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procuring agencies to procure 

designated items composed of the 

highest percentage of biobased content 

practicable or such products that 

comply with the regulations issued 

under section 103 of Public Law 100– 

556 (42 U.S.C. 6914b–1), consistent with 

maintaining a satisfactory level of 

competition, considering these 

guidelines. Procuring agencies may 

decide not to procure such products if 

they are not reasonably priced or readily 

available or do not meet specified or 

reasonable performance standards. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Section 2902.4 is amended by 

revising paragraph (b)(2)(ii) to read as 

follows: 

§ 2902.4 Procurement programs. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(ii) A policy of setting minimum 

biobased products content 

specifications in such a way as to assure 

that the biobased products content 

required is consistent with section 9002 

and the requirements of the guidelines 

in this part except when such items: 

(A) Are not available within a 

reasonable time; 

(B) Fail to meet performance 

standards for the use to which they will 

be put, or the reasonable performance 

standards of the Federal agency; or 

(C) Are available only at an 

unreasonable price. 

* * * * * 

■ 6. Section 2902.5 is amended by 

revising paragraph (c)(1) to read as 

follows: 

§ 2902.5 Item designation. 

* * * * * 

(c) Exclusions. (1) Motor vehicle fuels, 

heating oil, and electricity are excluded 

by statute from this program. 

* * * * * 

■ 7. Section 2902.6 is amended by 

revising the first sentence of paragraph 

(a) and by revising paragraph (b) to read 

as follows: 

§ 2902.6 Providing product information to 

Federal agencies. 

(a) Informational Web site. An 

informational USDA Web site 

implementing section 9002 can be 

found at: http://www.biopreferred.gov. 

* * * 

(b) Advertising, labeling and 

marketing claims. Manufacturers and 

vendors are reminded that their 

advertising, labeling, and other 

marketing claims, including claims 

regarding health and environmental 

benefits of the product, must conform to 

the Federal Trade Commission ‘‘Guides 

for the Use of Environmental Marketing 

Claims,’’ 16 CFR part 260 (see: http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/ 

waisidx_08/16cfr260_08.html). For 

further requirements, click on the link 

to the ‘‘Guidelines for Marketing the 

BioPreferred Program.’’ 

■ 8. Section 2902.8 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 2902.8 Determining life cycle costs, 

environmental and health benefits, and 

performance. 

(a) Providing information on life cycle 

costs and environmental and health 

benefits. Federal agencies may not 

require manufacturers or vendors of 

biobased products to provide to 

procuring agencies more data than 

would be required to be provided by 

other manufacturers or vendors offering 

products for sale to a procuring agency, 

other than data confirming the biobased 

contents of the products, as a condition 

of the purchase of biobased products 

from the manufacturer or vendor. 

* * * * * 

■ 9. Section 2902.9 is amended by 

revising paragraph (b)(1) to read as 

follows: 

§ 2902.9 Funding for testing. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) Subject to the availability of funds 

and paragraph (a) of this section, USDA 

will announce annually the solicitation 

of proposals for cost sharing for life 

cycle costs, environmental and health 

benefits, and performance testing of 

biobased products in accordance with 

the standards set forth in § 2902.8 to 

carry out this program. Information 

regarding the submission of proposals 

for cost sharing also will be posted on 

the USDA informational Web site, 

http://www.biopreferred.gov. 

* * * * * 

Dated: January 25, 2011. 

Pearlie S. Reed, 

Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2017 Filed 2–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–93–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

9 CFR Part 78 

[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0083] 

RIN 0579–AD22 

Brucellosis Class Free States and 

Certified Brucellosis-Free Herds; 

Revisions to Testing and Certification 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Interim rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are extending the 

comment period for an interim rule 

modifying brucellosis testing, 

classification, and certification 

requirements for certain Class Free 

States. This action will allow interested 

persons additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before March 11, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2009-0083 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2009–0083, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2009–0083. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Debbi Donch, National Brucellosis 

Program Staff, National Center for 

Animal Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 


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4700 River Road, Unit 43, Riverdale, 

MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–6954. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 27, 2010, we published in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 81090–81096, 

Docket No. APHIS–2009–0083) an 

interim rule that amended the 

brucellosis regulations to reduce the 

amount of testing required to maintain 

Class Free status for States that have 

been Class Free for 5 or more years and 

that also have no Brucella abortus in 

wildlife. The interim rule also removed 

the provision for automatic 

reclassification of any Class Free State 

or area to a lower status if two or more 

herds are found to have brucellosis 

within a 2-year period or if a single 

brucellosis-affected herd is not 

depopulated within 60 days. Further, 

the interim rule reduced the age at 

which cattle are included in herd blood 

tests. The interim rule also added a 

requirement that any Class Free State or 

area with Brucella abortus in wildlife 

must develop and implement a 

brucellosis management plan approved 

by the Administrator in order to 

maintain Class Free status. Finally, the 

interim rule provided an alternative 

testing protocol for maintaining the 

certified brucellosis-free status of dairy 

herds, which will give producers more 

flexibility for the herd certification 

process. 

Comments on the interim rule were 

currently required to be received on or 

before February 25, 2011. We are 

extending the comment period on 

Docket No. APHIS–2009–0083 for an 

additional 14 days. This action will 

allow interested persons additional time 

to prepare and submit comments. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 8301–8317; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.4. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 31st day of 

January 2011. 

Gregory L. Parham, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2507 Filed 2–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0068; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–NE–05–AD; Amendment 39– 

16580; AD 2011–02–07] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; General 

Electric Company CF6–45 and CF6–50 

Series Turbofan Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We are superseding an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 

General Electric Company (GE) CF6–45 

and CF6–50 series turbofan engines 

with certain low-pressure turbine (LPT) 

rotor stage 3 disks installed. That AD 

currently requires initial and repetitive 

borescope inspections of the highpressure turbine (HPT) rotor stage 1 and 

stage 2 blades for wear and damage, 

including excessive airfoil material loss. 

That AD also requires fluorescentpenetrant inspection (FPI) of the LPT 

rotor stage 3 disk under certain 

conditions and removal of the disk from 

service before further flight if found 

cracked. That AD also requires 

repetitive exhaust gas temperature 

(EGT) system checks (inspections). This 

AD requires HPT rotor stage 1 and stage 

2 blade inspections and EGT system 

inspections. This AD also requires FPI 

of the LPT rotor stage 3 disk under 

certain conditions, removal of the disk 

from service before further flight if 

found cracked, and an ultrasonic 

inspection (UI) of the LPT rotor stage 3 

disk forward spacer arm. This AD also 

requires initial and repetitive engine 

core vibration surveys and reporting to 

the FAA any crack findings, disks that 

fail the UI, and engines that fail the 

engine core vibration survey. 

This AD was prompted by reports 

received of additional causes of HPT 

rotor imbalance not addressed in AD 

2010–12–10, and two additional LPT 

rotor stage 3 disk events. We are issuing 

this AD to prevent critical life-limited 

rotating engine part failure, which could 

result in an uncontained engine failure 

and damage to the airplane. 

DATES: This AD is effective February 22, 

2011. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in the AD 

as of February 22, 2011. 

We must receive any comments on 

this AD by March 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this AD, the regulatory 

evaluation, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

the Docket Office (phone: 800–647– 

5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. 

Comments will be available in the AD 

docket shortly after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tomasz Rakowski, Aerospace Engineer, 

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine 

& Propeller Directorate, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; 

phone: 781–238–7735; fax: 781–238– 

7199; e-mail: tomasz.rakowski@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

On June 4, 2010, we issued AD 2010– 

12–10, Amendment 39–16331 (75 FR 

32649, June 9, 2010), for CF6–45 and 

CF6–50 series turbofan engines with 

certain LPT rotor stage 3 disks installed. 

That AD requires initial and repetitive 

borescope inspections of the HPT rotor 

stage 1 and stage 2 blades for wear and 

damage, including excessive airfoil 

material loss. That AD also requires FPI 

of the LPT rotor stage 3 disk under 

certain conditions, removal of the disk 

from service before further flight if 

found cracked, and repetitive EGT 

system checks (inspections). That AD 

resulted from reports received of two 

additional LPT rotor stage 3 disk events 

since the original AD 2010–06–15, 

Amendment 39–16240 (75 FR 12661, 

March 17, 2010) was issued. We issued 

those ADs to prevent critical life-limited 

rotating engine part failure, which could 

result in an uncontained engine failure 

and damage to the airplane. 


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