30162 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 106 /Wednesday, June 3, 1998 / Proposed Rules

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

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

under the authority of Pub. L. 102–587, 106

Stat. 5039.

2. Section 117.1097 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 117.1097 Sheboygan River.

The draw of the Eighth Street bridge,

mile 0.69 at Sheboygan, shall open as

follows:

(a) From May 1 through October 31—

(1) Between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and

10:00 p.m., the bridge shall open on

signal, except that:

(A) From 6:10 a.m. to 7:10 p.m.,

Monday through Saturday, the draw

need open only at 10 minutes after the

hour, on the half-hour, and 10 minutes

before the hour; and

(B) From Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays, the draw need

not open between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30

a.m., between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.,

and between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

(2) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m.

and 6:00 a.m., the draw shall open on

signal if at least 2 hours advance notice

is provided.

(b) From November 1 through April

30, the draw shall open on signal if at

least 12 hours advance notice is

provided.

(c) At all times, the draw shall open

as soon as possible for public vessels of

the United States, state or local

government vessels used for public

safety, vessels in distress, vessels

seeking shelter from rough weather, or

any other emergency.

Dated: May 2, 1998.

J.F. McGowan,

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

Ninth Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 98–14702 Filed 6–2–98; 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

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule and

environmental assessment, extension of

public comment period.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) announces that the public

comment period for the proposed rule

concerning commercial fishing at

Glacier Bay National Park and the

associated environmental assessment

(EA) is being extended 169 days to

November 15, 1998. The proposed rule

was published on April 16, 1997 (62 FR

18547). This is the third extension of the

public comment period on the proposed

rule.

The proposed rule, intended to

provide a framework for enhanced

review and comment by all interested

parties, would implement fair measures

to ensure protection of the values and

purposes of Glacier Bay NP, including

the preservation, enjoyment, and

scientific value of the park’s unique

marine ecosystem. In general, the

proposed rule would prohibit all

commercial fishing in Glacier Bay

proper but provide certain limited

exemptions over a 15 year phase-out

period, and authorize established

commercial fishing in the park’s marine

waters outside Glacier Bay proper

subject to reexamination at the end of 15

years.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule

and EA will be accepted through

November 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed

rule and EA should be submitted to:

Superintendent, Glacier Bay National

Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 140,

Gustavus, Alaska 99826.

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. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glen

Yankus, National Park Service, Alaska

Support Office, (907) 257–2645.

Dated: May 28, 1998.

Chris Andress,

Chief, Ranger Activities Division.

[FR Doc. 98–14624 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 36

RIN 2900–AI92

Loan Guaranty: Requirements for

Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing

Loans

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

amend the Department of Veterans

Affairs (VA) loan guaranty regulations

concerning the requirements for Interest

Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans

(IRRRLs) by generally limiting these

loans to instances where the veteran’s

monthly mortgage payment will

decrease, and by requiring that the loans

being refinanced either be current in

their payments or meet certain credit

standard provisions. This appears to be

necessary to ensure that these loans are

made only when they provide a real

benefit to the veteran, and to protect the

financial interest of the Government.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver written

comments to: Director, Office of

Regulations Management (02D),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Room 1154,

Washington, DC 20420. Comments

should indicate that they are submitted

in response to ‘‘RIN 2900–AI92.’’ All

written comments received will be

available for public inspection at the

above address, Room 1158, between the

hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday (except holidays).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Judith Caden, Assistant Director for

Loan Policy (264), Loan Guaranty

Service, Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–7368.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

authority of 38 U.S.C. chapter 37, VA

guarantees loans made by lenders to

eligible veterans to purchase, construct,

improve, or refinance their homes (the

term veteran as used in this document

includes any individual defined as a

veteran under 38 U.S.C. 101 and 3701

for the purpose of housing loans). This

document proposes to amend VA’s loan

guaranty regulations by revising the

requirements for VA-guaranteed Interest

Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans

(IRRRLs).

This proposed rule addresses the

same issues that were addressed in an

interim final rule which was established

in a document published in the Federal

Register on October 8, 1997 (62 FR

52503) and rescinded in a document

published in the Federal Register on

December 1, 1997 (62 FR 63454). The

interim final rule requested comments.

The comments submitted in response to

the interim final rule, in addition to

those comments received in response to

this proposed rule, will be considered

and will be discussed in the final rule

document. Also, we note that every

lender that participates in the VA home

loan guarantee program was sent a copy

of the provisions of the interim final