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Appendix C to Part 4022—Lump Sum

Interest Rates For Private-Sector

Payments

* * * * *

Rate set

For plans with a valuation

date Immediate

annuity rate

(percent)

Deferred annuities (percent)

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

* * * * * **

92 6–1–01 7–1–01 5.00 4.25 4.00 4.00 7 8

PART 4044—ALLOCATION OF

ASSETS IN SINGLE-EMPLOYER

PLANS

4. The authority citation for part 4044

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1301(a), 1302(b)(3),

1341, 1344, 1362.

5. In appendix B to part 4044, a new

entry, as set forth below, is added to the

table. (The introductory text of the table

is omitted.)

Appendix B to Part 4044—Interest

Rates Used To Value Benefits

* * * * *

For valuation

dates occurring in

the month—

The values of it are:

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

* * * * * **

June 2001 .0660 1–20 .0625 >20 N/A N/A

Issued in Washington, DC, on this 8th day

of May 2001.

Joseph H. Grant,

Acting Executive Director, Pension Benefit

Guaranty Corporation.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

32 CFR Part 989

Environmental Impact Analysis

Process (EIAP); Correction

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force,

DoD.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air

Force published in the Federal Register

of March 28, 2001, a document

concerning correcting amendments.

This document corrects the inadvertent

change to correcting amendment 17.

DATES: Effective on May 15, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Jack Bush (HQ USAF/ILEB), 1260 Air

Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330–

1260, (703) 604–0553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc.

01–7671 published on March 28, 2001

(66 FR 16868) make the following

correction. On page 16868, correcting

amendment 17, § 989.18, paragraph (a),

third to last sentence correct ‘‘AF/ILEV’’

to read ‘‘USAF/ILEV.’’

Dated: May 10, 2001.

Janet A. Long,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD 08–01–005]

RIN 2115–AE47

Drawbridge Operation Regulation;

Illinois Waterway, Illinois

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth

Coast Guard District is temporarily

changing the regulation governing the

McDonough Street Bridge, mile 287.3;

Jefferson Street Bridge, mile 287.9; Cass

Street Bridge, mile 288.1; Jackson Street

Bridge, mile 288.4 and the Ruby Street

Bridge, mile 288.7, Illinois Waterway.

The drawbridges, with the exception of

the Jefferson Street Bridge, will be

allowed to remain closed to navigation

from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to

5:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

The Jefferson Street Bridge will remain

in the open-to-navigation position. This

temporary rule is issued to facilitate

land traffic management while

emergency repairs are made to the

Jefferson Street Bridge.

DATES: This rule is effective from 7:30

a.m., March 30, 2001 until 7:30 a.m. on

July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated,

documents referred to in this notice will

be available for inspection and copying

at room 2.107f in the Robert A. Young

Federal Building at Eighth Coast Guard

District, Bridge Branch, 1222 Spruce

Street, St. Louis, MO 63103–2832,

between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Roger K. Wiebusch, Bridge

Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard

District, Bridge Branch, 1222 Spruce

Street, St. Louis, MO 63103–2832,

Telephone (314) 539–3900, extension

378.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory Information

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a

notice of proposed rulemaking has not

been published and good cause exists

for making this rule effective in less

than 30 days from publication. The

change has been implemented to

address the emergency situation

resulting in extensive damage to the

Jefferson Street Bridge caused by a

vessel allision. Thus, following normal

rule making procedures would be

impractical. Delaying implementation of

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the regulation will not adversely impact

navigation; however, it would result in

unnecessary prolonged traffic

management problems within the City

of Joliet, Illinois.

Background and Purpose

On February 21, 2001 the Jefferson

Street Bridge, mile 287.9, Illinois

Waterway in Joliet, Illinois was struck

and seriously damaged by a vessel. The

allision requires the Jefferson Street

Bridge to remain in the open-tonavigation position until repairs are

completed. It is estimated that it will

take four months to complete the

repairs. The Jefferson Street Bridge is

one of five bascule leaf drawbridges

within Joliet that carry vehicular traffic

across the Illinois Waterway. The

current regulations permit the bridges to

remain closed to navigation during

commuter hours of 7:30 a.m. to 8:30

a.m. and 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Monday

through Saturday. Damage to the

Jefferson Street Bridge prevents its use

by highway traffic and has increased

traffic levels on the other bridges and

travel time between bridges. The

temporary rule was requested by the

Illinois Department of Transportation in

order to accommodate the additional

vehicular traffic that has been diverted

to the four remaining operable bridges.

Discussion of Temporary Rule

The five Joliet area drawbridges have

a minimum vertical clearance of 16.5

feet above normal pool in the closed-tonavigation position. Navigation on the

waterway consists primarily of

commercial tows and recreational

watercraft. Presently, the draws of all

Illinois Waterway bridges within Joliet

open on signal for passage of river

traffic, except that they need not open

from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from

4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Monday through

Saturday. This temporary drawbridge

operation amendment has been

coordinated with the commercial

waterway operators who do not object.

Extending the morning drawbridge

closure period by 30 minutes and the

afternoon closure period by 30 minutes

during the week, now until July 2, 2001,

will not adversely impact navigation. It

will, however, significantly facilitate

traffic management in the City of Joliet.

Regulatory Evaluation

This rule is not a ‘‘significant

regulatory action’’ under section 3(f) of

Executive Order 12866 and does not

require an assessment of potential costs

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that

Order. The Office of Management and

Budget has not reviewed it under that

Order. It is not ‘‘significant’’ under the

regulatory polices and procedures of the

Department of Transportation (DOT) (44

FR 11040, February 26, 1979). The Coast

Guard expects the economic impact of

this temporary rule to be minimal. A

full Regulatory Evaluation under

paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies

and procedures of DOT is unnecessary.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we considered

whether this rule would have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises

small businesses, not-for-profit

organizations that are independently

owned and operated and are not

dominant in their fields, and

governmental jurisdictions with

populations of less than 50,000. The

temporary rule only impacts vessel

traffic for one hour a day Monday

through Saturday during the spring and

early summer months. Although this

timeframe coincides with part of the

navigation season, commercial interests

can accommodate this restriction in

their schedules. Therefore, the Coast

Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b)

that this rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities.

Assistance for Small Entities

Under section 213(a) of the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121),

we offered to assist small entities in

understanding the rule so that they

could better evaluate its effects on them

and participate in the rulemaking

process. Any individual that qualifies

or, believes he or she qualifies as a small

entity, and requires assistance with the

provisions of this rule, may contact Mr.

Roger K. Wiebusch, Bridge

Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard

District, Bridge Branch, telephone (314)

539–3900, extension 378.

Small businesses may send comments

on the action of Federal employees who

enforce, or otherwise determine

compliance with, Federal regulations to

the Small Business and Agriculture

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman

and the Regional Small Business

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The

Ombudsman evaluates these actions

annually and rates each agency’s

responsiveness to small business. If you

wish to comment on actions by

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1–

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247).

Collection of Information

This rule calls for no new collection

of information under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–

3520).

Federalism

We have analyzed this rule under

Executive Order 13132 and have

determined that this rule does not have

implications for federalism under that

Order.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) governs

the issuance of Federal regulations that

require unfunded mandates. An

unfunded mandate is a regulation that

requires a State, local, or tribal

government or the private sector to

incur direct costs without the Federal

Government having first provided the

funds to pay those unfunded mandate

costs. This rule will not impose an

unfunded mandate.

Taking of Private Property

This rule will not effect a taking of

private property or otherwise have

taking implications under Executive

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and

Interference with Constitutionally

Protected Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

This rule meets applicable standards

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

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to

minimize litigation, eliminate

ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

We have analyzed this rule under

Executive Order 13045, Protection of

Children from Environmental Health

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not

an economically significant rule and

does not concern an environmental risk

to health or risk to safety that may

disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

This rule does not have tribal

implications under Executive Order

13175, Consultation and Coordination

with Indian Tribal Governments,

because it does not have a substantial

direct effect on one or more Indian

tribes, on the relationship between the

Federal Government and Indian tribes,

or on the distribution of power and

responsibilities between the Federal

Government and Indian tribes.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this rule and

concluded that under figure 2–1,

paragraph (32), of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1C, this rule is

categorically excluded from further

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environmental documentation.

Promulgation of changes to drawbridge

regulations has been found not to have

significant effect on the human

environment. A ‘‘Categorical Exclusion

Determination’’ is available in the

docket for inspection or copying where

indicated under ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects

Bridges.

For the reason 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. Sec. 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. Effective 7:30 a.m. on February 26,

2001 through 7:30 a.m. on July 2, 2001,

paragraph (c) of § 117.393 is suspended

and a new paragraph (e) is added to read

as follows:

§ 117.393 Illinois Waterway.

* * * * *

(e) The draws of the McDonough

Street Bridge, mile 287.3; Cass Street

Bridge, mile 288.1; Jackson Street

Bridge, mile 288.4 and the Ruby Street

Bridge, mile 288.7; all of Joliet, shall

open on signal, except that they need

not open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and

from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday

through Saturday. The Jefferson Street

Bridge shall remain in the open-tonavigation position during the period

February 26, 2001 to July 2, 2001 for

repairs.

Dated: March 30, 2001.

J.C. Van Sice,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting

Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 136, 141 and 143

[FRL–6974–7]

RIN–2040–AD59

Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule;

Guidelines Establishing Test

Procedures for the Analysis of

Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act;

National Primary Drinking Water

Regulations and National Secondary

Drinking Water Regulations; Methods

Update

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

SUMMARY: Because EPA received

adverse comments, we are withdrawing

the direct final rule entitled ‘‘Guidelines

Establishing Test Procedures for the

Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean

Water Act; National Primary Drinking

Water Regulations and National

Secondary Drinking Water Regulations;

Methods Update; Direct Final Rule.’’ We

published the direct final rule (66 FR

3466) with a companion proposed rule

(66 FR 3526) on January 16, 2001. We

stated in the direct final rule that if we

received adverse comment by March 19,

2001, we would publish a timely notice

of withdrawal in the Federal Register.

We subsequently received adverse

comments on the direct final rule. We

will address those comments in a

subsequent action based on the parallel

proposal. The proposed rule stated that

we would not institute a second

comment period on this action.

DATES: As of May 15, 2001, EPA

withdraws the direct final rule

published at 66 FR 3466 on January 16,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maria Gomez-Taylor, Ph.D., Engineering

and Analysis Division (4303), USEPA

Office of Science and Technology, Ariel

Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20460 (phone:

202–260–1639; e-mail: GomezTaylor.Maria@epa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA

published a direct final rule on January

16, 2001, to approve the use of updated

versions of test procedures (i.e.,

analytical methods) for the

determination of chemical, radiological,

and microbiological pollutants and

contaminants in wastewater and

drinking water. These updated versions

of analytical methods have been

published by one or more of the

following organizations: American

Society for Testing Materials, United

States Geological Survey, United States

Department of Energy, American Public

Health Association, American Water

Works Association, and Water

Environment Federation. Previously

approved versions of the methods

would remain approved. The rule also

corrected method citations and minor

typographical errors in EPA’s

regulations for test procedures. EPA

published a companion proposed rule

(66 FR 3526) on the same date as the

direct final rule.

The companion proposed rule invited

comment on the substance of the direct

final rule and stated that if adverse

comments were received by March 19,

2001, the direct final rule would not

become effective and a document would

be published in the Federal Register to

withdraw the direct final rule before the

May 16, 2001, effective date. The EPA

subsequently received adverse

comments on the final rule. EPA plans

to address those comments in a

subsequent action. Today’s action

withdraws the direct final rule; the

updated versions of the test procedures

are not approved under 40 CFR parts

136, 141, or 143.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 136

Environmental protection, Analytical

methods, Incorporation by reference,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Water pollution control.

40 CFR Part 141

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Incorporation by reference, Indianlands, Intergovernmental relations,

Radiation Protection, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Water

supply.

40 CFR Part 143

Environmental protection, Chemicals,

Incorporation by reference, Indianlands, Water supply.

Dated: May 7, 2001.

Christine Todd Whitman,

Administrator.

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