Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 161 / Wednesday, August 20, 2003 / Rules and Regulations 50069 Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August Background 14 CFR Part 135 13, 2003. In response to a series of Walter R. Cochran, Air taxis, Aircraft, Aviation safety, recommendations issued by the Reporting and record keeping Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, National Transportation Safety Board requirements. Southern Region. (NTSB), the FAA revised and updated [FR Doc. 03–21323 Filed 8–19–03; 8:45 am] parts 121, 125 and 135 of Title 14, Code The Amendment BILLING CODE 4910–13–M of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) in 1997 to require that flight data recorders on ■ In consideration of the foregoing, the U.S. registered airplanes be upgraded to Federal Aviation Administration DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION record additional parameters of data (62 corrects Chapter I of Title 14, Code of FR 38362, July 17, 1997). The exact Federal Aviation Administration Federal Regulations as follows: number of parameters required depends on the age of the airplane; airplanes Correction 14 CFR Parts 121, 125, and 135 manufactured after August 19, 2002, ■ In the final rule ‘‘Digital Flight Data must record 88 parameters of flight data. [Docket No.: FAA–2003–15682; Amendment The final rule published on July 18, Recorder Requirements—Changes to Nos. 121–288, 125–42, 135–84] 2003 (68 FR 42932) amends the flight Recording Specifications and Additional data recorder regulations by expanding Exceptions’’ published in the Federal RIN 2120–AH89 the recording specifications of certain Register on July 18, 2003, FR Doc. No. data parameters for specified airplanes, 03–18269 (68 FR 42932) make the Digital Flight Data Recorder and by adding aircraft models to the following correction: Requirements—Changes to Recording lists of aircraft excepted from the 1997 1. On Page 42932, in the first column, Specifications and Additional regulations. In addition, this rule in the document heading, correct ‘‘RIN Exceptions; Correction corrects specifications in an operating 2120–AH81’’ to read ‘‘RIN 2120–AH89’’. rule appendix that were inadvertently AGENCY: Federal Aviation 2. On Page 42936, in the second omitted in previous actions. These column, in paragraph (2), line 9, correct Administration (FAA), DOT. changes are necessary to allow the the words ‘‘Jetstream 4100’’ to read ACTION: Final rule, correction. continued operation of certain aircraft that are unable to meet the existing ‘‘Jetstream 4100 Series,’’. SUMMARY: This document makes recorder criteria using installed 3. On Page 42936, in the third corrections to the final rule published in equipment. The changes are also column, in Amendment Number 4, line the Federal Register on July 18, 2003. necessary for certain aircraft for which 2, correct ‘‘5, 9, 12a, 14a, 16,’’ to read This document makes some minor the cost to retrofit under 1997 regulatory ‘‘5, 9, 12a, 14a, 15, 16,’’. corrections and it also adds Parameter changes would be cost prohibitive. 15 to the document under parts 121 and 4. On Page 42937, in the second 125, and changes the resolution in List of Subjects column, in paragraph (2), line 9, correct Parameter 15 by 0.1%. the words ‘‘Jetstream 4100’’ to read 14 CFR Part 121 ‘‘Jetstream 4100 Series,’’. DATES: This correction is effective Air carriers, Aircraft, Aviation safety, August 18, 2003. 5. On Page 42937, in the third Reporting and recordkeeping column, in Amendment Number 9, line FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary requirements, Safety, Transportation. Davis, Flight Standards Service, Air 2, correct ‘‘5, 9, 12a, 14a, 16,’’ to read Transportation Division; telephone 14 CFR Part 125 ‘‘5, 9, 12a, 14a, 15, 16,’’. (202) 267–8166; facsimile (202) 267– Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting 6. In the charts on pages 42936 and 5229; e-mail [email protected]. and recordkeeping requirements. 42938 after ‘‘14a’’ insert the following: 15. Pitch Control Sur- Full Range .......... +/¥2° Unless 0.5 or 0.25 for air- 0.3% of full For airplanes fitted with multiple or face(s) Position.6. Higher Accu- planes oper- range. split surfaces, a suitable com- racy Uniquely ated under bination of inputs is acceptable in Required. § 135.152(j). lieu of recording each surface separately. The control surfaces may be sampled alternately to produce the sampling interval of 0.5 or 0.25. 7. On page 42939, in the ‘‘Parameters’’ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ACTION: Final rule. column, in 15, in the ‘‘Resolution’’ HUMAN SERVICES SUMMARY: The Food and Drug column, correct ‘‘0.2% of full range’’ to Administration (FDA) is amending the read ‘‘0.3% of full range.’’. Food and Drug Administration food additive regulations to provide for Issued in Washington, DC, on August 12, 21 CFR Part 172 the safe use of sucrose oligoesters 2003. (sucrose esters of fatty acids with an Donald P. Byrne, [Docket No. 98F–0717] average degree of esterification ranging Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. Food Additives Permitted for Direct from four to seven) as an emulsifier or [FR Doc. 03–21329 Filed 8–19–03; 8:45 am] Addition to Food for Human stabilizer, at a level not to exceed 2.0 percent, in chocolate and in butter- BILLING CODE 4910–13–U Consumption; Sucrose Oligoesters substitute spreads. This action is in AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, response to a petition filed by HHS. Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. VerDate jul<14>2003 15:55 Aug 19, 2003 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\20AUR1.SGM 20AUR1 50070 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 161 / Wednesday, August 20, 2003 / Rules and Regulations DATES: This rule is effective August 20, to the acronym in conjunction with the II. Evaluation of Safety 2003. Submit objections and requests for established name to allow consumers to In order to establish, with reasonable a hearing by September 19, 2003. The recognize the acronym as an alternative certainty, that this new food additive is Director of the Office of the Federal to the established name. For the subject not harmful under its intended Register approves the incorporation by petition, the agency believes that neither conditions of use, FDA considered the reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. the food industry nor the consumer is probable human dietary exposure to the 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 of certain currently familiar with the term SOE. additive, the available toxicological data publications in new § 172.869 (21 CFR Therefore, the agency is not adopting on the additive, and the manufacturing 172.869), effective August 20, 2003. the acronym SOE as an alternate name process for this additive. ADDRESSES: Submit written objections for sucrose oligoesters at this time. and requests for a hearing to the Sucrose oligoesters consists of a A. Estimated Daily Intake for Sucrose Division of Dockets Management (HFA– mixture of sucrose fatty acid esters, Oligoesters and its Component Esters 305), Food and Drug Administration, containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, and The petitioner provided information 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, hepta-esters (representing not less than on both typical use levels and maximum MD 20852. Submit electronic comments 50 percent of the total esters), mono-, di- use levels. Absent specific information to http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ , and tri-esters (representing not greater on typical use levels, FDA bases its ecomments. than 45 percent of the total esters), and estimation of exposure to an additive on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: octa-ester (representing not greater than the maximum possible use levels of the Martha D. Peiperl, Center for Food 40 percent of the total esters). The fatty additive. FDA believes that typical use Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS– acid moieties are derived from edible levels are more appropriate for 265), Food and Drug Administration, fats and oils, predominantly C8 through consideration of lifetime exposure 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, C22 fatty acids. The proposed additive, because a consumer is unlikely to MD 20740, 202–418–3077. sucrose oligoesters, has a composition consistently choose only those products that overlaps that of sucrose fatty acid SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: with the maximum levels of the esters, listed under § 172.859, and additive. Furthermore, the maximum I. Background olestra, listed under § 172.867. level allowed may be higher than what In a notice published in the Federal However, § 172.859(b)(1) requires that is used in most foods. Consistent with Register of September 1, 1998 (63 FR sucrose fatty acid esters contain a good manufacturing practices, products 46465), FDA announced that a food minimum of 80 percent of mono-, di-, formulated with the additive will additive petition (FAP 8A4610) had and tri-esters of sucrose and contain the additive at a level no greater been filed by Mitsubishi Chemical § 172.867(b)(1) requires that olestra than that needed to accomplish the Corp., 5–2, Marunouchi 2-chome, contain a minimum of 97 percent of intended technical effect. The petitioner Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100, Japan, octa-, hepta-, and hexa-esters of sucrose. has provided information which proposing that the food additive The proposed additive is thus mid-range indicates that the typical use level of the regulations be amended to provide for between these two listed food additives additive in food products is 0.5 percent. the safe use of sucrose esters of fatty in terms of the average number of ester Therefore, in estimating probable daily acids with an average degree of moieties on the sucrose backbone. intake for sucrose oligoesters, the esterification ranging from four to seven, In support of the safety of the agency used 0.5 percent as the level in as an emulsifier or stabilizer, at a level proposed use of sucrose oligoesters, foods consumed over a lifetime of not to exceed 2.0 percent, in chocolate Mitsubishi submitted a combined exposure.