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(chilled or frozen) meat and other

products of ruminants or swine from

KwaZulu-Natal, or whether we can

restore the province of KwaZulu-Natal

to the list of regions considered free of

rinderpest and FMD.

Emergency Action

This rulemaking is necessary on an

emergency basis to prevent the

introduction of FMD into the United

States. Under these circumstances, the

Administrator has determined that prior

notice and opportunity for public

comment are contrary to the public

interest and that there is good cause

under 5 U.S.C. 553 for making this rule

effective less than 30 days after

publication in the Federal Register.

We will consider comments that are

received within 60 days of publication

of this rule in the Federal Register.

After the comment period closes, we

will publish another document in the

Federal Register. The document will

include a discussion of any comments

we receive and any amendments we are

making to the rule as a result of the

comments.

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory

Flexibility Act

This rule has been reviewed under

Executive Order 12866. For this action,

the Office of Management and Budget

has waived its review process required

by Executive Order 12866.

This interim rule amends the

regulations by removing the Republic of

South Africa province of KwaZulu-Natal

from the list of regions considered free

of rinderpest and FMD. We are taking

this action because the Republic of

South Africa’s National Department of

Agriculture has reported cases of FMD

in that region. This action prohibits or

restricts the importation into the United

States of any ruminant or swine, and

any fresh (chilled or frozen) meat and

other products of ruminants or swine,

that left the province of KwaZulu-Natal

on or after September 12, 2000. This

action is necessary to protect the

livestock of the United States from

FMD.

This emergency situation makes

timely compliance with section 604 of

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

601 et seq.) impracticable. We are

currently assessing the potential

economic effects of this action on small

entities. Based on that assessment, we

will either certify that the rule will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities or

publish a final regulatory flexibility

analysis.

Executive Order 12988

This rule has been reviewed under

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice

Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State

and local laws and regulations that are

inconsistent with this rule; (2) has

retroactive effect to September 12, 2000;

and (3) does not require administrative

proceedings before parties may file suit

in court challenging this rule.

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 94

Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock,

Meat and meat products, Milk, Poultry

and poultry products, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR

part 94 as follows:

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

PLAGUE), EXOTIC NEWCASTLE

DISEASE, AFRICAN SWINE FEVER,

HOG CHOLERA, AND BOVINE

SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY:

PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED

IMPORTATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 94

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Title IV, Pub. L. 106–224, 114

Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772; 7 U.S.C. 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 371.4.

§ 94.1 [Amended]

2. In § 94.1, paragraph (a)(2) is

amended by adding the words ‘‘the

province of KwaZulu-Natal and’’

immediately after the words ‘‘Republic

of South Africa except’’.

§ 94.11 [Amended]

3. In § 94.11, paragraph (a) is

amended by adding the words ‘‘the

province of KwaZulu-Natal and’’

immediately after the words ‘‘Republic

of South Africa except’’.

Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of

October 2000.

Bobby R. Acord,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 00–28084 Filed 10–30–00; 1:56 pm]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

9 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 00–049–1]

Commuted Traveltime Periods:

Overtime Services Relating to Imports

and Exports

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: We are amending the

regulations concerning overtime

services provided by employees of

Veterinary Services by adding a

commuted traveltime allowance for

travel between Dallas-Fort Worth

International Airport and the

metropolitan area. Commuted traveltime

allowances are the periods of time

required for Veterinary Services

employees to travel from their dispatch

points and return there from the places

where they perform Sunday, holiday, or

other overtime duty. The Government

charges a fee for certain overtime

services provided by Veterinary

Services employees and, under certain

circumstances, the fee may include the

cost of commuted traveltime. This

action is necessary to inform the public

of the commuted traveltime for this

location.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Louise Rakestraw Lothery, Director,

Management Support Staff, VS, APHIS,

4700 River Road Unit 44, Riverdale, MD

20737–1231; (301) 734–7517.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The regulations in 9 CFR, chapter I,

subchapter D, and 7 CFR, chapter III,

require inspection, laboratory testing,

certification, or quarantine of certain

animals, animal products, plants, plant

products, or other commodities

intended for importation into, or

exportation from, the United States.

When these services must be provided

by an employee of Veterinary Services

(VS) on a Sunday or holiday, or at any

other time outside the VS employee’s

regular duty hours, the Government

charges a fee for the services in

accordance with 9 CFR part 97. Under

circumstances described in § 97.1(a),

this fee may include the cost of

commuted traveltime. Section 97.2

contains administrative instructions

prescribing commuted traveltime

allowances, which reflect, as nearly as

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practicable, the periods of time required

for VS employees to travel from their

dispatch points and return there from

the places where they perform Sunday,

holiday, or other overtime duty.

We are amending § 97.2 of the

regulations by adding a commuted

traveltime allowance for travel between

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

and the metropolitan area. The

amendment is set forth in the rule

portion of this document. This action is

necessary to inform the public of the

commuted traveltime between the

dispatch and service location.

Effective Date

The commuted traveltime allowances

appropriate for employees performing

services at ports of entry, and the

features of the reimbursement plan for

recovering the cost of furnishing port of

entry services, depend upon facts

within the knowledge of the Department

of Agriculture. It does not appear that

public participation in this rulemaking

proceeding would make additional

relevant information available to the

Department.

Accordingly, pursuant to the

administrative procedure provisions in

5 U.S.C. 553, we find upon good cause

that prior notice and other public

procedure with respect to this rule are

impracticable and unnecessary; we also

find good cause for making this rule

effective less than 30 days after

publication of this document in the

Federal Register.

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory

Flexibility Act

This final rule has been reviewed

under Executive Order 12866. For this

action, the Office of Management and

Budget has waived its review process

required by Executive Order 12866.

The number of requests for overtime

services of a VS employee at the

location affected by our rule represents

an insignificant portion of the total

number of requests for these services in

the United States.

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.

Executive Order 12372

This program/activity is listed in the

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

under No. 10.025 and is subject to

Executive Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with

State and local officials. (See 7 CFR part

3015, subpart V.)

Executive Order 12988

This final rule has been reviewed

under Executive Order 12988, Civil

Justice Reform. This rule is intended to

have preemptive effect with respect to

any State or local laws, regulations, or

policies that conflict with its provisions

or that would otherwise impede its full

implementation. This rule is not

intended to have retroactive effect.

There are no administrative procedures

that must be exhausted prior to any

judicial challenge to the provisions of

this rule or the application of its

provisions.

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 97

Exports, Government employees,

Imports, Livestock, Poultry and poultry

products, Travel and transportation

expenses.

Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR

part 97 as follows:

PART 97—OVERTIME SERVICES

RELATING TO IMPORTS AND

EXPORTS

1. The authority citation for part 97 is

revised to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2260; 49 U.S.C. 1741;

7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.

2. Section 97.2 is amended by revising

in the table under Texas, the entry for

‘‘Dallas-Fort Worth International

Airport’’ to read as follows:

§ 97.2 Administrative instructions

prescribing commuted traveltime.

* * * * *

COMMUTED TRAVELTIME ALLOWANCES

[In hours]

Location

covered

Served

from

Metropolitan area

Within Outside

*****

Texas:

*****

DallasFort

Worth

International Airport.

Ft. Worth

or Dallas.

1 2

*****

Done in Washington, DC, this 27th day of

October 2000.

Bobby R. Acord,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 00–28097 Filed 11–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 98–ANE–61–AD; Amendment

39–11941; AD 2000–21–09]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt &

Whitney PW2000 Series Turbofan

Engines, Correction

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction

SUMMARY: This document makes a

correction to Airworthiness Directive

(AD) 2000–21–09 applicable to Pratt &

Whitney PW 2000 series turbofan

engines that was published in the

Federal Register on October 24, 2000

(65 FR 63542). The statements

identifying AD 2000–21–09 as

superseding AD 99–08–14, Amendment

39–11120 (64 FR 17949, dated April 13,

1999), were inadvertantly omitted from

the Summary section, Supplementary

Information section, and the AD

heading. This document corrects those

statements. In all other respects, the

original document remains the same.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 22, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jason Yang, Aerospace Engineer, Engine

Certification Office, FAA, Engine and

Propeller Directorate, 12 New England

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803–

5299; telephone 781–238–7747; fax

781–238–7199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final

rule airworthiness directive (FR Doc.

00–27166) applicable to Pratt & Whitney

PW2000 series turbofan engines, was

published in the Federal Register on

October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63542). The

following corrections are needed:

1. On page 63542, in the first column,

in the SUMMARY section, in the first and

second lines, ‘‘This amendment adopts

a new airworthiness directive’’ is

corrected to read ‘‘This amendment

supersedes an existing airworthiness

directive’’.

2. On page 63542, in the first column,

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section, in the first paragraph, in the