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Appendix B to Part 4044—Interest Rates Used to Value Annuities and Lump Sums

TABLE I.—ANNUITY VALUATIONS

[This table sets forth, for each indicated calendar month, the interest rates (denoted by i1, i2, * * *, and referred to generally as it) assumed to be

in effect between specified anniversaries of a valuation date that occurs within that calendar month; those anniversaries are specified in the

columns adjacent to the rates. The last listed rate is assumed to be in effect after the last listed anniversary date.]

For valuation dates occurring in the month—

The values of it are:

it for t = it for t = it for t =

* * * * * * *

July 1998 ............................................................................... .0550 1–25 .0525 >25 N/A .......... N/A

TABLE II.—LUMP SUM VALUATIONS

[In using this table: (1) For benefits for which the participant or beneficiary is entitled to be in pay status on the valuation date, the immediate annuity rate shall apply; (2) For benefits for which the deferral period is y years (where y is an integer and 0 < y ≤ n1), interest rate i1 shall

apply from the valuation date for a period of y years, and thereafter the immediate annuity rate shall apply; (3) For benefits for which the deferral period is y years (where y is an integer and n1 < y ≤ n1 + n2), interest rate i2 shall apply from the valuation date for a period of y¥n1

years, interest rate i1 shall apply for the following n1 years, and thereafter the immediate annuity rate shall apply; (4) For benefits for which

the deferral period is y years (where y is an integer and y > n1 + n2), interest rate i3 shall apply from the valuation date for a period of

y¥n1¥n2 years, interest rate i2 shall apply for the following n2 years, interest rate i1 shall apply for the following n1 years, and thereafter the

immediate annuity rate shall apply.]

Rate set

For plans with a valuation date Immediate annuity rate (percent)Deferred annuities (percent)

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

* * * * * * *

57 07–1–98 08–1–98 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 7 8

Issued in Washington, DC, on this 8th day

of June 1998.

David M. Strauss,

Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty

Corporation.

[FR Doc. 98–15822 Filed 6–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7708–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 938

[PA–112–FOR]

Pennsylvania Regulatory Program

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),

Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This notice corrects an

inadvertent omission of a phrase at 30

CFR 938.16 paragraphs (vvv) through

(bbbb), concerning required

Pennsylvania regulatory program

amendments as published on

Wednesday, April 22, 1998 (63 FR

19802). As originally published, the

required amendments did not provide

Pennsylvania with the option to submit,

in lieu of proposed written

amendments, descriptions of

amendments and timetables for

enactment of the described

amendments.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This correction is

effective April 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert J. Biggi, Director, Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, Harrisburg Field Office,

Harrisburg Transportation Center, Third

Floor, Suite 3C, 4th and Market Streets,

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101,

Telephone: (717) 782–4036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Need for Correction

As originally published on

Wednesday, April 22, 1998 (63 FR

19802), the required amendments

codified at 30 CFR 938.16 paragraphs

(vvv) through (bbbb) did not provide 30

CFR 732.17(f). Therefore, this notice

announces a correction of each of the

required amendments to include this

option.

Under authority of 30 CFR 1201 et

seq., The Federal Register published on

April 22, 1998, is corrected as set forth

below.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 938

Intergovernmental relations, Surface

mining, Underground mining.

Dated: June 4, 1998.

Tim L. Dieringer,

Acting Regional Director, Appalachian

Regional Coordinating Center.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, the final rule published April

22, 1998, is corrected as set forth below:

PART 938—PENNSYLVANIA

1. The authority citation for Part 938

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.

2. Beginning on page 63 FR 19820,

§ 938.16, paragraphs (vvv) through

(bbbb) are corrected to read as follows:

§ 938.16 Required regulatory program

amendments.

* * * * *

(vvv) By July 1, 1998, Pennsylvania

shall amend the Pennsylvania program,

or provide a written description of an

amendment together with a timetable

for enactment which is consistent with

established administrative or legislative

procedures in the State, to clarify the

meaning of the term ‘‘excess soil and

related materials’’ as that term is used

in the definition of ‘‘coal refuse disposal

activities.’’

(www) By July 1, 1998, Pennsylvania

shall amend the Pennsylvania program,

or provide a written description of an

amendment together with a timetable

for enactment which is consistent with

established administrative or legislative
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procedures in the State, to authorize

stream buffer zone variances for coal

refuse disposal activities only where

such activities will not cause or

contribute to the violation of applicable

State or Federal water quality standards,

and will not adversely affect water

quality and quantity, or other

environmental resources of the stream.

(xxx) By July 1, 1998, Pennsylvania

shall amend the Pennsylvania program,

or provide a written description of an

amendment together with a timetable

for enactment which is consistent with

established administrative or legislative

procedures in the State, to clarify, in the

regulations to be developed to

implement the provisions of section 6.2

of the Coal Refuse Disposal Act (as is

required by Section 3.2(b) of the Coal

Refuse Disposal Act), that preexisting

discharges that are encountered must be

treated to the State effluent standards at

Chapter 90, subchapter D at 90.102.

(yyy) By July 1, 1998, Pennsylvania

shall amend the Pennsylvania program,

or provide a written description of an

amendment together with a timetable

for enactment which is consistent with

established administrative or legislative

procedures in the State, to clarify that

Subsection 6.2(h) of the Coal Refuse

Disposal Act pertains to preexisting

discharges that are not encountered′.

(zzz) By July 1, 1998, Pennsylvania

shall amend the Pennsylvania program,

or provide a written description of an

amendment together with a timetable

for enactment which is consistent with

established administrative or legislative

procedures in the State, to be no less

effective than 30 CFR 816.116(b)(5), by

limiting the application of the

revegetation standards under Subsection

6.2(k) of its Coal Refuse Disposal Act, to

areas that were previously disturbed by

mining and that were not reclaimed to

the State reclamation standards.

(aaaa) By July 1, 1998, Pennsylvania

shall amend the Pennsylvania program,

or provide a written description of an

amendment together with a timetable

for enactment which is consistent with

established administrative or legislative

procedures in the State, to clarify that

under Subsection 6.2(1) of its Coal

Refuse Disposal Act, a special

authorization for coal refuse disposal

operations will not be granted, when

such an authorization would result in

the site being reclaimed to lesser

standards than could be achieved if the

moneys paid into the Fund, as a result

of a prior forfeiture on the area, were

used to reclaim the site to the standards

approved in the original permit under

which the bond moneys were forfeited.

(bbbb) By July 1, 1998, Pennsylvania

shall amend the Pennsylvania program,

or provide a written description of an

amendment together with a timetable

for enactment which is consistent with

established administrative or legislative

procedures in the State, by adding

implementing rules no less effective

than 30 CFR 785.13, and no less

stringent than SMCRA Section 711 and

which clarify that experimental

practices are only approved as part of

the normal permit approval process and

only for departures from the

environmental protection performance

standards, and that each experimental

practice receive the approval of the

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–15762 Filed 6–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 212

[DoD Instruction 1000.15]

RIN 0790–AG53

Private Organizations on DoD

Installations

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary of Defense

for Force Management Policy, DoD.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The revision of this part will

ensure that private organizations

operating on DoD installations do so in

accordance with parameters established

for their authorization and support.

Private organizations are self-sustaining,

non-Federal entities which operate on

DoD installations outside the scope of

any official capacity as officers,

employees, or agents of the Federal

Government.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martin S. Thomas III, LTC, USA, (703)

614–3112.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of Defense published a

proposed rule on February 24, 1998 (63

FR 9167). No material comments were

received.

Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory

Planning and Review’’

I, Francis M. Rush, Jr., Acting

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force

Management Policy, hereby determine

that 32 CFR part 212 is not a significant

regulatory action. The rule does not:

(1) Have an annual effect on the

economy of $100 million or more or

adversely affect in a material way the

economy; a sector of the economy;

productivity; competition; jobs; the

environment; public health or safety; or

State, local, or tribal governments or

communities;

(2) Create a serious inconsistency or

otherwise interfere with an action taken

or planned by another agency;

(3) Materially alter the budgetary

impact of entitlements, grants, user fees,

or loan programs, or the rights and

obligations of recipients thereof; or

(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues

arising out of legal mandates, the

President’s priorities, or the principles

set forth in this Executive Order.

Public Law 96–354, ‘‘Regulatory

Flexibility Act’’ (5 USC 601)

I, Frank M. Rush, Jr., Acting Assistant

Secretary of Defense for Force

Management Policy, hereby certify that

this rule is not subject to the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601) because it

would not, if promulgated, have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The primary effect of this rule will not

be on small businesses, but on private

organizations operating on DoD

installations as the procedures for their

authorization and support have been

redefined and reestablished in this final

rule.

Public Law 104–13, ‘‘Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995’’ (44 USC

Chapter 35)

I, Francis M. Rush, Jr., Acting

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force

Management Policy, hereby certify that

32 CFR part 212 does not impose any

reporting or recordkeeping requirements

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 212

DoD installations, Federal building

and facilities, Private organizations.

Accordingly, 32 CFR part 212 is

revised to read as follows:

PART 212—PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS

ON DOD INSTALLATIONS

Sec.

212.1 Reissuance and purpose.

212.2 Applicability.

212.3 Definitions.

212.4 Policy.

212.5 Responsibilities.

212.6 Procedures.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301.

§ 212.1 Reissuance and purpose.

This part:

(a) Revises 32 CFR part 212.