Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 87 / Friday, May 3, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 19857

Dated: April 19, 1996.

Stephen L. Johnson,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

Therefore, 40 CFR part 180 is

amended as follows:

PART 180—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 180

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a and 371.

2. Section 180.472(a) is amended in

the table therein by adding in

alphabetical order the following

commodity to read as follows:

§ 180.472 1-[(6-Chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]-

N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine; tolerances for

residues.

(a) * * *

Commodity Parts per million

* * * * *

Pome fruits crop group 0.6

* * * * *

* * * * *

[FR Doc. 96–10915 Filed 5–02–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket No. FEMA–7640]

Suspension of Community Eligibility

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency, FEMA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule identifies

communities, where the sale of flood

insurance has been authorized under

the National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP), that are suspended on the

effective dates listed within this rule

because of noncompliance with the

floodplain management requirements of

the program. If the Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA) receives

documentation that the community has

adopted the required floodplain

management measures prior to the

effective suspension date given in this

rule, the suspension will be withdrawn

by publication in the Federal Register.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of

each community’s suspension is the

third date (‘‘Susp.’’) listed in the third

column of the following tables.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to determine

whether a particular community was

suspended on the suspension date,

contact the appropriate FEMA Regional

Office or the NFIP servicing contractor.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert F. Shea Jr., Division Director,

Program Implementation Division,

Mitigation Directorate, 500 C Street,

SW., Room 417, Washington, DC 20472,

(202) 646–3619.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NFIP

enables property owners to purchase

flood insurance which is generally not

otherwise available. In return,

communities agree to adopt and

administer local floodplain management

aimed at protecting lives and new

construction from future flooding.

Section 1315 of the National Flood

Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 4022, prohibits flood insurance

coverage as authorized under the

National Flood Insurance Program, 42

U.S.C. 4001 et seq., unless an

appropriate public body adopts

adequate floodplain management

measures with effective enforcement

measures. The communities listed in

this document no longer meet that

statutory requirement for compliance

with program regulations, 44 CFR part

59 et seq. Accordingly, the communities

will be suspended on the effective date

in the third column. As of that date,

flood insurance will no longer be

available in the community. However,

some of these communities may adopt

and submit the required documentation

of legally enforceable floodplain

management measures after this rule is

published but prior to the actual

suspension date. These communities

will not be suspended and will continue

their eligibility for the sale of insurance.

A notice withdrawing the suspension of

the communities will be published in

the Federal Register.

In addition, the Federal Emergency

Management Agency has identified the

special flood hazard areas in these

communities by publishing a Flood

Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The date of

the FIRM if one has been published, is

indicated in the fourth column of the

table. No direct Federal financial

assistance (except assistance pursuant to

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief

and Emergency Assistance Act not in

connection with a flood) may legally be

provided for construction or acquisition

of buildings in the identified special

flood hazard area of communities not

participating in the NFIP and identified

for more than a year, on the Federal

Emergency Management Agency’s

initial flood insurance map of the

community as having flood-prone areas

(section 202(a) of the Flood Disaster

Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.

4106(a), as amended). This prohibition

against certain types of Federal

assistance becomes effective for the

communities listed on the date shown

in the last column. The Acting Associate

Director finds that notice and public

comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are

impracticable and unnecessary because

communities listed in this final rule

have been adequately notified.

Each community receives a 6-month,

90-day, and 30-day notification

addressed to the Chief Executive Officer

that the community will be suspended

unless the required floodplain

management measures are met prior to

the effective suspension date. Since

these notifications have been made, this

final rule may take effect within less

than 30 days.

National Environmental Policy Act

This rule is categorically excluded

from the requirements of 44 CFR Part

10, Environmental Considerations. No

environmental impact assessment has

been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Acting Associate Director has

determined that this rule is exempt from

the requirements of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act because the National

Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 4022, prohibits

flood insurance coverage unless an

appropriate public body adopts

adequate floodplain management

measures with effective enforcement

measures. The communities listed no

longer comply with the statutory

requirements, and after the effective

date, flood insurance will no longer be

available in the communities unless

they take remedial action.

Regulatory Classification

This final rule is not a significant

regulatory action underthe criteria of

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of

September 30, 1993, Regulatory

Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule does not involve any

collection of information for purposes of

the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

This rule involves no policies that

have federalism implications under

Executive Order 12612, Federalism,

October 26, 1987, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp.,

p. 252.
19858 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 87 / Friday, May 3, 1996 / Rules and Regulations

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice

Reform

This rule meets the applicable

standards of section 2(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12778, October 25, 1991, 56 FR

55195, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 309.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 64

Flood insurance, Floodplains.

Accordingly, 44 CFR part 64 is

amended as follows:

PART 64—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 64

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR,

1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367,

3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.

§ 64.6 [Amended]

2. The tables published under the

authority of § 64.6 are amended as

follows:

State and location Community

No. Effective date of eligibility Current effectivemap date

Date certain

federal assistance no longer

available in

special flood

hazard areas

Region III

Pennsylvania:

German, township of, Fayette County 421627 March 1, 1977, Emerg.; April 16, 1991,

Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

May 6, 1996 ............ May 6, 1996.

Region IV

Georgia:

Jasper County, unincorporated areas 130519 January 24, 1995, Emerg.; May 6, 1996,

Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Telfair County, unincorporated areas ... 130166 November 9, 1994, Emerg.; May 6, 1996,

Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

North Carolina: Asheville, city of, Buncombe County.370032 June 30, 1976, Emerg.; July 16, 1980,

Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Region V

Indiana: Warrick County, unincorporated

areas.

180418 April 11, 1975, Emerg.; May 17, 1982,

Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Michigan:

Allen Park, city of, Wayne County ....... 260217 March 23, 1973, Emerg.; February 17,

1982, Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Dearborn, city of, Wayne County ......... 260220 March 9, 1973, Emerg.; April 20, 1979,

Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Dearborn Heights, city of, Wayne

County.

260221 January 12, 1973, Emerg.; May 2, 1983,

Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Selma, township of, Wexford County ... 260757 April 7, 1986, Emerg.; September 30,

1988, Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Taylor, city of, Wayne County .............. 260728 November 25, 1986, Emerg.; November

25, 1986, Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Region VI

Oklahoma:

Pauls Valley, city of, Garvin County .... 400246 December 9, 1976, Emerg.; September 17,

1980, Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Stillwater, city of, Payne County .......... 405380 April 30, 1971, Emerg.; June 22, 1973,

Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Region VII

Colorado: Lafayette, city of, Boulder County.080026 August 7, 1975, Emerg.; March 18, 1980,

Reg.; May 6, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Region I

Maine: Lyman, town of, York County .......... 230195 July 23, 1975, Emerg.; May 15, 1991,

Reg.; May 20, 1996 Susp.

May 20, 1996 .......... May 20, 1996.

Region X

Washington: King County, unincorporated

areas.

530071 October 13, 1972, Emerg.; September 29,

1978, Reg.; May 20, 1996, Susp.

......do ...................... Do.

Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Rein.—Reinstatement; Susp.—Suspension.
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 87 / Friday, May 3, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 19859

1 The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No.

104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (ICCTA), which was enacted

on December 29, 1995, and took effect on January

1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce

Commission and transferred certain functions and

proceedings to the Board.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)

Issued: April 25, 1996.

Richard W. Krimm,

Acting Associate Director, Mitigation

Directorate.

[FR Doc. 96–11040 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 10 and 15

CGD 94–041]

RIN 2115–92

Radar-Observer Endorsement for

Operators of Uninspected Towing

Vessels

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Reopening of comment period

on interim rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is reopening

the period for public comment on its

interim rule requiring a radar-observer

endorsement for operators of

uninspected towing vessels. It would

like public help in clarifying certain

issues.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

the Executive Secretary, Marine Safety

Council (G–LRA/3406) [CGD 94–041],

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100

Second Street SW., Washington, DC

20593–09001, or may be delivered to

room 3406 at the same address between

8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays. The

telephone number is (202) 267–1477.

The Executive Secretary maintains the

public docket for this rulemaking.

Comments will become part of this

docket and will be available for

inspection or copying at room 3406,

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, between

8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LCDR Don Darcy, Project Manager,

Marine Safety and Environmental

Protection, Office of Maritime Personnel

Qualifications (G–MOS–1) (202) 267–

0221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 26, 1994, the Coast Guard

published an interim rule requiring a

radar-observer endorsement, with

appropriate training, for licensed

masters, mates, and operators of radarequipped uninspected towing vessels 8

meters (approximately 26 feet) or more

in length [59 FR 53754]. This rule

requires every licensed person to hold

either an endorsement as a radarobserver or, if he or she holds a valid

license issued before February 15, 1995,

a certificate from a radar-operation

course. In response to comments from

members of the regulated public, the

Coast Guard published an amendment

to the interim rule on February 14, 1995

[60 FR 8308], which changed the date

by which the radar-observer

endorsement or the radar-operation

course certificate would be required:

from February 15, 1995, to June 1, 1995.

The effective date of the interim rule

remained and remains June 1, 1995.

Further evaluation of the interim rule

by the Coast Guard revealed certain

issues that require clarification.

Therefore, the Coast Guard has decided

to reopen the comment period.

Request for Comments

The Coast Guard encourages

interested persons to participate in this

rulemaking by submitting written data,

views, or arguments. There is no need

to refile comments already submitted.

Persons submitting comments should

include their names and addresses,

identify this rulemaking [CGD 94–041]

and the specific section of the interim

rule to which each comment applies,

and give the reason for each comment.

Please submit two copies of all

comments and attachments in an

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by

11 inches, suitable for copying and

electronic filing. Persons wanting

acknowledgment of receipt of comments

should enclose stamped, self-addressed

postcards or envelopes.

The Coast Guard will consider all

comments received during the comment

period. It may change the interim rule

in view of the comments.

Although the Coast Guard invites

comments on any feature of the interim

rule, it specifically invites comments on

the following:

Section 10.305(c)(2)(iii)(C). Should

the Coast Guard require the

determination of the course and speed

of another vessel for inland routes?

Section 10.305(c)(2)(iii)(D). Should

the Coast Guard require the

determination of the time and distance

of closest point of approach of a

crossing, meeting, overtaking, or

overtaken vessel for inland routes? On

most inland routes, towing vessels have

a one-person watch in the wheelhouse

and may compromise the safety of the

tow if they were required to do this.

Section 10.480(f). Currently an

endorsement as radar observer issued

under this section is valid for five years

after the month of issuance of the

certificate of training from a course

approved by the Coast Guard. Should

there be a 2 year window of

acceptability to the renewal date of the

license to bring the two dates together

and eliminate an expensive license

transaction? This would make the

normal validity of the endorsement 5

years, but not to exceed 7 years.

Dated: April 25, 1996.

Joseph J. Angelo,

Director for Standards, Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 96–10999 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

Surface Transportation Board

49 CFR Parts 1051, 1053 and 1312

[Ex Parte No. MC–180 (Sub-No. 3)]

Regulations Implementing Section 7 of

the Negotiated Rates Act of 1993

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board

(Board).1

ACTION: Final Rule; Termination of

Proceeding.

SUMMARY: The Board is rescinding the

rules previously issued by the Interstate

Commerce Commission (ICC) in this

proceeding concerning the off-bill

discounting provisions of section 7 of

the Negotiated Rates Act of 1993 (NRA),

and terminating the proceeding. The

ICC Termination Act of 1995 repealed

and did not reenact the requirement that

the ICC, or any agency, issue or

maintain regulations to carry out the

remaining requirements of section 7.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The action is effective

on May 3, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael L. Martin, (202) 927–6033 [TDD

for the hearing impaired: (202) 927–

5721].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accord

with section 7 of the NRA, Public Law

No. 103–180, the ICC adopted

regulations relating to off-bill

discounting. Regs. Implementing § 7 of

the Negotiated Rates Act 1993, 9

I.C.C.2d 1263 (1993). The rules, which

were published at 59 FR 2303 (Jan. 14,

1994), prohibited, except as to certain

services, motor common and contract

carriers of property from providing ‘‘offbill discounting.’’ Off-bill discounting is

a practice by which a carrier provides a

reduction in a tariff rate or contract rate