Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 155 / Tuesday, August 12, 1997 / Proposed Rules 43131

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Parts 1000, 1003 and 1005

[Docket No. FR–4170–N–12]

Native American Housing Assistance

and Self-Determination Negotiated

Rulemaking Committee; Meetings

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Negotiated rulemaking

committee meetings.

SUMMARY: This document announces the

final series of implementation meetings

sponsored by HUD to develop the

regulations necessary to carry out the

Native American Housing Assistance

and Self-Determination Act of 1996

(NAHASDA) (Pub.L. 104–330, approved

October 30, 1996).

DATES: The meetings will be held on:

August 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and

29, 1997.

The August 21, 1997 meeting will

begin at approximately 1:00 pm and end

at approximately 5:00 pm, local time.

All other meetings will begin at

approximately 9:00 am and end at

approximately 5:00 pm on each day,

local time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

The Westin Hotel, 1672 Lawrence

Street, Denver, Colorado 80202;

telephone (303) 572–9100; fax (303)

572–7288 (these are not toll-free

numbers).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Garner-Wing, Acting Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Native American

Programs, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 1999 Broadway,

Suite 3390, Denver, CO; telephone (303)

675–1600 (this is not a toll-free

number). Hearing or speech-impaired

individuals may access this number via

TTY by calling the toll-free Federal

Information Relay Service at 1–800–

877–8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary of HUD established the Native

American Housing Assistance and SelfDetermination Negotiated Rulemaking

Committee (Committee) to negotiate and

develop a proposed rule implementing

NAHASDA. The proposed rule was

published on July 2, 1997 (62 FR 35718)

and provided for a 45-day public

comment period. The public comment

deadline is August 18, 1997. The

Committee is meeting for a final time to

consider the public comments

submitted on the July 2, 1997 proposed

rule.

The meeting dates are: August 21, 22,

23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29, 1997.

The agenda planned for the meetings

includes: (1) the distribution of copies

of the public comments; (2) discussion

of the significant issues raised by the

public commenters; and (3)

development of responses to the

comments.

The meetings will be open to the

public without advance registration.

Public attendance may be limited to the

space available. Members of the public

may make statements during the

meeting, to the extent time permits, and

file written statements with the

Committee for its consideration. Written

statements should be submitted to the

address listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION section of this notice.

Summaries of Committee meetings will

be available for public inspection and

copying at the address in the same

section.

Dated: August 6, 1997.

Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and

Indian Housing.

[FR Doc. 97–21163 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD07–97–020]

RIN–2115–AE47

Drawbridge Operation Regulations;

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Florida

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to

change the regulations governing the

operation of the Flagler Memorial, Royal

Park, and Southern Boulevard

drawbridges at Palm Beach. The

proposal is being made as a result of

complaints about extensive highway

traffic delays caused by bridge openings.

This change is intended to relieve

highway congestion while still meeting

the reasonable needs of navigation.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before October 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Commander (oan) Seventh Coast Guard

District, 909 SE 1st Avenue, Miami,

Florida 33131–3050, or may be

delivered to room 406 at the above

address between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday, except federal

holidays. The telephone number is (305)

536–6546. The Commander, Seventh

Coast Guard District maintains the

public docket for this rulemaking.

Comments will become part of this

docket and will be available for

inspection or copying at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Evelyn Smart, Project Manager, Bridge

Section, (305) 536–6546.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Requests for Comments

The Coast Guard encourages

interested persons to participate in this

rulemaking by submitting written data,

views or arguments. Persons submitting

comments should include their names

and addresses, identify the rulemaking

[CGD07–97–020] and the specific

section of this proposal to which each

comment applies, and give the reason

for each comment. The Coast Guard

requests that all comments and

attachments be submitted in an

unbound format suitable for copying. If

not practical, a second copy of any

bound material is requested. Persons

wanting acknowledgment of receipt of

comments should enclose a stamped,

self-addressed postcard or envelope.

The Coast Guard will consider all

comments received during the comment

period. It may change this proposal in

view of the comments received.

The Coast Guard plans no public

hearing. Persons may request a public

hearing by writing to Ms. Evelyn Smart

at the address under ADDRESSES. The

request should include the reasons why

a hearing would be beneficial. If it

determines that the opportunity for oral

presentations will aid this rulemaking,

the Coast Guard will hold a public

hearing at a time and place announced

by a later notice in the Federal Register.

Background and Purpose

The present opening schedules for the

three drawbridges to Palm Beach are as

follows:

‰The Flagler Memorial (SR A1A)

Drawbridge which crosses the Atlantic

Intracoastal Waterway, mile 1021.9 at

Palm Beach presently opens on signal;

except that, from November 1 to May

31, Monday through Friday except

Federal holidays, from 8 a.m. to 9:30