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period ended on October 24, 2000. The

Coast Guard has received requests from

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Manatee County, the town of Longboat

Key, and the city of Sarasota for

additional time to comment on this

proposed rule. The Coast Guard believes

additional time to comment on this

notice of proposed rulemaking would be

beneficial. Therefore, the Coast Guard is

reopening the comment period for 60

days. All comments must be received by

February 6, 2001.

Dated: November 27, 2000.

T.W. Allen,

U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast

Guard District.

[FR Doc. 00–31047 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 36

RIN 2900–AJ86

Loan Guaranty: Advertising and

Solicitation Requirements

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

amend the Department of Veterans

Affairs (VA) loan guaranty regulations

by prohibiting advertisements or

solicitations from lenders that falsely

state or imply that they were issued by

or at the direction of VA or any other

entity of the United States Government.

These provisions appear to be necessary

to ensure that lenders do not provide

misleading information.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before February 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand-deliver

written comments to: Director, Office of

Regulations Management (02D),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Ave., NW., Room 1154,

Washington, DC 20420; or fax comments

to (202) 273–9289; or e-mail comments

to OGCRegulations@mail.va.gov.

Comments should indicate that they are

submitted in response to ‘‘RIN 2900–

AJ86.’’ All comments received will be

available for public inspection in the

Office of Regulations Management,

Room 1158, between the hours of 8:00

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday (except holidays).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R.

D. Finneran, Assistant Director for Loan

Policy and Valuation (262), Loan

Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–7368.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

authority of 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, VA

guarantees loans made by private

lenders to eligible veterans to purchase,

construct, improve, or refinance their

homes (the term veteran as used in this

document includes any individual

defined as a veteran under 38 U.S.C. 101

and 3701 for the purpose of housing

loans). This document proposes to

amend VA’s loan guaranty regulations

for both manufactured homes and

conventionally built homes by adding

new advertising and solicitation

disclosure requirements.

We have become aware of written

advertisements and solicitations from

private lenders that appear to falsely

state or imply that they came from VA.

For example, one solicitation from a

private lender stated that it was from the

‘‘Government Loans Programs’’ and

contained a reference to a VA case

number. Another solicitation from a

private lender stated that ‘‘[I]n

accordance with regulations determined

by the Department of Veterans Affairs

this notice is officially issued to * * *’’

Another solicitation from a private

lender stated that ‘‘The Veterans Benefit

Administration known as VA, a division

of the United States Department of

Veterans Affairs is working with lenders

to inform you * * *’’ Other solicitations

from private lenders stated that they

were from the ‘‘V.A. Loan Department,’’

‘‘Veterans Department,’’ ‘‘Direct VA

Streamline Department,’’ ‘‘Authorized

VA Loan Center,’’ and ‘‘VA Conversion

Center.’’ One solicitation from a private

lender not only stated on the envelope

that it was from the ‘‘Department of

Veterans’’ but included the statement

‘‘Official Business, Penalty For Private

Use, $300.’’

Further, we have recently become

aware of written advertisements and

solicitations from private lenders that

appear to falsely state or imply that they

have been given special authority by VA

to offer a unique loan product. For

example, one solicitation from a private

lender stated that ‘‘you are now eligible

to take advantage of the Exclusive VA

STREAMLINE refinance program.’’

Another solicitation from a private

lender stated that ‘‘The Veterans

Administration in conjunction with

* * * Mortgage offers a unique program

* * *’’

To address these issues regarding

advertisements and solicitations, we are

proposing to establish advertising and

solicitation requirements. We propose

that any advertisement or solicitation in

any form (e.g., written, electronic, oral)

from private lenders concerning housing

loans to be guaranteed or insured by the

Secretary must not include information

falsely stating or implying that it was

issued by or at the direction of VA or

any other department or agency of the

United States and must not include

information falsely stating or implying

that the lender has an exclusive right to

make loans guaranteed or insured by

VA.

If the proposed requirements are

adopted, noncompliance may lead to

suspension, debarment, or limited

denial of participation in the VA

housing loan program pursuant to 38

CFR part 44. Also, under 38 CFR part

44, such action could affect the lender’s

ability to participate in other

governmental programs.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Secretary hereby certifies that the

adoption of the proposed rule would not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities as

they are defined in the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612. The

proposed rule would not have more

than a minuscule effect on any small

entities. Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

605(b), the proposed rule is exempt

from the initial and final regulatory

flexibility analysis requirements of

sections 603 and 604.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Program number is 64.114.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 36

Condominiums, Handicapped,

Housing, Indians, Individuals with

disabilities, Loan programs-housing and

community development, Loan

programs-Indians, Loan programsveterans, Manufactured homes,

Mortgage insurance, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Veterans.

Approved: October 31, 2000.

Hershel W. Gober,

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, 38 CFR part 36 is proposed to

be amended as set forth below.

PART 36—LOAN GUARANTY

1. The authority citation for part 36

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 3701–3704, 3707,

3710–3714, 3719, 3720, 3729, 3762, unless

otherwise noted.

2. Section 36.4227 is added

immediately after the authority citation

at the end of § 36.4226 to read as

follows:

76958 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 237 / Friday, December 8, 2000 / Proposed Rules

§ 36.4227 Advertising and solicitation

requirements.

Any advertisement or solicitation in

any form (e.g., written, electronic, oral)

from a private lender concerning

manufactured housing loans to be

guaranteed or insured by the Secretary:

(a) Must not include information

falsely stating or implying that it was

issued by or at the direction of VA or

any other department or agency of the

United States, and

(b) Must not include information

falsely stating or implying that the

lender has an exclusive right to make

loans guaranteed or insured by VA.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3703, 3704)

3. Section 36.4365 is added

immediately after § 36.4364 to read as

follows:

§ 36.4365 Advertising and Solicitation

Requirements.

Any advertisement or solicitation in

any form (e.g., written, electronic, oral)

from a private lender concerning

housing loans to be guaranteed or

insured by the Secretary:

(a) Must not include information

falsely stating or implying that it was

issued by or at the direction of VA or

any other department or agency of the

United States, and

(b) Must not include information

falsely stating or implying that the

lender has an exclusive right to make

loans guaranteed or insured by VA.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3703, 3704)

[FR Doc. 00–31291 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[AL–054–200027(b); FRL–6910–7]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans: Revisions to the

Alabama Department of Environmental

Management (ADEM) Administrative

Code for the Air Pollution Control

Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing

approval of revisions to the Alabama

Department of Environmental

Management’s (ADEM) Administrative

Code submitted on August 10, 2000, by

the State of Alabama. The revisions

comply with the regulations set forth in

the Clean Air Act (CAA). On August 10,

2000, the State of Alabama through

ADEM submitted revisions to chapters

335–3–1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, and

16. In chapter 335–3–1 the definition of

‘‘New Source’’ is being clarified to

indicate that it is not applicable to the

definitions of new source in chapters

335–3–10 Standards of Performance for

New Stationary Sources and chapter 11

National Emission Standard for

Hazardous Air Pollutants, which are not

part of the federally enforceable state

implementation plan (SIP).

ADEM combined rule 335–3–5–.03(5)

and 335–3–5–.03(6) to be consistent

with Alabama Administrative

Procedures Act, and revised rule 335–3–

14–.05(2)(i) to be consistent with 40

CFR 51, subpart I. ADEM deleted rule

335–3–4–.08(4) pertaining to emissions

from wood waste boilers at pulp mills

in Autauga County. International Paper

(formally Union Camp) operates the

only pulp mill in Autauga County

which has been upgraded and no longer

requires a bubble. The Union Camp

boilers are subject to other emission

limits in the federally approved SIP.

ADEM revised the numbering system

in chapters 335–3–1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12,

14, 15, and 16 to comply with

numbering system required by the

Legislative Reference Service under

Alabama Administrative Procedures

Act.

In the Final Rules Section of this

Federal Register, the EPA is approving

the State’s SIP revision as a direct final

rule without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

submittal 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 this action, no

further activity is contemplated. If EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments received 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 on this

document should do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before January 8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Sean Lakeman, at the

EPA Regional Office listed below. The

interested persons wanting to examine

these documents should make an

appointment with the appropriate office

at least 24 hours before the visiting day.

Copies of the documents relative to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations:

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (Air Docket 6102),

U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4, Atlanta Federal Center, Air,

Pesticides, and Toxics Management

Division, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta,

Georgia 30303–3104.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sean Lakeman of the EPA Region 4, Air

Planning Branch at (404) 562–9043 and

at the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the

Final Rules Section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: November 8, 2000.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

[FR Doc. 00–30636 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[FRL–6913–8]

RIN 2060–AH82

National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants for Polyvinyl

Chloride and Copolymers Production

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This action proposes national

emission standards for hazardous air

pollutants (NESHAP) for the Polyvinyl

Chloride (PVC) and Copolymers

Production source category. These

proposed NESHAP require that PVC and

copolymers production facilities, which

already must comply with the existing

Vinyl Chloride NESHAP, continue to

comply with that existing NESHAP.

This proposed rule reflects EPA’s

determination that the hazardous air

pollutants (HAP) control level resulting

from compliance with the existing Vinyl

Chloride NESHAP already reflects the

application of maximum achievable

control technology (MACT) and, thus,

meets the requirements of section 112(d)

of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the PVC

and Copolymers Production source

category. The EPA has determined that

this source category includes facilities

that are major sources of HAP, including

vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride (1,1

dichloroethylene), and vinyl acetate.

The EPA has classified vinyl chloride as