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referred to below as the regulations)

contain specifications for the humane

handling, care, treatment, and

transportation of marine mammals. The

three footnotes in subpart E are

currently designated as footnotes 1, 5,

and 2. We are amending the regulations

by redesignating those three footnotes as

footnotes 6, 7, and 8, respectively. This

action will result in all the footnotes in

9 CFR part 3, ‘‘Standards,’’ being

numbered consecutively.

We are also removing the authority

citation that appears at the beginning of

subpart E, as well as the authority

citation that appears at the beginning of

‘‘Subpart F—Specifications for the

Humane Handling, Care, Treatment, and

Transportation of Warmblooded

Animals Other Than Dogs, Cats, Rabbits,

Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Nonhuman

Primates, and Marine Mammals’’ and

the authority citation that appears in

subpart F just above § 3.136,

‘‘Consignments to carriers and

intermediate handlers.’’ The authority

that applies to all of part 3, including

subparts E and F, is cited at the

beginning of the part.

Because the changes contained in this

rule are nonsubstantive in nature, we

have found that notice and public

procedure on this rule are unnecessary.

Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553,

notice of proposed rulemaking and

opportunity to comment are not

required, and this rule may be made

effective less than 30 days after

publication in the Federal Register.

Further, since this rule relates to

internal agency management, it is

exempt from the provisions of Executive

Order 12866 and Executive Order

12988. Finally, this action is not a rule

as defined by Pub. L. 96–354, the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, and thus, is

exempt from the provisions of the Act.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule contains no new

information collection or recordkeeping

requirements under the Paperwork

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

et seq.).

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 3

Animal welfare, Marine mammals,

Pets, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Research, Transportation.

Accordingly, 9 CFR part 3 is amended

as follows:

PART 3—STANDARDS

1. The authority citation for part 3

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131–2156; 7 CFR 2.22,

2.80, and 371.2(d).

2. The authority citation for ‘‘Subpart

E—Specifications for the Humane

Handling, Care, Treatment, and

Transportation of Marine Mammals’’ is

removed.

§ 3.100 [Amended]

3. In § 3.100, paragraph (a), footnote 1

and its reference in the text are

redesignated as footnote 6.

§ 3.102 [Amended]

4. In § 3.102, paragraph (c), footnote 5

and its reference in the text are

redesignated as footnote 7.

§ 3.104 [Amended]

5. In § 3.104, paragraph (b)(1)(i),

footnote 2 and its reference in the text

are redesignated as footnote 8.

6. The authority citation for ‘‘Subpart

F—Specifications for the Humane

Handling, Care, Treatment, and

Transportation of Warmblooded

Animals Other Than Dogs, Cats, Rabbits,

Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Nonhuman

Primates, and Marine Mammals’’ is

removed.

7. In subpart F, under the

undesignated center heading

‘‘Transportation Standards’’, the

authority citation is removed.

Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of

December 1997 .

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–34178 Filed 12–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

9 CFR Parts 145 and 147

[Docket No. 97–120–1]

National Poultry Improvement Plan and

Auxiliary Provisions; Nonsubstantive

Corrections

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: We are amending the

provisions of the National Poultry

Improvement Plan (the Plan) to update

the address of the Plan’s office, which

has been moved to a new location. We

are also making several nonsubstantive

changes to the provisions of the Plan to

correct errors or inconsistencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Andrew R. Rhorer, Senior Coordinator,

Poultry Improvement Staff, National

Poultry Improvement Plan, Veterinary

Services, APHIS, USDA, 1498 Klondike

Road, Suite 200, Conyers, GA 30094–

5104; (770) 922–3496.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The regulations in 9 CFR parts 145

and 147 contain the provisions of the

National Poultry Improvement Plan

(NPIP), a cooperative Federal-Stateindustry mechanism for controlling

certain poultry diseases. We are making

several nonsubstantive changes to those

provisions to correct errors or

inconsistencies and to reflect: (1) The

relocation of the NPIP staff to a new

office; (2) the current organizational

affiliation of the Veterinary Biologics

staff within the Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service (APHIS); and

(3) the current edition number and

publication date of a textbook referred

to in the regulations.

We are also correcting several

paragraph references within § 147.11 of

the regulations. In a final rule published

in the Federal Register on March 18,

1994 (59 FR 12795–12805, Docket No.

92–151–2), we amended § 147.11 by

redesignating paragraphs (a) through (j)

as paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(10).

When we made that change, however,

we failed to update several internal

references within the section to reflect

the redesignation of its paragraphs. We

are, therefore, amending § 147.11 to

correct those errors.

Because the changes contained in this

rule are nonsubstantive in nature, we

have found that notice and public

procedure on this rule are unnecessary.

Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553,

notice of proposed rulemaking and

opportunity to comment are not

required, and this rule may be made

effective less than 30 days after

publication in the Federal Register.

Further, since this rule relates to

internal agency management, it is

exempt from the provisions of Executive

Order 12866 and Executive Order

12988. Finally, this action is not a rule

as defined by Pub. L. 96–354, the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, and thus, is

exempt from the provisions of the Act.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule contains no new

information collection or recordkeeping

requirements under the Paperwork

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

et seq.).

List of Subjects in 9 CFR Parts 145 and

147

Animal diseases, Poultry and poultry

products, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.
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Accordingly, 9 CFR parts 145 and 147

are amended as follows:

PART 145—NATIONAL POULTRY

IMPROVEMENT PLAN

1. The authority citation for part 145

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 429; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80,

and 371.2(d).

§ 145.14 [Amended]

2. Section 145.14 is amended as

follows:

a. In paragraph (a)(1), in both the first

sentence and the last sentences, the

words ‘‘enzyme-labeled’’ are removed

and the words ‘‘enzyme-linked’’ are

added in their place, and in footnote 1,

the words ‘‘Biotechnology, Biologics,

and Environmental Protection’’ are

removed and the words ‘‘Veterinary

Services’’ are added in their place.

b. In paragraph (b)(1), in the first

sentence and in footnote 3, the words

‘‘enzyme-labeled’’ are removed and the

words ‘‘enzyme-linked’’ are added in

their place.

c. In paragraph (b)(3), the words ‘‘of

this chapter’’ are added immediately

before the words ‘‘shall be used’’.

§ 145.23 [Amended]

3. Section 145.23 is amended as

follows:

a. In paragraph (b)(2)(iii), in the

second sentence, the words ‘‘of this

part’’ are removed.

b. The words ‘‘of this chapter’’ are

added in the following places:

i. In paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(C),

immediately after the words ‘‘with

§ 147.8’’.

ii. In paragraph (e)(1), in the

introductory text, immediately after the

words ‘‘of § 147.26’’.

iii. In paragraph (e)(1)(ii)(B),

immediately after the words ‘‘with

§ 147.8’’.

iv. In paragraph (e)(3), immediately

after the words ‘‘in § 147.24(a)’’.

v. In paragraph (f)(3), immediately

after the words ‘‘of § 147.26’’.

vi. In paragraph (g)(3), immediately

after the words ‘‘of § 147.26’’.

c. In paragraph (f)(5), the words ‘‘in

§ 145.24(a)’’ are removed and the words

‘‘in § 147.24(a)’’ are added in their

place.

§ 145.33 [Amended]

4. Section 145.33 is amended as

follows:

a. In paragraph (b)(2)(iii), in the

second sentence, the words ‘‘of this

part’’ are removed.

b. The words ‘‘of this chapter’’ are

added in the following places:

i. In paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(C),

immediately after the words ‘‘with

§ 147.8’’.

ii. In paragraph (d)(1)(vi),

immediately after the words ‘‘and

§ 147.24(b)’’.

iii. In paragraph (e)(1), in the

introductory text, immediately after the

words ‘‘of § 147.26’’.

iv. In paragraph (e)(1)(ii)(B),

immediately after the words ‘‘with

§ 147.8’’.

v. In paragraph (e)(3), immediately

after the words ‘‘in § 147.24(a)’’.

vi. In paragraph (f)(3), immediately

after the words ‘‘of § 147.26’’.

vii. In paragraph (g)(3), immediately

after the words ‘‘of § 147.26’’.

viii. In paragraph (i)(1)(v),

immediately after the words ‘‘and

§ 147.24(b)’’.

§ 145.43 [Amended]

5. Section 145.43 is amended as

follows:

a. In paragraph (b)(2)(iii), in the

second sentence, the words ‘‘of this

part’’ are removed.

b. In paragraph (d)(2), the words

‘‘enzyme-labeled’’ are removed and the

words ‘‘enzyme-linked’’ are added in

their place.

c. In paragraph (d)(2), footnote 5, the

words ‘‘of this part’’ are removed.

d. In paragraph (e)(2), in the last

sentence, the words ‘‘of this chapter’’

are added immediately after the words

‘‘in § 147.6’’.

§ 145.53 [Amended]

6. In § 145.53(b)(2)(iii), the second

sentence is amended by removing the

words ‘‘of this part’’.

PART 147—AUXILIARY PROVISIONS

ON NATIONAL POULTRY

IMPROVEMENT PLAN

7. The authority citation for part 147

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 429; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80,

and 371.2(d).

§ 147.5 [Amended]

8. In § 147.5(b), footnote 4 is amended

by removing the words ‘‘1500 Klondike

Road, Suite A–102, Conyers, GA 30207’’

and adding the words ‘‘1498 Klondike

Road, Suite 200, Conyers, GA 30094’’ in

their place.

§ 147.6 [Amended]

9. In § 147.6, the last sentence of the

introductory text of the section is

amended by removing the words ‘‘of

this part’’.

§ 147.7 [Amended]

10. Section 147.7 is amended as

follows:

a. In footnote 5, the words ‘‘2nd

Edition’’ are removed and the words

‘‘3rd Edition’’ are added in their place

and the date ‘‘1971’’ is removed and the

date ‘‘1991’’ is added in its place.

b. In paragraph (b)(1)(vii), the words

‘‘§ 147.6(b) of this part’’ are removed

and the reference ‘‘§ 147.6’’ is added in

their place.

c. In paragraph (d)(2), in the

introductory text, the words

‘‘subparagraphs (d)(2)(i) thru (x) of this

paragraph’’ are removed and the words

‘‘paragraphs (d)(2)(i) through (x) of this

section’’ added in their place.

d. In paragraph (d)(2)(viii), the words

‘‘(d)(2)(i) thru (vii) of this paragraph’’

are removed and the words ‘‘paragraphs

(d)(2)(i) through (vii) of this section’’

added in their place.

§ 147.8 [Amended]

11. In § 147.8, the introductory text of

the section is amended by adding the

words ‘‘of this chapter’’ immediately

after the words ‘‘and

§ 145.33(e)(1)(ii)(b)’’.

§ 147.11 [Amended]

12. Section 147.11 is amended as

follows:

a. In paragraph (b)(1), in the last

sentence, the words ‘‘paragraph (g)’’ are

removed and the words ‘‘paragraph

(b)(7)’’ are added in their place.

b. In paragraph (b)(4), in the first

sentence, the words ‘‘paragraph (c)’’ are

removed and the words ‘‘paragraph

(b)(3) of this section’’ are added in their

place.

c. In paragraph (b)(5), in the secondto-last sentence, the words ‘‘paragraph

(a)’’ are removed and the words

‘‘paragraph (b)(1)’’ are added in their

place.

d. In paragraph (b)(7), in the last

sentence, the words ‘‘paragraph (f)’’ are

removed and the words ‘‘paragraph

(b)(6)’’ are added in their place.

§ 147.12 [Amended]

13. In § 147.12(a)(3), footnote 11 is

amended by removing the words ‘‘1500

Klondike Road, Suite A–102, Conyers,

GA 30207’’ and adding the words ‘‘1498

Klondike Road, Suite 200, Conyers, GA

30094’’ in their place.

14. In § 147.12(b)(3)(ii)(A), footnote 12

is amended by removing the words

‘‘1500 Klondike Road, Suite A–102,

Conyers, GA 30207’’ and adding the

words ‘‘1498 Klondike Road, Suite 200,

Conyers, GA 30094’’ in their place.

§ 147.22 [Amended]

15. In § 147.22, paragraph (c) is

amended by removing the words ‘‘of

this chapter’’.

§ 147.24 [Amended]

16. In § 147.24, paragraphs (b)(3) and

(c) are amended by removing the words
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‘‘of this chapter’’ both times they

appear.

Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of

December 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–34179 Filed 12–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 97–NM–271–AD; Amendment

39–10230; AD 97–25–06]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing

Model 747 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document corrects

information that appeared in

airworthiness directive (AD) 97–25–06,

amendment 39–10230, that was

published in the Federal Register on

December 1, 1997 (62 FR 63622). The

error resulted in an advertent omission

in reference to acceptable replacement

components. This AD, applicable to

certain Boeing Model 747 series

airplanes, requires disconnection of the

electrical connector to the scavenge

pump of the center wing tank. This AD

also requires a one-time inspection to

identify the part number of the electrical

connector; and replacement of the pump

with a new or serviceable pump, if

necessary.

DATES: Effective December 16, 1997.

The incorporation by reference of

certain publications listed in the

regulations was previously approved by

the Director of the Federal Register as of

December 16, 1997 (62 FR 63622,

December 1, 1997).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chris Hartonas, Aerospace Engineer,

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM–

130S; or G. Michael Collins, Aerospace

Engineer, Propulsion Branch, ANM–

140S; FAA, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Seattle Aircraft Certification

Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,

Washington 98055–4056; telephone

(425) 227–2864 or (425) 227–2689; fax

(425) 227–1181.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 26, 1997, the FAA issued AD

97–25–06, amendment 39–10230 (62 FR

63622, December 1, 1997). The AD

requires disconnection of the electrical

connector to the scavenge pump of the

center wing tank; and a one-time

inspection to identify the part number

of the electrical connector, and

replacement of the pump with a new

pump, if necessary.

As published, that AD contained an

inadvertent omission in reference to

acceptable replacement components.

Throughout the preamble and in

paragraph (a)(2) of the AD, the FAA

required that a replacement scavenge

pump be new. However, the FAA

intended that a serviceable scavenge

pump also be specified as an acceptable

replacement component. In all other

respects, the original document is

correct.

Since no other part of the regulatory

information has been changed, the

entire final rule is not being

republished.

The effective date of the AD remains

December 16, 1997.

§ 39.13 [Corrected]

On page 63623, in the second column,

paragraph (a)(2) of AD 97–25–06 is

corrected to read as follows:

* * * * *

(2) If an electrical connector having a

part number other than the correct part

number (as specified in the alert service

bulletin) is installed: Prior to further

flight, replace the scavenge pump with

a new or serviceable scavenge pump

with an electrical connector having the

correct part number (as specified in the

alert service bulletin) in accordance

with the Accomplishment Instructions

of the alert service bulletin.

* * * * *

Issued in Renton, Washington, on

December 24, 1997.

Darrell M. Pederson,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 97–34180 Filed 12–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Parts 119, 121, and 135

Compliance With Parts 119, 121, and

135 by Alaskan Hunt and Fish Guides

Who Transport Persons by Air for

Compensation or Hire

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice to operators.

SUMMARY: Operators transporting

persons or property by air from one

location to another for compensation or

hire must comply with the regulatory

requirements for air carriers and

commercial operators. The FAA has not

enforced these regulatory requirements

consistently throughout the country. In

particular, it has not enforced them

adequately against Alaskan guides, and

many Alaskan guides conducting such

operations are not properly certificated

under applicable regulations. The FAA

expects to provide those guides who do

not currently hold the necessary

certification a fair opportunity to

achieve compliance with the applicable

regulations. During 1998, the FAA

intends to offer certification clinics for

these guides in three Alaskan cities in

order to expedite the necessary

certification process for the influx of

these new operators. This notice is

published to emphasize these regulatory

requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice is effective

December 24, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jerry Paterson, Technical Standards

Branch Manager, AAL–230, Federal

Aviation Administration, Alaskan

Region Headquarters, 222 West 7th

Avenue, #14, Anchorage, Alaska 99513,

Telephone 907–271–5514 or Kathleen

Yodice, Office of the Chief Counsel,

AGC–300, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20591,

Telephone 202–267–9956.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

In Alaska there are organizations

generally referred to as ‘‘guides,’’ that

offer commercial packages for persons

seeking to hunt, fish, and engage in

other similar sport activities within the

state of Alaska. This industry has grown

to be a major economic activity in

Alaska contributing directly and

indirectly to the livelihood of a

significant percentage of the state’s

population. The use of an aircraft plays

a key role in these operations because it

is often the guide’s only reasonable

means of transporting customers. In

some instances, these guides transport

people by aircraft from airports within

the state of Alaska to lodges within the

state of Alaska. They often transport

persons and supplies to and from lodges

and remote hunting and fishing sites

within the state of Alaska. As a general

rule, the hunting and fishing sites are

not easily accessible by any

conventional mode of surface

transportation. Charges for the flights

are usually not separately itemized on a

bill, but are usually included in the

‘‘package price.’’ Many of the guides

conduct only day, VFR operations and