29700 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 114 / Wednesday, June 12, 1996 / Proposed Rules

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as

follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR

part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ANM OR E5 Grants, OR

Grants Pass Airport, OR

(Lat. 42°30′ 37′′N, long. 123°23′17′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius

of the Grants Pass Airport and within 7 miles

each side of a 331° bearing from the Grants

Pass Airport extending from the 7-mile

radius to 25 miles northwest of the airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 28,

1996.

Richard E. Prang,

Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 96–14877 Filed 6–11–95; 8:45 am]

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14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–ANM–013]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace; Libby, Montana

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would

establish the Libby, Montana, Class E

airspace to accommodate a new Global

Positioning System (GPS) standard

instrument approach procedure (SIAP)

to the Libby Airport. The area would be

depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot

reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 19, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations Branch ANM–530, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

96–ANM–013, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W.,

Renton, Washington 98955–4056.

The official docket may be examined

at the same address.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Frala, ANM–532.4, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No.

96–ANM–013, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W.,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056;

telephone number: (206) 227–2535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interest parties are invited to

participate in this proposed rulemaking

by submitting such written data, views,

or arguments as they may desire.

Comments that provide the factual basis

supporting the views and suggestions

presented are particularly helpful in

developing reasoned regulatory

decisions on the proposal. Comments

are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy related

aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Comments wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this notice must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96–

ANM–013.’’ The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications

received on or before the specified

closing date for comments will be

considered before taking action on the

proposed rule. The proposal contained

in this notice may be changed in the

light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination at the address listed

above both before and after the closing

date for comments. A report

summarizing each substantive public

contact with FAA personnel concerned

with this rulemaking will be filed in the

docket.

Availability of NPRM’s

Any person may obtain a copy of this

NPRM by submitting a request to the

Federal Aviation Administration,

Operations Branch, ANM–530, 1601

Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington

98055–4056. Communications must

identify the notice number of this

NPRM. Persons interested in being

placed on a mailing list for future

NPRM’s should also request a copy of

Advisory Circular No. 11–2A, which

describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

establish Class E airspace at Libby,

Montana, to accommodate a new GPS

SIAP to the Libby Airport. The area

would be depicted on aeronautical

charts for pilot reference. The

coordinates for this airspace docket are

based on North American Datum 83.

Class E airspace areas extending upward

from 700 feet or more above the surface

of the earth are published in paragraph

6005 of FAA Order 7400.9C dated

August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class E airspace designation

listed in this document would be

published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation only involves an

established body of technical

regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to

keep them operationally current. It,

therefore, (1) is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under Executive

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant

rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies

and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February

26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant

preparation of a regulatory evaluation as

the anticipated impact is so minimal.

Since this is a routine matter that will

only affect air traffic procedures and air

navigation, it is certified that this rule,

when promulgated, will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the criteria of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as

follows:

PART 71—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR

part 71 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation
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1The type size and location requirements apply

to all information required to appear on the label

of any package of food under certain regulations

that are referenced in § 101.2. The information must

appear either on the principal display panel or the

information panel unless otherwise specified in the

regulations. Section 101.2(a) defines the term

‘‘information panel’’ as it applies to packaged food,

and § 101.2(b) identifies referenced regulations.

Section 101.2(c) requires that information required

by the referenced regulations be in letters or

numbers of at least one-sixteenth inch in height,

unless otherwise exempted by regulation.

Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated August 17, 1995, and effective

September 16, 1995, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ANM MT E5 Libby, MT

Libby Airport, MT

(Lat 48°17′02′′N, long. 115°29′25′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius

of the Libby Airport and within 4 miles each

side of the 345° bearing from the Libby

Airport extending from the 7-mile radius to

10 miles northwest of the airport; that

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet

above the surface within an area bounded by

a line beginning at lat. 48°19′00′′N, long.

115°42′00′′W; to lat. 48°19′00′′N, long

115°16′00′′W; to lat. 48°45′00′′N, long.

115°22′00′′W; to lat. 48°45′00′′N, long.

115°50′00′′W, to point of beginning.

* * * * *

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 28,

1996.

Richard E. Prang,

Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic

Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 96–14875 Filed 6–11–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 70, 71, 80, 101, 107, 170,

172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 184, and

1250

[Docket No. 96N–0149]

Food Standards; Reinvention of

Regulations Needing Revisions;

Request for Comments on Certain

Existing Regulations

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed

rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that it intends to review its human food

labeling regulations pertaining to: The

exemption for soft drinks from

requirements for the type size and

placement of certain information on the

information panel, requirements for

listing ‘‘statements of identity,’’ and

requirements for flavor labeling; its

infant formula regulations to ensure that

they fully reflect the Federal Food,

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act); and its

regulations pertaining to the discharge

of waste aboard casino ships, passenger

ships, and ferries. The agency is also

conducting a review of its food additive

regulations to consolidate existing

regulations. As part of this review of

agency regulations, the agency is

soliciting comments from all interested

persons on whether the above

regulations should be retained, revised,

or revoked. FDA solicits comments on

the benefits or lack of benefits of such

regulations in facilitating domestic, as

well as international, commerce and on

the value of these regulations to

consumers. The agency also solicits

comments on alternative means of

accomplishing the statutory objectives

that led to the adoption of the subject

regulations. This review is in response

to the Administration’s ‘‘Reinventing

Government’’ initiative which seeks to

ease the burden on regulated industry

and consumers.

DATES: Written comments by September

10,1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Dockets Management Branch

(HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,

rm. 1–23, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Corinne L. Howley, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–24),

Food and Drug Administration, 200 C

St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202–

205–4272.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

On March 4, 1995, President Clinton

announced plans for the reform of the

Federal regulatory system as part of the

Administration’s ‘‘Reinventing

Government’’ initiative. In his March 4

directive, the President ordered all

Federal agencies to conduct a page-bypage review of all of their regulations to

‘‘eliminate or revise those that are

outdated or otherwise in need of

reform.’’

In response to this directive, FDA

issued proposals to revoke a number of

regulations (60 FR 53480, October 13,

1995; 60 FR 56513 and 56541,

November 9, 1995) and an advance

notice of proposed rulemaking

(ANPRM) to review standards of

identity, quality, and fill of container

(60 FR 67492, December 29, 1995). The

agency has completed the review of its

food regulations in response to the

President’s initiative and as a result is

publishing two documents elsewhere in

this issue of the Federal Register. This

document is an ANPRM to review

regulations that the agency believes may

need to be revised. In addition to

requesting information on the following

issues, FDA requests any other

comments relevant to the regulations

discussed herein that would assist the

agency in fulfilling its mission to protect

the interest of consumers.

II. Soft Drinks

Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal

Register, FDA is proposing a number of

changes in § 101.2 (21 CFR 101.2)

pertaining to information that must

appear on the information panel of the

label. FDA explains in that document

that it considers a number of

exemptions from the type size and

placement requirements in § 101.2 to be

obsolete, and the agency is proposing to

remove them. 1 The exemptions that

FDA is proposing to remove appear in

§ 101.2(c), but that paragraph also

contains a number of exemptions that

the agency is not proposing to revoke.

Among the latter exemptions is a

provision for soft drinks in § 101.2(c)(4).

FDA is undecided about whether to

retain this provision because the agency

does not know enough about

nationwide packing practices for these

products. For example, this provision

exempts soft drink bottles that were

manufactured before October 31, 1975,

from the type size and placement

requirements. The agency does not

know, however, whether any bottles

manufactured before that date are still

in use. If not, this exemption is obsolete

and should be removed. Other soft drink

exemptions may also be obsolete, or in

need of revision, to respond more

efficiently to changes in labeling

practices that have resulted from the

Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

(the 1990 amendments). The agency

needs to know more about how firms

are presenting newly required

information to consumers on labels and

on labeling materials other than labels

(e.g., counter cards, posters), as well as

whether they are encountering any

difficulties associated with such

presentation, before it can determine

whether it should pursue further

rulemaking activities for soft drinks. For

example, where soft drink

manufacturers are using posters for

some label information, there may be

ample free space to present ingredient