12872 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 52 / Tuesday, March 18, 1997 / Notices

Comments should be filed no later

than April 17, 1997. Comments must be

in English and provided in 20 copies to

Peter Collins, Deputy Assistant U.S.

Trade Representative for Services and

Investment, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, Room 301, 600

17th Street, Washington, D.C. 20508.

Non-confidential information received

will be available for public inspection

by appointment, in the USTR Reading

Room, Room 101, Monday through

Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. For an

appointment call Brenda Webb on 202–

395–6186. Business confidential

information will be subject to the

requirements of 15 CFR 2003.6. Any

business confidential material must be

clearly marked as such on the cover

letter or page and each succeeding page,

and must be accompanied by a nonconfidential summary thereof.

Frederick L. Montgomery,

Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–6802 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD08–97–006]

Notice of Public Hearing on the

Canadian Pacific Railroad Drawbridge

Across the Upper Mississippi River,

Mile 699.8, at Lacrosse, WI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard

announces a forthcoming public hearing

for the presentation of views concerning

the alteration of the Canadian Pacific

Railroad Drawbridge, at LaCrosse,

Wisconsin.

DATES: The hearing will be held at 1

p.m., April 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: (a) The hearing will be held

in the Conference Room of U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Resource Center, 555

Lester Avenue, Onalaska, Wisconsin

54650.

(b) Written comments may be

submitted to and will be available for

examination from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except

holidays, at the office of the Director

Western Rivers Operations, Bridge

Branch, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis,

Missouri 63103–2398.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Roger Wiebusch, Director Western

Rivers Operations, Bridge Branch, 1222

Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri

63103–2398.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast

Guard has received numerous

comments from the public indicating

the bridge is unreasonably obstructive to

navigation. Information available to the

Coast Guard indicates there were 269

marine collisions with the bridge since

1980. These collisions have caused

moderate to heavy damage to the bridge.

Based on this information, the bridge

appears to be a hazard to navigation.

This may require increasing the

horizontal clearance on the bridge to

meet the needs of navigation. All

interested parties shall have full

opportunity to be heard and to present

evidence as to whether any alteration of

this bridge is needed, and if so, what

alterations are needed, giving due

consideration to the necessities of free

and unobstructed water navigation. The

necessities of rail traffic will also be

considered.

Any person who wishes, may appear

and be heard at this public hearing.

Persons planning to appear and be

heard are requested to notify the

Director Western Rivers Operations,

Bridge Branch, 1222 Spruce Street, St.

Louis, Missouri 63103–2398,

Telephone: 314–539–3900 Ext 378, any

time prior to the hearing indicating the

amount of time required. Depending

upon the number of scheduled

statements, it may be necessary to limit

the amount of time allocated to each

person. Any limitations of time

allocated will be announced at the

beginning of the hearing. Written

statements and exhibits may be

submitted in place of or in addition to

oral statements and will be made a part

of the hearing record. Such written

statements and exhibits may be

delivered at the hearing or mailed in

advance to the Director, Western Rivers

Operations, Bridge Branch. Transcripts

of the hearing will be made available for

purchase upon request.

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 513; 49 CFR

1.46(c)(3).

Dated: March 6, 1997.

T.W. Josiah,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

Eighth Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 97–6736 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

[CGD 96–063]

Incineration of Solid Waste Aboard

U.S. Coast Guard Cutters,

Environmental Assessment and

Finding of No Significant Impact

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has prepared

an Environmental Assessment (EA) and

proposed Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI) of marine incinerators

on board its certain classes of cutters

(vessels larger than 65 feet in length) for

the purpose of burning shipboard solid

waste to mitigate its accumulation. A

notice of availability of the EA and the

FONSI was placed in the Federal

Register of 26 November 96 to invite

comments from the public. No

comments were received during the 30-

day comment period. This notice

announces the availability of the final

EA and FONSI to concerned agencies

and the public.

ADDRESSES: Requests to receive a copy

of the EA and FONSI should be mailed

to the Commanding Officer (ELC code

024), 2401 Hawkins Point Road,

Baltimore, MD 21226–5000. The

documents may also be picked up from

the same address between 8 a.m. and 3

p.m. EST, Monday through Friday,

except Federal Holidays, by contacting

Mr. Hari Bindal at telephone (410) 762–

6732, and FAX (410) 762–6868.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Hari Bindal, Environmental Protection

Specialist, Engineering and Logistics

Center, Equipment Management

Division (ELC 024), at (410) 762–6732.

Background

U.S. Coast Guard operates a fleet of

boats and cutters on the U.S. domestic

and international waters to accomplish

its major missions of Law Enforcement,

Defense Operations, Search and Rescue,

Ice Operations, Marine Science,

Pollution Response, and Aids to

Navigation. The cutters going long

voyages (5 days and more) and having

a large crew (over 50), face problems

with shipboard generated solid waste

(trash, garbage), and waste oil. To

comply with the International

Convention for the Prevention of

Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and the

U.S. Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships

(APPS), which prohibit disposal of

plastics anywhere at sea and restrict

discharge of other waste to certain

distances from shore, and to comply

with other U.S. and international

environmental laws and regulations, the

Coast Guard considered several

alternatives of handling the shipboard

generated solid waste and waste oil.

After evaluating the pro and cons of all

considered alternatives, Coast Guard

proposed incineration as the means to

handle the shipboard solid waste and

waste oil.

An environmental assessment (EA)

was prepared pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of