77302 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 238 / Monday, December 11, 2000 / Rules and Regulations

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Marybeth Peters,

Register of Copyrights.

James H. Billington,

The Librarian of Congress.

[FR Doc. 00–31457 Filed 12–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1410–31–P

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20

Global Express Guaranteed: Changes

in Postal Rates

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Interim rule with request for

comment.

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is

changing the rates for Global Express

Guaranteed (GXG) Document service

and Global Express Guaranteed NonDocument service and announcing the

inclusion of GXG in the current U.S.

Postal Service collection pickup service.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date will

be concurrent with the effective date for

the new domestic rates, tentatively set

for January 7, 2001. Comments on the

interim rule must be received on or

before January 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed or delivered to Business

Initiatives, Expedited/Package Services,

U.S. Postal Service, 200 E. Mansell

Court, Suite 300, Roswell, GA 30076–

4850. Copies of all written comments

will be available for public inspection

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, in the Expedited/

Package Services office, 200 E. Mansell

Court, Suite 300, Roswell, GA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Malcolm E. Hunt, 770–360–1104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Global

Express Guaranteed is the U.S. Postal

Service’s premium international mail

service. GXG is an expedited delivery

service that is the product of a business

alliance between the U.S. Postal Service

and DHL Worldwide Express, Inc. It

provides time-definite service from

designated U.S. ZIP Code areas to

locations in over 200 destination

countries and territories. Global Express

Guaranteed consists of two mail

classifications: Global Express

Guaranteed Document Service and

Global Express Guaranteed NonDocument Service. Regulations for

Global Express Guaranteed service are

currently set forth in section 215 of the

International Mail Manual (IMM). These

regulations were moved to IMM 210

pursuant to the notice published in the

Federal Register on September 26, 2000.

Numerous and successive expansions

and changes to the service have been

listed in previous Federal Register

notices and are summarized in the final

rule, which will be published in early

December.

The Postal Service is changing the

rates for Global Express Guaranteed

service and is announcing the inclusion

of this service in the current collection

pickup service. The revised set of rates,

set forth below, is based on experience

gained with providing the service and

more accurately reflects the actual costs

of providing this service across the

various rate groups. Additionally, the

rate lanes for the Global Express

Guaranteed Non-Document service are

changed to an alpha character

designation for clarity between the

Document and Non-Document services.

Although the Postal Service is

exempted by 39 U.S.C. 410(a) from the

advance notice requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act regarding

proposed rulemaking (5 U.S.C. 553), the

Postal Service invites public comment

on the interim rule at the above address.

The Postal Service is implementing

the following rates and amending the

International Mail Manual, which is

incorporated by reference in the Code of

Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 20.1.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20

Foreign relations, International postal

services.

PART 20—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 39 CFR

Part 20 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 401,

404, 407, 408.

2. Chapter 2 of the International Mail

Manual is amended as follows to

provide for the new rates and to include

pickup service:

2 CONDITIONS FOR MAILING

* * * * *

210 Global Express Guaranteed

* * * * *

213.2 Destination Countries and Rate

Groups

[The Individual Country Listings for

Global Express Guaranteed (GXG)

service rates will be amended to reflect

the rate changes.]

213.3 Pickup Service

Collection service pickup is available

for delivery addresses within the

participating Global Express Guaranteed

ZIP Codes. GXG collection service will

be provided when a postal employee

goes to a customer’s location

specifically to deliver or collect mail

other than Global Express Guaranteed

shipments and the employee is handed

a Global Express Guaranteed shipment

in addition to other mail to be collected.

No pickup fee will be charged when

Global Express Guaranteed shipments

are picked up during a delivery stop or

during a scheduled stop made to collect

other mail not subject to a pickup fee.

On-call or scheduled pickup services

are currently not available for GXG

Service.

* * * * *

216.1 Document Service Rates/Groups

Weight not over

(lbs.)

Rate

group

1

Rate

group

2

Rate

group

3

Rate

group

4

0.5 ............................................................................................................................................................ 24.00 25.00 32.00 32.00

1 ............................................................................................................................................................... 33.00 34.00 39.00 45.00

2 ............................................................................................................................................................... 38.00 40.00 46.00 52.00

3 ............................................................................................................................................................... 40.00 46.00 53.00 59.00

4 ............................................................................................................................................................... 43.00 50.00 60.00 66.00

5 ............................................................................................................................................................... 46.00 55.00 67.00 73.00

6 ............................................................................................................................................................... 48.00 58.00 72.00 80.00

7 ............................................................................................................................................................... 51.00 61.00 76.00 86.00

8 ............................................................................................................................................................... 53.00 65.00 80.00 93.00

9 ............................................................................................................................................................... 55.00 68.00 85.00 100.00

10 ............................................................................................................................................................. 58.00 70.00 89.00 104.00

11 ............................................................................................................................................................. 60.00 73.00 92.00 109.00

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(lbs.)

Rate

group

1

Rate

group

2

Rate

group

3

Rate

group

4

12 ............................................................................................................................................................. 62.00 76.00 96.00 115.00

13 ............................................................................................................................................................. 65.00 79.00 99.00 120.00

14 ............................................................................................................................................................. 67.00 81.00 103.00 125.00

15 ............................................................................................................................................................. 69.00 84.00 106.00 130.00

16 ............................................................................................................................................................. 72.00 87.00 109.00 136.00

17 ............................................................................................................................................................. 74.00 89.00 113.00 141.00

18 ............................................................................................................................................................. 76.00 92.00 116.00 146.00

19 ............................................................................................................................................................. 79.00 95.00 120.00 151.00

20 ............................................................................................................................................................. 81.00 97.00 123.00 156.00

21 ............................................................................................................................................................. 83.00 100.00 126.00 161.00

22 ............................................................................................................................................................. 85.00 102.00 130.00 166.00

23 ............................................................................................................................................................. 87.00 105.00 133.00 171.00

24 ............................................................................................................................................................. 90.00 108.00 137.00 176.00

25 ............................................................................................................................................................. 92.00 110.00 140.00 181.00

26 ............................................................................................................................................................. 94.00 113.00 143.00 186.00

27 ............................................................................................................................................................. 96.00 115.00 147.00 190.00

28 ............................................................................................................................................................. 98.00 118.00 150.00 195.00

29 ............................................................................................................................................................. 100.00 120.00 153.00 200.00

30 ............................................................................................................................................................. 103.00 124.00 158.00 207.00

31 ............................................................................................................................................................. 105.00 127.00 162.00 212.00

32 ............................................................................................................................................................. 107.00 129.00 165.00 217.00

33 ............................................................................................................................................................. 109.00 131.00 169.00 222.00

34 ............................................................................................................................................................. 112.00 132.00 172.00 227.00

35 ............................................................................................................................................................. 114.00 134.00 175.00 232.00

36 ............................................................................................................................................................. 116.00 136.00 179.00 236.00

37 ............................................................................................................................................................. 118.00 138.00 182.00 241.00

38 ............................................................................................................................................................. 120.00 140.00 186.00 246.00

39 ............................................................................................................................................................. 122.00 142.00 189.00 251.00

40 ............................................................................................................................................................. 124.00 144.00 192.00 256.00

41 ............................................................................................................................................................. 126.00 146.00 196.00 261.00

42 ............................................................................................................................................................. 130.00 148.00 199.00 266.00

43 ............................................................................................................................................................. 132.00 150.00 203.00 271.00

44 ............................................................................................................................................................. 134.00 151.00 206.00 276.00

45 ............................................................................................................................................................. 137.00 153.00 210.00 280.00

46 ............................................................................................................................................................. 139.00 155.00 213.00 285.00

47 ............................................................................................................................................................. 141.00 156.00 216.00 290.00

48 ............................................................................................................................................................. 143.00 158.00 220.00 295.00

49 ............................................................................................................................................................. 146.00 160.00 223.00 300.00

50 ............................................................................................................................................................. 148.00 163.00 229.00 308.00

51 ............................................................................................................................................................. 152.00 165.00 232.00 313.00

52 ............................................................................................................................................................. 154.00 167.00 236.00 318.00

53 ............................................................................................................................................................. 156.00 169.00 239.00 323.00

54 ............................................................................................................................................................. 159.00 170.00 243.00 328.00

55 ............................................................................................................................................................. 160.00 172.00 246.00 333.00

56 ............................................................................................................................................................. 162.00 173.00 250.00 338.00

57 ............................................................................................................................................................. 163.00 175.00 253.00 343.00

58 ............................................................................................................................................................. 164.00 176.00 256.00 348.00

59 ............................................................................................................................................................. 166.00 178.00 260.00 353.00

60 ............................................................................................................................................................. 167.00 180.00 263.00 358.00

61 ............................................................................................................................................................. 169.00 181.00 267.00 363.00

62 ............................................................................................................................................................. 170.00 182.00 270.00 367.00

63 ............................................................................................................................................................. 171.00 184.00 274.00 372.00

64 ............................................................................................................................................................. 172.00 185.00 277.00 377.00

65 ............................................................................................................................................................. 173.00 187.00 281.00 382.00

66 ............................................................................................................................................................. 174.00 188.00 284.00 387.00

67 ............................................................................................................................................................. 175.00 190.00 287.00 392.00

68 ............................................................................................................................................................. 176.00 192.00 291.00 397.00

69 ............................................................................................................................................................. 177.00 193.00 294.00 402.00

70 ............................................................................................................................................................. 178.00 194.00 298.00 407.00

Weight not over

(lbs.)

Rate

group

5

Rate

group

6

Rate

group

7

Rate

group

8

0.5 ............................................................................................................................................................ 45.00 33.00 34.00 65.00

1 ............................................................................................................................................................... 52.00 47.00 46.00 75.00

2 ............................................................................................................................................................... 65.00 55.00 52.00 89.00

3 ............................................................................................................................................................... 79.00 62.00 60.00 101.00

4 ............................................................................................................................................................... 93.00 68.00 68.00 112.00

5 ............................................................................................................................................................... 106.00 75.00 75.00 124.00

6 ............................................................................................................................................................... 119.00 80.00 82.00 136.00

7 ............................................................................................................................................................... 131.00 86.00 89.00 148.00

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(lbs.)

Rate

group

5

Rate

group

6

Rate

group

7

Rate

group

8

8 ............................................................................................................................................................... 143.00 91.00 96.00 160.00

9 ............................................................................................................................................................... 156.00 96.00 103.00 172.00

10 ............................................................................................................................................................. 165.00 102.00 110.00 180.00

11 ............................................................................................................................................................. 175.00 105.00 116.00 191.00

12 ............................................................................................................................................................. 185.00 109.00 122.00 203.00

13 ............................................................................................................................................................. 195.00 113.00 127.00 215.00

14 ............................................................................................................................................................. 205.00 117.00 132.00 226.00

15 ............................................................................................................................................................. 214.00 121.00 137.00 238.00

16 ............................................................................................................................................................. 223.00 125.00 142.00 249.00

17 ............................................................................................................................................................. 231.00 129.00 147.00 260.00

18 ............................................................................................................................................................. 238.00 133.00 153.00 271.00

19 ............................................................................................................................................................. 246.00 137.00 159.00 282.00

20 ............................................................................................................................................................. 253.00 141.00 165.00 293.00

21 ............................................................................................................................................................. 260.00 144.00 171.00 302.00

22 ............................................................................................................................................................. 268.00 148.00 176.00 311.00

23 ............................................................................................................................................................. 275.00 152.00 181.00 318.00

24 ............................................................................................................................................................. 283.00 156.00 186.00 325.00

25 ............................................................................................................................................................. 290.00 160.00 191.00 333.00

26 ............................................................................................................................................................. 298.00 164.00 196.00 340.00

27 ............................................................................................................................................................. 305.00 168.00 201.00 347.00

28 ............................................................................................................................................................. 313.00 172.00 206.00 355.00

29 ............................................................................................................................................................. 320.00 176.00 211.00 362.00

30 ............................................................................................................................................................. 331.00 182.00 216.00 373.00

31 ............................................................................................................................................................. 338.00 186.00 221.00 381.00

32 ............................................................................................................................................................. 346.00 190.00 226.00 388.00

33 ............................................................................................................................................................. 353.00 194.00 231.00 396.00

34 ............................................................................................................................................................. 361.00 198.00 236.00 403.00

35 ............................................................................................................................................................. 369.00 202.00 241.00 411.00

36 ............................................................................................................................................................. 376.00 206.00 246.00 418.00

37 ............................................................................................................................................................. 384.00 210.00 251.00 426.00

38 ............................................................................................................................................................. 391.00 214.00 256.00 433.00

39 ............................................................................................................................................................. 398.00 218.00 261.00 440.00

40 ............................................................................................................................................................. 404.00 222.00 266.00 448.00

41 ............................................................................................................................................................. 411.00 226.00 271.00 455.00

42 ............................................................................................................................................................. 418.00 230.00 276.00 463.00

43 ............................................................................................................................................................. 425.00 234.00 281.00 470.00

44 ............................................................................................................................................................. 432.00 238.00 286.00 478.00

45 ............................................................................................................................................................. 439.00 242.00 291.00 485.00

46 ............................................................................................................................................................. 446.00 246.00 296.00 492.00

47 ............................................................................................................................................................. 452.00 250.00 301.00 500.00

48 ............................................................................................................................................................. 459.00 254.00 306.00 507.00

49 ............................................................................................................................................................. 466.00 258.00 311.00 515.00

50 ............................................................................................................................................................. 478.00 264.00 316.00 528.00

51 ............................................................................................................................................................. 485.00 264.00 321.00 543.00

52 ............................................................................................................................................................. 492.00 272.00 326.00 543.00

53 ............................................................................................................................................................. 499.00 276.00 331.00 559.00

54 ............................................................................................................................................................. 506.00 280.00 336.00 559.00

55 ............................................................................................................................................................. 513.00 283.00 341.00 572.00

56 ............................................................................................................................................................. 520.00 288.00 346.00 572.00

57 ............................................................................................................................................................. 527.00 291.00 351.00 584.00

58 ............................................................................................................................................................. 533.00 296.00 356.00 584.00

59 ............................................................................................................................................................. 540.00 299.00 361.00 597.00

60 ............................................................................................................................................................. 547.00 304.00 366.00 597.00

61 ............................................................................................................................................................. 554.00 307.00 371.00 612.00

62 ............................................................................................................................................................. 560.00 313.00 376.00 612.00

63 ............................................................................................................................................................. 568.00 315.00 381.00 627.00

64 ............................................................................................................................................................. 571.00 321.00 386.00 627.00

65 ............................................................................................................................................................. 582.00 323.00 391.00 642.00

66 ............................................................................................................................................................. 582.00 329.00 396.00 642.00

67 ............................................................................................................................................................. 593.00 331.00 401.00 657.00

68 ............................................................................................................................................................. 595.00 337.00 406.00 657.00

69 ............................................................................................................................................................. 604.00 339.00 411.00 672.00

70 ............................................................................................................................................................. 604.00 345.00 416.00 672.00

216.2 Non-Document Service Rates/Groups

Weight not over

(lbs.)

Rate

group

A

Rate

group

B

Rate

group

C

Rate

group

D

0.5 ............................................................................................................................................................ .............. .............. .............. ..............

1 ............................................................................................................................................................... 36.00 38.00 44.00 48.00

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Weight not over

(lbs.)

Rate

group

A

Rate

group

B

Rate

group

C

Rate

group

D

2 ............................................................................................................................................................... 41.00 45.00 51.00 55.00

3 ............................................................................................................................................................... 44.00 51.00 58.00 64.00

4 ............................................................................................................................................................... 47.00 55.00 65.00 71.00

5 ............................................................................................................................................................... 50.00 60.00 72.00 78.00

6 ............................................................................................................................................................... 52.00 63.00 77.00 85.00

7 ............................................................................................................................................................... 55.00 66.00 81.00 91.00

8 ............................................................................................................................................................... 57.00 71.00 86.00 98.00

9 ............................................................................................................................................................... 59.00 74.00 91.00 105.00

10 ............................................................................................................................................................. 62.00 77.00 95.00 111.00

11 ............................................................................................................................................................. 64.00 80.00 100.00 116.00

12 ............................................................................................................................................................. 66.00 83.00 104.00 122.00

13 ............................................................................................................................................................. 69.00 86.00 107.00 127.00

14 ............................................................................................................................................................. 71.00 88.00 111.00 132.00

15 ............................................................................................................................................................. 73.00 91.00 114.00 137.00

16 ............................................................................................................................................................. 76.00 94.00 117.00 143.00

17 ............................................................................................................................................................. 78.00 97.00 121.00 148.00

18 ............................................................................................................................................................. 80.00 100.00 124.00 153.00

19 ............................................................................................................................................................. 83.00 103.00 128.00 158.00

20 ............................................................................................................................................................. 87.00 107.00 131.00 165.00

21 ............................................................................................................................................................. 89.00 110.00 134.00 170.00

22 ............................................................................................................................................................. 91.00 112.00 138.00 175.00

23 ............................................................................................................................................................. 93.00 115.00 141.00 180.00

24 ............................................................................................................................................................. 96.00 118.00 145.00 185.00

25 ............................................................................................................................................................. 98.00 120.00 148.00 190.00

26 ............................................................................................................................................................. 100.00 122.00 153.00 195.00

27 ............................................................................................................................................................. 102.00 123.00 157.00 199.00

28 ............................................................................................................................................................. 104.00 126.00 160.00 204.00

29 ............................................................................................................................................................. 106.00 128.00 163.00 209.00

30 ............................................................................................................................................................. 109.00 132.00 168.00 216.00

31 ............................................................................................................................................................. 111.00 135.00 172.00 221.00

32 ............................................................................................................................................................. 113.00 137.00 175.00 226.00

33 ............................................................................................................................................................. 115.00 139.00 179.00 231.00

34 ............................................................................................................................................................. 118.00 141.00 182.00 236.00

35 ............................................................................................................................................................. 120.00 143.00 185.00 241.00

36 ............................................................................................................................................................. 122.00 145.00 189.00 245.00

37 ............................................................................................................................................................. 124.00 147.00 192.00 250.00

38 ............................................................................................................................................................. 126.00 149.00 196.00 255.00

39 ............................................................................................................................................................. 128.00 151.00 199.00 260.00

40 ............................................................................................................................................................. 130.00 153.00 202.00 268.00

41 ............................................................................................................................................................. 132.00 155.00 206.00 273.00

42 ............................................................................................................................................................. 136.00 157.00 209.00 278.00

43 ............................................................................................................................................................. 138.00 159.00 213.00 283.00

44 ............................................................................................................................................................. 140.00 160.00 216.00 288.00

45 ............................................................................................................................................................. 143.00 162.00 220.00 295.00

46 ............................................................................................................................................................. 145.00 164.00 223.00 300.00

47 ............................................................................................................................................................. 147.00 165.00 226.00 305.00

48 ............................................................................................................................................................. 149.00 167.00 230.00 310.00

49 ............................................................................................................................................................. 151.00 169.00 233.00 315.00

50 ............................................................................................................................................................. 152.00 172.00 239.00 320.00

51 ............................................................................................................................................................. 156.00 174.00 242.00 325.00

52 ............................................................................................................................................................. 158.00 176.00 246.00 330.00

53 ............................................................................................................................................................. 160.00 178.00 249.00 335.00

54 ............................................................................................................................................................. 163.00 179.00 253.00 340.00

55 ............................................................................................................................................................. 164.00 181.00 256.00 345.00

56 ............................................................................................................................................................. 166.00 182.00 260.00 350.00

57 ............................................................................................................................................................. 167.00 184.00 263.00 355.00

58 ............................................................................................................................................................. 168.00 185.00 266.00 360.00

59 ............................................................................................................................................................. 170.00 187.00 270.00 365.00

60 ............................................................................................................................................................. 170.00 189.00 273.00 370.00

61 ............................................................................................................................................................. 172.00 193.00 277.00 375.00

62 ............................................................................................................................................................. 173.00 194.00 280.00 379.00

63 ............................................................................................................................................................. 174.00 196.00 284.00 384.00

64 ............................................................................................................................................................. 175.00 197.00 287.00 389.00

65 ............................................................................................................................................................. 176.00 199.00 291.00 394.00

66 ............................................................................................................................................................. 177.00 200.00 294.00 399.00

67 ............................................................................................................................................................. 178.00 202.00 297.00 404.00

68 ............................................................................................................................................................. 179.00 204.00 301.00 409.00

69 ............................................................................................................................................................. 180.00 205.00 304.00 414.00

70 ............................................................................................................................................................. 181.00 206.00 308.00 419.00

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Weight not over

(lbs.)

Rate

group

E

Rate

group

F

Rate

group

G

Rate

group

H

0.5 ............................................................................................................................................................ 59.00 52.00 55.00 82.00

1 ............................................................................................................................................................... 59.00 52.00 55.00 82.00

2 ............................................................................................................................................................... 72.00 60.00 58.00 96.00

3 ............................................................................................................................................................... 86.00 67.00 63.00 109.00

4 ............................................................................................................................................................... 100.00 73.00 70.00 120.00

5 ............................................................................................................................................................... 113.00 80.00 77.00 134.00

6 ............................................................................................................................................................... 126.00 85.00 84.00 146.00

7 ............................................................................................................................................................... 138.00 91.00 91.00 158.00

8 ............................................................................................................................................................... 150.00 96.00 98.00 170.00

9 ............................................................................................................................................................... 163.00 101.00 105.00 182.00

10 ............................................................................................................................................................. 177.00 107.00 112.00 190.00

11 ............................................................................................................................................................. 187.00 112.00 118.00 206.00

12 ............................................................................................................................................................. 197.00 116.00 123.00 218.00

13 ............................................................................................................................................................. 207.00 120.00 129.00 230.00

14 ............................................................................................................................................................. 217.00 124.00 134.00 241.00

15 ............................................................................................................................................................. 229.00 131.00 139.00 253.00

16 ............................................................................................................................................................. 238.00 135.00 144.00 264.00

17 ............................................................................................................................................................. 246.00 139.00 149.00 275.00

18 ............................................................................................................................................................. 253.00 143.00 155.00 286.00

19 ............................................................................................................................................................. 261.00 147.00 161.00 297.00

20 ............................................................................................................................................................. 268.00 151.00 167.00 308.00

21 ............................................................................................................................................................. 275.00 154.00 173.00 317.00

22 ............................................................................................................................................................. 283.00 158.00 178.00 326.00

23 ............................................................................................................................................................. 290.00 162.00 183.00 333.00

24 ............................................................................................................................................................. 298.00 166.00 188.00 340.00

25 ............................................................................................................................................................. 305.00 170.00 193.00 348.00

26 ............................................................................................................................................................. 313.00 174.00 198.00 355.00

27 ............................................................................................................................................................. 320.00 178.00 203.00 362.00

28 ............................................................................................................................................................. 328.00 182.00 208.00 370.00

29 ............................................................................................................................................................. 335.00 186.00 213.00 377.00

30 ............................................................................................................................................................. 346.00 192.00 218.00 388.00

31 ............................................................................................................................................................. 353.00 196.00 223.00 396.00

32 ............................................................................................................................................................. 361.00 200.00 228.00 403.00

33 ............................................................................................................................................................. 368.00 204.00 233.00 411.00

34 ............................................................................................................................................................. 376.00 208.00 238.00 418.00

35 ............................................................................................................................................................. 384.00 212.00 243.00 431.00

36 ............................................................................................................................................................. 391.00 216.00 248.00 438.00

37 ............................................................................................................................................................. 399.00 220.00 253.00 446.00

38 ............................................................................................................................................................. 406.00 224.00 258.00 453.00

39 ............................................................................................................................................................. 413.00 228.00 263.00 460.00

40 ............................................................................................................................................................. 419.00 232.00 268.00 468.00

41 ............................................................................................................................................................. 426.00 236.00 273.00 475.00

42 ............................................................................................................................................................. 433.00 240.00 278.00 483.00

43 ............................................................................................................................................................. 440.00 244.00 283.00 490.00

44 ............................................................................................................................................................. 447.00 248.00 288.00 498.00

45 ............................................................................................................................................................. 454.00 252.00 293.00 505.00

46 ............................................................................................................................................................. 461.00 256.00 298.00 507.00

47 ............................................................................................................................................................. 467.00 260.00 303.00 515.00

48 ............................................................................................................................................................. 474.00 264.00 308.00 522.00

49 ............................................................................................................................................................. 481.00 268.00 313.00 530.00

50 ............................................................................................................................................................. 493.00 274.00 318.00 543.00

51 ............................................................................................................................................................. 498.00 276.00 323.00 558.00

52 ............................................................................................................................................................. 505.00 282.00 328.00 558.00

53 ............................................................................................................................................................. 512.00 286.00 333.00 574.00

54 ............................................................................................................................................................. 519.00 290.00 338.00 574.00

55 ............................................................................................................................................................. 526.00 293.00 343.00 587.00

56 ............................................................................................................................................................. 533.00 298.00 348.00 587.00

57 ............................................................................................................................................................. 540.00 301.00 353.00 599.00

58 ............................................................................................................................................................. 546.00 306.00 358.00 599.00

59 ............................................................................................................................................................. 553.00 309.00 363.00 612.00

60 ............................................................................................................................................................. 560.00 314.00 368.00 612.00

61 ............................................................................................................................................................. 567.00 317.00 373.00 627.00

62 ............................................................................................................................................................. 573.00 323.00 378.00 627.00

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Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 238 / Monday, December 11, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 77307

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Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 00–31358 Filed 12–8–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 224–0268; FRL–6908–1]

Revisions to the California State

Implementation Plan, Ventura County

Air Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing a limited

approval and limited disapproval of a

revision to the Ventura County Air

Pollution Control District’s (VCAPCD)

portion of the California State

Implementation Plan (SIP). This action

was proposed in the Federal Register on

August 9, 2000 and concerns volatile

organic compound (VOC) emissions

from surface cleaning and degreasing.

Under authority of the Clean Air Act as

amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act), this

action simultaneously approves a local

rule that regulates this emission source

and directs California to correct rule

deficiencies.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective on

January 10, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You can inspect copies of

the administrative record for this action

at EPA’s Region IX office during normal

business hours. You can inspect copies

of the submitted SIP revisions at the

following locations:

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, CA 94105–3901.

Environmental Protection Agency, Air

Docket (6102), Ariel Rios Building, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington D.C. 20460.

California Air Resources Board,

Stationary Source Division, Rule

Evaluation Section, 2020 ‘‘L’’ Street,

Sacramento, CA 95812.

Ventura County Air Pollution Control

District, 669 County Square Dr., 2nd Fl.,

Ventura, CA 93003–5417.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Yvonne Fong, Rulemaking Office (AIR–

4), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Region IX, (415) 744–1199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’

and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.

I. Proposed Action

On August 9, 2000 (65 FR 48652),

EPA proposed a limited approval and

limited disapproval of the following

rule that was submitted for

incorporation into the California SIP.

Local agency Rule No. Rule title Adopted Submitted

VCAPCD ................ 74.6 Surface Cleaning and Degreasing ...................................................................... 11/10/98 02/16/99

We proposed a limited approval

because we determined that this rule

improves the SIP and is largely

consistent with the relevant CAA

requirements. We simultaneously

proposed a limited disapproval because

some rule provisions conflict with

section 110 and part D of the Act. These

provisions are described below.

• Rule 74.6 contains two director’s

discretion clauses in Sections C and C2a

which are unapprovable because they

allow the APCO to change SIP

requirements without going through the

rulemaking process.

• Section C1f contains a reference to

Rule 74.32, Electronic Manufacturing

Operations, which has never been

submitted for approval into the SIP. The

reference creates confusion over the

rule’s applicability.

• Section D requires that records of a

solvent’s intended uses, content, mix

ratio be recorded. Although the types of

records that must be maintained are

specified, the frequency with which

records should be kept is not specified.

II. Public Comments and EPA

Responses

EPA’s proposed action provided a 30-

day public comment period. During this

period, we did not receive any

comments.

III. EPA Action

Because no comments were

submitted, our assessment of the rule as

described in our proposed action is not

changed. Therefore, as authorized in

sections 110(k)(3) and 301(a) of the Act,

EPA is finalizing a limited approval of

the submitted rule. This action

incorporates the submitted rule into the

California SIP, including those

provisions identified as deficient. As

authorized under section 110(k)(3), EPA

is simultaneously finalizing a limited

disapproval of the rule. As a result,

sanctions will be imposed unless EPA

approves subsequent SIP revisions that

correct the rule deficiencies within 18

months of the effective date of this

action. These sanctions will be imposed

under section 179 of the Act according

to 40 CFR 52.31. In addition, EPA must

promulgate a federal implementation

plan (FIP) under section 110(c) unless

we approve subsequent SIP revisions

that correct the rule deficiencies within

24 months. Note that the submitted

rules have been adopted by the

VCAPCD, and EPA’s final limited

disapproval does not prevent the local

agency from enforcing them.

IV. Administrative Requirements

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR

51735, October 4, 1993), this action is

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and

therefore is not subject to review by the

Office of Management and Budget. This

action merely approves state law as

meeting federal requirements and

imposes no additional requirements

beyond those imposed by state law.

Accordingly, the Administrator certifies

that this rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities under the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601

et seq.). Because this rule approves preexisting requirements under state law

and does not impose any additional

enforceable duty beyond that required

by state law, it does not contain any

unfunded mandate or significantly or

uniquely affect small governments, as

described in the Unfunded Mandates

Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–4).

For the same reason, this rule also does

not significantly or uniquely affect the

communities of tribal governments, as

specified by Executive Order 13084 (63

FR 27655, May 10, 1998). This rule will

not have substantial direct effects on the

States, on the relationship between the

national government and the States, or

on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government, as specified in

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,

August 10, 1999), because it merely

approves a state rule implementing a

federal standard, and does not alter the

relationship or the distribution of power

and responsibilities established in the

Clean Air Act. This rule also is not

subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR

19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not

economically significant.