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Government’s having first provided the

funds to pay those costs. This proposed

rule would not impose an unfunded

mandate.

Taking of Private Property

This proposed rule would not effect a

taking of private property or otherwise

have taking implications under E.O.

12630, Governmental Actions and

Interference with Constitutionally

Protected Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

This proposed rule meets applicable

standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of

E.O. 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to

minimize litigation, eliminate

ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

We have analyzed this proposed rule

under E.O. 13045, Protection of

Children from Environmental Health

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not

an economically significant rule and

does not concern an environmental risk

to health or risk to safety that may

disproportionately affect children.

Environmental Assessment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this proposal

and concluded that under section 2–1,

paragraph (34)(g) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1C this proposal is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Coast Guard

must consider whether this regulation

will have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities. ‘‘Small entities’’ include small

business and not-for-profit organizations

that are independently owned and

operate, are not dominant in their field

and that otherwise qualify as ‘‘small

business concerns’’ under section 3 of

the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

The Coast Guard expects no negative

impact on small entities. Removal of

this RNA will actually facilitate

commerce by making it easier for

commercial tows of all sizes to transit

the area. Therefore, the Coast Guard

certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this

proposed regulation will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

If, however, you think that your

business or organization qualifies as a

small entity and that this proposed rule

will have a significant economic impact

on your business or organization, please

submit a comment (see ADDRESSES)

explaining why you think it qualifies

and in what way and to what degree this

proposed rule will economically affect

it.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation

(water), Safety measures, Vessels,

Waterways.

Regulation

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Coast Guard proposes to amend part 165

of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations

as follows:

PART 165—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 165

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191;

33 CFR 1.05–1(g), 6.04–1, 6.04–6 and 160.5;

49 CFR 1.46.

§ 165.819 [REMOVED]

2. Section 165.819 is removed in its

entirety.

Dated: December 20, 1999.

Paul J. Pluta,

Rear Admiral, Coast Guard, Commander,

Eighth Coast Guard District.

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BILLING CODE 4910–15–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[TN–195–9947(b), TN–188–9959(b); FRL–

6519–5]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Tennessee; Revision to Rule

Governing Monitoring Of Source

Emissions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: On February 24, 1997, and

May 8, 1997, the Tennessee Department

of Environment and Conservation

submitted to EPA revisions to the

Tennessee State Implementation Plan

(SIP). These revisions consisted of

amendments to Rules 1200–3–12–.04

Monitoring Required for Determining

Compliance of Certain Large Sources

and 1200–3–10–.02 Monitoring of

Source Emissions, Recording, and

Reporting of the Same are Required.

Tennessee submitted these revisions to

clarify the reporting requirements. In

the final rules section of this Federal

Register, the EPA is approving the

revision as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the EPA views

this as a noncontroversial revision

amendment and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no adverse comments are

received in response to that direct final

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this proposed rule. If EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments will be addressed in a

subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. The EPA will not

institute a second comment period on

this document. Any parties interested in

commenting should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received by

February 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to Randy

Terry at the Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 4 Air Planning Branch,

61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303.

Copies of documents relative to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations. The

interested persons wanting to examine

these documents should make an

appointment with the appropriate office

at least 24 hours before the visiting day

and reference files TN–195–9947. The

Region 4 office may have additional

background documents not available at

the other locations.

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (Air Docket 6102),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC

20460.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303.

Tennessee Department of

Environment and Conservation, 9th

Floor L & C Annex, 401 Church St,

Nashville, TN 37243–1531.

Office of the Federal Register, 800

North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 700,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Randy Terry, Regulatory Planning

Section, Air Planning Branch, Air,

Pesticides and Toxics Management

Division, Region 4 Environmental

Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street

SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The

telephone number is (404) 562–9032.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

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Dated: October 18, 1999.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL 6517–4]

National Oil and Hazardous Substance

Pollution Contingency Plan; National

Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule to Delete the D.L.

Mud, Inc., Superfund Site from the

National Priorities List and Request for

Comments.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) Region 6 announces its

proposal to delete D.L. Mud, Inc.,

Superfund Site (Site) located in

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, from the

National Priorities List (NPL) and

requests public comments on this

proposed action. The NPL, promulgated

pursuant to Section 105 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is

Appendix B of 40 CFR Part 300 which

is the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

(NCP). The EPA and the State of

Louisiana, through the Louisiana

Department of Environmental Quality

(LDEQ), have determined that all

appropriate response actions under

CERCLA, other than operation and

maintenance and five-year reviews,

have been completed and that the Site

poses no significant threat to public

health or the environment. However,

this deletion does not preclude future

actions under Superfund.

DATES: Comments concerning this Site

must be received by February 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to: Ms. Janetta Coats,

Community Involvement Coordinator,

U.S. EPA (6SF–PO), 1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, (214) 665–

7308 or 1–800–533–3508

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Katrina Higgins, Remedial Project

Manager, U.S. EPA (6SF–LP), 1445 Ross

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,

(214) 665–8143 or 1–800–533–3508

(Toll Free). Information Repositories:

Repositories have been established to

provide detailed information concerning

this decision at the following address:

U.S. EPA Region 6 Library, Suite 12D13,

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–

2733, (214) 665–6524, Monday through

Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.;

Vermilion Parish Library, 200 North

Magdalen Square, Abbeville, Louisiana

70511, (318) 893–2674, Monday and

Thursday 9 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday,

Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30

p.m.; and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.;

and, Louisiana Department of

Environmental Quality, 7290

Bluebonnet Road, Baton Rouge,

Louisiana 70809, (225) 765–0487,

Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the direct

final rule to delete which is located in

the Rules section of this Federal

Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous

waste, Hazardous substances,

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Superfund, Water

pollution control, Water supply.

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C.

9601–9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR,

1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923;

3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

Dated: December 21, 1999.

Lynda F. Carroll,

Acting Regional Administrator,

U.S. EPA, Region 6.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

42 CFR Part 405

[HCFA–1125–N]

Medicare Program; Meetings of the

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on

the Ambulance Fee Schedule

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, this notice announces the dates and

locations for the eighth meeting of the

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on

the Ambulance Fee Schedule. This

meeting is open to the public.

The purpose of this committee is to

develop a proposed rule that would

establish a fee schedule for the payment

of ambulance services under the

Medicare program through negotiated

rulemaking, as mandated by section

4531(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of

1997 (BBA ’97).

DATES: The eighth meeting is scheduled

for January 24, 2000 from 9:00 a.m. until

5:00 p.m., January 25, 2000 from 9 a.m.

until 5 p.m., and January 26, 2000 from

8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The 3-day January meeting

will be held at the Turf Valley Hotel,

2700 Turf Road, Ellicott City, Maryland

21042; (410) 465–1500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Inquiries regarding these meetings

should be addressed to Bob Niemann

((410) 786–4569) or Margot Blige ((410)

786–4642) for general issues related to

ambulance services or to Lynn Sylvester

((202) 606–9140) or Elayne Tempel

((207) 780–3408), facilitators.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

4531(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget Act of

1997 (BBA ’97) added a new section

1834(l) to the Social Security Act (the

Act) which mandates by January 1,

2000, implementation of a national fee

schedule for payment of ambulance

services furnished under Medicare Part

B. The fee schedule is to be established

through negotiated rulemaking. Section

4531(b)(2) of the BBA ’97 also provides

that, in establishing such fee schedule,

the Secretary will—

• Establish mechanisms to control

increases in expenditures for ambulance

services under Part B of the program;

• Establish definitions for ambulance

services that link payments to the type

of services furnished;

• Consider appropriate regional and

operational differences;

• Consider adjustments to payment

rates to account for inflation and other

relevant factors; and

• Phase in the fee schedule in an

efficient and fair manner.

The Negotiated Rulemaking

Committee on the Ambulance Fee

Schedule has been established to

provide advice and make

recommendations to the Secretary with

respect to the text and content of a

proposed rule that would establish a fee

schedule for the payment of ambulance

services under Part B of the Medicare

program.

The first and second meetings were

for organizational purposes solely.

There were no significant decisions

made in these two meetings.

The Committee held its third meeting

on May 24 and 25, 1999. At this

meeting, the Committee heard

presentations from HCFA staff,

including a data presentation. The

Committee requested another

presentation by HCFA’s Office of the