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record, which we will honor to the

extent allowable by law. There also may

be circumstances in which we would

withhold from the rulemaking record a

respondent’s identity, as allowable by

law. If you wish us to withhold your

name and/or address, you must state

this prominently at the beginning of

your comment. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. We

will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entity.

Dated: January 16, 2001.

Kathrine L. Henry,

Acting Director, Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 01–1765 Filed 1–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD7–00–123]

RIN 2115–AE47

Drawbridge Operation Regulations:

Siesta Drive Drawbridge, Gulf

Intracoastal Waterway, Florida

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to

change the operating regulations of the

Siesta Drive drawbridge across the Gulf

Intracoastal Waterway, mile 71.6 at

Sarasota, Florida. This rule would allow

the drawbridge to open only every 20

minutes between the hours of 7 a.m. and

6 p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays. This action is

intended to improve the movement of

morning commuter traffic while not

unreasonably interfering with the

movement of vessel traffic.

DATES: Comments and related material

must reach the Coast Guard on or before

March 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments

and related material to Commander

(obr), Seventh Coast Guard District, 909

SE 1st Avenue, Room 406, Miami, FL

33131. Comments and material received

from the public, as well as documents

indicated in this preamble as being

available in the docket, are part of

docket [CGD07–00–123] and are

available for inspection or copying at

Commander (obr), Seventh Coast Guard

District, 909 SE 1st Avenue, Room 406,

Miami, FL 33131 between 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Barry Dragon, Bridge Branch, 909 SE 1st

Ave., Miami, FL 33130, telephone

number 305–415–6743.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

We encourage you to participate in

this rulemaking by submitting

comments and related material. If you

do so, please include your name and

address, identify the docket number for

this rulemaking [CGD07–00–123],

indicate the specific section of this

document to which each comment

applies, and give the reason for each

comment. Please submit all comments

and related material in an unbound

format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches,

suitable for copying. If you would like

to know they reached us, please enclose

a stamped, self-addressed postcard or

envelope. We will consider all

comments and material received during

the comment period. We may change

this proposed rule in view of them.

Public Meeting

We do not now plan to hold a public

meeting. But you may submit a request

for a meeting by writing to Bridge

Branch, Seventh Coast Guard District,

909 SE 1st Ave., Room 406, Miami, FL

33131, explaining why one would be

beneficial. If we determine that one

would aid this rulemaking, we will hold

one at a time and place announced by

a later notice in the Federal Register.

Background and Purpose

The Siesta Drive bascule bridge is a

two lane narrow undivided urban

arterial roadway, which is already

severely congested due to insufficient

capacity. The proposed rule would

extend the existing 20 minute weekday

schedule to cover the morning

commuter period. The bridge opens less

than once per hour during this period so

the effect on vessels is not considered

unreasonable.

Discussion of Proposed Rule

The proposed rule would allow the

bridge to start its scheduled openings at

7 a.m. weekdays instead of the present

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. schedule. This should

facilitate the movement of commuter

traffic across the drawbridge while not

unreasonably interfering with the

movement of vessel traffic through the

drawspans.

Regulatory Evaluation

This proposed 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 policies

and procedures of the Department of

Transportation (DOT)(44 FR 11040,

February 26, l979).

We expect the economic impact of

this proposed rule to be so minimal that

a full Regulatory Evaluation under

paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies

and procedures of DOT is unnecessary.

The number of openings that occur

during the proposed period of

additional regulations is less than once

per hour and the maximum waiting time

would be 20 minutes

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we considered

whether this proposed 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 Coast Guard certifies under 5

U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule

would not have a significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

entities. This proposed rule would affect

the following entities, some of which

might be small entities: the owners or

operators of vessels intending to transit

under the Siesta Key bridge during the

hours of 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on weekdays.

This proposed rule would not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

because the number of openings that

occur during the proposed period of

additional regulations is less than once

per hour and the maximum waiting time

would be 20 minutes.

If you think that your business,

organization, or governmental

jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity

and that this proposed rule would have

a significant economic impact on it,

please submit a comment (see

ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it

qualifies and how and to what degree

this proposed rule would economically

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

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they can better evaluate its effects on

them and participate in the rulemaking.

If the proposed rule would affect your

small business, organization, or

governmental jurisdiction and you have

questions concerning its provisions or

options for compliance, please contact

the Bridge Branch, Seventh Coast Guard

District.

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 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’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

Executive Order 12630, Governmental

Actions and Interference with

Constitutionally Protected Property

Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

This proposed 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 proposed 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.

Environment

We considered the environmental

impact of this proposed rule and

concluded that, under figure 2–1,

paragraph (32)(e) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.lC, this proposed

rule is categorically excluded from

further environmental documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

Bridges.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Coast

Guard proposes to amend 33 CFR part

117 as follows:

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE

OPERATION REGULATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 117

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 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 117.287(b–1) is revised to

read as follows:

§ 117.287 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

* * * * *

(b-1) The draw of the Siesta Key

bridge, mile 71.6 at Sarasota, shall open

on signal, except that from 7 a.m. to 6

p.m. Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays, the draw need open

only on the hour, twenty minutes past

the hour, and 40 minutes past the hour.

On weekends and federal holidays from

11 am to 6 pm the draw need open only

on the hour, 20 minutes past the hour,

and 40 minutes past the hour.

* * * * *

Dated: December 27, 2000.

G.W. Sutton,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Seventh Coast Guard District, Acting.

[FR Doc. 01–1544 Filed 1–19–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 167

[USCG–1999–4974]

Port Access Routes; Strait of Juan de

Fuca and Adjacent Waters

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of study results.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces

the completion of a Port Access Route

Study which evaluated the need for

modifications to current vessel routing

and traffic management measures for the

Strait of Juan de Fuca, Haro Strait,

Boundary Pass, Rosario Strait, the Strait

of Georgia, and adjacent waters. The

study was completed in November,

2000. This notice summarizes the study

recommendations, which include

enhancements to existing vessel routing

measures, the addition of new vessel

routing measures, and the creation of

several new operational procedures.

ADDRESSES: Comments and material

received from the public, as well as the

actual study and other documents

mentioned in this notice, are part of

docket USCG–1999–4974 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, 20590–0001, 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: For

further information on this notice,

contact Lieutenant Junior Grade Aaron

Meadow-Hills, Thirteenth Coast Guard

District, telephone 206–220–7215, email ameadowshills@pacnorwest.uscg.mil; or George

Detweiler, Office of Vessel Traffic

Management, Coast Guard, telephone

202–267–0416, e-mail

gdetweiler@comdt.uscg.mil. For

questions on viewing the docket,

contact Dorothy Beard, Chief, Dockets,

Department of Transportation,

telephone 202–366–9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may

obtain a copy of the Port Access Route

Study by contacting either person listed

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. A copy is also

available in the public docket at the

address listed under the ADDRESSES

section and electronically on the DMS

Web Site at http://dms.dot.gov.

Definitions

The following definitions should help

you review this notice:

Area to be avoided (ATBA) means a

routing measure comprising an area

within defined limits in which either

navigation is particularly hazardous or

it is exceptionally important to avoid

casualties and which should be avoided

by all ships, or certain classes of ships.

Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service

(CVTS) means the system of vessel

traffic management established and

jointly operated by the United States

and Canada within adjoining waters. In

addition, CVTS facilitates traffic

movement and anchorages, avoids

jurisdictional disputes, and renders

assistance in emergencies in adjoining

United States and Canadian waters.

Precautionary area means a routing

measure comprising an area within

defined limits where ships must

navigate with particular caution and