24640 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 82 / Thursday, April 27, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

taking implications under Executive

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and

Interference with Constitutionally

Protected Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

This rule meets applicable standards

in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to

minimize litigation, eliminate

ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

We have analyzed this rule under

Executive Order 13045, Protection of

Children from Environmental Health

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not

an economically significant rule and

does not concern an environmental risk

to health or risk to safety that may

disproportionately affect children.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this rule and

concluded that under figure 2–1,

paragraph (32)(e) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1C, this rule is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation because

promulgation of changes to drawbridge

regulations have been found to not have

a significant effect on the environment.

A ‘‘Categorical Exclusion

Determination’’ is available in the

docket for inspection or copying where

indicated under ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

Bridges.

Regulations

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33

CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE

OPERATION REGULATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 117

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 49 CFR 1.46; 33

CFR 1.05–1(g); section 117.255 also issued

under the authority of Pub. L. 102–587, 106

Stat. 5039.

2. Section 117.605(a) is revised to

read as follows:

§ 117.605 Merrimack River

(a) The draw of the Newburyport US1

Bridge, mile 3.4, shall operate as

follows:

(1) From May 1 through November 15,

from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the draw shall

open on signal; except that, from

Memorial Day through Labor Day, from

6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the draw shall open

on signal only on the hour and half

hour.

(2) At all other times the draw shall

open on signal after at least a one-hour

advance notice is given by calling the

number posted at the bridge.

* * * * *

Dated: April 13, 2000.

Robert F. Duncan,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting

Commander, First Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 00–10455 Filed 4–26–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01–00–126]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations;

Fort Point Channel, MA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation

and request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast

Guard District has issued a temporary

90 day deviation from the existing

drawbridge operation regulations for the

Northern Avenue Bridge, mile 0.1, at

Boston, Massachusetts. This deviation

will require the bridge to open on signal

from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and from 8 p.m.

to 6 a.m. after a two-hour advance

notice is given. The bridge presently

does not open for vessel traffic between

8 p.m. and 6 a.m. This deviation is

necessary in order to test an alternate

drawbridge operation schedule.

DATES: This deviation is effective from

June 7, 2000 through September 4, 2000.

Comments must reach the Coast Guard

on or before September 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to

Commander (obr), First Coast Guard

District, Bridge Branch, at 408 Atlantic

Avenue, Boston, MA. 02110–3350, or

deliver them at the same address

between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The telephone number is (617) 223–

8364.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John McDonald, Project Officer, First

Coast Guard District, (617) 223–8364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

We encourage you to participate in

this notice by submitting comments or

related material. If you do so, please

include your name and address, identify

the docket number for this notice

(CGD01–00–126), indicate the specific

section of this document to which each

comment applies, and give the reason

for each comment. Please submit all

comments and related material in an

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by

11 inches, suitable for copying. If you

would like to know if they reached us,

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed

postcard or envelope. We will consider

all comments and material received

during the comment period.

Background and Purpose

The Northern Avenue Bridge, mile

0.1, across the Fort Point Channel has a

vertical clearance of 7 feet at mean high

water and 17 feet at mean low water in

the closed position. The existing

operating regulations in 33 CFR 117.599

require the bridge to open on signal

from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. From 8 p.m. to 6

a.m., the bridge need not open for the

passage of vessels.

The Coast Guard received a request

from a commercial vessel operator

requesting a change to the operating

regulations for the Northern Avenue

Bridge. The commercial operator has a

vessel that can not transit through the

bridge without a bridge opening and

would like the bridge to open for vessel

traffic during the 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. time

period when the bridge is normally

closed.

Under the test deviation, the Northern

Avenue Bridge, mile 0.1, across the Fort

Point Channel at Boston, from June 7,

2000 through September 4, 2000, will

continue to open on signal from 6 a.m.

to 8 p.m. From 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., the

bridge will open on signal if at least a

two-hour notice is given by calling the

number posted at the bridge.

It is expected that this deviation will

meet the present needs of navigation.

This deviation from the normal

operating regulations is authorized

under 33 CFR 117.43.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

G.N. Naccara,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

First Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 00–10453 Filed 4–26–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01–00–016]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations;

Mianus River, CT

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation

and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast

Guard District has issued a temporary

90 day deviation from the existing

drawbridge operation regulations for the

Metro-North Bridge, mile 1.0, at

Greenwich, Connecticut. This deviation

will require the bridge to open on

signal, June 7, 2000 through September

4, 2000, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., after a

four-hour advance notice is given by

calling the number posted at the bridge.

The bridge presently does not open for

vessel traffic between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.,

daily. This deviation is necessary in

order to test an alternate drawbridge

operation schedule.

DATES: This deviation is effective from

June 7, 2000 through September 4, 2000.

Comments must reach the Coast Guard

on or before September 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to

Commander (obr), First Coast Guard

District, Bridge Branch, at 408 Atlantic

Avenue, Boston, MA. 02110–3350, or

deliver them at the same address

between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The telephone number is (617) 223–

8364.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John McDonald, Project Officer, First

Coast Guard District, (617) 223–8364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

We encourage you to participate in

this notice by submitting comments or

related material. If you do so, please

include your name and address, identify

the docket number for this notice

(CGD01–00–016), indicate the specific

section of this document to which each

comment applies, and give the reason

for each comment. Please submit all

comments and related material in an

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by

11 inches, suitable for copying. If you

would like to know if they reached us,

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed

postcard or envelope. We will consider

all comments and material received

during the comment period.

Background and Purpose

The Metro-North Bridge, mile 1.0,

across the Mianus River has a vertical

clearance of 20 feet at mean high water

and 27 feet at mean low water in the

closed position. The existing operating

regulations in 33 CFR 117.209 require

the bridge to open on signal from 5 a.m.

to 9 p.m., immediately for commercial

vessels and as soon as practicable but no

later than 20 minutes after the signal to

open for the passage of all other vessels.

When a train scheduled to cross the

bridge without stopping has passed the

Greenwich or Riverside stations and is

in motion toward the bridge, the draw

shall open as soon as the train has

crossed the bridge. From 9 p.m. to 5

a.m., the draw need not be opened for

the passage of vessels.

The Coast Guard received a request

from a commercial vessel operator

requesting a change to the operating

regulations for the Metro-North Bridge.

The commercial operator has five

vessels that transit the Metro-North

Bridge. One of the five vessels can not

transit through the bridge without a

bridge opening. The commercial

operator would like the bridge to open

for vessel traffic during the 9 p.m. to 5

a.m. time period. The commercial

operator expects to make 30–40 night

transits from May through October that

will require bridge openings after 9

p.m., when the bridge is normally

closed.

Under the deviation, the Metro-North

Bridge, mile 1.0, across the Mianus

River at Greenwich, from June 7, 2000

through September 4, 2000, will, from 5

a.m. to 9 p.m., open on signal

immediately for commercial vessels and

as soon as practicable, but no later than

20 minutes after the signal to open for

the passage of all other vessels. When a

train scheduled to cross the bridge

without stopping has passed the

Greenwich or Riverside stations and is

in motion toward the bridge, the draw

will open as soon as the train has

crossed the bridge. From 9 p.m. to 5

a.m., the draw will open on signal if at

least a four-hour advance notice is given

by calling the number posted at the

bridge.

It is expected that this test schedule

will meet the present needs of

navigation.

This deviation from the normal

operating regulations is authorized

under 33 CFR 117.43.

Dated: April 12 2000,

Robert F. Duncan,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting

Commander, First Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 00–10452 Filed 4–26–00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 131

[FRL–6571–7]

RIN 2040–AD33

EPA Review and Approval of State and

Tribal Water Quality Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule specifies that new

and revised standards adopted by States

and authorized Tribes after the effective

date of today’s rule become ‘‘applicable

standards for Clean Water Act

purposes’’ only when approved by EPA.

To facilitate transition to this approach,

standards in effect under State and

Tribal law and submitted to EPA before

the effective date of the new rule may

still be used for Clean Water Act

purposes, whether or not approved by

EPA, until replaced by Federal water

quality standards or approved State or

Tribal standards.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: This rule’s administrative

record is available for review and

copying from 9:00 to 4:00 p.m., Monday

through Friday, excluding legal

holidays, at the Water Docket, East

Tower Basement, Room EB57, U.S. EPA,

401 M Street, SW, Washington DC. For

access to materials, please call (202)

260–3027 to schedule an appointment.

The Clean Water Act Water Quality

Standards dockets discussed in III.E.4 of

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below

are available for viewing in the Regional

Offices. Regional contacts, addresses,

and phone numbers are included in the

supplementary section of this preamble.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Morrow, Office of Science and

Technology, Standards and Applied

Science Division, (202) 260–3657,

morrow.william@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Potentially Regulated Entities

II. Background

III. Summary of final rule and response to

major comments

A. General Approach

B. Integration with CWA Section 510

1. Proposed Rule

2. Major Comments and Responses

3. Final Rule

C. EPA Transition Strategy

1. Proposed Rule

2. Major Comments and Responses

3. Final Rule

D. Delay Related Comments

1. Default Approval/Disapproval

2. Integration with ESA

E. Other Issues

1. Integration with TMDL/NPDES Programs

2. Coordination between Federal and State

and Tribal Processes

3. Standards subject to the rule

4. CWA WQS Docket

a. Proposed Rule

b. Major Comments and Responses

c. Final Rule

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act as Amended by

the Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act

V. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

VI. Regulatory Planning and Review,

Executive Order 12866