1574 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 6 / Tuesday, January 9, 2001 / Rules and Regulations

1Section 2(a)(11), 7 U.S.C. 4a(j), authorizes the

Commission to ‘‘promulgate such rules and

regulations as it deems necessary to govern the

operating procedures and conduct of the business

of the Commission.’’ Section 8a(5), 7 U.S.C. 12a(5),

gives the Commission the authority to ‘‘promulgate

such rules and regulations as, in the judgment of

the Commission, are reasonably necessary to

effectuate any of the provisions or to accomplish

any of the purposes of [the] Act.’’ Section 8(e), 7

U.S.C. 12(e), is the provision that permits the

agency to release information.

2 44 FR 72107 (Dec. 13, 1979).

3 Id.

4 48 FR 22133 (May 17, 1983). The Commission

also authorized several additional members of the

Commission’s staff to disclose information. Id. The

delegation of authority was further expanded in

1996, and more recently in October 2000. See 61

FR 1708 (Jan. 23, 1996); 65 FR 64136 (Ot. 26, 2000).

editorial corrections, and other minor

changes to cask design information and

drawings. In addition, the amendment

includes two minor changes to HI–

STAR 100 listing in the regulations. In

the direct final rule, NRC stated that if

no significant adverse comments were

received, the direct final rule would

become final on the date noted above.

The NRC did not receive any comments

on the direct final rule. Therefore, this

rule will become effective as scheduled.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day

of January, 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Michael Lesar,

Acting Chief, Rules and Directives Branch,

Division of Administrative Services, Office

of Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–599 Filed 1–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 99–NM–329–AD; Amendment

39–11915; AD 2000–20–04]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell

Douglas Model MD–90–30 Series

Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document corrects a

typographical error that appeared in

airworthiness directive (AD) 2000–20–

04 that was published in the Federal

Register on October 6, 2000 (65 FR

59707). The typographical error resulted

in the omission of the amendment

number. This AD is applicable to certain

McDonnell Douglas Model MD–90–30

series airplanes. This AD requires

replacement of certain ground block

screws with new screws; and

retermination of the circuit ground

wires of the electrical power control

unit (EPCU) to separate grounding

points.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective November 13,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Mabuni, Aerospace Engineer,

Systems and Equipment Branch, ANM–

130L, FAA, Los Angeles Aircraft

Certification Office, 3960 Paramount

Boulevard, Lakewood, California

90712–4137; telephone (562) 627–5341;

fax (562) 627–5210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2000–20–

04, amendment 39–11915, applicable to

certain McDonnell Douglas Model MD–

90–30 series airplanes, was published in

the Federal Register on October 6, 2000

(65 FR 59707). That AD requires

replacement of certain ground block

screws with new screws; and

retermination of the circuit ground

wires of the electrical power control

unit (EPCU) to separate grounding

points.

PART 39—[CORRECTED]

As published, the amendment

contained a typographical error in

paragraph 2. under the ‘‘PART 39—

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES’’

heading resulting in the omission of the

new amendment number. In all other

respects, the original document is

correct.

Since no other part of the regulatory

information has been changed, the final

rule is not being republished.

The effective date of this AD remains

November 13, 2000.

§ 39.13 [Corrected]

On page 59708, in the first column,

correct instruction 2 to read as follows:

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

removing amendment 39–11855 (65 FR

49728, August 15, 2000), and by adding

a new airworthiness directive (AD),

amendment 39–11915, to read as

follows:

Issued in Renton, Washington, on

December 29, 2000.

Dorenda D. Baker,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 01–340 Filed 1–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 140

Delegation of Authority to Disclose

and Request Information

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Final rules.

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures

Trading Commission (Commission or

CFTC) is amending Rule 140.73, which

delegates authority to members of the

Commission’s staff to provide

information to other government

agencies, to conform the rule with the

provisions of the Commodity Exchange

Act (Act) that authorize such

information sharing. The Commission is

also making certain technical

corrections to Rules 140.72 and 140.73

to clarify its delegations of authority.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 9, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lawrence B. Patent, Associate Chief

Counsel, Ky Tran-Trong, AttorneyAdvisor, or Julie R. Windhorn, Law

Clerk, Division of Trading and Markets,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20581. Telephone:

(202) 418–5450.

Supplementary Information:

I. Background

Commission Rule 140.73 delegates the

authority of the Commission to provide

information to other government

agencies to specified members of the

Commission’s staff. The Commission is

authorized to promulgate this rule

under Sections 2(a)(11), 8a(5) and 8(e) of

the Act.1 The Commission’s original

delegation was granted to the Director of

the Division of Enforcement (and, in his

absence, to each Deputy Director of the

Division) in order to ‘‘eliminate the

necessity of the Commission itself

authorizing the release of information’’

in each instance where other federal

agencies requested information.2

II. Discussion

A. 17 CFR 140.73(a)(1)

As originally adopted, Rule 140.73

limited the information that could be

disclosed by authorized Commission

staff to another federal agency to that

which was ‘‘within the scope of [the

requesting agency’s] jurisdiction in the

investigation or prosecution of any

violation of federal law.’’ 3 In 1983, after

the Futures Trading Act of 1982 (1982

Act) made various amendments to

Section 8(e) of the Act, the Commission

revised Rule 140.73 to add State and

foreign authorities to the list of agencies

to which information could be

released.4 The 1983 expansion of the

Commission’s information-sharing