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M. Day, Waterways Oversight Branch,

Coast Guard Activities New York (718)

354–4012.

Collection of Information

This proposed rule would 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 proposed rule

under E.O. 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 costs. This proposed

rule would not impose an unfunded

mandate.

Taking of Private Property

This proposed rule would 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 proposed 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 proposed 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

We considered the environmental

impact of this proposed rule and

concluded that, under figure 2–1,

paragraph 34(g), of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1C, this proposed

rule is categorically excluded from

further environmental documentation.

This proposed rule fits paragraph 34(g)

as it would establish two security zones.

A ‘‘Categorical Exclusion

Determination’’ is available in the

docket where indicated under

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Security measures,

Waterways.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to

amend 33 CFR Part 165 as follows:

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

1. The authority citation for Part 165

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191;

33 CFR 1.05–1(g), 6.04–1, 6.04–6, 160.5; 49

CFR 1.46.

2. In § 165.164, revise the section

heading and paragraphs (a)(4) and (a)(5),

and add new paragraphs (a)(6) and (a)(7)

to read as follows:

§ 165.164 Security Zones: Dignitary

Arrival/Departure and United Nations

Meetings, New York, NY.

(a) * * *

(4) Location. All waters of the East

River bound by the following points:

40°44′37′′ N, 073°58′16.5′′W (the base of

East 35th Street, Manhattan), then east

to 40°44′34.5′′ N, 073°58′10.5′′W (about

175 yards offshore of Manhattan), then

northeasterly to 40°45′29′′ N,

073°57′26.5′′ W (about 125 yards

offshore of Manhattan at the

Queensboro Bridge), then northwesterly

to 40°45′31′′ N, 073°57′30.5′′ W

(Manhattan shoreline at the Queensboro

Bridge), then southerly to the starting

point at 40°44′37′′ N, 073°58′16.5′′W. All

nautical positions are based on North

American Datum of 1983.

(5) Location. All waters of the East

River north of a line drawn from

approximate position 40°44′37′′ N,

073°58′16.5′′ W (the base of East 35th

Street, Manhattan), to approximate

position 40°44′23′′ N, 073°57′44.5′′W

(Hunters Point, Long Island City), and

south of the Queensboro Bridge. All

nautical positions are based on North

American Datum of 1983.

(6) The security zone will be activated

30 minutes before the dignitaries’ arrival

into the zone and remain in effect until

15 minutes after the dignitaries’

departure from the zone.

(7) The activation of a particular zone

will be announced by facsimile and

marine information broadcasts.

* * * * *

Dated: May 30, 2000.

R.E. Bennis,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the

Port, New York.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Chapter II

Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory

Committee; Fixed Anchors in

Wilderness

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Negotiated rulemaking; public

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture

has established a negotiated rulemaking

committee to develop recommendations

for a proposed rule for the placement,

use, and removal of fixed anchors used

for recreational rock climbing purposes

in congressionally designated

wilderness areas administered by the

Forest Service. This committee, called

the Fixed Anchors in Wilderness

Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory

Committee, is made up of individuals

representing a cross section of interests

with a definable stake in the outcome of

the proposed rule. The Committee has

been established in accordance with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act and will be engaged in

the process of negotiated rulemaking

pursuant to the provisions of the

Negotiated Rulemaking Act.

DATES: The first two meetings of the

advisory committee will be held in

Golden, Colorado on June 27–28 and

July 19–20. The meetings are scheduled

from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the first

day and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on

the second day of each session.

ADDRESSES: The advisory committee

meetings will be held at the Rocky

Mountain Regional Office, Forest

Service, 740 Simms Street, Golden,

Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry

Stokes, Recreation, Heritage, and

Wilderness Resources, (202) 205–0956.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On October 29, 1999, the Secretary of

Agriculture published in the Federal

Register a notice of intent (64 FR 58368)

to establish a negotiated rulemaking

advisory committee to assist in the

development of a proposed rule

regarding the placement, use, and

removal of fixed anchors in

congressionally designated wilderness

areas administered by the Forest

Service. The Secretary received over

1,300 responses on the notice of intent.

All of the comments are available for

public inspection at the Forest Service’s

national office in Washington, DC.

Arrangements to view the comments

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may be made by contacting the person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

The Secretary has determined to

proceed with resolving the issue on the

placement, use and removal of fixed

anchors in the wilderness areas on

National Forest System lands through

the negotiated rulemaking process

pursuant to the Negotiated Rulemaking

Act, 5 U.S.C. 561 et seq. An advisory

committee has been established which

consists of an agency representative and

other parties representing a broad cross

section of the interests significantly

affected by the rulemaking. Through a

series of meetings, the members of the

advisory committee are expected to

negotiate in good faith to reach a

consensus on recommendations for a

proposed rule.

The Committee’s meetings will serve

as a forum in which the committee

members can discuss issues involved in

regulating the use of fixed anchors for

recreational climbing purposes in

wilderness areas administered by the

Forest Service. This process is expected

to enable the agency to develop and

promulgate effective regulations

governing the use of these devices

within wilderness areas on National

Forest System lands.

The meetings of the Committee will

be open to the public so that individuals

who are not part of the Committee may

attend and observe. Any person

attending the Committee meetings may

address the Committee, if time permits,

and may file written statements with the

Committee.

Consistent with FACA requirements,

the facilitator must prepare summaries

of each Committee meeting. These

summaries and all documents submitted

to the Committee must be placed in the

rulemaking docket, which is available

for public inspection through the

contact person named in this notice.

Committee Membership

The members of the committee, and

their affiliation, if any, are listed as

follows: Lloyd Athearn, American

Alpine Club, Golden, CO; Kathleen

Beamer, Recreation Equipment

Incorporated, Seattle, WA; Frank Buono,

retired National Park Service Assistant

Superintendent, Prineville, OR; David

Custer, recreational rock climber,

Cambridge, MA; Sam Davidson, The

Access Fund, Salinas, CA; Larry Gadt,

Forest Service, Washington, DC; Brian

Huse, National Parks and Conservation

Association, Oakland, CA; Stefan

Jackson, National Outdoor Leadership

School, Bridgton, ME; Myrna Johnson,

Outdoor Recreation Coalition of

America, Boulder, CO; Jon Krakauer,

author/mountain climber, Boulder, CO;

Craig Mackey, Outward Bound, Golden,

CO; John McCarthy, Idaho Conservation

League, Boise, ID; William Maher Jr.,

recreational climber, Alexandria, VA;

Patrick Mullaney, The Mountaineers,

Seattle, WA; Douglas Medville, National

Speological Society, VA; George Nickas,

Wilderness Watch, Missoula, MT; Phil

Powers, The American Mountain Guide

Association, Lander, Wy; Kevin

Proescholdt, Friends of the Boundary

Waters Wilderness, Minneapolis, MN;

Scott Silver, Wild Wilderness, Bend,

OR; Jay Watson, The Wilderness

Society, San Francisco, CA; Jeff Widen,

The Sierra Club, Durango, CO; Rick

Wilcox, Mountain Rescue Service,

Eaton, NH; and Steve Wolper,

recreational rock climber, Ketchum, ID.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

Hilda Diaz-Soltero,

Associate Chief for Natural Resources.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[IN117–1b; FRL–6708–1]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Implementation Plans; Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve

nine negative declarations submitted by

the State of Indiana on November 8,

1999, and January 10, 2000. Each of

these negative declarations concerns

sources located in Lake and Porter

Counties which are classified as a severe

nonattainment area for the pollutant

ozone. Each of the negative declarations

indicates that the State has searched its

emissions source inventory for Lake and

Porter Counties and determined that

there are no unregulated sources with a

potential to emit 25 tons per year or

more of volatile organic compounds

(VOC) in the following source

categories: aerospace coating operations,

industrial clean up solvents, industrial

wastewater processes, offset

lithographic operations, business

plastics, automotive plastics, and

synthetic organic chemical

manufacturing industries (SOCMI) batch

processes, reactors and distillation

units.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before July 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief,

Regulation Development Section, Air

Programs Branch (AR–18J),

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604.

Copies of the State submittal are

available for inspection at: Regulation

Development Section, Air Programs

Branch (AR–18J), Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Randolph O. Cano, Environmental

Protection Specialist, Regulation

Development Section, Air Programs

Branch (AR–18J), Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604, (312) 886–6036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Throughout this document wherever

‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ are used we mean

EPA.

Table of Contents

I. What action is EPA taking today?

II. Where can I find more information about

this proposal and the corresponding

direct final rule?

I. What Action Is EPA Taking Today?

EPA is proposing to approve nine

negative declarations submitted by the

State of Indiana on November 8, 1999,

and January 10, 2000. Each of these

negative declarations concerns a

category of sources located in Lake and

Porter Counties which are classified as

a severe nonattainment area for the

pollutant ozone. Each of the negative

declarations indicates that the State has

searched its emissions source inventory

for Lake and Porter Counties and

determined that there are no

unregulated sources with a potential to

emit 25 tons per year or more of volatile

organic compounds (VOC) in the

following source categories: aerospace

coating operations, industrial clean up

solvents, industrial wastewater

processes, offset lithographic

operations, business plastics,

automotive plastics, and synthetic

organic chemical manufacturing

industries (SOCMI) batch processes,

reactors and distillation units.

II. Where Can I Find More Information

About This Proposal and the

Corresponding Direct Final Rule?

For additional information see the

direct final rule published in the final

rules section of this Federal Register.