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The annual effective dates and times

of the regulation are amended so that

the regulation becomes effective each

year on the last Tuesday through

Sunday in July from 8:30 a.m. local time

until the last race is completed each day

at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.

The boundaries of the regulated

navigation area created by these

regulations are also amended. The

boundaries of the current regulated area,

as defined in this section, include all

waters of the Columbia River from the

western end of Hydro Island to the

western end of Clover Island at

Kennewick, Washington. This

amendment will change the boundaries

of this regulated area to include all

waters of the Columbia River between a

point 400 yards upriver of Hydro Island

and a point 1,000 yards upriver of

Clover Island. As amended, the

regulated area created by this regulation

will include all waters of the Columbia

River bounded by two lines drawn from

shore to shore. The first line will run

between position latitude 46°14′07′′ N,

longitude 119°10′42′′ W and position

latitude 46°13′42′′ N, longitude

119°10′51′′ W. The second line will run

between position latitude 46°13′35′′ N,

longitude 119°07′34′′ W and position

latitude 46°13′10′′ N, longitude

119°07′47′′ W. Within these boundaries,

general navigation and anchorage will

be restricted by this regulation during

the hours it is in effect. This change is

intended to encourage spectator craft to

anchor downriver of the race course,

which would greatly reduce the number

of vessels congregating upriver of the

race course and reduce the risk of

vessels floating downriver onto the race

course. It is also intended to reduce the

number of recreational vessels transiting

from one end of the race course to the

other before and after the race, thus

reducing congestion in the vicinity of

the event.

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. It has not been reviewed by the

Office of Management and Budget under

that order. It is not significant under the

regulatory policies and procedures of

the Department of Transportation (DOT)

(44 FR 11040; February 26, 1979). The

Coast Guard expects the economic

impact of this rule to be so minimal that

a full Regulatory Evaluation under

paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies

and procedures of DOT is unnecessary.

This conclusion is based on the fact that

only minor changes are being made to

the regulations and that the changes

made reduce the area affected by

approximately one half mile.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Coast Guard

must consider the economic impact on

small entities of a rule for which a

general notice of proposed rulemaking

is required. ‘‘Small entities’’ may

include (1) small businesses and not-forprofit organizations that are

independently owned and operated and

are not dominant in their fields and (2)

governmental jurisdictions with

populations of less than 50,000.

The regulated navigation area created

by this section is being reduced by this

direct final rule. Moreover, vessels

desiring to transit this area of the

Columbia River may do so by

scheduling their trips in the evening

when the restrictions on general

navigation imposed by this section will

not be in effect. For these reasons, the

Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C.

605(b) that this change will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Collection-of-Information

This rule contains no collection-ofinformation requirements under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.).

Federalism

The Coast Guard has analyzed this

rule under the principles and criteria

contained in Executive Order 12612 and

has determined that this rule does not

have sufficient federalism implications

to warrant the preparation of a

Federalism Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this rule and

concluded that, under paragraph

2.B.2.e.34(h) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1B, (as revised by

59 FR 38654, July 29, 1994), this rule is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation. A

‘‘Categorical Exclusion Determination’’

is available in the docket for inspection

or copying where indicated under

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

Marine safety, Navigation (water),

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Waterways.

Regulation

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33

CFR part 100 as follows:

PART 100—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 100

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233; 49 CFR 1.46 and

33 CFR 100.35.

2. Section 100.1303 is amended by

revising paragraphs (a) and (b) as

follows:

§ 100.1303 Annual Kennewick,

Washington, Columbia Unlimited

Hydroplane Races.

(a) This regulation is effective each

year on the last Tuesday through

Sunday in July from 8:30 a.m. local time

until the last race is completed each day

at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time,

unless sooner terminated by the Patrol

Commander.

(b) The Coast Guard will restrict

general navigation and anchorage by

this regulation during the hours it is in

effect on all waters of the Columbia

River bounded by two lines drawn from

shore to shore; the first line running

between position latitude 46°14′07′′ N,

longitude 119°10′42′′ W and position

latitude 46°13′42′′ N, longitude

119°10′51′′ W; and the second line

running between position latitude

46°13′35′′ N, longitude 119°07′34′′ W

and position latitude 46°13′10′′ N,

longitude 119°07′47′′ W. [Datum: NAD

83]

* * * * *

Dated: April 25, 1996.

J.W. Lockwood,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard District

Commander.

[FR Doc. 96–11236 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 2

RIN 2900–AH74

Delegation of Authority To Order Paid

Advertising for Use in Recruitment

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document amends

regulations concerning delegations of

authority to order paid advertising for

use in recruitment. Under the previous

regulations, the authority was delegated

to heads of each department; to the

Director, Office of Personnel and Labor

Relations; to the deputies to such

officials; and to field facility heads. To

reflect current organizational structure

and titles, and to ensure that delegations

are made to all of those who need
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authority to order paid advertising for

use in recruitment, the regulations are

amended to delegate such authority to

Administration Heads, Assistant

Secretaries, Other Key Officials (the

General Counsel; the Inspector General;

the Chairman, Board of Veterans’

Appeals; the Chairman, Board of

Contract Appeals; and the Director,

Office of Small and Disadvantaged

Business Utilization), Deputy Assistant

Secretaries, to the deputies of such

officials, to the Deputy Assistant

Secretary and Associate Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Human

Resources Management, and to field

facility Directors. Also, nonsubstantive

changes are made for purposes of

clarity.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gloria C. Oliver, Chief, Recruitment and

Examining Division (054E),

Employment and Training Service,

Office of Human Resources

Management, Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20420, (202) 565–

8231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final

rule consists of delegations of authority

and nonsubstantive changes and,

therefore, is not subject to the notice

and comment and effective date

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553.

The Secretary hereby certifies that

this rule will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities as they are

defined in the Regulatory Flexibility

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612. This rule merely

sets forth delegations of authority and

nonsubstantive changes.

There is no Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance program number

for this regulation.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 2

Authority delegations (government

agencies).

Approved: April 1, 1996.

Jesse Brown,

Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, 38 CFR part 2 is amended as

set forth below:

PART 2—DELEGATIONS OF

AUTHORITY

1. The authority citation for part 2

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 72 Stat. 1114; 38 U.S.C. 501,

unless otherwise noted.

2. Section 2.4 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 2.4 Delegation of authority to order paid

advertising for use in recruitment.

Paid advertisements may be used in

recruitment for VA competitive and

excepted service positions. Authority to

order such advertisements is hereby

delegated to Administration Heads,

Assistant Secretaries, Other Key

Officials (the General Counsel; the

Inspector General; the Chairman, Board

of Veterans’ Appeals; the Chairman,

Board of Contract Appeals; and the

Director, Office of Small and

Disadvantaged Business Utilization),

Deputy Assistant Secretaries, to the

deputies of such officials, to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary and Associate

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human

Resources Management, and to field

facility Directors.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 302(b)(2); 44 U.S.C.

3702)

[FR Doc. 96–11156 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

38 CFR Part 9

RIN 2900–AH50

Servicemen’s and Veterans’ Group Life

Insurance

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document amends the

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

regulations relating to Servicemen’s and

Veterans’ Group Life Insurance by

eliminating provisions that merely

restate statutory provisions or that no

longer apply to the insurance programs

and by rewriting other provisions for

purposes of clarification.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Poole, Chief, Insurance Program

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs Regional Office and Insurance

Center, PO Box 8079, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19101, (215) 951–5718.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Insurance Service of the Veterans

Benefits Administration has determined

that it is no longer practicable to publish

in the Federal Register provisions that

merely restate statutory provisions. This

is especially evident when one

considers the burden involved in

keeping such regulatory provisions

current with statutory changes. As an

illustrative example, consider the

previous 38 CFR 9.4, which merely

restated the provisions of 38 U.S.C.

1967(a) as they pertain to the amount of

life insurance coverage allowable under

the Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance

(SGLI) program. When Congress

established the SGLI program in 1965, it

set the maximum coverage available at

$10,000. VA promulgated § 9.4 to reflect

this maximum coverage. Section 9.4 was

merely informational, but added no real

value to the operation of the SGLI

program. Since then, Congress has

increased the maximum coverage six

times, and each time VA has had to

amend § 9.4 to reflect the statutory

change. If VA had not initially

promulgated § 9.4, VA would have

avoided a total of seven regulatory

submissions and their resultant costs.

Accordingly, all or portions of §§ 9.1,

9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.10, 9.12, 9.14,

9.16, 9.17, 9.18, 9.24, 9.32, 9.34 and 9.36

are eliminated because they merely

restate provisions in 38 U.S.C. Chapter

19.

Also, provisions set forth in §§ 9.2(a),

9.2(d)(3), 9.3(a), 9.3(e), 9.5(d), 9.24(a)(1),

9.24(a)(2), and 9.30(a) concern ‘‘sunset’’

requirements that no longer apply to

Servicemen’s or Veterans’ Group Life

Insurance. Consequently, these

provisions are eliminated.

In addition, §§ 9.2 and 9.3 are

combined and rewritten to eliminate

redundant text, and amendments are

made to other sections for purposes of

clarification.

This final rule consists of

nonsubstantive changes and, therefore,

is not subject to the notice-andcomment and effective-date provisions

of 5 U.S.C. 553. Also, this final rule is

not a significant revision as defined in

FAR 1.501–1.

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs

hereby certifies that this final rule will

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small entities

as they are defined in the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, since

it does not contain any substantive

provisions. This final rule will not

significantly affect any entity. Therefore,

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), this

amendment is exempt from the initial

and final regulatory flexibility analysis

requirements of sections 603 and 604.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Program number for these

regulations is 64.103.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 9

Life insurance, Military personnel,

Veterans.

Approved: April 29, 1996.

Jesse Brown,

Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, 38 CFR part 9 is amended as

set forth below: