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excluded person participate in a 

covered transaction, as provided in the 

OMB guidance at 2 CFR 180.135. If any 

designated official grants an exception, 

the exception must be in writing and 

state the reason(s) for deviating from the 

government-wide policy in Executive 

Order 12549. 

Subpart B—Covered Transactions 

§ 2998.220 What contracts and 

subcontracts, in addition to those listed in 

2 CFR 180.220, are covered transactions? 

In addition to the contracts covered 

under 2 CFR 180.220(b) of the OMB 

guidance, this part applies to any 

contract, regardless of tier, that is 

awarded by a contractor, subcontractor, 

supplier, consultant, or its agent or 

representative in any transaction, if the 

contract is to be funded or provided by 

the Department of Labor under a 

covered non-procurement transaction. 

This extends the coverage of the 

Department of Labor non-procurement 

suspension and debarment requirements 

to all lower tiers of subcontracts under 

covered non-procurement transactions, 

as permitted under the OMB guidance at 

2 CFR 180.220(c) (see optional lower 

tier coverage in the figure in the 

appendix to 2 CFR part 180). 

Subpart C—Responsibilities of 

Participants Regarding Transactions 

§ 2998.332 What requirements must I pass 

down to persons at lower tiers with whom 

I intend to do business? 

You, as a participant, must include a 

term or condition in lower-tier 

transactions requiring lower-tier 

participants to comply with subpart C of 

the OMB guidance in 2 CFR part 180, 

as supplemented by this subpart. 

Subpart D—Responsibilities of Federal 

Agency Officials Regarding 

Transactions 

§ 2998.437 What method do I use to 

communicate to a participant the 

requirements described in the OMB 

guidance at 2 CFR 180.435? 

To communicate to a participant the 

requirements described in 2 CFR 

180.435 of the OMB guidance, you must 

include a term or condition in the 

transaction that requires the 

participant’s compliance with subpart C 

of 2 CFR part 180, and supplemented by 

subpart C of this part, and requires the 

participant to include a similar term or 

condition in lower-tier covered 

transactions. 

Subparts E through J—[Reserved] 

Title 29—Labor 

PART 95—[AMENDED] 

■ 2. The authority citation for part 95 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; OMB Circular A– 

110, as amended, as codified at 2 CFR part 

215. 

§ 95.2 [Amended] 

■ 3. Section 95.2 is amended in 

paragraph (mm) by revising the first 

citation ‘‘29 CFR part 98’’ to read ‘‘2 

CFR part 2998’’ and revising the second 

citation ‘‘29 CFR part 98, subpart D’’ to 

read ‘‘29 CFR part 98’’. 

§ 95.13 [Amended] 

■ 4. Section 95.13 is amended by 

revising the citation ‘‘29 CFR part 98’’ 

to read ‘‘2 CFR part 2998’’. 

§ 95.44 [Amended] 

■ 5. Section 95.44 is amended in 

paragraph (d) by revising the citation 

‘‘29 CFR part 98’’ to read ‘‘2 CFR part 

2998’’. 

§ 95.62 [Amended] 

■ 6. Section 95.62 is amended in 

paragraph (d) by revising the citation 

‘‘29 CFR part 98’’ to read ‘‘2 CFR part 

2998’’. 

Appendix A to Part 95—[Amended] 

■ 7. Appendix A to part 95 is amended 

in paragraph 7 by removing the citation 

‘‘29 CFR part 98’’ and adding in its 

place the citation to read ‘‘2 CFR part 

2998’’. 

PART 98—[REMOVED] 

■ 8. Remove part 98. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–4031; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–SW–072–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters (Type Certificate 

Previously Held by Eurocopter France) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede 

airworthiness directive (AD) 2013–15– 

03 for Eurocopter France Model 

AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, 

AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, 

and AS350D1 helicopters with a single 

hydraulic system and a certain 

hydraulic pump drive assembly 

installed. AD 2013–15–03 requires 

inspecting the hydraulic pump drive 

bearing (bearing) for leaks, rust, 

overheating, and condition. This 

proposed AD would add a requirement 

to grease the bearing and inspect for 

bronze particles in the grease, as well as 

change the inspection and inspection 

intervals of the bearing until it is 

replaced with an improved bearing. 

These proposed actions are intended to 

prevent hydraulic pump drive belt 

failure, loss of hydraulic servo 

assistance, and subsequent loss of 

helicopter control. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by June 28, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

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

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2015– 

4031; or in person at the Docket 

Operations Office between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this proposed AD, the 

European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) ADs, the economic evaluation, 

any comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations Office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed rule, contact Airbus 

Helicopters, 2701 N. Forum Drive, 

Grand Prairie, TX 75052; telephone 

(972) 641–0000 or (800) 232–0323; fax 

(972) 641–3775; or at http://

www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. 

You may review service information at 

the FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 


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Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood 

Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 

76177. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

Wilbanks, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

Regulations and Policy Group, 

Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 10101 

Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177; 

telephone (817) 222–5110; email 

matt.wilbanks@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to participate in this 

rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that might result 

from adopting the proposals in this 

document. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit only one time. 

We will file in the docket all 

comments that we receive, as well as a 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerning this proposed rulemaking. 

Before acting on this proposal, we will 

consider all comments we receive on or 

before the closing date for comments. 

We will consider comments filed after 

the comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. We may change this 

proposal in light of the comments we 

receive. 

Discussion 

On July 11, 2013, we issued AD 2013– 

15–03, Amendment 39–17519 (78 FR 

44422, July 24, 2013) for Eurocopter 

France (now Airbus Helicopters) Model 

AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, 

AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, 

and AS350D1 helicopters. AD 2013–15– 

03 requires visually inspecting the 

bearing for leaks, rust, overheating, and 

condition and manually rotating the 

bearing and inspecting for friction 

points, brinelling, and noise. If any of 

these conditions exist, AD 2013–15–03 

requires replacing the hydraulic pump 

drive assembly. AD 2013–15–03 was 

prompted by six reports of hydraulic 

pump drive belt failure caused by 

bearing seizures. These actions are 

intended to prevent hydraulic pump 

drive belt failure, loss of hydraulic servo 

assistance, and subsequent loss of 

helicopter control. 

AD 2013–15–03 was prompted by AD 

No. 2013–0044–E, dated February 27, 

2013, issued by EASA, which is the 

Technical Agent for the Member States 

of the European Union, to correct an 

unsafe condition for Eurocopter France 

Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, 

AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, and nonFAA type-certificated Model AS350BB 

helicopters. EASA advised of hydraulic 

pump drive belt failures caused by 

seizure of the bearing. EASA stated that 

this condition, for helicopters with a 

single hydraulic system, could lead to 

loss of hydraulic servo assistance and an 

increase in pilot workload to the point 

that the helicopter needs to land as soon 

as possible. AD No. 2013–0044–E 

consequently required repetitive 

inspections of the hydraulic pump drive 

belt and bearing and, if required, 

replacing the hydraulic pump drive 

assembly. 

Actions Since AD 2013–15–03 Was 

Issued 

Since we issued AD 2013–15–03 (78 

FR 44422, July 24, 2013), EASA 

superseded AD No. 2013–0044–E with 

AD No. 2013–0284–E, dated December 

2, 2013, which added a new greasing 

procedure and changed the inspection, 

reduced the inspection intervals, and 

required marking the pump support 

assemblies after corrective action or 

replacing the pump support assemblies 

as terminating action. EASA AD No. 

2013–0284–E advised that the hydraulic 

pump drive failure was caused by 

accidental indentation of the raceways 

from incorrect fitting of the bearing. 

Airbus Helicopters then introduced a 

new bearing, part number (P/N) 

704A33651269, to replace bearing P/N 

704A33651243. This replacement 

corrects the unsafe condition as it has a 

reduced pre-loading value, which 

significantly improves its reliability. 

EASA consequently revised AD No. 

2013–0284–E with AD No. 2013– 

0284R1, dated July 25, 2014, to exclude 

helicopters that had replaced the 

bearing with bearing P/N 

704A33651269. 

Because new cases of hydraulic pump 

drive bearing seizures continued to be 

reported on bearing P/N 704A33651243, 

EASA superseded AD No. 2013–0284R1 

with EASA AD No. 2014–0233, dated 

October 23, 2014, to retain the 

inspections and require replacement of 

bearing P/N 704A33651243 with bearing 

P/N 704A33651269. Installation of the 

new bearing constitutes terminating 

action for the repetitive inspections. 

FAA’s Determination 

These helicopters have been approved 

by the aviation authority of France and 

are approved for operation in the United 

States. Pursuant to our bilateral 

agreement with France, EASA, its 

technical representative, has notified us 

of the unsafe condition described in its 

AD. We are proposing this AD because 

we evaluated all known relevant 

information and determined that an 

unsafe condition is likely to exist or 

develop on other products of the same 

type design. 

Related Service Information Under 

1 CFR Part 51 

We reviewed Airbus Helicopters Alert 

Service Bulletin No. AS350–63.00.24, 

Revision 0, dated October 21, 2014 

(ASB), for Model AS350B, AS350BA, 

AS350BB, AS350B1, AS350B2, 

AS350B3, AS350D, and military Model 

AS350L1 helicopters with a single 

hydraulic system and a hydraulic pump 

drive assembly P/N 350A35–0132–00. 

The ASB calls for mandatory 

replacement of bearing P/N 

704A33651243 with bearing P/N 

704A33651269 and introduces a 

preventative maintenance operation for 

bearing P/N 704A33651243 until it is 

replaced. 

This service information is reasonably 

available because the interested parties 

have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in the ADDRESSES section. 

Proposed AD Requirements 

This proposed AD would require for 

each bearing with less than 115 hours 

time-in-service (TIS), before 

accumulating 150 hours TIS, and for 

each bearing with 115 or more hours 

TIS, within 50 hours TIS, and for all 

helicopters thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 150 hours TIS: 

• Greasing the bearing, performing a 

test ground run, and then inspecting for 

bronze particles all grease that comes 

out of the bearing during the ground run 

and all grease around the bearing. 

• If there are any bronze particles in 

the grease, before further flight, 

replacing the bearing with bearing P/N 

704A33651269. This action would 

constitute terminating action for the 

inspections in this AD. 

Within 600 hours TIS and thereafter 

at intervals not to exceed 600 hours TIS, 

this proposed AD also would require: 

• Visually inspecting the bearing for 

bronze particles in the grease. If there 

are any bronze particles in the grease, 

before further flight, replacing the 

bearing with bearing P/N 

704A33651269. This would constitute 

terminating action for the inspections in 

this proposed AD. 

• Manually rotating the bearing and 

inspecting for a friction point, 


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brinelling, and a noise from the bearing. 

If there is a hard point, any brinelling, 

or any noise from the bearing, before 

further flight, replacing the bearing with 

an airworthy bearing. 

Replacing bearing P/N 704A33651243 

with bearing P/N 704A33651269, or 

replacing hydraulic pump drive 

assembly P/N 350A35–0132–00 with 

hydraulic pump drive assembly P/N 

350A35–0132–01, would constitute 

terminating action for the inspections 

required by this proposed AD. 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the EASA AD 

The EASA AD applies to Airbus 

Helicopters Model AS350BB 

helicopters, and this proposed AD 

would not because the Model AS350BB 

has no FAA-issued type certificate. This 

proposed AD would apply to Model 

AS350D1 and AS350C helicopters, 

while the EASA AD does not. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

would affect 729 helicopters of U.S. 

Registry and that labor costs average $85 

per work hour. Based on these 

estimates, we expect the following costs: 

• Greasing and visually inspecting 

the bearing would require 1.5 work 

hours and no parts would be needed. 

We estimate a total cost of $128 per 

helicopter and $93,312 for the U.S. fleet 

per inspection cycle. 

• Inspecting and manually rotating 

the bearing would require 2 work hours 

and no parts would be needed. We 

estimate a total cost of $170 per 

helicopter and $123,930 for the U.S. 

fleet per inspection cycle. 

• Replacing the bearing would 

require 2 work hours and $1,571 for 

parts, for a total cost of $1,741 per 

helicopter and $1,269,189 for the U.S. 

fleet. 

• Replacing the hydraulic pump drive 

assembly would require 2 work hours 

and $8,543 for parts, for a total cost of 

$8,713 per helicopter and $6,351,777 for 

the U.S. fleet. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs,’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed, I certify 

this proposed regulation: 

1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866; 

2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the 

DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 

3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in 

Alaska to the extent that it justifies 

making a regulatory distinction; and 

4. Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

We prepared an economic evaluation 

of the estimated costs to comply with 

this proposed AD and placed it in the 

AD docket. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

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

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by 

removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2013–15–03, Amendment 39–17519 (78 

FR 44422, July 24, 2013), and adding the 

following new AD: 

Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter 

France): Docket No. FAA–2015–4031; 

Directorate Identifier 2014–SW–072–AD. 

(a) Applicability 

This AD applies to Airbus Helicopters 

Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, 

AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, and 

AS350D1 helicopters with a hydraulic pump 

drive bearing (bearing) part number (P/N) 

704A33651243 installed, certificated in any 

category. 

(b) Unsafe Condition 

This AD defines the unsafe condition as 

seizure of the hydraulic pump drive pulley 

bearing. This condition could result in 

hydraulic pump drive belt failure, loss of 

hydraulic servo assistance, and subsequent 

loss of control of the helicopter. 

(c) Affected ADs 

This AD supersedes AD 2013–15–03, 

Amendment 39–17519 (78 FR 44422, July 24, 

2013). 

(d) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by June 28, 

2016. 

(e) Compliance 

You are responsible for performing each 

action required by this AD within the 

specified compliance time unless it has 

already been accomplished prior to that time. 

(f) Required Actions 

(1) For each bearing with less than 115 

hours time-in-service (TIS), before 

accumulating 150 hours TIS, and for each 

bearing with 115 or more hours TIS, within 

50 hours TIS, and for all helicopters 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 150 hours 

TIS: 

(i) Grease each bearing in accordance with 

the Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 

3.B.2.b., of Airbus Helicopters Alert Service 

Bulletin No. AS350–63.00.24, Revision 0, 

dated October 21, 2014 (ASB). 

(ii) Perform a test ground run. Inspect all 

grease that comes out of the bearing during 

the ground run and all grease around the 

bearing for bronze particles. 

(iii) If there are any bronze particles in the 

grease, before further flight, replace the 

bearing with bearing P/N 704A33651269. 

This constitutes terminating action for the 

inspections in this AD. 

Note 1 to paragraph (f)(1)(iii) of this AD: 

Hydraulic pump drive assembly P/N 

350A35–0132–01 is fitted with bearing P/N 

704A33651269. 

(2) Within 600 hours TIS and thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 600 hours TIS: 

(i) Visually inspect the bearing for bronze 

particles in the grease. If there are any bronze 

particles in the grease, before further flight, 

replace the bearing with bearing P/N 

704A33651269. This constitutes terminating 

action for the inspections in this AD. 

(ii) Manually rotate the bearing and inspect 

for a friction point, brinelling, and a noise 

from the bearing. If there is a hard point, any 

brinelling, or any noise from the bearing, 

before further flight, replace the bearing with 

bearing P/N 704A33651269. 

(3) Replacing bearing P/N 704A33651243 

with bearing P/N 704A33651269, or 

replacing hydraulic pump drive assembly P/ 

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drive assembly, 

P/N 350A35–0132–01, constitutes 

terminating action for the inspections 

required by this AD. 

(g) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: Matt Wilbanks, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Rotorcraft 

Directorate, FAA, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy, Fort 

Worth, TX 76177; telephone (817) 222–5110; 

email 9-ASW-FTW-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(h) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2014–0233, dated October 23, 2014. You 

may view the EASA AD on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FAA–2015–4031. 

(i) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2913, Hydraulic Pump (Electric/

Engine), Main. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 21, 

2016. 

Scott A. Horn, 

Acting Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09947 Filed 4–28–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 176 

[Docket No. FDA–2016–F–1153] 

3M Corporation; Filing of Food 

Additive Petition 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of petition. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or we) is 

announcing that we have filed a 

petition, submitted by Keller and 

Heckman LLP on behalf of 3M 

Corporation (Petitioner), requesting that 

we amend our food additive regulations 

to no longer provide for the use of two 

different perfluoroalkyl containing 

substances as water and oil repellents 

for paper and paperboard in contact 

with aqueous and fatty foods because 

these uses have been abandoned. 

DATES: Submit either electronic or 

written comments by June 28, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

as follows: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments submitted electronically, 

including attachments, to http://

www.regulations.gov will be posted to 

the docket unchanged. Because your 

comment will be made public, you are 

solely responsible for ensuring that your 

comment does not include any 

confidential information that you or a 

third party may not wish to be posted, 

such as medical information, your or 

anyone else’s Social Security number, or 

confidential business information, such 

as a manufacturing process. Please note 

that if you include your name, contact 

information, or other information that 

identifies you in the body of your 

comments, that information will be 

posted on http://www.regulations.gov. 

• If you want to submit a comment 

with confidential information that you 

do not wish to be made available to the 

public, submit the comment as a 

written/paper submission and in the 

manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper 

Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). 

Written/Paper Submissions 

Submit written/paper submissions as 

follows: 

• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 

written/paper submissions): Division of 

Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food 

and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 

Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

• For written/paper comments 

submitted to the Division of Dockets 

Management, FDA will post your 

comment, as well as any attachments, 

except for information submitted, 

marked and identified, as confidential, 

if submitted as detailed in 

‘‘Instructions.’’ 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket No. FDA– 

2016–F–1153 for ‘‘Filing of Food 

Additive Petition: 3M Corporation.’’ 

Received comments will be placed in 

the docket and, except for those 

submitted as ‘‘Confidential 

Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at 

http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Division of Dockets Management 

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through Friday. 

• Confidential Submissions—To 

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comments only as a written/paper 

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Agency will review this copy, including 

the claimed confidential information, in 

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both copies to the Division of Dockets 

Management. If you do not wish your 

name and contact information to be 

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provide this information on the cover 

sheet and not in the body of your 

comments and you must identify this 

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information marked as ‘‘confidential’’ 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 

applicable disclosure law. For more 

information about FDA’s posting of 

comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 

56469, September 18, 2015, or access 

the information at: http://www.fda.gov/ 

regulatoryinformation/dockets/

default.htm. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or the 

electronic and written/paper comments 

received, go to http://

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docket number, found in brackets in the 

heading of this document, into the 

‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts 

and/or go to the Division of Dockets 

Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vanee Komolprasert, Center for Food 

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS– 

275), Food and Drug Administration, 

5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, 

MD 20740–3835, 240–402–1217. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under section 409(b)(5) of the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the 

FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5)), we are 

giving notice that we have filed a food 

additive petition (FAP 6B4814) 

submitted on behalf of 3M Corporation 

(Petitioner) by Keller and Heckman LLP, 

1001 G Street NW., Suite 500 West, 

Washington, DC 20001. The petition 

proposes that we amend 21 CFR 176.170 

to no longer provide for the use of two 

different perfluoroalkyl containing 

substances as components of paper and 

paperboard in contact with aqueous and 

fatty foods because these uses have been 


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