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fiscal year. Accordingly, this would

help ensure that VA would be able to

award grants to higher priority

applicants that might otherwise reject

partial funding.

Also, it is proposed that the applicant

receiving partial funding and receiving

priority as proposed would not be

required to submit a second application

for additional funds in the subsequent

fiscal year, but could be required to

update information already submitted. It

appears that the first application would

normally be adequate because the grant

award in the second fiscal year would

be for the same project which received

the partial grant award.

Further, under the proposal, the total

amount awarded for the application

could not exceed 65 percent of the total

cost of the project as determined at the

time of the second grant award for that

grant application. This is consistent

with the statutory requirement that

limits grant awards to no more than 65

percent of the estimated cost of

construction or acquisition.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver written

comments to: Director, Office of

Regulations Management (02D),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Room 1154,

Washington, DC 20420. Comments

should indicate that they are submitted

in response to ‘‘RIN 2900–AI84.’’ All

written comments received will be

available for public inspection at the

above address in the Office of

Regulations Management, Room 1158,

between the hours 8:00 a.m. and 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday (except

holidays).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Kathleen Greve, Geriatrics and Extended

Care Strategic Healthcare Group, (202)

273–8534.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary hereby certifies that the

adoption of this proposed rule would

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small entities

as they are defined in the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612. The

rule would affect grants to States and

would not directly affect small entities.

Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b),

this rule would be exempt from the

initial and final regulatory flexibility

analyses requirements of sections 603

and 604.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance program number for this

document is 64.005.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 17

Administrative practice and

procedure, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism,

Claims, Drug abuse, Foreign relations,

Government contracts, Grant programshealth, Grant programs-veterans, Health

care, Health facilities, Health

professions, Health records, Homeless,

Medical and dental schools, Medical

devices, Medical research, Mental

health programs, Nursing homes,

Philippines, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements,

Scholarships and fellowships, Travel

and transportation expenses, Veterans.

Approved: July 17, 1997.

Hershel W. Gober,

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 38 CFR part 17 is proposed to

be amended as set forth below:

PART 17—MEDICAL

1. The authority citation for part 17

continues to read as follow:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1721, unless

otherwise noted.

2. In § 17.212, paragraph (d) is added

immediately before the section authority

citation following paragraph (c) to read

as follows:

§ 17.212 Scope of grants program.

* * * * *

(d)(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)

of this section and the provisions for

ranking projects within a priority group

in § 17.213(c)(3)(i), the Secretary shall

give an application first priority within

the priority group to which it is

assigned on the list of projects

established under § 17.213(d) for the

next fiscal year if:

(i) the State has accepted a grant for

that application as of August 15 of the

current fiscal year that is less than the

amount that the Secretary would have

awarded if VA had had sufficient grant

funds to award the grant in such amount

in that fiscal year; and

(ii) the application is the lowest

ranking application on the priority list

for the current fiscal year for which

grant funds are available as of August 15

of that year.

(2) The Secretary shall not require a

State to submit a second grant

application for a project which receives

priority under paragraph (1) of this

section but may require the State to

update information already submitted in

the application for the project. The

Secretary shall determine the amount of

a second grant at the time of the award

of that grant. In no case shall the total

amount awarded for the application

exceed 65 percent of the total cost of the

project as determined at the time of the

second grant award for that grant

application.

* * * * *

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TN189–1–9730(b); TN194–1–9731(b);

TN198–1–9732(b); FRL–5859–6]

Approval of Revisions to the

Tennessee SIP Regarding Prevention

of Significant Deterioration and

Volatile Organic Compounds

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is approving

miscellaneous revisions to the

Tennessee State Implementation Plan

(SIP) regarding prevention of significant

deterioration (PSD) and volatile organic

compounds (VOC). The revisions to the

PSD regulation add an additional

supplement to the EPA ‘‘Guideline on

Air Quality Models’’. The revisions to

the VOC regulation make minor changes

to the regulation for the manufacture of

high-density polyethylene,

polypropylene and polystyrene resins

and to the regulation containing test

methods and compliance procedures for

VOC sources. In the final rules section

of this Federal Register, the EPA is

approving the submitted chapter in its

entirety as a direct-final rule without

prior proposal because the EPA views

this as a noncontroversial revision and

anticipates no adverse comments. A

detailed rationale for the approval is set

forth in the direct final rule. If no

adverse comments are received in

response to this proposed rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to this proposed rule. If EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period on this document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this

document should do so at this time.

DATES: To be considered, comments

must be received by August 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to William

Denman at the Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 4 Air

Planning Branch, 61 Forsyth Street, SW,
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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.,