[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46211-46214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22135]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 354

[Docket No. 00-017-1]


Commuted Traveltime Periods: Overtime Services Relating to 
Imports and Exports

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are amending the regulations concerning overtime services 
provided by employees of Plant Protection and Quarantine by removing 
and adding commuted traveltime allowances for travel between various 
locations in California, New York, and Wisconsin. Commuted traveltime 
allowances are the periods of time required for Plant Protection and 
Quarantine employees to travel from their dispatch points and return 
there from the places where they perform Sunday, holiday, or other 
overtime duty. The Government charges a fee for certain overtime 
services provided by Plant Protection and Quarantine employees and, 
under certain circumstances, the fee may include the cost of commuted 
traveltime. This action is necessary to inform the public of commuted 
traveltime for these locations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 4, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Smith, Senior Operations 
Officer, Port Operations, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 60, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-8415.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The regulations in 7 CFR, chapter III, and 9 CFR, chapter I, 
subchapter D, require inspection, laboratory testing, certification, or 
quarantine of certain plants, plant products, animals, animal products, 
or other commodities intended for importation into, or exportation 
from, the United States.
    When these services must be provided by an employee of Plant 
Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) on a Sunday or holiday, or at any other 
time outside the PPQ employee's regular duty hours, the Government 
charges a fee for the services in accordance with 7 CFR part 354. Under 
circumstances described in Sec. 354.1(a)(2), this fee may include the 
cost of commuted traveltime. Section 354.2 contains administrative 
instructions prescribing commuted traveltime allowances, which reflect, 
as nearly as practicable, the periods of time required for PPQ 
employees to travel from their dispatch points and return there from 
the places where they perform Sunday, holiday, or other overtime 
duties.
    We are amending Sec. 354.2 of the regulations by removing and 
adding commuted traveltime allowances for travel between various 
locations in California, New York, and Wisconsin. The amendments are 
set forth in the rule portion of this document. This action is 
necessary to inform the public of the commuted traveltime between the 
dispatch and service locations.

Effective Date

    The commuted traveltime allowances appropriate for employees 
performing services at ports of entry, and the features of the 
reimbursement plan for recovering the cost of furnishing port of entry 
services, depend upon facts within the knowledge of the Department of 
Agriculture. It does not appear that public participation in this 
rulemaking proceeding would make additional relevant information 
available to the Department.
    Accordingly, pursuant to the administrative provisions in 5 U.S.C. 
553, we find upon good cause that prior notice and other public 
procedures with respect to this rule are impracticable and unnecessary; 
we also find good cause for making this rule effective less than 30 
days after publication of this document in the Federal Register.

Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866. For 
this action, the Office of Management and Budget has waived its review 
process required by Executive Order 12866.
    The number of requests for overtime services of a PPQ employee at 
the locations affected by our rule represents an insignificant portion 
of the total number of requests for these services in the United 
States.
    Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities.

Executive Order 12988

    This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, 
Civil Justice Reform. This rule is intended to have preemptive effect 
with respect to any State or local laws, regulations, or policies that 
conflict with its provisions or that would otherwise impede its full 
implementation. This rule is not intended to have retroactive effect. 
There are no administrative procedures that must be exhausted prior to 
any judicial challenge to the provisions of this rule or the 
application of its provisions.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule contains no new information collection or recordkeeping 
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.).

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 354

    Exports, Government employees, Imports, Plant diseases and pests, 
Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Travel and 
transportation expenses.

    Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR part 354 as follows:

PART 354--OVERTIME SERVICES RELATING TO IMPORTS AND EXPORTS; AND 
USER FEES

    1. The authority citation for part 354 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2260; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 49 U.S.C. 
1741; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

    2. Section 354.2 is amended by removing or adding in the table, in 
alphabetical order, under California, New York, and Wisconsin, the 
following entries to read as follows:

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Sec. 354.2  Administrative instructions prescribing commuted 
traveltime.

* * * * *

                                         Commuted Traveltime Allowances
                                                   [In hours]
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                                                                                   Metropolitan area
           Location covered                     Served from          -------------------------------------------
                                                                           Within               Outside
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[Remove]
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
California:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Antioc...........................  San Jose.....................                   5
    Benecia..........................  San Jose.....................                   4
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Crockett.........................  San Jose.....................                   4
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    March AFB........................  Riverside....................                   1
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Martinez.........................  San Jose.....................                   4
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Moss Beach Landing...............  San Jose.....................                   6
    Norton AFB.......................  Riverside....................                   1
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Oakland..........................  San Jose.....................                   3\1/2\
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Pittsburg........................  San Jose.....................                   5
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Richmond.........................  San Jose.....................                   4
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    San Francisco International        San Jose.....................                   3
     Airport.
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Stockton.........................  Travis AFB...................                   3
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Vallejo..........................  San Jose.....................                   4\1/2\
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Wisconsin:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Milwaukee........................                                 2
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
[Add]
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
California:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Bakersfield......................  Shafter......................  1
    Beale AFB........................  Sacramento...................                   4
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Edwards AFB......................  Ontario......................                   4
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Fresno...........................  Shafter......................                   5
    Fresno...........................  Stockton.....................                   5
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Hanford..........................  Shafter......................                   5

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    Lemoore..........................  Shafter......................                   5
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Mather Airfield..................  Sacramento...................  3                .........................
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    McClellan AFB....................  Sacramento...................  3                .........................
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Merced/Atwater (Old Castle AFB)..  Stockton.....................                   3
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Monterey.........................  San Jose.....................                   5
    Moss Beach Landing...............  San Jose.....................                   4
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Palm Springs International         Ontario......................                   4
     Airport.
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Port Hueneme.....................  Port Hueneme.................  1
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Port Hueneme.....................  Shafter......................                   7
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Sacramento International Airport.  Sacramento...................  3                .........................
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Sacramento Seaport...............  Sacramento...................  2                .........................
    San Bernardino International       Ontario......................                   2
     Airport (Old Norton AFB).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    San Francisco....................  San Jose.....................                   4
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    San Jose.........................  Sacramento...................                   5
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    San Jose.........................  Stockton.....................                   5
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    San Luis Obispo Seaport..........  Port Hueneme.................                   5
    Santa Barbara Airport............  Port Hueneme.................                   2
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Southern California International  Ontario......................                   3
     Airport (Old George AFB).
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Stockton.........................  Sacramento...................                   3
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
New York:
    Alexandria Bay...................  Oneida.......................                   5
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Corning..........................  Avoca........................  2
    Corning..........................  Big Flats....................  1
    Farmingdale......................  Westhampton Beach............  3
    Islip............................  Westhampton Beach............   2
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Oswego...........................  Canandaigua..................  4
    Oswego...........................  Oneida.......................  3
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Rochester........................  Avoca........................  3
 

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*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Rochester........................  Canandaigua..................  2
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Syracuse.........................  Canandaigua..................  3
    Syracuse.........................  Oneida.......................  2
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Watertown........................  Oneida.......................                   4
    Westhampton ANG..................  Westhampton..................  1
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
Wisconsin:
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
    Milwaukee........................                                 1
    Milwaukee........................  Madison......................                   4\1/2\
 
*                  *                  *                  *                  *                  *
                                                        *
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    Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of August 2001.
Craig A. Reed,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 01-22135 Filed 8-31-01; 8:45 am]
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