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Ballinger, TX, Bruce Field, GPS RWY 35,

Orig

Conroe, TX, Montgomery County, GPS RWY

32, Orig

Fort Stockton, TX, Fort Stockton-Pecos

County, GPS RWY 30, Orig

Hereford, TX, Hereford Muni, GPS RWY 21,

Orig

Houston, TX, Houston Gulf, GPS RWY 31,

Orig

Livingston, TX, Livingston Muni, GPS RWY

30, Orig

Monahans, TX, Roy Hurd Memorial, GPS

RWY 12, Orig

Monahans, TX, Roy Hurd Memorial, GPS

RWY 30, Orig

Ozona, TX, Ozona Muni, GPS RWY 16, Orig

Palestime, TX, Palestine Muni, GPS RWY 35,

Orig

Hayward, WI, Hayward Muni, VOR RWY 20,

Amdt 6

Hayward, WI, Hayward Muni, VOR/DME or

GPS RWY 2, Amdt 1

Hayward, WI, Hayward Muni, NDB or GPS

RWY 20, Amdt 12

The FAA published an amendment in

Docket No. 28475, Amdt. No. 1712 to

Part 97 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations, Vol 61, FR No. Page 7698,

dated February 29, 1996, Section 97.23

effective April 25, 1996, which is

amended as follows:

Kokomo, IN, Kokomo Muni, VOR/DME or

GPS RWY 23, Amdt 19 is amended to read:

Kokomo, IN, Kokomo Muni, VOR or GPS

RWY 23, Amdt 19

[FR Doc. 96–10677 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Parts 200, 232, and 241

[Docket No. FR–3349–C–04]

RIN 2502–AF74

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Housing-Federal Housing

Commissioner; Revision of FHA

Multifamily Processing and Fees;

Technical Correction

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing

Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.

SUMMARY: This document contains a

correction to the final rule which was

published on Monday, April 1, 1996,

(61 FR 14410). That final rule concerned

FHA multifamily mortgage insurance.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane

Luton, Director, New Products Division,

Office of Multifamily Housing

Development, Room 6138, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20410–8000, telephone (202) 708–

2556. (This is not a toll-free telephone

number.) Hearing- or speech-impaired

may access this number via TTY by

calling the Federal Information Relay

Service at 1–800–877–8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The final rule that is the subject of

these corrections revised 24 CFR 200.40

and 200.45 of the FHA multifamily

mortgage insurance regulations to

increase processing/commitment fees

and to make certain changes in the

stages of processing.

Need for Correction

As published, the preamble to final

regulations omitted a word which may

prove to be misleading.

Accordingly, FR Doc. 96–7640, a final

rule published in the Federal Register

on April 1, 1996 (61 FR 14410), is

corrected as follows:

On page 14411, in the preamble, in

the first column, in the first paragraph

under the heading ‘‘4. Elimination of

Conditional Commitment Stage,’’ the

third line is corrected by adding the

word ‘‘except’’ after the word ‘‘stage’’.

Dated: April 18, 1996.

Stephanie A. Smith,

Acting General Deputy, Assistant Secretary

for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 96–10600 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–27–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 110

[CGD07–95–033]

RIN 2115–AA98

Special Anchorage Areas; Herb River,

Thunderbolt, GA; Bull River,

Savannah, GA; South Channel

Savannah River East, Savannah, GA;

South Channel Savannah River West,

Savannah, GA; Calibogue Sound,

Hilton Head, SC; May River, Hilton

Head, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing six temporary special

anchorage areas during the 1996

Centennial Olympic Games. These

special anchorage areas become

effective on July 4, 1996, at 7 a.m. EDT

(Eastern Daylight Time), and terminate

on August 5, 1996, at 11 p.m. EDT. The

Coast Guard expects a significant

number of spectator vessels to

participate in the festivities surrounding

the 1996 Olympic Games. By

designating special anchorage areas the

Coast Guard expects to minimize the

problems associated with a large

congestion of boaters in the area.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This rule is effective at

7 a.m. EDT, on July 4, 1996, and

terminates at 11 p.m. EDT, on August 5,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of documents

referenced in this document are

available for inspection or copying from

Marine Safety Office, Savannah, 222 W.

Ogelthorpe Avenue, Suite 402,

Savannah, Georgia between 9 a.m. and

3 p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays. A copy of the

environmental assessment is available

from CEU Miami, 909 S.E. 1st Ave.,

Miami, Florida 33131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LT J. Simmerman, project officer for the

Captain of the Port, or BMC P. Webber,

Marine Safety Office Savannah at Tel:

(912) 652–4353, between the hours of

7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT, Monday

through Friday, except holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

On October 13, 1995, the Coast Guard

published a Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal

Register (60 FR 53317) entitled ‘‘Special

Anchorage Areas; Herb River,

Thunderbolt, GA; Bull River, Savannah,

GA; South Channel Savannah River

East, Savannah, GA; South Channel

Savannah River West, Savannah, GA;

Calibogue Sound, Hilton Head, SC; May

River, Hilton Head, SC’’ (CGD07–95–

033). Three comments were received in

response to the NPRM.

Discussion of Comments and Changes

All of the comments received

addressed the proposed May River

special anchorage area, proposed

§ 110.T72e(f). These comments

addressed concerns that establishment

of the May River anchorage as proposed

would not allow for safe navigation of

recreational and commercial vessels by

residents who live along the May River

west of the proposed anchorage area.

Based on these comments, proposed

§ 110.T72e(f) has been modified in this

final rule to decrease the anchorage

area, restricting the anchorage area to

the southern half of the May River. This

change in area will allow for safe

passage of commercial and recreational

vessels in the northern side of the

channel. The description of the May

River anchorage area now appears in

§ 110.72e(a)(6). Additionally, an
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effective date paragraph has been added

to the section to make it clear that these

special anchorage areas will only be in

effect from July 4, 1996 until August 5,

1996.

Discussion of Regulations

Approximately 1,000 to 2,000

spectator vessels are expected to arrive

and participate in the festivities of the

1996 Olympic sailing competition. The

Coast Guard is establishing six special

anchorage areas to alleviate the

problems of a large congestion of

recreational boats in a small area. By

designating these special anchorages,

the Coast Guard anticipates minimizing

the associated problems with security

and pollution, as well as the commercial

congestion that a large influx of boaters

might cause in the area. Vessels no more

than sixty-five feet in length when

anchored at any special anchorage area

are not required to carry or exhibit the

white anchor lights normally required

by the Navigation Rules. These special

anchorage regulations will be effective

from July 4, 1996, at 7 a.m. EDT, until

August 5, 1996, 11 p.m. edt.

Six special anchorage areas are being

established in the following locations:

(1) Herb River; from the mouth of the

Herb River to just before Country Club

Creek. (2) Bull River; south from the

Bull River Bridge to the mouth of

Lazaretto Creek. (3) The South Channel

of the Savannah River west; extending

from Elba Island Cut southeast to the

Fort Pulaski Bridge. (4) The South

Channel of the Savannah River east;

extending from Fort Pulaski Bridge east

to the entrance of Lazaretto Creek. (5)

Calibogue Sound; south of the entrance

of Harbourtown to Braddock Point. (6)

May River; west of buoy 4 in the

vicinity of Bass Creek to buoy 5 prior to

the mouth of Bull Creek.

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 been exempted from review

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.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

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

considered whether this rule will have

a significant effect on a substantial

number of small entities. ‘‘Small

entities’’ may include (1) small

businesses and not for profit

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.

Over 1100 athletes and coaches

representing over 80 countries, over 300

competition vessesls, as well as

approximately 1,000 to 2,000 support

and spectator vessels are expected to

arrive and participate in the festivities

of the 1996 Olympic yatching

competition. The special anchorage

areas described in this rule will be

established for a limited time period to

help accommodate this large volume of

spectator vessels in the port of

Savannah. The boundaries of the

anchorage areas have been tailored to

reduce congestion while still allowing

for safe navigation of the waterways by

commercial and recreational vessels.

For the reasons discussed above, the

Coast Guard certifies under section

605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. et seq.) that this rule 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

This action has been analyzed in

accordance with the principles and

criteria contained in Executive Order

12612, and it has been determined that

the rulemaking does not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environmental Assessment

The Coast Guard has considered the

environmental impact of this action and

has determined pursuant to Section

2.B.2. of Commandant Instruction

M16475.1B, that this action is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation.

A Categorical Exclusion

Determination and Categorical

Exclusion Checklist are available in the

docket for inspection or copying at the

location listed in ADDRESSES. In

addition the environmental analysis

above, an Environmental Assessment

(EA) and Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI) has been issued for the

area during the 1996 Olympic Yachting

Competition. A copy of the EA and

FONSI is available for copying and

inspection at the location listed in

ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 110

Anchorage grounds.

Final Regulations

In consideration of the foregoing, Part

110 of Title 33, Code of Federal

Regulations, is amended as follows:

PART 110—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 110

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 471, 2030, 2035, and

2071; 49 CFR 1.46 and 33 CFR 1.05–1(g).

Section 110.1a and each section listed in

110.1a are also issued under 33 U.S.C. 1223

and 1231.

2. A new temporary § 110.72e is

added to read as follows:

§ 110.72e Savannah Olympic Anchorage

Areas, GA.

(a) Anchorage Areas. The following

locations are special anchorage areas

(All coordinates referenced used Datum:

NAD 1983):

(1) Herb River Anchorage. The waters

in Herb River within the area bounded

at latitude 32°01′.2′′ N, extending south

to a line at latitude 32°00′.0′′ N.

(2) Bull River Anchorage. The waters

of Bull River within the area bounded

at latitude 32°02′.2′′ N, east to a line at

latitude 31°59′.7′′ N across Bull River.

(3) South Channel of the Savannah

River West Anchorage. The waters of the

South Channel of the Savannah River

lying between latitude 32°04′.1′′ N,

extending east to a line of longitude

080°54′.9′′ W in the vicinity of the Fort

Pulaski Bridge.

(4) South Channel of the Savannah

River East Anchorage. The waters of the

South Channel of the Savannah River

lying east of the Fort Pulaski Bridge,

beginning at longitude 080°54′.9′′ W,

extending east to longitude 080°53′.9′′

W across South Channel.

(5) Calibogue Sound Anchorage. The

waters of Calibogue Sound lying within

the following coordinates, the area west

of the west shore of Hilton Head Island;

starting at

32°08′12.0′′ N, 080°48′55.0′′ W; thence

to,

32°08′12.0′′ N, 080°49′13.0′′ W; thence

to,

32°06′50.0′′ N, 080°49′55.0′′ W; thence

to,

32°06′50.0′′ N, 080°49′43.0′′ W; back

north on the west shore of Hilton

Head Island to the point of beginning.

(6) May River Anchorage. The waters

of May River within the following
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coordinates, the area north of the north

shore of Bull Island; beginning at

32°11′45.0′′ N, 080°48′03.0′′ W; thence

to,

32°11′52.0′′ N, 080°48′02.0′′ W; thence

to,

32°12′00.0′′ N, 080°48′17.0′′ W; thence

to,

32°12′19.0′′ N, 080°49′35.0′′ W; thence

to,

32°12′09.0′′ N, 080°49′43.0′′ W; back

east along the north shore of Bull

Island to the point of beginning.

(b) Effective dates. This section is

effective on July 4, 1996, at 7 a.m. EDT,

and terminates on August 5, 1996, at 11

p.m. EDT.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

Seventh Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 96–10557 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01–96–035]

RIN 2115–AE47

Drawbridge Operation Regulations;

Manchester Harbor, MA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule with

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

temporarily changing the operating

rules that govern the Massachusetts Bay

Transportation Authority (MBTA)

Bridge at mile 1.0, in Manchester,

Massachusetts. This change will require

the bridge to be crewed for eight

additional hours each day during the

1996 boating season and will modify the

advance notice requirement for the 11

p.m. to 7 a.m. time period. This

temporary final rule is based upon

comments received as a result of a

temporary deviation implemented by

the Coast Guard during the 1994 boating

season and a final temporary rule

implemented for the 1995 boating

season. The comments received from

the mariners indicated their

navigational needs require the bridge to

be crewed from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. during

the boating season.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This temporary final

rule is effective from May 27, 1996,

through September 30, 1996. Comments

must be received on or before October

31, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

mailed to Commander (obr), First Coast

Guard District, Captain John Foster

Williams Federal Building, 408 Atlantic

Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02110–

3350. Comments also may be handdelivered to room 628 at the same

address between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except federal

holidays. The telephone number is (617)

223–8364. Comments will become part

of this docket and will be available for

inspection or copying at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John W. McDonald, Project Officer,

Bridge Branch, (617) 223–8364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

Interested persons are invited to

participate in this rulemaking by

submitting written views, comments,

data, or arguments. Persons submitting

comments should include their names

and addresses, identify this rulemaking

(CGD01–95–052), the specific section of

this rule to which each comment

applies, and give reasons for each

comment. The Coast Guard requests that

all comments and attachments be

submitted in an 81⁄2′′ x 11′′ unbound

format suitable for copying and

electronic filing. If that is not practical,

a second copy of any bound material is

requested. Persons desiring

acknowledgment that their comments

have been received should enclose a

stamped, self-addressed post card or

envelope.

The Coast Guard will consider all

comments received during the comment

period, and may change this proposal in

light of comments received. The Coast

Guard plans no public hearing. Persons

may request a public hearing by writing

to Commander (obr), First Coast Guard

District at the address listed under

ADDRESSES. The request should include

reasons why a hearing would be

beneficial. If it determines that the

opportunity for oral presentations will

aid this rulemaking, the Coast Guard

will hold a public hearing at a time and

place announced by a later notice in the

Federal Register.

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(6)

good cause exists for publishing a

temporary final rule without a prior

comment period. It is in the public

interest to have a rule increasing the

hours the bridge is operated in effect

before the Memorial Day weekend, the

beginning of the 1996 boating season.

Delaying this rule to provide for a notice

and comment period would be

impracticable, unnecessary and contrary

to the public interest. Due to the manner

in which openings are conducted, a

greater number of openings does not

cause delays to the commuter trains

using the bridge. The MBTA has been

advised of the extra hours that the

bridge will be required to be crewed

during the 1996 boating season and the

need for comprehensive record keeping.

This test period will allow the Coast

Guard to fully evaluate marine traffic

patterns and costs to the MBTA. After

this test period, the Coast Guard will

evaluate the comments received and

prepare a notice of proposed rulemaking

to permanently change the operating

schedule if appropriate.

Regulatory History

On June 14, 1994, a temporary

deviation effective during the 1994

boating season from the operating

regulations for the MBTA Bridge was

published in the Federal Register (59

FR 30524; June 14, 1994). The Coast

Guard received three letters and seven

petitions. A public hearing was not

requested and one was not held.

On July 17, 1995, the Coast Guard

implemented a temporary final rule (60

FR 36357; July 17, 1995) which was

effective for the 1995 boating season.

The Coast Guard received 22 letters and

three petitions. A public hearing was

not requested and one was not held.

Background and Purpose

The MBTA Bridge over Manchester

Harbor has a vertical clearance of 6′

above mean high water (MHW) and 15′

above mean low water (MLW). The

existing operating regulations at 33 CFR

117.603 require that the bridge open on

signal from 1 April through 1 November

from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a one hour

lunch closure between 1 p.m. and 2

p.m. daily.

The Coast Guard received a request in

May, 1994, from the Manchester

Harbormaster/Chief of Police and

several mariners located upstream of the

bridge to extend the hours that the

Manchester MBTA Bridge be required to

open on signal during the peak boating

season. On June 14, 1994, the Coast

Guard published a temporary (90 day)

deviation (59 FR 30524; June 14, 1994)

from the operating regulations to

evaluate changes to the operating rules

during the 1994 boating season. The

temporary deviation extend the hours

that the bridge was crewed by an

additional five hours a day, from June

3 through August 31, 1994. It required

the bridge to be crewed from 8 a.m. to

9 p.m. daily and eliminated the one

hour lunch hour closure from 1 p.m. to

2 p.m. each day.

The Coast Guard received only one

letter during the comment period that

closed October 31, 1994. The MBTA, the

bridge owner, opposed the proposal to

extend the operating hours of the bridge.

Their objection was based upon the