45198 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 165 / Tuesday, August 26, 1997 / Proposed Rules

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to

the Executive Secretary, Marine Safety

Council (G–LRA, 3406) [CGD 97–029],

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100

Second Street SW., Washington, DC

20593–0001, or deliver them to room

3406 at the same address between 9:30

a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays. The

telephone number is 202–267–1477.

The Executive Secretary maintains the

public docket for this regulatory review.

Comments, and documents as indicated

in this preamble, will become part of

this docket and will be available for

inspection or copying at room 3406,

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, between

9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carlton Perry, Project Manager, Office of

Boating Safety, Program Management

Division, 202–267–0979. You may

obtain a copy of this Notice by calling

the U.S. Coast Guard Infoline at 1–800–

368–5647, or on the Internet Office of

Boating Safety Web Site at URL address

http://www.uscgboating.org/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

In a notice published on May 28, 1997

(62 FR 28824), the Coast Guard set the

original close of the comment period at

July 28, 1997, to allow summarizing the

comments received and providing the

summaries to the NBSAC members prior

to the meeting date. (The Coast Guard

will publish details of the exact time

and place of the meeting in the Federal

Register at a later date. The meeting will

be open to the public.) Due to the small

number of comments received by the

close of the comment period and a

request from the National Association of

State Boating Law Administrators, the

Coast Guard is reopening and extending

the comment period to provide

additional time for submission of public

comment. The Coast Guard will

summarize—and will provide to the

members of NBSAC for them to consider

at the meeting in October 1997—all

comments received during the extended

comment period in response to this

Notice. It will consider all relevant

comments in the formulation of any

changes to the boating safety regulations

that may result from this review. (This

review is not required by but is

consistent with 5 U.S.C. 610, which

directs agencies to conduct periodic

reviews of regulations they issue that

have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.)

The review will encompass currently

effective boating safety regulations in 33

CFR Parts 95, 100, 173, 174, 175, 177,

179, 181, and 183 and 46 CFR Subparts

25.30, 25.35, and 25.40. It will not

encompass any rules not yet final.

Request for Comments

The Coast Guard encourages

interested persons from all segments of

the boating community to participate in

this regulatory review by submitting

written data, views, or arguments

regarding any changes to the currently

effective boating safety regulations,

including elimination or revocation of

any requirements. Persons submitting

comments should include their names

and addresses, identify this Notice [CGD

97–029] and the specific provision in

the regulation to which each comment

applies, state each change needed, and

give all reasons to support each change.

Please submit two copies of all

comments and attachments in an

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by

11 inches, suitable for copying and

electronic filing. Persons wanting

acknowledgment of receipt of comments

should enclose stamped, self-addressed

postcards or envelopes.

Dated: August 18, 1997.

Ernest R. Riutta,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant

Commandant for Operations.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07–97–041]

RIN 2115–AE46

Special Local Regulations; Miller Lite

Offshore Challenge Boat Race at

Islamorada, Florida—Gold Cup Series

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: Temporary special local

regulations are being proposed for the

Miller Lite Offshore Challenge Boat

Race at Islamorada, Florida, sponsored

by Offshore Power Boat Racing

Association, Inc. This event will be held

on October 4, 1997, between 11 a.m. and

3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

These regulations are needed to provide

for the safety of life on navigable waters

during the event.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

U.S. Coast Guard Group Key West, Key

West, Florida 33040–0005. The

telephone number is (305) 292–8734.

Comments will become a part of the

public docket and will be available for

copying and inspection at the same

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

QMC Culver, project officer, USCG

Group Key West, (305) 292–8734.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request 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 this rulemaking

(CGD07–97–041) and the specific

section of this proposal to which each

comment applies and give the reason for

each comment.

The Coast Guard will consider all

comments received during the comment

period. It may change this proposal in

view of the comments. The Coast Guard

plans no public hearing. Persons may

request a public hearing by writing to

QMC Culver at the address under

ADDRESSES. The request should include

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 notice in the Federal Register.

Discussion of Regulations

These proposed special local

regulations are being considered for the

Miller Lite Offshore Challenge Boat

Race at Islamorada, Florida. The event

will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT,

on October 4, 1997. Approximately 45

power boats and 200 spectator crafts are

expected to participate in the Miller Lite

Offshore Challenge Boat Race. The

power boats will be competing at high

speeds and operating in close proximity

to the spectators, creating an extra or

unusual hazard on navigable waters.

These regulations are needed to provide

for the safety of life on navigable waters

during the event.

Regulatory Evaluation

This proposal is not a significant

regulatory action under section 3(f) of

Executive Order 12866 and does not

require an assessment of potential costs

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that

order. It has been exempted from review

by the Office of Management and

Budget under that order. It is not

significant under the regulatory policies

and procedures of the Department of

Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040;

February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard

expects the economic impact of this

proposal to be so minimal that a full
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Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph

10e of the regulatory policies and

procedures of DOT is unnecessary.

Entry into the regulated area is

prohibited for only 4 hours on the day

of the event.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Coast Guard

must consider whether this proposed

rule, if adopted, will have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. ‘‘Small

entities’’ include small businesses, notfor-profit organizations that are

independently owned and operated and

are not dominant in their field, and

governmental jurisdictions with

populations of less than 50,000.

Therefore, the Coast Guard certifies

under section 605(b) that this rule will

not have a significant effect upon a

substantial number of small entities as

the regulations will only be in effect for

approximately 4 hours in a limited area.

Collection of Information

This proposal contains no collection

of information requirements under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.).

Federalism

This action has been analyzed in

accordance with the principles and

criteria contained in Executive Order

12612, and it has been determined that

the rulemaking does not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environmental Assessment

The Coast Guard has considered the

environmental impact of this action and

has determined pursuant to section

2.B.2.e(35)(b) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1B that this action

is categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation. A

Categorical Exclusion Determination

and Environmental Assessment

Checklist are available in the docket for

inspection and copying.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

Marine safety, Navigation (water),

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Waterways.

Proposed Regulations

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Coast Guard proposes to amend, Part

100 of Title 33, Code of Federal

Regulations, as follows:

PART 100—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 100

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233, 49 CFR 1.46 and

33 CFR 100.35.

2. A temporary section 100.35–T07–

041 is added to read as follows:

§ 100.35–T07–041 Miller Lite Offshore

Challenge Boat Race; Islamorada, FL.

(a) Definitions:

(1) Regulated Area. All navigable

waters within a line drawn through the

following points:

24–54–00N, 080–35–07W; thence to, 24–53–

07N, 080–35–04W; thence to, 24–55–

08N, 080–33–00W; thence to, 24–55–

08N, 080–34–08W.

All coordinates referenced use datum:

NAD 1983.

(2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander.

The Coast Guard Patrol Commander is

a commissioned, warrant, or petty

officer of the United States Coast Guard

who has been designated by Coast

Guard Group Key West, Florida.

(b) Special Local Regulations. (1)

Entry into the regulated area, by other

than event participants, is prohibited

unless otherwise authorized by the

patrol commander. In the event the

Miller Lite Offshore Challenge cannot be

held on October 4, 1997 due to adverse

weather conditions, these regulations

will be in effect at the same times on

October 5, 1997.

(2) A succession of not less than 5

short whistle or horn blasts from a

patrol vessel will be the signal for any

non-participating vessel to take

immediate steps to avoid collision. The

display of a red distress flare from a

patrol vessel will be a signal for any and

all vessels to stop immediately.

(c) Date. This section becomes

effective at 11 a.m. and terminates at 3

p.m. EDT on October 4, 1997. In the

event of adverse weather conditions on

October 4, 1997, the event will be held

the following day, October 5, 1997,

during the same time period.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

R.C. Olsen, Jr.,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Seventh Coast Guard District Acting.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[IN83–1b; FRL–5882–7]

Designation of Areas for Air Quality

Planning Purposes; Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to

approve a redesignation request

submitted by the State of Indiana on

April 8, 1993, and supplemented on

June 17, 1997. In this submittal, Indiana

submitted a maintenance plan and

requested that a portion of Vermillion

County be redesignated to attainment of

the National Ambient Air Quality

Standard (NAAQS) for particulate

matter with an aerometric diameter less

than 10 micrometers (PM–10). In the

Final Rules section of this Federal

Register, EPA is approving the State’s

SIP revision as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

agency views this as a noncontroversial

SIP revision and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no written adverse comments are

received in response to this proposed

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this rule. If EPA receives

written 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. EPA will

not institute a second comment period

on this action. Any parties interested in

commenting on this action should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by September 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the revision

request are available for inspection at

the following address: U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604. (It is recommended that

you telephone Ryan Bahr at (312) 353–

4366 before visiting the Region 5

Office.)

Written comments should be sent to:

J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, Regulation

Development Section, Air Programs

Branch AR–18J, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ryan Bahr, Environmental Engineer, at

(312) 353–4366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action of the same title which is located

in the Rules and Regulations Section of

this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: August 14, 1997.

David A. Ullrich,

Acting Regional Administrator.

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