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time no vessel shall be allowed to enter

this safety zone unless authorized by the

Captain of the Port.

(5) From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT on July

6, 1998, the center 300 feet of the

Savannah River channel from the

Talmadge Bridge to the entrance of

Bloody Point Range. Vessels that cannot

safely navigate outside of this safety

zone and desire to depart the port of

Savannah on July 6, 1998, would be

required to begin the outbound transit

in sufficient time to clear the Savannah

Riverfront area prior to 9 a.m. Vessels

that cannot safely navigate outside of

this safety zone and desire to enter the

port of Savannah on July 6, 1998, would

be required to clear the Savannah

Riverfront area prior to 9 a.m. If unable

to clear the Savannah Riverfront area by

9 a.m., these vessels would be required

to start the inbound transit after 5 p.m.

The Captain of the Port will allow vessel

traffic to resume outbound transits

utilizing the entire navigational channel

when the last tall ship in the parade

clears longitude 080–51W. Vessels using

the ICW will not be allowed to cross the

Savannah River at the junction of the

Fields Cut once the parade approaches

within one (1) nautical mile of this area.

Vessels will be allowed to resume

transiting the ICW once the last tall ship

in the parade clears the Savannah River

and Fields Cut junction.

(6) From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT on July

6, 1998, an area bounded by 32–00.19N,

080–44.07W, 31–59.35N, 080–43.08W,

32–00.59N, 080–41.32W, and 32–

01.43N, 080–42.28W. During this time

no vessel shall be allowed to enter this

safety zone unless authorized by the

Captain of the Port.

Note: The regulations specified in

paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(6) apply only within

the navigable waters of the United States. In

the waters within the offshore staging area

and pre-race staging area that are outside the

navigable waters of the United States, the

following nonobligatory guidelines apply.

(i) All unaffiliated Americas’ Sail

vessels should remain clear of the

staging area and pre-race staging area

and avoid interfering with any

Americas’ Sail participant or Coast

Guard vessel. Interference with

anchoring or race activities may

constitute a safety hazard warranting

cancellation or termination of all or part

of the Americas’ Sail activities by the

Captain of the Port.

(ii) Any unauthorized entry into these

zones by unaffiliated vessels constitutes

a risk to the safety of marine traffic.

Such entry will constitute a factor to be

considered in determining whether a

person has operated a vessel in a

negligent manner in violation of 46

U.S.C. 2302.

(b) Regulations. In accordance with

the general regulations in Section

165.23 of this part, entry into these

safety zones is subject to the following

requirements:

(1) These safety zones are closed to all

non-participating vessels, except as may

be permitted by the Captain of the Port

or a representative of the Captain of the

Port.

(2) The ‘‘representative of the Captain

of the Port’’ is any Coast Guard

commissioned, warrant or petty officer

who has been designated by the Captain

of the Port, Savannah, GA, to act on his

behalf. The representative of the Captain

of the Port will be aboard either a Coast

Guard or Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel.

(3) Non-participating vessel operators

desiring to enter or operate within the

safety zone shall contact the Captain of

the Port or his representative to obtain

permission to do so. Vessel operators

given permission to enter or operate in

the safety zone shall comply with all

directions given them by the Captain of

the Port or his representative.

(4) The Captain of the Port may be

contacted by telephone via the

Command Duty Officer at (912) 652–

4353. Vessels assisting in the

enforcement of the safety zone may be

contacted on VHF–FM channels 16.

Vessel operators may determine the

restrictions in effect for the safety zone

by coming alongside a Coast Guard

vessel patrolling the perimeter of the

safety zone.

(5) The Captain of the Port Savannah

will issue a Marine Safety Information

Broadcast Notice to Mariners to notify

the maritime community of the safety

zones and restrictions imposed.

(c) Dates. This section is effective at

9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on

July 2, 1998, and terminates at 5 p.m.

EDT on July 6, 1998, unless sooner

terminated by the Captain of the Port.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

R.E. Seebald,

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of

the Port, Savannah, Georgia.

[FR Doc. 98–11230 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

36 CFR Part 13

Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska;

Commercial Fishing Regulations and

Environmental Assessment

AGENCIES: National Park Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Availability of Commercial

Fishing Environmental Assessment (EA)

and public comment period extension

for Proposed Rule and EA.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) announces the availability of the

Environmental Assessment (EA) and

extension of the public comment period

for the proposed rule concerning Glacier

Bay National Park commercial fishing

(62 FR 18547). The public comment

period for the EA and proposed rule

will end June 1, 1998. This is the second

extension of the public comment period

on the proposed rule.

This document also announces the

dates and locations of open houses and

public hearings to solicit comments on

the proposed rule and EA which are

listed in the under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section, below.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule

and EA will be accepted through June

1, 1998. For dates of open houses and

hearings, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed

rule and EA should be submitted to the:

Superintendent, Glacier Bay National

Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 140,

Gustavus, Alaska 99826. For locations of

open houses and hearings, see

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the environmental assessment

and an executive summary are available

by writing Glen Yankus, National Park

Service, Alaska Support Office, 2525

Gambell St., Anchorage, AK 99503–

2838, or calling (907) 257–2645. A copy

of the Executive Summary for the EA

will be available on the park’s web site

at http://www.nps.gov/glba in the

management issues section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Open

houses and public hearings are

scheduled on the dates and at the time

and locations indicated below:

Gustavus .......... May 4 ......... Gustavus Library ............................................................................

Gustavus School ............................................................................

3:00–5:00 p.m. (open house).

7:00–10:00 p.m.

Hoonah ............ May 5 ......... Council Chambers ......................................................................... 3:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:00–10:00 p.m.

Pelican ............. May 7 ......... Community Hall .............................................................................. 3:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:00–10:00 p.m.

Elfin Cove ........ May 8 ......... School Library ................................................................................ 4:00–6:00 p.m.; 7:00–10:00 p.m.
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Juneau ............. May 11 ....... Egan Room, Centennial Hall ......................................................... 3:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:00–10:00 p.m.

Sitka ................. May 12 ....... Mausseau Room, Centennial ........................................................ 3:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:00–10:00 p.m.

Seattle .............. May 14 ....... Klondike Gold Rush, NHP Theater ................................................ 3:00–5:00 p.m.; 7:00–10:00 p.m.

The first 2 hours of each meeting will

be an open house, discussion session.

Representatives of the NPS will be

available to answer questions and hear

your comments in a more informal

setting. The rest of the meeting will be

a public hearing; a brief introduction by

the hearing facilitator will be followed

by public testimony on the plan.

The environmental assessment

evaluates the proposed action and four

alternatives for managing commercial

fishing in the marine waters of the park.

The proposed action (Alternative

One) would allow commercial fishing

by qualified fishers in non-wilderness

marine waters of Glacier Bay proper to

continue for 15 years; commercial

fishing in wilderness waters would end

at the time the regulations go into effect.

Commercial fishing would generally be

authorized to continue in nonwilderness waters outside Glacier Bay

proper under a cooperative fisheries

management plan developed by the NPS

and State of Alaska.

Alternative Two-No Action—This

alternative would enforce the existing

statutory and regulatory prohibitions

regarding commercial fishing activities

within the marine waters of the park.

Enforcement of NPS regulations would

result in the immediate cessation of all

commercial fisheries in all park waters

with no opportunity to phase out fishing

through limited exemptions.

Alternative Three—This alternative

incorporates marine reserve concepts

consistent with the park’s purposes.

Specifically, this alternative would

focus on protecting those species for

which the park serves as an appropriate

marine reserve (i.e., resident species)

while allowing continued harvest of

species that are subject to harvest

outside park waters (i.e., transient

species).

Alternative Four—This alternative

would allow local individuals to

continue commercial fishing throughout

Glacier Bay National Park. This

alternative would prohibit only those

fisheries that cannot be sustained or that

cause unacceptable habitat degradation.

Alternative Five—This alternative

would implement a fisheries plan

described in a NPS proposed regulations

released in 1991. It would end all

commercial fishing activities in the park

after seven years, and until that time

would allow commercial fishing in nonwilderness waters by traditional

methods.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Paul R. Anderson,,

Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region.

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BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[Region II Docket No. NY25–2–173a, FRL–

5995–5]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; New York State

Implementation Plan Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision for ozone concerning the

control of volatile organic compounds

submitted by the New York State

Department of Environmental

Conservation. The SIP revision consists

of amendments to the New York Code

of Rules and Regulations, Part 230,

‘‘Gasoline Dispensing Sites and

Transport Vehicles.’’ These revisions

were submitted to comply with the

gasoline vapor recovery provisions of

the Clean Air Act. In the final rules

section of this Federal Register, EPA is

approving New York’s SIP revision as a

direct final rule without prior proposal

because the Agency views this as a

noncontroversial revision and

anticipates no relevant adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no relevant adverse comments

are received in response to that direct

final rule no further activity is

contemplated in relation to this

proposed rule. If EPA receives relevant

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 proposal. Any parties interested in

commenting on this proposal should do

so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to: Ronald J. Borsellino,

Chief, Air Programs Branch,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, 25th

Floor, New York, New York 10007–

1866.

Copies of the State submittal are

available at the following addresses for

inspection during normal business

hours:

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, 25th

Floor, New York, New York 10007–

1866.

New York State Department of

Environmental Conservation, Division

of Air Resources, 50 Wolf Road,

Albany, New York 12233.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk

J. Wieber, Air Programs Branch,

Environmental Protection Agency, 290

Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New

York 10278, (212) 637–4249.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: March 30, 1998.

William Muszynski,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.

[FR Doc. 98–11382 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 034–0070; FRL–6006–7]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans; California State

Implementation Plan Revision, South

Coast Air Quality Management District

State Implementation Plan Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing a limited

approval and limited disapproval of

revisions to the California State

Implementation Plan (SIP) which

concern the control of volatile organic

compound (VOC) and oxides of sulfur

(SOX) emissions from petroleum

refinery vacuum-producing devices or

systems, including hot wells and

accumulators.

The intended effect of proposing

limited approval and limited

disapproval of this rule is to regulate

emissions of VOCs and SOX in

accordance with the requirements of the

Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990

(CAA or the Act). EPA’s final action on

this proposed rule will incorporate this

rule into the federally approved SIP.

EPA has evaluated the rule and is

proposing a simultaneous limited

approval and limited disapproval under

provisions of the CAA regarding EPA