40494 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 145 / Tuesday, July 29, 1997 / Proposed Rules

Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Copies of

documents relative to this action are

available for public inspection during

normal business hours at the following

locations. The interested persons

wanting to examine these documents

should make an appointment with the

appropriate office at least 24 hours

before the visiting day. Reference files

TN189–1–9730, TN194–1–9731, and

TN198–1–9732. The Region 4 office may

have additional background documents

not available at the other locations.

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (Air Docket 6102),

U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303. William Denman 404/562–

9030

Tennessee Department of Environment

and Conservation, Division of Air

Pollution Control, 9th Floor L & C

Annex, 401 Church Street, Nashville,

Tennessee 37243–1531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Denman at 404/562–9030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: July 3, 1997.

Michael V. Peyton,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–19938 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

46 CFR Part 384

[Docket No. R–166]

RIN 2133–AB26

Criteria for Granting Waivers of

Requirement for Exclusive U.S.-Flag

Carriage of Certain Export Cargoes

AGENCY: Maritime Administration,

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Withdrawal of advance notice of

proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration

(MARAD) is withdrawing its

rulemaking, initiated through an

advance notice of proposed rulemaking

(ANPRM) published on October 28,

1996, soliciting public comment on

whether it should amend its existing

criteria and methodologies for granting

waivers of the requirement for U.S.-flag

vessel carriage of cargo covered by

Public Resolution 17 (PR17), 33rd

Congress. In administering this law,

MARAD has been following a policy for

granting waivers which was published

in 1959.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Murray Bloom, Chief, Division of

Maritime Assistance Programs, Office of

the Chief Counsel, Telephone (202)

366–5320.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 28, 1996, MARAD published an

ANPRM (61 FR 55614) setting forth its

policy for granting waivers of the

requirement for exclusive U.S.-flag

carriage of certain cargo covered by

PR17 (46 App U.S.C. 1241–1), soliciting

public comment on whether it should

amend its criteria that have been in

effect since 1959, and if so, how the

criteria should be changed. In a

subsequent notice published on

December 24, 1996 (61 FR 67764),

MARAD extended the original 60 day

comment period for 45 days, and posed

12 questions involving whether MARAD

should actually issue a rule that states

the objectives and the procedures that

will guide the waiver process, as well as

the merits, respectively, of various

specified procedures. After the receipt

and careful review of comments,

MARAD held a public forum on May 29,

1997, which allowed interested parties

to present oral and written comments to

MARAD and officials of the ExportImport Bank of the United States, which

administers a program granting credits

(loans) with respect to agricultural or

other U.S. products for export, that is

within the scope of PR17.

Based on the positions enunciated by

ocean carriers and shippers with

divergent interests, MARAD concluded,

with the concurrence of the ExportImport Bank, that the promulgation of

discrete regulations of general

applicability is not feasible. Therefore,

MARAD will continue to grant waivers

through case-by-case determinations.

Accordingly, on July 2,1997, MARAD

published (62 FR 35881) a revised

policy statement that applies to credits

of the Export-Import Bank.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

By Order of the Acting Maritime

Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–19843 Filed 7–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–81–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 25

[IB Docket No. 96–111; CC Docket No. 93–

23; FCC 97–252]

Non-U.S.-Licensed Satellites Providing

Domestic and International Service in

the United States

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: With this Further Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission

seeks additional comment on a

framework to allow non-U.S.-licensed

satellites to provide domestic and

international satellite services in the

United States. The Commission

tentatively concludes that the public

interest requires adoption of uniform

standards to determine whether a nonU.S. satellite system should be

permitted to serve the United States.

The Commission aims to promote

greater market access, to foster fair

competition, and to ensure lower prices,

better service, and more innovative

service offerings for U.S. users and

competitors. This Further Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking contains

proposed or modified information

collections subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). It has

been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review under the PRA. OMB, the

general public, and other Federal

agencies are invited to comment on the

proposed or modified information

collections contained in this

proceeding.

DATES: Comments may be filed no later

than August 21, 1997. Reply Comments

may be filed no later than September 5,

1997. Written comments by the public

on the proposed and/or modified

information collections are due

September 29, 1997. Written comments

must be submitted by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) on the

proposed and/or modified information

collections on or before September 29,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Secretary,

Room 222, Federal Communications

Commission, 1919 M Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the Secretary, a

copy of any comments on the

information collections contained

herein should be submitted to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20554, or via the

Internet to jboley@fcc.gov, and to

Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236

NEOB, 725—17th Street, NW.,