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10. Section 4.61 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 4.61 Requirements for clearance.

(a) Application for clearance.

Application for clearance for a vessel

will be made by filing a General

Declaration, Customs Form 1301, by or

on behalf of the master at the

customhouse. The master, licensed deck

officer, or purser may appear in person

to clear the vessel, or documents

properly executed by the master or other

proper officer may be delivered at the

customhouse by the vessel agent or

other personal representative of the

master. Necessary information may also

be transmitted electronically pursuant

to a system authorized by Customs.

Clearance will be granted either on

Customs Form 1378 or by approved

electronic means. Customs port

directors may permit the clearance of

vessels at locations other than the

customhouse, and at times outside of

normal business hours. Customs may

take local resources into consideration

in allowing clearance to be transacted

on board vessels themselves or at other

mutually convenient sites and times

either within or outside of port limits.

Customs must be satisfied that the place

designated for clearance is sufficiently

under Customs control at the time of

clearance, and that the expenses

incurred by Customs will be reimbursed

as authorized. Customs may require that

advance notice of vessel departure be

given prior to granting requests for

optional clearance locations.

(b) When clearance required. Under

certain circumstances, American vessels

departing from ports of the United

States directly for other United States

ports must obtain Customs clearance.

The clearance of such vessels is

required when they have merchandise

aboard which is being transported inbond, or when they have unentered

foreign merchandise aboard. For the

purposes of the vessel clearance

requirements, merchandise transported

in-bond does not include bonded ship’s

stores or supplies. While American

vessels transporting unentered foreign

merchandise must fully comply with

usual clearance procedures, American

vessels carrying no unentered foreign

merchandise but that have in-bond

merchandise aboard may satisfy vessel

clearance requirements by reporting

intended departure within 72 hours

prior thereto by any means of

communication that is satisfactory to

the local Customs port director, and by

presenting a completed Customs Form

1301 (General Declaration). Also, the

Customs officer may require the

production of any documents or papers

deemed necessary for the proper

inspection/examination of the vessel,

cargo, passenger, or crew. Report of

departure together with providing

information to Customs as specified in

this paragraph satisfies all clearance

requirements for the subject vessels.

(c) Verification of compliance. Before

clearance is granted to a vessel bound to

a foreign port as provided in § 4.60 and

this section, the port director will verify

compliance with respect to the

following matters:

(1) Accounting for inward cargo (see

§ 4.62).

(2) Outward Cargo Declarations;

shippers export declarations (see § 4.63).

(3) Documentation (see § 4.0(c)).

(4) Verification of nationality and

tonnage (see § 4.65).

(5) Verification of inspection (see

§ 4.66).

(6) Inspection under State laws (46

U.S.C. App. 97).

(7) Closed ports or places (see § 4.67).

(8) Passengers (see § 4.68).

(9) Shipping articles and enforcement

of Seamen’s Act (see § 4.69).

(10) Medicine and slop chests.

(11) Load line regulations (see

§ 4.65a).

(12) Carriage of United States

securities, etc. (46 U.S.C. App. 98).

(13) Carriage of mail.

(14) Public Health regulations (see

§ 4.70).

(15) Inspection of vessels carrying

livestock (see § 4.71).

(16) Inspection of meat, meat-food

products, and inedible fats (see § 4.72).

(17) Neutrality exportation of arms

and munitions (see § 4.73).

(18) Payment of State and Federal fees

and fees due the Government of the

Virgin Islands of the United States (46

U.S.C. App. 100).

(19) Orders restricting shipping (see

§ 4.74).

(20) Estimated duties deposited or a

bond given to cover duties on foreign

repairs and equipment for vessels of the

United States (see § 4.14).

(21) Illegal discharge of oil (see

§ 4.66a).

(22) Attached or arrested vessel.

(23) Immigration laws.

(d) Vessel built for foreign account. A

new vessel built in the United States for

foreign account will be cleared under a

certificate of record, Coast Guard Form

1316, in lieu of a marine document.

(e) Clearance not granted. Clearance

will not be granted to any foreign vessel

using the flag of the United States or any

distinctive signs or markings indicating

that the vessel is an American vessel (22

U.S.C. 454a).

(f) Clearance in order of itinerary.

Unless otherwise provided in this

section, every vessel bound for a foreign

port or ports will be cleared for a

definite port or ports in the order of its

itinerary, but an application to clear for

a port or place for orders, that is, for

instructions to masters as to destination

of the vessel, may be accepted if the

vessel is in ballast or if any cargo on

board is to be discharged in a port of the

same country as the port for which

clearance is sought.

11. Part 4 is amended by removing

and reserving Footnotes 97, 99 and 100a

through 101.

12. Section 4.68 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 4.68 Federal Maritime Commission

certificates for certain passenger vessels.

No vessel having berth or stateroom

accommodations for 50 or more

passengers and embarking passengers at

U.S. ports will be granted a clearance at

the port or place of departure from the

United States unless it is established

that the vessel has valid certificates

issued by the Federal Maritime

Commission.

13. Section 4.70 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 4.70 Public Health Service requirements.

No clearance will be granted to a

vessel subject to the foreign quarantine

regulations of the Public Health Service.

Raymond W. Kelly,

Commissioner of Customs.

Approved: December 22, 1999.

Dennis M. O’Connell,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the

Treasury.

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BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Parts 203, 250, 251, 253, 254,

and 256

Outer Continental Shelf Regulations

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Technical amendments.

SUMMARY: This document makes minor

technical changes to regulations that

were published in various Federal

Register documents and are codified in

the Code of Federal Regulations. These

changes will correct the name of form

MMS–126; correct a citation in 30 CFR

250, subpart N; and correct the

instructions in 30 CFR parts 203, 251,

253, 254, and 256 for commenting on

information collection burdens.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 19, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alexis London, (703) 787–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

These technical amendments affect all

offshore oil, gas, and sulphur operators

and lessees. The following are

explanations of the corrections.

(1) On February 5, 1997 (62 FR 5331),

we published a final rule revising the 30

CFR 250, subpart N, regulations on OCS

civil penalties (subsequently

redesignated at 63 FR 29479 on May 29,

1998). The final rule contained a

citation error in § 250.1409(d)(3). We are

correcting the citation.

(2) In September 1999, under the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

reapproved the information collected on

form MMS–126. When we submitted the

form to OMB for approval, we made no

changes to the information collected,

but we did shorten the official title of

the form. We are correcting the

regulations in 30 CFR 250, subpart K, to

reflect the change in the title of this

form.

(3) Under the PRA, the OMB must

approve the information collection

burden of all our requirements. Each

part of our regulations has a section that

provides the OMB control numbers of

the approved information collection

burdens and other required information.

These sections provide instructions on

how the public may comment on the

burdens. The regulations currently

indicate that comments may be

submitted directly to the OMB and to

MMS. The OMB has now determined

that comments should be made only to

the agency and not directly to OMB.

Agencies are required to address any

comments received in subsequent

submissions to OMB for reapproval of

the information collection burdens. We

are correcting our regulations to reflect

this change in comment procedures. In

addition, we are bringing the section on

authority for collecting information in

part 256 up-to-date to reflect the 1995

amendments to the PRA and to make

the part 256 section consistent with the

corresponding sections in the other

parts of our regulations.

Need for Correction

As published, the final regulations

contain errors which may prove to be

misleading or have sections which are

no longer technically correct and are in

need of clarification.

List of Subjects

30 CFR Part 203

Continental shelf, Government

contracts, Indians—lands, Mineral

royalties, Oil and gas exploration,

Public lands—mineral resources,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Sulphur.

30 CFR Part 250

Continental shelf, Environmental

impact statements, Environmental

protection, Government contracts,

Investigations, Mineral royalties, Oil

and gas development and production,

Oil and gas exploration, Oil and gas

reserves, Penalties, Pipelines, Public

lands—mineral resources, Public

lands—rights-of-way, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Sulphur

development and production, Sulphur

exploration, Surety bonds.

30 CFR Part 251

Continental shelf, Freedom of

information, Oil and gas exploration,

Public lands—mineral resources, Public

lands—rights-of-way, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Research.

30 CFR Part 253

Continental shelf, Environmental

protection, Insurance, Oil and gas

exploration, Oil pollution, Penalties,

Pipelines, Public lands—mineral

resources, Public lands—rights-of-way,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Surety bonds.

30 CFR Part 254

Continental shelf, Environmental

protection, Oil and gas development

and production, Oil and gas exploration,

Pipelines, Public lands—mineral

resources, Public lands—rights-of-way,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

30 CFR Part 256

Administrative practice and

procedure, Continental shelf,

Environmental protection, Government

contracts, Mineral royalties, Oil and gas

exploration, Pipelines, Public lands—

mineral resources, Public lands—rightsof-way, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Surety bonds.

Accordingly, 30 CFR parts 203, 250,

251, 253, 254, and 256 are amended by

making the following technical

amendments:

PART 203—RELIEF OR REDUCTION IN

ROYALTY RATES

1. The authority citation for part 203

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396 et seq., 25 U.S.C.

396a et seq., 25 U.S.C. 101 et seq., 30 U.S.C.

181 et seq., 30 U.S.C. 351 et seq., 30 U.S.C.

1001 et seq., 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., 31 U.S.C.

9701 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 43 U.S.C.

1331 et seq., and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

2. In § 203.82, paragraph (d) is revised

to read as follows:

§ 203.82 What is MMS’s authority to collect

this information?

* * * * *

(d) Send comments regarding any

aspect of the collection of information

under this part, including suggestions

for reducing the burden, to the

Information Collection Clearance

Officer, Minerals Management Service,

Mail Stop 4230, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240.

PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND

SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

3. The authority citation for part 250

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.

4. In § 250.1102, the second sentence

of paragraph (b)(2) is corrected to read

as follows:

§ 250.1102 Oil and gas production rates.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(2) * * * Within 15 days after the end

of the test period, the lessee must

submit a proposed MPR with well

potential test for the individual well

completion on Form MMS–126, Well

Potential Test Report. * * *

§ 250.1409 [Amended]

5. In § 250.1409(d)(3), the citation ‘‘43

CFR part 62, subpart D’’ is corrected to

read 43 CFR part 12, subpart D’’.

PART 251—GEOLOGICAL AND

GEOPHYSICAL (G&G) EXPLORATIONS

OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

6. The authority citation for part 251

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.

7. In § 251.15, paragraph (e) is revised

to read as follows:

§ 251.15 Authority for information

collection.

* * * * *

(e) Send comments regarding any

aspect of the collection of information

under this part, including suggestions

for reducing the burden, to the

Information Collection Clearance

Officer, Minerals Management Service,

Mail Stop 4230, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240.

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PART 253—OIL SPILL FINANCIAL

RESPONSIBILITY FOR OFFSHORE

FACILITIES

8. The authority citation for part 253

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.

9. In § 253.5, paragraph (d) is revised

to read as follows:

§ 253.5 What is the authority for collecting

Oil Spill Financial Responsibility (OSFR)

information?

* * * * *

(d) Send comments regarding any

aspect of the collection of information

under this part, including suggestions

for reducing the burden, to the

Information Collection Clearance

Officer, Minerals Management Service,

Mail Stop 4230, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240.

PART 254—OIL SPILL RESPONSE

REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES

LOCATED SEAWARD OF THE COAST

LINE

10. The authority citation for part 254

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321 et seq.

11. In § 254.9, paragraph (d) is revised

to read as follows:

§ 254.9 Authority for information

collection.

* * * * *

(d) Send comments regarding any

aspect of the collection of information

under this part, including suggestions

for reducing the burden, to the

Information Collection Clearance

Officer, Minerals Management Service,

Mail Stop 4230, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240.

PART 256—LEASING OF SULPHUR OR

OIL AND GAS IN THE OUTER

CONTINENTAL SHELF

12. The authority citation for part 256

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6213, 43 U.S.C. 1331

et seq.

13. Section 256.0 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 256.0 Authority for information

collection.

(a) The Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) has approved the

information collection requirements in

this part under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

OMB assigned the control number

1010–0006. The title of this information

collection is ‘‘30 CFR Part 256, Leasing

of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer

Continental Shelf.’’

(b) MMS collects this information to

determine if the applicant filing for a

lease on the Outer Continental Shelf is

qualified to hold such a lease. Response

is required to obtain a benefit according

to 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. MMS will

protect proprietary information

collected according to section 26 of the

OCS Lands Act and 30 CFR 256.10.

(c) An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number.

(d) Send comments regarding any

aspect of the collection of information

under this part, including suggestions

for reducing the burden, to the

Information Collection Clearance

Officer, Minerals Management Service,

Mail Stop 4230, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240.

Dated: January 6, 2000.

E. P. Danenberger,

Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.

[FR Doc. 00–1200 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 110

[CGD07 99–058]

RIN 2115–AA98

Special Anchorage Area; St. Lucie

River, Stuart, Florida

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing a special anchorage area on

the St. Lucie River in Stuart, FL. This

area is currently used as a temporary

and long-term area for vessels to anchor.

The establishment of this anchorage will

improve the safety of vessels anchoring

within and transiting the highly

trafficked area, while also lessening the

detrimental impact on the ecosystem by

providing a designated safer area for

vessels to anchor.

DATES: This regulation becomes

effective on February 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments and material

received from the public, as well as

documents indicated in this preamble as

being available in the docket, are part of

docket [CGD07 99–058] and are

available for inspection or copying at

the Seventh Coast Guard District, Room

406, 909 S.E. First Avenue, Miami, FL,

between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT

Kerstin Rhinehart, Seventh Coast Guard

District, Aids to Navigation Branch, at

(305) 536–4566.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

We published a notice of proposed

rulemaking concerning these regulations

in the Federal Register on August 30,

1999 (64 FR 47156). Two comments

were received during the comment

period.

Background and Purpose

This rule is in response to a request

made by the City of Stuart to establish

a city managed mooring field on the St.

Lucie River. The intended effect of the

regulation is to reduce the risk of vessel

collisions by providing notice to

mariners of the establishment of a

special anchorage area, in which vessels

not more than 65 feet in length shall not

be required to carry or exhibit anchor

lights as required by the Navigation

Rules. The establishment of the special

anchorage has been in coordination

with and endorsed by the Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

(DEP). The DEP determined that

properly managed mooring and

anchorage fields located in appropriate

areas, will encourage vessels to utilize

them for safety purposes, and as a side

benefit the ecosystem will incur

lessened or negligible detrimental

impacts.

Discussion of Comments and Changes

Two letters were received objecting to

the establishment of the a special

anchorage in St. Lucie, FL. The letters

objected to the regulation of live aboard

vessels, the possibility of future

development in the area, the cost of

utilizing an established mooring within

the special anchorage, and the possible

restricted use of the waterways between

boats in the area. The Coast Guard

considered these comments, however

has decided not to make any changes to

the proposed rule. The Coast Guard has

no control over future development in

the area and the cost to utilize the

anchorage will be determined by the

City of Stuart. The Coast Guard still

feels that the establishment of this

anchorage area as published will

improve the safety of vessels in this

highly trafficked area

Regulatory Evaluation

This rule is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under section 3(f) of

Executive Order 12866 and does not

require an assessment of potential costs

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that

order. The Office of Management and

Budget has not reviewed it under that

order. It is not ‘‘significant’’ under the