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§§ 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33,

and 97.35 [Amended]

By amending: § 97.23 VOR, VOR/

DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME

or TACAN; § 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME,

LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME;

§ 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; § 97.29 ILS,

ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS, MLS/DME,

MLS/RNAV; § 97.31 RADAR SIAPs;

§ 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and § 97.35

COPTER SIAPs, identified as follows:

* * * Effective August 10, 2000

Glendale, AZ, Glendale Muni, RNAV RWY

19, Orig

Ocala, FL, Ocala Regional/Jim Taylor Field,

VOR RWY 36, Amdt 17

Ocala, FL, Ocala Regional/Jim Taylor Field,

NDB RWY 36, Amdt 5

Eastman, GA, Heart of Georgia Regional,

VOR/DME OR GPS–A, Amdt 6

Ames, IA, Ames Muni, RNAV RWY 1, Orig

Hampton, IA, Hampton Muni, RNAV RWY

17, Orig

Hampton, IA, Hampton Muni, RNAV RWY

35, Orig

Newton, IA, Newton Muni, VOR RWY 32,

Amdt 9A

Alexandria, LA, Alexandria Intl, ILS/DME

RWY 14, Amdt 1, CANCELLED

Alexandria, LA, Alexandria Intl, ILS RWY 14

Orig

Leonardtown, MD, St. Mary’s County, VOR

RWY 11, Amdt 4, CANCELLED

Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Intl, NDB RWY

19L, Orig-A

St. Louis, MO, Spirit of St. Louis, NDB RWY

8R, Amdt 11B

St. Louis, MO, Spirit of St. Louis, NDB OR

GPS RWY 26L, Amdt 2A

Kimball, NE, Kimball Muni/Robert E. Arraj

Field, GPS RWY 28, Orig-A

Lexington, NE, Lexington/Jim Kelly Field,

GPS RWY 32, Orig-A

Lincoln, NE, Lincoln Muni, VOR OR GPS

RWY 17R, Amdt 11B

Lincoln, NE, Lincoln Muni, NDB OR GPS

RWY 35L, Amdt 8B

North Platte, NE, North Platte Regional

Airport/Lee Bird Field, VOR OR GPS RWY

35, Amdt 17B

North Platte, NE, North Platte Regional

Airport/Lee Bird Field, NDB OR GPS RWY

30, Amdt 3B

Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, NDB RWY 32L,

Amdt 1A

Scottsbluff, NE, Western Nebraska Regional/

William B. Heilig Field, VOR/DME OR GPS

RWY 5, Amdt 4A

Scottsbluff, NE, Western Nebraska Regional/

William B. Heilig Field, VOR OR TACAN

OR GPS RWY 23, Amdt 11A

Scottsbluff, NE, Western Nebraska Regional/

William B. Heilig Field, LOC BC RWY 12,

Amdt 8A

Scottsbluff, NE, Western Nebraska Regional/

William B. Heilig Field, NDB OR GPS RWY

12, Amdt 8A

Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), VOR OR

TACAN RWY 3, Amdt 20A

Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), VOR/DME

OR TACAN RWY 21, Amdt 8A

Hobbs, NM, Lea County (Hobbs), LOC/DME

BC RWY 21, Amdt 5B

Oklahoma City, OK, Sundance Airpark, VOR

RWY 17, Amdt 1

Oklahoma City, OK, Will Rogers World, VOR

RWY 17L, Amdt 2

Baytown, TX, RWJ Airpark, RNAV RWY 26,

Orig

Brownwood, TX, Brownwood Regional,

RNAV RWY 17, Orig

Brownwood, TX, Brownwood Regional,

RNAV RWY 35, Orig

Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, ILS

RWY 16L, Amdt 5

Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, ILS

RWY 34R, Amdt 4

Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, RNAV

RWY 16L, Orig

Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, RNAV

RWY 34R, Orig

Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, GPS

RWY 16L, Orig-B, CANCELLED

Fort Worth, TX, Fort Worth Alliance, GPS

RWY 34R, Orig-B, CANCELLED

Killeen, TX, Killeen Muni, NDB OR GPS

RWY 1, Amdt 5B

McAllen, TX, McAllen Miller Intl, VOR RWY

13, Amdt 15A

McAllen, TX, McAllen Miller Intl, NDB RWY

13, Amdt 6A

San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, NDB

RWY 12R, Amdt 20C

San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Intl, NDB

RWY 30L, Amdt 11B

Elkins, WV, Elkins-Randolph CountyJennings Randolph Field, NDB–A, Orig,

CANCELLED

Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, VOR OR

GPS RWY 12, Amdt 18, CANCELLED

Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, VOR–A,

Orig

Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, VOR/

DME OR TACAN RWY 36, Amdt 8

Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, NDB

RWY 6, Amdt 17

Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, ILS

RWY 36, Amdt 7

Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, RADAR–

1, Amdt 9

Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, RNAV

RWY 6, Orig

Green Bay, WI, Austin Straubel Intl, RNAV

RWY 36, Orig

* * * Effective October 5, 2000

Fort Smith, AR, Fort Smith Muni, VOR OR

TACAN OR GPS RWY 25, Amdt 20B

Fort Smith, AR, Fort Smith Muni, NDB RWY

25, Amdt 24A

Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 4L,

Orig-A

Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 4R,

Orig-A

Little Rock, AR, Adams Field, GPS RWY 22L,

Orig-A

Topeka, KS, Forbes Field, VOR/DME RNAV

RWY 13, Amdt 4A

Point Lookout, MO, M. Graham Clark, NDB

RWY 29, Amdt 7A

Point Lookout, MO, M. Graham Clark, VOR/

DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 29, Amdt 2B

Point Lookout, MO, M. Graham Clark, GPS

RWY 11, Orig-B

Grand Island, NE, Central Nebraska Regional,

LOC/DME BC RWY 17, Amdt 9B

Lincoln, NE, Lincoln Muni, VOR OR GPS

RWY 17L, Amdt 6C

Lincoln, NE, Lincoln Muni, GPS RWY 14,

Orig-A

McCook, NE, McCook Muni, VOR OR GPS

RWY 21, Amdt 4C

Sidney, NE, Sidney Muni, GPS RWY 30,

Orig-B

Omaha, NE, Eppley Airfield, NDB OR GPS

RWY 14R, Amdt 24A

Oklahoma City, OK, Will Rogers World, NDB

RWY 17R, Amdt 24A

Oklahoma City, OK, Will Rogers World, NDB

RWY 35R, Amdt 5B

Victoria, TX, Victoria Regional, NDB RWY

12L, Amdt 4A

Waco, TX, McGregor Muni, GPS RWY 17,

Orig-A

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30058; Amdt. No. 1994]

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures; Miscellaneous

Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment establishes,

amends, suspends, or revokes Standard

Instrument Approach Procedures

(SIAPs) for operations at certain

airports. These regulatory actions are

needed because of changes occurring in

the National Airspace System, such as

the commissioning of new navigational

facilities, addition of new obstacles, or

changes in air traffic requirements.

These changes are designed to provide

safe and efficient use of the navigable

airspace and to promote safe flight

operations under instrument flight rules

at the affected airports.

DATES: An effective date for each SIAP

is specified in the amendatory

provisions.

Incorporation by reference-approved

by the Director of the Federal Register

on December 31, 1980, and reapproved

as of January 1, 1982.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter

incorporated by reference in the

amendment is as follows:

For Examination

1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA

Headquarters Building, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591;

2. The FAA Regional Office of the

region in which affected airport is

located; or

3. The Flight Inspection Area Office

which originated the SIAP.

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For Purchase

Individual SIAP copies may be

obtained from:

1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA–

200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; or

2. The FAA Regional Office of the

region in which the affected airport is

located.

By Subscription

Copies of all SIAPs, mailed once

every 2 weeks, are for sale by the

Superintendent of Documents, US

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure

Standards Branch (AMCAFS–420),

Flight Technologies and Programs

Division, Flight Standards Service,

Federal Aviation Administration, Mike

Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500

South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City,

OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box

25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125)

telephone: (405) 954–4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment to part 97 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97)

establishes, amends, suspends, or

revokes Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures (SIAPs). The complete

regulatory description on each SIAP is

contained in the appropriate FAA Form

8260 and the National Flight Data

Center (FDC)/Permanent (P) Notices to

Airmen (NOTAM) which are

incorporated by reference in the

amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1

CFR part 51, and § 97.20 of the Federal

Aviation’s Regulations (FAR). Materials

incorporated by reference are available

for examination or purchase as stated

above.

The large number of SIAPs, their

complex nature, and the need for a

special format make their verbatim

publication in the Federal Register

expensive and impractical. Further,

airmen do not use the regulatory text of

the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic

depiction of charts printed by

publishers of aeronautical materials.

Thus, the advantages of incorporation

by reference are realized and

publication of the complete description

of each SIAP contained in FAA form

documents is unnecessary. The

provisions of this amendment state the

affected CFR (and FAR) sections, with

the types and effective dates of the

SIAPs. This amendment also identifies

the airport, its location, the procedure

identification and the amendment

number.

The Rule

This amendment to part 97 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 97) establishes, amends, suspends,

or revokes SIAPs. For safety and

timeliness of change considerations, this

amendment incorporates only specific

changes contained in the content of the

following FDC/P NOTAMs for each

SIAP. The SIAP information in some

previously designated FDC/Temporary

(FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration as

to be permanent. With conversion to

FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective FDC/T

NOTAMs have been canceled.

The FDC/P NOTAMs for the SIAPs

contained in this amendment are based

on the criteria contained in the U.S.

Standard for Terminal Instrument

Procedures (TERPS). In developing

these chart changes to SIAPs by FDC/P

NOTAMs, the TERPS criteria were

applied to only these specific conditions

existing at the affected airports. All

SIAP amendments in this rule have

been previously issued by the FAA in a

National Flight Data Center (FDC)

Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an

emergency action of immediate flight

safety relating directly to published

aeronautical charts. The circumstances

which created the need for all these

SIAP amendments requires making

them effective in less than 30 days.

Further, the SIAPs contained in this

amendment are based on the criteria

contained in the TERPS. Because of the

close and immediate relationship

between these SIAPs and safety in air

commerce, I find that notice and public

procedure before adopting these SIAPs

are impracticable and contrary to the

public interest and, where applicable,

that good cause exists for making these

SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.

Conclusion

The FAA has determined that this

regulation only involves an established

body of technical regulations for which

frequent and routine amendments are

necessary to keep them operationally

current. It, therefore—(1) is not a

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)

does not warrant preparation of a

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated

impact is so minimal. For the same

reason, the FAA certifies that this

amendment will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities under the

criteria for the Regulatory Flexibility

Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

Air traffic control, Airports,

Navigation (air).

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 26, 2000.

L. Nicholas Lacey,

Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, part 97 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 97) is amended by establishing,

amending, suspending, or revoking

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures, effective at 0901 UTC on

the dates specified, as follows:

PART 97—STANDARD INSTRUMENT

APPROACH PROCEDURES

1. The authority citation for part 97 is

revised to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120,

44701; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); and 14 CFR

11.49(b)(2).

2. Part 97 is amended to read as

follows:

§§ 97.23, 97.25, 97.27, 97.29, 97.31, 97.33

and 97.35 [Amended]

By amending: § 97.23 VOR, VOR/

DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME

or TACAN; § 97.25 LOC, LOC/DME,

LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME;

§ 97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; § 97.29 ILS,

ILS/DME, ISMLS, MLS, MLS/DME,

MLS/RNAV; § 97.31 RADAR SIAPs;

§ 97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and § 97.35

COPTER, SIAPs, identified as follows:

FDC date State City Airport FDC number SIAP

04/20/00 ................... IA Ottumwa ................... Ottumwa Industrial .................... FDC 0/3913 LOC/DME BC RWY 13, AMDT

2B...

04/20/00 ................... VA Marion/Wytheville ..... Mountain Empire ....................... FDC 0/1361 NDB RWY 26 AMDT 1...

04/20/00 ................... VA Marion/Wytheville ..... Mountain Empire ....................... FDC 0/1363 GPS RWY 26 ORIG...

05/10/00 ................... GA Douglas .................... Douglas Muni ............................ FDC 0/4874 GPS RWY 22, ORIG...

05/10/00 ................... GA Douglas .................... Douglas Muni ............................ FDC 0/4875 GPW RWY 4, ORIG...

05/10/00 ................... GA Douglas .................... Douglas Muni ............................ FDC 0/4877 LOC RWY 4, AMDT 2A...

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FDC date State City Airport FDC number SIAP

05/10/00 ................... TN Memphis ................... Memphis Intl .............................. FDC 0/4868 ILS RWY 27, AMDT 2A...

05/10/00 ................... WA Ephrata ..................... Ephrata Muni ............................. FDC 0/4898 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 2,

AMDT 3...

05/10/00 ................... WA Spokane ................... Felts Field .................................. FDC 0/4885 VOR OR GPS RWY 3L, AMDT

2A...

05/10/00 ................... WA Walla Walla .............. Walla Walla Regional ................ FDC 0/4870 VOR OR GPS RWY 16, AMDT

11...

05/10/00 ................... WA Walla Walla .............. Walla Walla Regional ................ FDC 0/4887 VOR RWY 2, AMDT 10...

05/11/00 ................... CA Napa ......................... Napa County ............................. FDC 0/4818 VOR OR GPS RWY 6, AMDT

11...

05/11/00 ................... CA Napa ......................... Napa County ............................. FDC 0/4943 LOC RWY 36L AMDT 2B...

05/11/00 ................... CA Sacramento .............. Sacramento Mather ................... FDC 0/4920 VOR OR GPS RWY 4R ORIG–

A...

05/11/00 ................... CA South Lake Tahoe ... Lake Tahoe ............................... FDC 0/4921 VOR/DME OR GPS–A, AMDT

3...

05/11/00 ................... GUA Agana ....................... Guam Intl ................................... FDC 0/4940 GPS RWY 24R ORIG...

05/11/00 ................... MO New Madrid .............. County Memorial ....................... FDC 0/4969 NDB RWY 18, AMDT 2...

05/11/00 ................... MO New Madrid .............. County Memorial ....................... FDC 0/4970 VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY

18, AMDT 1...

05/11/00 ................... WA Ephrata ..................... Ephrata Muni ............................. FDC 0/4926 VOR OR GPS RWY 20, AMDT

18...

05/12/00 ................... CA Chico ........................ Chico ......................................... FDC 0/4986 GPS RWY 31R ORIG...

05/12/00 ................... GA Douglas .................... Douglas Muni ............................ FDC 0/4995 NDB RWY 4, AMDT 2A...

05/12/00 ................... KY Flemingsburg ........... Fleming-Mason .......................... FDC 0/5008 NDB RWY 25, ORIG...

05/12/00 ................... WA Burlington/Mount

Vernon.

Skagit Regional ......................... FDC 0/4989 GPS RWY 28, ORIG...

05/12/00 ................... WA Burlington/Mount

Vernon.

Skagit Regional ......................... FDC 0/4991 GPS RWY 10, AMDT 1...

05/12/00 ................... WA Burlington/Mount

Vernon.

Skagit Regional ......................... FDC 0/4993 NDB RWY 10, AMDT 3...

05/15/00 ................... KY Flemingsburg ........... Fleming-Mason .......................... FDC 0/5054 VOR/DME OR GPS–A, AMDT

5...

05/15/00 ................... WI Madison .................... Dane County Regional-Truax

Field.

FDC 0/5080 ILS RWY 36, AMDT 29B...

05/16/00 ................... OK Tulsa ........................ Tulsa Intl .................................... FDC 0/5163 RADAR–1, AMDT 17C...

05/17/00 ................... GA Camilla ..................... Camilla-Mitchell County ............ FDC 0/5234 NDB OR GPS RWY 8, AMDT

1...

05/18/00 ................... OH Columbus ................. Ohio State University ................ FDC 0/5291 GPS RWY 94, ORIG–B...

05/18/00 ................... OH Wooster .................... Wayne County ........................... FDC 0/5280 VOR RWY 28, ORIG–B...

05/18/00 ................... OH Wooster .................... Wayne County ........................... FDC 0/5281 GPS RWY 28, AMDT 1...

05/18/00 ................... OH Wooster .................... Wayne County ........................... FDC 0/5282 NDB RWY 28, AMDT 7B...

05/18/00 ................... OH Wooster .................... Wayne County ........................... FDC 0/5283 VOR OR GPS RWY 10, ORIG–

B...

05/19/00 ................... FL Orlando .................... Executive ................................... FDC 0/5358 GPS RWY 25, ORIG–B...

05/19/00 ................... KS Garden City .............. Garden City Regional ................ FDC 0/5354 VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 30,

ORIG...

THIS REPLACES FDC 0/4496

05/19/00 ................... MO St Joseph ................. Rosecrans Memorial ................. FDC 0/5348 VOR OR TACAN RWY 17,

AMDT 13...

05/19/00 ................... TX Abilene ..................... Abilene Regional ....................... FDC 0/5330 ILS RWY 35R, AMDT 6A...

05/19/00 ................... TX Abilene ..................... Abilene Regional ....................... FDC 0/5331 NDB RWY 35R, AMDT 5B...

05/19/00 ................... TX Abilene ..................... Abilene Regional ....................... FDC 0/5334 GPS RWY 35R, ORIG–A...

05/22/00 ................... CA Concord .................... Buchanan Field ......................... FDC 0/5407 LDA RWY 19R, AMDT 7B...

05/22/00 ................... CA Concord .................... Buchanan Field ......................... FDC 0/5408 VOR RWY 19R, AMDT 12B...

05/22/00 ................... MI Hancock ................... Houghton County Memorial ...... FDC 0/5425 VOR RWY 31, AMDT 14...

05/22/00 ................... MI Hancock ................... Houghton County Memorial ...... FDC 0/5426 VOR OR GPS RWY 25, AMDT

17...

05/22/00 ................... MI Hancock ................... Houghton County Memorial ...... FDC 0/5427 VOR OR GPS RWY 13, AMDT

15...

05/23/00 ................... GA Milledgeville .............. Baldwin County ......................... FDC 0/5436 GPS RWY 10, ORIG–A...

05/23/00 ................... GA Milledgeville .............. Baldwin County ......................... FDC 0/5437 NDB RWY 28, ORIG–A...

05/23/00 ................... GA Milledgeville .............. Baldwin County ......................... FDC 0/5439 GPS RWY 28, ORIG–A...

05/24/00 ................... MI Hancock ................... Houghton County Memorial ...... FDC 0/5488 LOC/DME BC RWY 13, AMDT

11A...

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[CGD01–99–198]

RIN 2115–AA97

Safety Zone: Parade of Tall Ships

Newport 2000, Newport, RI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing a temporary moving safety

zone around vessels participating in the

Newport, RI, parade of Tall Ships on

July 2, 2000. The moving safety zone

will extend two hundred (200) yards

ahead of the lead vessel to two hundred

(200) yards astern of the last vessel in

the parade, and two hundred (200)

yards abeam of each parading vessel

along the designated parade route. The

safety zone is needed to protect each of

the Tall Ships, which will have limited

maneuverability, from damage as well

as protect passing and spectator vessels.

Entry into this zone will be prohibited

unless authorized by the Captain of the

Port, Providence, Rhode Island.

DATES: This rule is effective from 10

a.m. until 4 p.m. on July 2, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments and material

received from the public as well as

documents indicated in this preamble as

being available in the docket are

available for inspection or copying at

Coast Guard Marine Safety Office

Providence, 20 Risho Avenue,

Providence, Rhode Island 02914

between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

CWO John W. Winter at Marine Safety

Office Providence, (401) 435–2335.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

On March 22, 2000, we published a

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)

entitled Parade of Tall Ships Newport

2000, Newport, RI in the Federal

Register (65 FR 15283). We received no

comments. No public hearing was

requested, and none was held.

Background and Purpose

This rule is needed to ensure the safe

navigation of the Tall Ships and other

smaller sailing vessels participating in a

parade of sail on Sunday, July 2, 2000,

as well as the safety of spectator craft.

The entire parade event is scheduled to

last approximately six hours, beginning

at 10 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. The

parading vessels will transit outbound

from Newport Harbor, then north

through the East Passage, Narragansett

Bay, underneath the Newport Bridge,

westward around Gould Island, and

then southbound out to sea.

The parade of sail route extends

through the East Passage of Narragansett

Bay and passes through the following

points: (see NOAA Charts(s) #13218,

13221, 13223).

Latitude Longitude

41°30′18′′N ................ 71°20′58′′W

41°31′43′′N ................ 71°20′00′′W

41°33′29′′N ................ 71°19′14′′W

41°33′29′′N ................ 71°20′55′′W

41°32′19′′N ................ 71°21′12′′W

41°28′45′′N ................ 71°20′45′′W

41°27′44′′N ................ 71°22′24′′W

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

regulatory policies and procedures of

the Department of Transportation (DOT)

(44 FR 11040, February 26, 1979).

We expect the economic impact of

this rule to be so minimal that a full

Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph

10e of the regulatory policies and

procedures of DOT is unnecessary.

This safety zone involves only the

southeast portion of Narragansett Bay

and will shut down the East passage to

commercial and recreation traffic during

the event. The effect of this regulation

will not be significant because this rule

would be in effect for only 6 hours.

Recreational vessel traffic could pass

safely around the safety zone through

the West passage, and maritime

advisories will be made well in advance

allowing large commercial traffic to

schedule around the event.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we considered

whether this rule will 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.

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.

This rule will affect the following

entities, some of which might be small

entities: the owners or operators of

vessels intending to transit or anchor in

a small portion of Narragansett Bay from

10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on July 2, 2000.

This safety zone will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities for

the following reasons: This rule will

only be in effect for 6 hours; recreational

vessel traffic can pass safely around the

safety zone through the West passage;

and, before the effective period, we will

issue maritime advisories widely

available to users of the bay, allowing

large commercial traffic ample time to

schedule around the event.

Assistance for Small Entities

Under section 213(a) of the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

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

we offered to assist small entities in

understanding this rule so that they can

better evaluate its effects on them and

participate in the rulemaking. No

requests for assistance were received.

Small businesses may send comments

on the actions of the 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 will call 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