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eradication of the Medfly would not

have a significant impact on human

health and the natural environment.

Based on the finding of no significant

impact, the Administrator of the Animal

and Plant Health Inspection Service has

determined that an environmental

impact statement need not be prepared.

The environmental assessment and

finding of no significant impact were

prepared in accordance with: (1) The

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2)

Regulations of the Council on

Environmental Quality for

implementing the procedural provisions

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3)

USDA regulations implementing NEPA

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part

372).

Copies of the environmental

assessment and finding of no significant

impact are available for public

inspection at USDA, room 1141, South

Building, 14th Street and Independence

Avenue SW., Washington, DC, between

8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except holidays. Persons

wishing to inspect copies are requested

to call ahead on (202) 690–2817 to

facilitate entry into the reading room. In

addition, copies may be obtained by

writing to the individual listed under

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule contains no information

collection or recordkeeping

requirements under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.).

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301

Agricultural commodities, Plant

diseases and pests, Quarantine,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Transportation.

Accordingly, 7 CFR part 301 is

amended as follows:

PART 301—DOMESTIC QUARANTINE

NOTICES

1. The authority citation for part 301

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 147a, 150bb, 150dd,

150ee, 150ff, 161, 162, and 164–167; 7 CFR

2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(c).

2. In § 301.78–3, paragraph (c) is

amended by adding an entry for Los

Angeles County, CA, in alphabetical

order, to read as follows:

§ 301.78–3 Quarantined areas.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles County. That portion of Los

Angeles County in the Walnut Park and

Huntington Park areas bounded by a line

beginning at the intersection of State

Highway 60 and Interstate Highway 5; then

southeast along Interstate Highway 5 to

Garfield Avenue; then southwest along

Garfield Avenue to Florence Avenue; then

southeast along Florence Avenue to Old

River School Road; then southwest along Old

River School Road to Firestone Boulevard;

then southeast along Firestone Boulevard to

Paramount Boulevard; then southwest along

Paramount Boulevard to Interstate Highway

105; then west along Interstate Highway 105

to Interstate Highway 710; then southwest

along Interstate Highway 710 to Rosecrans

Avenue; then west along Rosecrans Avenue

to Interstate Highway 110; then north along

Interstate Highway 110 to Interstate Highway

105; then west along Interstate Highway 105

to Normandie Avenue; then north along

Normandie Avenue to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Boulevard; then east along Martin Luther

King, Jr. Boulevard to Interstate Highway

110; then north along Interstate Highway 110

to Adams Boulevard; then southeast along

Adams Boulevard to San Pedro Street; then

northeast along San Pedro Street to Interstate

Highway 10; then east along Interstate

Highway 10 to State Highway 60; then east

along State Highway 60 to the point of

beginning.

* * * * *

Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of

October 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–27815 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

9 CFR Part 94

[Docket No. 97–040–2]

Change in Disease Status of Spain

Because of Hog Cholera

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as

final rule.

SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final

rule, without change, an interim rule

that amended the regulations by

removing Spain from the list of

countries considered to be free from hog

cholera. We took this action based on

reports we received from Spain’s

Ministry of Agriculture that an outbreak

of hog cholera had occurred in Spain.

As a result of this action, there are

additional restrictions on the

importation of pork and pork products

into the United States from Spain, and

the importation of swine from Spain is

prohibited.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule was

effective on April 18, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

John Cougill, Staff Veterinarian,

Products Program, National Center for

Import and Export, VS, APHIS, suite

3B05, 4700 River Road Unit 40,

Riverdale, MD 20737–1231, (301) 734–

3399; or e-mail:

jcougill@aphis.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In an interim rule effective on April

18, 1997, and published in the Federal

Register on May 27, 1997 (62 FR 28619–

28620, Docket No. 97–040–1), we

amended the regulations in §§ 94.9(a)

and 94.10(a) by removing Spain from

the list of countries considered to be

free from hog cholera.

Comments on the interim rule were

required to be received on or before July

28, 1997. We did not receive any

comments. The facts presented in the

interim rule still provide a basis for the

rule.

This action also affirms the

information contained in the interim

rule concerning Executive Orders 12866

and 12988, and the Paperwork

Reduction Act.

Further, for this action, the Office of

Management and Budget has waived the

review process required by Executive

Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

This rule affirms an interim rule that

amended the regulations by removing

Spain from the list of countries that are

considered to be free of hog cholera. We

took this action based on reports we

received from Spain’s Ministry of

Agriculture that an outbreak of hog

cholera had occurred in Spain. As a

result of this action, there are additional

restrictions on the importation of pork

and pork products into the United

States from Spain, and the importation

of swine from Spain is prohibited.

The United States produced 17,697

million pounds of pork with a gross

income of $10 billion in 1995. Pork

imports in 1995 were approximately 593

million pounds, while exports were 582

million pounds. Prior to the interim

rule, the United States did not import

any live swine from Spain. In 1995, the

United States imported 57,320 pounds

of pork from Spain and exported 37,480

pounds to Spain. This is equivalent to

0.01 percent and 0.006 percent of the

total U.S. imports and exports of pork,

respectively. As these proportions show,
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U.S. pork trade with Spain has been

very small. The interim rule could result

in less pork being imported into the

United States from Spain.

Among the potential entities that may

be affected by the interim rule are U.S.

producers, consumers, and importers.

Since the amount of pork imported from

Spain has been so small compared to

the amount produced domestically and

total pork imports, no impact on

consumer and producer prices is

expected. Also, there should be little or

no impact on importers. Because the

amount of pork imported from Spain

has been so small, importers should

easily find replacements from other

approved sources.

Further, if pork imports from Spain

were not restricted and hog cholera was

introduced into the United States from

Spain, the economic impact on

consumers, tax payers, and exporters

could be great. Consumers would be

affected by increased costs and reduced

availability of pork. The cost to tax

payers to eradicate or contain the

disease would be considerable.

Exporters would likely face restrictions

on exporting pork to traditional foreign

markets. Affected producers would face

increased production costs. The benefits

of avoiding the potential cost of a

disease outbreak outweighs by far the

minimal impact of this rule on

consumers, producers, and importers of

pork products.

Under these circumstances, the

Administrator of the Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service has

determined that this action will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 94

Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock,

Meat and meat products, Milk, Poultry

and poultry products, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

PART 94—RINDERPEST, FOOT-ANDMOUTH DISEASE, FOWL PEST (FOWL

PLAQUE), EXOTIC NEWCASTLE

DISEASE, AFRICAN SWINE FEVER,

HOG CHOLERA, AND BOVINE

SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY:

PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED

IMPORTATIONS

Accordingly, we are adopting as a

final rule, without change, the interim

rule that amended 9 CFR 94 and that

was published at 62 FR 28619–28620 on

May 27, 1997.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 147a, 150ee, 161, 162,

and 450; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 111, 114a,

134a, 134b, 134c, 134f, 136, and 136a; 31

U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4331 and 4332; 7 CFR

2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d).

Done in Washington, DC, this 15th day of

October 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–27812 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 86–CE–23–AD; Amendment 39–

10171; AD 86–07–02 R1]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus

Britten-Norman Ltd. (Formerly BrittenNorman) BN2A MK. 111 Series

Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment revises

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 86–07–02,

which currently requires repetitively

inspecting the junction of the torque

link lug and upper case of the main

landing gear (MLG) torque link

assemblies for cracks on Pilatus BrittenNorman Ltd. (Pilatus Britten-Norman)

BN–2A, BN–2B, BN–2T, and BN2A MK.

111 series airplanes, and replacing any

part found cracked with a like part. This

AD removes from the applicability the

BN–2A, BN–2B, and BN–2T series

airplanes, and retains the repetitive

inspection and replacement (if

necessary) requirements of AD 86–07–

02 for the BN2A MK. 111 series

airplanes. This AD results from the

Federal Aviation Administration’s

determination that additional AD action

needs to be taken on the BN–2A, BN–

2B, and BN–2T series airplanes. This

additional action will be addressed in a

separate AD. The actions specified by

this AD are intended to prevent failure

of the main landing gear caused by

cracks in the torque link area, which

could lead to loss of control of the

airplane during landing operations.

DATES: Effective November 28, 1997.

The incorporation by reference of

certain publications listed in the

regulations is approved by the Director

of the Federal Register as of November

28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Service information that

applies to this AD may be obtained from

Fairey Hydraulics Limited, Claverham,

Bristol, England; or Pilatus BrittenNorman Limited, Bembridge, Isle of

Wight, United Kingdom PO35 5PR;

telephone 44–1983 872511; facsimile

44–1983 873246. This information may

also be examined at the Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA), Central

Region, Office of the Regional Counsel,

Attention: Rules Docket No. 86–CE–23–

AD, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street,

Kansas City, Missouri 64106; or at the

Office of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., suite 700,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

S.M. Nagarajan, Aerospace Engineer,

Small Airplane Directorate, Airplane

Certification Service, FAA, 1201

Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City, Missouri

64106; telephone (816) 426–6932;

facsimile (816) 426–2169.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Events Leading to the Issuance of This

AD

A proposal to amend part 39 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 39) to include an AD that would

apply to Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2A

MK. 111 series airplanes was published

in the Federal Register as a notice of

proposed rulemaking on May 27, 1997

(62 FR 28644). The NPRM proposed to

revise AD 86–07–02 by removing the

BN–2A, BN–2B, and BN–2T series

airplanes from the applicability of that

AD. The NPRM proposed to retain the

requirement of repetitively inspecting

the junction of the torque link lug and

upper case of the MLG torque link

assemblies for the BN2A MK. 111 series

airplanes. The FAA is issuing a separate

AD action for the BN–2A, BN–2B, and

BN–2T series airplanes to require a

modification that, when incorporated,

would eliminate the repetitive

inspection requirement currently

required by AD 86–07–02.

Accomplishment of the proposed

inspections as specified in the NPRM

would be in accordance with Fairey

Hydraulics Limited Service Bulletin

(SB) 32–7, Issue 3, dated January 30,

1990; and Fairey Hydraulics Limited SB

32–10, Issue 2, dated November 10,

1992.

Interested persons have been afforded

an opportunity to participate in the

making of this amendment. No

comments were received on the

proposed AD or the FAA’s

determination of the cost to the public.

The FAA’s Determination

After careful review of all available

information related to the subject

presented above, the FAA has

determined that air safety and the

public interest require the adoption of

the AD as proposed except for minor

editorial corrections. The FAA has