Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 104 / Monday, June 1, 1998 / Notices 29717

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

American Heritage Rivers Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary of the Army

(Civil Works), Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law 92–463),

this notice sets forth the schedule and

proposed agenda for the second meeting

of the American Heritage Rivers

Initiative Advisory Committee

(‘‘Committee’’), a Presidential

Commission. At the first meeting of the

Committee, held in Washington, D.C.,

on May 11 and 12, 1998, the Committee

was very impressed by the hard work

and dedication communities

demonstrated in their nominations.

Rather than remove any nominations

from consideration at the May 11 and 12

meeting, the Committee decided to take

additional time to reflect and

individually to review the proposals in

greater detail. A second meeting will be

held on June 16, during which up to 20

rivers will be recommended to the

Chairman, who will then prepare a

report making final recommendations

for the President. This meeting will be

open to the public in its entirety.

Because the seating capacity of the

meeting room may be limited, an

advance notice of intent to attend,

although not required, is requested. This

will help in making adequate seating

arrangements for those wishing to

attend. Members of the public will not

be permitted to make oral statements at

the meeting due to equity

considerations and time constraints.

Written comments may be submitted for

the record to Mr. Charles R. Smith,

Executive Secretary, at the address

listed below. Comments must be

received by 5:00 p.m., EST, on June 15.

Name of Committee: American

Heritage Rivers Initiative Advisory

Committee.

Date of Meeting: Tuesday, June 16,

1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., or

until business is concluded.

Place: The meeting will be at the

Hyatt Hotel @ Union Station (Grand

Ballroom), 1820 Market Street, St. Louis,

Missouri 63103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Charles R. (Chip) Smith, Office of the

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil

Works), 108 Army, Pentagon (2E569),

Washington, D.C. 20310–0108. Mr.

Smith also can be reached by telephone

at (703) 693–3655, or FAX (703) 697–

3366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Committee shall consist of up to 20

members appointed by the President

from the public and private sectors,

whose charge shall be to appraise the

quality of nominations for selection of

rivers as ‘‘American Heritage Rivers.’’

The Committee shall recommend up to

20 rivers for designation as American

Heritage Rivers.

In its review of nominations

submitted by communities, the

Committee shall provide its assessment

of:

1. The scope of each nomination’s

application and the adequacy of its

design to achieved the community’s

goals;

2. Whether the natural, economic

(including agricultural), scenic, historic,

cultural, and/or recreational resources

featured in the application are

distinctive or unique;

3. The extent to which the

community’s plan of action is clearly

defined and the extent to which the

plan addresses all three American

Heritage Rivers objectives—natural

resource and environmental protection,

economic revitalization, and historic

and cultural preservation—either

through planned actions or past

accomplishments, as well as any other

characteristics of the proposals that

distinguish a nomination, such as:

(A) Community vision and

partnership;

(B) Sustainability of products and

projects, including project maintenance;

(C) Resources, both committed and

anticipated, including means of

generating additional support from both

private and public sources;

(D) Anticipated Federal role as

defined by the applicants;

(E) Schedule of timeline;

(F) Citizen involvement;

(G) Public education relating to the

designation of the river;

(H) Logistical support, operating

procedures, and policies;

(I) Prior accomplishments, if relevant,

and relationship to existing plans and

projects in the area; and

(J) Measures of performance.

4. The strength and diversity of

support for the nomination and plan of

action as evidenced by letters from local

and state governments, Indian tribes,

elected officials, any and all parties who

participate in the life and health of the

area nominated, or who have an interest

in the economic life and cultural and

environmental vigor of the involved

community.

The Committee also should seek to

recommended the selection of rivers

that as a group:

1. Represent the natural, historic,

cultural, social, economic, and

agricultural diversity of American

rivers;

2. Showcase a variety of stream sizes

and an assortment of urban, rural, and

mixed settings from around the country,

including both relatively pristine and

degraded rivers;

3. Highlight a variety of innovative

programs in such areas as historic

preservation, sustainable development

through tourism, wildlife management,

fisheries restoration, recreation,

community revitalization, agricultural

practices, and flood plain and

watershed management.

4. Include community efforts in early

stages of development as well those that

are more well-established; and

5. Stand to benefit from targeted

Federal assistance.

Submitted by Office of the Assistant

Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).

Charles R. Smith,

Executive Secretary, American Heritage

Rivers Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 98–14574 Filed 5–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Notice of Garbage Discharges for Navy

Ships in MARPOL Annex V Special

Areas

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Defense must

report annually on the amount and

nature of garbage discharges from Navy

ships operating in special areas, when

such discharges are not otherwise

authorized under the Act to Prevent

Pollution from Ships (APPS), 33 U.S.C.

1901, et seq. This notice is the fourth

annual report.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Louis Maiuri, Office of the Chief of

Naval Operations Environmental

Protection, Safety and Occupational

Health Division, Crystal Plaza #5, Room

654, 2211 South Clark Place, Arlington,

Virginia, 22244–5108, telephone 703–

602–2602.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

International Convention on the

Prevention of Pollution from ships

(MARPOL) as amended by the MARPOL

Protocol of 1978, protects the ocean

environment by prohibiting some

discharges altogether, restricting other
29718 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 104 / Monday, June 1, 1998 / Notices

discharges to particular distances from

land, and establishing ’special areas’

within which additional discharge

limitations apply. Special areas are

particular bodies of water which,

because of their oceanographic

characteristics and ecological

significance, require protective

measures more strict than other areas of

the ocean. Within special areas that are

in effect internationally, except under

emergency circumstances the only

authorized garbage discharge from

vessels is food waste. At present, three

special areas are in effect: the North Sea,

the Baltic Sea, and the Antarctic Region.

The Act to Prevent Pollution from

Ships established deadlines for

compliance by U.S. Navy ships with the

Annex V special area requirements.

Surface ships must comply with the

special area requirements by December

31st of the year 2000. Submarines must

comply with the special area

requirements by December 31st of the

year 2008. APPS further requires the

Secretary of Defense to report in the

Federal Register the amount and nature

of Navy ship discharges in special areas,

not otherwise authorized under

MARPOL ANNEX V.

This Federal Register notice is the

fourth of the required annual reports.

This report covers the period between 1

August 1996 and 31 July 1997. The end

date of July 31st is necessary to allow

time for data collection and report

preparation. During the period 1 August

1996 through 31 July 1997 there were no

garbage discharges from Navy ships into

MARPOL Annex V special areas that

were not authorized under MARPOL

Annex V.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

Lou Rae Langevin,

LT, JAGC, USN, Alternate Federal Register,

Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–14287 Filed 5–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Plastic Processor Installation on Navy

Ships

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under 33 U.S.C.

1902(e)(4)(B), the Secretary of Defense

must report annually in years 1996

through 1998 a list of ships equipped

with plastic processors. This notice is

the second annual report.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Louis Maiuri, Office of the Chief of

Naval Operations Environmental

Protection, Safety and Occupational

Health Division, Crystal City Plaza #5,

Room 654, 2211 South Clark Place,

Arlington, Virginia, 22244–5108,

telephone 703–602–2602.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

International Convention on the

Prevention of Pollution from ships

(MARPOL) as amended by the MARPOL

Protocol of 1978, protects the ocean

environment by prohibiting some

discharges altogether, restricting other

discharges to particular distances from

land, and establishing ‘‘special areas’’

within which additional discharge

limitations apply. One of the discharges

specified for restriction under MARPOL

Annex V is plastics.

U.S. law, 33 U.S.C. 1902(e)(2),

requires ships equipped with plastics

processors to comply with MARPOL

Annex V provisions for the disposal of

plastics. The law also establishes an

installation schedule for plastics

processor equipment aboard ships. The

first production unit shall be installed

by July 1, 1996 on board a Navy ship.

At least 25 percent of ships requiring

processors shall be equipped by March

1, 1997. At least 50 percent of ships

requiring processors shall be equipped

by July 1, 1997. No less than 75 percent

of ships requiring processors shall be

equipped by July 1, 1998, and all vessels

requiring plastics processors shall be

equipped by December 31, 1998. The

statute further requires the Secretary of

Defense to report in the Federal Register

a list of the names of ships equipped

with plastics processors.

This Federal Register notice is the

second of the required annual reports. A

list of the 138 Navy ships equipped with

plastics processors by February 1, 1998

follows:

AGF 0011 CORONADO

AO 0178 MONONGAHELA

AO 0180 WILLAMETTE

AOE 0002 CAMDEN

AOE 0004 DETROIT

AOE 0006 SUPPLY

AOE 0007 RAINIER

ARS 0051 GRASP

ARS 0052 SALVOR

AS 0039 EMORY S LAND

CG 0049 VINCENNES

CG 0050 VALLEY FORGE

CG 0052 BUNKER HILL

CG 0055 LEYTE GULF

CG 0056 SAN JACINTO

CG 0057 LAKE CHAMPLAIN

CG 0058 PHILIPPINE SEA

CG 0059 PRINCETON

CG 0060 NORMANDY

CG 0061 MONTEREY

CG 0062 CHANCELLORSVILLE

CG 0064 GETTYSBURG

CG 0067 SHILOH

CG 0068 ANZIO

CG 0071 CAPE ST GEORGE

CG 0073 PORT ROYAL

CGN 0037 SOUTH CAROLINA

CV 0063 KITTY HAWK

CV 0064 CONSTELLATION

CVN 0065 ENTERPRISE

CVN 0069 DWIGHT D EISENHOWER

CVN 0070 CARL VINSON

CVN 0072 ABRAHAM LINCOLN

CVN 0074 JOHN C STENNIS

DD 0964 PAUL F FOSTER

DD 0966 HEWITT

DD 0967 ELLIOT

DD 0968 ARTHUR W RADFORD

DD 0970 CARON

DD 0972 OLDENDORF

DD 0973 JOHN YOUNG

DD 0975 O’BRIEN

DD 0977 BRISCOE

DD 0978 STUMP

DD 0979 CONOLLY

DD 0980 MOOSEBRUGGER

DD 0981 JOHN HANCOCK

DD 0982 NICHOLSON

DD 0983 JOHN RODGERS

DD 0988 THORN

DD 0989 DEYO

DD 0990 INGERSOLL

DD 0997 HAYLER

DDG 0051 ARLEIGH BURKE

DDG 0052 JOHN BARRY

DDG 0054 CURTIS WILBUR

DDG 0055 STOUT

DDG 0056 JOHN S MCCAIN

DDG 0057 MITSCHER

DDG 0058 LABOON

DDG 0059 RUSSELL

DDG 0060 PAUL HAMILTON

DDG 0061 RAMAGE

DDG 0062 FITZGERALD

DDG 0063 STETHEM

DDG 0064 CARNEY

DDG 0065 BENFOLD

DDG 0066 GONZALEZ

DDG 0067 COLE

DDG 0068 THE SULLIVANS

DDG 0069 MILIUS

DDG 0070 HOPPER

DDG 0071 ROSS

DDG 0072 MAHAN

DDG 0094 CALLAGHAN

DDG 0095 SCOTT

DDG 0096 CHANDLER

FFG 0009 WADSWORTH

FFG 0014 SIDES

FFG 0029 STEPHEN W GROVES

FFG 0032 JOHN L HALL

FFG 0033 JARRETT

FFG 0036 UNDERWOOD

FFG 0037 CROMMELIN

FFG 0038 CURTS

FFG 0039 DOYLE

FFG 0040 HALYBURTON

FFG 0041 MCCLUSKY

FFG 0042 KLAKRING

FFG 0043 THACH

FFG 0045 DEWERT