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A representative of APHIS will

preside at the public hearing. Any

interested party may appear and be

heard in person, or through an attorney

or other representative. We are

interested in obtaining the views of the

public on all aspects of the proposed

rule.

Persons who wish to speak at the

hearing will be asked to provide their

names and affiliations. Parties wishing

to make oral presentations may register

in advance by either: (1) Calling the

Regulatory Analysis and Development

voice mail at (301) 734–4346 and

leaving a message stating their name,

telephone number, and organization,

and the approximate time necessary for

their presentation; or (2) providing the

above information by electronic mail to

dkaczmarski@aphis.usda.gov. Parties

responding by e-mail may wish to use

the electronic response registration form

available at the APHIS Regionalization

Proposal Web Page. A list of persons

registered to speak at the hearing will

also be posted to the Web page shortly

before the hearing. The Web page URL

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

region. Registration will also be held at

the hearing site on May 22, 1996,

between 8 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Speakers

will be scheduled in the order their

registration is received. Advance

registrations must be transmitted to

APHIS no later than 9 a.m., d.s.t., May

20, 1996.

The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. on

May 22, 1996. The hearing on the

second day, May 23, 1996, will be held

only if speakers who have registered for

the first day have not yet had a chance

to speak. The hearing is scheduled to

end at 5 p.m. each day that it is held,

but may conclude at any time if all

persons desiring to speak have been

heard. The hearing officer may limit the

time for each presentation so that all

interested persons have an opportunity

to participate. Attendees who wish to

speak but who did not register will be

provided time to speak only after all

registered speakers have been heard.

We ask that anyone who reads a

written statement provide two copies to

the presiding officer at the hearing. A

transcript will be made of the public

hearing and the transcript will be placed

in the rulemaking record and will be

available for public inspection.

The purpose of the public hearing is

to give all interested parties an

opportunity to present data, views, and

information to the Department

concerning this proposed rule.

Questions about the content of the

proposal may be part of a commenter’s

oral presentation. However, neither the

presiding officer nor any other

representative of the Department will

respond to the comments at the hearing,

except to clarify or explain the proposed

rule.

APHIS intends to schedule additional

hearings on the proposed rule at various

locations around the country over the

next several months. We will give notice

of these additional hearings in the

Federal Register.

Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of

May 1996.

Terry L. Medley,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 96–11238 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Part 121

Small Business Size Standards;

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to waive the

nonmanufacturer rule for purified

terephthalic acid ground (PTAG) and

un-ground (PTAU).

SUMMARY: The Small Business

Administration (SBA) is considering

granting a waiver of the

Nonmanufacturer Rule for PTAG and

PTAU. The basis for a waiver of the

Nonmanufacturer Rule for these

products is that there are no small

business manufacturers or processors

available to supply these products to the

Federal Government. The effect of a

waiver would be to allow an otherwise

qualified Nonmanufacturer to supply

other than the product of a domestic

small business manufacturer or

processor on a Federal contract set aside

for small businesses or awarded through

the SBA 8(a) Program. The purpose of

this notice is to solicit comments and

potential source information from

interested parties.

DATES: Comments and sources must be

submitted on or before May 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: David Wm. Loines,

Procurement Analyst, U.S. Small

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street

SW., Washington, DC 20416, Tel:(202)

205–6475.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public law

100–656, enacted on November 15,

1988, incorporated into the Small

Business Act the previously existing

regulation that recipients of Federal

contracts set-aside for small businesses

or the SBA 8(a) Program procurement

must provide the product of a small

business manufacturer or processor, if

the recipient is other than the actual

manufacturer or processor. This

requirement is commonly referred to as

the Nonmanufacturer Rule. The SBA

regulations imposing this requirement

are found a 13 CFR 121.906(b) and

121.1106(b). Section 303(h) of the law

provides for waiver of this requirement

by SBA for any ‘‘class of products’’ for

which there are no small business

manufacturers or processors in the

Federal market. To be considered

available to participate in the Federal

market on these classes of products, a

small business manufacturer must have

submitted a proposal for a contract

solicitation or received a contract from

the Federal Government within the last

24 months. The SBA defines ‘‘class of

products’’ based on two coding systems.

The first is the Office of Management

and Budget Standard Industrial

Classification Manual. The second is the

Product and Service Code established

by the Federal Procurement Data

System.

The Small Business Administration is

currently processing a request for a

waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for

Purified Terephthalic Acid Ground

(PTAG) and Un-Ground (PTAU) (SIC

2869, PSC 6810) and invites the public

to comment or provide information on

potential small business manufacturers

for this product.

In an effort to identify potential small

business manufacturers, the SBA has

searched the Procurement Automated

Source System (PASS) and Thomas

Register, and the SBA will publish a

notice in the Commerce Business Daily.

The public is invited to comment or

provide source information to SBA on

the proposed waiver of the

Nonmanufacturer Rule for this class of

products.

Dated: April 29, 1996.

Judith A. Roussel,

Associate Administrator for Government

Contracting.

[FR Doc. 96–11240 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

13 CFR Part 121

Small Business Size Standards;

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to waive the

nonmanufacturer rule for tabulating

paper (computer forms, manifold or

continuous).

SUMMARY: The Small Business

Administration (SBA) is considering

granting a waiver of the

Nonmanufacturer Rule for Tabulating
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Paper. The basis for a waiver of the

Nonmanufacturer Rule for these

products is that there are no small

business manufacturers or processors

available to supply these products to the

Federal Government. The effect of a

waiver would be to allow an otherwise

qualified Nonmanufacturer to supply

other than the product of a domestic

small business manufacturer or

processor on a Federal contract set aside

for small businesses or awarded through

the SBA 8(a) Program. The purpose of

this notice is to solicit comments and

potential source information from

interested parties.

DATES: Comments and sources must be

submitted on or before May 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: David Wm. Loines,

Procurement Analyst, U.S. Small

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street

SW., Washington, DC 20416, Tel: (202)

205–6475.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public law

100–656, enacted on November 15,

1988, incorporated into the Small

Business Act the previously existing

regulation that recipients of Federal

contracts set-aside for small businesses

or the SBA 8(a) Program procurement

must provide the product of a small

business manufacturer or processor, if

the recipient is other than the actual

manufacturer or processor. This

requirement is commonly referred to as

the Nonmanufacturer Rule. The SBA

regulations imposing this requirement

are found at 13 CFR 121.906(b) and

121.1106(b). Section 303(h) of the law

provides for waiver of this requirement

by SBA for any ‘‘class of products’’ for

which there are no small business

manufacturers or processors in the

Federal market. To be considered

available to participate in the Federal

market on these classes of products, a

small business manufacturer must have

submitted a proposal for a contract

solicitation or received a contract from

the Federal Government within the last

24 months. The SBA defines ‘‘class of

products’’ based on two coding systems.

The first is the Office of Management

and Budget Standard Industrial

Classification Manual. The second is the

Product and Service Code established

by the Federal Procurement Data

System.

The Small Business Administration is

currently processing a request for a

waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for

Tabulating Paper (computer forms,

manifold or continuous) (SIC 2761, PSC

7530) and invites the public to comment

or provide information on potential

small business manufacturers for this

product.

In an effort to identify potential small

business manufacturers, the SBA has

searched the Procurement Automated

Source System (PASS) and Thomas

Register, and the SBA will publish a

notice in the Commerce Business Daily.

The public is invited to comment or

provide source information to SBA on

the proposed waiver of the

Nonmanufacturer Rule for this class of

products.

Dated: April 29, 1996.

Judith A. Roussel,

Associate Administrator for Government

Contracting.

[FR Doc. 96–11239 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 95–ANE–69]

Airworthiness Directives; Pratt &

Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This document proposes the

adoption of a new airworthiness

directive (AD) that is applicable to Pratt

& Whitney JT9D series turbofan engines.

This proposal would require initial and

repetitive eddy current inspections (ECI)

of 14th and 15th stage high pressure

compressor (HPC) disks for cracks, and

removal of cracked disks and

replacement with serviceable parts. This

proposal is prompted by a report of a

14th stage HPC disk bore found cracked

during a shop inspection. The actions

specified by the proposed AD are

intended to prevent 14th and 15th stage

HPC disk rupture, which could result in

an uncontained engine failure and

damage to the aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received by

July 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), New England

Region, Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket No.

95–ANE–69, 12 New England Executive

Park, Burlington, MA 01803–5299.

Comments may also be submitted to the

Rules Docket by using the following

Internet address: ‘‘epdadcomments@mail.hq.faa.gov’’.

Comments may be inspected at this

location between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

The service information referenced in

the proposed rule may be obtained from

Pratt & Whitney, Publications

Department, Supervisor Technical

Publications Distribution, M/S 132–30,

400 Main St., East Hartford, CT 06108;

telephone (860) 565–7700. This

information may be examined at the

FAA, New England Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, 12 New

England Executive Park, Burlington,

MA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel Kerman, Aerospace Engineers,

Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine

and Propeller Directorate, 12 New

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA

01803–5299; telephone (617) 238–7130;

fax (617) 238–7199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to

participate in the making of the

proposed rule by submitting such

written data, views, or arguments as

they may desire. Communications

should identify the Rules Docket

number and be submitted in triplicate to

the address specified above. All

communications received on or before

the closing date for comments, specified

above, will be considered before taking

action on the proposed rule. The

proposals contained in this notice may

be changed in light of the comments

received.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy aspects of

the proposed rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report

summarizing each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

proposal will be filed in the Rules

Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this notice

must submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket Number 95–ANE–69.’’ The

postcard will be date stamped and

returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

NPRM by submitting a request to the

FAA, New England Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, Attention:

Rules Docket No. 95–ANE–69, 12 New