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activities that create significant

interference with its statutory mandate.

A new prohibition on leafleting,

picketing, demonstrating, public

assembly, and public address in lobbies

and other interior areas of postal

buildings open to the public is

proposed. Such activities are not

prohibited outside postal buildings, as

long as they do not otherwise violate

these regulations. It is the Postal

Service’s experience, however, that such

activities conducted inside postal

buildings are generally disruptive to

postal operations and impede customers

and employees from conducting postal

transactions.

A new prohibition on the placement

of tables, chairs, freestanding signs or

posters, structures, or furniture of any

type anywhere on postal premises,

except as part of postal activities or as

otherwise permitted under these

regulations, is proposed. It is the Postal

Service’s experience that such activities

are generally disruptive to postal

business and impede customers from

conducting postal transactions.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 232

Federal buildings and facilities,

Penalties, Postal Service.

Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 232 is

proposed to be amended as set forth

below.

PART 232—CONDUCT ON POSTAL

PROPERTY

1. The authority citation for part 232

is revised to read as follows:

Authority: 18 U.S.C. 13, 3061; 21 U.S.C.

802, 844; 39 U.S.C. 401, 403(b)(3), 404(a)(7);

40 U.S.C. 318, 318a, 318b, 318c; Pub. L. 104–

208, 110 Stat. 1060.

2. Section 232.1(b) is amended by

revising the phrase ‘‘section 115 of the

Domestic Mail Manual’’ to read ‘‘section

274 of the Administrative Support

Manual’’.

3. Section 232.1 is amended by

revising the heading of paragraph (g)

and designating its existing text as

(g)(1), revising the first sentence of (g)(1)

and adding paragraph (g)(2) to read as

follows:

§ 232.1 Conduct on postal property.

* * * * *

(g) Alcoholic beverages, drugs, and

smoking.

(1) A person under the influence of an

alcoholic beverage or any drug that has

been defined as a ‘‘controlled

substance’’ may not enter postal

property or operate a motor vehicle on

postal property. * * *

(2) Smoking (defined as having a

lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other

smoking material) is prohibited in all

postal buildings and office space,

including service lobbies.

* * * * *

Section 232.1(h)(1) introductory text

is revised to read as follows:

(h) * * *

(1) Soliciting alms and contributions,

campaigning for election to any public

office, collecting private debts, soliciting

and vending for commercial purposes

(including, but not limited to, the

vending of newspapers and other

publications), displaying or distributing

commercial advertising, soliciting

signatures on petitions, polls, or surveys

(except as otherwise authorized by

Postal Service regulations), and

impeding ingress to or egress from post

offices are prohibited. These

prohibitions do not apply to:

* * * * *

5. Section 232.1(h)(1)(i) is amended

by adding the phrase ‘‘or nonprofit’’

after the word ‘‘Commercial’’.

6. Section 232.1(h) (3), (4) and (5) are

added to read as follows:

(h) * * *

(3) Leafleting and distributing

literature, picketing, demonstrating,

public assembly, and public address,

which are not otherwise prohibited by

Postal Service regulations, are

prohibited in lobbies and other interior

areas of postal buildings open to the

public.

(4) Voter registration. Voter

registration may be conducted on postal

premises only with the approval of the

postmaster or installation head provided

that all of the following conditions are

met:

(i) The registration must be conducted

by government agencies or nonprofit

civic league or organizations that

operate for the promotion of social

welfare but do not participate or

intervene in any political campaign on

behalf of any candidate or political

party for any public office.

(ii) Absolutely no partisan or political

literature may be available, displayed,

or distributed. This includes

photographs, cartoons, and other

likenesses of elected officials and

candidates for public office.

(iii) The registration is permitted only

in those areas of the postal premises

regularly open to the public.

(iv) The registration must not interfere

with the conduct of postal business,

postal customers, or postal operations.

(v) The organization conducting the

voter registration must provide and be

responsible for any equipment and

supplies.

(vi) Contributions may not be

solicited.

(vii) Access to the workroom floor is

prohibited.

(viii) The registration activities are

limited to an appropriate period before

an election.

(5) Except as part of postal activities

or activities associated with those

permitted under paragraph (h)(4) of this

section, no tables, chairs, freestanding

signs or posters, structures, or furniture

of any type may be placed in postal

lobbies or on postal walkways, steps,

plazas, lawns or landscaped areas,

driveways, parking lots, or other

exterior spaces.

* * * * *

7. Section 232.1(j) is revised to read

as follows:

(j) Dogs and other animals. Dogs and

other animals, except those used to

assist persons with disabilities, must not

be brought upon postal property for

other than official purposes.

* * * * *

8. Section 232.1(1) is revised to read

as follows:

(1) Weapons and explosives. No

person while on postal property may

carry firearms, other dangerous or

deadly weapons, or explosives, either

openly or concealed, or store the same

on postal property, except for official

purposes.

* * * * *

9. Section 232.1(q)(3) is revised to

read as follows:

(q) * * *

(3) Postal Inspectors and others

designated by the Chief Postal Inspector

may likewise enforce regulations in this

section.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

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BILLING CODE 7710–12–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9, 86, and 89

[AMS–FRL–5923–3]

RIN 2060–AF76

Control of Emissions of Air Pollution

From Nonroad Diesel Engines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency is extending the

comment period on the Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which

proposes new emission standards for
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nonroad diesel engines. The NPRM

appeared in the Federal Register on

September 24, 1997 (62 FR 50152). The

public comment period was to end on

November 24, 1997. The purpose of this

notice is to extend the comment period

an additional 4 weeks, to end on

December 22, 1997. This extension of

the comment period is provided to

allow commenters additional time to

respond to the NPRM.

DATES: EPA will accept public

comments on the Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking until December 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Materials relevant to this

proposal, including the Draft Regulatory

Impact Analysis, are contained in Public

Docket A–96–40, located at room M–

1500, Waterside Mall (ground floor),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC

20460. The docket may be inspected

from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday. The telephone number

is (202) 260–7548 and the facsimile

number is (202) 260–4400. A reasonable

fee may be charged by EPA for copying

docket materials.

Comments on this proposal should be

sent to Public Docket A–96–40 at the

above address. EPA requests that a copy

of comments also be sent to Alan Stout,

U.S. EPA, Engine Programs and

Compliance Division, 2565 Plymouth

Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alan Stout, U.S. EPA, Engine Programs

and Compliance Division, (313) 741–

7805; (313) 741–7816 (fax);

stout.alan@epamail.epa.gov.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

Richard D. Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–30244 Filed 11–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[FRL–5922–8]

Acid Rain Program; Notice of Public

Workshop on an Emissions Trading

Program for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public workshops on

a NOX emissions trading program. The

second workshop will be held on

December 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at

the Washington National Airport Hilton

Hotel.

SUMMARY: EPA recently issued a Notice

of Proposed Rulemaking to reduce

regional transport of ozone. As part of

this rulemaking, EPA is developing a

multi-state cap and trade program for

large stationary sources. As a way to

increase flexibility and maximize cost

savings, EPA is offering to administer

such a program. States are encouraged

to participate in the trading program as

a simple and cost-effective strategy for

meeting their state-wide emission

budget requirements. It is anticipated

that a model trading rule will be

included in a supplemental document

of proposed rulemaking for the transport

rule in early 1998 and will be finalized

along with the transport rule in

September 1998.

In order to provide a forum for input

on the framework of a model NOX cap

and trade program, EPA decided to hold

two public workshops. The first

workshop was held in early November;

a variety of comments from States and

interested participants were received on

the trading program framework. The

second workshop will be held on

December 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at

the Washington National Airport Hilton

Hotel located at 2399 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington Virginia. EPA will

use input from these workshops in

developing the model trading rule.

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: November 10, 1997.

Brian J. McLean,

Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of

Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and

Radiation.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63

[FRL–5923–7]

RIN 2060–AG21

Amendments for Testing and

Monitoring Provisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of

public comment period.

SUMMARY: This action reopens the

public comment period for the action

entitled ‘‘Amendments for Testing and

Monitoring Provisions’’ that was

proposed in the Federal Register on

August 27, 1997 (62 FR 45369). The 60-

day comment period in the proposal

ends October 27, 1997. The comment

period is being reopened until January

5, 1998. A public commenter requested

that the comment period be reopened

because of the volume of material that

was proposed. The intended effect of

this action is to allow the affected

public sufficient time to review and

comment on the proposed action.

DATES: Comments. The comment period

is reopened to January 5, 1998.

Comments must be received on or

before January 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Comments

should be submitted (in duplicate, if

possible) to: Air and Radiation Docket

and Information Center (6102),

Attention Docket No. A–97–12 (see

docket section below), room M–1500,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20460. The Agency requests that a

separate copy also be sent to the person

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT SECTION BELOW.

Docket. Docket No. A–97–12,

containing materials relevant to this

rulemaking, is available for public

inspection and copying between 8:00

a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except for Federal holidays, at

the EPA’s Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center, Room M–1500, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone (202) 260–7548. A reasonable

fee may be charged for copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Foston Curtis, Emission Measurement

Center (MD–19), Emissions, Monitoring,

and Analysis Division, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

27711, telephone number (919) 541–

1063 or at fax number (919) 541–1039.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 60

Environmental protection, New

sources, Test methods and procedures,

Performance specifications, Continuous

emission monitors.

40 CFR Part 61

Environmental protection, Test

methods and procedures.

40 CFR Part 63

Environmental protection, Hazardous

air pollutants, Test methods and

procedures.