Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 149 / Monday, August 4, 1997 / Rules and Regulations 41853

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 3

Amendments to Bylaws of the Board of

Governors Concerning Plans and

Reports Under the Government

Performance and Review Act

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the

United States Postal Service has

approved amendments to its bylaws.

The amendments reserve to the Board

approval of Postal Service plans and

reports under the Government

Performance and Review Act and

reserve to the Governors the

transmission of semi-annual reports

under the Inspector General Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas J. Koerber, (202) 268–4800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board

of Governors of the Postal Service

consists of nine Presidentially

appointed Governors, and the

Postmaster General and Deputy

Postmaster General. 39 U.S.C. 202. The

bylaws of the Board list certain matters

reserved for action by the Board and

certain other matters reserved for action

by the Governors alone. 39 CFR 3.3, 3.4.

At its meeting on July 1, 1997, the Board

approved two conforming amendments

to these bylaws.

One amendment concerns 39 U.S.C.

2801–2805, as enacted by the

Government Performance and Results

Act. The Board amended § 3.3 of the

bylaws to insert a new paragraph (v),

reserving to the Board the approval and

transmittal to the President and the

Congress of the plans and reports which

will be required to be submitted

periodically under the Results Act.

These are the strategic plans required by

39 U.S.C. 2802, the performance plans

required by 39 U.S.C. 2803, and the

program performance reports required

by 39 U.S.C. 2804. The performance

plans and program performance reports

are required by the statute to be

included in the annual comprehensive

statement required under 39 U.S.C.

2401(e), which is already reserved for

approval and transmittal by the Board

under bylaw section 3.3(t).

The second amendment added to § 3.4

a new paragraph (h), which reserves to

the Governors the transmittal to the

Congress of the semi-annual report of

the Inspector General required under

section 5 of the Inspector General Act,

as amended. 5 U.S.C. app. The Inspector

General Act requires the reports to be

transmitted by the head of the agency.

Under section 8G of the Inspector

General Act, as amended by Public Law

104–208 (1997), the Governors function

as the head of the Postal Service with

respect to the Inspector General Act.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 3

Administrative practice and

procedure, Organization and functions

(Government agencies), Postal Service.

Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 3 is

amended as follows:

PART 3—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 3 is

amended to read as follows:

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 202, 203, 205, 401 (2),

(10), 402, 1003, 2802–2804, 3013; 5 U.S.C.

552b (g), (j); Inspector General Act, 5 U.S.C.

app.

2. Section 3.3 is amended by

republishing the introductory text;

redesignating paragraph (v) as paragraph

(w); and by adding new paragraph (v) to

read as follows:

§ 3.3 Matters reserved for decision by the

Board.

The following matters are reserved for

decision by the Board of Governors:

* * * * *

(v) Approval and transmittal to the

President and the Congress of the Postal

Service’s strategic plan pursuant to the

Government Performance and Results

Act of 1993, 39 U.S.C. 2802; approval of

the Postal Service annual performance

plan under 39 U.S.C. 2803 and the

Postal Service program performance

report under 39 U.S.C. 2804, which are

included in the comprehensive

statement under 39 U.S.C. 2401.

3. Section 3.4 is amended by

republishing the introductory text and

adding new paragraph (h) at the end of

that section to read as follows:

§ 3.4 Matters reserved for decision by the

Governors.

The following matters are reserved for

decision by the Governors:

* * * * *

(h) Transmittal to the Congress of the

semi-annual report of the Inspector

General under section 5 of the Inspector

General Act.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 97–20404 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD040–4014a and MD047–4014a; FRL–

5867–5]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Maryland; Control of Volatile Organic

Compound Emissions From

Degreasing Operations and Vehicle

Refinishing, and Definition of Motor

Vehicle

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is approving State

Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions

submitted by the State of Maryland on

July 12, 1995 and July 17, 1995. These

revisions establish volatile organic

compound emission reduction

requirements for degreasing operations

and vehicle refinishing throughout the

State of Maryland, and a definition for

the term ‘‘motor vehicle.’’ The intended

effect of this action is to approve these

amendments to the Maryland SIP, in

accordance with the SIP submittal and

revision provisions of the Act.

DATES: This final rule is effective

September 18, 1997 unless within

September 3, 1997 adverse or critical

comments are received. If the effective

date is delayed, timely notice will be

published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

David L. Arnold, Chief, Ozone/CO and

Mobile Sources Section, Mailcode

3AT21, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107. Copies of the documents relevant

to this action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air, Radiation, and Toxics

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107 and the Maryland Department of

the Environment, 2500 Broening

Highway, Baltimore Maryland 21224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maria A. Pino, (215) 566–2181, at the

EPA Region III office address listed

above, or via e-mail at

pino.maria@epamail.epa.gov. While

information may be requested via email, comments must be submitted in

writing to the above Region III address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July

12, 1995, the Maryland Department of

the Environment (MDE) submitted new

and revised regulations to EPA as State

Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions.