Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 92 /Wednesday, May 13, 1998 /Rules and Regulations 26455

Guard Group Charleston, South

Carolina.

(b) Special Local Regulations. (1)

Entry into the regulated area is

prohibited to all non-participants.

(2) After termination of the River Race

Augusta each day, and during intervals

between scheduled events, at the

discretion of the Coast Guard Patrol

Commander, all vessels may resume

normal operations.

(3) The Captain of the Port Charleston

will issue a Marine Safety Information

Broadcast Notice to Mariners to notify

the maritime community of the special

local regulations and the restrictions

imposed.

(c) Dates. These regulations become

effective annually from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

EDT each day, on the third Friday,

Saturday and Sunday of May, unless

otherwise specified in the notice to

mariners.

Dated: May 1, 1998.

N.T. Saunders,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

Seventh Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 98–12846 Filed 5–11–98; 12:35 pm]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 21

RIN 2900–AI85

Veterans’ Training: Time Limit for

Submitting Certifications under the

Service Members Occupational

Conversion and Training Act

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document amends the

training assistance and training benefit

regulations of the Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA). It places

deadlines for submitting the

certifications needed for both periodic

payments and lump-sum deferredincentive payments under the Service

Members Occupational Conversion and

Training Act (SMOCTA). Since the Act

has a sunset provision, all work for

which payments are due has been

completed. This final rule allows VA to

close the administration of SMOCTA.

DATES: Effective Date: July 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William G. Susling, Jr., Education

Adviser, Education Service, Veterans

Benefits Administration, 202–273–7187.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a

document published in the Federal

Register on November 10, 1997 (62 FR

60464), VA proposed to amend the

‘‘Administration of Educational

Assistance Programs’’ regulations that

are set forth in 38 CFR 21.4001 et seq.

VA proposed placing two-year

deadlines for submitting the

certifications required for both periodic

payments and lump-sum deferredincentive payments under the Service

Members Occupational Conversion and

Training Act (SMOCTA), 10 U.S.C. 1143

note.

Interested parties were given 60 days

to submit comments. VA received no

comments. Accordingly, based on the

rationale set forth in the proposed rule

document, we are adopting the

provisions of the proposed rule as a

final rule.

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs

hereby certifies that this final 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. The

final rule will affect some small entities.

However, the effect of the final rule,

requiring employers to submit

certifications within two years of the

end of SMOCTA training, would not

impose any additional costs on the

employer. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b),

this final rule, therefore, is exempt from

the initial and final regulatory flexibility

analyses requirements of sections 603

and 604.

No Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number has been assigned to

the program affected by this final rule.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 21

Administrative practice and

procedure, Armed forces, Civil rights,

Claims, Colleges and universities,

Conflict of interests, Defense

Department, Education, Employment,

Grant programs—education, Grant

programs—veterans, Health care, Loan

programs—education, Loan programs—

veterans, Manpower training programs,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Educational institutions,

Travel and transportation expenses,

Veterans, Vocational education,

Vocational rehabilitation.

Approved: May 5, 1998.

Togo D. West, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 38 CFR part 21 (subpart F–3)

is amended as set forth below.

PART 21—VOCATIONAL

REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION

Subpart F–3—Service Members

Occupational Conversion and Training

Program

1. The authority for part 21, subpart

F–3 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 1143 note; sec. 4481–

4487, Pub. L. 102–484, 106 Stat. 2757–2769;

sec. 610, Pub. L. 103–446, 108 Stat. 4673–

4674, unless otherwise noted.

2. In § 21.4832, paragraphs (e)(3) and

(e)(4) are added to read as follows:

§ 21.4832 Payments to employers.

* * * * * *

(e) * * *

(3) VA will not release any periodic

payments for training provided by an

employer if VA receives the employer’s

certification for that training after

September 30, 1999.

(4) VA will not release any lump sum

deferred incentive payment if VA

receives either the veteran’s or

employer’s certification required for that

payment after January 31, 2000.

(Authority: 106 Stat. 2762, Pub. L. 102–484,

sec. 4487(b); 10 U.S.C. 1143, note)

[FR Doc. 98–12633 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[NH31–1–7160a; FRL–6010–7]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Reasonably Available Control

Technology for Nitrogen Oxides for the

State of New Hampshire

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision

submitted by the State of New

Hampshire. This revision establishes

and requires Reasonably Available

Control Technology (RACT) at three

stationary sources of nitrogen oxides

(NOX). The intended effect of this action

is to approve source specific orders

which require major stationary sources

of NOX to reduce their emissions in

accordance with requirements of the

Clean Air Act.

DATES: This rule is effective on July 13,

1998 without further notice unless the

Agency receives relevant adverse

comments by June 12, 1998. Should the