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before being made available for 

consumer use. Examples of this type of 

waste include trimmings from 

engineered wood product (EWP) panel 

manufacturing, sawdust from cutting 

logs, or remaining wood pieces from 

sawing a log into framing lumber. 

(c) Unfinished means an EWP that 

does not have any surface treatments 

applied at manufacture, such as factoryapplied coatings. Examples of such 

treatments may include paint or similar 

surface coating materials, wood glue, or 

metal fasteners, such as nails or screws. 

(d) Untreated means an EWP that 

does not have any additional finishes 

applied at manufacture. Examples of 

such finishes may include flame 

retardants or rot resistant finishes. 

(e) Virgin wood describes wood logs, 

fibers, chips, or layers that have not 

been recycled from a previous use. 

§ 1252.3 Determinations for engineered 

wood products. 

(a) The following engineered wood 

products do not exceed the lead content 

limits with a high degree of assurance 

as that term is defined in 16 CFR part 

1107: 

(i) Particleboard that is untreated and 

unfinished made from virgin wood or 

pre-consumer wood waste; 

(ii) Hardwood plywood that is 

untreated and unfinished made from 

virgin wood or pre-consumer wood 

waste; and 

(iii) Medium-density fiberboard that is 

untreated and unfinished made from 

virgin wood or pre-consumer wood 

waste. 

(b) The following engineered wood 

products do not exceed the ASTM F963 

elements solubility limits set forth in 16 

CFR part 1250 with a high degree of 

assurance as that term is defined in 16 

CFR part 1107: 

(i) Particleboard that is untreated and 

unfinished made from virgin wood or 

pre-consumer wood waste; 

(ii) Hardwood plywood that is 

untreated and unfinished made from 

virgin wood or pre-consumer wood 

waste; and 

(iii) Medium-density fiberboard that is 

untreated and unfinished made from 

virgin wood or pre-consumer wood 

waste. 

(c) The following engineered wood 

products do not exceed the phthalates 

content limits with a high degree of 

assurance as that term is defined in 16 

CFR part 1107: 

(i) Particleboard that is untreated and 

unfinished made from virgin wood or 

pre-consumer wood waste; 

(ii) Hardwood plywood that is 

untreated and unfinished made from 

virgin wood or pre-consumer wood 

waste and does not contain PVAc 

adhesive formulations; and 

(iii) Medium-density fiberboard that is 

untreated and unfinished made from 

virgin wood or pre-consumer wood 

waste. 

(d) Accessible component parts of 

children’s products, children’s toys, and 

child care articles made with EWPs, 

listed in paragraphs (a) through (c) of 

this section are not required to be third 

party tested pursuant to section 14(a)(2) 

of the CPSA and 16 CFR part 1107. 

(e) Accessible component parts of 

children’s products, children’s toys, and 

child care articles made with engineered 

wood products not listed in paragraphs 

(a)–(c) of this section are required to be 

third party tested pursuant to section 

14(a)(2) of the CPSA and 16 CFR part 

1107. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 112 

[Docket No. FDA–2011–N–0921] 

RIN 0910–ZA50 

Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, 

Packing, and Holding of Produce for 

Human Consumption; Extension of 

Compliance Dates for Subpart E; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA, the Agency, or 

we) is correcting a proposed rule that 

published in the Federal Register of 

September 13, 2017. That proposed rule 

proposes to extend, for covered produce 

other than sprouts, the dates for 

compliance with the agricultural water 

provisions in the ‘‘Standards for the 

Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and 

Holding of Produce for Human 

Consumption’’ regulation. We are 

placing a corrected copy of the proposed 

rule in the docket. 

DATES: October 13, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Samir Assar, Center for Food Safety and 

Applied Nutrition (HFS–317), Food and 

Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., 

College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–1636. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of September 13, 2017 

(82 FR 42963), FDA published the 

proposed rule ‘‘Standards for the 

Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and 

Holding of Produce for Human 

Consumption; Extension of Compliance 

Dates for Subpart E’’ with an omission. 

In FR Doc. 2017–19434, appearing on 

page 42963 in the Federal Register of 

September 13, 2017, the following 

correction is made: 

On page 42967, in the third column, 

the paragraph above the table is 

corrected to include the fourth sentence 

as follows: ‘‘There would be a reduction 

in benefits associated with extending 

the compliance dates as described 

previously. Consumers eating nonsprout covered produce would not enjoy 

the potential health benefits (i.e., 

reduced risk of illness) provided by the 

provisions of subpart E until 2 to 4 years 

(depending on the specific provision) 

later than originally established in the 

produce safety regulation. Thus, the 

annualized total benefits to consumers, 

discounted at 3 percent over 10 years, 

would decrease by $108 million from 

$1.033 billion to $925 million. Taking 

into consideration both the reduction in 

costs and the reduction in benefits, 

using a 3 (7) percent discount rate, the 

proposed rule would have negative 

annualized net benefits of $96 ($97) 

million. Estimated changes in benefits 

and costs as a result of this proposed 

extension are summarized in the 

following table.’’ 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Anna K. Abram, 

Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, 

Legislation, and Analysis. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 54 

[REG–129631–17] 

RIN 1545–BN91 

Moral Exemptions and 

Accommodations for Coverage of 

Certain Preventive Services Under the 

Affordable Care Act; Proposed 

Rulemaking 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

by cross-reference to temporary 

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SUMMARY: In this issue of the Federal 

Register, the Department of Treasury 

and the IRS are issuing two sets of 

temporary regulations related to section 

9815 of the Internal Revenue Code. The 

first set of temporary regulations, as 

published in TD 9827, amends final 

regulations published under the 

provisions of the Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care 

Act) and relates to expanded 

exemptions to protect religious beliefs 

for entities and individuals with 

objections based on religious beliefs 

whose health plans are subject to a 

mandate of contraceptive coverage 

through guidance issued pursuant to the 

Affordable Care Act. These proposed 

regulations refer to the second set of 

temporary regulations, as published in 

TD 9828, which amends the first set of 

temporary regulations, as published in 

TD 9827, to add an exemption to protect 

moral convictions for entities and 

individuals with objections based on 

those beliefs whose health plans are 

subject to the mandate of contraceptive 

coverage. 

DATES: Written or electronic comments 

and requests for a public hearing must 

be received by December 5, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send submissions to: 

CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–129631–17), Room 

5205, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. 

Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, 

Washington, DC 20044. Submissions 

may be hand-delivered to: 

CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–129631–17), 

Courier’s Desk, Internal Revenue 

Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224. Alternatively, 

taxpayers may submit comments 

electronically via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov (IRS REG–129631– 

17). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Concerning the regulations, Karen Levin 

at 202–317–5500; concerning 

submissions of comments, Regina 

Johnson at 202–317–6901 (not toll-free 

numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Explanation of 

Provisions 

The temporary regulations published 

elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 

Register add §§ 54.9815–2713T and 

54.9815–2713AT to the Miscellaneous 

Excise Tax Regulations, as published in 

TD 9827 in the Rules section of this 

issue of the Federal Register. The 

proposed and temporary regulations are 

being published as part of a joint 

rulemaking with the Department of 

Labor and the Department of Health and 

Human Services (the joint rulemaking). 

The temporary regulations provide 

guidance to certain entities and 

individuals whose health plans are 

subject to a mandate of contraceptive 

coverage and does not alter the 

discretion of the Health Resources and 

Services Administration, a component 

of the U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, to maintain the 

guidelines requiring contraceptive 

coverage where no regulatorily 

recognized objection exists. The 

temporary regulations also leave in 

place the accommodation process as an 

optional process for certain exempt 

entities that wish to use it voluntarily 

and does not alter other Federal 

programs that provide free or subsidized 

contraception for women at risk of 

unintended pregnancy. The preamble to 

the temporary regulations explains the 

temporary regulations and these 

proposed regulations. 

Special Analyses 

Certain IRS regulations, including this 

one, are exempt from the requirements 

of Executive Order 12866, as 

supplemented by Executive Order 

13563. Therefore, a regulatory 

assessment is not required. 

For the applicability of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. Chapter 6), 

please see section VI.C. of the temporary 

regulations. 

Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the 

Internal Revenue Code, this notice of 

proposed rulemaking has been 

submitted to the Chief Counsel for 

Advocacy of the Small Business 

Administration for comment on the 

regulations’ impact on small businesses. 

Comments and Requests for a Public 

Hearing 

Before these proposed regulations are 

adopted as final regulations, 

consideration will be given to any 

written comments (a signed original and 

eight (8) copies) or electronic comments 

that are submitted timely to the IRS. 

Comments are specifically requested on 

the clarity of the proposed regulations 

and how they may be made easier to 

understand. All comments will be 

available for public inspection and 

copying. A public hearing may be 

scheduled if requested in writing by a 

person that timely submits written 

comments. If a public hearing is 

scheduled, notice of the date, time, and 

place for the hearing will be published 

in the Federal Register. 

Drafting Information 

The principal author of these 

proposed regulations is Karen Levin, 

Office of the Division Counsel/Associate 

Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and 

Government Entities), IRS. The 

proposed regulations, as well as the 

temporary regulations, have been 

developed in coordination with 

personnel from the U.S. Department of 

Labor and the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 54 

Excise taxes, Health care, Health 

insurance, Pensions, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Proposed Amendments to the 

Regulations 

Accordingly, 26 CFR part 54 is 

proposed to be amended as follows: 

PART 54—PENSION EXCISE TAXES 

■ Paragraph 1. The authority citation 

for part 54 continues to read in part as 

follows: 

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * * 

§ 54.9815–2713T [Amended] 

■ Par 2. Section 54.9815–2713T, as 

added elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register, is amended in 

paragraph (a)(1)(iv) by removing the 

language ‘‘147.131 and 147.132’’ adding 

in its place ‘‘147.131, 147.132, and 

147.133’’. 

§ 54.9815–2713AT [Amended] 

■ Par. 3. Section 54.9815–2713AT, as 

added elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register, is amended: 

■ a. In paragraph (a)(1) by removing the 

language ‘‘(ii)’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘(ii), or 45 CFR 147.133(a)(1)(i) or (ii)’’. 

■ b. In paragraph (a)(2) by adding the 

language ‘‘or 147.133(a)’’ after 

‘‘147.132(a)’’. 

■ c. In paragraph (b)(1)(ii) introductory 

text by removing the language 

‘‘147.132’’ and adding in its place 

‘‘147.132(ii) or 147.133’’. 

■ d. In paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(B) by adding 

the language ‘‘or 147.133’’ after 

‘‘147.132’’. 

■ e. In paragraph (c)(1)(ii) introductory 

text by adding the language ‘‘or 

147.133’’ after ‘‘147.132’’. 

■ f. In paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(B) by adding 

the language ‘‘or 147.133’’ after 

‘‘147.132’’. 

■ g. In paragraph (c)(2) introductory text 

by adding the language ‘‘or 147.133’’ 

after ‘‘147.132’’. 

Kirsten Wielobob, 

Deputy Commissioner for Services and 

Enforcement. 

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