6910 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 31 / Friday, February 14, 1997 / Proposed Rules

§ 515.708 Referral to United States

Department of Justice; administrative

collection measures.

In the event that the respondent does

not pay the penalty imposed pursuant to

this part within 30 days of the mailing

of the written notice of the imposition

of the penalty, the matter may be

referred for administrative collection

measures or to the United States

Department of Justice for appropriate

action to recover the penalty in a civil

suit in a Federal district court.

Dated: December 23, 1996.

R. Richard Newcomb,

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Approved: December 31, 1996.

James E. Johnson,

Assistant Secretary (Enforcement).

[FR Doc. 97–3537 Filed 2–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–25–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Parts 3400, 3410, 3420, 3440,

3450, 3460, 3470, and 3480

[WO–320–1320–02–1A]

RIN 1004–AC37

Federal Coal Management Program

Regulations

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) is withdrawing the

proposed rule to amend the Federal

Coal Management Program regulations.

The proposal was published in the

Federal Register on July 12, 1991. BLM

is taking this action because we plan to

issue a new proposal for public

comment. We will write the new

proposal in plain, understandable

language as required by Executive Order

12866 and the President’s regulatory

reform initiative. This action will also

give commenters on the 1991 proposal

an opportunity to update their concerns.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Radden-Lesage, Mining

Engineer, Solid Minerals Group (WO–

320), Bureau of Land Management, Mail

Stop 501LS, 1849 ‘‘C’’ Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20240; telephone (202)

452–0350 (Commercial or FTS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July

12, 1991, BLM published a proposed

rule to amend the Federal Coal

Management Program regulations. See

56 FR 32002–32048. We intended the

proposed changes in part to simplify

and streamline the existing regulations.

The initial comment period was to close

on September 12, 1991, but we extended

it at the request of commenters an

additional 30 days, closing on October

12, 1991.

Shortly thereafter, the General

Accounting Office began an

investigation of the Federal coal leasing

program that culminated in the issuance

of a report, entitled ‘‘Mineral Resources:

Federal Coal-Leasing Program Needs

Strengthening’’ (GAO/RCED–94–10). We

responded to the report by issuing a

proposed rule to amend the regulations

pertaining to logical mining units (59 FR

66874, Dec. 28, 1994). This 1994

proposal affected portions of the coal

management regulations that had been

proposed for reorganization, but not

substantive change, under the 1991

proposal. We will soon complete work

on the logical mining unit regulations

and publish a final rule.

In the meantime, the President issued

Executive Order 12866 which requires

each agency to put all information

provided to the public in plain,

understandable language. See 58 FR

51736, Oct. 4, 1993. Further, in his

February 21, 1995, message on

regulatory reform, the President directed

agencies to carry out a review of their

regulations to reduce the regulatory

burden on the American people.

Therefore, we have decided to withdraw

the 1991 proposal. We plan to issue a

new proposal for public comment in the

near future. This action will also give

commenters on the 1991 proposal a

chance to update any concerns or

suggestions which they may have

regarding BLM’s coal management

regulations based on changes in the coal

industry since 1991.

Dated: February 5, 1997.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–3699 Filed 2–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA–7199]

Proposed Flood Elevation

Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency, FEMA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: Technical information or

comments are requested on the

proposed base (1% annual chance) flood

elevations and proposed base flood

elevation modifications for the

communities listed below. The base

flood elevations are the basis for the

floodplain management measures that

the community is required either to

adopt or to show evidence of being

already in effect in order to qualify or

remain qualified for participation in the

National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP).

DATES: The comment period is ninety

(90) days following the second

publication of this proposed rule in a

newspaper of local circulation in each

community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed base flood

elevations for each community are

available for inspection at the office of

the Chief Executive Officer of each

community. The respective addresses

are listed in the following table.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frederick H. Sharrocks, Jr., Chief,

Hazard Identification Branch, Mitigation

Directorate, 500 C Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2796.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA or Agency) proposes to make

determinations of base flood elevations

and modified base flood elevations for

each community listed below, in

accordance with section 110 of the

Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,

42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).

These proposed base flood and

modified base flood elevations, together

with the floodplain management criteria

required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the

minimum that are required. They

should not be construed to mean that

the community must change any

existing ordinances that are more

stringent in their floodplain

management requirements. The

community may at any time enact

stricter requirements of its own, or

pursuant to policies established by other

Federal, state or regional entities. These

proposed elevations are used to meet

the floodplain management

requirements of the NFIP and are also

used to calculate the appropriate flood

insurance premium rates for new

buildings built after these elevations are

made final, and for the contents in these

buildings.

National Environmental Policy Act

This proposed rule is categorically

excluded from the requirements of 44

CFR Part 10, Environmental

Consideration. No environmental

impact assessment has been prepared.