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14 by just one parent or legal guardian

if such person provides, under penalty

of perjury:

(A) Documentary evidence that such

person is the sole parent or has sole

custody of the child; or

(B) A written statement of consent

from the non-applying parent or

guardian, if applicable, to the issuance

of the passport.

(iii) An individual may apply in loco

parentis on behalf of a minor under age

14 by submitting a notarized written

statement or a notarized affidavit from

both parents specifically authorizing the

application. However, if only one parent

provides the notarized written statement

or notarized affidavit, documentary

evidence that such parent has sole

custody of the child must be presented.

(iv) Documentary evidence in support

of an application executed on behalf of

a minor under age 14 by one parent or

person in loco parentis under

paragraphs (b)(2)(ii) and (iii) of this

section may include, but is not limited

to, the following:

(A) A birth certificate providing the

minor’s name, date and place of birth

and the name of the sole parent;

(B) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad

of a Citizen of the United States of

America (FS–240) or a Certification of

Report of Birth of a United States

Citizen (DS–1350) providing the minor’s

name, date and place of birth and the

name of the sole parent;

(C) An adoption decree showing only

one adopting parent;

(D) An order of a court of competent

jurisdiction granting sole custody to the

applying parent or legal guardian and

containing no travel restrictions

inconsistent with issuance of the

passport;

(E) A judicial declaration of

incompetence of the non-applying

parent;

(F) An order of a court of competent

jurisdiction specifically permitting the

applying parent’s or guardian’s travel

with the child;

(G) A death certificate for the nonapplying parent; or

(H) A copy of a Commitment Order or

comparable document for an

incarcerated parent.

(v) In instances when a parent

submits a custody decree invoking the

provisions of paragraph (d)(1) of this

section, the judicial limitations on the

minor’s ability to travel contained in the

custody decree will be given effect.

(vi) The requirements of paragraphs

(b)(2)(i), (ii) and (iii) of this section may

be waived in cases of exigent or special

family circumstances, as determined by

a Department official designated under

paragraph (b)(2)(vi)(E) of this section.

(A) Exigent circumstances are defined

as time-sensitive circumstances in

which the inability of the minor to

obtain a passport would jeopardize the

health and safety or welfare of the minor

or would result in the child being

separated from the rest of his or her

traveling party.

(B) ‘‘Time-sensitive’’ generally means

that there is not enough time before the

minor’s emergency travel to obtain

either the required consent of both

parents/guardians or documentation

reflecting a sole parent’s/guardian’s

custody rights.

(C) Special family circumstances are

circumstances in which the minor’s

family situation makes it impossible for

one or both of the parents to execute the

passport application.

(D) A parent applying for a passport

for a child under age 14 under this

paragraph (b)(2)(vi) must submit with

the application a written statement

subscribed under penalty of perjury

describing the exigent or special family

circumstances the parent believes

should be taken into consideration in

applying an exception.

(E) Determinations under this

paragraph (b)(2)(vi) may be made by a

senior passport adjudicator or the

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport

Services for an application filed within

the United States, or a consular officer

or the Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Overseas Citizens Services for an

application filed abroad.

(vii) Nothing contained in this section

shall prohibit any Department official

adjudicating a passport application on

behalf of a minor from requiring an

applicant to submit other documentary

evidence deemed necessary to establish

the applying adult’s entitlement to

obtain a passport on behalf of a minor

under the age of 14 in accordance with

the provisions of this regulation.

* * * * *

(d) * * *

(1)(i) When there is a dispute

concerning the custody of a minor

under age 18, a passport may be denied

if the Department has on file, or is

provided in the course of a passport

application executed on behalf of a

minor, a copy of a court order from a

court of competent jurisdiction in the

United States or abroad which:

* * * * *

5. Revise § 51.40 to read as follows:

§ 51.40 Burden of proof.

The applicant has the burden of

proving that he or she is a national of

the United States.

6. Revise § 51.41 to read as follows:

§ 51.41 Documentary evidence.

Every application shall be

accompanied by evidence of the U.S.

nationality of the applicant.

Dated: May 10, 2001.

For the Secretary of State.

Mary A. Ryan,

Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs,

Department of State.

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BILLING CODE 4710–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[CGD09–01–048]

Safety Zone: Captain of the Port

Detroit Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation of

final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

implementing safety zones for annual

fireworks displays in the Captain of the

Port Detroit Zone during June 2001.

This action is necessary to provide for

the safety of life and property on

navigable waters during these events.

These zones will restrict vessel traffic

from a portion of the Captain of the Port

Detroit Zone.

DATES: Effective from 12:01 a.m.(EST)

on June 1, 2001 to 11:59 p.m.(EST) on

June 30, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ensign Brandon Sullivan, U.S. Coast

Guard Marine Safety Office Detroit, MI

(313) 568–9580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast

Guard is implementing the permanent

safety zones in 33 CFR 165.907

(published May 21, 2001, in the Federal

Register, 66 FR 27868), for fireworks

displays in the Captain of the Port

Detroit Zone during June 2001. The

following safety zones are in effect for

fireworks displays occurring in the

month of June 2001:

(1) Bay-Rama Fishfly Festival, New

Baltimore, MI. Location: All waters off

New Baltimore City Park, Lake St. ClairAnchor Bay bounded by the arc of a

circle with a 300-yard radius with its

center located at approximate position

42° 41′N, 082° 44′W, June 13, 2001, from

9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

(2) Jefferson Beach Marina Fireworks,

St. Clair Shores, MI. Location: All

waters of Lake St. Clair within a 300-

yard radius of the fireworks barge in

approximate position 42° 32′N, 082°

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51′W, about 1000 yards east of Jefferson

Beach Marina on June 28, 2001, from

9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

(3) St. Clair Shores Fireworks, St. Clair

Shores, MI. Location: All waters of Lake

St. Clair within a 300-yard radius of the

fireworks barge in approximate position

42° 32′N, 082° 51′W, about 1000 yards

east of Veterans Memorial Park (off

Masonic Rd.), St. Clair Shores, MI on

June 29, 2001, from 10 p.m. to 10:30

p.m.

(4) City of Wyandotte Fireworks,

Wyandotte, MI. Location: The waters off

the breakwall between Oak & Van

Alstyne St., Detroit River bounded by

the arc of a circle with a 300-yard radius

with its center in approximate position

42° 12′N, 083° 09′W on June 29, 2001

from 9:15 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.

(5) Grosse Pointe Farms Fireworks,

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. Location: All

waters of Lake St. Clair within a 300-

yard radius of the fireworks barge in

approximate position 42° 23′N, 082°

52′W, about 300 yards east of Grosse

Pointe Farms on June 30, 2001 from 9:30

p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

(6) Grosse Ile Yacht Club Fireworks,

Grosse Ile, MI. Location: The waters off

the Grosse Ile Yacht Club deck, Detroit

River bounded by the arc of a circle

with a 300-yard radius with its center

approximately located at 42° 05′N, 083°

09′W on June 30, 2001 from 9:45 p.m.

to 10:45 p.m.

(7) Sigma Gamma Assoc., Grosse

Pointe Farms, MI. Location: The waters

off Ford’s Cove, Lake St. Clair bounded

by the arc of a circle with a 300-yard

radius with its center in approximate

position 42° 27′N, 082° 52′W on June 25,

2001 from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

In order to ensure the safety of

spectators and transiting vessels, these

safety zones will be in effect for the

duration of the events. Vessels may not

enter the safety zones without

permission from Captain of the Port

Detroit. If you would like permission,

contact the person listed in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Spectator vessels

may anchor outside the safety zones but

are cautioned not to block a navigable

channel.

Dated: May 25, 2001.

S.P. Garrity,

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of

the Port Detroit.

[FR Doc. 01–14091 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 110 and 111

[USCG–1999–6096]

RIN 2115–AF89

Marine Shipboard Electrical Cable

Standards

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard amends its

electrical engineering regulations for

merchant vessels by adding alternate

cable standards that are equivalent to

the existing standards. Our purpose is to

revise requirements that create an

unwarranted difference between

domestic rules and international

standards for marine cable.

DATES: This final rule is effective July 5,

2001. The incorporation by reference of

certain publications listed in the rule is

approved by the Director of the Federal

Register as of July 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments and material

received from the public, as well as

documents mentioned in this preamble

as being available in the docket, are part

of docket USCG–1999–6096 and are

available for inspection or copying at

the Docket Management Facility, U.S.

Department of Transportation, room PL–

401, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays. You may also find this

docket on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If

you have questions on this rule, call

Dolores Mercier, Project Manager, Office

of Design and Engineering Standards

(G–MSE), Coast Guard, telephone 202–

267–0658. If you have questions on

viewing the docket, call Dorothy Beard,

Chief, Dockets, Department of

Transportation, telephone 202–366–

5149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

On February 8, 2000, we published a

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)

entitled ‘‘Marine Shipboard Electrical

Cable Standards’’ in the Federal

Register (65 FR 6111). Following

publication of the NPRM, we received

several requests to hold a public

meeting. In response to these requests,

we scheduled a public meeting for June

28, 2000. We notified the public of the

meeting in a notice of public meeting

and reopening of comment period

published on June 5, 2000 (65 FR

35600). On June 26, 2000, we published

a correction to the notice (65 FR 39334).

On July 27, 2000, we published a notice

to reopen the comment period (65 FR

46143).

Background and Purpose

Since the last revision of our electrical

engineering regulations in 46 CFR

chapter I, subchapter J, (62 FR 23894,

May 1, 1997), we have received a

number of letters concerning the

construction requirements in 46 CFR

111.60–1 and 111.60–3 for cable used

on merchant vessels. Sections 111.60–1

and 111.60–3 allow the use of cables

meeting certain industry standards

listed in those sections. The letters

suggest that there are other cable

standards beside those listed in the two

sections that would provide a level of

performance and safety equivalent to

the listed standards. The Coast Guard

completed equivalency determinations

on UL 1309 (1995); IEC 92–350, 1988,

amendment 1 (1994); and IEC 92–353

(1995–01) and found them to be

equivalent.

Discussion of Comments and Changes

The Coast Guard received 58

comments on the notice of proposed

rulemaking (NPRM). Here, we discuss

first comments of a general nature, then

comments relating to specific sections of

the regulation.

I. General Comments

1. Several commenters liked the

proposed changes to §§ 111.60–1 and

111.60–3. They agreed that the changes

offered the entire maritime industry

more flexibility and increased the

clarity of the regulations without

compromising performance or safety. A

number of comments commended the

Coast Guard’s effort to enhance its

marine shipboard electrical cable

regulation and incorporate industry

standards, both domestic and

international.

2. Eight comments recommended that

the Coast Guard use the new IEC

numbering system for its references to

any IEC standard.

The Coast Guard agrees with these

comments and will change them

throughout 46 CFR as part of a separate

rulemaking.

3. Six comments stated that the Coast

Guard requires marine shipboard

electrical cable to be certified by an

independent laboratory.

The Coast Guard does not require

third-party verification for marine

shipboard electrical cable. The cable

manufacturer may self-certify its cable