘‘Call to Action’’ Committee 

recommendations to address improving 

runway safety across the National 

Airspace System. That committee 

identified taxi clearances as a key area 

of concern. This action improves safety 

at no additional cost. 

The FAA has, therefore, determined 

that this rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ as defined in section 

3(f) of Executive Order 12866, and is not 

‘‘significant’’ as defined in DOT’s 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Determination 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(Pub. L. 96–354) (RFA) establishes ‘‘as a 

principle of regulatory issuance that 

agencies shall endeavor, consistent with 

the objectives of the rule and of 

applicable statutes, to fit regulatory and 

informational requirements to the scale 

of the businesses, organizations, and 

governmental jurisdictions subject to 

regulation. To achieve this principle, 

agencies are required to solicit and 

consider flexible regulatory proposals 

and to explain the rationale for their 

actions to assure that such proposals are 

given serious consideration.’’ The RFA 

covers a wide-range of small entities, 

including small businesses, not-forprofit organizations, and small 

governmental jurisdictions. 

Agencies must perform a review to 

determine whether a rule will have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. If 

the agency determines that it will, the 

agency must prepare a regulatory 

flexibility analysis as described in the 

RFA. 

However, if an agency determines that 

a rule is not expected to have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities, 

section 605(b) of the RFA provides that 

the head of the agency may so certify 

and a regulatory flexibility analysis is 

not required. The certification must 

include a statement providing the 

factual basis for this determination, and 

the reasoning should be clear. This rule 

aligns the agency’s regulations with 

current practice, responds to NTSB 

Safety Recommendation Numbers A– 

00–67 and A–00–68, and with no 

change in existing procedures there are 

no additional costs. 

Therefore as the FAA Acting 

Administrator, I certify that this rule 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

C. International Trade Impact 

Assessment 

The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 

(Pub. L. 96–39), as amended by the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. 

L. 103–465), prohibits Federal agencies 

from establishing standards or engaging 

in related activities that create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. 

Pursuant to these Acts, the 

establishment of standards is not 

considered an unnecessary obstacle to 

the foreign commerce of the United 

States, so long as the standard has a 

legitimate domestic objective, such as 

the protection of safety, and does not 

operate in a manner that excludes 

imports that meet this objective. The 

statute also requires consideration of 

international standards and, where 

appropriate, that they be the basis for 

U.S. standards. The FAA has assessed 

the potential effect of this rule and 

determined that it will have only a 

domestic impact and therefore has no 

effect on international trade. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Assessment 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4) 

requires each Federal agency to prepare 

a written statement assessing the effects 

of any Federal mandate in a proposed or 

final agency rule that may result in an 

expenditure of $100 million or more (in 

1995 dollars) in any one year by State, 

local, and tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector; such 

a mandate is deemed to be a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action.’’ The FAA currently 

uses an inflation-adjusted value of 

$143.1 million in lieu of $100 million. 

This rule does not contain such a 

mandate; therefore, the requirements of 

Title II of the Act do not apply. 

E. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires that the 

FAA consider the impact of paperwork 

and other information collection 

burdens imposed on the public. The 

FAA has determined that there is no 

new requirement for information 

collection associated with this 

immediately adopted final rule. 

F. International Compatibility 

In keeping with U.S. obligations 

under the Convention on International 

Civil Aviation, it is FAA policy to 

conform to International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) Standards and 

Recommended Practices to the 

maximum extent practicable. The FAA 

has determined that there are no ICAO 

Standards and Recommended Practices 

that correspond to these regulations. 

IV. Executive Order Determinations 

A. Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

The FAA analyzed this immediately 

adopted final rule under the principles 

and criteria of Executive Order 13132, 


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Federalism. The agency determined that 

this action will not have a substantial 

direct effect on the States, or the 

relationship between the Federal 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, and, therefore, 

does not have Federalism implications. 

B. Executive Order 13211, Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

The FAA analyzed this immediately 

adopted final rule under Executive 

Order 13211, Actions Concerning 

Regulations that Significantly Affect 

Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use 

(May 18, 2001). The agency has 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under the executive 

order and it is not likely to have a 

significant adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution, or use of energy. 

V. How To Obtain Additional 

Information 

A. Rulemaking Documents 

An electronic copy of a rulemaking 

document may be obtained by using the 

Internet— 

1. Search the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal (http://www.regulations.gov); 

2. Visit the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies Web page at http:// 

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/or 

3. Access the Government Printing 

Office’s Web page at http:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. 

Copies may also be obtained by sending 

a request (identified by amendment or 

docket number of this rulemaking) to 

the Federal Aviation Administration, 

Office of Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 

(202) 267–9680. 

B. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

The Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 

1996 requires FAA to comply with 

small entity requests for information or 

advice about compliance with statutes 

and regulations within its jurisdiction. 

A small entity with questions regarding 

this document may contact its local 

FAA official, or the person listed under 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

heading at the beginning of the 

preamble. To find out more about 

SBREFA on the Internet, visit http:// 

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/ 

rulemaking/sbre_act/. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 91 

Afghanistan, Agriculture, Air traffic 

control, Aircraft, Airmen, Airports, 

Aviation safety, Canada, Cuba, Ethiopia, 

Freight, Mexico, Noise control, Political 

candidates, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements and 

Yugoslavia. 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends chapter I of title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 91—GENERAL OPERATING AND 

FLIGHT RULES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 91 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 1155, 40103, 

40113, 40120, 44101, 44111, 44701, 44704, 

44709, 44711, 44712, 44715, 44716, 44717, 

44722, 46306, 46315, 46316, 46504, 46506– 

46507, 47122, 47508, 47528–47531, articles 

12 and 29 of the Convention on International 

Civil Aviation (61 Stat. 1180). 

■ 2. Amend § 91.129 by revising 

paragraph (i) to read as follows: 

§ 91.129 Operations in Class D airspace. 

* * * * * 

(i) Takeoff, landing, taxi clearance. 

No person may, at any airport with an 

operating control tower, operate an 

aircraft on a runway or taxiway, or take 

off or land an aircraft, unless an 

appropriate clearance is received from 

ATC. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 19, 

2012. 

Michael P. Huerta, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11593 Filed 5–11–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Part 744 

[Docket No. 111027661–2429–02] 

RIN 0694–AF43 

Entity List Additions; Corrections 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Correcting amendments. 

SUMMARY: This document corrects 

spelling errors in two final rules 

published by the Bureau of Industry and 

Security (BIS) amending the Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR) in 

April 2012. BIS published the first final 

rule in the Federal Register on 

Wednesday, April 18, 2012. That rule 

added three persons to the Entity List of 

the EAR (Supplement No. 1 to part 774). 

However, it misspelled the name and 

address for one of the persons added to 

the Entity List. This document corrects 

those errors. 

BIS published a second final rule in 

the Federal Register on Friday, April 

27, which added sixteen persons under 

eighteen entries to the Entity List. That 

rule misspelled the city used in the 

address for three of the persons added 

to the Entity List. This document 

corrects that error. Lastly, this document 

removes a hyphen in the address for one 

of the persons added to the Entity List 

in the April 27 final rule, to clarify it is 

an address and not an alias for that 

person added to the Entity List. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is 

effective May 14, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Nies-Vogel, Chair, End-User 

Review Committee, Office of the 

Assistant Secretary, Export 

Administration, Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Department of Commerce, 

Phone: (202) 482–5991, Fax: (202) 482– 

3911, Email: ERC@bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Correcting Amendments to the April 18, 

2012 Final Rule 

On April 18, 2012, BIS published the 

final rule, ‘‘Addition of Certain Persons 

on the Entity List: Addition of Persons 

Acting Contrary to the National Security 

or Foreign Policy Interests of the United 

States’’ in the Federal Register (77 FR 

23114). This amendment corrects two 

spelling errors: one error in the name 

and one error in the address of a person 

who was added to the Entity List in the 

April 18 final rule under the destination 

of Jordan. 

The name and address of this person 

should have been listed as follows: 

(1) Masoud Est. for Medical and 

Scientific Supplies, 74 First Floor, Tla’a 

Al Ali Khali Al Salim Street, Amman, 

Jordan 11118. 

Correcting Amendments to the April 27, 

2012 Final Rule 

On April 27, 2012, BIS published the 

final rule, ‘‘Addition of Certain Persons 

to the Entity List’’ in the Federal 

Register (77 FR 25055). This 

amendment corrects the spelling of the 

city of Sharjah, which was incorrectly 

spelled in the addresses for three of the 

persons added to the Entity List under 

the destination of United Arab Emirates. 

Lastly, this rule removes a hyphen from 

the address of a person who was added 

under the destination of Pakistan to 

clarify the text is the address of this 

person and not an alias. 


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