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Section 553 of the Administrative

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B),

provides that, when an agency for good

cause finds that notice and public

procedures are impracticable,

unnecessary or contrary to the public

interest, the agency may issue a rule

without providing notice and an

opportunity for public comment. We

have determined that there is good

cause for making today’s rule final

without prior proposal and opportunity

for comment because we are merely

correcting minor errors in the text of a

previous action. Thus, notice and public

procedures are unnecessary. We find

that this constitutes good cause under 5

U.S.C. 553(b)(B).

Administrative Requirements

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR

51735, October 4, 1993), this action is

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and

is therefore not subject to review by the

Office of Management and Budget.

Because the agency has made a ‘‘good

cause’’ finding that this action is not

subject to notice-and-comment

requirements under the Administrative

Procedures Act or any other statute as

indicated in the Supplementary

Information section above, it is not

subject to the regulatory flexibility

provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility

Act (5 U.S.C 601 et seq.), or to sections

202 and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Public

Law 104–4). In addition, this action

does not significantly or uniquely affect

small governments or impose a

significant intergovernmental mandate,

as described in sections 203 and 204 of

UMRA. This rule also does not

significantly or uniquely affect the

communities of tribal governments, as

specified by Executive Order 13084 (63

FR 27655, May 10, 1998). This rule will

not have substantial direct effects on the

States, on the relationship between the

national government and the States, or

on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of governments, as specified by

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,

August 10, 1999). This rule also is not

subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR

19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not

economically significant.

This technical correction action does

not involve technical standards; thus

the requirements of section 12(d) of the

National Technology Transfer and

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.

272 note) do not apply. The rule also

does not involve special consideration

of environmental justice related issues

as required by Executive Order 12898

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In

issuing this rule, EPA has taken the

necessary steps to eliminate drafting

errors and ambiguity, minimize

potential litigation, and provide a clear

legal standard for affected conduct, as

required by section 3 of Executive Order

12988 (61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996).

EPA has complied with Executive Order

12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1998) by

examining the takings implications of

the rule in accordance with the

‘‘Attorney General’s Supplemental

Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk

and Avoidance of Unanticipated

Takings’’ issued under the executive

order. This rule does not impose an

information collection burden under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

The Congressional Review Act (5

U.S.C. 801 et seq.), as added by the

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides

that before a rule may take effect, the

agency promulgating the rule must

submit a rule report, which includes a

copy of the rule, to each House of the

Congress and to the Comptroller General

of the United States. Section 808 allows

the issuing agency to make a rule

effective sooner than otherwise

provided by the CRA if the agency

makes a good cause finding that notice

and public procedure is impracticable,

unnecessary or contrary to the public

interest. This determination must be

supported by a brief statement. 5 U.S.C.

808(2). As stated previously, EPA had

made such a good cause finding,

including the reasons therefore, and

established an effective date of June 6,

2000. EPA will submit a report

containing this rule and other required

information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S.

House of Representatives, and the

Comptroller General of the United

States prior to publication of the rule in

the Federal Register. These corrections

to the preamble and 40 CFR 62.9662 for

Pennsylvania is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

Dated: May 10, 2000.

Bradley M. Campbell,

Regional Administrator, Region III.

[FR Doc. 00–13205 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

49 CFR Part 1

[OST Docket No.1999–6189; Amendment 1–

302]

Organization and Delegation of Powers

and Duties Delegations to the Maritime

Administrator

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of

Transportation (Secretary) is delegating

to the Maritime Administrator his

authority to appoint special police and

enforce laws for the protection of

property and persons at the United

States Merchant Marine Academy

located in Kings Point, New York. The

authorities relating to the protection of

Federal property are vested in the

Secretary of Transportation by a March

2000 delegation from the Administrator

of General Services. The Act of June 1,

1948, P.L. 80–566, 62 Stat. 281, 40

U.S.C. 318–318c and the Federal

Property and Administrative Services

Act of 1949, as amended, 63 Stat. 377,

provides the Administrator of General

Services the authority relating to the

protection of Federal property.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 26, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Weaver, Chief, Division of

Management and Organization,

Maritime Administration, MAR–318,

Room 7301, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590, Phone: (202)

366–2811; or Blane Workie, Office of

General Counsel (C–50), Department of

Transportation, Room 10424, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590, Phone: (202) 366–9314.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary of Transportation is delegating

to the Maritime Administrator his

authority relating to the protection of

property and persons at the United

States Merchant Marine Academy

located in Kings Point, New York. The

Secretary of Transportation obtained the

authority to enforce laws for the

protection of property and persons at

the United States Merchant Marine

Academy from the Administrator of

General Services on March 23, 2000.

Previously, the Administrator of

General Services had delegated this

authority to the Secretary of

Transportation who redelegated the

authority to the Maritime Administrator.

The delegation expired on May 1, 2000.

As a result, this delegation of authority

from the Secretary of Transportation to

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the Maritime Administrator relating to

the protection of property and persons

at the United States Merchant Marine

Academy is necessary to ensure the

continued authority of the Maritime

Administrator to appoint uniformed

personnel as special police, establish

the rules and regulations governing

conduct on the affected property, and

execute agreements with other Federal,

State, or local authorities. The Maritime

Administration has previously had the

responsibility for the Academy and

related property, and currently has the

experience and requisite expertise to

promptly effect the actions prescribed

by the statutes.

This amendment revises 49 CFR

1.66(q) to reflect the Secretary of

Transportation’s delegation of his

authority relating to the protection of

the Merchant Academy to the Maritime

Administrator for an indefinite period of

time. Since this amendment relates to

departmental organization, procedure

and practice, notice and comment are

unnecessary under 5 U.S.C. 553(b).

Further, since the amendment expedites

the Maritime Administration’s ability to

meet the statutory intent of the

applicable laws and regulations covered

by this delegation, the Secretary finds

good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for

the final rule to be effective on the date

of publication in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1

Authority delegations (Government

agencies), Organization and functions

(Government agencies).

In consideration of the foregoing, Part

1 of Title 49, Code of Federal

Regulations, is amended, effective upon

publication, to read as follows:

PART 1—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 1

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322; Public Law 101–

552, 28 U.S.C. 2672; 31 U.S.C. 3711(a)(2).

2. Section 1.66 is amended by revising

paragraph (q) is amended to read as

follows:

§ 1.66 Delegations to Maritime

Administrator.

* * * * *

(q) Exercise the authority vested in

the Administrator of General Services

by the Act of June 1, 1948, Public Law

80–566, 62 Stat. 281, 40 U.S.C. 318–

318c and the Federal Property and

Administrative Services Act of 1949, as

amended, 63 Stat. 377, and delegated to

the Secretary of Transportation by the

Administrator of General Services on

March 23, 2000, relating to the

enforcement of laws for the protection

of property and persons at the United

States Merchant Marine Academy,

located in Kings Point, New York. This

may be accomplished through

appointment of uniformed personnel as

special police, establishment of rules

and regulations governing conduct on

the affected property, and execution of

agreements with other Federal, State, or

local authorities.

* * * * *

Issued at Washington, DC, this 18th day of

May, 2000.

Rodney E. Slater,

Secretary of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 00–13270 Filed 5–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Part 541

[Docket No. NHTSA–2000–7331]

RIN 2127–AH78

Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention

Standard; Final Listing of Model Year

2001 High-Theft Vehicle Lines

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This final rule announces

NHTSA’s determination for model year

(MY) 2001 high-theft vehicle lines that

are subject to the parts-marking

requirements of the Federal motor

vehicle theft prevention standard, and

high-theft MY 2001 lines that are

exempted from the parts-marking

requirements because the vehicles are

equipped with antitheft devices

determined to meet certain statutory

criteria pursuant to the statute relating

to motor vehicle theft prevention.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The amendment made

by this final rule is effective May 26,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Rosalind Proctor, Consumer Programs

Division, Office of Planning and

Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590. Ms. Proctor’s telephone number

is (202) 366–0846. Her fax number is

(202) 493–2290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Anti

Car Theft Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102–519,

amended the law relating to the partsmarking of major component parts on

designated high-theft vehicle lines and

other motor vehicles. The Anti Car Theft

Act amended the definition of

‘‘passenger motor vehicle’’ in 49 U.S.C.

33101(10) to include a ‘‘multipurpose

passenger vehicle or light duty truck

when that vehicle or truck is rated at not

more than 6,000 pounds gross vehicle

weight.’’ Since ‘‘passenger motor

vehicle’’ was previously defined to

include passenger cars only, the effect of

the Anti Car Theft Act is that certain

multipurpose passenger vehicle (MPV)

and light-duty truck (LDT) lines may be

determined to be high-theft vehicles

subject to the Federal motor vehicle

theft prevention standard (49 CFR part

541).

The purpose of the theft prevention

standard is to reduce the incidence of

motor vehicle theft by facilitating the

tracing and recovery of parts from stolen

vehicles. The standard seeks to facilitate

such tracing by requiring that vehicle

identification numbers (VINs), VIN

derivative numbers, or other symbols be

placed on major component vehicle

parts. The theft prevention standard

requires motor vehicle manufacturers to

inscribe or affix VINs onto covered

original equipment major component

parts, and to inscribe or affix a symbol

identifying the manufacturer and a

common symbol identifying the

replacement component parts for those

original equipment parts, on all vehicle

lines selected as high-theft.

The Anti Car Theft Act also amended

49 U.S.C. 33103 to require NHTSA to

promulgate a parts-marking standard

applicable to major parts installed by

manufacturers of ‘‘passenger motor

vehicles (other than light duty trucks) in

not to exceed one-half of the lines not

designated under 49 U.S.C. 33104 as

high-theft lines.’’ Section 33103(a)

further directed NHTSA to select only

lines not designated under section

33104 of this title as high theft lines.

NHTSA lists each of these selected lines

in appendix B to part 541. Since section

33103 did not specify marking of

replacement parts for below-median

lines, the agency does not require

marking of replacement parts for these

lines. NHTSA published a final rule

amending 49 CFR part 541 to include

the definitions of MPV and LDT, and

major component parts. See 59 FR

64164, December 13, 1995.

49 U.S.C. 33104(a)(3) specifies that

NHTSA shall select high-theft vehicle

lines, with the agreement of the

manufacturer, if possible. Section

33104(d) provides that once a line has

been designated as likely high-theft, it

remains subject to the theft prevention

standard unless that line is exempted

under section 33106. Section 33106

provides that a manufacturer may

petition to have a high-theft line