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meet the requirements of this section. 

The bilateral workplan must include 

and describe the quarantine pest survey 

intervals and other specific 

requirements as set forth in this section. 

(b) The potatoes may be imported in 

commercial consignments only. 

(c) The potatoes must be produced by 

a grower who is registered in a 

certification program administered by 

the NPPO of Mexico. The program must 

require the producer to use only seed 

that has been certified by the NPPO of 

Mexico as free of R. solanacearum race 

3 biovar 2, R. bunodes, R. pepo, S. 

endobioticum, and T. solani to produce 

the potatoes. The program must also 

require the potatoes to be grown in an 

enclosed environment or alternatively 

must require the field in which the 

potatoes are grown to be surveyed for 

quarantine pests and tested for R. 

solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 at regular 

intervals in accordance with the 

bilateral workplan. 

(d) The potatoes must be packed for 

export in packinghouses that are 

registered with the NPPO of Mexico and 

to which the NPPO of Mexico has 

assigned a unique identifying number. 

(e) After harvest but prior to packing, 

the potatoes must be washed, cleaned of 

soil and debris, and treated with a 

sprout inhibitor in accordance with the 

bilateral workplan. 

(f) A biometric sample of potatoes 

must be taken from each consignment of 

potatoes destined for export to the 

United States in accordance with a 

protocol jointly agreed upon by APHIS 

and the NPPO of Mexico and specified 

within the bilateral workplan. The 

sample must be visually inspected for 

evidence of sprouting, as well as 

evidence of C. decolora, E. cognatus, N. 

aberrans, R. bunodes, R. pepo, and T. 

solani. A portion of the potatoes must 

then be cut open, inspected for evidence 

of E. cognatus, N. aberrans, R. 

solanacearum race 3 biovar 2, and T. 

solani, and submitted to a laboratory 

approved by the NPPO of Mexico for 

testing for R. solanacearum race 3 

biovar 2. Potatoes may not be shipped 

to the United States until the results of 

this testing are obtained. If any potatoes 

are found to be sprouting, or any 

evidence of these quarantine pests is 

found, or any potatoes have nonnegative test results for R. solanacearum 

race 3 biovar 2, the entire consignment 

of potatoes will be prohibited from 

importation into the United States. 

(g) Each consignment of potatoes 

shipped from Mexico to the United 

States must be transported following 

inspection from the packinghouse to the 

port of first arrival into the United 

States in a means of conveyance sealed 

with an agricultural seal affixed by an 

individual authorized by the NPPO of 

Mexico to do so. If the seal is broken en 

route, an inspector at the port of first 

arrival will take remedial measures 

jointly agreed to by APHIS and the 

NPPO of Mexico and specified in the 

bilateral workplan. 

(h) Each consignment of potatoes 

shipped from Mexico to the United 

States must be accompanied by a 

phytosanitary certificate, issued by the 

NPPO of Mexico, that states that that the 

potatoes do not come from an area of 

Mexico regulated by the NPPO of 

Mexico for G. rostochiensis; have been 

produced from seed certified free of R. 

solanacearum race 3 biovar 2, R. 

bunodes, R. pepo, S. endobioticum, and 

T. solani; have been inspected for C. 

decolora, E. cognatus, N. aberrans, R. 

solanacearum race 3 biovar 2, R. 

bunodes, R. pepo, and T. solani; have 

been tested for R. solanacearum race 3 

biovar 2; and based on this inspection 

and testing, have been found free of 

those pests. The phytosanitary 

certificate must also specify the number 

of the packinghouse in which the 

potatoes were packed. 

(i) If quarantine pests are discovered 

on potatoes from Mexico at a port of 

first arrival into the United States, the 

potatoes will be traced back to the 

packinghouse in which they were 

packed using the packinghouse number 

specified on the phytosanitary 

certificate. 

(1) The packinghouse must identify 

the grower from which the potatoes 

originated, and the grower must identify 

the place of production in which the 

potatoes were grown. That place of 

production will be suspended from the 

export program for potatoes to the 

United States for the remainder of the 

shipping season. 

(2) If the grower is unable to identify 

the place of production in which the 

potatoes were grown, that grower will 

be suspended from the export program 

for potatoes to the United States for the 

remainder of the shipping season. 

(3) If the packinghouse is unable to 

identify the grower from which the 

potatoes originated, that packinghouse 

will be suspended from the export 

program for potatoes to the United 

States for the remainder of the shipping 

season. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 24th day of 

September 2013. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23667 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

30 CFR Part 250 

[Docket ID BSEE–2012–0005; 13XE1700DX 

EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000] 

RIN 1014–AA10 

Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations 

on the Outer Continental Shelf—Oil 

and Gas Production Safety Systems 

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period 

for a proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is 

extending the public comment period 

on the production safety systems 

proposed rule, which was published in 

the Federal Register on August 22, 

2013. The original public comment 

period would end October 21, 2013. 

However, BSEE has received multiple 

requests from various industry 

representatives to extend the comment 

period. The BSEE has reviewed the 

extension requests and determined that 

a 45-day comment period extension is 

appropriate. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received by the extended due date of 

December 5, 2013. The BSEE may not 

fully consider comments received after 

this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the rulemaking by any of the 

following methods. Please use the 

Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 

1014–AA10 as an identifier in your 

message. See also Public Availability of 

Comments under Procedural Matters. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled 

Enter Keyword or ID, enter BSEE–2012– 

0005 then click search. Follow the 

instructions to submit public comments 

and view supporting and related 

materials available for this rulemaking. 

The BSEE may post all submitted 

comments. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior (DOI); Bureau 

of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement; Attention: Regulations 

Development Branch; 381 Elden Street, 

HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. 

Please reference ‘‘Oil and Gas 

Production Safety Systems, 1014– 

AA10’’ in your comments and include 

your name and return address. 

• Public Availability of Comments— 

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number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk 

Malstrom, Regulations Development 

Branch, 703–787–1751, 

kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSEE 

published a proposed rulemaking on 

production safety systems on August 22, 

2013 (78 FR 52240). The proposed rule 

would amend and update the 

regulations regarding oil and natural gas 

production by addressing issues such 

as: safety and pollution prevention 

equipment lifecycle analysis, 

production safety systems, subsurface 

safety devices, and safety device testing. 

The proposed rule would differentiate 

the requirements for operating dry tree 

and subsea tree production systems on 

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and 

divide the current subpart H into 

multiple sections to make the 

regulations easier to read and 

understand. Upon publication of the 

proposed rule, BSEE received a number 

of requests from multiple oil and gas 

companies and industry groups asking 

BSEE to extend the comment period on 

the proposed rule. Accordingly, to 

provide additional time for review of 

and comment on the proposed rule, 

BSEE is extending its original 60-day 

comment period by an additional 45 

days. 

Dated: September 19, 2013. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and 

Minerals Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23520 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–VH–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Parts 1 and 27 

[WT Docket No. 13–225; DA 13–1877] 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 

Opens Docket To Seek Comment on 

DISH Network Corporation’s Petition 

for Waiver and Request for Extension 

of Time 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission announces the opening of 

WT Docket No. 13–225 and seeks 

comment on a Petition for Waiver and 

Request for Extension of time filed by 

DISH Network Corporation (DISH 

Request), which would enable more 

flexibility that would serve and promote 

the underlying objectives of the 

Commission to utilize all of the AWS– 

4 spectrum more robustly. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 30, 2013. Submit reply 

comments on or before October 10, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. You may submit 

comments, identified by WT Docket No. 

13–225, DA 13–1877, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web site: http://

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact the 

FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: (202) 418–0530 or TTY: (202) 

418–0432. 

• Availability of Documents. 

Comments, reply comments, and ex 

parte submissions will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours in the FCC Reference 

Center, Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street SW., CY– 

A257, Washington, DC, 20554. These 

documents will also be available via 

ECFS. Documents will be available 

electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, 

and/or Adobe Acrobat. 

For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Pearl, Broadband Division, 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 

at (202) 418–2607 or by email at 

Matthew.Pearl@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s public 

notice released on September 13, 2013, 

DA 13–1877, that announced the 

opening of WT Docket No. 13–225 and 

that the Commission is seeking 

comment on a Petition for Waiver and 

Request Extension of Time filed by 

DISH Network Corporation (‘‘DISH 

Request’’). Copies of the DISH Request 

and any subsequently-filed documents 

in this matter may be obtained from Best 

Copy and Printing, Inc., in person at 445 

12th Street SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554, via telephone at 

(202) 488–5300, via facsimile at (202) 

488–5563, or via email at fcc@

bcpiweb.com. The DISH Request and 

any associated documents are also 

available for public inspection and 

copying during normal reference room 

hours at the following Commission 

office: FCC Reference Information 

Center, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY– 

A257, Washington, DC 20554. The 

complete text is also available on the 

Commission’s Web site at http://

hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/

attachmatch/DA-13-1877A1.docx. 

Alternative formats (computer diskette, 

large print, audio cassette, and Braille) 

are available by contacting Brian Millin 

at (202) 418–7426, TTY (202) 418–7365, 

or via email to bmillin@fcc.gov. 

Summary 

1. On September 9, 2013, the DISH 

Network Corporation, on behalf of its 

wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gamma 

Acquisition LLC and New DBSD 

Satellite Services G.P. (collectively, 

DISH), filed a Petition for Waiver and a 

Request for Extension of Time (DISH 

Request) with the Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau). 

DISH filed its pleading as an attachment 

in the Universal Licensing System (ULS) 

to all of the AWS–4 licenses held by its 

wholly-owned subsidiaries, Gamma 

Acquisition LLC (Call Signs 

T060430001–T060430176) and New 

DBSD Satellite Services G.P. (Call Signs 

T070272001–T070272176). Specifically, 

DISH requests waiver of certain 

technical rules for the 2 GHz band at 

2000–2020 MHz and 2180–2200 MHz 

(AWS–4 band) to permit operational 

flexibility to use the lower AWS–4 

block, 2000–2020 MHz, currently 

designated as an uplink band, for either 

uplink or downlink operations. 

Pursuant to §§ 1.3 and 1.925(b)(3)(i) of 

the Commission’s rules, DISH seeks a 

waiver of § 27.5(j), which sets forth 

pairing requirements for AWS–4, and 

§ 27.53(h)(2)(ii), which imposes out-ofband emission limits for AWS–4 

operations in the 2000–2020 MHz band, 

as well as other technical AWS–4 rules 

‘‘to the extent required.’’ DISH Request 

at 2 & n.2, 6 & n.11, 9–12. See 47 CFR 

27.5(j), 27.53(h)(2)(ii); see also Service 

Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in 

the 2000–2020 MHz and 2180–2200 

MHz Bands, WT Docket Nos. 12–70, 04– 

356, ET Docket No. 10–142, Report and 

Order and Order of Proposed 

Modification, 27 FCC Rcd 16102 (2012) 

(AWS–4 Report and Order), recon. 

pending. In addition, DISH requests an 


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