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respect to the new chemical during the

semimonthly period; and

(ii) 1⁄6 of the net tax liability reported

under section 4681 with respect to all

other chemicals for the look-back

quarter.

(C) Effective date. This paragraph

(b)(2)(iii) applies to tax liabilities for

new chemicals incurred after February

28, 1997.

Michael P. Dolan,

Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

Approved: November 6, 1997.

Donald C. Lubick,

Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

[FR Doc. 97–33248 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 95–054]

RIN 2115–AF17

Regattas and Marine Parades

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Interim rule; delay of effective

date.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is delaying

the effective date of the interim rule on

regatta and marine parades published in

the Federal Register on June 26, 1996.

The interim rule more precisely

identifies those marine events which

require a permit, those which require

only written notice to the Coast Guard,

and those which require neither. A

change in the effective date from

January 1, 1998, to January 1, 1999, is

necessary to allow additional time to

further assess the potential impact, if

any, of the interim rule on the

environment.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule

published on June 26, 1996 (61 FR

33027) and delayed by a document

published on November 26, 1996 (61 FR

60027) is effective on January 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Carlton Perry, Project Manager,

Office of Boating Safety, Program

Management Division, 202–267–0979.

You may obtain a copy of the interim

rule and subsequent notices by calling

the U.S. Coast Guard Infoline at 1–800–

368–5647 or read it on the Internet at

the Web Site for the Office of Boating

Safety at URL address

www.uscgboating.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June

26, 1996, the Coast Guard published an

interim rule and notice of availability of

environmental assessment (CGD 95–

054) entitled ‘‘Regattas and Marine

Parades’’ in the Federal Register (61 FR

33027). The interim rule, which was to

become effective on January 1, 1997,

revised the Coast Guard’s marine event

regulations to eliminate unnecessary

requirements while continuing to

protect the safety of life. The rule more

precisely identifies those events which

require a permit, those which require

only written notice to the Coast Guard,

and those which require neither. The

environmental assessment and proposed

finding of no significant impact which

support this rulemaking were made

available to the public.

Approximately 85 comments were

received in response to the interim rule

and notice of availability of the

environmental assessment and to the

Coast Guard’s previous requests for

comments. Many of these comments

raised concerns regarding the reporting

requirements placed on the marine

event sponsors and the potential

environmental effects associated with

changing the current regulations on

regatta and marine parade permitting

procedures. In addition, several

comments received in response to a

draft environmental impact statement

(EIS) entitled ‘‘U.S. Coast Guard

Atlantic Protected Living Marine

Resources Initiative’’ reiterated concerns

raised by the comments on the interim

rule. Based on these comments and on

the concerns raised during the ongoing

consultation with the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the

Coast Guard delayed the effective date

of the interim rule to January 1, 1998 (61

FR 60027; November 26, 1996) to

reconsider whether to proceed with a

revision of the regulations on regatta

and marine parade permitting

procedures, as published, and to

complete its consultation with FWS and

NMFS. Because the Coast Guard has not

yet completed its reconsideration and

consultation with the FWS and NMFS

or the required environmental

documentation, the Coast Guard is

delaying the effective date to January 1,

1999.

Accordingly, in FR Doc. 96–16319

published in the Federal Register on

June 26, 1996, at 61 FR 33027, as

amended by the notice of delay effective

date published on November 26, 1996,

at 61 FR 60027, the effective date for the

referenced interim rule is changed from

January 1, 1998, to January 1, 1999.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Ernest R. Riutta,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant

Commandant for Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–33682 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[IL159–1a; FRL–5938–4]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Plans For Designated Facilities and

Pollutants: Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA approves the section

111(d)/129 State Plan submitted by

Illinois on June 23, 1997, for

implementing and enforcing the

Emissions Guidelines (EG) applicable to

existing Municipal Waste Combustors

(MWCs) with capacity to combust more

than 250 tons/day of municipal solid

waste (MSW). Specifically, the State

Plan imposes certain emission limits

and control requirements for the

existing such MWC in Illinois, the

Robbins Resource Recovery Center

(RRRC) in Robbins, Illinois.

DATES: This action is effective on

February 27, 1998 unless significant

adverse written comments (which have

not already been responded to) are

received by January 28, 1998. If such

adverse written comments are received

by the above date, this direct final rule

will be withdrawn, and timely notice

will be published in the Federal

Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of this SIP revision

request is available for inspection at the

following address: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and

Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. (It is

recommended that you telephone Mark

J. Palermo, Environmental Protection

Specialist at (312) 886–6082 before

visiting the Region 5 Office.)

Written comments should be sent to:

J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, Regulation

Development Section, Air Programs

Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark J. Palermo, Environmental

Protection Specialist, at (312) 886–6082.