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to do so, will be heard following those

who have been scheduled. The hearing

will end after all persons scheduled to

testify and persons present in the

audience who wish to testify have been

heard.

3. Public Meeting

If only one person requests an

opportunity to testify at a hearing, a

public meeting, rather than a public

hearing, may be held. Persons wishing

to meet with OSM representatives to

discuss the proposed amendment may

request a meeting by contacting the

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. All such meetings

will be open to the public and, if

possible, notices of meetings will be

posted at the locations listed under

ADDRESSES. A written summary of each

meeting will be made a part of the

administrative record.

IV. Procedural Determinations

1. Executive Order 12866

This rule is exempted from review by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under Executive Order 12866

(Regulatory Planning and Review).

2. Executive Order 12778

The Department of the Interior has

conducted the reviews required by

section 2 of Executive Order 12778

(Civil Justice Reform) and has

determined that this rule meets the

applicable standards of subsections (a)

and (b) of that section. However, these

standards are not applicable to the

actual language of State regulatory

programs and program amendments

since each such program is drafted and

promulgated by a specific State, not by

OSM. Under sections 503 and 505 of

SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1253 and 1255) and

the Federal regulations at 30 CFR

730.11, 732.15, and 732.17(h)(10),

decisions on proposed State regulatory

programs and program amendments

submitted by the States must be based

solely on a determination of whether the

submittal is consistent with SMCRA and

its implementing Federal regulations

and whether the other requirements of

30 CFR parts 730, 731, and 732 have

been met.

3. National Environmental Policy Act

No environmental impact statement is

required for this rule since section

702(d) of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1292(d))

provides that agency decisions on

proposed State regulatory program

provisions do not constitute major

Federal actions within the meaning of

section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).

4. Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule does not contain

information collection requirements that

require approval by OMB under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507 et seq.).

5. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Department of the Interior has

determined that this rule will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. 601 et seq.). The State submittal

that is the subject of this rule is based

upon counterpart Federal regulations for

which an economic analysis was

prepared and certification made that

such regulations would not have a

significant economic effect upon a

substantial number of small entities.

Accordingly, this rule will ensure that

existing requirements previously

promulgated by OSM will be

implemented by the State. In making the

determination as to whether this rule

would have a significant economic

impact, the Department relied upon the

data and assumptions for the

counterpart Federal regulations.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 944

Intergovernmental relations, Surface

mining, Underground mining.

Dated: March 7, 1995.

Charles E. Sandberg,

Acting Assistant Director, Western Support

Center.

[FR Doc. 95–6301 Filed 3–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 311

Privacy Program

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOD.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of

Defense proposes to exempt a system of

records identified as DGC 16, entitled

Political Appointment Vetting Files.

The DoD General Counsel performs

suitability screening of individuals

seeking, or who have been

recommended for, non-career positions

within the DoD.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments must be

received no later than May 15, 1995, to

be considered by the agency.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the OSD

Privacy Act Officer, Washington

Headquarter Services, Correspondence

and Directives Division, Records

Management Division, 1155 Defense

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–1155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Dan Cragg at (703) 695–0970.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

The Director, Administration and

Management, Office of the Secretary of

Defense has determined that this

proposed Privacy Act rule for the

Department of Defense does not

constitute ’significant regulatory action’.

Analysis of the rule indicates that it

does not have an annual effect on the

economy of $100 million or more; does

not create a serious inconsistency or

otherwise interfere with an action taken

or planned by another agency; does not

materially alter the budgetary impact of

entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan

programs or the rights and obligations of

recipients thereof; does not raise novel

legal or policy issues arising out of legal

mandates, the President’s priorities, or

the principles set forth in Executive

Order 12866 (1993).

Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980

The Director, Administration and

Management, Office of the Secretary of

Defense certifies that this Privacy Act

rule for the Department of Defense does

not have significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities

because it is concerned only with the

administration of Privacy Act systems of

records within the Department of

Defense.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The Director, Administration and

Management, Office of the Secretary of

Defense certifies that this Privacy Act

proposed rule for the Department of

Defense imposes no information

requirements beyond the Department of

Defense and that the information

collected within the Department of

Defense is necessary and consistent

with 5 U.S.C. 552a, known as the

Privacy Act of 1974.

The DoD General Counsel performs

suitability screening of individuals

seeking, or who have been

recommended for, non-career positions

within the DoD. Confidentialilty is

needed to maintain the Government’s

continued access to information from

persons who otherwise might refuse to

give it. During the screening process,

investigatory material is compiled for

the purpose of determining the

suitability of candidates for Schedule ‘C’

positions, taking character, security and

other personal suitability factors into

account. This exemption is limited to

disclosures that would reveal the

identity of a confidential source.
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List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 311

Privacy.

Accordingly, 32 CFR part 311 is

amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for 32 CFR

part 311 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Pub. L. 93–579, 88 Stat 1896 (5

U.S.C.552a).

2. Section 311.7, paragraph (c)(1) is

added as follows:

§ 311.7 Procedures for exemptions.

* * * * *

c. Specific exemptions. * * *

(1) System identifier and name--DGC

16, Political Appointment Vetting Files.

Exemption. Portions of this system of

records that fall within the provisions of

5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) may be exempt from

the following subsections (d)(1) through

(d)(5).

Authority. 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5).

Reasons. From (d)(1) through (d)(5)

because the agency is required to protect

the confidentiality of sources who

furnished information to the

Government under an expressed

promise of confidentiality or, prior to

September 27, 1975, under an implied

promise that the identity of the source

would be held in confidence. This

confidentiality is needed to maintain

the Government’s continued access to

information from persons who

otherwise might refuse to give it. This

exemption is limited to disclosures that

would reveal the identity of a

confidential source.

* * * * *

Dated: March 7, 1995.

L. M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–6422 Filed 03–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[LA–10–1–5937b; FRL–5172–3]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plan: Louisiana 1990

Base Year Ozone Emissions

Inventories

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to

approve the 1990 base year ozone

emission inventories submitted by

Louisiana for the purpose of bringing

about the attainment of the national

ambient air quality standard (NAAQS)

for ozone. The inventories were

submitted by the State to satisfy certain

Federal requirements for an approvable

nonattainment area (NAA) ozone State

Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Baton

Rouge and Calcasieu Parish areas of

Louisiana.

In the final rules section of this

Federal Register, the EPA is approving

the State’s SIP revision as a direct final

rule without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

amendment and anticipates no adverse

comments. A detailed rationale for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no adverse comments are

received in response to this proposed

rule, no further activity is contemplated

in relation to this rule. If the EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn, and all

public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period on this action. Any parties

interested in commenting on this action

should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by April 14,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

action should be addressed to Mr. Guy

Donaldson, Acting Chief, Planning

Section, at the EPA Regional Office

listed below. Copies of the documents

relevant to this action are available for

public inspection during normal

business hours at the following

locations. The interested persons

wanting to examine these documents

should make an appointment with the

appropriate office at least 24 hours

before the visiting day.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 6, Air Programs Branch (6T–

A), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700,

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.

Louisiana Department of Environmental

Quality, Air Quality Division, 7290

Bluebonnet, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

70810.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Herbert R. Sherrow, Jr., Planning

Section (6T–AP), Air Programs Branch,

U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, telephone

(214) 665–7237.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action of the same title which is located

in the Rules Section of the Federal

Register.

Dated: March 3, 1995.

Jane N. Saginaw,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–6300 Filed 3–14–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 60

[AD-FRL–5172–8]

RIN 2060–AC62

Standards of Performance for New

Stationary Sources and Emission

Guidelines for Existing Sources:

Medical Waste Incinerators; Public

Hearing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing

to allow interested parties the

opportunity to offer oral testimony on

recently proposed air emission

standards and guidelines for medical

waste incinerators (MWI’s).

DATES: Public Hearing. The public

hearing will be held on March 28, 1995,

beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard

Time. If necessary, the hearing will

continue on March 29, 1995 to allow all

parties the opportunity to speak.

Request to Speak at Hearing. Persons

wishing to present oral testimony at the

public hearing must call Ms. Julia Latta

at (919) 541–5578 on or before March

22, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be

held at the Best Western Olde Colony

Inn, 625 First Street, Alexandria,

Virginia, telephone (703) 548–6300.

Persons interested in attending the

hearing or wishing to present oral

testimony should notify Ms. Julia Latta,

Emission Standards Division (MD–13),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

27711, telephone (919) 541–5578.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Rick Copland at (919) 541–5265 or Mr.

Fred Porter at (919) 541–5251, Emission

Standards Division (MD–13), U.S. EPA,

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

27711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 27, 1995 standards of

performance limiting air pollution

emissions from new MWI’s and

emission guidelines initiating State

action to reduce air pollution from

existing MWI’s were proposed in the

Federal Register (60 FR 10654). In the

February 27 document, the EPA stated

that a public hearing would be held in

the Washington, D.C. area in mid- to