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Comments Due Date 

(a) The FAA must receive comments on 

this AD action by March 27, 2008. 

Affected ADs 

(b) This AD supersedes AD 2001–26–19. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 767–

200, –300, and –400ER series airplanes, 

certificated in any category, as identified in 

Boeing Special Attention Service Bulletin 

767–25–0428, dated August 23, 2007. 

Unsafe Condition 

(d) This AD results from reports that entry 

and service doors did not open fully during 

deployment of emergency escape slides, and 

additional reports of missing snap rings. We 

are issuing this AD to prevent failure of an 

entry or service door to open fully in the 

event of an emergency evacuation, which 

could impede exit from the airplane. This 

condition could result in injury to passengers 

or crewmembers. 

Compliance 

(e) You are responsible for having the 

actions required by this AD performed within 

the compliance times specified, unless the 

actions have already been done. 

Replacement 

(f) Within 48 months after the effective 

date of this AD, replace the separation link 

assembly on the deployment bar of the 

emergency escape system on all the 

applicable entry and service doors with an 

improved separation link assembly, and do 

all the applicable related investigative and 

corrective actions, by accomplishing all of 

the applicable actions specified in the 

Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing 

Special Attention Service Bulletin 767–25–

0428, dated August 23, 2007. 

Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(g)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft 

Certification Office, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested in 

accordance with the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. 

(2) To request a different method of 

compliance or a different compliance time 

for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 

39.19. Before using any approved AMOC on 

any airplane to which the AMOC applies, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector 

(PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District 

Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local 

FSDO. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on January 

31, 2008. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 08–571 Filed 2–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 133 

[Docket No. FDA–2008–P–0086] (formerly 

Docket No. 2000P–0586) 

Cheeses and Related Cheese 

Products; Proposal to Permit the Use 

of Ultrafiltered Milk; Extension of the 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is extending the 

comment period until April 11, 2008, 

for a proposed rule that was published 

in the Federal Register of October 19, 

2005 (70 FR 60751). FDA issued a 

Federal Register notice to reopen the 

comment period on this proposal on 

December 11, 2007 (72 FR 70251), to 

seek further comment on only two 

specific issues raised by the comments 

concerning the proposed ingredient 

declaration. The agency is extending 

this comment period in response to a 

request to give interested parties 

additional time to provide the 

information requested by FDA in that 

notice. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments by April 11, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. FDA–2008–P–

0086, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Written Submissions 

Submit written submissions in the 

following ways: 

• FAX: 301–827–6870. 

• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For 

paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions]: 

Division of Dockets Management (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration, 

5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, 

MD 20852. 

To ensure more timely processing of 

comments, FDA is no longer accepting 

comments submitted to the agency by email. FDA encourages you to continue 

to submit electronic comments by using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as 

described previously, in the ADDRESSES

portion of this document under 

Electronic Submissions. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

Docket No(s). and Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) (if a RIN 

number has been assigned) for this 

rulemaking. All comments received may 

be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. For 

additional information on submitting 

comments, see the ‘‘Comments’’ heading 

of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and insert the 

docket number(s), found in brackets in 

the heading of this document, into the 

‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts 

and/or go to the Division of Dockets 

Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ritu 

Nalubola, Center for Food Safety and 

Applied Nutrition (HFS–820), Food and 

Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch 

Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301–

436–2371. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In the Federal Register of October 19, 

2005 (70 FR 60751), FDA proposed to 

amend the definitions of ‘‘milk’’ and 

‘‘nonfat’’ milk in § 133.3 (21 CFR 133.3) 

for cheeses and related cheese products 

to: (1) Provide for ultrafiltration of milk 

and nonfat milk; (2) define UF milk and 

UF nonfat milk as raw or pasteurized 

milk or nonfat milk that is passed over 

one or more semipermeable membranes 

to partially remove water, lactose, 

minerals, and water-soluble vitamins 

without altering the casein-to-whey 

protein ratio of the milk or nonfat milk 

and resulting in a liquid product; and 

(3) require that such treated milk be 

declared in the ingredient statement of 

the finished food as ‘‘ultrafiltered milk’’

and ‘‘ultrafiltered nonfat milk,’’

respectively. 

The agency received about 24 

responses, each containing one or more 

comments to the 2005 proposal. Most 

comments supported the proposed use 

of fluid UF milk in standardized cheeses 

and related cheese products and several 

comments encouraged the agency to 

adopt the definition of fluid UF milk as 

proposed. However, although they did 

not disagree that fluid UF milk is 

significantly different from ‘‘milk,’’

several comments opposed the proposed 

provision to require fluid UF milk or 

fluid UF nonfat milk to be declared as 

‘‘ultrafiltered milk’’ or ‘‘ultrafiltered 

nonfat milk,’’ respectively. They cited 

several reasons for their opposition. 

FDA reopened the comment period on 

the proposed rule on December 11, 2007 

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(72 FR 70251) to seek public comment 

only with respect to two issues raised in 

the comments that opposed the 

proposed provision to require fluid UF 

milk or fluid UF nonfat milk to be 

declared as ‘‘ultrafiltered milk’’ or 

‘‘ultrafiltered nonfat milk,’’ respectively: 

(1) That, due to economic and logistical 

burdens, it would be impracticable for 

cheese manufacturers to comply with 

the labeling requirement; and (2) that 

the proposed provision to declare fluid 

UF milk as ‘‘ultrafiltered milk’’ would 

be misleading to consumers in that 

consumers incorrectly believe that 

cheeses that declare ‘‘ultrafiltered milk’’

as an ingredient are different from those 

cheeses that declare ‘‘milk’’ as an 

ingredient or ‘‘milk and ultrafiltered 

milk’’ as ingredients. 

The agency has received a request for 

an additional 60 days to respond to the 

questions FDA asked in its December 

11, 2007, document. The request 

expressed concern that the reopening of 

the comment period did not allow 

adequate time to provide the data and 

information that FDA requested. 

FDA has considered the request and 

is extending the request for an 

additional 60 days until April 11, 2008. 

The agency believes that this additional 

time will provide interested parties 

sufficient time to respond to the 

questions raised in the December 11, 

2007, docment. 

II. Request for Comments 

Interested persons may submit to the 

Division of Dockets Management (see 

ADDRESSES) written or electronic 

comments regarding this document. 

Submit a single copy of electronic 

comments or two paper copies of any 

mailed comments, except that 

individuals may submit one paper copy. 

Comments are to be identified with the 

docket number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document. Received 

comments may be seen in the Division 

of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

Please note that on January 15, 2008, 

the FDA Web site transitioned to the 

Federal Dockets Management System 

(FDMS). FDMS is a Government-wide, 

electronic docket management system. 

Electronic submissions will be accepted 

by FDA through FDMS only. 

Dated: February 6, 2008. 

Jeffrey Shuren, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

[FR Doc. E8–2454 Filed 2–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

29 CFR Part 29 

RIN 1205–AB50 

Apprenticeship Programs, Labor 

Standards for Registration, 

Amendment of Regulations; Extension 

of Time for Comments 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document informs the 

public that the comment period for the 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 

for Apprenticeship Programs, Labor 

Standards for Registration, Amendment 

of Regulations, published December 13, 

2007 (72 FR 71020), has been extended 

for 30 days. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments must be in writing and must 

be received on or before March 12, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Regulatory Information 

Number (RIN) 1205–AB50, by either one 

of the two following methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the Web 

site instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Written comments, disk, and CD-Rom 

submissions may be mailed or delivered 

by hand delivery/courier to Thomas M. 

Dowd, Administrator, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room N–5641, 

Washington, DC 20210. 

Instructions: Please submit one copy 

of your comments by only one method. 

All submissions received must include 

the agency name, as well as RIN 1205- 

AB50. 

Please be advised that the Department 

of Labor (Department) will post all 

comments received on 

www.regulations.gov without making 

any change to the comments, including 

any personal information provided. The 

www.regulations.gov Web site is the 

Federal e-rulemaking portal and all 

comments posted there are available 

and accessible to the public. Therefore, 

the Department recommends that 

commenters safeguard their personal 

information such as Social Security 

Numbers, personal addresses, telephone 

numbers, and e-mail addresses included 

in their comments. It is the 

responsibility of the commenter to 

safeguard his or her information. 

Also, please note that due to security 

concerns, postal mail delivery in 

Washington, DC, may be delayed. 

Therefore, in order to ensure that 

comments receive full consideration, 

the Department encourages the public to 

submit comments via the Internet as 

indicated above. 

Docket: The Department will make all 

the comments it receives available for 

public inspection during normal 

business hours at the above address. If 

you need assistance to review the 

comments, the Department will provide 

you with appropriate aids such as 

readers or print magnifiers. The 

Department will make copies of the 

proposed rule available, upon request, 

in large print or electronic file on 

computer disk. The Department will 

consider providing the proposed rule in 

other formats upon request. To schedule 

an appointment to review the comments 

and/or obtain the proposed rule in an 

alternate format, contact the office of 

Thomas M. Dowd at (202) 693–3700 

(VOICE) (this is not a toll-free number) 

or (877) 889–5627 (TTY/TDD). You may 

also contact Mr. Dowd’s office at the 

address listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherril Hurd, Acting Regulation Unit 

Team Leader, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room N–5641, 

Washington, DC 20210; E-mail 

hurd.sherril@dol.gov; Telephone (202) 

693–3700 (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

Individuals with hearing or speech 

impairments may access the telephone 

number above via TTY by calling the 

toll-free Federal Information Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is extending by 30 days, the 

comment period for the NPRM 

proposing revisions to the 

apprenticeship regulations published on 

December 13, 2007 (72 FR 71020). 

Regulations that implement the 

National Apprenticeship Act at Title 29 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

29 have not been updated since first 

promulgated in 1977. These regulations 

establish, for certain Federal purposes, 

labor standards, policies and procedures 

for the registration, cancellation and 

deregistration of apprenticeship 

programs, and apprenticeship 

agreements. Part 29 also provides for the 

recognition of a State Apprenticeship 

Agency (SAA) as an agency authorized 

to register local apprenticeship 

programs for Federal purposes, and for 

the revocation of such recognition. On 

December 13, 2007, the Department 

published in the Federal Register 

proposed revisions to update 29 CFR 

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