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materials, Nuclear power plants and

reactors, Penalties, Sex discrimination,

Source material, Special nuclear

material, Waste treatment and disposal.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble and under the authority of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended;

the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974,

as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553;

the NRC is adopting the following

amendment to 10 CFR part 2.

PART 2—RULES OF PRACTICE FOR

DOMESTIC LICENSING PROCEEDINGS

AND ISSUANCE OF ORDERS

1. The authority citation for part 2

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Secs. 161, 181, 68 Stat. 948,

953, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2231); sec.

191, as amended, Pub. L. 87–615, 76 Stat. 409

(42 U.S.C. 2241); sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); 5 U.S.C. 552.

Section 2.101 also issued under secs. 53,

62, 63, 81, 103, 104, 105, 68 Stat. 930, 932,

933, 935, 936, 937, 938, as amended (42

U.S.C. 2073, 2092, 2093, 2111, 2133, 2134,

2135); sec. 114(f), Pub. L. 97–425, 96 Stat.

2213, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10134(f)); sec.

102, Pub. L. 91–190, 83 Stat. 853, as amended

(42 U.S.C. 4332); sec. 301, 88 Stat. 1248 (42

U.S.C. 5871). Sections 2.102, 2.103, 2.104,

2.105, 2.721 also issued under secs. 102, 103,

104, 105, 183, 189, 68 Stat. 936, 937, 938,

954, 955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2132, 2133,

2134, 2135, 2233, 2239). Section 2.105 also

issued under Pub. L. 97–415, 96 Stat. 2073

(42 U.S.C. 2239). Sections 2.200–2.206 also

issued under secs. 161b, i, o, 182, 186, 234,

68 Stat. 948–951, 955, 83 Stat. 444, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 2236, 2282); sec. 206, 88

Stat 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5846). Sections 2.600–

2.606 also issued under sec. 102, Pub. L. 91–

190, 83 Stat. 853, as amended (42 U.S.C.

4332). Sections 2.700a, 2.719 also issued

under 5 U.S.C. 554. Sections 2.754, 2.760,

2.770, 2.780 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 557.

Section 2.764 and Table 1A of Appendix C

also issued under secs. 135, 141, Pub. L. 97–

425, 96 Stat. 2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C. 10155,

10161). Section 2.790 also issued under sec.

103, 68 Stat. 936, as amended (42 U.S.C.

2133) and 5 U.S.C. 552. Sections 2.800 and

2.808 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553. Section

2.809 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553 and sec.

29, Pub. L. 85–256, 71 Stat. 579, as amended

(42 U.S.C. 2039). Subpart K also issued under

sec. 189, 68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2239); sec.

134, Pub. L. 97–425, 96 Stat. 2230 (42 U.S.C.

10154). Subpart L also issued under sec. 189,

68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2239). Appendix A

also issued under sec. 6, Pub. L. 91–560, 84

Stat. 1473 (42 U.S.C. 2135). Appendix B also

issued under sec. 10, Pub. L. 99–240, 99 Stat.

1842 (42 U.S.C. 2021b et seq.).

2. Section 2.810 is added to read as

follows:

§ 2.810 NRC size standards.

The NRC shall use the size standards

contained in this section to determine

whether a licensee qualifies as a small

entity in its regulatory programs.

(a) A small business is a for-profit

concern and is a—

(1) Concern that provides a service or

a concern not engaged in manufacturing

with average gross receipts of $5 million

or less over its last 3 completed fiscal

years; or

(2) Manufacturing concern with an

average number of 500 or fewer

employees based upon employment

during each pay period for the

preceding 12 calendar months.

(b) A small organization is a not-forprofit organization which is

independently owned and operated and

has annual gross receipts of $5 million

or less.

(c) A small governmental jurisdiction

is a government of a city, county, town,

township, village, school district, or

special district with a population of less

than 50,000.

(d) A small educational institution is

one that is—

(1) Supported by a qualifying small

governmental jurisdiction; or

(2) Not state or publicly supported

and has 500 or fewer employees.

(e) For the purposes of this section,

the NRC shall use the Small Business

Administration definition of receipts (13

CFR 121.402(b)(2)). A licensee who is a

subsidiary of a large entity does not

qualify as a small entity for purposes of

this section.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day

of March, 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

James M. Taylor,

Executive Director for Operations.

[FR Doc. 95–8843 Filed 4–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95–AWP–4]

Alteration of Class D Airspace;

Williams Air Force Base (AFB), AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: An error was discovered in a

rule that was published in the Federal

Register on March 15, 1995, Airspace

Docket No. 95–AWP–4. The correct title

description was inadvertently omitted

from the rule. The alteration of this

Class D airspace should only reflect the

renaming of the airport from Williams

AFB, AZ, to Williams Gateway Airport,

AZ. This action corrects that error.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 25,

1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Speer, System Management

Specialist, System Management Branch,

AWP–530, Air Traffic Division,

Western-Pacific Region, Federal

Aviation Administration, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,

California 90261, telephone (310) 297–

0010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

Federal Register Document 95–6380,

Airspace Docket No. 95–AWP–4,

published on March 15, 1995 (60 FR

13900), altered the Class D airspace at

Williams AFB, AZ. The correct title

description and geographic location of

this Class D airspace is Chandler, AZ,

which was inadvertently omitted from

the rule. The only alteration of this

Class D airspace area at Chandler, AZ,

is the renaming of the airport to

Williams Gateway Airport, AZ, due to

the closure of Williams AFB, AZ. This

action corrects that error.

Correction to Final Rule

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, the

description for the Class D airspace at

Williams Air Force Base (AFB), AZ, as

published in the Federal Register on

March 15, 1995 (60 FR 13900) (Federal

Register Document 95–6380; page

13901, column 1), and the description

in FAA Order 7400.9B, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1 are corrected as follows:

§ 71.1 [Corrected]

On page 13901, in column 1, under

Paragraph 5000, the first line of the

airspace designation is corrected to read

as follows:

* * * * *

AWP AZ D Chandler, AZ [Revised]

* * * * *

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on

March 27, 1995.

Dennis T. Koehler,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 95–8767 Filed 4–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Parts 7, 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 54,

101, 102, 111, 114, 123, 128, 132, 134,

141, 145, 146, 148, 151, 152, 177, 181,

and 191

[T.D. 95–29]

Technical Amendments to the

Customs Regulations

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document amends the

Customs Regulations by making certain

technical corrections to various

authority citations to reflect

amendments to the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States made by

the North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA) and the Uruguay

Round of the General Agreement on

Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 11, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregory R. Vilders, Attorney,

Regulations Branch (202) 482–6930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

At present, due to certain

amendments to the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)

that resulted in many of the General

Notes of the HTSUS being renumbered,

many authority citations in the Customs

Regulations that reference certain

General Note provisions are no longer

accurate.

In 1994, when the HTSUS was

amended to incorporate changes made

by the North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA) (see Presidential

Proclamation 6641 of December 15,

1993, published in the Federal Register

on December 20, 1993 (58 FR 66867,

67032)), General Notes 4 through 9 were

redesignated as General Notes 13

through 18, respectively, and new

General Notes 4 through 12 were added.

This addition of nine new General Notes

caused the General Note numbering

scheme to change. In 1995, when the

HTSUS was again amended to

incorporate changes necessitated by

provisions of the Uruguay Round of the

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

(GATT) (see Presidential Proclamation

6763 of December 23, 1994, published

in the Federal Register on January 4,

1995 (60 FR 1007, 1018)), the General

Notes were modified by renumbering

General Notes 13 through 18 as General

Notes 16 through 21, respectively, and

inserting new General Notes 13 through

15. The addition of three more General

Notes again caused the General Note

numbering scheme to change.

For example, one of the authorities for

many Customs Regulations, as detailed

below, is the General Note which

provides that the Secretary of the

Treasury is authorized to issue rules and

regulations governing the admission of

articles under the provisions of the tariff

schedule. This General Note was

initially designated as General Note 8

when the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

was adopted in 1989, became General

Note 17 in 1994, and, in 1995, is now

designated as General Note 20.

Customs also cites as authority for

many sections detailed below the

General Note which provides that the

Secretary of the Treasury is authorized

to prescribe methods of ascertainment

whenever he finds that such methods

are necessary for purposes of any law

administered by the Customs Service.

This General Note was initially

designated as General Note 9 when the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule was

adopted in 1989, became General Note

18 in 1994, and, in 1995, is now

designated as General Note 21.

This document updates and corrects

those references in the Customs

Regulations to the HTSUS General

Notes.

Discussion of Changes

Part 7

The authority citation for Part 7

references General Note 8 of the HTSUS.

Since this General Note is now

designated as General Note 20, as

discussed above, the reference is revised

accordingly.

Part 11

The authority citation for Part 11

references General Note 9 of the HTSUS.

Since this General Note is now

designated as General Note 21, as

discussed above, the reference is revised

accordingly.

Part 12

The general authority citation for Part

12 references General Note 17 of the

HTSUS. Since this General Note is now

designated as General Note 20, the

reference is revised accordingly.

Parts 18, 19, and 24

The general authority citation for

Parts 18 and 19 reference General Note

8 of the HTSUS, and the general

authority citation for Part 24 references

General Note 17 of the HTSUS, both

provisions in different editions of the

HTSUS providing for the regulations

authority notes discussed above. For the

reasons given above, these references

are revised to read General Note 20.

Also, § 24.23(c)(1)(v) references General

Note 4 of the HTSUS, which deals with

exemptions. Since this General Note is

now designated as General Note 16, the

reference is revised accordingly.

Parts 54, 101, 102, 111, 114, 123, 128,

132, and 134

The authority citations for Parts 54,

101, 102, 111, 114, 123, 128, 132, and

134 reference General Note 8 of the

HTSUS. For the reason given above,

these references are revised to reference

General Note 20.

Part 141

Section 141.4(a) of Part 141 references

General Note 4 of the HTSUS. For the

reason given above, this reference is

revised to reference General Note 16.

Parts 145, 146, 148, and 151

The authority citations for Parts 145,

146, 148, and 151 reference General

Note 8 of the HTSUS. For the reason

given above, these references are revised

to reference General Note 20. Also in

Part 151, the authority citation

references General Note 9 of the HTSUS.

For the reason given above, this

reference is revised to reference General

Note 21.

Part 152

The specific authority citation for

subpart D of Part 152 and several

provisions of § 152.13 reference General

Note 5 of the HTSUS, which dealt with

the commingling of goods. Since this

General Note is now designated as

General Note 17, the reference is revised

accordingly.

Parts 177, 181, and 191

The general authority citations for

Parts 177, 181, and 191 reference

General Note 17 of the HTSUS. For the

reason given above, these references are

revised to reference General Note 20.

Inapplicability of Public Notice and

Comment Requirements, Delayed

Effective Date Requirements, the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, and

Executive Order 12866

Inasmuch as these amendments

merely correct certain referencing errors

in the Customs Regulations, pursuant to

5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2) and (b)(B), good cause

exists for dispensing with notice and

public procedure thereon as

unnecessary. For the same reason, good

cause exists for dispensing with the

requirement for a delayed effective date,

under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2) and (d)(3).

Since this document is not subject to the

notice and public procedure
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requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553, it is not

subject to provisions of the Regulatory

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

This amendment does not meet the

criteria for a ‘‘significant regulatory

action’’ as specified in E.O. 12866.

Drafting Information

The principal author of this document

was Gregory R. Vilders, Attorney, Office

of Regulations and Rulings, Regulations

Branch.

Amendments to the Regulations

The authority citations to those parts

of chapter 1 of the Customs Regulations

(19 CFR chapter 1) listed below are

amended as set forth below:

PART 7—CUSTOMS RELATIONS WITH

INSULAR POSSESSIONS AND

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL STATION

1. The authority citation for Part 7 is

revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS)), 1623, 1624; 48

U.S.C. 1406i.

PART 11—PACKING AND STAMPING;

MARKING

1. The authority citation for Part 11 is

revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202

(General Note 21, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),

1624.

PART 12—SPECIAL CLASSES OF

MERCHANDISE

1. The general authority citation for

Part 12 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202

(General Note 20, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),

1624;

* * * * *

PART 18—TRANSPORTATION IN

BOND AND MERCHANDISE IN

TRANSIT

1. The general authority citation for

Part 18 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66,

1202 (General Note 20, Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS)), 1551, 1552, 1553, 1624;

* * * * *

PART 19—CUSTOMS WAREHOUSES,

CONTAINER STATIONS AND

CONTROL OF MERCHANDISE

THEREIN

1. The general authority citation for

Part 19 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202

(General Note 20, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),

1624;

* * * * *

PART 24—CUSTOMS FINANCIAL AND

ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE

1. The general authority citation for

Part 24 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 58a–58c,

66, 261, 267, 1202 (General Note 20,

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States (HTSUS)), 1450, 1624; 31 U.S.C. 9701,

unless otherwise noted.

* * * * *

§ 24.23 [Amended]

2. In § 24.23, the reference in

paragraph (c)(1)(v) to ‘‘General Note 4’’

is revised to read ‘‘General Note 16’’.

PART 54—CERTAIN IMPORTATIONS

TEMPORARILY FREE OF DUTY

1. The authority citation for Part 54 is

revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Section XV, Note 5, Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS)), 1623, 1624.

PART 101—GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The authority citation for Part 101

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 2, 66,

1202 (General Note 20, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),

1623, 1624.

PART 102—RULES OF ORIGIN

1. The authority citation for Part 102

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS)), 1624, and the North

American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act, Pub.L. 103–182, 107

Stat. 2057.

PART 111—CUSTOMS BROKERS

1. The general authority citation for

Part 111 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS)), 1624, 1641;

* * * * *

PART 114—CARNETS

1. The authority citation for Part 114

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS)), 1623, 1624.

PART 123—CUSTOMS RELATIONS

WITH CANADA AND MEXICO

1. The general authority citation for

Part 123 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS)), 1431, 1433, 1624;

* * * * *

PART 128—EXPRESS

CONSIGNMENTS

1. The authority citation for Part 128

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS)), 1321, 1484, 1498,

1551, 1555, 1556, 1565, 1624.

PART 132—QUOTAS

1. The authority citation for Part 132

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS)), 1623, 1624.

PART 134—COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

MARKING

1. The authority citation for Part 134

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202

(General Note 20, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),

1304, 1624.

PART 141—ENTRY OF MERCHANDISE

1. The general authority citation for

Part 141 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1448, 1484, 1624;

* * * * *

§ 141.4 [Amended]

2. In § 141.4, the reference in

paragraph (a) to ‘‘General Note 4’’ is

revised to read ‘‘General Note 16’’.

PART 145—MAIL IMPORTATIONS

1. The general authority citation for

Part 145 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS)), 1624;

* * * * *

PART 146—FOREIGN TRADE ZONES

1. The general authority citation for

Part 146 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 81a–81u, 1202

(General Note 20, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),

1623, 1624;

* * * * *
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PART 148—PERSONAL

DECLARATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS

1. The general authority citation for

Part 148 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1496, 1498, 1624.

The provisions of this part, except for subpart

C, are also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202

(General Note 20, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS));

* * * * *

PART 151—EXAMINATION,

SAMPLING, AND TESTING OF

MERCHANDISE

1. The general authority citation for

Part 151 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Notes 20 and 21, Harmonized Tariff Schedule

of the United States (HTSUS)), 1624. Subpart

A also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1499. * * *

* * * * *

PART 152—CLASSIFICATION AND

APPRAISEMENT OF MERCHANDISE

1. The general authority citation for

Part 152 is unchanged, but the specific

authority for subpart D and for §§ 152.13

and 152.24 are revised, to read as

follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1401a, 1500, 1502,

1624;

* * * * *

Subpart D also issued under 19 U.S.C. 1202

(General Note 17, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS));

* * * * *

Sections 152.13 and 152.24 also issued

under 19 U.S.C. 1202 (General Note 17,

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States (HTSUS)).

§ 152.13 [Amended]

2. In § 152.13, the reference in

paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2), (c) introductory

text, (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), and (d) to

‘‘General Note 5’’ is revised to read

‘‘General Note 17’’.

PART 177—ADMINISTRATIVE

RULINGS

1. The general authority citation for

Part 177 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202

(General Note 20, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),

1624;

* * * * *

PART 181—NORTH AMERICAN FREE

TRADE AGREEMENT

1. The authority citation for Part 181

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General

Note 20, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS)), 1624, and the North

American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act, Pub. L. 103–182, 107

Stat. 2057.

PART 191—DRAWBACK

1. The general authority citation for

Part 191 is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202

(General Note 20, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)),

1313, 1624;

* * * * *

Dated: April 4, 1995.

Stuart P. Seidel,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of

Regulations and Rulings.

[FR Doc. 95–8745 Filed 4–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 176 and 178

[Docket No. 93N–0420]

Indirect Food Additives: Paper and

Paperboard Components; Adjuvants,

Production Aids, and Sanitizers;

Technical Amendment

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; technical

amendment.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is amending its

regulations to correct an error in

nomenclature for a food additive. The

amendment adds alkyl mono- and

disulfonic acids, sodium salts (produced

from n-alkanes in the range of C10–C18

with not less than 50 percent C14–C16)

as a component of paper and

paperboard in contact with food, as an

antistatic agent, and as an emulsifier

and/or surface active agent.

Additionally, because certain sections

contain multiple entries for the additive,

FDA is amending its food additive

regulations so that all uses of the

additive will be combined under single

entries in those sections of the

regulations.

DATES: Effective April 11, 1995; written

objections and requests for a hearing by

May 11, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to

the Dockets Management Branch (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration,

rm. 1–23, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,

Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew Zajac, Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition (HFS–216), Food

and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–418–3095.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of January 21, 1994 (59

FR 3322), FDA published a proposed

rule to correct an error in nomenclature

for a food additive regulated in

§§ 176.170, 176.180, 178.3130, and

178.3400 (21 CFR 176.170, 176.180,

178.3130, and 178.3400). The agency

proposed to add alkyl mono- and

disulfonic acids, sodium salts (produced

from n-alkanes in the range of C10–C18

with not less than 50 percent C14–C16)

to those sections and to remove: (1) The

listing ‘‘n-alkylsulfonate (alkyl group is

in the range C10–C18 with not less than

50 percent C14–C16)’’ from § 176.170; (2)

the listing ‘‘petroleum sulfonates’’ from

the list of substances in § 176.180; (3)

the listings for ‘‘sodium n-alkylsulfonate

(alkyl group in the range of C10–C18 with

not less than 50 percent C14–C16)’’ and

‘‘sodium sec-alkyl mono- and

disulfonates (alkyl group in the range of

C10–C18 with not less than 50 percent

C14–C16)’’ from § 178.3130; and (4) the

listings for ‘‘n-alkylsulfonate (alkyl

group is in the range C10–C18 with not

less than 50 percent C14–C16)’’ and

‘‘sodium sec-alkyl mono- and

disulfonates (alkyl group in the range of

C10–C18 with not less than 50 percent

C14–C16)’’ from § 178.3400.

FDA received no comments on its

proposal. The agency is, therefore,

adopting the proposal as a final rule

without any changes.

The agency has previously considered

the environmental effects of this rule, as

announced in the proposed rule (59 FR

3322, January 21, 1994). No new

information or comments have been

received that would affect the agency’s

previous determination that this action

will not have a significant impact upon

the human environment and that

neither an environmental assessment

nor an environmental impact statement

is required.

FDA has examined the impacts of the

final rule under Executive Order 12866

and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Pub.

L. 96–354). Executive Order 12866

directs agencies to assess all costs and

benefits of available regulatory

alternatives and, when regulation is

necessary, to select regulatory

approaches that maximize net benefits

(including potential economic,

environmental, public health and safety,

and other advantages; distributive

impacts; and equity). The agency

believes that this final rule is consistent

with the regulatory philosophy and

principles identified in the Executive

Order. In addition, the final rule is not

a significant regulatory action as defined