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access requests for records and other

materials pursuant to an agreement

under the International Antitrust

Enforcement Assistance Act, 15 U.S.C.

6201 et seq. Before responding to such

a request, the Bureau Director shall

transmit the proposed response to the

Secretary and the Secretary shall notify

the Commission of the proposed

response. If no Commissioner objects

within three days following the

Commission’s receipt of such

notification, the Secretary shall inform

the Bureau Director that he or she may

proceed.

* * * * *

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6750–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR PART 10

[T.D. 00–67]

RIN 1515–AC72

African Growth and Opportunity Act

and Generalized System of

Preferences

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Interim regulations; corrections.

SUMMARY: This document makes

corrections to the document published

in the Federal Register on October 5,

2000, as T.D. 00–67 which set forth

interim amendments to the Customs

Regulations primarily to implement the

trade benefit provisions for sub-Saharan

Africa contained in Title I of the Trade

and Development Act of 2000, referred

to as the African Growth and

Opportunity Act.

DATES: These corrections are effective

October 1, 2000; written comments must

be submitted by December 4, 2000, in

the manner prescribed in T.D. 00–67.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Reese, Office of Regulations and

Rulings (202–927–1361).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On October 5, 2000, Customs

published in the Federal Register (65

FR 59668) T.D. 00–67 to set forth

interim amendments to the Customs

Regulations primarily to implement the

trade benefit provisions for sub-Saharan

Africa contained in Title I of the Trade

and Development Act of 2000. The trade

benefits under Title I, also referred to as

the African Growth and Opportunity

Act (the AGOA), apply to sub-Saharan

African countries designated by the

President and involve: the extension of

duty-free treatment under the

Generalized System of Preferences

(GSP) to non-textile articles normally

excluded from GSP duty-free treatment

that are not import-sensitive; and the

entry of specific textile and apparel

articles free of duty and free of any

quantitative limits. Those interim

regulatory amendments took effect on

October 1, 2000, to coincide with the

effective date of the relevant statutory

provisions.

This document makes the following

corrections to the regulatory texts

published in T.D. 00–67:

1. The definition of ‘‘assembled in one

or more beneficiary countries’’ under

§ 10.212 includes a parenthetical

specification of items (that is, thread,

decorative embellishments, buttons,

zippers, or similar components) that are

not considered to be components for

purposes of assembly under the text.

However, Customs has reconsidered this

matter and now believes that inclusion

of this parenthetical limiting language,

which is not mandated by the statute,

was in error because in some contexts

it may be inconsistent with applicable

judicial precedent as regards what may

be considered a component for assembly

purposes. Accordingly, this

parenthetical reference should be

removed from the text of the definition.

2. The definition of ‘‘beneficiary

country’’ under § 10.212 refers to a

finding ‘‘by the President’’ that the

country has satisfied the requirements

of section 113 of the AGOA. However,

that text does not reflect the fact that in

Presidential Proclamation 7350 of

October 2, 2000 (published in the

Federal Register at 65 FR 59321 on

October 4, 2000), which implemented

the AGOA, the authority to make the

finding regarding the requirements of

section 113 was delegated to the United

States Trade Representative. To ensure

consistency with this delegation, the

text of the definition should include a

reference to a ‘‘designee’’ of the

President.

3. Within § 10.213, paragraph (a)(9)

requires some wording changes to

conform more closely to the terms of

corresponding subheading 9819.11.24

which was added to the HTSUS by the

Annex to Presidential Proclamation

7350.

4. Finally, within § 10.213, in

paragraph (a)(10), the words ‘‘or his

designee’’ should be added after ‘‘the

President’’ to cover any future

delegation of authority by the President

in this context.

Corrections of Publication

Accordingly, the document published

in the Federal Register as T.D. 00–67 on

October 5, 2000 (65 FR 59668) is

corrected as set forth below.

§ 10.212 [Corrected]

1. On page 59676, in the third

column, in § 10.212, the definition of

‘‘assembled in one or more beneficiary

countries’’ is corrected by removing the

parenthetical phrase ‘‘(other than

thread, decorative embellishments,

buttons, zippers, or similar

components)’’.

2. On page 59676, in the third

column, in § 10.212, the definition of

‘‘beneficiary country’’ is corrected by

adding the words ‘‘or his designee’’ after

the words ‘‘finding by the President’’.

§ 10.213 [Corrected]

3. On page 59677, in the third

column, in § 10.213, paragraph (a)(9) is

corrected to read:

* * * * *

(a) * * *

(9) Apparel articles that are both cut

(or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise

assembled in one or more beneficiary

countries from fabrics or yarn that the

President or his designee has designated

in the Federal Register as not available

in commercial quantities in the United

States;

* * * * *

4. On page 59677, in the third

column, in § 10.213, the text of

paragraph (a)(10) is corrected by adding

the words ‘‘or his designee’’ after the

words ‘‘the President’’.

Dated: November 3, 2000.

John P. Simpson,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

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BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR PART 10

[T.D. 00–68]

RIN 1515–AC76

United States-Caribbean Basin Trade

Partnership Act and Caribbean Basin

Initiative

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Interim regulations; corrections.

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SUMMARY: This document makes

corrections to the document published

in the Federal Register on October 5,

2000, as T.D. 00–68 which set forth

interim amendments to the Customs

Regulations primarily to implement the

trade benefit provisions for Caribbean

Basin countries contained in Title II of

the Trade and Development Act of 2000,

referred to as the United StatesCaribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act.

DATES: These corrections are effective

October 1, 2000; written comments must

be submitted by December 4, 2000, in

the manner prescribed in T.D. 00–68.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Reese, Office of Regulations and

Rulings (202–927–1361).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On October 5, 2000, Customs

published in the Federal Register (65

FR 59650) T.D. 00–68 to set forth

interim amendments to the Customs

Regulations primarily to implement the

trade benefit provisions for Caribbean

Basin countries contained in Title II of

the Trade and Development Act of 2000.

The trade benefits under Title II, also

referred to as the United StatesCaribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act

(the CBTPA), apply to Caribbean Basin

countries designated by the President

and involve the entry of specific textile

and apparel articles free of duty and free

of any quantitative restrictions,

limitations, or consultation levels and

the extension of NAFTA duty treatment

standards to non-textile articles that are

excluded from duty-free treatment

under the Caribbean Basin Initiative

(CBI) program. Those interim regulatory

amendments took effect on October 1,

2000, to coincide with the effective date

of the relevant statutory provisions.

This document rectifies some

omissions and corrects some other

errors published in T.D. 00–68. Two

errors were in the preamble portion of

the document and involved a

misplacement of two numbers regarding

the estimated information collection

burden under the Paperwork Reduction

Act. The remaining corrections set forth

in this document involve the following

aspects of the interim regulations:

1. The amendatory instruction for the

authority citation to Part 10 should have

stated that the general authority citation

‘‘is revised’’ (rather than ‘‘continues’’) to

read as follows, because that general

authority citation as set forth in T.D. 00–

68 includes a change to reflect that

General Note 20 of the Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS) was redesignated as General

Note 22 in the Annex to Presidential

Proclamation 7351 of October 2, 2000

(published in the Federal Register at 65

FR 59329 on October 4, 2000) which

implemented the CBTPA.

2. In the first sentence of § 10.221, the

word ‘‘Basin’’ was inadvertently omitted

from the title of the CBTPA.

3. The definition of ‘‘assembled in one

or more CBTPA beneficiary countries’’

under § 10.222 includes a parenthetical

specification of items (that is, thread,

decorative embellishments, buttons,

zippers, or similar components) that are

not considered to be components for

purposes of assembly under the text.

However, Customs has reconsidered this

matter and now believes that inclusion

of this parenthetical limiting language,

which is not mandated by the statute,

was in error because in some contexts

it may be inconsistent with applicable

judicial precedent as regards what may

be considered a component for assembly

purposes. Accordingly, this

parenthetical reference should be

removed from the text of the definition.

4. The definition of ‘‘CBTPA

beneficiary country’’ under § 10.222

refers to a beneficiary country

designated by the President but does not

refer to the additional statutory

requirement that the President

determine whether a designated

beneficiary country has satisfied the

requirements of 19 U.S.C.

2703(b)(4)(A)(ii) (the authority for

making that determination was

delegated to the United States Trade

Representative (USTR) in Presidential

Proclamation 7351). Since the

determination regarding the

requirements of 19 U.S.C.

2703(b)(4)(A)(ii) is a necessary

condition of eligibility for the CBTPA

trade benefits for each beneficiary

country and thus operates as a condition

precedent to application of the

implementing regulations, the definition

must be corrected to reflect this

additional statutory requirement.

5. Within § 10.223, paragraph (a)(4)

requires some wording changes to

conform more closely to the terms of

corresponding subheading 9820.11.09

which was added to the HTSUS by the

Annex to Presidential Proclamation

7351.

6. Within § 10.223, paragraph (a)(8)

requires some wording changes to

conform more closely to the terms of

corresponding subheading 9820.11.27

which was added to the HTSUS by the

Annex to Presidential Proclamation

7351.

7. Within § 10.223, in paragraph

(a)(9), the words ‘‘or his designee’’

should be added after ‘‘the President’’ to

cover any future delegation of authority

by the President in this context.

8. Within § 10.223, the words ‘‘in a

CBTPA beneficiary country’’ need to be

added after the word ‘‘assembled’’ in

paragraph (a)(11) to reflect the wording

of corresponding subheading 9820.11.21

which was added to the HTSUS by the

Annex to Presidential Proclamation

7351.

9. Within § 10.223, paragraph (a)(12)

describes certain knitted or crocheted

apparel articles and was included to

reflect the terms of subheading

9820.11.18 which was added to the

HTSUS by the Annex to Presidential

Proclamation 7351. The word ‘‘wholly’’

appears in the regulatory text before the

word ‘‘assembled’’ but is not included

in the text of the HTSUS subheading. In

addition, the regulatory text includes,

after the words ‘‘assembled in one or

more CBTPA beneficiary countries,’’ the

words ‘‘or the United States’’ which do

not appear in the HTSUS subheading

text. Accordingly, the words ‘‘wholly’’

and ‘‘or the United States’’ must be

removed from the regulatory text to

ensure conformity with the HTSUS

subheading text.

10. Also with regard to paragraph

(a)(12) of § 10.223, appropriate and

necessary references to that provision

were inadvertently omitted from the

following regulatory provisions:

a. In paragraph (b)(1)(i)(A) of § 10.223,

which concerns the special rule for

foreign findings and trimmings, the

sewing thread exception at the end must

include a reference to paragraph (a)(12)

in addition to the reference to paragraph

(a)(3) because both provisions refer to

‘‘thread formed in the United States.’’

b. In paragraph (b)(1)(i)(D) of § 10.223,

which concerns the de minimis rule for

fibers and yarns not wholly formed in

the United States or in one or more

CBTPA beneficiary countries, the

exception for elastomeric yarns (which

must be wholly formed in the United

States) must include a reference to

paragraph (a)(12) in addition to the

reference to paragraphs (a)(1) through

(a)(5) because all of those provisions

refer to ‘‘yarns wholly formed in the

United States.’’

c. In paragraph (b)(2) of § 10.223,

which concerns the special rule for

nylon filament yarn, reference is made

to an article otherwise described under

‘‘paragraph (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this

section,’’ because those three regulatory

provisions correspond to the two

statutory provisions (that is, ‘‘clause (i)

or (ii)’’ of 19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A))

referred to in the statutory nylon

filament yarn provision (that is, 19

U.S.C. 2703(b)(2)(A)(vii)(IV)). It is noted

that the nylon filament yarn rule is also

reflected in U.S. Note 3(d) to new

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HTSUS as added by the Annex to

Presidential Proclamation 7351. Since

that U.S. Note 3(d) also includes a

reference to HTSUS subheading

9820.11.18, a reference to paragraph

(a)(12) should be added to paragraph

(b)(2) of § 10.223.

d. Finally, the second sentence of

paragraph (a) of § 10.225, which

concerns the filing of claims for

preferential treatment, refers to articles

described in paragraphs (a)(1) through

(a)(11) and thus requires the addition of

a reference to paragraph (a)(12) to be

complete.

11. In the Textile Certificate of Origin

set forth under paragraph (b) of § 10.224,

the reference to Caribbean yarn must be

removed from block 7 because the

statutory and regulatory texts do not

mention Caribbean yarn, and the

description of preference group D must

be corrected to conform more closely to

the wording of paragraph (a)(4) of

§ 10.223 as corrected in this document.

The complete Certificate incorporating

these corrections is set forth in this

document.

12. As in the case of § 10.221

mentioned above, the word ‘‘Basin’’ was

inadvertently omitted from the title of

the CBTPA in the first sentence of

§ 10.231.

13. Finally, for the same reasons

stated above in the case of § 10.222, the

definition of ‘‘CBTPA beneficiary

country’’ under § 10.232 must be

corrected to reflect the additional

statutory requirement under 19 U.S.C.

2703(b)(4)(A)(ii).

Corrections of Publication

Accordingly, the document published

in the Federal Register as T.D. 00–68 on

October 5, 2000 (65 FR 59650) is

corrected as set forth below.

Corrections to the Preamble

1. On page 59657, in the second

column, in the second line the number

‘‘440’’ is corrected to read ‘‘42’’ and in

the fourth line the number ‘‘42’’ is

corrected to read ‘‘440’’.

Corrections to the Interim Regulations

2. On page 59657, in the third

column, in the amendatory language in

instruction paragraph 1, pertaining to

the general authority citation for Part 10,

the word ‘‘continues’’ is corrected to

read ‘‘is revised’’.

§ 10.221 [Corrected]

3. On page 59658, in the third

column, in § 10.221, the first sentence is

corrected by adding the word ‘‘Basin’’

between the words ‘‘Caribbean’’ and

‘‘Trade’’.

§ 10.222 [Corrected]

4. On page 59658, in the third

column, in § 10.222, the definition of

‘‘assembled in one or more CBTPA

beneficiary countries’’ is corrected by

removing the parenthetical phrase

‘‘(other than thread, decorative

embellishments, buttons, zippers, or

similar components)’’.

5. On page 59658, in the third

column, in § 10.222, the definition of

‘‘CBTPA beneficiary country’’ is

corrected to read:

* * * * *

CBTPA beneficiary country. ‘‘CBTPA

beneficiary country’’ means a

‘‘beneficiary country’’ as defined in

§ 10.191(b)(1) for purposes of the

CBERA which the President also has

designated as a beneficiary country for

purposes of preferential treatment of

textile and apparel articles under 19

U.S.C. 2703(b)(2) and which has been

the subject of a finding by the President

or his designee, published in the

Federal Register, that the beneficiary

country has satisfied the requirements

of 19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(4)(A)(ii).

* * * * *

§ 10.223 [Corrected]

6. On page 59659, in the second

column, in § 10.223, paragraph (a)(4) is

corrected to read:

* * * * *

(a) * * *

(4) Apparel articles (other than socks

provided for in heading 6115 of the

HTSUS) knit to shape in a CBTPA

beneficiary country from yarns wholly

formed in the United States, and knitted

or crocheted apparel articles (other than

non-underwear t-shirts) cut and wholly

assembled in one or more CBTPA

beneficiary countries from fabrics

formed in one or more CBTPA

beneficiary countries or in one or more

CBTPA beneficiary countries and the

United States from yarns wholly formed

in the United States (including fabrics

not formed from yarns, if those fabrics

are classifiable under heading 5602 or

5603 of the HTSUS and are formed in

one or more CBTPA beneficiary

countries);

* * * * *

7. On page 59659, in the third

column, in § 10.223, paragraph (a)(8) is

corrected to read:

* * * * *

(a) * * *

(8) Apparel articles that are both cut

(or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise

assembled in one or more CBTPA

beneficiary countries from fabrics or

yarn that the President or his designee

has designated in the Federal Register

as not available in commercial

quantities in the United States;

* * * * *

8. On page 59659, in the third

column, in § 10.223, the text of

paragraph (a)(9) is corrected by adding

the words ‘‘or his designee’’ after the

words ‘‘the President’’;

9. On page 59659, in the third

column, in § 10.223, the text of

paragraph (a)(11) is corrected by adding

the words ‘‘in a CBTPA beneficiary

country’’ after the word ‘‘assembled’’.

10. On page 59660, in the first

column, in § 10.223, the text of

paragraph (a)(12) is corrected by

removing the word ‘‘wholly’’ before the

word ‘‘assembled’’ and by removing the

words ‘‘or the United States’’ after the

word ‘‘countries’’.

11. On page 59660, in the first

column, in § 10.223, the text of

paragraph (b)(1)(i)(A) is corrected by

adding the reference ‘‘or (a)(12)’’ after

the reference ‘‘paragraph (a)(3)’’.

12. On page 59660, in the second

column, in § 10.223, the text of

paragraph (b)(1)(i)(D) is corrected by

adding the reference ‘‘or (a)(12)’’ after

the reference ‘‘paragraph (a)(1) through

(a)(5)’’.

13. On page 59660, in the second

column, in § 10.223, the text of

paragraph (b)(2) is corrected by

removing the reference ‘‘paragraph

(a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3)’’ and adding, in its

place, the reference ‘‘paragraph (a)(1),

(a)(2), (a)(3) or (a)(12)’’.

§ 10.224 [Corrected]

14. On page 59661, in § 10.224, the

Textile Certificate of Origin under

paragraph (b) is corrected to read:

* * * * *

(b) * * *

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§ 10.225 [Corrected]

15. On page 59662, in the second

column, in § 10.225, the second

sentence of paragraph (a) is corrected by

removing the reference ‘‘§ 10.223(a)(2)

through (a)(9) and (a)(11)’’ and adding,

in its place, the reference ‘‘§ 10.223(a)(2)

through (a)(9), (a)(11) or (a)(12)’’.

§ 10.231 [Corrected]

16. On page 59663, in the third

column, in § 10.231, the first sentence is

corrected by adding the word ‘‘Basin’’

between the words ‘‘Caribbean’’ and

‘‘Trade’’.

§ 10.232 [Corrected]

17. On page 59663, in the third

column, in § 10.232, the definition of

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‘‘CBTPA beneficiary country’’ is

corrected to read:

* * * * *

CBTPA beneficiary country. ‘‘CBTPA

beneficiary country’’ means a

‘‘beneficiary country’’ as defined in

§ 10.191(b)(1) for purposes of the

CBERA which the President also has

designated as a beneficiary country for

purposes of preferential duty treatment

of articles under 19 U.S.C. 2703(b)(3)

and which has been the subject of a

finding by the President or his designee,

published in the Federal Register, that

the beneficiary country has satisfied the

requirements of 19 U.S.C.

2703(b)(4)(A)(ii).

* * * * *

Dated: November 3, 2000.

John P. Simpson,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

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BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 07–00–107]

RIN 2115–AE46

Special Local Regulation; Charleston

Christmas Parade of Boats, Charleston

Harbor, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is revising

the parade route for the Charleston

Christmas Parade of Boats. The change

in the parade route is necessary to

provide improved viewing for the

spectators, to reduce the impact on

commercial traffic in Charleston Harbor

and to provide for the safety of life on

the navigable waters during the event.

DATES: This rule is effective December

11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments and material

received from the public, as well as

documents indicated in this preamble as

being available in the docket, are part of

docket CGD 07–00–107 and are

available for inspection or copying at

Commander, Seventh Coast Guard

District, 909 S.E. 1st Street, Suite 918,

Miami, Florida 33131, between 9 a.m.

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

QMC David Jersey Coast Guard Group

Charleston, South Carolina at (843) 724–

7600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

We did not publish a notice of

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for this

regulation. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the

Coast Guard finds that good cause exists

for not publishing an NPRM. Publishing

a NPRM is impracticable as we were

only recently informed of the change in

parade route, and these regulations are

needed to provide for the safety of life

on navigable waters during the event.

Background and Purpose

Each year a Christmas boat parade is

held in Charleston Harbor, South

Carolina. We previously issued a

permanent special local regulation for

this event, at 33 CFR 100.721. Under

this regulation the parade route started

near the Wando River Terminal, and

proceeded south past the Cooper River

Bridge, and then around the peninsula

and up the Ashley River and ending at

City Marina. The parade route is

changing this year in order to provide

improved viewing for the spectators, to

reduce the impact on commercial traffic

in Charleston Harbor and to provide for

the safety of life on the navigable waters

during the event. This year the parade

starts in the Middle Ground, a more

open area, proceeds generally north

west towards Town Creek, and then

southerly around the peninsula as in

previous years.

Regulatory Evaluation

This rule is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under section 3(f) of

Executive Order 12866 and does not

require an assessment of potential costs

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that

Order. The Office of Management and

Budget has not reviewed it under that

Order. It is not ‘‘significant’’ under the

regulatory policies and procedures of

the Department of Transportation (DOT)

(44 FR 11040, February 26, 1979). The

Coast Guard expects the economic

impact of this proposal to be so minimal

that a full Regulatory Evaluation under

paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies

and procedures of DOT is unnecessary.

This rule is only effective for 4 hours on

the day of the parade, and will expire

thereafter.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we considered

whether this rule would have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises

small businesses, not-for-profit

organizations that are independently

owned and operated and are not

dominant in their fields, and

governmental jurisdictions with

populations of less than 50,000.

The Coast Guard certifies under 5

U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

This rule may affect the following

entities, some of which may be small

entities: the owners or operators of

vessels intending to transit or anchor in

a portion of Charleston Harbor from 4:30

p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on December 9, 2000.

This special local regulation will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities

for the following reasons. This

regulation will only be in effect a total

of four hours on the day of the event.

Further, the parade route is configured

to minimize the impact on commercial

traffic and vessel traffic can pass around

the parade route.

Assistance for Small Entities

Under section 213(a) of the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121),

we offered to assist small entities in

understanding the rule so that they

could better evaluate its effects on them

and participate in the rulemaking

process. If the rule will affect your small

business, organization, or government

jurisdiction and you have questions

concerning its provisions or options for

compliance, please contact the person

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT for assistance in understanding

this rule.

Small businesses may send comments

on the actions of Federal employees

who enforce, or otherwise determine

compliance with, Federal regulations to

the Small Business and Agriculture

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman

and the Regional Small Business

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The

Ombudsman evaluates these actions

annually and rates each agency’s

responsiveness to small business. If you

wish to comment on actions by

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1–

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247).

Collection of Information

This rule calls for no new collection

of information under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–

3520).

Federalism

We have analyzed this rule under

Executive Order 13132 and have

determined that this rule does not have

implications for federalism under that

Order.