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final rule to be so minimal that a full

Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph

10e of the regulatory policies and

procedures of DOT is unnecessary. The

Coast Guard reached this conclusion

based on the fact that the final rule will

not prevent mariners from transiting the

bridge, but merely require them to plan

their transits in accordance with the

scheduled bridge openings.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), the Coast Guard

must consider whether this final rule

will have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities. ‘‘Small entities’’ include

independently owned and operated

small businesses that are not dominant

in their field and that otherwise qualify

as ‘‘small business concerns’’ under

section 3 of the Small Business Act (15

U.S.C. 632). Because it expects the

impact of this final rule to be minimal,

the Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C.

605(b) that this final rule will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Collection of Information

This final rule contains no collection

of information requirement under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501–3520).

Federalism

The Coast Guard has analyzed this

final rule under the principles and

criteria contained in Executive Order

12612 and has determined that this final

rule does not have sufficient federalism

implications to warrant the preparation

of a Federalism Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this final rule

and concluded that under figure 2–1,

paragraph (32)(e) of COMDTINST

M16475.1C, this final rule is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation based on

the fact that it is a promulgation of the

operating regulations for a drawbridge.

A Categorical Exclusion Determination

statement has been prepared and placed

in the rulemaking docket.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

Bridges.

Regulations

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33

CFR Part 117 as follows:

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE

OPERATION REGULATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 117

continues to read as follows:

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 117.822 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 117.822 Beaufort Channel, NC.

The draw of the US 70 bridge, mile

0.1., at Beaufort, shall open as follows:

(a) From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., the draw

need only open every hour on the hour,

twenty minutes past the hour and forty

minutes past the hour; except that on

weekdays the bridge need not open at

7:40 a.m., 8:40 a.m., 4:40 p.m. and 5:40

p.m.

(b) From 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., the bridge

shall open on signal.

Dated: June 23, 1998.

P.M. Stillman,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting

Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD11–98–008]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations;

Cerritos Channel, CA, Commodore

Schuyler F. Heim Bridge

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation

from regulations.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Coast Guard has issued a temporary

deviation to the regulation governing

the opening of the Commodore Schuyler

F. Heim Bridge vertical lift bridge over

the Cerritos Channel of Los Angeles/

Long Beach Harbor. The deviation

specifies that the bridge need not be

opened for vessels during the hours of

8 p.m. to 5 a.m., seven days a week

beginning August 10, 1998 through

September 22, 1998, except federal

holidays. The purpose of this deviation

is to allow the California Department of

Transportation and its contractors to

inspect, clean, and reweld the tower

bracing to increase resistance to seismic

forces. During this work the bridge must

be closed to both highway and vessel

traffic.

DATES: The effective period of the

deviation is August 10, 1998 through

September 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Susan Worden, Bridge

Administrator, Eleventh Coast Guard

District, Building 50–6 Coast Guard

Island, Alameda, CA 94501–5100,

telephone (510) 437–3461.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast

Guard anticipates that the economic

consequences of this deviation will be

minimal. The closure period is a time of

reduced highway and vessel traffic. If

mariners require an opening they have

an alternate route available through the

outer harbor, and they can avoid delays

and detours by timing their transits

during the hours of 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.

daily.

This deviation from the normal

operating regulations in 33 CFR

117.147(a) is authorized in accordance

with the provisions of 33 CFR 117.35.

Dated: June 17, 1998.

J.C. Card,

Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Eleventh Coast Guard District.

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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 20

Interim Rule for Global Package Link to

Germany and France

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Interim rule with request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is

amending the rule in the International

Mail Manual on Global Package Link to

Germany and France to add a

merchandise return service for

customers utilizing the GPL service to

Germany and France.

DATES: The interim regulations take

effect as of 12:01 a.m. on July 10, 1998.

Comments must be received on or

before August 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed or delivered to International

Business Unit, U.S. Postal Service, 475

L’Enfant Plaza SW, room 370–IBU,

Washington, DC 20260–6500. Copies of

all written comments will be available

for public inspection and photocopying

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill

Brandt (202) 314–7165.