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inspect, and rework or replace, as necessary,

prior to accumulating 550 total hours TIS, in

accordance with Sensenich Propeller SB No.

R–14A, dated July 28, 1995. Remove from

service those propellers that do not meet the

inspection and rework requirements of

Sensenich Propeller SB No. R–14A, dated

July 28, 1995.

(e) Mark with a suffix letter ‘‘K’’ propellers

that have been inspected and, reworked in

accordance with Sensenich Propeller SB No.

R–14A, dated July 28, 1995, and found

satisfactory.

(f) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the initial compliance time

that provides an acceptable level of safety

may be used if approved by the Manager,

New York Aircraft Certification Office. The

request should be forwarded through an

appropriate FAA Maintenance Inspector,

who may add comments and then send it to

the Manager, New York Aircraft Certification

Office.

Note: Information concerning the existence

of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the New York Aircraft

Certification Office.

(g) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the aircraft to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

(h) The actions required by this AD shall

be done in accordance with the following

Sensenich Propeller SB’s:

Document No. Pages Revision Date

No. R–13 ................................................................................................. A7 Original ......................................................... April 11, 1969.

Total pages: 1

No. R–14A ............................................................................................... 1 Original ......................................................... July 28, 1995.

Total pages: 1.

This incorporation by reference was

approved by the Director of the Federal

Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a)

and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be obtained

from Sensenich Propeller Manufacturing

Company Inc., 519 Airport Road, Lititz, PA

17543; telephone (717) 569–0435, fax (717)

560- 3725. Copies may be inspected at the

FAA, New England Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, 12 New England

Executive Park, Burlington, MA; or at the

Office of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington,

DC.

(i) This amendment becomes effective on

June 13, 1996.

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on

April 22, 1996.

Jay J. Pardee,

Manager, Engine and Propeller Directorate,

Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 96–11257 Filed 5–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

15 CFR Part 981

[Docket No. 951213299–6096–02]

RIN: 0648–AI42

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

Licensing Program

AGENCY: Office of Ocean and Coastal

Resource Management (OCRM),

National Ocean Service (NOS), National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Department of

Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Final rule; removal.

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is

removing Part 981 from Title 15 of the

Code of Federal Regulations (Part 981).

Part 981 implements the Ocean Thermal

Energy Conversion (OTEC) Licensing

Program, which was established under

the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

Act of 1980, as amended, (OTEC Act),

42 U.S.C. 9101 et seq. No applications

under Part 981 for licenses of

commercial OTEC facilities or

plantships have yet been received by

NOAA, and there has been a low level

of NOAA activity under the OTEC Act.

During this 15 year period of time, the

availability and relatively low price of

fossil fuels, coupled with the risks to

potential investors, has limited the

interest in the commercial development

of OTEC projects. Removal of Part 981

at this time will allow NOAA to

evaluate the appropriateness of these, or

any other, regulations at such time as

interest in the commercial development

of OTEC projects occurs.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Karl Jugel, Chief, Ocean

Minerals and Energy Division, Office of

Ocean and Coastal Resource

Management, National Ocean Service,

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, 1305 East-West

Highway, 11th Floor, Silver Spring, MD

20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Lawless, Deputy Director, Office

of Ocean and Coastal Resource

Management, at (301) 713–3155.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Regulatory Review

The National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is

removing Part 981 of 15 CFR, pursuant

to the Regulatory Reform Initiative of

President Clinton and the Ocean

Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980,

as amended.

In March 1995, President Clinton

issued a directive to federal agencies

regarding their responsibilities under

his Regulatory Reform Initiative. This

initiative is part of the National

Performance Review and calls for

immediate, comprehensive regulatory

reform. The President directed all

agencies to undertake, as part of this

initiative, an exhaustive review of all

their regulations—with an emphasis on

eliminating or modifying those that are

obsolete or otherwise in need of reform.

The Ocean Thermal Energy

Conversion Act of 1980, as amended,

(OTEC Act), 42 U.S.C. 9101 et seq., also

requires that NOAA periodically review

the regulations that apply to the

licensing of OTEC facilities and

plantships. The fundamental purpose of

the review is to determine if the

regulations themselves impose an

adverse impact on the development and

commercialization of OTEC technology.

On January 30, 1996, NOAA

published a notice in the Federal

Register in which it proposed removing

Part 981 and requested all interested

persons to comment on the proposal (61

FR 2969–2971). Comments were in

particular invited on whether the OTEC

regulations, or their removal at this

time, impose an adverse impact on the

development and commercialization of

OTEC technology. NOAA received no

comments on its proposed removal of

Part 981.

II. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

Licensing Program

The OTEC Act established a licensing

and permitting system for the

development of OTEC as a commercial

energy technology. Part 981 implements

the OTEC Licensing Program. The

proposed rule preceding this

rulemaking summarizes the

development of Part 981 (61 FR 2969–

2971). No applications under Part 981

for licenses of commercial OTEC

facilities or plantships have yet been
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received by NOAA, and there has been

a low level of NOAA activity under the

OTEC Act. During this 15 year period of

time, the availability and relatively low

price of fossil fuels, coupled with the

risks to potential investors, has limited

the interest in the commercial

development of OTEC projects.

NOAA is authorized, consistent with

the purposes and provisions of the

OTEC Act, to amend or rescind the

OTEC regulations. In particular, section

117 of the OTEC Act requires NOAA to

review the regulations on a periodic

basis. NOAA is authorized and directed

to revise the regulation as necessary and

appropriate to ensure that the

regulations do not impede the

development, evolution, and

commercialization of OTEC technology.

Given that a commercial OTEC

industry has yet to develop, Part 981

remains unused for the most part.

Removal of Part 981 at this time is

consistent with the purposes and

provisions of the OTEC Act in that it

will allow NOAA to evaluate the

suitability of these regulations at such

time as interest in the commercial

development of OTEC projects occurs.

At such time, NOAA will issue a

proposed rule appropriate to the then

current regulatory needs. Potential

Licensees will therefore be assured that

any future OTEC regulations will be up

to date, and will continue to provide

innovation and flexibility necessary for

an emerging OTEC industry.

NOAA is mindful of its responsibility

for licensing of commercial OTEC

facilities and plantships under the

OTEC Act, however, and will take

appropriate steps to review and process

an application should one be made. For

particular inquiries into the licensing of

OTEC projects in the interim period,

NOAA will provide copies of the

provisions of these OTEC regulations in

response to such inquiries. Thus, NOAA

will provide actual and timely notice of

applicable procedures and requirements

to particular individuals. See 5 U.S.C.

552(a). Accordingly, NOAA is removing

Part 981, the OTEC regulations, from

Title 15 of the CFR.

III. Miscellaneous Rulemaking

Requirements

Executive Order 12612: Federalism

Assessment

NOAA has concluded that this

regulatory action does not have

federalism implications sufficient to

warrant the preparation of a Federalism

Assessment under Executive Order

12612.

Executive Order 12866: Regulatory

Planning and Review

This regulatory action is not

significant for purposes of Executive

Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

No licenses have been issued for

OTEC projects under 15 CFR Part 981.

When commercial interest in OTEC

projects occurs, NOAA will issue a

proposed rule appropriate to the

regulatory needs at that time. For

particular inquiries into the licensing of

OTEC projects in the interim period,

NOAA will provide actual and timely

notice of applicable procedures and

requirements to particular individuals.

See 5 U.S.C. 552(a). For these reasons,

the removal of Part 981 is not expected

to have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities, and the Assistant General

Counsel for Legislation and Regulation

of the Department of Commerce has so

certified to the Chief Counsel for

Advocacy of the Small Business

Administration. As such, a Regulatory

Flexibility Analysis was not prepared.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This regulatory action does not

contain an information collection

requirement subject to review and

approval by OMB under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 3500

et seq.

National Environmental Policy Act

NOAA has concluded that this

regulatory action does not constitute a

major federal action significantly

affecting the quality of the human

environment. No applications for

licenses of commercial OTEC facilities

or plantships have yet been received by

NOAA, and Part 981 remains unused for

the most part. When commercial

interest in OTEC projects occurs, NOAA

will issue a proposed rule appropriate to

the regulatory needs at that time. For

particular inquiries into the licensing of

OTEC projects in the interim period,

NOAA will provide actual and timely

notice of applicable procedures to

particular individuals. See 5 U.S.C.

552(a). Therefore, and environmental

impact statement is not required.

Authority: Ocean Thermal Energy

Conversion Act of 1980, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 9101 et seq.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 981

Administrative practice and

procedures, Energy, Environmental

protection, Intergovernmental relations,

Marine resources, Penalties, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: May 2, 1996.

David Evans,

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for

Ocean Services and Coastal Zone

Management.

Accordingly, for the reasons set forth

above, Chapter IX of Title 15 of the Code

of Federal Regulations is amended as

follows:

PART 981—OCEAN THERMAL

ENERGY CONVERSION LICENSING

PROGRAM—[REMOVED]

1. Under the authority of the Ocean

Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980,

Part 981 is removed.

[FR Doc. 96–11464 Filed 5–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 101

[Docket No. 94P–0216]

Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claim

for ‘‘Extra’’; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is correcting a

final rule that appeared in the Federal

Register of March 22, 1996 (61 FR

11730). The document authorizes the

use, on food labels and in food labeling,

of the term ‘‘extra’’ as a synonym for the

term ‘‘added.’’ The document was

published with some errors. This

document corrects those errors.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 22, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joyce J. Saltsman, Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition (HFS–165), Food

and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–205–5916.

In FR Doc. 96–6942, appearing on

page 11730 in the Federal Register of

Friday, March 22, 1996, the following

corrections are made:

1. On page 11730, in the third

column, in the first full paragraph, in

the first line, the date ‘‘March 21, 1995’’

is corrected to read ‘‘March 21, 1994’’.

2. On page 11731, in the first column,

under section ‘‘V. Public Comment’’, in

the second paragraph, the fifth line, the

first word, ‘‘proposal’’, is corrected to

read ‘‘final rule.’’