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1The PTFP is authorized under the Public 

Telecommunications Financing Act of 1978, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 390–393, 397–399b. 

2 61 FR 57966 (Nov. 8, 1996). (The rules were 

codified at 47 CFR part 2301). 

3See Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011: 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Commerce, 

Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Senate 

Committee on Appropriations, 111th Cong. 12, 22 

(Mar. 4, 2010). 

4 Id. at 12. 

5See Department of Defense and Full-Year 

Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, Pub. L. 

112–10, sec. 1320 (Apr. 15, 2011) 

(‘‘Notwithstanding section 1101, the level of the 

following accounts shall be $0: ‘Department of 

Commerce, National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration, Public 

Telecommunications Facilities Planning and 

requirement is provided in this subpart, 

a legend describing the basis for the 

exemption shall be made on the first 

page of the bill of lading, air waybill, or 

other commercial loading document, 

and on the carrier’s outbound manifest. 

The exemption legend shall reference 

the number of the section or provision 

in this part where the particular 

exemption is provided (see appendix B 

of this part). 

■ 9. Revise appendix B to read as 

follows: 

Appendix B to Part 30—AES Filing 

Citation, Exemption and Exclusion 

Legends 

I. Proof of Filing Citation ........................................................................ AES ITN 

Example: AES X20170101987654 

II. Postdeparture Citation—USPPI, USPPI is filing the EEI .................. AESPOST USPPI EIN Date of Export (mm/dd/yyyy) 

Example: AESPOST 12345678912 01/01/2017 

III. Postdeparture Citation—Agent, Agent is filing the EEI .................. AESPOST USPPI EIN—Filer ID Date of Export (mm/dd/yyyy) 

Example: AESPOST 12345678912—987654321 01/01/2017 

IV. AES downtime Filing Citation—Use only when AES or AES Direct is unavailable.AESDOWN Filer ID Date of Export (mm/dd/yyyy) 

Example: AESDOWN 123456789 01/01/2017 

V. Exemption for Shipments to Canada ................................................. NOEEI § 30.36 

VI. Exemption for Low-Value Shipments .............................................. NOEEI § 30.37(a) 

VII. Miscellaneous Exemption Statements are found in 15 CFR part 

30, subpart D, § 30.37(b) through (y).

NOEEI § 30.37 (site corresponding alphabet) 

VIII. Special Exemption for Shipments to the U.S. Armed Forces ...... NOEEI § 30.39 

IX. Special Exemptions for Certain Shipments to U.S. Government 

Agencies and Employees (Exemption Statements are found in 15 

CFR part 30, subpart D, § 30.40(a) through (c).

NOEEI § 30.40 (site corresponding alphabet) 

X. Split Shipments Split Shipments should be referenced as such on 

the manifest in accordance with provisions contained in § 30.28, 

Split Shipments. The notation should be easily identifiable on the 

manifest. It is preferable to include a reference to a split shipment 

in the exemption statements cited in the example, the notation SS 

should be included at the end of the appropriate exemption statement.

AES ITN SS 

Example: AES X20170101987654 SS 

Dated: September 14, 2017. 

Ron S. Jarmin, 

Associate Director for Economic Programs, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

15 CFR Part 2301 

[Docket No. 170627596–7803–02] 

RIN 0660–AA34 

Repeal of Regulations Governing the 

Public Telecommunications Facilities 

Program 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) is repealing its 

regulations governing the Public 

Telecommunications Facilities Program 

(PTFP). The PTFP was a competitive 

grant program that helped public 

broadcasting stations, state and local 

governments, Indian Tribes, and 

nonprofit organizations to construct 

public television and radio stations. As 

of Fiscal Year 2011, no funds have been 

available for PTFP grants. NTIA is 

repealing its regulations governing the 

PTFP because the regulations are 

unnecessary and obsolete. 

DATES: This rule becomes effective on 

September 20, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Milton Brown, Deputy Chief Counsel, 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4713, 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–1816; facsimile: (202) 501–8013; or 

email: mbrown@ntia.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The PTFP was a competitive grant 

program that supports the planning and 

construction of public 

telecommunications facilities.1 The 

program helped public broadcasting 

stations, state and local governments, 

Indian Tribes, and nonprofit 

organizations to construct public 

television and radio stations. On 

November 8, 1996, NTIA issued a final 

rule entitled, ‘‘Public 

Telecommunications Facilities 

Program,’’ to carry out its statutory 

responsibility to administer the PTFP.2

The regulations outlined the PTFP grant 

application requirements, the evaluation 

and selection process, post-award 

requirements, and the completion of 

PTFP grant projects. Between Fiscal 

Years 1994 and 2010, NTIA awarded 

between $14 and $42 million each year 

in PTFP grant awards to assist radio, 

television, digital television including 

digital conversion projects, and distance 

learning. 

For the past seven years, no funds 

have been available for PTFP grants. In 

2010, the Department of Commerce 

found that the majority of PTFP grants 

had assisted digital television 

conversion projects which had 

concluded, and that support for public 

broadcasters was available from other 

sources.3 For these reasons, the 

Department of Commerce identified the 

PTFP as ‘‘outdated, ineffective, or 

duplicative.’’ 4 Accordingly, Congress 

appropriated no funds for PTFP in 

Fiscal Year 2011.5


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Construction’ ’’). In the 2014 appropriation, 

Congress rescinded $8.5 million from the NTIA 

PTFP account. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2014, Pub. L. 113–76, sec. 524(a) (Jan. 17, 2014) 

(‘‘Of the unobligated balances available for 

‘Department of Commerce, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, Public Telecommunications 

Facilities, Planning and Construction,’ $8,500,000 is 

hereby rescinded’’). 

6 47 U.S.C. 392(e). 

As a result of the lack of funding, 

NTIA began the orderly shutdown of the 

PTFP thereafter. NTIA has not 

processed applications or awarded any 

additional grants under the PTFP since 

that time. NTIA has continued to 

monitor PTFP grants it awarded before 

Fiscal Year 2011 to ensure taxpayer 

funds have been utilized in the most 

responsible and efficient manner. 

II. Comments 

On July 18, 2017, NTIA published a 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 

in the Federal Register seeking 

comment on its proposed repeal of 

regulations governing the PTFP. NTIA 

did not receive any comments in 

response to the NPRM. 

III. Repeal of Regulations for the Public 

Telecommunications Facilities Program 

Congress authorized NTIA to establish 

regulations ‘‘as may be necessary to 

carry out’’ the PTFP.6 Due to the lack of 

funding for seven years and no 

prospective funding for the PTFP, the 

regulations governing the PTFP are 

unnecessary and obsolete. If these 

regulations are not removed, it may 

suggest that the program is still active 

and may cause confusion regarding the 

status of the program. Accordingly, 

NTIA is repealing its regulations 

governing the PTFP. 

Administrative Procedure Act 

The Final Rule relates solely to the 

repeal of grant program processes, and, 

as such, is not subject to the 

requirements of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2). 

Congressional Review Act 

It has been determined that this final 

rule is not major under 5 U.S.C. 801 et 

seq. 

Executive Order 12866 

The repeal of the regulations 

governing the PTFP is not a significant 

regulatory action as defined by 

Executive Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 

The repeal of the regulations 

governing the PTFP does not contain 

policies with federalism implications 

sufficient to warrant preparation of a 

federalism assessment under Executive 

Order 13132. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Chief Counsel for Regulation of 

the Department of Commerce certified 

to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration that the 

repeal of regulations governing the 

PTFP would not have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities in accordance with section 

605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 605(b)). NTIA received no 

comments on the certification, which 

remains unchanged. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The repeal of the regulations 

governing the PTFP contains no 

collections of information. Therefore, 

clearance by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 is not required. 

In 2013, OMB approved NTIA’s requests 

to discontinue the following collections 

associated with the regulations 

governing the PTFP: OMB Control 

Numbers 0660–0003, 0660–0001, and 

0605–0001; consequently, NTIA has no 

active collections associated with its 

regulations governing the PTFP. 

Lists of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 2301 

Administrative procedure, Grant 

programs-communications, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Telecommunications. 

■ For the reasons stated above, and 

under the authority of 47 U.S.C. 390– 

393 and 397–399b, NTIA is removing 

and reserving 15 CFR part 2301. 

PART 2301—[REMOVED AND 

RESERVED] 

Dated: September 15, 2017. 

Leonard Bechtel, 

Director of Administration and Chief 

Financial Officer, performing the nonexclusive duties of the Assistant Secretary 

for Communications and Information, 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FDA–2016–C–2570] 

Listing of Color Additives Exempt 

From Certification; Spirulina Extract; 

Confirmation of Effective Date 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or we) is 

confirming the effective date of August 

3, 2017, for the final rule that appeared 

in the Federal Register of July 3, 2017, 

and that amended the color additive 

regulations to provide for the expanded 

safe use of spirulina extract to 

seasonally color hard-boiled shell eggs 

at levels consistent with good 

manufacturing practice. 

DATES: Effective date of final rule 

published in the Federal Register of 

July 3, 2017 (82 FR 30731), confirmed: 

August 3, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Molly A. Harry, Center for Food Safety 

and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug 

Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., 

College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–1075. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of July 3, 2017 (82 FR 

30731), we amended the color additive 

regulations in § 73.530 Spirulina extract 

(21 CFR 73.530) to provide for the 

expanded safe use of spirulina extract to 

seasonally color the shells of hardboiled eggs. 

We gave interested persons until 

August 2, 2017, to file objections or 

requests for a hearing. We received no 

objections or requests for a hearing on 

the final rule. Therefore, we find that 

the effective date of the final rule that 

published in the Federal Register of 

July 3, 2017, should be confirmed. 

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73 

Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, 

Medical devices. 

■ Therefore, under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321, 

341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 

362, 371, 379e) and under authority 

delegated to the Commissioner of Food 

and Drugs, we are giving notice that no 

objections or requests for a hearing were 

filed in response to the July 3, 2017, 

final rule. Accordingly, the amendments 

issued thereby became effective August 

3, 2017. 


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