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requirements have been approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget under 

OMB Control No. 0581–0178, Vegetable 

and Specialty Crops. Accordingly, this 

action would not impose any additional 

reporting or recordkeeping requirements 

on either small or large spearmint oil 

producers and 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. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, to promote the 

use of the Internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

USDA has not identified any relevant 

Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or 

conflict with this rule. 

In addition, 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 on all issues. Like all 

Committee meetings, the October 15, 

2008, meeting was a public meeting and 

all entities, both large and small, were 

able to express views on this issue. 

A proposed rule concerning this 

action was published in the Federal 

Register on January 14, 2009 (74 FR 

1971). Copies of the rule were provided 

to Committee staff, which in turn made 

it available to spearmint oil producers, 

handlers, and other interested persons. 

Finally, the rule was made available 

through the Internet by USDA and the 

Office of the Federal Register. A 60-day 

comment period, ending March 16, 

2009, was provided to allow interested 

persons to respond to the proposal. No 

comments were received. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?

template=TemplateN&

page=MarketingOrders

SmallBusinessGuide. Any questions 

about the compliance guide should be 

sent to Jay Guerber at the previously 

mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

After consideration of all relevant 

matter presented, including the 

information and recommendation 

submitted by the Committee and other 

available information, it is hereby found 

that this rule, as hereinafter set forth, 

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. 

■ For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR Part 985 is amended as 

follows: 

PART 985—MARKETING ORDER 

REGULATING THE HANDLING OF 

SPEARMINT OIL PRODUCED IN THE 

FAR WEST 

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

Part 985 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

■ 2. A new § 985.228 is added to read 

as follows: 

Note: This section will not appear in the 

Code of Federal Regulations. 

§ 985.228 Salable quantities and allotment 

percentages—2009–2010 marketing year. 

The salable quantity and allotment 

percentage for each class of spearmint 

oil during the marketing year beginning 

on June 1, 2009, shall be as follows: 

(a) Class 1 (Scotch) oil—a salable 

quantity of 842,171 pounds and an 

allotment percentage of 42 percent. 

(b) Class 3 (Native) oil—a salable 

quantity of 1,196,109 pounds and an 

allotment percentage of 53 percent. 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–8174 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

20 CFR Parts 403 and 429 

[Docket No. SSA–2009–0015] 

RIN 0960–AG99 

Testimony by Employees and the 

Production of Records and Information 

in Legal Proceedings, Claims Against 

the Government Under the Federal Tort 

Claims Act, and Claims Under the 

Military Personnel and Civilian 

Employees’ Claim Act of 1964; Change 

of Address for Requests 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule updates the 

address of the post office boxes used to 

file applications for testimony of a 

Social Security Administration (SSA) 

employee and claims made pursuant to 

either the Federal Tort Claims Act or the 

Military Personnel and Civilian 

Employees’ Claims Act of 1964. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

April 10, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne DiMarino, Office of 

Regulations, Social Security 

Administration, 6401 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235– 

6401. Call (410) 965–1769 for further 

information about these rules. For 

information on eligibility or filing for 

benefits, call our national toll-free 

number, 1–800–772–1213 or TTY 1– 

800–325–0778, or visit our Internet Web 

site, Social Security Online, at http:// 

www.socialsecurity.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Version 

The electronic file of this document is 

available on the date of publication in 

the Federal Register at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. 

Why are we revising these rules? 

Our regulations currently provide that 

if you would like an SSA employee to 

testify in a legal proceeding to which we 

are not a party, you must mail an 

application to a specific post office box 

address. 20 CFR 403.102(c). We 

established a separate post office box 

address for filing claims against the 

government under either the Federal 

Tort Claims Act or the Military 

Personnel and Civilian Employees’ 

Claims Act of 1964. 20 CFR 429.102 and 

202. We are updating our regulations to 

reflect changes in the address for these 

post office boxes. We are not making 

any substantive changes to the 

regulations. 

Regulatory Procedures 

Justification for Final Rule 

We follow the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA) rulemaking 

procedures specified in 5 U.S.C. 553 in 

the development of our regulations. The 

Social Security Act, 702(a)(5); 42 U.S.C. 

902(a)(5). The APA provides exceptions 

to its prior notice and public comment 

procedures when an agency finds there 

is good cause for dispensing with such 

procedures on the basis that they are 

impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest. 

In the case of this final rule, we have 

determined that good cause exists for 

dispensing with the notice and public 

comment procedures because such 

procedures are unnecessary. 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B). 

Executive Order 12866 

We have consulted with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and 

determined that this final rule does not 

meet the criteria for a significant 

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regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. Thus, it was not subject to OMB 

review. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

We certify that this final rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities 

because they affect only individuals. 

Thus, a regulatory flexibility analysis as 

provided in the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, as amended, is not required. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

These proposed rules do not pose any 

public reporting requirements and are, 

therefore, not subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Program Nos. 

96.001, Social Security—Disability 

Insurance; 96.002, Social Security— 

Retirement Insurance; 96.004, Social 

Security—Survivors Insurance; 96.005, 

Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners; 

96.006, Supplemental Security Income; and 

96.020, Special Benefits for Certain World 

War II Veterans) 

List of Subjects 

20 CFR Part 403 

Courts, Government employees. 

20 CFR Part 429 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Claims, Government 

employees, and penalties. 

Dated: April 2, 2009. 

Michael J. Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security. 

■ For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, parts 403 and 429 of chapter 

III of title 20 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations are amended as follows: 

PART 403—TESTIMONY BY 

EMPLOYEES AND THE PRODUCTION 

OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION IN 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 403 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5) and 1106 of the 

Act, (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5) and 1306); 5 U.S.C. 

301; 31 U.S.C. 9701. 

■ 2. In § 403.120, revise paragraph (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 403.120 How do you request testimony? 

* * * * * 

(c) You must send your application 

for testimony to: Social Security 

Administration, Office of the General 

Counsel, Office of General Law, P.O. 

Box 17788, Baltimore, Maryland, 

21235–7788, Attn: Touhy Officer. (If 

you are requesting testimony of an 

employee of the Office of the Inspector 

General, send your application to the 

address in § 403.125.) 

* * * * * 

PART 429—ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS 

UNDER THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS 

ACT AND RELATED STATUTES 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 429 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5) of the Social 

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5)); 28 U.S.C. 

2672; 28 CFR 14.11; 31 U.S.C. 3721. 

Subpart A—[Amended] 

■ 4. In § 429.102, revise paragraph (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 429.102 How do I file a claim under this 

subpart? 

* * * * * 

(c) Where to obtain claims forms and 

file claims. You can obtain claims forms 

by writing to the Social Security 

Administration, Office of the General 

Counsel, Office of General Law, P.O. 

Box 17788, Baltimore, Maryland 21235– 

7788. You may also file your claim with 

the Social Security Administration at 

this same address. 

Subpart B—[Amended] 

■ 5. In § 429.202, revise paragraph (b) to 

read as follows: 

§ 429.202 How do I file a claim under this 

subpart? 

* * * * * 

(b) Where to file. You must file your 

claim with the Social Security 

Administration, Office of the General 

Counsel, Office of General Law, P.O. 

Box 17788, Baltimore, Maryland 21235– 

7788. 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. E9–8213 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 707 

Export Notification; Change to 

Reporting Requirements 

CFR Correction 

In Title 40 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Parts 700 to 789, revised as 

of July 1, 2008, on page 29, in § 707.60, 

the first sentence of the introductory 

text of paragraph (c)(2) is corrected to 

read as follows: 

§ 707.60 Applicability and compliance. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) No notice of export is required for 

the export of a chemical substance or 

mixture that is a known or potential 

human carcinogen where such chemical 

substance or mixture is present in a 

concentration of less than 0.1% (by 

weight or volume). * * * 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. E9–8354 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

41 CFR Parts 300–3, 301–2, 301–11, 

and 301–70 

[FTR Amendment 2009–03; FTR Case 2009– 

303; Docket Number 2009–0001, Sequence 

3] 

RIN 3090–AI88 

Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); FTR 

Case 2009–303, Furnished Meals at 

Conferences and Other Events 

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide 

Policy, General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) is amending the 

Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) to 

clarify that travelers must deduct the 

appropriate amounts from their meals 

and incidental expense (M&IE) 

allowance when meals are part of a 

registration fee or otherwise paid for by 

the Government, in conjunction with 

attendance at conferences or other 

events while on official travel. In 

addition, GSA is amending the FTR to 

clarify that in limited instances, 

agencies may allow employees to claim 

the full M&IE allwance when employees 

are unable to consume meals furnished 

by the Government. 

DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is 

effective April 10, 2009. 

Applicability Date: This final rule is 

applicable for official travel performed 

on and after April 10, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Regulatory Secretariat (VIR), Room 

4035, GS Building, Washington, DC 

20405, (202) 208–7312, for information 

pertaining to status or publication 

schedules. For clarification of content, 

contact Mr. Craig Flynn, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy, at (202) 501– 

0306. Please cite FTR Amendment 

2009–03; FTR case 2009–303. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

On March 14, 2008, the Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) issued a