56590 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 178 / Thursday, September 13, 2012 / Proposed Rules 

Security Management Directive 023–01 

and Commandant Instruction 

M16475.lD, which guide the Coast 

Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have made a preliminary determination 

that this action is one of a category of 

actions that do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment. This proposed 

rule involves the establishment of a 

temporary safety zone. This rule is 

categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph 34(g) of Figure 

2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. A 

preliminary environmental analysis 

checklist supporting this determination 

and a Categorical Exclusion 

Determination are available in the 

docket where indicated under 

ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or 

information that may lead to the 

discovery of a significant environmental 

impact from this proposed rule. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, 160.5; Pub. L. 

107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of 

Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

2. Add § 165.T05–0811 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T05–0811 Safety Zone; Atlantic 

Intracoastal Waterway, Oak Island, NC. 

(a) Regulated Area. The following area 

is a safety zone: This zone includes the 

waters directly under and 100 yards 

either side of the NC 133 Fixed Bridge 

crossing the Atlantic Intracoastal 

Waterway, mile 311.8, at Oak Island, 

North Carolina (33°55′18′′ N/078°04′22′′ 

W). 

(b) Regulations. The general safety 

zone regulations found in 33 CFR 

165.23 apply to the safety zone created 

by this temporary section, § 165.T05– 

0811. In addition the following 

regulations apply: 

(1) All vessels requiring greater than 

50 feet horizontal clearance to safely 

transit through the NC 133 Fixed Bridge 

crossing the Atlantic Intracoastal 

Waterway, mile 311.8, at Oak Island, 

North Carolina must contact the work 

supervisor on VHF–FM marine band 

radio channels 13 and 16 one hour in 

advance of intended transit. 

(2) All Coast Guard assets enforcing 

this safety zone can be contacted on 

VHF–FM marine band radio channels 

13 and 16. 

(3) The operator of any vessel within 

or in the immediate vicinity of this 

safety zone shall: 

(i) Stop the vessel immediately upon 

being directed to do so by any 

commissioned, warrant or petty officer 

on board a vessel displaying a Coast 

Guard Ensign, and 

(ii) Proceed as directed by any 

commissioned, warrant or petty officer 

on board a vessel displaying a Coast 

Guard Ensign. 

(c) Definitions. 

(1) Captain of the Port North Carolina 

means the Commander, Coast Guard 

Sector North Carolina or any Coast 

Guard commissioned, warrant or petty 

officer who has been authorized by the 

Captain of the Port to act on his behalf. 

(2) Designated representative means 

any Coast Guard commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer who has been 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

North Carolina to assist in enforcing the 

safety zone described in paragraph (a) of 

this section. 

(3) Work Supervisor means the 

contractors on site representative. 

(d) Enforcement. The U.S. Coast 

Guard may be assisted by Federal, State 

and local agencies in the patrol and 

enforcement of the zone. 

(e) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from through 8 p.m. 

December 12, 2012 through 8 p.m. 

February 14, 2013 unless cancelled 

earlier by the Captain of the Port. 

Dated: August 30, 2012. 

A. Popiel, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Sector North Carolina. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ARCHITECTURAL AND 

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 

COMPLIANCE BOARD 

36 CFR Part 1192 

[Docket No. ATBCB 2010–0004] 

RIN 3014–AA38 

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) 

Accessibility Guidelines for 

Transportation Vehicles 

AGENCY: Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice of information meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board (Access Board) is holding an 

information meeting in Seattle, WA on 

October 2, 2012 on pending rulemaking 

to revise and update accessibility 

guidelines for buses, over-the-road 

buses, and vans. The purpose of the 

meeting is to discuss issues related to 

the design and slope of bus ramps and 

the space needed at the top of ramps by 

individuals who use wheeled mobility 

devices to access the fare collection 

device and to turn into the main aisle. 

DATES: The information meeting will be 

held from 2:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 

October 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The information meeting 

location is Washington State 

Convention Center, Rooms 611–612 (6th 

level), 800 Convention Place, Seattle, 

WA 98101–2350. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Windley, Office of Technical and 

Information Services, Access Board, 

1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, 

Washington, DC 20004–1111. 

Telephone (202) 272–0025 (voice) or 

(202) 272–0028 (TTY). Email address 

windley@access-board.gov. Persons 

planning to attend the meeting should 

contact Scott Windley. More 

information and any updates to the 

meeting will be posted on the Access 

Board’s Web site at http://www.accessboard.gov/transit/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In July 

2010, the Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board (Access Board) issued a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise 

and update its accessibility guidelines 

for buses, over-the-road buses, and vans. 

See 75 FR 43748, July 26, 2010. The 

NPRM revised both the substance and 

structure of the guidelines. In addition 

to a new organization and format, the 

NPRM included revisions to technical 

requirements for ramp slopes, onboard 

circulation routes, wheelchair spaces, 

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and securement systems. The NPRM 

also included a new requirement for 

automated stop and route 

announcements in systems with 100 or 

more buses and requirements specific to 

bus rapid transit systems. To improve 

accessibility, the Board proposed 

reducing the maximum slope of vehicle 

ramps. The NPRM proposed that bus 

ramps have slopes not steeper than 1:6 

(17 percent) when deployed to the 

boarding and alighting areas without 

station platforms and to the roadway. 

See T303.8.1 in the NPRM. Some bus 

and ramp manufacturers currently 

provide ramps that meet this proposed 

provision. To minimize the ramp 

extension beyond the doorway, some 

manufacturers provide a fixed ramp 

slope inside the bus creating the 

potential for a grade break, or change in 

ramp slope, within a single ramp run. 

These designs also can reduce the level 

floor space at the top of the ramp. 

The comment period on the NPRM 

ended on November 23, 2010. After the 

comment period ended, the Access 

Board received correspondence from 

Lane Transit District, Santa Clara Valley 

Transportation Authority, and Douglas 

Cross Transportation Consulting that 

raised issues regarding the usability of 

these ramps. The Access Board staff met 

with representatives from Lane Transit 

District and Douglas Cross 

Transportation Consulting to discuss 

these issues. The correspondence and a 

report on the meeting have been placed 

in the docket. 

In August 2012, the Access Board 

reopened the comment period until 

October 31, 2012 to collect additional 

information on bus ramps. See 77 FR 

50068, August 20, 2012. As part of this 

effort, the Board will hold two 

information meetings to discuss the 

usability and impacts of certain bus 

ramp designs that have recently been 

implemented. 

The first information meeting will be 

held in Washington, DC from 9:30 a.m. 

to 1:30 p.m. on September 19, 2012 in 

the Board’s conference center at 1331 F 

Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 

20004–1111. Notice of the first meeting 

was provided in the August 20, 2012 

Federal Register notice. 

The second information meeting will 

be held in conjunction with the 

American Public Transportation 

Association (APTA) annual meeting in 

Seattle, WA from 2:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

on October 2, 2012 at the Washington 

State Convention Center, Rooms 611– 

612 (6th level), 800 Convention Place, 

Seattle, WA 98101–2350. The 

information meeting is open to all 

members of the public, including those 

who are not registered to attend the 

APTA annual meeting. 

The Access Board is interested in 

receiving information on the following 

questions at the information meetings: 

1. Can a bus ramp with a slope of 1:6 

be provided without a grade break and 

without compromising the available 

level space within the bus at the top of 

the ramp? How might bus kneeling 

affect these designs? 

2. If the ramp slope were required to 

be uniform for the length of the ramp 

with no grade breaks, how would such 

a requirement affect bus and ramp 

designs, manufacturers, transit 

operators, and transit users, including 

those with disabilities? 

3. How much level space, measured 

when the bus is sitting on a level 

surface, can be provided beyond the top 

of the ramp? How can this space be 

configured to permit individuals who 

use wheeled mobility devices to access 

fare collection devices and to turn into 

the main aisle? How does the slope of 

the ramp, the location of the fare 

collection device, and the configuration 

of the handrail affect the availability of 

this space? 

4. If level space were required at the 

top of the ramp to permit access to fare 

collection devices and to facilitate 

turning into main aisles, how would 

such a requirement affect bus designs, 

manufacturers, transit operators, and 

transit users, including those with 

disabilities? 

Bus and ramp manufacturers, transit 

operators, researchers, disability 

organizations, and interested 

individuals are invited to participate in 

the public information meetings and to 

submit comment. Transcripts of the 

meetings will be placed in the docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov and will be 

available on the Access Board’s Web site 

at http://www.access-board.gov/transit/. 

The information meetings will be 

accessible to persons with disabilities. 

An assistive listening system, computer 

assisted real-time transcription (CART), 

and sign language interpreters will be 

provided. Persons attending the 

information meetings are requested to 

refrain from using perfume, cologne, 

and other fragrances for the comfort of 

other participants (see www.

accessboard.gov/about/policies/

fragrance.htm for more information). 

David M. Capozzi, 

Executive Director. 

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BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2012–0466; FRL–9726–1] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; State of 

Missouri; Maximum Allowable 

Emission of Particulate Matter From 

Fuel Burning Equipment Used for 

Indirect Heating 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision submitted by the State of 

Missouri to incorporate a new rule, 

Maximum Allowable Emissions of 

Particulate Matter (PM) Emissions from 

Fuel Burning Equipment Used for 

Indirect Heating. The new rule 

consolidates four pre-existing rules into 

one state-wide rule for clarity. The 

applicable standard addressed in this 

action is the PM2.5 and PM10 NAAQS 

promulgated by EPA in 2006. EPA is 

proposing this revision because the 

standards and requirements set by the 

rules will strengthen the Missouri SIP. 

EPA’s approval of this SIP revision is 

being done in accordance with the 

requirements of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA). 

DATES: Comments on this proposed 

action must be received in writing by 

October 15, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2012–0466, by mail to Stephanie 

Doolan, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Planning and Development 

Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas 

City, Kansas 66101. Comments may also 

be submitted electronically or through 

hand delivery/courier by following the 

detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES

section of the direct final rule located in 

the rules section of this Federal 

Register.. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Doolan at (913) 551–7719, or 

by email at doolan.stephanie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

final rules section of the Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the state’s 

SIP revision as a direct final rule 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

revision amendment and anticipates no 

relevant adverse comments to this 

action. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no relevant adverse comments 

are received in response to this action, 

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