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procurement in a manner that maximizes full and open competition consistent with the requirements of this section. A State agency must:

(i) Provide a minimum of 30 days between the publication of the solicitation and the date on which the bids are due, unless exempted by the Secretary; and

(ii) Publicly open and read all bids aloud on the day the bids are due.
* * * * *

(c) * * * (3) * * * The bid solicitation must identify the composition of the State alliances for the purpose of a cost containment measure, and verify that no additional State shall be added to the State alliance between the date of the bid solicitation and the end of the contract. * * *
* * * * *

(g) May a State agency implement cost containment systems for other supplemental foods? Yes, when a State agency finds that it is practicable and feasible to implement a cost containment system for any WIC food other than infant formula. The State agency must:

(1) Provide notification to FNS by means of the State agency’s State Plan.

(2) Comply with paragraphs (c)(2) and (k) of this section.

(3) Provide a minimum of 30 days between the publication of the solicitation and the date on which the bids are due, unless exempted by the Secretary. The State must publicly open and read all bids aloud on the day the bids are due.

(4) Issue separate solicitations for authorized foods if any alliance served a monthly average of more than 100,000 infants during the preceding 12-month period.
* * * * *

(k) What are the requirements for infant formula and authorized food rebate invoices? A State agency must have a system in place that ensures infant formula and authorized food rebate invoices, under competitive bidding, provide a reasonable estimate or an actual count of the number of units purchased by participants in the
program. * * * * *

**§ 246.19 [Amended]**

■ 

### 11. Section 246.19(b)(2) is amended by adding the phrase ‘‘breastfeeding promotion and support,’’ after the word ‘‘education,’’ in the first sentence.

■ 

### 12. In § 246.25:

■ 

### a. Amend paragraph (a)(1) by adding the phrase ‘‘including breastfeeding promotion and support,’’ after the word ‘‘education,’’;

■ 

### b. Redesignate paragraphs (b)(1)(i)(C) and (D) as paragraphs (b)(1)(i)(D) and (E), and add a new paragraph (b)(1)(i)(C); and

■ 

### c. Add new paragraph (b)(2)(iii).

The additions read as follows:

**§ 246.25 Records and reports.**



### (b) * * * (1) * * * (i) * * * (C) Actual and projected rebate payments received from manufacturers.
* * * * *

(2) * * * (iii) The State agency must submit local agency breastfeeding participation data on an annual basis to FNS.
* * * * *

Dated: September 20, 2011. Audrey Rowe, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–24722 Filed 9–27–11; 8:45 am]

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### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**14 CFR Part 95**

**[Docket No. 30805; Amdt. No. 496]**


### IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous **Amendments**

**AGENCY**

### : Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION** 

### : Final rule.

**SUMMARY**

### : This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument conditions in the affected areas.

**DATES** 

### : Effective Date: 0901 UTC, October 20, 2011.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**

### : Rick Dunham, Flight Procedure Standards Branch (AMCAFS–420), Flight Technologies and Programs Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125) telephone: (405) 954–4164.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** 

### : This amendment to part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) amends, suspends, or revokes IFR altitudes governing the operation of all aircraft in flight over a specified route or any portion of that route, as well as the changeover points (COPs) for Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes as prescribed in part 95.
The Rule

The specified IFR altitudes, when used in conjunction with the prescribed changeover points for those routes, ensure navigation aid coverage that is adequate for safe flight operations and free of frequency interference. The reasons and circumstances that create the need for this amendment involve matters of flight safety and operational efficiency in the National Airspace System, are related to published aeronautical charts that are essential to the user, and provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. In addition, those various reasons or circumstances require making this amendment effective before the next scheduled charting and publication date of the flight information to assure its timely availability to the user. The effective date of this amendment reflects those considerations. In view of the close and immediate relationship between these regulatory changes and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and public procedure before adopting this amendment are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and that good cause exists for making the amendment effective in less than 30 days.
Conclusion

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. It, therefore—(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 nticipated impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95

Airspace, Navigation (air).


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Issued in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2011. John M. Allen, Director, Flight Standards Service. 

### Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, part 95 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) is amended as follows effective at 0901 UTC, October 20, 2011.

**PART 95—[AMENDED]**

■ 

### 1. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44719,
44721.

■ 

### 2. Part 95 is amended to read as follows:



### R EVISIONS TO 

### IFR ALTITUDES AND 

### C HANGEOVER 

### POINTS [Amendment 496 effective date October 20, 2011]

From To MEA MAA

**§ 95.4000 High Altitude RNAV Routes § 95.4037 RNAV Route Q37 Is Added to Read** 

FORT STOCKTON, TX VORTAC .................................... CAVRN, TX FIX ...................................................... ......... *25000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA CAVRN, TX FIX ................................................................ YORUB, NM FIX ..................................... ......................... *25000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA YORUB, NM FIX ............................................................... IMMAS, NM FIX ...................................... ......................... *25000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA IMMAS, NM FIX ................................................................ PUEBLO, CO VORTAC ................................. .................. *25000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA

**§ 95.4042 RNAV Route Q42 Is Amended to Read in Part**

BRNAN, PA FIX ................................................................ HOTEE, PA FIX ..................................... .......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA HOTEE, PA FIX ................................................................ BTRIX, PA FIX ..................................... ............................ *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA BTRIX, PA FIX .................................................................. SPOTZ, PA FIX ................................... ............................. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA SPOTZ, PA FIX ................................................................ ZIMMZ, PA FIX ..................................... ........................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA

**§ 95.4062 RNAV Route Q62 Is Added to Read**

NOLNN, OH FIX ............................................................... WEEVR, OH FIX ...................................... ........................ *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA WEEVR, OH FIX ............................................................... PSKUR, OH FIX ...................................... ......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA PSKUR, OH FIX ............................................................... FAALS, OH FIX ...................................... .......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA FAALS, OH FIX ................................................................ ALEEE, OH FIX ..................................... .......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA ALEEE, OH FIX ................................................................ QUARM, PA FIX ..................................... ......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA QUARM, PA FIX ............................................................... BURNI, PA FIX ...................................... .......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA BURNI, PA FIX ................................................................. MCMAN, PA FIX .................................... .......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA MCMAN, PA FIX ............................................................... VALLO, PA FIX ...................................... .......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA VALLO, PA FIX ................................................................. RAVINE, PA VORTAC ................................ ..................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA RAVINE, PA VORTAC ...................................................... SUZIE, PA FIX ........................................... ...................... *18000 45000


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R EVISIONS TO 

### IFR ALTITUDES AND 

### C HANGEOVER 

### POINTS

### —Continued [Amendment 496 effective date October 20, 2011]

From To MEA MAA

*18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA SUZIE, PA FIX .................................................................. SARAA, PA FIX ................................... ............................ *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA

**§ 95.4406 RNAV Route Q406 Is Added to Read**

BROADWAY, NJ VOR/DME ............................................. DBABE, NY FIX ................................................. .............. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA DBABE, NY FIX ................................................................ BASYE, NY FIX ..................................... .......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA BASYE, NY FIX ................................................................ TRIBS, CT FIX ..................................... ............................ *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA TRIBS, CT FIX .................................................................. BIGGO, CT FIX ................................... ............................. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA BIGGO, CT FIX ................................................................. BARNES, MA VORTAC ................................ ................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA

**§ 95.4448 RNAV Route Q448 Is Added to Read**

POTTSTOWN, PA VORTAC ............................................ LANNA, NJ FIX .................................................. .............. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA LANNA, NJ FIX ................................................................. DBABE, NY FIX .................................... ........................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA DBABE, NY FIX ................................................................ BASYE, NY FIX ..................................... .......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA BASYE, NY FIX ................................................................ TRIBS, CT FIX ..................................... ............................ *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA TRIBS, CT FIX .................................................................. BIGGO, CT FIX ................................... ............................. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA BIGGO, CT FIX ................................................................. BARNES, MA VORTAC ................................ ................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA

**§ 95.4480 RNAV Route Q480 Is Added to Read**

ZANDR, OH FIX ............................................................... BELLAIRE, OH VOR/DME ............................... ................ *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA BELLAIRE, OH VOR/DME ............................................... LEJOY, PA FIX ............................................... ................. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA LEJOY, PA FIX ................................................................. VINSE, PA FIX .................................... ............................. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA VINSE, PA FIX .................................................................. BEETS, PA FIX ................................... ............................. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA BEETS, PA FIX ................................................................. HOTEE, PA FIX .................................... ........................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA HOTEE, PA FIX ................................................................ BTRIX, PA FIX ..................................... ............................ *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA BTRIX, PA FIX .................................................................. SPOTZ, PA FIX ................................... ............................. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA SPOTZ, PA FIX ................................................................ CANDR, NJ FIX ..................................... .......................... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA


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R EVISIONS TO 

### IFR ALTITUDES AND 

### C HANGEOVER 

### POINTS

### —Continued [Amendment 496 effective date October 20, 2011]

From To MEA MAA

CANDR, NJ FIX ................................................................ JEFFF, NJ FIX ..................................... ............................ *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA JEFFF, NJ FIX .................................................................. KINGSTON, NY VOR/DME ............................ ................. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA KINGSTON, NY VOR/DME .............................................. LESWL, CT FIX ................................................ ............... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA LESWL, CT FIX ................................................................ BARNES, MA VORTAC ................................. .................. *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA BARNES, MA VORTAC .................................................... KENNEBUNK, ME VORTAC ...................................... ..... *18000 45000 *18000—GNSS MEA *DME/DME/IRU MEA

From To MEA

**§ 95.6001 Victor Routes—U.S. § 95.6003 VOR Federal Airway V3 Is Amended to Read in Part** 

#KEY WEST, FL VORTAC ........................................................... *BIPIN, FL FIX .................................. ........................................... **15000 *14500—MCA BIPIN, FL FIX, W BND **GNSS MEA #KEY WEST R–082 UNUSABLE BIPIN, FL FIX ................................................................................ DROWN, FL FIX ..................... ..................................................... *3000 *GNSS MEA

**§ 95.6005 VOR Federal Airway V5 Is Amended to Read in Part**

*AWSON, GA FIX ......................................................................... NELLO, GA FIX ........................... ................................................ **7000 *5000—MRA **5500—MOCA

**§ 95.6006 VOR Federal Airway V6 Is Amended to Read in Part**

PITTS, CA FIX .............................................................................. REJOY, CA FIX ....................... .................................................... *4000 *2400—MOCA GIPPER, MI VORTAC .................................................................. BRYTO, IN FIX ............................... ............................................. *3500 *2400—MOCA BRYTO, IN FIX ............................................................................. *PIONS, OH FIX ....................... ................................................... **4000 *4000—MRA **2500—MOCA *PIONS, OH FIX ........................................................................... WATERVILLE, OH VOR/DME ................ ..................................... **3300 *4000—MRA **2300—MOCA

**§ 95.6016 VOR Federal Airway V16 Is Amended to Read in Part**

KENNEDY, NY VOR/DME ............................................................ CALVERTON, NY VOR/DME ........................... ........................... 2000

**§ 95.6020 VOR Federal Airway V20 Is Amended to Read in Part**

RESERVE, LA VOR/DME ............................................................. GULFPORT, MS VORTAC ............................ .............................. 2000

**§ 95.6047 VOR Federal Airway V47 Is Amended to Read in Part**

POCKET CITY, IN VORTAC ........................................................ HOLAN, IN FIX .................................... ........................................ 2600 HOLAN, IN FIX ............................................................................. SACKO, IN FIX ........................ .................................................... *3500 *2100—MOCA *3000—GNSS MEA SACKO, IN FIX ............................................................................. MAIZE, IN FIX ........................ ..................................................... *6000 *2300—MOCA *3000—GNSS MEA MAIZE, IN FIX ............................................................................... NABB, IN VORTAC .................... ................................................. *3500 *2400—MOCA *3000—GNSS MEA

**§ 95.6063 VOR Federal Airway V63 Is Amended to Read in Part**

DAVENPORT, IA VORTAC .......................................................... *MIHAL, IL FIX ................................... .......................................... 2700 *4000—MRA


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From To MEA

*MIHAL, IL FIX .............................................................................. ROCKFORD, IL VOR/DME ............... .......................................... 2700 *4000—MRA

**§ 95.6097 VOR Federal Airway V97 Is Amended to Read in Part**

PECAN, GA VORTAC .................................................................. AMAPO, GA FIX ................................ .......................................... 2300 AMAPO, GA FIX ........................................................................... *PRATZ, GA FIX ......................... ................................................. **3000 *3000—MRA *4000—MCA PRATZ, GA FIX, N BND **2300—MOCA *PRATZ, GA FIX ........................................................................... OLISY, GA FIX ......................... ................................................... **4000 *3000—MRA **2700—MOCA **3000—GNSS MEA OLISY, GA FIX .............................................................................. ATLANTA, GA VORTAC .................. ........................................... *3000 *2400—MOCA

**§ 95.6114 VOR Federal Airway V114 Is Amended to Read in Part**

RESERVE, LA VOR/DME ............................................................. GULFPORT, MS VORTAC ............................ .............................. 2000

**§ 95.6155 VOR Federal Airway V155 Is Amended to Read in Part**

FLAT ROCK, VA VORTAC ........................................................... #BROOKE, VA VORTAC .............................. .............................. *2000 *2000—GNSS MEA #BROOKE R–214 UNUSABLE

**§ 95.6157 VOR FEDERAL AIRWAY V157 Is Amended to Read in Part**

#KEY WEST, FL VORTAC ........................................................... DVALL, FL FIX ................................... ......................................... *3000 *1400—MOCA *GNSS MEA #KEY WEST R–037 UNUSABLE DVALL, FL FIX .............................................................................. *FAMIN, FL FIX ...................... ..................................................... **5000 *5700—MRA **1300—MOCA **3000—GNSS MEA *FAMIN, FL FIX ............................................................................. DOLPHIN, FL VORTAC .................. ............................................ **5000 *5700—MRA **1600—MOCA **3000—GNSS MEA

**§ 95.6163 VOR Federal Airway V163 Is Amended to Read in Part**

BROWNSVILLE, TX VORTAC ..................................................... *MANNY, TX FIX ...................................... ................................... 1700 *5000—MRA

**§ 95.6172 VOR Federal Airway V172 Is Amended to Read in Part**

LOTTE, IA FIX .............................................................................. *MIHAL, IL FIX ...................... ....................................................... 2700 *4000—MRA *MIHAL, IL FIX .............................................................................. POLO, IL VOR/DME ................... ................................................. 2700 *4000—MRA

**§ 95.6229 VOR Federal Airway V229 Is Amended to Read in Part**

KENNEDY, NY VOR/DME ............................................................ KEEPM, NY FIX ................................... ....................................... 2000 KEEPM, NY FIX ............................................................................ TRANZ, NY FIX ......................... .................................................. 2000 TRANZ, NY FIX ............................................................................ PUGGS, NY FIX ......................... ................................................. *2500 *2000—GNSS MEA PUGGS, NY FIX ........................................................................... BRIDGEPORT, CT VOR/DME ................. ................................... *2500 *2000—GNSS MEA

**§ 95.6269 VOR Federal Airway V269 Is Amended to Read in Part**

POCATELLO, ID VOR/DME ......................................................... *JATTS, ID FIX ................................... ......................................... 8000 *9700—MCA JATTS, ID FIX, NW BND JATTS, ID FIX ............................................................................... YOYYU, ID FIX ...................... ...................................................... *16000 *13300—MOCA *13300—GNSS MEA YOYYU, ID FIX ............................................................................. SALMON, ID VOR/DME ................... ........................................... *14000 *13500—MOCA *13500—GNSS MEA


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From To MEA

**§ 95.6311 VOR Federal Airway V311 Is Amended to Read in Part**

NELLO, GA FIX ............................................................................ *AWSON, GA FIX ........................ ................................................ **7000 *5000—MRA **5500—MOCA

**§ 95.6417 VOR Federal Airway V417 Is Amended to Read in Part**

NELLO, GA FIX ............................................................................ *AWSON, GA FIX ........................ ................................................ **7000 *5000—MRA **5500—MOCA

**§ 95.6449 VOR Federal Airway V449 Is Amended to Read in Part**

MILTON, PA VORTAC .................................................................. MEGSS, PA FIX ............................... ........................................... *3500 *GNSS MEA MEGSS, PA FIX ............................................................................ LAKE HENRY, PA VORTAC ................. ...................................... *4000 *GNSS MEA

**§ 95.6472 VOR Federal Airway V472 Is Amended to Read in Part**

ELIZABETH CITY, NC VOR/DME ................................................ BERTI, NC FIX ........................................ .................................... *4000 *1600—MOCA BERTI, NC FIX .............................................................................. *ZAGGY, NC FIX ...................... ................................................... **7000 *7000—MRA **2100—MOCA **2100—GNSS MEA *ZAGGY, NC FIX .......................................................................... KINSTON, NC VORTAC ..................... ........................................ **2000 *7000—MRA **1600—MOCA

**§ 95.6500 VOR Federal Airway V500 Is Amended to Read in Part**

DERSO, ID FIX ............................................................................. *SOLDE, ID FIX ....................... .................................................... **17000 *16600—MCA SOLDE, ID FIX, W BND **9200—MOCA SOLDE, ID FIX .............................................................................. *REAPS, ID FIX ...................... ..................................................... **14000 *12900—MCA REAPS, ID FIX, W BND .............................................................. **14000 **8000—MOCA

**§ 95.6512 VOR Federal Airway V512 Is Amended to Read in Part**

POCKET CITY, IN VORTAC ........................................................ HOLAN, IN FIX .................................... ........................................ 2600 HOLAN, IN FIX ............................................................................. SACKO, IN FIX ........................ .................................................... *3500 *2100—MOCA *3000—GNSS MEA

**§ 95.6521 VOR Federal Airway V521 Is Amended to Read in Part**

HEVVN, FL FIX ............................................................................. *TERES, FL FIX ....................... ................................................... **2000 *7000—MRA **1300—MOCA **GNSS MEA **GNSS REQUIRED

**§ 95.6526 VOR Federal Airway V526 Is Amended to Read in Part**

MUSKY, MI FIX ............................................................................. MAPER, MI FIX ........................ ................................................... *3500 *1700—MOCA *2600—GNSS MEA MAPER, MI FIX ............................................................................. GIPPER, MI VORTAC .................... ............................................. 2600

From To MEA MAA

**§ 95.7001 Jet Routes § 95.7060 Jet Route J60 Is Amended to Read in Part** 

PHILIPSBURG, PA VORTAC ........................................... DANNR, PA FIX ................................................. .............. 18000 38000 DANNR, PA FIX ................................................................ SPARTA, NJ VORTAC ................................. ................... 18000 45000


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Airway segment Changeover points

From To Distance From

**§ 95.8003 VOR Federal Airway Changeover Points V47 Is Amended to Add Changeover Point** 

POCKET CITY, IN VORTAC ............................................ NABB, IN VORTAC .............................................. ............ 53 POCKET CITY

**V163 Is Amended to Delete Changeover Point**

BROWNSVILLE, TX VORTAC ......................................... CORPUS CHRISTI, TX VORTAC ................................... 71 B ROWNSVILLE

**V203 Is Amended to Delete Changeover Point**

SARANAC LAKE, NY VOR/DME ..................................... MASSENA, NY VORTAC ................................................ 11 SARANAC LAKE

[FR Doc. 2011–24718 Filed 9–27–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**



### DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
**Employment and Training Administration** 

**20 CFR Part 655**

**RIN 1205–AB61**


### Wage Methodology for the Temporary **Non-Agricultural Employment H–2B Program; Postponement of Effective**  **Date**

**AGENCY**

### : Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

**ACTION** 

### : Final rule; delay of effective date.

**SUMMARY**

### : The Department of Labor (Department) is postponing the effective date of the Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H–2B Program; Final Rule, 76 FR 3452, Jan. 19, 2011, (the Wage Rule). The Wage Rule revised the methodology by which we calculate the prevailing wages to be paid to H–2B workers and United States (U.S.) workers recruited in connection with a temporary labor certification for use in petitioning the Department of Homeland Security to employ a nonimmigrant worker in H–2B status. The effective date of the Wage Rule was set at January 1, 2012. However, the WageMethodology for the Temporary NonAgricultural Employment H–2B Program; Amendment of Effective Date; Final Rule, 76 FR 45667, August 1, 2011 revised the effective date to September 30, 2011. Due to pending legal challenges, we are postponing the effective date of the Wage Rule to November 30, 2011, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 705. **DATES** 

### : The effective date of the rule amending 20 CFR part 655 published at 76 FR 45667, August 1, 2011 is delayed until November 30, 2011.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**

### : William L. Carlson, PhD, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C– 4312, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone (202) 693–3010 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1–877– 889–5627 (TTY/TDD).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** 

### : The Department published the Wage Rule on January 19, 2011, 76 FR 3452. The Wage Rule revised the methodology by which we calculate the prevailing wages to be paid to H–2B workers and United States (U.S.) workers recruited in connection with a temporary labor certification for use in petitioning the Department of Homeland Security to employ a nonimmigrant worker in the H–2B status.

The Department originally set the effective date of the Wage Rule for January 1, 2012. On January 24, 2011, the plaintiffs in CATA v. Solis, Civil No. 2:09–cv–240–LP (E.D. Pa.) filed a motion in which they argued that the January 1, 2012 effective date did not comply with the court’s August 30, 2010 order to promulgate new rules concerning the calculation of the prevailing wage rate in the H–2B
program. CATA v. Solis, Dkt. No. 103– 1, Plaintiff’s Motion for an Order Enforcing the Judgment at 2 (Jan. 24, 2011). On June 16, 2011, the court issued a ruling that invalidated the January 1, 2012 effective date of the Wage Rule and ordered us to announce a new effective date for the rule within 45 days from June 16. CATA, 2011 WL 2414555 at *4.

In response to the court’s order, we issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on June 28, 2011, which proposed that the Wage Rule take effect 60 days from the date of publication of a final rule resulting from the NPRM. 76 FR 37686, June 28, 2011. After a period of public comment, we published the Final Rule on August 1, 2011, which set the new effective date for the Wage Rule at September 30, 2011, without altering the substance of the Wage Rule. 76 FR 45667.

On September 7, 2011, the Louisiana Forestry Association, Inc., and others filed suit against the Department in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Alexandria Division. Louisiana Forestry Association, Inc., et al (LFA) v. Solis, et al, Civil Docket No. 11–1623. LFA claims that the Wage Rule, and the subsequent rule amending the Wage Rule’s original effective date, violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Administrative Procedure Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended. Accordingly, LFA seeks temporary injunctive relief before September 30, 2011, and permanent injunctive relief, barring the Department from implementing the Wage Rule.

On September 19, 2011, the plaintiffs in the CATA litigation moved to intervene in the LFA litigation, and also moved to transfer venue over the litigation to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the court in which the CATA case remains pending. Both motions in the LFA litigation are currently pending.

On September 21, 2011, another group of employers filed a legal challenge to the Wage Rule in the United States District Court for the