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significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities. If

you think that your business,

organization, or governmental

jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity

and that this rule would have a

significant economic effect on it, please

submit a comment to the Docket

Management Facility at the address

under ADDRESSES. In your comment,

explain why you think it qualifies and

how and to what degree this rule would

affect it.

Assistance for Small Entities

Under section 213(a) of the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996 [Public Law 104–

121], we want to assist small entities in

understanding this proposed rule so that

they can better evaluate its effect on

them and participate in the rulemaking.

If the rule would affect your small

business, organization, or governmental

jurisdiction and you have questions

concerning its provisions or options for

compliance, please contact Carlton

Perry, Project Manager, Office of Boating

Safety, by telephone at 202–267–0979,

or by e-mail at cperry@comdt.uscg.mil.

Collection of Information

This proposed rule would call for no

new collection of information under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44

U.S.C. 3501–3520].

Federalism

We have analyzed this proposed rule

under E.O. 13132 and have determined

that, because the Federal requirement

for children under 13 to wear lifejackets

would not supersede or preempt any

State’s requirement for children to wear

lifejackets, this rule does not have

implications for federalism under that

Order. The proposed Federal

requirement would apply only in States

without such requirements.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

of 1995 [2 U.S.C. 1531–1538] governs

the issuance of Federal rules that

impose unfunded mandates. An

unfunded mandate is a requirement that

a State, a local or tribal government, or

the private sector incur direct costs

without the Federal Government’s

having first provided the funds to pay

those costs. This proposed rule would

not impose an unfunded mandate.

Taking of Private Property

This proposed rule would not effect a

taking of private property or otherwise

have taking implications under E.O.

12630, Governmental Actions and

Interference with Constitutionally

Protected Property Rights.

Reform of Civil Justice

This proposed rule meets applicable

standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of

E.O. 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to

minimize litigation, eliminate

ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

We have analyzed this proposed rule

under E.O. 13045, Protection of

Children from Environmental Health

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not

an economically significant rule. Nor

would it create an environmental risk to

health or risk to safety that might

disproportionately affect children; on

the contrary, it would advance the

welfare of children.

Environment

We have considered the

environmental impact of this proposed

rule and concluded that, under figure 2–

1, paragraph (34)(a), of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1C, this rule is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation. The rule

would require that certain children

aboard recreational vessels wear

lifejackets. A Determination of

Categorical Exclusion is available in the

docket where indicated under

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 175

Marine safety.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to

amend 33 CFR part 175 as follows:

1. The citation of authority for part

175 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 4302; 49 CFR 1.46.

2. Amend § 175.3 by adding the

following definition in alphabetical

order, to read as follows:

§ 175.3 Definitions.

* * * * *

State means a State or Territory of the

United States of America, whether a

State of the United States, American

Samoa, the Commonwealth of the

Northern Marianas Islands, the District

of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the

United States Virgin Islands.

* * * * *

3. Amend § 175.15 by removing from

paragraph (b) the term ‘‘PFD’s’’ and

adding in its place the term ‘‘PFDs’’, and

by adding a new paragraph (c), to read

as follows:

§ 175.15 Personal flotation devices

required.

* * * * *

(c) No person may use a recreational

vessel unless all children aboard under

13 years old are wearing appropriate

PFDs; or—

(1) The children are below decks or in

an enclosed cabin; or

(2) The vessel is not under way.

4. Add a new § 175.25 to subpart B,

to read as follows:

§ 175.25 Adoption of States’ requirements

for children to wear personal flotation

devices.

(a) This section applies to every

operator of a recreational vessel on

waters within the geographical

boundaries of any State that has

established by statute a requirement

under which children must wear PFDs

approved by the Coast Guard while

aboard recreational vessels.

(b) If the applicable State’s statute

establishes an age under which children

must wear PFDs, that age, instead of the

age provided in § 175.15(c)(2)(i) of this

part, applies within the geographical

boundaries of that State.

Dated: January 15, 2001.

Terry M. Cross,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant

Commandant for Operations.

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POSTAL SERVICE

39 CFR Part 111

Postage Meters and Meter Stamps

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Postal Service proposes

to change Domestic Mail Manual P030

to extend the use of postage meters to

include postage-evidencing systems that

print information-based indicia.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed or delivered to the Manager,

Postage Technology Management, 1735

N. Lynn Street, Room 5011, Arlington,

VA 22209–6050. Copies of all written

comments will be available at this

address for inspection and

photocopying between 9 a.m. and 4

p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Luff, 703–292–3693.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Mailers

may now use information-based indicia

(IBI) to show evidence of postage, as

they would letterpress and digital meter

stamps. IBI include human-readable

information and a USPS-approved twoVerDate 11<MAY>2000 16:32 Apr 30, 2001 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\01MYP1.SGM pfrm01 PsN: 01MYP1
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1The Clean Air Act is codified, as amended, in

the U.S. Code at 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.

2Mandatory class I Federal areas include

international parks, national wilderness areas, and

national memorial parks greater than five thousand

acres in size, and national parks greater than six

thousand acres in size, as described in section

162(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7472(a)). Each

mandatory Class I Federal area is the responsibility

of a ‘‘Federal land manager’’ (FLM), the Secretary

of the department with authority over such lands.

See section 302(i) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7602(i).

dimensional barcode with a digital

signature and other required data fields.

Existing regulations on classes of mail

that apply to metered mail now apply to

mail bearing IBI. In particular, mailers

can use IBI and receive qualifying

discounts for presorted mail.

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111

Administrative practice and

procedure, Postal Service.

Although exempt from the notice and

comment requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.

553(b), (c)) regarding proposed

rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the

Postal Service invites public comments

on the following proposed amendments

to the Domestic Mail Manual,

incorporated by reference in the Code of

Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR part

111.

PART 111—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 39 CFR

part 111 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,

401, 403, 404, 3001–3011, 3201–3219, 3403–

3406, 3621, 3626, 5001.

2. Revise the following section of the

Domestic Mail Manual as set forth

below:

P Postage and Payment Methods

P000 Basic Information

P030 Postage Meters and Meter

Stamps

1.0 Basic Information

* * * * *

1.4 Classes of Mail

Postage may be paid by printing

postage meter stamps (including

letterpress, digital meter stamps, and

information-based indicia) on any class

of mail except Periodicals. Informationbased indicia (IBI) include humanreadable information and a USPSapproved two-dimensional barcode with

a digital signature and other required

data fields. Metered mail (including

mail bearing IBI) is entitled to all

privileges and subject to all conditions

applying to the various classes of mail.

Appropriate amendments to 39 CFR

part 111 to reflect these changes will be

published if the proposal is adopted.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CO–001–0055; FRL–6972–1]

Clean Air Act Approval and

Promulgation of Air Quality

Implementation Plan Revision for

Colorado; Long-Term Strategy of State

Implementation Plan for Class I

Visibility Protection: Craig Station

Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve

a proposed revision to the long-term

strategy portion of Colorado’s State

Implementation Plan (SIP) for Class I

Visibility Protection, contained in

section III of the document entitled

‘‘Colorado’s State Implementation Plan

for Class I Visibility Protection: Craig

Station Units 1 and 2 Requirements,’’ as

submitted by the Governor with a letter

dated February 20, 2001. The proposed

revision will incorporate into the SIP

emissions reduction requirements for

the Craig Station (a coal-fired steam

generating plant located near the town

of Craig, Colorado). EPA proposes to

approve the proposed SIP revision,

which is expected to remedy Craig

Station’s contribution to visibility

impairment in the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness

Area and, therefore, make reasonable

progress toward the Clean Air Act

National visibility goal with respect to

such contribution. EPA makes this

proposal based on its understanding

that the State will make two minor

changes to the proposed SIP revision

before final adoption, as described in

this proposed rule.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

action must be received in writing by

May 31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Richard Long, Director, Air

and Radiation Programs, 8P–AR,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 300,

Denver, Colorado 80202–2405.

Copies of the State’s submittal and

other information are available for

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations: Air and

Radiation Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999

18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado

80202–2405; and Colorado Department

of Public Health and Environment, Air

Pollution Control Division, 4300 Cherry

Creek Drive South, Denver, Colorado

80222–1530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amy Platt, Air and Radiation Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, (303) 312–6449.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Throughout this document, wherever

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ are used it means

the Environmental Protection Agency.

I. Background

Section 169A of the Clean Air Act

(CAA),1 42 U.S.C. 7491, establishes as a

National goal the prevention of any

future, and the remedying of any

existing, anthropogenic visibility

impairment in mandatory Class I

Federal areas 2 (referred to herein as the

‘‘National goal’’ or ‘‘National visibility

goal’’). Section 169A called for EPA to,

among other things, issue regulations to

assure reasonable progress toward

meeting the National visibility goal,

including requiring each State with a

mandatory Class I Federal area to revise

its State Implementation Plan (SIP) to

contain such emission limits, schedules

of compliance and other measures as

may be necessary to make reasonable

progress toward meeting the National

goal. CAA section 169A(b)(2). Section

110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C.

7410(a)(2)(J), similarly requires SIPs to

meet the visibility protection

requirements of the CAA.

We promulgated regulations that

required affected States to, among other

things, (1) coordinate development of

SIPs with appropriate Federal Land

Managers (FLMs); (2) develop a program

to assess and remedy visibility

impairment from new and existing

sources; and (3) develop a long-term

(10–15 years) strategy to assure

reasonable progress toward the National

visibility goal. See 45 FR 80084,

December 2, 1980 (codified at 40 CFR

51.300–307). The regulations provide

for the remedying of visibility

impairment that is reasonably

attributable to a single existing

stationary facility or small group of

existing stationary facilities. These

regulations require that the SIPs provide

for periodic review, and revision as

appropriate, of the long-term strategy

not less frequently than every three

years, that the review process include

consultation with the appropriate FLMs,