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consequences that we believe could

result if listed Federal noxious weeds

are disseminated into noninfested areas

of the United States.

Paperwork Reduction Act

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), the information collection and

recordkeeping requirements in the

interim rule have been approved by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB). The assigned OMB control

number is 0579–0054.

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 360

Imports, Plants (Agriculture),

Quarantine, Transportation, Weeds.

PART 360—NOXIOUS WEED

REGULATIONS

Accordingly, we are adopting as a

final rule, without change, the interim

rule that amended 7 CFR part 360 and

that was published at 64 FR 41007–

41009 on July 29, 1999.

Authority: Title IV of Pub. L. 106–224, 114

Stat. 438, 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772; 7 CFR 2.22,

2.80, and 371.3.

Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of

June 2001.

Bill Hawks,

Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory

Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–14867 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

19 CFR Part 206

Investigations Relating to Global and

Bilateral Safeguard Actions, Market

Disruption, and Review of Relief

Actions

AGENCY: International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Interim rule with request for

comments and opportunity for

objection.

SUMMARY: The United States

International Trade Commission

(Commission) is amending on an

interim basis part 206 of its Rules of

Practice and Procedure. The amendment

will have the effect of providing for

disclosure of confidential business

information under administrative

protective order in certain proceedings,

and is prompted by a party request. The

Commission requests comments on the

interim amendment. The Commission

also is providing parties to two

currently-pending investigations the

opportunity to object to application of

the amendment to the investigation to

which they are a party.

DATES: Effective Date: The interim

amendment will take effect, as to both

pending and new investigations, on

June 14, 2001.

Comment Date: Comments are due on

or before 5:15 p.m. August 13, 2001.

Objection Date: Objections are due on

or before 5:15 p.m. June 21, 2001.

ADDRESSES: A signed original and 14

copies of each set of comments or

objections should be mailed or hand

delivered to Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E. Street, SW.,

Room 112, Washington, DC 20436.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William W. Gearhart, Esq., Office of the

General Counsel, U.S. International

Trade Commission (telephone 202–205–

3091). Hearing-impaired individuals are

advised that information on this matter

can be obtained by contacting the

Commission’s TDD terminal at 202–

205–1810. General information

concerning the Commission may also be

obtained by accessing its Internet server

(http://www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

335 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

1335) authorizes the Commission to

adopt such reasonable procedures,

rules, and regulations as it deems

necessary to carry out its functions and

duties. Section 202 of the Trade Act of

1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252) provides for the

Commission to promulgate regulations

concerning access to confidential

business information (CBI) under

administrative protective order (APO) in

safeguard investigations. The interim

amendment set out herein concerns

rules of agency organization, procedure,

and practice.

A party to Inv. No. TA–204–6, Certain

Steel Wire Rod, has requested disclosure

of CBI under APO. The Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure do not

currently provide for such disclosure.

The investigation is subject to statutory

deadlines and is scheduled to be

completed in a relatively short period of

time. Consequently, the Commission

cannot pursue the normal notice-andcomment rulemaking schedule called

for in the Administrative Procedure Act,

under 5 U.S.C. 553, and has good cause

for making its rule amendment effective

on publication. Therefore, the

Commission is amending its rules on an

interim basis, effective on the date of

publication of this notice.

The Commission is amending section

206.52 of the Commission’s Rules (19

CFR 206.52) to add a new paragraph (c)

that corresponds to the existing

paragraph (e) in section 206.54. This

change will permit the disclosure of CBI

under APO in monitoring proceedings

addressed in section 206.52.

Because of the emergency nature of

the amendment, the Commission is

providing each party to one of the two

currently-pending investigations, Inv.

No. TA–204–6, Certain Steel Wire Rod

and Inv. No. TA–204–5, Circular

Welded Carbon Quality Line Pipe, the

opportunity to object to application of

the amendment to the investigation to

which it is a party. Any such objection

must be filed no later than 7 calendar

days after the date of publication of this

notice.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

In accordance with the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the

Commission certifies pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 605(b), that the amendment set

forth in this notice will not, if

promulgated, have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. The

amendment will clarify current

Commission procedures, and does not

substantially increase the burden of

appearing or practicing before the

Commission.

Executive Order 12866

The Commission has determined that

the amendment does not meet the

criteria described in section 3(f) of

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,

October 4, 1993) (E.O.) and thus does

not constitute a significant regulatory

action for purposes of the E.O., since the

revisions will not result in (1) an annual

effect on the economy of $100 million

or more, (2) a major increase in costs or

prices for consumers, individual

industries, Federal, State, or local

government agencies, or geographic

regions, or (3) significant adverse effects

on competition, employment,

investment, productivity, innovation, or

on the ability of United States-based

enterprises to compete with foreignbased enterprises in domestic or foreign

markets. Accordingly, no regulatory

impact assessment is required.

Executive Order 13132

The amendment does not contain

federalism implications warranting the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment

pursuant to E.O. 13132 (64 FR 43255,

August 4, 1999).

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of

1995

The amendment will not result in the

expenditure by State, local, and tribal

governments, in the aggregate, or by the

private sector, of $100,000,000 or more

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in any one year, and will not

significantly or uniquely affect small

governments. Therefore, no actions are

deemed necessary under the provisions

of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1501 et. seq.).

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996

The amendment is not a major rule as

defined by section 804 of the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 801 et.

seq.). The amendment will not result in

an annual effect on the economy of

$100,000,000 or more; a major increase

in costs or prices; or significant adverse

effects on competition, employment,

investment, productivity, innovation, or

on the ability of United States-based

companies to compete with foreignbased companies in domestic and

export markets.

Contract With America Advancement

Act of 1996

The amendment is exempt from the

reporting requirements of the Contract

With America Advancement Act of 1996

(5 U.S.C. 801 et. seq.) because it

concerns rules of agency organization,

procedure, or practice that do not

substantially affect the rights or

obligations of non-agency parties.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The amendment is not subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et. seq.), since it does not contain

any new information collection

requirements.

List of Subjects in 19 CFR parts 206

Administrative practice and

procedure, Business and industry,

Canada, Imports, Investigations, Mexico,

Trade agreements.

For the reasons stated in the

preamble, the Commission amends 19

CFR part 206 as follows:

PART 206—INVESTIGATIONS

RELATING TO GLOBAL AND

BILATERAL SAFEGUARDS ACTIONS,

MARKET DISRUPTION, AND REVIEW

OF RELIEF ACTIONS

1. The authority citation for part 206

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 1335, 2251–2254,

3351–3382; secs. 103, 301–302, Pub. L. 103–

465, 108 Stat. 4809.

2. Amend § 206.52 to add a new

paragraph (c) to read as follows:

§ 206.52 Monitoring.

* * * * *

(c) Limited disclosure of certain

confidential business information under

administrative protective order. Upon

receipt of a timely application filed by

an authorized applicant, the Secretary

shall make available to an authorized

applicant under administrative

protective order all confidential

business information contained in

Commission memoranda and reports

and in written submissions filed with

the Commission at any time during an

investigation under this section with

respect to an article that was the subject

of an affirmative Commission

determination under section 202 of the

Trade Act (except privileged

information, classified information, and

specific information of a type which

there is a clear and compelling need to

withhold from disclosure). Such

disclosure shall be made in the manner

provided for and in accordance with the

procedures set forth in § 206.17. The

provisions in paragraphs (d) and (e) of

§ 206.17 relating to Commission

responses to a breach of an

administrative protective order and

breach procedure shall apply with

respect to orders issued under this

paragraph.

Issued: June 12, 2001.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–15164 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

27 CFR Parts 46, 70, 270, 275, 290, and

296

[T.D. ATF–457]

RIN 1512–AC41

Recodification of Regulations on

Tobacco Products and Cigarette

Papers and Tubes

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms (ATF), Department of the

Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule (Treasury decision).

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is

recodifying the regulations in part 296—

Miscellaneous Regulations Relating to

Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers

and Tubes, title 27 of the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR). The purpose

of this recodification is to reissue the

regulations in 27 CFR part 296 as 27

CFR part 46. This change improves the

organization of title 27.

DATES: This rule is effective on June 14,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa

M. Gesser, Regulations Division, Bureau

of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202–927–9347)

or e-mail at

LMGesser@atfhq.atf.treas.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

As a part of continuing efforts to

reorganize the part numbering system of

title 27 CFR, ATF is removing part 296

of title 27 CFR, in its entirety, and is

recodifying the regulations as 27 CFR

part 46. This change improves the

organization of title 27 CFR.

DERIVATION TABLE FOR PART 46

The requirements of— Are derived

from—

Subpart A

Sec. Sec .

46.1 ....................................... 296.1

46.2 ....................................... 296.2

46.3 ....................................... 296.3

46.4 ....................................... 296.4

46.5 ....................................... 296.5

46.6 ....................................... 296.6

46.7 ....................................... 296.7

46.8 ....................................... 296.8

46.9 ....................................... 296.9

46.10 ..................................... 296.10

46.11 ..................................... 296.11

46.12 ..................................... 296.12

46.13 ..................................... 296.13

46.14 ..................................... 296.14

46.15 ..................................... 296.15

46.16 ..................................... 296.16

Subpart B [Reserved]

Subpart C

46.71 ..................................... 296.71

46.71 ..................................... 296.71

46.72 ..................................... 296.72

46.73 ..................................... 296.73

46.74 ..................................... 296.74

46.75 ..................................... 296.75

46.76 ..................................... 296.76

46.77 ..................................... 296.77

46.78 ..................................... 296.78

46.79 ..................................... 296.79

46.80 ..................................... 296.80

46.81 ..................................... 296.81

Subparts D–E [Reserved]

Subpart F

46.141 ................................... 296.141

46.142 ................................... 296.142

46.143 ................................... 296.143

46.146 ................................... 296.146

46.147 ................................... 296.147

46.150 ................................... 296.150

46.153 ................................... 296.153

46.154 ................................... 296.154

46.155 ................................... 296.155