38758 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 138 / Monday, July 20, 1998 /Rules and Regulations

and standards incorporated by

reference, and made various

clarifications and grammatical

corrections. The other amendments

made by the direct final rule became

effective on May 4, 1998.

DATES: The removal of the amendment

is effective July 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the Dockets Facility, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Plaza 401, 400 Seventh

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. Comments should identify the

docket number (RSPA–97–2251).

Persons should submit the original

document and one (1) copy. Persons

wishing to receive confirmation of

receipt of their comments must include

a self-addressed, stamped postcard. The

Dockets Facility is located on the plaza

level of the Nassif Building in Room

Number 401, 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Washington, DC. The Dockets Facility is

open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except on

Federal holidays when the facility is

closed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eben M. Wyman, (202) 366–0918, or by

e-mail (eben.wyman@rspa.dot.gov),

regarding the subject matter of this

Notice; or the Dockets Unit, (202) 366–

4453, for copies of this final rule or

other material in the docket. Further

information can be obtained by

accessing OPS’ Internet Home Page at:

ops.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Partial Withdrawal

Under Clarifications of the direct final

rule, § 192.614(c)(5) requires operators

to ‘‘Provide for temporary marking of

buried pipelines in the area of

excavation activity before, as far as

practical, the activity begins.’’ RSPA

believed that this requirement could be

confusing to the reader in terms of

interpreting the meaning of ‘‘as far as

practical.’’ Therefore, RSPA amended

the paragraph to require temporary

marking of buried pipelines before

excavation activities begins ‘‘except in

emergency situations.’’

Based on a comment to this

clarification, RSPA is removing this

change from this direct final rule. The

comment was based on the

interpretation of the phrase ‘‘as far as

practical.’’ RSPA did not mean to distort

the language of the regulation, only to

clarify that operators would not be

responsible for marking in an

emergency situation. However, based on

feedback from the pipeline industry and

other regulatory parties within RSPA, it

was determined that the original

language better served the reader of the

regulation. RSPA plans to issue an

interpretation of the language in

§ 192.614 to clarify its meaning.

PART 193—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 192

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60104,

60108, 60109, 60110, 60113, 60118; and 49

CFR 1.53.

2. Paragraph (c)(5) of § 192.614 is

revised to read as follows:

§ 192.614 Damage prevention program.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

(5) Provide for temporary marking of

buried pipelines in the area of

excavation activity before, as far as

practical, the activity begins.

* * * * *

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 10,

1998.

Kelley S. Coyner,

Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–18910 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

49 CFR Parts 190 and 192

[Docket No. RSPA–97–2251; Amdt Nos.

190–8; 191–13; 192–84; 193–15; 194–2; 195–

61; 198–3; 199–17]

RIN 2137–AD03

Pipeline Safety: Periodic Updates to

Pipeline Safety Regulations (1997)

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Corrections to direct final rule.

SUMMARY: This document makes minor

corrections to a direct final rule titled,

‘‘Periodic Updates to the Pipeline Safety

Regulations’’ (63 FR 7721), published on

February 17, 1998. The final rule

updated references to voluntary

specifications and standards

incorporated by reference, and made

various clarifications and grammatical

corrections.

DATES: This correction is effective July

20, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eben M. Wyman, (202) 366–0918, or by

e-mail (eben.wyman@rspa.dot.gov),

regarding the subject matter of this

Notice; or the Dockets Unit, (202) 366–

4453, for copies of this final rule or

other material in the docket. Further

information can be obtained by

accessing OPS’ Internet Home Page at:

ops.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Need for Corrections

1. The direct final rule incorrectly

listed the amendment numbers for Part

190 and Part 192 at the beginning of the

direct final rule. The correct amendment

numbers are 190–8, and 192–84.

2. In updating the American Society

for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Designation 2513, the direct final rule

inadvertently removed the reference to

the ASTM 2513–87 edition for

§ 192.63(a)(1). This document corrects

this reference to reflect the appropriate

standard, ASTM Designation D 2513

‘‘Standard Specification of

Thermoplastic Gas Pressure Pipe,

Tubing and Fittings’’ (D 2513–87 edition

for § 192.63(a)(1), otherwise D 2513–

96a).

RSPA regrets any confusion this error

may have caused.

Correction of Publication

Accordingly, the publication on

February 17, 1998, of the final rule (63

FR 7721) is corrected as follows:

1. On page 7721, in the first column,

in the docket number, amendment

number ‘‘190–7’’ is corrected to read

‘‘190–8’’ and amendment number ‘‘172–

83’’ is corrected to read ‘‘192–84.’’

2. On page 7723, in the second

column, under paragraph C (10), the

words ‘‘D 2513–87 edition for

§ 192.63(a)(1), otherwise’’ are added

before ‘‘D 2513–96a.’’

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 10,

1998.

Kelley S. Coyner,

Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–18911 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 971208297–8054–02; I.D.

071398D]

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic

Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch

in the Eastern Regulatory Area of the

Gulf of Alaska

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure.