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Highway 152 on the Watsonville East

Quadrangle.

(28) Then proceed along Highway 152

in a northeasterly direction to its

intersection with the 600 foot contour

line just west of Bodfish Creek on the

Watsonville East Quadrangle.

(29) Then proceed in a generally east/

southeasterly direction along the 600

foot contour line (across the Mt.

Madonna and Gilroy Quadrangles),

approximately 7.3 miles, to the first

intersection of the western section line

of Section 30, Township 11 South,

Range 4 East on the Chittenden

Quadrangle.

(30) Then proceed south along the

section line approximately 1.9 miles to

the south township line at Section 31,

Township 11 South, Range 4 East on the

Chittenden Quadrangle.

(31) Then proceed in an easterly

direction along the township line

(across the San Felipe Quadrangle),

approximately 12.4, miles to the

intersection of Township 11 South and

Township 12 South and Range 5 East

and Range 6 East on the Three Sisters

Quadrangle.

(32) Then proceed north along the

Range 5 East and Range 6 East range line

approximately 5.5 miles to Pacheco

Creek on the Pacheco Creek Quadrangle.

(33) Then proceed northeast along

Pacheco Creek approximately .5 mile to

the beginning point.

Signed: October 1, 1997.

John W. Magaw,

Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

36 CFR Part 13

Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska;

Commercial Fishing Regulations

AGENCIES: National Park Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed Rule; extension of the

public comment period.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) announces that the public

comment period for the proposed

Glacier Bay National Park Commercial

Fishing Regulations, published in the

Federal Register on April 16, 1997 (62

FR 18547), has been extended to May

15, 1998. The original comment period

was through October 15, 1997. This

extension will allow the NPS, in a

forthcoming environmental assessment

on commercial fishing within Glacier

Bay National Park, to fully describe and

analyze the potential effects of a range

of alternative actions under

consideration.

The public review and comment

period for the environmental assessment

and the proposed rule coincide. The

NPS will hold public meetings on the

proposal and alternatives and publish a

schedule of times, dates and locations in

the Federal Register. No final decisions

will be reached until all applicable legal

requirements have been met, including

environmental review requirements.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule

and environmental assessment will be

accepted through May 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to: Superintendent, Proposed

Regulations Comment, Glacier Bay

National Park and Preserve, PO Box 140,

Gustavus, Alaska 99826.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. M.

Brady, Superintendent, Glacier Bay

National Park and Preserve, PO Box 140,

Gustavus, Alaska 99826, Telephone:

(907) 697–2230.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

Robert D. Barbee,

Regional Director, Alaska Region.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[FRL–5910–3]

Acid Rain Program: Public Workshop

on an Emissions Trading Program for

Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Public workshops on a NOX

emissions trading program.

SUMMARY: This fall, EPA will be issuing

a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to

reduce regional transport of ozone. As

part of this rulemaking, EPA is planning

to develop a NOX emissions trading

program for large combustion sources.

States will be encouraged to participate

in the trading program as a simple and

cost-effective strategy for meeting the

requirements of the upcoming regional

transport rule.

EPA supported the Ozone Transport

Assessment Group (OTAG), which

fostered a collaborative process among

States and stakeholders in developing

analyses and proposing strategies to

address the problem of ozone transport.

The central conclusion from the OTAG

process was that regional reductions of

NOX are needed to reduce the transport

of ozone and its precursors. EPA

considered OTAG’s recommendations

when crafting the transport rule, which

will limit NOX emissions through

implementation of state-wide NOX

emissions budgets. OTAG also

concluded that cost effective emission

reductions from large stationary sources

could be greatly facilitated through an

emissions trading program.

As a way to increase flexibility,

maximize cost savings, and promote

workable solutions, EPA is offering to

administer a multi-state cap and trade

program for large stationary sources.

States are encouraged to participate in

the trading program as a simple and

cost-effective strategy for meeting their

state-wide emission budget

requirements. In developing the

framework for a cap and trade program,

EPA will build upon the work produced

by OTAG’s Trading/Incentives

Workgroup. The NOX Trading Rule

Workshops will provide an opportunity

for interested participants to contribute

to the development of the model trading

rule. It is anticipated that the model

trading rule will be included in a

supplemental notice of proposed

rulemaking for the transport rule in

early 1998 and will be finalized along

with the transport rule in September

1998.

EPA would like to continue the

cooperative, open process established

by OTAG as we develop the trading

program. Two workshops will be held,

in early November and early December.

The purpose of these workshops is to

provide a forum for input on the

framework of an emissions trading

program that can be used to costeffectively reduce emissions of NOX.

DATES: The first workshop will be held

on November 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m. A second workshop will be

scheduled for early December and will

be announced in a future document.

ADDRESSES: The November workshop

will be held at the Washington Marriott

located at 1221 22d Street, NW.,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephanie Benkovic in EPA’s Acid Rain

Division (6204J), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW,

Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 233–

9142.

Dated: October 10, 1997.

Brian J. McLean,

Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of

Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and

Radiation.

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