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Rate set

For plans with a valuation

date Immediate

annuity rate

(percent)

Deferred annuities

(percent)

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

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80 ................. 6–1–00 7–1–00 5.25 4.50 4.00 4.00 7 8

PART 4044—ALLOCATION OF

ASSETS IN SINGLE-EMPLOYER

PLANS

4. The authority citation for part 4044

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1301(a), 1302(b)(3),

1341, 1344, 1362.

5. In appendix B to part 4044, a new

entry, as set forth below, is added to the

table. (The introductory text of the table

is omitted.)

Appendix B to Part 4044—Interest Rates Used to Value Benefits

* * * * *

For valuation dates occurring in the month—

The values of it are:

it for t = it for t = it for t =

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June 2000 ......................................................................... .0710 1–25 .0625 >25 N/A N/A

Issued in Washington, DC, on this 8th day

of May 2000.

John Seal,

Acting Executive Director, Pension Benefit

Guaranty Corporation.

[FR Doc. 00–12089 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7708–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD 08–00–009]

RIN 2115–AE47

Drawbridge Operation Regulation;

Upper Mississippi River

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth

Coast Guard District is temporarily

changing the regulation governing the

Rock Island Railroad & Highway

Drawbridge, across the Upper

Mississippi River at Mile 482.9, at Rock

Island, Illinois. The Drawbridge need

not open for river traffic and may

remain in the closed-to-navigation

position from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on May

14, 2000. This temporary rule is issued

to allow the scheduled running of a foot

race as part of a local community event.

DATES: This rule is effective from 8 a.m.

Central Standard Time on May 14, 2000

to 10 a.m. Central Standard Time on

May 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this

preamble as being available in the

docket, are part of docket CGD 08–00–

009 and are available for inspection or

copying at room 2.107f in the Robert A.

Young Federal Building at Eighth Coast

Guard District, Bridge Branch, 1222

Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103–

2832, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Roger K. Wiebusch, Bridge

Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard

District, Bridge Branch, 1222 Spruce

Street, St. Louis, MO 63103–2832, at

(314) 539–3900, extension 378.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

We did not publish a notice of

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for this

regulation. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the

Coast Guard finds that good cause exists

for not publishing an NPRM. This rule

is being promulgated without an NPRM

due to the short time frame allowed

between the submission of the request

by the U.S. Army and the date of the

event.

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast

Guard finds that good cause exists for

making this rule effective less than 30

days after publication in the Federal

Register. This rule should be made

effective in less than 30 days due to the

short time frame allowed between the

submission of the request by the U.S.

Army and the date of the event.

Background and Purpose

On March 6, 2000, the Department of

Army Rock Island Arsenal requested a

temporary change to the operation of the

Rock Island Railroad & Highway

Drawbridge across the Upper

Mississippi River, Mile 482.9 at Rock

Island, Illinois. The Rock Island

Railroad Drawbridge navigation span

has a vertical clearance of 23.8 feet

above normal pool in the closed-tonavigation position. Navigation on the

waterway consists primarily of

commercial tows and recreational

watercraft. Presently, the draw opens on

signal for passage of river traffic. The

Rock Island Arsenal requested the

drawbridge be permitted to remain

closed-to-navigation from 8 a.m. until

10 a.m. on May 14, 2000. During this

time, a foot race will cross the bridge.

This temporary drawbridge operation

regulation has been coordinated with

the commercial waterway operators. No

objections to the proposed temporary

rule were raised.

Regulatory Evaluation

This rule is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under section 3(f) of

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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

regulatory policies and procedures of

the Department of Transportation (DOT)

(44 FR 11040, February 26, 1979).

The Coast Guard expects the

economic impact of this temporary rule

to be so minimal that a full Regulatory

Evaluation under paragraph 10(e) of the

regulatory policies and procedures of

DOT is unnecessary. This is because

river traffic is not likely to be delayed

more than 2 hours.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we considered

whether this rule would have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises

small businesses, not-for-profit

organizations that are independently

owned and operated and are not

dominant in their fields, and

governmental jurisdictions with

populations of less than 50,000.

This rule will be in effect for only 2

hours early in the day and the Coast

Guard expects the impact of this action

to be minimal. Therefore, the Coast

Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b)

that this rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities.

Assistance for Small Entities

Under section 213(a) of the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121),

we offer to assist small entities in

understanding the rule so that they

could better evaluate its effects on them

and participate in the rulemaking

process. Any individual that qualifies

or, believes he or she qualifies as a small

entity and requires assistance with the

provisions of this rule, may contact Mr.

Roger K. Wiebusch, Bridge

Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard

District, Bridge Branch, at (314) 539–

3900, extension 378.

Small businesses may send comments

on the actions of Federal employees

who enforce, or otherwise determine

compliance with, Federal regulations to

the Small Business and Agriculture

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman

and the Regional Small Business

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The

Ombudsman evaluates these actions

annually and rates each agency’s

responsiveness to small business. If you

wish to comment on actions by

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1–

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247).

Collection of Information

This rule calls for no new collection

of information under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–

3520).

Federalism

We have analyzed this rule under

Executive Order 13132 and have

determined that this rule does not have

implications for federalism under that

Order.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) governs

the issuance of Federal regulations that

require unfunded mandates. An

unfunded mandate is a regulation that

requires a State, local, or tribal

government or the private sector to

incur direct costs without the Federal

Government’s having first provided the

funds to pay those unfunded mandate

costs. This rule will not impose an

unfunded mandate.

Taking of Private Property

This rule will not effect a taking of

private property or otherwise have

taking implications under E.O. 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 E.O.

12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize

litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and

reduce burden.

Protection of Children

We have analyzed this rule under E.O.

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), of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1C, this rule is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation.

Promulgation of changes to drawbridge

regulations has been found not to have

significant effect on the human

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.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33

CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE

OPERATION REGULATIONS

1. The authority citation of part 117

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. Sec. 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. From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on May 14,

2000, § 117.T394 is temporarily added

to read as follows:

§ 117.T394 Upper Mississippi River.

Rock Island Railroad and Highway

Drawbridge, Mile 482.9, Upper

Mississippi River. From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

on May 14, 2000 the drawspan need not

open for river traffic and may be

maintained in the closed-to-navigation

position.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Paul J. Pluta,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Eighth Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 00–12074 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[CGD1–00–123]

RIN 2115–AA97

Safety Zone: Chelsea Street Bridge,

Chelsea River, Chelsea, MA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing a temporary safety zone on

the Chelsea River surrounding the

Chelsea Street Bridge. The safety zone

temporarily closes all waters of the

Chelsea River 100 yards upstream and

100 yards downstream from the

centerline of the Chelsea Street Bridge.

The safety zone is needed to protect

vessels from the hazards posed during

repairs to the bridge fender system.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This rule is effective

from Tuesday, May 30, 2000, through

Saturday, June 3, 2000, between 9 p.m.

and 7:30 a.m. and from Monday, June 5,

2000 through Saturday, June 10, 2000

between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Comments and material

received from the public, as well as