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should enclose a stamped, selfaddressed 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.

The Coast Guard plans no public

hearing. Persons may request a public

hearing by writing to the Project

Manager at the address under

ADDRESSES. If it is determined that the

opportunity for oral presentations will

aid this rulemaking, the Coast Guard

will hold a public hearing at the time

and place announced by a later notice

in the Federal Register.

Background and Purpose

The proposed regulations are needed

to provide for the safety of life during

the Head of the South Rowing Regatta.

There will be up to 6000 participants

racing singles, doubles, four and eight

person rowing shells on a fixed course.

These regulations are intended to

promote the safe navigation on the

Savannah River immediately before,

during, and after the regatta by

controlling the traffic entering, exiting,

and traveling within the regatta area.

The anticipated concentration of

spectator vessels poses a safety concern

which is addressed in this proposed

special local regulation. The proposed

regulation would not permit the entry or

movement of spectator vessels and other

non-participating vessel traffic between

a line drawn directly across the

Savannah River at mile markers 200.2

and 197.45 on Friday, November 7th

and Saturday, November 8th, 1997,

between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:30

p.m. EST.

Regulatory Evaluation

This rule 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

Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph

10(e) of the regulatory policies and

procedures of DOT is unnecessary. The

regulated area encompasses less than 3

nautical miles on the Savannah River

between mile markers 200.2 and 197.45,

entry into which is prohibited for only

twelve hours on each 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 proposed

rule, if adopted, will not have a

significant effect upon a substantial

number of small entities because it

encompasses less than 3 nautical miles

on the Savannah River between mile

markers 200.2 and 197.45, entry into

which is prohibited for only twelve

hours on two days.

If, however, you think that your

business or organization qualifies as a

small entity and that this proposed rule

will have a significant economic impact

on your business or organization, please

submit a comment (see ADDRESSES)

explaining why you think it qualifies

and in what way and to what degree this

proposed rule will economically affect

it.

Collection of Information

These regulations contain 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 principals and

criteria contained in Executive Order

12612 and it has been determined that

this 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(34)(h) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1B, that it is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation. A

Categorical Exclusion Determination

and Environmental Analysis Checklist

will be prepared during the comment

period and will be available for

inspection and copying after the

comment period for this proposed

rulemaking has expired.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

Marine Safety, Navigation (water),

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Waterways.

Proposed Regulations

In consideration of the foregoing, Part

100 of Title 33, Code of Federal

Regulations, is proposed for amendment

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 100.35T–07–

047 is added to read as follows:

§ 100.35T–07–047 Head of the South

Rowing Regatta, Savannah River at

Augusta, GA.

(a) Regulated area. A regulated area is

established on that portion of the

Savannah River at Augusta, GA,

between mile markers 200.2 and 197.45.

The regulated area encompasses the

width of the Savannah River between

these two points. All coordinates

referenced use Datum: NAD 83.

(b) Coast Guard Patrol Commander.

The Coast Guard Patrol Commander is

a commissioned, warrant, or petty

officer of the Coast Guard who has been

designated by the Commander, Coast

Guard Group Charleston, SC.

(c) Special Local Regulations. Entry

into the regulated area by other than

event participants is prohibited, unless

otherwise authorized by the Coast

Guard Patrol Commander. After

termination of the Head of the South

Rowing Regatta on November 7 and 8,

1997, all vessels may resume normal

operations.

(d) Effective Date. This section is

effective from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EST

on November 7 and 8, 1997.

Dated: September 18, 1997.

N.T. Saunders,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

Seventh Coast Guard District.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[NM–31–1–7310b; FRL–5893–5]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans, New

Mexico; Recodification of, and

Revisions to, the Air Quality Control

Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the recodification of, and revisions to,

the New Mexico State Implementation

Plan (SIP). The existing Air Quality

Control Regulations (AQCR) have been

renumbered and reformatted into the

New Mexico Administrative Code as

required by the New Mexico State

Records Center. In addition to having

renumbered and reformatted the

regulations, standard administrative

changes have been made throughout all

AQCRs, and revisions made to seven

particular AQCRs. The intended effects

of these revisions are to delete obsolete,

nonessential, redundant, and

technically inadequate regulations;

make certain rules and definitions more

explicit and; make one particular

regulation more closely reflect current

New Mexico Environment Department

policy.

In the Rules and Regulations 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 revision and

anticipates no adverse comments. The

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 rule. If

EPA receives adverse comments, the

direct final rule will be withdrawn, and

all public comments received during the

30-day comment period set forth below

will be addressed in a subsequent final

rule based on this proposed rule. Any

parties interested in commenting on this

action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by October

27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to Mr.

Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning

Section, at the EPA Region 6 Office

listed below. Reference Docket Number:

File Code SIP 1–3–10; NM–90–05.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

proposed rule are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations.

Anyone wanting to examine these

documents should make an

appointment with the appropriate office

at least two working days in advance.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 6, Air Planning Section (6PD–L),

Multimedia Planning and Permitting

Division, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700,

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.

New Mexico Environment

Department, Air Quality Bureau, 1190

St. Francis Drive, Room So. 2100, Santa

Fe, New Mexico 87503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eaton R. Weiler, of the EPA Region 6 Air

Planning Section at the above address,

telephone (214) 665–2174.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

action of the same title which is

published in the Rules and Regulations

section of this Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Carbon monoxide,

Hydrocarbons, Incorporation by

reference, Intergovernmental relations,

Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,

Particulate matter, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur

oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

Dated: September 8, 1997.

Lynda F. Carroll,

Acting Regional Administrator.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 799

[OPPTS–42187J; FRL–5748–8]

RIN 2070–AC76

Proposed Test Rule for Hazardous Air

Pollutants; Extension of Comment

Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: EPA is extending the public

comment period from September 30,

1997 to December 1, 1997, on the

proposed rule published in the Federal

Register of June 26, 1996 (61 FR

33178)(FRL–4869–1) requiring the

testing of 21 hazardous air pollutants

(HAPs) for certain health effects. This

extension is needed to allow the Agency

more time to amend the HAPs test rule

proposal to reference eleven new Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) test

guidelines and make other changes and

clarifications to the proposed rule.

DATES: Written comments on the

proposed rule must be received by EPA

on or before December 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit three copies of

written comments on the proposed

HAPs test rule, identified by docket

control number (OPPTS–42187A; FRL–

4869–1) to: Environmental Protection

Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics (OPPT), Document Control

Office (7407), Rm. G–099, 401 M St.,

SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically to

oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the

instructions under Unit II. of this

document. No Confidential Business

Information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan B. Hazen, Director,

Environmental Assistance Division

(7408), Rm. ET–543B, Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone (202) 554–1404; TDD: (202)

554–0551; e-mail: TSCAHotline@epamail.epa.gov. For technical

information contact: Richard W.

Leukroth, Jr., Project Manager, Chemical

Control Division (7405), Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone: (202) 260–0321; fax: (202)

260–8850; e-mail:

leukroth.rich@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Availability: Electronic

copies of this document, all Federal

Register support documents, and the

eleven TSCA test guidelines are

available from the EPA Home Page at

the Federal Register - Environmental

Documents entry under ‘‘Laws and

Regulations’’ (http://www.epa.gov/

fedrgstr).

I. Background and General Information

On June 26, 1996 (61 FR 33178), EPA

proposed health effects testing, under

section 4(a) of TSCA, of the following

hazardous air pollutants (HAPs): 1,1’-

biphenyl, carbonyl sulfide, chlorine,

chlorobenzene, chloroprene, cresols (3

isomers: ortho-, meta-, para-),

diethanolamine, ethylbenzene, ethylene

dichloride, ethylene glycol,

hydrochloric acid, hydrogen fluoride,

maleic anhydride, methyl isobutyl

ketone, methyl methacrylate,

naphthalene, phenol, phthalic

anhydride, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene,

1,1,2-trichloroethane, and vinylidene

chloride. EPA would use the data

generated under the rule to implement

several provisions of section 112 of the

Clean Air Act and to meet other EPA

data needs and those of other Federal

agencies. In the HAPs proposal, EPA

invited the submission of proposals for

pharmacokinetics (PK) studies for the

HAPs chemicals, which could provide

the basis for negotiation of enforceable

consent agreements (ECAs). These PK

studies would be used to conduct routeto-route extrapolation of toxicity data

from routes other than inhalation to