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Federal Register/Vol. 74, No. 44/Monday, March 9, 2009/Proposed Rules
unique in that they are brought about
through group action of essentially
small entities acting on their own
behalf. Import regulations issued under
the Act are based on those established
under Federal marketing orders.
There are approximately 200
importers of tomatoes subject to the
regulation. Small agricultural service
firms, which include tomato importers,
are defined by the Small Business
Administration (SBA) as those having
annual receipts of less than $7,000,000
(13 CFR 121.201). Based on information
from the Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA, the dollar value of imported
fresh tomatoes ranged from around
$1.07 billion in 2005 to $1.22 billion in
2007. Using these numbers, the majority
of tomatoes importers may be classified
as small entities.
Mexico, Canada, and the Netherlands
are the major tomato producing
countries exporting tomatoes to the
United States. In 2007, shipments of
tomatoes imported into the United
States totaled 1.7 million metric tons.
Mexico accounted for 949,695 metric
tons, 111,697 metric tons were imported
from Canada, and 5,147 metric tons
arrived from the Netherlands.
This proposed rule would provide a
partial exemption to the minimum grade
requirements for Vintage Ripes(tm)
imported into the United States. Absent
an exemption, the import requirements
for tomatoes specify that tomatoes must
meet at least a U.S. No. 2 grade before
they can be shipped and sold into the
fresh market. An interim final rule
amending the rules and regulations
under the order to exempt Vintage
RipesTM from the shape requirements
associated with the U.S. No. 2 grade was
issued separately by USDA (73 FR
76191, December 16, 2008). Under
section 8e of the Act, imports of
tomatoes have to meet the same grade,
size, quality, and maturity requirements
as under the order. This rule would
provide the same partial exemption
under the import regulation so it
conforms to the changes under the
order.
This action would represent a small
increase in costs for producers and
handlers of Vintage RipesTM primarily
from costs associated with developing
and maintaining an IP program.
However, this rule would make
additional volumes of Vintage RipesTM
available for shipment. This would
result in increased sales of Vintage
Ripes TM. Consequently, the benefits of
this action would more than offset the
associated costs.
This rule would not impose any
additional reporting or recordkeepingrequirements beyond the IP program on
either small or large tomatoes importers.
As with all Federal marketing order
programs, reports and forms are
periodically reviewed to reduce
information requirements and
duplication by industry and public
sector agencies.
AMS is committed to complying with
the E-Government Act, to promote the
use of the Internet and other
information technologies to provide
increased opportunities for citizen
access to Government information and
services, and for other purposes.
Additionally, except for applicable
domestic regulations, USDA has not
identified any relevant Federal rules
that duplicate, overlap or conflict with
this proposed rule. Finally, interested
persons are invited to submit comments
on this proposed rule, including the
regulatory and informational impacts of
this action on small businesses.
A small business guide on complying
with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop
marketing agreements and orders may
be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/
AMSvl .o/ams.fetch TemplateData.do
?template= TemplateN&page=Marketing
OrdersSmallBusinessGuide. Any
questions about the compliance guide
should be sent to Jay Guerber at the
previously mentioned address in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
In accordance with section 8e of the
Act, the United States Trade
Representative has concurred with the
issuance of this proposed rule.
This proposed rule invites comments
on a partial exemption to the minimum
grade requirements for imported
tomatoes. A 60-day comment period is
provided to allow interested persons to
respond to this rule. All written
comments timely received will be
considered before a final determination
is made on this matter.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 980
Food grades and standards, Imports,
Marketing agreements, Onions, Potatoes,
Tomatoes.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, 7 CFR part 980 is proposed to
beamended as follows:
PART 980-VEGETABLES; IMPORT
REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for 7 CFR
part 980 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601-674.
2. In 980.212, paragraph (b)(1) all
references to "UglyRipe TM" are revised
to read "UglyRipe TM and VintageRipes TM".
Dated: March 3, 2009.
Robert C. Keeney,
Acting Associate Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-4849 Filed 3-6-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA-2009-0168; Directorate
Identifier 2007-SW-33-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Agusta
S.p.A. Model AB139 and AW139
Helicopters
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for Agusta
S.p.A. (Agusta) Model AB139 and
AW139 helicopters. This proposed AD
results from mandatory continuing
airworthiness information (MCAI)
originated by an aviation authority of
another country to identify and correct
an unsafe condition on an aviation
product. The aviation authority of Italy,
with which we have a bilateral
agreement, states in the MCAI that
during the installation of a fire
extinguisher bottle on a new helicopter,
it was found that the electrical
receptacle/connectors on the bottle
which commands the firing of the
extinguishing agent were swapped
between engines No. 1 and No. 2. This
condition could affect helicopters
already in service and fire extinguisher
bottles of the same part number in stock
as spare parts. If not corrected, an
improperly wired fire extinguishing
bottle might cause the extinguishing
agent to be discharged toward the
unselected engine when the system is
activated, rather than toward the engine
with the fire. The proposed AD would
require determining if each engine has
the proper outlet end on the electrical
receptacle/connector that attaches the
firing cartridge to the fire extinguisher
bottle, and if not, replacing the fire
extinguisher bottle. The proposed AD is
intended to prevent the fire
extinguishing agent from not
discharging toward the engine with the
fire, which could result in loss of the
helicopter due to an engine fire.
DATES: We must receive comments onthis proposed AD by April 8, 2009.
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