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Commodity Parts per

million Expiration/Revocation Date

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Sugar beet, tops ................................................................................................................................. 0.6 March 30, 1998

Sugar beet, roots ............................................................................................................................... 0.3 March 30, 1998

Sugar beet, dried pulp ....................................................................................................................... 6.0 March 30, 1998

Sugar beet, molasses ........................................................................................................................ 4.0 March 30, 1998

Sugar beet, refined sugar .................................................................................................................. 4.0 March 30, 1998

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[FR Doc. 97–7062 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Ch. 301

[FTR Am. 56]

RIN 3090–AG36

Federal Travel Regulation; Maximum

Per Diem Rates

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide

Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This final rule amends

Federal Travel Regulation (FTR)

Amendment 52, published in the

Federal Register on Thursday,

November 21, 1996 (61 FR 59185) to

add per diem localities in the States of

Louisiana and Virginia, and to add the

State of North Dakota with a clarifying

footnote (number 5), explaining that all

locations within that State are subject to

the standard CONUS rate. This rule also

corrects footnote number three and an

incorrect entry listed in the prescribed

maximum per diem rate for Gettysburg

(Adams County), Pennsylvania.

DATES: This final rule is effective

January 1, 1997, and applies for travel

performed on or after January 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joddy P. Garner, Travel and

Transportation Management Policy

Division (MTT), Washington, DC 20405,

telephone 202–501–1538.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

General Services Administration has

determined that this rule is not a

significant regulatory action for the

purposes of Executive Order 12866 of

September 30, 1993. This final rule is

not required to be published in the

Federal Register for notice and

comment. Therefore, the Regulatory

Flexibility Act does not apply. This rule

also is exempt from congressional

review prescribed under 5 U.S.C. 801

since it relates solely to agency

management and personnel. For reasons

set out in the preamble, under 5 U.S.C.

5701–5709, title 41, Chapter 301 of the

Code of Federal Regulation is revised to

read as follows:

CHAPTER 301—TRAVEL ALLOWANCES

1. Appendix A to Chapter 301 is

amended by adding and correcting the

following per diem localities and

footnote 3 to read as follows:

Appendix A to Chapter 301—

Prescribed Maximum Per Diem Rates

for CONUS

* * * * *

Per diem locality Maximum

lodging

amount

(a)

+

M&IE

rate

(b)

=

Maximum

per diem

rate 4

(c) Key city 1 County and/or other defined location 2,3

Louisiana:

St. Francisville .............................................. West Feliciana ..................................................... 85 30 115

North Dakota: (See footnote 5)

Pennsylvania:

Gettysburg .................................................... Adams ................................................................. ................ ................ ................

(May 1–October 31) ............................................ 68 34 102

(November 1–April 30) ........................................ 62 34 96

Virginia:

Harrisonburg ................................................. Harrisonburg ........................................................ 51 30 81

1 Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as ‘‘all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key

city, including independent entities located within those boundaries.’’ 2Per diem localities with county definitions shall include ‘‘all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as

well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties.’’ 3When a military installation or Government-related facility (whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or

county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the two rates which apply to the cities and/or

counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality. 4Federal agencies may submit a request to GSA for review of the costs covered by per diem in a particular city or area where the standard

CONUS rate applies when travel to that location is repetitive or on a continuing basis and travelers’ experiences indicate that the prescribed rate

is inadequate. Other per diem localities listed in this appendix will be reviewed on an annual basis by GSA to determine whether rates are adequate. Requests for per diem rate adjustments shall be submitted by the agency headquarters office to the General Services Administration, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Attn: Travel and Transportation Management Policy Division (MTT), Washington, DC 20405. Agencies should

designate an individual responsible for reviewing, coordinating, and submitting to GSA any requests from bureaus or subagencies. Requests for

rate adjustments shall include a city designation, a description of the surrounding location involved (county or other defined area), and a recommended rate supported by a statement explaining the circumstances that cause the existing rate to be inadequate. The request also must

contain an estimate of the annual number of trips to the location, the average duration of such trips, and the primary purpose of travel to the locations. Agencies should submit their requests to GSA no later than May 1 in order for a city to be included in the annual review. 5The standard CONUS rate of $80 ($50 for lodging and $30 for M&IE) applies to all per diem localities in the State of North Dakota.
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Dated: January 22, 1997.

David J. Barram,

Acting Administrator of General Services.

[FR Doc. 97–7037 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–P

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket No. FEMA–7661]

List of Communities Eligible for the

Sale of Flood Insurance

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule identifies

communities participating in the

National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP). These communities have

applied to the program and have agreed

to enact certain floodplain management

measures. The communities’

participation in the program authorizes

the sale of flood insurance to owners of

property located in the communities

listed.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The dates listed in the

third column of the table.

ADDRESSES: Flood insurance policies for

property located in the communities

listed can be obtained from any licensed

property insurance agent or broker

serving the eligible community, or from

the NFIP at: Post Office Box 6464,

Rockville, MD 20849, (800) 638–6620.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert F. Shea, Jr., Division Director,

Program Implementation Division,

Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street SW.,

room 417, Washington, DC 20472, (202)

646–3619.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP

enables property owners to purchase

flood insurance which is generally not

otherwise available. In return,

communities agree to adopt and

administer local floodplain management

measures aimed at protecting lives and

new construction from future flooding.

Since the communities on the attached

list have recently entered the NFIP,

subsidized flood insurance is now

available for property in the community.

In addition, the Executive Associate

Director of the Federal Emergency

Management Agency has identified the

special flood hazard areas in some of

these communities by publishing a

Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) or

Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The

date of the flood map, if one has been

published, is indicated in the fourth

column of the table. In the communities

listed where a flood map has been

published, Section 102 of the Flood

Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 4012(a), requires

the purchase of flood insurance as a

condition of Federal or federally related

financial assistance for acquisition or

construction of buildings in the special

flood hazard areas shown on the map.

The Executive Associate Director

finds that the delayed effective dates

would be contrary to the public interest.

The Executive Associate Director also

finds that notice and public procedure

under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable

and unnecessary.

National Environmental Policy Act.

This rule is categorically excluded from

the requirements of 44 CFR Part 10,

Environmental Considerations. No

environmental impact assessment has

been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act. The

Executive Associate Director certifies

that this rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities in accordance

with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.

S. C. 601 et seq., because the rule creates

no additional burden, but lists those

communities eligible for the sale of

flood insurance.

Regulatory Classification. This final

rule is not a significant regulatory action

under the criteria of section 3(f) of

Executive Order 12866 of September 30,

1993, Regulatory Planning and Review,

58 FR 51735.

Paperwork Reduction Act. This rule

does not involve any collection of

information for purposes of the

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism.

This rule involves no policies that have

federalism implications under Executive

Order 12612, Federalism, October 26,

1987, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 252.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice

Reform. This rule meets the applicable

standards of section 2(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12778, October 25, 1991, 56 FR

55195, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 309.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64

Flood insurance, Floodplains.

Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is

amended as follows:

PART 64—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 64

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.,

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR,

1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367,

3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.

§ 64.6 [Amended]

2. The tables published under the

authority of § 64.6 are amended as

follows:

State/location Community

No. Effective date of eligibility Current effective mapdate

New Eligibles—Emergency Program

Georgia: Terrell County, unincorporated areas ......................... 130400 February 13, 1997 ................................... July 16, 1976.

South Dakota:

Dewey County, unincorporated areas ................................ 460023 February 12, 1997 ...................................

Corson County, unincorporated areas ............................... 460237 ......do .......................................................

Hand County, unincorporated areas .................................. 460269 ......do .......................................................

Stanley County, unincorporated areas ............................... 460287 ......do .......................................................

Turner County, unincorporated areas ................................ 460290 ......do .......................................................

Hartford, city of, Minnehaha County .................................. 460180 February 13, 1997 ...................................

Ziebach County, unincorporated areas .............................. 460292 ......do .......................................................

Pollock, town of, Campbell County .................................... 460132 February 14, 1997 ...................................

Gettysburg, city of, Potter County ...................................... 460299 ......do .......................................................

Faulk County, unincorporated areas .................................. 460265 February 13, 1997 ...................................

Campbell County, unincorporated areas ............................ 460256 ......do .......................................................

Hyde County, unincorporated areas .................................. 460272 ......do .......................................................

Haakon County, unincorporated areas .............................. 460268 February 14, 1997 ...................................

Webster, city of, Day County ............................................. 460227 ......do .......................................................

Iowa:

Marion County, unincorporated areas ................................ 190889 February 21, 1997 ................................... October 18, 1977.