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program, and EPA is not obligated to

promulgate a Federal permits program

in the Commonwealth. Permits issued

under a program with interim approval

have full standing with respect to Part

70, and the 1-year time period under the

Act for submittal of permit applications

by subject sources begins upon interim

approval, as does the 3-year time period

for processing the initial permit

applications.

The scope of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts’ part 70 program applies

to all part 70 sources (as defined in the

approved program) within the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts,

except any sources of air pollution over

which an Indian Tribe has jurisdiction.

See, e.g., 59 FR 55813, 55815–18 (Nov.

9, 1994). The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ is

defined under the Act as ‘‘any Indian

tribe, band, nation, or other organized

group or community, including any

Alaska Native village, which is

Federally recognized as eligible for the

special programs and services provided

by the United States to Indians because

of their status as Indians.’’ See section

302(r) of the CAA; see also 59 FR 43956,

43962 (Aug. 25, 1994); 58 FR 54364

(Oct. 21, 1993).

EPA is also not modifying its approval

of DEP’s authority to implement and

enforce section 112 standards at Part 70

sources. Requirements for operating

permit program approval, specified in

40 CFR 70.4(b), encompass section

112(l)(5) requirements for approval of a

program for delegation of section 112

standards as promulgated by EPA as

they apply to Part 70 sources. Section

112(l)(5) requires that the State’s

program contain adequate authorities,

adequate resources for implementation,

and an expeditious compliance

schedule, which are also requirements

under Part 70. Therefore, the EPA has

also granted approval under section

112(l)(5) and 40 CFR 63.91 of the State’s

program for receiving delegation of

section 112 standards that are

unchanged from Federal standards as

promulgated. This program for

delegations only applies to sources

covered by the Part 70 program.

EPA is hereby correcting a mistaken

effective date for our interim approval.

The prior document indicated an

effective date of March 4, 1996, 30 days

from the date of publication of the

document rather than the correct date of

April 2, 1996, 60 days from the date of

publication of the document. In light of

the Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Act (SBREFA) which

became effective on March 29, 1996

prior to the April 2, 1996 corrected date,

the rule will take effect on the latter of

the rule’s submission to Congress or the

date of publication. The rule has been

submitted to Congress, therefore, this

final rulemaking will be effective May

15, 1996.

III. Administrative Requirements

A. Docket

Copies of the Commonwealth’s

submittal and other information relied

upon for the final interim approval,

including public comments received

and reviewed by EPA on the proposal,

are maintained in a docket at the EPA

Regional Office. The docket is an

organized and complete file of all the

information submitted to, or otherwise

considered by, EPA in the development

of this final interim approval. The

docket is available for public inspection

at the location under the ADDRESSES

section of this document.

B. Opportunity for Judicial Review

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of

this action must be filed in the United

States Court of Appeals for the

appropriate circuit by July 15, 1996.

Filing a petition for reconsideration by

the Administrator of this final rule does

not affect the finality of this rule for the

purposes of judicial review nor does it

extend the time within which a petition

for judicial review may be filed, and

shall not postpone the effectiveness of

such rule or action. This action may not

be challenged later in proceedings to

enforce its requirements. (See section

307(b)(2).)

C. Executive Order 12866

The Office of Management and Budget

has exempted this action from Executive

Order 12866 review.

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The EPA’s actions under section 502

of the Act do not create any new

requirements, but simply address

operating permits programs submitted

to satisfy the requirements of 40 CFR

Part 70. Because this action does not

impose any new requirements, it does

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

E. Unfunded Mandates

Under Section 202 of the Unfunded

Mandates Reform Act of 1995

(‘‘Unfunded Mandates Act’’), signed

into law on March 22, 1995, EPA must

prepare a budgetary impact statement to

accompany any proposed or final rule

that includes a Federal mandate that

may result in estimated costs to State,

local, or tribal governments in the

aggregate; or to the private sector, of

$100 million or more. Under Section

205, EPA must select the most costeffective and least burdensome

alternative that achieves the objectives

of the rule and is consistent with

statutory requirements. Section 203

requires EPA to establish a plan for

informing and advising any small

governments that may be significantly

or uniquely impacted by the rule.

EPA has determined that the action

promulgated today does not include a

Federal mandate that may result in

estimated costs of $100 million or more

to either State, local, or tribal

governments in the aggregate, or to the

private sector. This Federal action

approves preexisting requirements

under State or local law, and imposes

no new Federal requirements.

Accordingly, no additional costs to

State, local, or tribal governments, or to

the private sector, result from this

action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 70

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Air pollution control, Intergovernmental

relations, Operating permits, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: April 2, 1996.

John P. DeVillars,

Regional Administrator, Region I.

Part 70, title 40 of the Code of Federal

Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 70—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 70

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.

2. Appendix A to part 70 is amended

by revising the entry for Massachusetts

to reflect the dates of the final

rulemaking to read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 70—Approval

Status of State and Local Operating

Permits Programs

* * * * *

Massachusetts

(a) Department of Environmental

Protection: submitted on April 28, 1995;

interim approval effective on April 2, 1996;

interim approval expires April 2, 1998.

(b) (Reserved)

* * * * *

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24462 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 15, 1996 / Rules and Regulations

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 62

RIN 3067–AC47

National Flood Insurance Program;

Allocated Loss Adjustment Expense

AGENCY: Federal Insurance

Administration (FEMA).

ACTION: Interim Final Rule.

SUMMARY: This interim final rule

modifies the existing allocated loss

adjustment expense fee schedule of the

National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP) 1994 Write Your Own (WYO)

Program under the Financial

Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement (the

Arrangement). The rule changes the fee

schedule to add new, refined loss ranges

and to revise the fees for adjusting

higher ranges of covered losses under

the NFIP.

DATES: This interim final rule is

effective on May 15, 1996. Please submit

any comments in writing by July 1,

1996.

ADDRESSES: We request comments on

this interim final rule. Please submit

any comments to the Rules Docket

Clerk, Office of the General Counsel,

Federal Emergency Management

Agency, 500 C Street SW., room 840,

Washington, DC 20472, (facsimile)

(202)646–4536.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles M. Plaxico, Jr., Federal

Emergency Management Agency,

Federal Insurance Administration, 500

C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472,

(202) 646–3422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Financial Assistance/Subsidy

Arrangement (‘‘the Arrangement’’)

between the Federal Insurance

Administrator and licensed property/

casualty insurers participating in the

WYO program was last modified

effective October 1, 1994. The

Arrangement specifies allowable costs

and fees to be reimbursed to member

WYO companies for adjusting losses

under this segment of the National

Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). For

allocated loss adjustments, participating

WYO companies are reimbursed

pursuant to a fee schedule, which is

Attachment A to Appendix A of the

Arrangement. The current fee schedule

provides for allowable fees for ranges of

losses, the last range being ‘‘$200,000 to

limits.’’

Since the publication of the

Arrangement, however, the limits of

flood insurance coverage available

under the National Flood Insurance

Program (NFIP) increased significantly

under the National Flood Insurance

Reform Act of 1994 (P.L. 103–325). The

higher limits of coverage and

correspondingly higher amounts of

recovery for insured property owners

became effective March 1, 1995. Also, a

new condominium policy, effective

October 1, 1994, has resulted in much

higher limits of coverage for

condominiums.

Recent analysis of loss experience

during the last year, especially in

connection with Hurricane Opal

(October 1995), shows that there have

been significantly more losses at higher

damage thresholds, particularly for

condominiums. The current fee

schedule, which has not been revised

for nearly five years, needs to be

adjusted to reflect these factors as well

as the increased workload to adjust

claims for condominium losses and the

increased costs of labor, overhead,

materials, and transportation since the

last fee schedule change.

In light of these factors and in

anticipation of this year’s hurricane

season, there is an urgent need to revise

the current adjuster fee schedule and

make it effective upon publication of

this interim final rule. FEMA finds that

there is a compelling need and good

cause to waive the 30-day effective date

requirements of the Administrative

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(d). This

interim final rule is effective on the date

of publication in the Federal Register.

Currently, the fee schedule under the

Arrangement is as follows:

EXHIBIT A.—FEE SCHEDULE

Range (by covered loss) Fee

Erroneous Assignment ............................................................................................................................................................................ $40.00

Closed Without Payment ......................................................................................................................................................................... 125.00

Minimum for Upton-Jones Claims ........................................................................................................................................................... 800.00

$0.01 to $600.00 ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 150.00

$600.01 to $1,000.00 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 175.00

$1,000.01 to $2,000.00 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 225.00

$2,000.01 to $3,500.00 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 275.00

$3,500.01 to $5,000.00 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 350.00

$5,000.01 to $7,000.00 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 425.00

$7,000.01 to $10,000.00 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 500.00

$10,000.01 to $15,000.00 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 550.00

$15,000.01 to $25,000.00 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 600.00

$25,000.01 to $35,000.00 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 675.00

$35,000.01 to $50,000.00 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 750.00

$50,000.01 to $100,000.00 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1,000.00

$100,000.01 to $150,000.00 .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,300.00

$150,000.01 to $200,000.00 .................................................................................................................................................................... 1,600.00

$200,000.01 to limits ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2,000.00

[Note: Allocated fee schedule entry value is covered loss under the policy asked on the standard deductibles ($500 and $500) and limited to

the amount of insurance purchased.]

This interim final rule revises the

adjuster fee schedule as follows to

reflect the higher limits of coverage

available for condominiums and the

amount of technical effort required to

adjust losses for condominiums:
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EXHIBIT A.—FEE SCHEDULE

Range (by covered loss) Fee

Erroneous Assignment ........................................................................................................................................... $40.00.

Closed Without Payment ....................................................................................................................................... 125.00.

Minimum for Upton-Jones Claims ......................................................................................................................... 800.00.

$0.01 to $600.00 .................................................................................................................................................... 150.00.

$600.01 to $1,000.00 ............................................................................................................................................. 175.00.

$1,000.01 to $2,000.00 .......................................................................................................................................... 225.00.

$2,000.01 to $3,500.00 .......................................................................................................................................... 275.00.

$3,500.01 to $5,000.00 .......................................................................................................................................... 350.00.

$5,000.01 to $7,000.00 .......................................................................................................................................... 425.00.

$7,000.01 to $10,000.00 ........................................................................................................................................ 500.00.

$10,000.01 to $15,000.00 ...................................................................................................................................... 550.00.

$15,000.01 to $25,000.00 ...................................................................................................................................... 600.00.

$25,000.01 to $35,000.00 ...................................................................................................................................... 675.00.

$35,000.01 to $50,000.00 ...................................................................................................................................... 750.00.

$50,000.01 to $100,000.00 .................................................................................................................................... 3.0%.

$100,000.01 to $250,000.00 .................................................................................................................................. 2.3% but not less than $3,000.

$250,000.01 and up ............................................................................................................................................... 2.1% but not less than $5,750.

Note: Based on Gross Loss.

(1) ‘‘Gross loss’’ shall mean the agreed cost to repair or replace before application of depreciation, deductible, or other limiting clauses or condition.

(2) For the purpose of this schedule, should the loss exceed the available coverage, ‘‘gross loss’’ shall mean the total amount of coverage.

(3) If the claim involves a salvage ‘‘buy-back,’’ ‘‘gross loss’’ shall mean the amount of the claim before the salvage value is deducted.

(4) If the insured qualifies for replacement cost coverage, ‘‘gross loss’’ is determined on the basis of the entire replacement cost claim (including depreciation holdback).

National Environmental Policy Act

This interim final rule is categorically

excluded from the requirements of 44

CFR Part 10, Environmental

Consideration. No environmental

impact assessment has been prepared.

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory

Planning and Review

This interim final rule is not a

significant regulatory action as defined

under Executive Order 12866 of

September 30, 1993, Regulatory

Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735,

October 4, 1993. To the extent possible,

this interim final rule adheres to the

principles of regulation set forth in

Executive Order 12866. This interim

final rule has not been reviewed by the

Office of Management and Budget under

the provisions of Executive Order

12866.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This interim final rule does not

contain a collection of information and

is therefore not subject to the provisions

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Executive Order 12612, Federalism

This interim final rule involves no

policies that have federalism

implications under Executive Order

12612, Federalism, dated October 26,

1987.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice

Reform

This interim final rule meets the

applicable standards of section 2(b)(2) of

Executive Order 12778.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 62

Claims, Flood Insurance.

Accordingly, 44 CFR part 62, Exhibit

A, is amended as follows:

PART 62—SALE OF INSURANCE AND

ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS

1. The authority citation for Part 62

continues to read as follows:

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

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR

41943, 3 CFR 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127

of Mar. 31, 1979, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979

Comp., p. 376.

2. Exhibit A of Appendix A to part 62

is revised to read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 62—Federal

Emergency Management Agency,

Federal Insurance Administration,

Financial Assistance/Subsidy

Arrangement

* * * * *

EXHIBIT A.—FEE SCHEDULE

Range (by covered loss) Fee

Erroneous Assignment ........................................................................................................................................... $40.00.

Closed Without Payment ....................................................................................................................................... 125.00.

Minimum for Upton-Jones Claims ......................................................................................................................... 800.00.

$0.01 to $600.00 .................................................................................................................................................... 150.00.

$600.01 to $1,000.00 ............................................................................................................................................. 175.00.

$1,000.01 to $2,000.00 .......................................................................................................................................... 225.00.

$2,000.01 to $3,500.00 .......................................................................................................................................... 275.00.

$3,500.01 to $5,000.00 .......................................................................................................................................... 350.00.

$5,000.01 to $7,000.00 .......................................................................................................................................... 425.00.

$7,000.01 to $10,000.00 ........................................................................................................................................ 500.00.

$10,000.01 to $15,000.00 ...................................................................................................................................... 550.00.

$15,000.01 to $25,000.00 ...................................................................................................................................... 600.00.

$25,000.01 to $35,000.00 ...................................................................................................................................... 675.00.

$35,000.01 to $50,000.00 ...................................................................................................................................... 750.00.

$50,000.01 to $100,000.00 .................................................................................................................................... 3.0%.

$100,000.01 to $250,000.00 .................................................................................................................................. 2.3% but not less than $3,000.
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EXHIBIT A.—FEE SCHEDULE—Continued

Range (by covered loss) Fee

$250,000.01 and up ............................................................................................................................................... 2.1% but not less than $5,750.

Note: Based on Gross Loss.

(1) ‘‘Gross loss’’ shall mean the agreed cost to repair or replace before application of depreciation, deductible, or other limiting clauses or condition.

(2) For the purpose of this schedule, should the loss exceed the available coverage, ‘‘gross loss’’ shall mean the total amount of coverage.

(3) If the claim involves a salvage ‘‘buy-back,’’ ‘‘gross loss’’ shall mean the amount of the claim before the salvage value is deducted.

(4) If the insured qualifies for replacement cost coverage, ‘‘gross loss’’ is determined on the basis of the entire replacement cost claim (including depreciation holdback).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance’’)

Dated: May 8, 1996.

Elaine A. McReynolds,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–12019 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 170, 171 and 173 and

Chapter I, Subchapter K and T

[CGD 85–080]

RIN 2115–AC22

Small Passenger Vessel Inspection

and Certification; Correction

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Correction to interim final rule.

SUMMARY: This document contains

corrections to the interim final rule in

CGD 85–080, published on Wednesday,

January 10, 1996, at 61 FR 864. The

regulations relate to the inspection and

certification of small passenger vessels

(less than 100 gross tons).

EFFECTIVE DATE: These amendments are

effective on May 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Eric P. Christensen Marine

Safety and Environmental Protection

Directorate (G–MOS–2), Room 1210,

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100

Second Street SW., Washington, DC

20593–0001, (202) 267–1181 or fax (202)

267–4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

interim final rule that is the subject of

these corrections regulates small

passenger vessels (less than 100 gross

tons).

Need for Correction

As published, the IFR contains

typographical errors and omissions that

may prove to be misleading and that

therefore need correction.

Correction of Publication

Accordingly, the IFR published on

January 10, 1996 [CGD 85–080], which

was the subject of FR Doc. 96–213, is

corrected as follows:

§ 116.202 [Corrected]

1. Page 901, in the second column, in

paragraph (b)(6)(x) of § 116.202, fourth

line, remove ‘‘cognizant OCMI’’ and

add, in its place, ‘‘Commanding Officer,

Marine Safety Center’’.

2. Page 903, in footnote 1 of Table

116.415(b) BULKHEADS, remove ‘‘.025

kPa’’ and add, in its place, ‘‘2.5 kg/m2’’.

3. On the same page, in footnote 1 of

Table 116.415(c) DECKS, remove ‘‘.025

kPa’’ and add, in its place, ‘‘2.5 kg/m2’’.

§ 117.15 [Corrected]

4. Page 912, at the top of the first

column, § 117.15, paragraph (d) is

corrected to read as follows:

* * * * *

(d) New installations of lifesaving

equipment on an existing vessel, which

are completed to the satisfaction of the

cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine

Inspection, (OCMI) on or after March 11,

1996, must comply with the regulations

in this part. Replacement of existing

lifesaving equipment installed before

March 11, 1996, must meet the

requirements of paragraph (a) of this

section.

* * * * *

§ 118.320 [Corrected]

5. Page 918, at the top of the first

column, in paragraph (c)(1) of § 118.320,

‘‘§ 160.027’’ is corrected to read

‘‘§ 162.027’’.

§ 122.115 [Corrected]

6. Page 936, in the second column, in

paragraph (a) of § 122.115,

‘‘§ 122.602(b)’’ is corrected to read

‘‘§ 122.602(c)’’.

§ 175.540 [Corrected]

7. Page 951, in the second column, in

paragraph (b) of § 175.540, remove the

word ‘‘pending’’ before International

Maritime Organization.

§ 177.410 [Corrected]

8. Page 963, in the third column, in

paragraph (c)(3) of § 177.410, remove

the word ‘‘of’’ after § 76.27.

9. Page 964, in the first column, in

paragraph (d)(1) of § 177.410, add the

words ‘‘for more than 12 persons’’ after

the word ‘‘accommodations’’ and before

the word ‘‘must’’.

§ 180.15 [Corrected]

10. Page 976, in the second column,

in paragraph (e) of § 180.15, paragraph

(e) is corrected to read as follows:

* * * * *

(e) New installations of lifesaving

equipment on an existing vessel, which

are completed to the satisfaction of the

cognizant Officer in Charge, Marine

Inspection, (OCMI) on or after March 11,

1996, must comply with the regulations

in this part. Replacement of existing

lifesaving equipment installed before

March 11, 1996, must meet the

requirements of paragraph (a) of this

section.

* * * * *

§ 180.71 [Corrected]

11. Page 977, in the third column, in

paragraph (d) of § 180.71, remove the

words ‘‘of the interim rules’’ after the

words ‘‘March 11, 1999,’’ and before the

word ‘‘provided’’.

§ 180.207 [Corrected]

12. Page 981, in the second column,

in paragraph (b) of § 180.207, remove

the words ‘‘buoyant apparatus’’ and

add, in its place, ‘‘life floats’’.

§ 181.320 [Corrected]

13. Page 983, in the first column, in

paragraph (d)(1) of § 181.320.

‘‘§ 160.027’’ is corrected to read

‘‘§ 162.027’’.

§ 181.500 [Corrected]

14. Page 986, in the first column, in

paragraph (d) of § 181.500, ‘‘paragraph

(d) ’’ is corrected to read ‘‘paragraph

(c)’’.

§ 182.430 [Corrected]

15. Page 989, in the third column, in

paragraph (k) of § 182.430, remove ‘‘135

kPa (5 psig)’’ and add, in its place, ‘‘105

kPa (15 psig)’’.