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1311.4 Qualifications, selection, and

placement.

1311.5 Duration of Fellowships and status

of Head Start Fellows.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.

§ 1311.1 Head Start Fellows Program

Purpose.

(a) This part establishes regulations

implementing section 648A(d) of the

Head Start Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.

9801 et seq., applicable to the

administration of the Head Start Fellows

Program, including selection,

placement, duration and status of the

Head Start Fellows.

(b) As provided in section 648A(d) of

the Act, the Head Start Fellows Program

is designed to enhance the ability of

Head Start Fellows to make significant

contributions to Head Start and to other

child development and family services

programs.

§ 1311.2 Definitions.

As used in this part:

Act means the Head Start Act, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.

Associate Commissioner means the

Associate Commissioner of the Head

Start Bureau in the Administration on

Children, Youth and Families.

Head Start Fellows means individuals

who participate in the Head Start

Fellows Program, who may be staff in

local Head Start programs or other

individuals working in the field of child

development and family services.

§ 1311.3 Application process.

An individual who wishes to obtain a

Fellowship must submit an application

to the Associate Commissioner. The

Administration for Children and

Families will publish an annual

announcement of the availability and

number of Fellowships in the Federal

Register. Federal employees are not

eligible to apply. (The information

collection requirement contained in this

section is approved under OMB Control

Number 0970–0140.)

§ 1311.4 Qualifications, selection, and

placement.

(a) The Act specifies that an applicant

must be working on the date of

application in a local Head Start

program or otherwise working in the

field of child development and family

services. The qualifications of the

applicants for Head Start Fellowship

positions will be competitively

reviewed. The Associate Commissioner

will make the final selection of the Head

Start Fellows.

(b) Head Start Fellows may be placed

in:

(1) The Head Start national and

regional offices;

(2) Local Head Start agencies and

programs;

(3) Institutions of higher education;

(4) Public or private entities and

organizations concerned with services

to children and families; and

(5) Other appropriate settings.

(c) A Head Start Fellow who is not an

employee of a local Head Start agency

or program may only be placed in the

national or regional offices within the

Department of Health and Human

Services that administer Head Start or

local Head Start agencies.

(d) Head Start Fellows shall not be

placed in any agency whose primary

purpose, or one of whose major

purposes is to influence Federal, State

or local legislation.

§ 1311.5 Duration of Fellowships and

status of Head Start Fellows.

(a) Head Start Fellowships will be for

terms of one year, and may be renewed

for a term of one additional year.

(b) For the purposes of compensation

for injuries under chapter 81 of title 5,

United States Code, Head Start Fellows

shall be considered to be employees, or

otherwise in the service or employment,

of the Federal Government.

(c) Head Start Fellows assigned to the

national or regional offices within the

Department of Health and Human

Services shall be considered employees

in the Executive Branch of the Federal

Government for the purposes of chapter

11 of title 18, United States Code, and

for the purposes of any administrative

standards of conduct applicable to the

employees of the agency to which they

are assigned.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Part 571

[Docket No. 74–14; Notice 111]

RIN 2127–AG24

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards; Occupant Crash Protection

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: In response to a petition from

the Ford Motor Company, this

document grants a four-month extension

of the date by which vehicles with a

gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of

more than 8,500 pounds and less than

10,000 pounds must comply with the

requirements for safety belt fit.

DATES: Effective Date: The amendments

made in this rule are effective

September 1, 1997.

Petition Date: Any petitions for

reconsideration must be received by

NHTSA no later than February 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Any petitions for

reconsideration should refer to the

docket and notice number of this notice

and be submitted to: Administrator,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

following persons at the National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20590:

For non-legal issues: Clarke Harper,

Office of Crashworthiness Standards,

NPS–11, telephone (202) 366–2264,

facsimile (202) 366–4329, electronic

mail ‘‘charper@nhtsa.dot.gov’’.

For legal issues: Edward Glancy,

Office of the Chief Counsel, NCC–20,

telephone (202) 366–2992, facsimile

(202) 366–3820, electronic mail

‘‘eglancy@nhtsa.dot.gov’’.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

3, 1994, NHTSA published a final rule

amending Standard No. 208, Occupant

Crash Protection, to improve safety belt

fit and thus the rate of belt use by

requiring that Type 2 safety belts

installed for adjustable seats in vehicles

with a gross vehicle weight rating

(GVWR) of 10,000 pounds or less either

be integrated with the vehicle seat or be

equipped with a means of adjustability

to improve the fit and increase the

comfort of the belt for a variety of

different sized occupants (59 FR 39472).

The final rule specified that the

amendment take effect September 1,

1997.

On December 22, 1995, the Ford

Motor Company (Ford) petitioned the

agency to extend the effective date of

this new requirement for vehicles with

a GVWR between 8,500 and 10,000

pounds from September 1, 1997 to

January 1, 1998. In its petition, Ford

stated that unexpected developmental

problems with a new truck platform

prevented it from beginning production

by September 1, 1997, as originally

expected. Ford stated that redesigning

the existing truck platform to meet the

September 1, 1997 effective date would

cost $4.5 million or $100 per vehicle. A

more detailed explanation of Ford’s

basis for the extension was included in

the notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM) (61 FR 39432).

On July 29, 1996, NHTSA published

an NPRM proposing to extend the
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amendment’s effective date to January 1,

1998 for vehicles with a GVWR between

8,500 and 10,000 pounds. In the NPRM,

NHTSA noted that, due to the

demographics of the occupants of the

affected trucks, the benefits from

applying the belt fit requirement to

those trucks would be less than the

benefits of applying it to lower GVWR

vehicles. NHTSA also noted in the

NPRM that the economic impact of

requiring Ford to go ahead and comply

with the September 1, 1997 effective

date would be much greater than the

costs anticipated by the agency for

compliance with the belt fit

requirement. In the NPRM, NHTSA

tentatively decided that since the safety

benefits for the affected trucks was

likely to be very small, and the costs

accentuated, a four-month extension of

leadtime was reasonable. Interested

persons are encouraged to read the July

29, 1996 NPRM for a detailed

explanation of the agency’s reasoning

(61 FR 39432).

NHTSA received only one comment

on the proposal to extend the

compliance date for trucks with a

GVWR of more than 8,500 pounds. In

that comment, Ford supported the

extension, citing the reasons included in

its original petition and the NPRM.

Accordingly, NHTSA has decided to

adopt the proposed rule without change.

Rulemaking Analyses and Notices

Executive Order 12866 and DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures

NHTSA has considered the impact of

this rulemaking action under E.O. 12866

and the Department of Transportation’s

regulatory policies and procedures. This

rulemaking document was not reviewed

under E.O. 12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning

and Review.’’ This action has been

determined to be not ‘‘significant’’

under the Department of

Transportation’s regulatory policies and

procedures. As explained earlier, the

agency estimates a cost savings of $4.8

to $4.9 million.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

NHTSA has also considered the

impacts of this notice under the

Regulatory Flexibility Act. I hereby

certify that this final rule has no

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities. As

explained above, NHTSA does not

anticipate a significant economic impact

on any manufacturer from this proposal.

For consumers, granting this extension

will slightly reduce the cost of these

trucks, especially the Ford trucks,

compared to their cost if the extension

is not granted.

Paperwork Reduction Act

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980 (P.L. 96–511),

there are no requirements for

information collection associated with

this final rule.

National Environmental Policy Act

NHTSA has also analyzed this final

rule under the National Environmental

Policy Act and determined that it will

not have a significant impact on the

human environment.

Executive Order 12612 (Federalism)

NHTSA has analyzed this proposal in

accordance with the principles and

criteria contained in E.O. 12612, and

has determined that this final rule has

no significant federalism implications to

warrant the preparation of a Federalism

Assessment.

Civil Justice Reform

This final rule will not have any

retroactive effect. Under 49 U.S.C.

30103, whenever a Federal motor

vehicle safety standard is in effect, a

State may not adopt or maintain a safety

standard applicable to the same aspect

of performance which is not identical to

the Federal standard, except to the

extent that the state requirement

imposes a higher level of performance

and applies only to vehicles procured

for the State’s use. 49 U.S.C. 30161 sets

forth a procedure for judicial review of

final rules establishing, amending or

revoking Federal motor vehicle safety

standards. That section does not require

submission of a petition for

reconsideration or other administrative

proceedings before parties may file suit

in court.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 571

Imports, Motor vehicle safety, Motor

vehicles.

In consideration of the foregoing, 49

CFR Part 571 is amended as follows:

PART 571—FEDERAL MOTOR

VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

1. The authority citation for Part 571

of Title 49 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115,

30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at

49 CFR 1.50.

2. Section 571.208 is amended by

revising S7.1.2 and adding a new

S7.1.2.3 to read as follows:

§ 571.208 Standard No. 208; Occupant

crash protection.

* * * * *

S7.1.2 Except as provided in

S7.1.2.1, S7.1.2.2, and S7.1.2.3, for each

Type 2 seat belt assembly which is

required by Standard No. 208 (49 CFR

571.208), the upper anchorage, or the

lower anchorage nearest the intersection

of the torso belt and the lap belt, shall

include a movable component which

has a minimum of two adjustment

positions. The distance between the

geometric center of the movable

component at the two extreme

adjustment positions shall be not less

than five centimeters, measured

linearly. If the component required by

this paragraph must be manually moved

between adjustment positions,

information shall be provided in the

owner’s manual to explain how to

adjust the seat belt and warn that

misadjustment could reduce the

effectiveness of the safety belt in a

crash.

* * * * *

S7.1.2.3 The requirements of S7.1.2

do not apply to any truck with a gross

vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500

pounds manufactured before January 1,

1998.

* * * * *

Issued on December 16, 1996.

Ricardo Martinez,

Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 622

[Docket No. 940553–4223; I.D. 010697B]

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal

Migratory Pelagic Resources of the

Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic;

Closure

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce

ACTION: Closure.

SUMMARY: NMFS closes the commercial

run-around gillnet fishery for king

mackerel in the exclusive economic

zone (EEZ) in the Florida west coast

sub-zone. This closure is necessary to

protect the overfished Gulf king

mackerel resource.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The closure is effective

12:00 noon, local time, January 7, 1997,

through June 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark F. Godcharles, 813–570–5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish