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21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

(f) Except as required by paragraph (b) of

this AD, the actions shall be done in

accordance with Dassault Aviation Service

Bulletin F2000–123 (F2000–28–7), dated

November 14, 1997. This incorporation by

reference was approved by the Director of the

Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C.

552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may be

obtained from Dassault Falcon Jet, P.O. Box

2000, South Hackensack, New Jersey 07606.

Copies may be inspected at the FAA,

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington; or at the

Office of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., suite 700, Washington,

DC.

Note 4: The subject of this AD is addressed

in French airworthiness directive 98–020–

005(B), dated January 28, 1998.

(g) This amendment becomes effective on

May 15, 1998.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 22,

1998.

Gary L. Killion,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 98–11315 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 110

[CGD01 97–017]

RIN 2115–AA98

Special Anchorage Area: Special

Anchorage, Hudson River, at Hyde

Park, NY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

disestablishing the special anchorage

located at Hyde Park, NY. The

Poughkeepsie Yacht Club requested the

disestablishment of this special

anchorage because it is unsuitable for its

intended purpose. Any vessels seeking

to anchor in this area will be required

to exhibit anchorage lights in

accordance with the Rules of the Road.

DATES: This final rule is effective June

1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Documents as indicated in

this preamble are available for

inspection or copying at the Waterways

Oversight Branch, Coast Guard

Activities New York, 212 Coast Guard

Drive, Staten Island, New York, 10305,

between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The telephone number is 718–354–

4195.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Junior Grade Alma P.

Kenneally, (718) 354–4195.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

On July 18, 1997 the Coast Guard

published a notice of proposed

rulemaking entitled Special Anchorage

Area: Special Anchorage, Hudson River,

at Hyde Park, NY in the Federal

Register (62 FR 38511). Interested

persons were requested to submit

comments on or before September 16,

1997. The Coast Guard received no

comments on this proposal. A public

hearing was not requested and one was

not held. The Coast Guard is

promulgating the final rule as proposed.

Background and Purpose

The Poughkeepsie Yacht Club

requested the disestablishment of the

special anchorage located at mile 72.7

on the east bank of the Hudson River,

at Hyde Park, NY. This special

anchorage is described in 33 CFR

110.60, paragraph (p-3). Special

anchorages are areas of water in which

vessels of not more than 65 feet in

length may anchor without exhibiting

anchor lights. The Poughkeepsie Yacht

Club lies adjacent to this special

anchorage and is its principal user.

However, the Poughkeepsie Yacht Club

requested disestablishment for the

following reasons:

(1) The Special anchorage is a

hindrance to yacht club activities, many

of which occur within the limited area

available which is not encumbered by

the seasonal weed bed or the shallow

water depth at mean low water;

(2) The special anchorage is not used

in the winter. All yacht club moorings

and docks must be removed annually in

this reach of the Hudson River due to

the substantial ice build up; and

(3) Transient vessels anchor

approximately 1500 feet north of the

special anchorage to use Esopus Island

as a breakwater to block wake action

caused by commercial shipping which

transits west of the island.

Discussion of Comments and Changes

No comments were received and

therefore no changes were considered.

Regulatory Evaluation

This rule is not a significant

regulatory action under section 3(f) of

Executive Order 12866 and does not

require an assessment of potential costs

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 rule to be so minimal that

a full Regulatory Evaluation under

paragraph 10(e) of the regulatory

policies and procedures of DOT is

unnecesary. The principal users of this

special anchorage are the members of

the Poughkeepsie Yacht Club who fully

understand the impact of their request.

Additionally, the Coast Guard is

unaware of any boaters other than the

members of the Poughkeepsie Yacht

Club who anchor or use moorings in

this special anchorage.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

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

considered whether this rule will have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

‘‘Small entities’’ include small

businesses, not-for-profit organizations

that are independently owned and

operated and are not dominant in their

fields, and governmental jurisdictions

with populations of less than 50,000.

For the reasons discussed in the

Regulatory Evaluation section above, the

Coast Guard certifies under Section

605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. et seq.) that this final rule will

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities.

Collection of Information

This final rule does not provide for a

collection of information under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

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

Federalism

The Coast Guard has analyzed this

rule under the principles and criteria

contained in Executive Order 12612 and

has determined that it does not have

sufficient implications for federalism to

warrant the preparation of a Federalism

Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this rule and

concluded that, under 2.B.2.b(34)(f) of

Commandant Instruction M16475.1C,

this 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 110

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Regulation

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33

CFR part 110 as follows:

PART 110—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 110

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 471, 1221 through

1236, 2030, 2035, 2071; 49 CFR 1.46 and 33

CFR 1.05–1(g).

§ 110.60 [Amended]

2. In section 110.60 paragraph (p–3) is

removed.

Dated: April 13, 1998.

R.M. Larrabee,

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

First Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 98–11514 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[COTP Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA; 98–

002]

RIN 2115–AA97

Safety Zone; Santa Barbara Channel,

CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing a temporary safety zone on

the navigable waters of the Santa

Barbara Channel, California, around the

oil and gas facilities commonly known

as the Seacliff Pier Complex. These

piers are located in Ventura County,

immediately south of Punta Gorda

(Mussel Shoals) and adjacent to

Highway 101. A safety zone is needed

for the pier decommissioning project

which will use explosive charges to

demolish 21 concrete caissons that

currently support the pier. The safety

zone will encompass a water area

extending 500 yards in all directions

from the center of the pier complex,

which is situated at approximately 34°–

21.02′ N, 119°–25.46′ W. Entry into,

transit through, or anchoring within this

Safety Zone is prohibited unless

authorized by the Captain of the Port

Los Angeles/Long Beach.

DATES: This safety zone will be in effect

from 7 a.m. PDT on April 14, 1998 until

7 p.m. PST on January 3, 1999.

Comments must be received on or

before June 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

mailed to Commanding Officer, Coast

Guard Marine Safety Office, Los

Angeles-Long Beach, 165 N. Pico

Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802.

Comments received will be available for

inspection and copying in the Port

Safety Division of Coast Guard Marine

Safety Office, Los Angeles-Long Beach.

Normal office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

PDT, Monday through Friday, except

federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chief Petty Officer Clarence Rice,

Marine Safety Detachment, Santa

Barbara, California; (805) 962–7430.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a

notice of proposed rulemaking was not

published for this regulation and it is

being made effective in less than 30

days after Federal Register publication.

Publishing an NPRM and delaying its

effective date would be contrary to the

public interest since the scope of

activities requiring this safety zone, and

other logistical details surrounding the

event, were not finalized until a date

fewer than 30 days prior to the project

date.

Although this rule is being published

as a temporary final rule without prior

notice, an opportunity for public

comment is nevertheless desirable to

ensure the rule is both reasonable and

workable. Accordingly, persons wishing

to comment may do so by submitting

written comments to the office listed in

ADDRESSES in this preamble. Those

providing comments should identify the

docket number for the regulation (COTP

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA; 98–002)

and also include their name, address,

and reason(s) for each comment

presented. Based upon the comments

received, the regulation may be

changed.

The Coast Guard plans no public

meeting. Persons may request a public

meeting by writing the Marine Safety

Office, Los Angeles-Long Beach at the

address listed in ADDRESSES in this

preamble.

Background and Purpose

The Seacliff Pier decommissioning

project requires a safety zone because

explosive charges will be used to

demolish 21 concrete structures that

currently support the pier. These

explosions pose a direct threat to the

safety of surrounding vessels, persons,

and property, and they create an

imminent navigational hazard. This

safety zone is necessary to prevent

spectators, recreational and commercial

craft from collecting within 500 yards of

the Seacliff Pier Complex during the

decommissioning project, which is not

scheduled to be completed until January

3, 1999. Persons and vessels are

prohibited from entering into, transiting

through, or anchoring within the safety

zone unless authorized by the Captain

of the Port, Los Angeles/Long Beach.

Regulatory Evaluation

This rule is not a significant

regulatory action under section 3(f) of

the Executive Order 12866 and does not

require an assessment of potential costs

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that

order. It has been exempted from review

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). Due to the short

duration and limited scope of the safety

zone, the Coast Guard expects the

economic impact of this proposal to be

so minimal that a full Regulatory

Evaluation under paragraph 10(e) 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 rule will

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities.

‘‘Small entities’’ may include small

businesses and not-for-profit

organizations that are not dominant in

their respective fields, and

governmental jurisdictions with

populations less than 50,000. For the

same reasons set forth in the above

Regulatory Evaluation, the Coast Guard

certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this

rule is not expected to have a significant

economic impact on any substantial

number of entities, regardless of their

size.

Assistance for Small Entities

In accordance with 213(a) of the

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121),

the Coast Guard wants to assist small

entities in understanding this rule so

that they can better evaluate its effects

on them and participate in the

rulemaking process. If your small

business or organization is affected by

this rule and you have questions

concerning its provisions or options for

compliance, please contact Chief Petty

Officer Clarence Rice, Coast Guard

Marine Safety Detachment, Santa

Barbara, CA, at (805) 962–7430.