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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.

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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

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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 proposal to be so minimal

that a full Regulatory Evaluation under

paragraph 10(e) of the regulatory

policies and procedures of DOT is

unnecessary.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Coast Guard

must consider whether this rule will

have a significant economic effect upon

a substantial number of small entities.

‘‘Small entities’’ include small business,

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.

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

as use of the anchorage area is

voluntary.

Assistance for Small Entities

Under section 213(a) of the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–221),

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. Small entities may contact the

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT for assistance in

understanding and participating in this

rulemaking. We also have a point of

contact for commenting on actions by

employees of the Coast Guard. 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 requirements under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.).

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 safety

that may disproportionately affect

children.

Environment

The Coast Guard, in association with

the Florida Department of

Environmental Protection, considered

the environmental impact of this

proposed rule, and determined under

Figure 2–1, paragraph 34(f) of

Commandant Instruction M16475.1C,

that this rule is categorically excluded

from further environmental

documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 110

Special anchorage areas.

Final Regulation

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Coast Guard amends Part 110 of Title

33, Code of Federal Regulations, as

follows:

PART 110—[AMENDED]

1. The Authority citation for Part 110

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 471, 2030, 2035, and

2071; 49 CFR 1.46 and 33 CFR 1.05–1(g).

Section 110.1a and each section listed in

110.1a is also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1223

and 1231.

2. Section 110.73c is added to read as

follows:

§ 110.73c. Okeechobee Waterway, St.

Lucie River, Stuart, FL.

The following is a special anchorage

area: Beginning on the Okeechobee

Intracoastal Waterway between mile

marker 7 and 8 on the St. Lucie River,

bounded by a line beginning at

27°12′06.583’’N, 80°15′33.447’’W;

thence to 27°12′07.811’’N,

80°15′38.861’’W; thence to

27°12′04.584’’N, 80°15′41.437’’W;

thence to 27°11′49.005’’N,

80°15′44.796’’W; thence to

27°11′47.881’’N, 80°15′38.271’’W;

thence to the point of beginning. All

coordinates reference Datum NAD:83.

Note: This area is principally used by

recreational vessels. The mooring of vessels

in this area is administered by the local

Harbormaster, City of Stuart, Florida.

Dated: January 10, 2000.

G.W. Sutton,

Captain U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

Seventh Coast Guard District Acting.

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BILLING CODE 4910–15–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TN–146–9934a; TN–156–9935a; FRL–6520–

2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Tennessee; Adoption of Rule

Governing Any Credible Evidence

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: On November 16, 1994, the

Tennessee Department of Environment

and Conservation submitted to EPA

revisions to the Nashville-Davidson

County Local Implementation Plan

(LIP). These revisions consisted of the

adoption of section 10.56.290

Measurement and Reporting of

Emissions amendments in the

Metropolitan/Nashville Code of Laws.

On May 3, 1995, the Tennessee

Department of Environment and

Conservation submitted to EPA

revisions to the Tennessee State

Implementation Plan (SIP). These

revisions consisted of the adoption of

Rule 1200–3–10–.04 Sampling,

Recording and Reporting Required For

Major Stationary Sources.