16552 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 60 / Monday, March 30, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 

■ 2. In § 985.233, revise paragraph (b) to 

read as follows: 

§ 985.233 Salable quantities and allotment 

percentages—2014–2015 marketing year. 

* * * * * 

(b) Class 3 (Native) oil—a salable 

quantity of 1,351,704 pounds and an 

allotment percentage of 57 percent. 

Dated: March 24, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07114 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 985 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–13–0087; FV14–985–1A 

FIR] 

Marketing Order Regulating the 

Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in 

the Far West; Revision of the Salable 

Quantity and Allotment Percentage for 

Class 1 (Scotch) Spearmint Oil for the 

2014–2015 Marketing Year 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as 

final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) is adopting as a 

final rule, without change, an interim 

rule recommended by the Spearmint Oil 

Administrative Committee (Committee) 

that revised the quantity of Class 1 

(Scotch) spearmint oil that handlers 

may purchase from or handle on behalf 

of, producers during the 2014–2015 

marketing year under the Far West 

spearmint oil marketing order. The 

Committee locally administers the order 

and is comprised of producers and 

handlers of spearmint oil. The interim 

rule increased the Scotch spearmint oil 

salable quantity from 1,149,030 pounds 

to 1,984,423 pounds and the allotment 

percentage from 55 percent to 95 

percent. This change is expected to help 

maintain orderly marketing conditions 

in the Far West spearmint oil market. 

DATES: Effective March 30, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry Broadbent, Senior Marketing 

Specialist, or Gary Olson, Regional 

Director, Northwest Marketing Field 

Office, Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA; Telephone: (503) 326– 

2724, Fax: (503) 326–7440, or Email: 

Barry.Broadbent@ams.usda.gov or 

GaryD.Olson@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may obtain 

information on complying with this and 

other marketing order regulations by 

viewing a guide at the following Web 

site: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide; 

or by contacting Jeffrey Smutny, 

Marketing Order and Agreement 

Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– 

2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email: 

Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

is issued under Marketing Order No. 

985 (7 CFR part 985), as amended, 

regulating the handling of spearmint oil 

produced in the Far West (Washington, 

Idaho, Oregon, and designated parts of 

Nevada and Utah), hereinafter referred 

to as the ‘‘order.’’ The order is effective 

under the Agricultural Marketing 

Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 601–674), hereinafter referred to 

as the ‘‘Act.’’ 

The Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is issuing this rule in 

conformance with Executive Orders 

12866, 13563, and 13175. 

The handling of spearmint oil 

produced in the Far West is regulated by 

the order and is administered locally by 

the Committee. Under the authority of 

the order, salable quantities and 

allotment percentages were established 

for both Scotch and Native spearmint oil 

for the 2014–2015 marketing year. 

However, early in the 2014–2015 

marketing year, it became evident to the 

Committee and the industry that 

demand for Scotch spearmint oil was 

greater than previously projected and an 

intra-seasonal increase in the salable 

quantity and allotment percentage for 

Scotch spearmint oil was necessary to 

adequately supply the increased 

demand. Therefore, this rule continues 

in effect the rule that increased the 

Scotch spearmint oil salable quantity 

from 1,149,030 pounds to 1,984,423 

pounds and the allotment percentage 

from 55 percent to 95 percent. 

In an interim rule published in the 

Federal Register on October 31, 2014, 

and effective June 1, 2014, through May 

31, 2015 (79 FR 64657, Doc. No. AMS– 

FV–13–0087, FV14–985–1A IR), 

§ 985.233 was amended to reflect the 

aforementioned increases in the salable 

quantity and allotment percentage for 

Scotch spearmint oil for the 2014–2015 

marketing year. 

Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Pursuant to requirements set forth in 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 

U.S.C. 601–612), the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) has 

considered the economic impact of this 

action on small entities. Accordingly, 

AMS has prepared this final regulatory 

flexibility analysis. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit 

regulatory actions to the scale of 

businesses subject to such actions in 

order that small businesses will not be 

unduly or disproportionately burdened. 

Marketing orders issued pursuant to the 

Act, and the rules issued thereunder, are 

unique in that they are brought about 

through group action of essentially 

small entities acting on their own 

behalf. 

There are 8 spearmint oil handlers 

subject to regulation under the order, 

and approximately 39 producers of 

Scotch spearmint oil and approximately 

91 producers of Native spearmint oil in 

the regulated production area. Small 

agricultural service firms are defined by 

the Small Business Administration 

(SBA) as those having annual receipts of 

less than $7,000,000, and small 

agricultural producers are defined as 

those having annual receipts of less than 

$750,000 (13 CFR 121.201). 

Based on the SBA’s definition of 

small entities, the Committee estimates 

that only two of the eight handlers 

regulated by the order could be 

considered small entities. Most of the 

handlers are large corporations involved 

in the international trading of essential 

oils and the products of essential oils. 

In addition, the Committee estimates 

that 22 of the 39 Scotch spearmint oil 

producers and 29 of the 91 Native 

spearmint oil producers could be 

classified as small entities under the 

SBA definition. Thus, the majority of 

handlers and producers of Far West 

spearmint oil may not be classified as 

small entities. 

The use of volume control regulation 

allows the spearmint oil industry to 

fully supply spearmint oil markets 

while avoiding the negative 

consequences of over-supplying these 

markets. Without volume control 

regulation, the supply and price of 

spearmint oil would likely fluctuate 

widely. Periods of oversupply could 

result in low producer prices and a large 

volume of oil stored and carried over to 

future crop years. Periods of 

undersupply could lead to excessive 

price spikes and could drive end users 

to source their flavoring needs from 

other markets, potentially causing longterm economic damage to the domestic 

spearmint oil industry. The order’s 

volume control provisions have been 

successfully implemented in the 

domestic spearmint oil industry since 

1980 and provide benefits for producers, 

handlers, manufacturers, and 

consumers. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 60 / Monday, March 30, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 16553 

This rule increases the quantity of 

Scotch spearmint oil that handlers may 

purchase from or handle on behalf of 

producers during the 2014–2015 

marketing year, which ends on May 31, 

2015. The 2014–2015 Scotch spearmint 

oil salable quantity was initially 

established at 1,149,030 pounds and the 

allotment percentage initially set at 55 

percent. This rule increases the Scotch 

spearmint oil salable quantity to 

1,984,423 pounds and the allotment 

percentage to 95 percent. 

The Committee reached its decision to 

recommend an increase in the salable 

quantity and allotment percentage for 

Scotch spearmint oil after careful 

consideration of all available 

information. With the increase, the 

Committee believes that the industry 

will be able to satisfactorily meet the 

current market demand for this class of 

spearmint oil. This rule amends the 

salable quantities and allotment 

percentages previously established in 

§ 985.233. Authority for this action is 

provided in §§ 985.50, 985.51, and 

985.52 of the order. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

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

Chapter 35), the order’s information 

collection requirements have been 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

assigned OMB No. 0581–0178, 

Vegetable and Specialty Crop Marketing 

Orders. No changes in those 

requirements as a result of this action 

are necessary. Should any changes 

become necessary, they would be 

submitted to OMB for approval. 

This rule will not impose any 

additional reporting or recordkeeping 

requirements on either small or large 

spearmint oil handlers. As with all 

Federal marketing order programs, 

reports and forms are periodically 

reviewed to reduce information 

requirements and duplication by 

industry and public sector agencies. In 

addition, USDA has not identified any 

relevant Federal rules that duplicate, 

overlap, or conflict with this rule. 

Further, the Committee’s meeting was 

widely publicized throughout the 

spearmint oil industry and all interested 

persons were invited to attend the 

meeting and participate in Committee 

deliberations. Like all Committee 

meetings, the September 11, 2014, 

meeting was a public meeting and all 

entities, both large and small, were able 

to express their views on this issue. 

Comments on the interim rule were 

required to be received on or before 

December 30, 2014. No comments were 

received. Therefore, for the reasons 

given in the interim rule, we are 

adopting the interim rule as a final rule, 

without change. 

To view the interim rule, go to: 

http://www.regulations.gov/#!document

Detail;D=AMS-FV-13-0087-0003. 

This action also affirms information 

contained in the interim rule concerning 

Executive Orders 12866, 12988, 13175, 

and 13563; the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35); and the EGov Act (44 U.S.C. 101). 

After consideration of all relevant 

material presented, it is found that 

finalizing the interim rule, without 

change, as published in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 64657, October 31, 

2014) will tend to effectuate the 

declared policy of the Act. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 985 

Marketing agreements, Oils and fats, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Spearmint oil. 

Accordingly, the interim rule that 

amended 7 CFR part 985 and that was 

published at 79 FR 64657 on October 

31, 2014, is adopted as a final rule, 

without change. 

Dated: March 24, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07110 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–1002; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–CE–033–AD; Amendment 

39–18127; AD 2015–06–09] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Pacific 

Aerospace Limited Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We are adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Pacific 

Aerospace Limited (PAL) Model 750XL 

airplanes. This AD results from 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) issued by an 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as PAL 

Model 750XL airplanes manufactured 

with only one attitude indicator. A 

second attitude indicator is required for 

flights under instrument flight rules. We 

are issuing this AD to require actions to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective May 4, 2015. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of May 4, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD 

docket on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

1002; or in person at Document 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Pacific Aerospace 

Limited, Airport Road, Private Bag 3027, 

Hamilton 3240, New Zealand; 

telephone: +64 7 843 6144; fax: +64 7 

843 6134; email: pacific@

aerospace.co.nz; Internet: http://

www.aerospace.co.nz/. You may view 

this referenced service information at 

the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 

901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 

64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. It is also available 

on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2014– 

1002. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl 

Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, 

Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; 

telephone: (816) 329–4123; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: karl.schletzbaum@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

We issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to add an AD that would apply 

to Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 

750XL airplanes. The NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 8, 2014 (79 FR 72564). The 

NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe 

condition for the specified products and 

was based on mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country. The MCAI states: 

This AD with effective date 10 November 

2014 is prompted by a recent determination 

that certain PAL750XL aircraft were 

inadvertently manufactured with instrument 

panels with only one Attitude Indicator (AI). 

A second AI is required for PAL750XL 

operating under Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR). 


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