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81359 

Vol. 76, No. 249 

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 

1To view the interim rule, go to http://www.

regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2011- 

0029. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

5 CFR Chapter XCIX 

RIN 3206–AM 53 

National Security Personnel System 

AGENCY: Department of Defense; Office 

of Personnel Management. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule removes the 

Department of Defense and Office of 

Personnel Management regulations 

concerning the National Security 

Personnel System (NSPS). Section 1113 

of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2010 repealed the 

legal authority for NSPS and provided 

that any existing NSPS regulations 

would cease to be effective on January 

1, 2012. 

DATES: Effective January 1, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Shipe, (703) 696–5376. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1101 of Public Law 108–36 (November 

24, 2003) codified at 5 U.S.C. 9902, gave 

the Department of Defense (DOD) 

authority to establish a National 

Security Personnel System (NSPS) in 

regulations jointly prescribed by DOD 

and OPM (Office of Personnel 

Management). The original regulations 

were issued on November 1, 2005 (70 

FR 66116). 

The NSPS law was subsequently 

amended by section 1106 of Public Law 

110–181 (January 28, 2008) and section 

1106 of Public Law 110–417 (October 

14, 2008). These amendments resulted 

in revised DOD/OPM regulations, which 

were issued on September 26, 2008 (73 

FR 56344) and January 16, 2009 (74 FR 

2757). 

Section 1113 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 

Public Law 111–84, October 28, 2009, 

repealed the legal authority for NSPS 

and provided that any existing NSPS 

regulations would cease to be effective 

on January 1, 2012. Accordingly, we are 

removing the NSPS regulations found in 

chapter XCIX of title 5 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations effective on January 

1, 2012. 

Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director, Office of Personnel Management, 

Department of Defense. 

Jo Ann Rooney, 

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 

Readiness. 

CHAPTER XCIX—[REMOVED] 

Accordingly, by the authority of 

section 1113(b) of Public Law 111–84, 

the Department of Defense and the 

Office of Personnel Management are 

amending title 5 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations by removing chapter XCIX 

(consisting of part 9901). 

[FR Doc. 2011–33235 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

7 CFR Part 301 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0029] 

European Larch Canker; Expansion of 

Regulated Areas 

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 domestic quarantine 

regulations by expanding the regulated 

area for European larch canker to 

include additional areas in Maine and 

by correcting some misidentifications of 

previously listed regulated areas. The 

interim rule was necessary to prevent 

human-assisted transmission of 

European larch canker from infested 

areas to noninfested areas. 

DATES: Effective on December 28, 2011, 

we are adopting as a final rule the 

interim rule published at 76 FR 52543– 

52544 on August 23, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Paul Chaloux, National Program 

Manager, Emergency and Domestic 

Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River 

Road, Unit 26, Riverdale, MD 20737; 

(301) 734–0917. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

European larch canker (ELC), 

Lachnellula willkommi (Dasycypha), is a 

serious plant disease caused by a fungus 

that can kill mature and immature 

species of the genus Larix (larch) and 

Pseudolarix (Golden larch). 

Under the regulations in ‘‘Subpart– 

European Larch Canker’’ (7 CFR 301.91 

through 301.91–9, referred to below as 

the regulations), we restrict the 

interstate movement of certain regulated 

articles from regulated areas to prevent 

the spread of ELC. These regulations, 

which were established in May 1984, 

list parts of several counties in Maine as 

regulated areas. 

In an interim rule 1 effective and 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 23, 2011 (76 FR 52543–52544, 

Docket No. APHIS–2011–0029), we 

amended the regulations to expand the 

regulated area for ELC to include 

additional areas in Maine. We also 

corrected some misidentifications of 

previously listed regulated areas. 

Comments on the interim rule were 

required to be received on or before 

October 24, 2011. 

We did not receive any comments. 

Therefore, for the reasons given in the 

interim rule, we are adopting the 

interim rule as a final rule without 

change. 

This action also affirms the 

information contained in the interim 

rule concerning Executive Order 12866 

and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 

Executive Orders 12372 and 12988, and 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Further, for this action, the Office of 

Management and Budget has waived its 

review under Executive Order 12866. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 301 

Agricultural commodities, Plant 

diseases and pests, Quarantine, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Transportation. 

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PART 301—DOMESTIC QUARANTINE 

NOTICES 

Accordingly, we are adopting as a 

final rule, without change, the interim 

rule that amended 7 CFR part 301 and 

that was published at 76 FR 52543– 

52544 on August 23, 2011. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of 

December 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33204 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

9 CFR Parts 332 and 381 

[Docket No. FSIS–2008–0039] 

RIN 0583–AD37 

Cooperative Inspection Programs: 

Interstate Shipment of Meat and 

Poultry Products; Correction 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Correcting amendments. 

SUMMARY: This document corrects 

typographical errors in the final 

regulations establishing a new voluntary 

cooperative program under which 

certain very small and small State– 

inspected establishments will be eligible 

to ship meat and poultry products in 

interstate commerce. The final rule was 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 2, 2011, and became effective on 

July 1, 2011. 

DATES: December 28, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Williams, Acting Director, 

Policy Issuance Division, Office of 

Policy and Program Development, Food 

Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Washington, 

DC 20250; (202) 720–5627; Fax (202) 

690–0486. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 2, 2011, FSIS published in 

the Federal Register, the final rule, 

‘‘Cooperative Inspection Programs; 

Interstate Shipment of Meat and Poultry 

Products’’ (76 FR 24714). The final rule 

amended the Federal meat and poultry 

products inspection regulations to 

establish a new cooperative inspection 

program under which State-inspected 

establishments with 25 or fewer 

employees on average will be permitted 

ship meat and poultry products in 

interstate commerce. Two of the 

instructions for amending the 

regulations created typographical errors 

in the resulting regulatory language. The 

amendments in this document correct 

those errors. 

List of Subjects 

9 CFR Part 332 

Grant programs-agriculture, 

Intergovernmental relations, Meat 

inspection. 

9 CFR Part 381 

Grant programs-agriculture, 

Intergovernmental relations, Poultry and 

poultry products. 

Accordingly, 9 CFR parts 332 and 381 

are corrected by making the following 

correcting amendments: 

PART 332—SELECTED 

ESTABLISHMENTS; COOPERATIVE 

PROGRAM FOR INTERSTATE 

SHIPMENT OF CARCASSES, PARTS 

OF CARCASSES, MEAT, AND MEAT 

FOOD PRODUCTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 332 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 601–695; 7 U.S.C. 

138–138i, 450, 1901–1906; 7 CFR 2.7, 2.18, 

2.53. 

§ 332.3 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 332.3 as follows: 

■ a. In paragraph (c)(7) remove ‘‘and’’ 

after the semicolon. 

■ b. In paragraph (c)(8) remove the 

period at the end of the paragraph and 

add ‘‘; and’’ in its place. 

PART 381—POULTRY PRODUCTS 

INSPECTION REGULATIONS 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 381 

continues to read: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 451–472; 7 CFR 2.18, 

2.53. 

§ 381.513 [Amended] 

■ 4. Amend § 381.513 as follows: 

■ a. In paragraph (c)(7) remove ‘‘and’’ 

after the semicolon. 

■ b. In paragraph (c)(8) remove the 

period at the end of the paragraph and 

add ‘‘; and’’ in its place. 

Done in Washington, DC, on: December 19, 

2011. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32877 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1172: Special 

Conditions No. 25–453–SC] 

Special Conditions: Gulfstream 

Aerospace LP (GALP) Model G280 

Airplane, Operation Without Normal 

Electrical Power 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final special conditions. 

SUMMARY: These special conditions are 

issued for the Gulfstream Aerospace LP 

(GALP) Model G280 airplane. This 

airplane will have a novel or unusual 

design feature associated with operation 

without normal electrical power. The 

applicable airworthiness regulations do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

safety standards for this design feature. 

These special conditions contain the 

additional safety standards that the 

Administrator considers necessary to 

establish a level of safety equivalent to 

that established by the existing 

airworthiness standards. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of these special conditions is December 

20, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nazih Khaouly, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227–2432; facsimile 

(425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 30, 2006, GALP applied for 

a type certificate for their new Model 

G280 airplane. The Model G280 will 

have a novel or unusual design feature 

associated with operation without 

normal electrical power. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17, 

GALP must show that the Model G280 

airplane meets the applicable provisions 

of part 25 as amended by Amendments 

25–1 through 25–117. 

If the Administrator finds that the 

applicable airworthiness regulations 

(i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for the Model G280 airplane because of 

a novel or unusual design feature, 

special conditions are prescribed under 

the provisions of § 21.16. 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the model for which they 

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