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attached by some additional means

(such as with an epoxy glue) in such a

manner that removal of the plate would

normally cause some scarring of or

damage to the surrounding hull area. A

hull identification number must not be

attached to parts of the boat that are

removable.

(f) The characters of each hull

identification number must be no less

than one-fourth of an inch in height.

8. Section § 181.31 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 181.31 Assignment of manufacturer

identification code.

(a) To obtain the manufacturer

identification code required by

§ 181.25(a)(2), each manufacturer, other

than an importer, required under

§ 181.23(a) to identify a boat shall

submit a written request to the U.S.

Coast Guard Recreational Boating

Product Assurance Branch, 2100 Second

Street SW., Washington, DC 20593–

0001. The request must indicate the

manufacturer’s name and U.S. address

along with the general types and lengths

of boats that will be manufactured. The

request must also include a copy of the

manufacturer’s State business license or

seller’s permit.

(b) To obtain the manufacturer

identification code required by

§ 181.25(a)(2), each importer required

under § 181.23(a) to identify a boat shall

submit a written request for a

manufacturer identification code as

required by paragraph (a) of this section.

The request must indicate the importer’s

name and U.S. address along with a list

of the manufacturers and their

addresses, and the general types and

lengths, of boats that will be imported.

The request must also include a copy of

the importer’s State business license or

seller’s permit.

(c) The Coast Guard has assigned

manufacturer identification codes to

issuing authorities in the States for the

assignment of hull identification

numbers to persons who are required to

identify boats under § 181.23(b).

(d) The Coast Guard may refuse to

issue a manufacturer identification code

and may revoke a previously issued

code.

9. Section 181.35 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 181.35 Removal of hull identification

number.

No person may remove or alter a hull

identification number without the

written permission of the Commandant

of the Coast Guard.

Dated: February 14, 1997.

N.T. Saunders,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant

Commandant for Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–4360 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 50

[AD–FRL–5692–2]

RIN 2060–AE66

National Ambient Air Quality

Standards for Particulate Matter:

Proposed Appendix L Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Availability of

Supplemental Information.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to inform the public that EPA is

considering minor technical changes to

the proposed Federal Reference Method

(FRM) for PM2.5 sampling published on

December 13, 1996. The nature of these

changes include improvements in the

inlet assembly to prevent precipitation

inside the inlet and reduce solar

heating, and other miscellaneous

modifications to provide more reliable

sampling capability. There may be

unanticipated modifications, which will

be described in the docket and

elsewhere. A description of these

changes will be placed in Docket No. A–

95–54 and, when available posted on

EPA’s Technical Transfer Network/

Bulletin Board System (TTN/BBS). If

EPA concludes that it is necessary to

evaluate additional changes, these will

be placed in the docket at a later date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

questions regarding the FRM, contact

Neil H. Frank at (919) 541–5560. For

general questions regarding the NAAQS

contact Patrica Koman at (919) 431–

5170.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Docket. Docket No. A–95–54,

containing supporting information used

in developing the aforementioned

changes in the FRM hardware and/or

method is available for public

inspection and copying between 8 a.m.

and 5:30 p.m. on weekdays, at the U. S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. A

reasonable fee may be charged for

copying.

Documents Available Electronically.

An electronic version of this action as

well as the December 13, 1996 Federal

Register proposal notice will be

available for download from EPA’s

TTN/BBS. The service is free, except for

the cost of a telephone call. Dial (919)

541–5742 for data transfer of up to

14,400 bits per second. This information

is available from both the Clean Air Act

Amendments (CAAA) technical area

and the Ambient Monitoring

Technology Information Center

(AMTIC) technical area. The TTN is also

available via the Internet, TTN 2000

CAAA Internet Web site at www

address (http://134.67.104.12/html/

caaa/caaa.html#CAAM) and the AMTIC

at www address (134.67.104.12/html/

amtic/amtic.html#AMOl). For more

information on the TTN, contact the

systems operator at (919) 541–5384.

Dated: February 14, 1997.

Mary D. Nichols,

Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–4329 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Part 63

[AD–FRL–5691–1]

RIN 2060–AD94

National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants: Petroleum

Refineries

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

expand and clarify definitions in the

‘‘National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants: Petroleum

Refineries’’, which was issued as a final

rule on August 18, 1995. Because the

revisions add and clarify definitions, the

EPA does not anticipate receiving

adverse comments. Consequently the

revisions are also being issued as a

direct final rule in the final rules section

of this Federal Register. If no significant

adverse comments are timely received,

no further action will be taken with

respect to this proposal and the direct

final rule will become final on the date

provided in that action.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be

received on or before March 24, 1997

unless a hearing is required by March

10, 1997. If a hearing is requested,

written comments must be received by

April 22, 1997. If a hearing is held, it

will take place on March 24, 1997

beginning at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Comments

should be submitted (in duplicate, if

possible) to: Air and Radiation Docket
7978 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 35 / Friday, February 21, 1997 / Proposed Rules

and Information Center (6102),

Attention Docket Number A–93–48 (see

docket section below), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

The EPA requests that a separate copy

also be sent to the contact person listed

below.

Public Hearing. If a public hearing is

held, it will be held at the EPA’s Office

of Administration Auditorium, Research

Triangle Park, North Carolina. Persons

interested in attending the hearing or

wishing to present oral testimony

should notify Ms. JoLynn Collins, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,

telephone (919) 541–5671.

Docket. Docket No. A–93–48,

containing the supporting information

for the original national emission

standards for hazardous air pollutants

(NESHAP) and this action, are available

for public inspection and copying

between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, at the EPA’s

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (6102), 401 M Street

SW, Washington DC 20460, or by calling

(202) 260–7548. The docket is located at

the above address in Room M–1500,

Waterside Mall (ground floor). A

reasonable fee may be charged for

copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

James Durham, Waste and Chemical

Processes Group, Emission Standards

Division (MD–13), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Research Triangle

Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone

number (919) 541–5672.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If no

significant, adverse comments are

timely received, no further activity is

contemplated in relation to this

proposed rule, and the direct final rule

in the final rules section of this Federal

Register will automatically go into effect

on the date specified in that rule. If

significant adverse comments are

received the direct final rule will be

withdrawn and all public comment

received will be addressed in a

subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. Because the EPA will not

institute a second comment period on

this proposed rule, any parties

interested in commenting should do so

during this comment period.

For further supplemental information,

the detailed rationale, and the rule

provisions, see the information

provided in the direct final rule in the

final rules section of this Federal

Register.

Executive Order 12866 Review

Under Executive Order 12866 [58 FR

51735, (October 4, 1993)], the EPA must

determine whether the regulatory action

is ‘‘significant’’ and therefore subject to

review by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) and the requirements of

the Executive Order. The Order defines

a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ as one

that is likely to result in a rule that may:

1. Have an annual effect on the

economy of $100 million or more or

adversely affect in a material way the

economy, a sector of the economy,

productivity, competition, jobs, the

environment, public health or safety, or

State, local or tribal governments or

communities;

2. Create a serious inconsistency or

otherwise interfere with an action taken

or planned by another agency;

3. Materially alter the budgetary

impact of entitlements, grants, user fees,

or land programs or the rights and

obligations of recipients thereof; or

4. Raise novel legal or policy issues

arising out of legal mandates, the

President’s priorities, or the principles

set forth in the Executive Order.

Because today’s action clarifies

existing control requirements and does

not add any additional control,

monitoring, recordkeeping, or reporting

requirements, this rule was classified

‘‘non-significant’’ under Executive

Order 12866 and, therefore was not

reviewed by OMB.

Regulatory Flexibility

The Regulatory Flexibility Act

generally requires an agency to conduct

a regulatory flexibility analysis of any

rule subject to notice and comment

rulemaking requirements unless the

agency certifies that this rule will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.

Small entities include small businesses,

small not-for-profit enterprises, and

small governmental jurisdictions. This

proposed rule would not have a

significant impact on a substantial

number of small entities because it

simply clarifies the applicability of

control requirements in the Petroleum

Refineries NESHAP, does not alter

control, monitoring, recordkeeping, or

reporting requirements, and does not

include any provisions that create a

burden for any of the regulated entities.

Therefore, I certify that this action will

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

Under the Unfunded Mandates

Reform Act, the EPA must prepare a

statement to accompany any rule where

the estimated costs to State, local, or

tribal governments, or to the private

sector, will be $100 million or more per

year. At the time of promulgation, the

EPA determined that the petroleum

refineries NESHAP does not include a

Federal mandate that may result in

estimated costs of $100 million or more

to either State, local, or tribal

governments in the aggregate or to the

private sector. This determination is not

altered by today’s action, the purpose of

which is to add clarity and flexibility to

existing requirements. Consequently, an

unfunded mandates statement has not

been prepared.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Hazardous air

pollutants, Petroleum refineries,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Storage vessels.

Dated: February 11, 1997.

Mary D. Nichols,

Assistant Administrator for Air and

Radiation.

[FR Doc. 97–4325 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

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40 CFR Part 70

[AD–FRL–5689–5]

Clean Air Act Interim Approval of

Operating Permits Program; State of

Maine

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes adding a

sixth interim approval condition to its

interim approval of the Operating

Permits Program submitted by Maine for

the purpose of complying with Federal

requirements for an approvable State

program to issue operating permits to all

major stationary sources, and to certain

other sources. In today’s Federal

Register, see the final interim approval

granting Maine’s program, EPA is

granting source category-limited interim

approval to Maine’s Operating Permits

Program subject to five conditions listed

in that action.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

action must be received in writing by

March 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Donald Dahl, Air Permits,

CAP, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region I, JFK Federal Building,

Boston, MA 02203–2211. Copies of the

State’s submittal and other supporting

information used in developing the

proposed interim approval are available

for inspection during normal business

hours at the following location: U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,