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could interfere with the ability to issue

search authorizations and could reveal

investigative techniques and

procedures.

(11) From subsection (f) because this

system of records has been exempted

from the access provisions of subsection

(d).

(12) From subsection (g) because this

system of records is compiled for law

enforcement purposes and has been

exempted from the access provisions of

subsections (d) and (f).

(13) Consistent with the legislative

purpose of the Privacy Act of 1974, the

Department of the Air Force will grant

access to nonexempt material in the

records being maintained. Disclosure

will be governed by the Department of

the Air Force’s Privacy Regulation, but

will be limited to the extent that the

identity of confidential sources will not

be compromised; subjects of an

investigation of an actual or potential

criminal violation will not be alerted to

the investigation; the physical safety of

witnesses, informants and law

enforcement personnel will not be

endangered, the privacy of third parties

will not be violated; and that the

disclosure would not otherwise impede

effective law enforcement. Whenever

possible, information of the above

nature will be deleted from the

requested documents and the balance

made available. The controlling

principle behind this limited access is

to allow disclosures except those

indicated above. The decisions to

release information from these systems

will be made on a case-by-case basis.

* * * * *

Dated: April 3, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense

[FR Doc. 97–8971 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–F

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD08–97–009]

RIN 2115–AE47

Drawbridge Operation Regulation;

Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, LA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

temporarily changing the regulation for

the operation of the Seabrook Highway

bascule span drawbridge across the

Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, mile 4.6

in New Orleans, Orleans Parish,

Louisiana, to authorize it to remain

closed to navigation between the hours

of 7 a.m. and noon and between the

hours of 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday, from April 14, 1997

until August 15, 1997. At all other times

the bridge will open on signal. This

action is necessary for the fender system

to be replaced.

DATES: This temporary final rule is

effective beginning at 7 a.m. on April

14, 1997 and ending at 6:30 p.m. on

August 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated,

documents referred to in this preamble

are available for inspection or copying

at the office of the Eighth Coast Guard

District, Bridge Administration Branch,

Hale Boggs Federal Building, room

1313, 501 Magazine Street, New

Orleans, Louisiana 70130–3396 between

7 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday. The telephone number is (504)

589–2965. The Eighth Coast Guard

District, Bridge Administration Branch,

maintains the public docket for this

temporary final rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Phil Johnson, Bridge Administration

Branch, at the address and telephone

number given above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion of Rule

The Coast Guard was not notified of

the dates of the repair work in time to

issue a notice of proposed rulemaking.

The unsafe condition of the bridge

fender system warrants the closures so

that remedial work can be

accomplished. For the same reason,

good cause exists to make this

temporary rule effective in less than 30

days after publication.

Vertical clearance of the Seabrook

highway bridge across the Inner Harbor

Navigation Canal in the closed to

navigation position is 46 feet above

mean high water. Navigation on the

waterway consists of tugs with tows,

commercial fishing vessels, crane

barges, jack-up boats, oil industry crew

vessels, sailing vessels and other

recreational craft. A crane barge will be

required to occupy the majority of the

navigation channel in order to

reconstruct the fender system. The barge

and related equipment will be removed

from the channel from noon until 1 p.m.

daily at which time the bridge may be

opened to pass marine traffic. The west

fender system of the bridge has

sustained considerable damage from

vessel strikes, compromising its ability

to protect the bridge. Replacement of the

fender system is necessary for the safety

of vehicular and pedestrian traffic

crossing the bridge.

The Coast Guard is temporarily

changing the regulation for the

operation of the Seabrook Highway

bascule span drawbridge across the

Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, mile 4.6

in New Orleans, Orleans Parish,

Louisiana, to authorize it to remain

closed to navigation between the hours

of 7 a.m. and noon and between the

hours of 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday from April 14, 1997

through August 15, 1997. At all other

times the bridge will open on signal.

The Board of Commissioners of the

Orleans Levy Board has requested this

temporary final rule so that the west

fender system can be replaced. The

short term inconvenience, attributable

to a delay of vessel traffic for a

maximum of five and one-half hours, is

outweighed by the long term safety

benefits to be gained in replacing the

bridge fender system.

Regulatory Evaluation

This temporary final rule is not a

significant regulatory action under

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866

and does not require an assessment of

potential cost and benefits under section

6(a)(3) of that order. It has not been

reviewed by the Office of Management

and Budget under that order. It is not

significant under the Regulatory Policies

and Procedures of the Department of

Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040,

February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard

expects the economic impact of this

temporary final rule to be so minimal

that a full Regulatory Evaluation under

paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies

and procedures of DOT is unnecessary.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Coast Guard

must consider whether this temporary

final rule will have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. ‘‘Small

entities’’ include (1) small businesses

and not-for-profit organizations that are

independently owned and operated and

are not dominant in their fields and (2)

governmental jurisdictions with

populations of less than 50,000. The

Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C.

605(b) that this temporary final rule will

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities.

Collection of Information

This temporary final rule contains no

collection-of-information requirements
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under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

The Coast Guard has analyzed this

proposal under the principles and

criteria contained in Executive Order

12612, and it has been determined that

this rule does not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this rule and

concluded that under paragraph

2.B.2.g(5) of Commandant Instruction

M16475.1B, this temporary final rule is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation. A

‘‘Categorical Exclusion Determination’’

is available in the docket for inspection

or copying where indicated under

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

Bridges.

Regulation

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, the Coast Guard is amending

33 CFR Part 117 as follows:

PART 117—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 117

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499, 49 CFR 1.46; and

33 CFR 1.05–1(g); section 117.255 also issued

under the authority of Public Law 102–587,

106 Stat. 5039.

§ 117.458 [Amended]

2. Effective April 14, 1997, through

August 15, 1997, § 117.458 is amended

by suspending paragraph (b) and adding

a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:

§ 117.458 Inner Harbor Navigation Canal.

* * * * *

(d) The draw of the Leon C. Simon

Blvd. (Seabrook) bridge, mile 4.6 shall

open on signal except that between the

hours of 7 a.m. and noon and between

the hours of 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, from April 14,

1997 to August 15, 1997, the draw need

not be opened for the passage of vessels.

Dated: April 1, 1997.

T.W. Josiah,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Eighth Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 97–9055 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 17

RIN 2900–AI37

Medical; Nonsubstantive

Miscellaneous Changes

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document amends the

medical regulations in 38 CFR part 17

by removing references to provisions

that no longer exist, by correcting a

number of citations, and by updating a

position title. These are nonsubstantive

changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 9, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LeRoy E. Cossette, Chief, Policies and

Operations, Health Administration

Service (161A1), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420; (202) 273–

8300. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final

rule consists of nonsubstantive changes

and, therefore, is not subject to the

notice and comment and effective date

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553.

The Secretary hereby certifies that

this rule will 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. This rule merely

consists of nonsubstantive changes.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance numbers for the programs affected

by this rule are 64.005, 64.007, 64.008,

64.009, 64.010, 64.011, 64.012, 64.013,

64.014, 64.015, 64.016, 64.018, 64.019,

64.022, 64.024, and 64.025.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 17

Administrative practice and

procedure, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism,

Claims, Day care, Dental health, Drug

abuse, Foreign relations, Government

contracts, Grant programs-health, Grant

programs-veterans, Health care, Health

facilities, Health professions, Health

records, Homeless, Medical and dental

schools, Medical devices, Medical

research, Mental health programs,

Nursing homes, Philippines, Reporting

and record-keeping requirements,

Scholarships and fellowships, Travel

and transportation expenses, Veterans.

Approved: March 31, 1997.

Jesse Brown,

Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

For the reasons set forth above, 38

CFR part 17 is amended as set forth

below:

PART 17—MEDICAL

1. The authority citation for part 17

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1721, unless

otherwise noted.

§ 17.30 [Amended]

2. In § 17.30, paragraph (a)(1) is

amended by removing ‘‘§§ 17.60(f),

17.120, 17.123, and 17.123a’’ and

adding, in its place, ‘‘§§ 17.160 through

17.166’’, and by removing ‘‘and except

for veterans authorized outpatient care

under § 17.60(e),’’; paragraph (a)(2)(i) is

amended by removing ‘‘§ 17.60(a) and

(b)’’ and adding, in its place,

‘‘§ 17.93(a)’’; paragraph (a)(2)(ii) is

amended by removing ‘‘§ 17.54(c)’’ each

time it appears, and adding, in each

place, ‘‘§ 17.84(c)’’; and paragraphs

(a)(3) and (b) are amended by removing

‘‘§ 17.142’’ and adding, in its place,

‘‘§ 17.143’’.

§§ 17.44, 17.47, 17.49, 17.52, 17.55, 17.82,

17.101, 17.128, 17.142, 17.155, 17.156,

17.180, 17.240, 17.241, and 17.251

[Amended]

3. Sections 17.44(b), 17.47(a)(2),

17.49, 17.52(b) introductory text,

17.55(e), 17.82(a) introductory text,

17.101(a) and (b) introductory text,

17.128(e), 17.142 introductory text,

17.155(a) and (b)(2), 17.156 introductory

text and (b), 17.180 introductory text,

17.240 introductory text (2 places),

17.241(a) and (e), and 17.251 are

amended by removing ‘‘Chief Medical

Director’’ wherever it appears and

adding, in its place, ‘‘Under Secretary

for Health’’.

§ 17.103 [Amended]

4. In § 17.103, paragraph (c)(2) is

amended by removing ‘‘17.62(b)’’ and

adding, in its place, ‘‘17.101(b)’’.

§ 17.145 [Amended]

5. In § 17.145, paragraph (a)

introductory text is amended by

removing ‘‘§ 17.100(a)’’ and adding, in

its place, ‘‘§ 17.143(a)’’.

[FR Doc. 97–9027 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20

Implementation of Global Package Link

Service

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Interim rules with request for

comments.

SUMMARY: Global Package Link Service

(GPL, formerly known as International