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‘‘Product category’’ column, under the

‘‘Miscellaneous Category’’ by revising

the entry for ‘‘Baking powder, baking

soda, pectin’’ to read as follows:

§ 101.12 Reference amounts customarily

consumed per eating occasion.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

TABLE 2.—REFERENCE AMOUNTS CUSTOMARILY CONSUMED PER EATING OCCASION: GENERAL FOOD SUPPLY 1, 2, 3, 4

Product category Reference amount Label statement5

* * * * * * *

Miscellaneous Category:

Baking powder, baking soda, pectin ............................................ 0.6 g .................................................. ll tsp (llg).

* * * * * * *

1These values represent the amount (edible portion) of food customarily consumed per eating occasion and were primarily derived from the

1977–1978 and the 1987–1988 Nationwide Food Consumption Surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2 Unless otherwise noted in the Reference Amount column, the reference amounts are for the ready-to-serve or almost ready-to-serve form of

the product (i.e, heat and serve, brown and serve). If not listed separately, the reference amount for the unprepared form (e.g., dry mixes; concentrates; dough; batter; fresh and frozen pasta) is the amount required to make the reference amount of the prepared form. Prepared means

prepared for consumption (e.g., cooked). 3 Manufacturers are required to convert the reference amount to the label serving size in a household measure most appropriate to their specific product using the procedures in 21 CFR 101.9(b). 4 Copies of the list of products for each product category are available from the Office of Food Labeling (HFS–150), Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204. 5The label statements are meant to provide guidance to manufacturers on the presentation of serving size information on the label, but they

are not required. The term ‘‘piece’’ is used as a generic description of a discrete unit. Manufacturers should use the description of a unit that is

most appropriate for the specific product (e.g., sandwich for sandwiches, cookie for cookies, and bar for ice cream bars). The guidance provided

is for the label statement of products in ready-to-serve or almost ready-to-serve form. The guidance does not apply to the products which require

further preparation for consumption (e.g., dry mixes, concentrates) unless specifically stated in the product category, reference amount, or label

statement column that it is for these forms of the product. For products that require further preparation, manufacturers must determine the label

statement following the rules in § 101.9(b) using the reference amount determined according to § 101.12(c).

* * * * *

Dated: October 29, 1997.

William K. Hubbard,

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

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BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 232

Conduct on Postal Service Property

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This proposed rule will

amend United States Postal Service

property regulations to: prohibit

smoking in postal buildings; prohibit

soliciting of signatures on petitions,

polls, or surveys on postal property

except as otherwise authorized by Postal

Service regulations; prohibit impeding

ingress to or egress from post offices;

add regulations for voter registration

activities on postal property to reflect

current postal policy; prohibit leafleting,

picketing, demonstrating, public

assembly, and public address in lobbies

and other interior areas of postal

buildings open to the pubic; prohibit

placement of tables, chairs, freestanding

signs or posters, structures, or furniture

of any type on postal property except as

part of postal activities or as otherwise

permitted by these regulations; permit,

in addition to seeing eye dogs, other

animals used to assist persons with

disabilities on postal property; prohibit

the storage of weapons and explosives

on postal property except for official

purposes; clarify the meaning of terms;

change references to other postal

directives; and provide that persons

designated by the Chief Postal Inspector

may also enforce Postal Service property

regulations.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 18, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed or delivered to the

Independent Counsel, Postal Inspection

Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room

3411, Washington, DC 20260–2181.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Henry J. Bauman, Independent Counsel,

Postal Inspection Service, (202) 268–

4415.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Postal

Service regulations on the conduct of

persons on postal property are

published in title 39 of the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR) as part 232.

These regulations describe the actions

that are either permitted or proscribed,

the enforcement of these regulations,

and the penalties for violations. The

purpose of this proposed rule is to

amend these regulations to add new

prohibitions, to add regulations for voter

registration activities on postal property,

to permit animals used to assist persons

with disabilities to be brought onto

postal property, and to clarify certain

terms and references in the regulations.

A new prohibition on smoking in

postal lobbies and offices is proposed to

address the health concerns of postal

customers and employees. The reasons

for this prohibition are that the Surgeon

General has reported on the dangers to

human health from smoking and

second-hand smoke, the sale of tobacco

products is prohibited in other federal

buildings, the Postal Service has already

banned smoking in postal buildings by

postal employees, and many post offices

have banned smoking in lobbies and

other interior areas open to the public.

A new prohibition on the soliciting of

signatures on petitions, polls, or surveys

on postal property, except as otherwise

authorized by Postal Service

regulations, is proposed. The purpose of

this restriction is to minimize the

disruption of postal business and to

provide unimpeded ingress and egress

of customers and employees to and from

post offices. Portions of the existing

Postal Service conduct regulations have

been upheld by the Supreme Court in

United States v. Kokinda, 497 U.S. 720

(1990). The United States Postal Service

was created in order to ensure prompt,

reliable, and efficient postal services to

the public in a businesslike manner. It

is the Postal Service’s experience that

the activities described above are

generally disruptive to postal business.

Thus, the Postal Service is prohibiting
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activities that create significant

interference with its statutory mandate.

A new prohibition on leafleting,

picketing, demonstrating, public

assembly, and public address in lobbies

and other interior areas of postal

buildings open to the public is

proposed. Such activities are not

prohibited outside postal buildings, as

long as they do not otherwise violate

these regulations. It is the Postal

Service’s experience, however, that such

activities conducted inside postal

buildings are generally disruptive to

postal operations and impede customers

and employees from conducting postal

transactions.

A new prohibition on the placement

of tables, chairs, freestanding signs or

posters, structures, or furniture of any

type anywhere on postal premises,

except as part of postal activities or as

otherwise permitted under these

regulations, is proposed. It is the Postal

Service’s experience that such activities

are generally disruptive to postal

business and impede customers from

conducting postal transactions.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 232

Federal buildings and facilities,

Penalties, Postal Service.

Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 232 is

proposed to be amended as set forth

below.

PART 232—CONDUCT ON POSTAL

PROPERTY

1. The authority citation for part 232

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 18 U.S.C. 13, 3061; 21 U.S.C.

802, 844; 39 U.S.C. 401, 403(b)(3), 404(a)(7);

40 U.S.C. 318, 318a, 318b, 318c; Pub. L. 104–

208, 110 Stat. 1060.

2. Section 232.1(b) is amended by

revising the phrase ‘‘section 115 of the

Domestic Mail Manual’’ to read ‘‘section

274 of the Administrative Support

Manual’’.

3. Section 232.1 is amended by

revising the heading of paragraph (g)

and designating its existing text as

(g)(1), revising the first sentence of (g)(1)

and adding paragraph (g)(2) to read as

follows:

§ 232.1 Conduct on postal property.

* * * * *

(g) Alcoholic beverages, drugs, and

smoking.

(1) A person under the influence of an

alcoholic beverage or any drug that has

been defined as a ‘‘controlled

substance’’ may not enter postal

property or operate a motor vehicle on

postal property. * * *

(2) Smoking (defined as having a

lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other

smoking material) is prohibited in all

postal buildings and office space,

including service lobbies.

* * * * *

Section 232.1(h)(1) introductory text

is revised to read as follows:

(h) * * *

(1) Soliciting alms and contributions,

campaigning for election to any public

office, collecting private debts, soliciting

and vending for commercial purposes

(including, but not limited to, the

vending of newspapers and other

publications), displaying or distributing

commercial advertising, soliciting

signatures on petitions, polls, or surveys

(except as otherwise authorized by

Postal Service regulations), and

impeding ingress to or egress from post

offices are prohibited. These

prohibitions do not apply to:

* * * * *

5. Section 232.1(h)(1)(i) is amended

by adding the phrase ‘‘or nonprofit’’

after the word ‘‘Commercial’’.

6. Section 232.1(h) (3), (4) and (5) are

added to read as follows:

(h) * * *

(3) Leafleting and distributing

literature, picketing, demonstrating,

public assembly, and public address,

which are not otherwise prohibited by

Postal Service regulations, are

prohibited in lobbies and other interior

areas of postal buildings open to the

public.

(4) Voter registration. Voter

registration may be conducted on postal

premises only with the approval of the

postmaster or installation head provided

that all of the following conditions are

met:

(i) The registration must be conducted

by government agencies or nonprofit

civic league or organizations that

operate for the promotion of social

welfare but do not participate or

intervene in any political campaign on

behalf of any candidate or political

party for any public office.

(ii) Absolutely no partisan or political

literature may be available, displayed,

or distributed. This includes

photographs, cartoons, and other

likenesses of elected officials and

candidates for public office.

(iii) The registration is permitted only

in those areas of the postal premises

regularly open to the public.

(iv) The registration must not interfere

with the conduct of postal business,

postal customers, or postal operations.

(v) The organization conducting the

voter registration must provide and be

responsible for any equipment and

supplies.

(vi) Contributions may not be

solicited.

(vii) Access to the workroom floor is

prohibited.

(viii) The registration activities are

limited to an appropriate period before

an election.

(5) Except as part of postal activities

or activities associated with those

permitted under paragraph (h)(4) of this

section, no tables, chairs, freestanding

signs or posters, structures, or furniture

of any type may be placed in postal

lobbies or on postal walkways, steps,

plazas, lawns or landscaped areas,

driveways, parking lots, or other

exterior spaces.

* * * * *

7. Section 232.1(j) is revised to read

as follows:

(j) Dogs and other animals. Dogs and

other animals, except those used to

assist persons with disabilities, must not

be brought upon postal property for

other than official purposes.

* * * * *

8. Section 232.1(1) is revised to read

as follows:

(1) Weapons and explosives. No

person while on postal property may

carry firearms, other dangerous or

deadly weapons, or explosives, either

openly or concealed, or store the same

on postal property, except for official

purposes.

* * * * *

9. Section 232.1(q)(3) is revised to

read as follows:

(q) * * *

(3) Postal Inspectors and others

designated by the Chief Postal Inspector

may likewise enforce regulations in this

section.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

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BILLING CODE 7710–12–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9, 86, and 89

[AMS–FRL–5923–3]

RIN 2060–AF76

Control of Emissions of Air Pollution

From Nonroad Diesel Engines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency is extending the

comment period on the Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which

proposes new emission standards for