25802 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 1996 / Rules and Regulations

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

41 CFR Part 301–4

[FTR Amendment 48]

RIN 3090–AF88

Federal Travel Regulation; Privately

Owned Vehicles Mileage

Reimbursement

AGENCY: Office of Policy, Planning and

Evaluation, GSA.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This final rule increases the

mileage reimbursement rates for use of

a privately owned vehicle (POV) on

official travel to reflect current costs of

operation as determined in cost studies

conducted by the General Services

Administration (GSA). The governing

regulation is revised to increase the

mileage allowance for advantageous use

of a privately owned automobile from

30 cents to 31 cents per mile and the

cost of a privately owned motorcycle

from 24.5 cents to 25 cents per mile, and

decrease the cost of operating a

privately owned airplane from 88.5

cents to 85 cents per mile.

DATES: Effective date: This final rule is

effective June 7, 1996.

Applicability date: The privately

owned vehicle (POV) mileage

reimbursement rates apply for official

travel performed on or after June 7,

1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vella Cloyd, General Services

Administration, Travel and

Transportation Management Policy

Division (MTT), Washington, DC 20405,

telephone 202–501–1538.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA has

determined that this rule is not a

significant regulatory action for the

purposes of Executive Order 12866 of

September 30, 1993. This final rule is

not required to be published in the

Federal Register for notice and

comment. Therefore, the Regulatory

Flexibility Act does not apply.

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 301–4

Government employees, Travel,

Travel allowances, Travel and

transportation expenses.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, 41 CFR part 301–4 is

amended as follows:

PART 301–4—REIMBURSEMENT FOR

USE OF PRIVATELY OWNED

CONVEYANCES

1. The authority citation for part 301–

4 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5701–5709; E.O. 11609,

36 FR 13747, 3 CFR, 1971–1975 Comp., p.

586.

2. Section 301–4.2 is amended by

revising paragraph (a)(1) through (a)(3)

to read as follows:

§ 301–4.2 When use of a privately owned

conveyance is advantageous to the

Government.

(a) * * *

(1) For use of a privately owned

automobile: 31 cents per mile.

(2) For use of a privately owned

airplane: 85 cents per mile

(3) For use of a privately owned

motorcycle: 25 cents per mile.

* * * * *

Dated: April 30, 1996.

David J. Barram,

Acting Administrator of General Services.

[FR Doc. 96–12785 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–24–M

FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 64

[Docket No. FEMA–7641]

List of Communities Eligible for the

Sale of Flood Insurance

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This rule identifies

communities participating in the

National Flood Insurance Program

(NFIP). These communities have

applied to the program and have agreed

to enact certain floodplain management

measures. The communities’

participation in the program authorizes

the sale of flood insurance to owners of

property located in the communities

listed.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The dates listed in the

third column of the table.

ADDRESSES: Flood insurance policies for

property located in the communities

listed can be obtained from any licensed

property insurance agent or broker

serving the eligible community, or from

the NFIP at: Post Office Box 6464,

Rockville, MD 20849, (800) 638–6620.

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

measures aimed at protecting lives and

new construction from future flooding.

Since the communities on the attached

list have recently entered the NFIP,

subsidized flood insurance is now

available for property in the community.

In addition, the Director of the

Federal Emergency Management Agency

has identified the special flood hazard

areas in some of these communities by

publishing a Flood Hazard Boundary

Map (FHBM) or Flood Insurance Rate

Map (FIRM). The date of the flood map,

if one has been published, is indicated

in the fourth column of the table. In the

communities listed where a flood map

has been published, Section 102 of the

Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 4012(a), requires

the purchase of flood insurance as a

condition of Federal or federally related

financial assistance for acquisition or

construction of buildings in the special

flood hazard areas shown on the map.

The Director finds that the delayed

effective dates would be contrary to the

public interest. The Director also finds

that notice and public procedure under

5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and

unnecessary.

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

certifies that this rule will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities in

accordance with the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,

because the rule creates no additional

burden, but lists those communities

eligible for the sale of flood insurance.

Regulatory Classification

This final rule is not a significant

regulatory action under the 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,
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October 26, 1987, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp.,

p. 252.

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/Location Community

No. Effective date of eligibility Current effectivemap date

New Eligibles—Emergency Program

Texas: Angelina County, unincorporated areas ............ 480007 Mar. 29, 1996 ............................................................... May 22, 1979.

Indiana: Jay County, unincorporated areas .................. 180440 Apr. 9, 1996 .................................................................. Jan. 6, 1978.

Texas:

Goliad County, unincorporated areas .................... 480827 Apr. 19, 1996.

Justin, city of, Denton County ................................ 480778 ......do ............................................................................ June 3, 1977.

North Dakota: Maddock, city of, Benson County .......... 380004 ......do.

Michigan: Middle Branch, township of, Osceola County 260952 Apr. 26, 1996.

New Eligibles—Regular Program

Ohio: Swanton, village of, Fulton and Lucas Counties 390632 Apr. 9, 1996 .................................................................. Feb. 15, 1984.

Arkansas: Bethel Heights, city of, Benton County ........ 050386 Apr. 19, 1996 ................................................................ Aug. 16, 1995.

Texas:

New Hope, town of, Collin County ......................... 480138 ......do ............................................................................ Jan. 19, 1996.

Weir, city of, Williamson County 1 .......................... 481674 ......do.

Reinstatements

Pennsylvania: Osborne, borough of, Allegheny County 420061 Feb. 16, 1973, Emerg; Nov. 15, 1979, Reg; Oct. 4,

1995, Susp; Apr. 12, 1996, Rein.

Oct. 4, 1995.

New York:

Adams, town of, Jefferson County ......................... 360324 Sept. 1, 1978, Emerg; June 5, 1985, Reg; Nov. 4,

1992, Susp; Apr. 19, 1996, Rein.

June 5, 1985.

Wirt, town of, Allegany County ............................... 361597 Dec. 21, 1978, Emerg; June 25, 1982, Reg; Nov. 4,

1992, Susp; Apr. 19, 1996, Rein.

June 25, 1982.

New York:

Stony Creek, town of, Warren County ................... 360880 Dec. 29, 1980, Emerg; Aug. 24, 1984, Reg; Nov. 4,

1992, Susp; Apr. 26, 1996, Rein.

Aug. 24, 1984.

Lapeer, town of, Cortland County .......................... 361326 Nov. 4, 1976, Emerg; July 20, 1984, Reg; Nov. 4,

1992, Susp; Apr. 26, 1996, Rein.

July 20, 1984.

Regular Program Conversions

Region III

Delaware:

Middletown, town of, New Castle County .............. 100024 Apr. 17, 1996, Suspension Withdrawn ......................... Apr. 17, 1996

New Castle, city of, New Castle County ................ 100026 ......do ............................................................................ do.

New Castle County, unincorporated areas ............ 105085 ......do ............................................................................ do.

Newark, city of, New Castle County ...................... 100025 ......do ............................................................................ do.

Newport, town of, New Castle County ................... 100054 ......do ............................................................................ do.

Wilmington, city of, New Castle County ................. 100028 ......do ............................................................................ do.

Region V

Ohio:

Fairfield County, unincorporated areas .................. 390158 ......do ............................................................................ do.

Kenton, city of, Hardin County ............................... 390253 ......do ............................................................................ do.

Region VI

Texas: Hardin County, unincorporated areas ............... 480284 ......do ............................................................................ do.

1The City of Weir has adopted Williamson County’s Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated September 27, 1991 and Flood Insurance Study

(FIS) for floodplain management and insurance purposes, (Panels 125 and 250; Williamson County’s Community Identification Number is

481079).

Code for reading third column: Emerg.—Emergency; Reg.—Regular; Rein.—Reinstatement; Susp.—Suspension; With.—Withdrawn.
25804 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 1996 / Rules and Regulations

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’)

Issued: May 16, 1996.

Richard W. Krimm,

Acting Associate Director, Mitigation

Directorate.

[FR Doc. 96–13017 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–05–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 0 and 80

[CI Docket No. 95–54, 96–195]

Inspection of Great Lakes Agreement

Ships

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission has issued a

Report and Order which adopts rules to

require vessel operators on the Great

Lakes subject to the annual inspection

requirements of the Agreement between

the United States and Canada for the

Promotion of Safety on the Great Lakes

by Means of Radio (Great Lakes

Agreement) to have the inspection

performed by an FCC-licensed

technicians holding an FCC General

Radiotelephone Operator License, a

GMDSS Radio Maintainer’s License, a

Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator’s

Certificate, or a First Class

Radiotelegraph Operator’s Certificate

instead of by Commission staff. The

Commission took this action to reduce

economic burdens on the public and the

Commission. The intended effect of

these rule changes is increase the

availability of competent, private sector

inspectors to conduct Great Lakes

Agreement inspections without

adversely affecting safety and, thus,

provide greater convenience for the

maritime industry.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George R. Dillon of the Compliance and

Information Bureau at (202) 418–1100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Report

and Order, CI Docket No. 95–54, FCC

96–195, adopted April 25, 1996, and

released, April 26, 1996. The full text of

this Report and Order is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239) 1919 M Street, NW,

Washington, DC. The complete text may

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, International

Transcription Services, 2100 M Street

NW, Washington, DC 20037, telephone

(202) 857–3800.

Summary of Report and Order

1. In this Report and Order, we adopt

rules that require owners and operators

of ships subject to the annual inspection

requirements of the Agreement between

the United States and Canada for the

Promotion of Safety on the Great Lakes

by Means of Radio (Great Lakes

Agreement) to have the inspection

performed by an FCC General

Radiotelephone Operator License, a

GMDSS Radio Maintainer’s License, a

Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator’s

Certificate, or a First Class

Radiotelegraph Operator’s Certificate

instead of by Commission staff. These

changes will reduce economic burdens

on the public and the Commission by

allowing mariners to arrange for an

inspection at their convenience.

Because the United States is required by

the Great Lakes Agreement to fully

guarantee the completeness and

efficiency of the inspection, we are

adopting rules to require two

independent certifications that the ship

has passed an inspection. One

certification from the inspecting

technician that the vessel has passed an

inspection and another certification that

the vessel owner, operator, or ship’s

master is satisfied that the inspection

was satisfactory. We have also

concluded that it is important to the

integrity of this ship inspection program

that the inspectors be independent of

the vessel owners and operators. We are,

therefore, providing that the vessel’s

owner, operator, master, employees or

their affiliates may not conduct the

required inspections.

2. The Great Lakes Agreement is

intended to promote safety of life and

property on the Great Lakes by means of

radio. It dates back to 1952 and requires,

among other things, that all vessels over

20 meters (65 feet), most towing vessels,

and vessels carrying more than six

passengers for hire be equipped with a

marine VHF radiotelephone installation.

The Great Lakes Agreement requires

that these installations be inspected at

least once each year. The Great Lakes

Agreement requires that the inspections

be carried out by officers of the

Contracting Governments or by either

persons nominated for that purpose or

organizations recognized by the

Contracting Government. In other

words, the Great Lakes Agreement

provides specific authority allowing the

United States to entrust the annual

inspection to either persons or

organizations other than the

Commission.

3. Additionally, the Great Lakes

Agreement requires that these vessels be

inspected while the vessel is in active

service or within one month before the

date the vessel is placed in service.

Because almost all vessels on the Great

Lakes must be taken out of service over

the winter and operators do not wish to

interrupt shipping schedules after the

shipping season begins, there is a very

busy period in the spring when these

vessels are being put back in service.

4. The Commission inspects

approximately 490 vessels subject to the

Great Lakes Agreement each year.

Commission inspectors test the output

power, frequency tolerance and

availability of reserve power, and

conduct an operational radio check of

the radiotelephone installation during

the inspection. Any failure of these

critical items results in the vessel failing

the annual inspection and not receiving

a safety certificate until the failure is

corrected. An integral part of the annual

inspection is to examine the connecting

transmission lines, electrical cabling

and control circuitry that make up the

entire radiotelephone installation to

ensure that the individual components

operate satisfactorily when connected

together.

5. Although the inspections are

relatively simple and generally take no

more than an hour to complete, they are

conducted to ensure that Great Lakes

Agreement ships have a reliable means

of distress communications in an

emergency. We note, however, that

improvements in the reliability of

radiotelephone equipment and the

industry practice of preinspection

examinations have resulted in an

inspection failure rate for Great Lakes

Agreement vessels of only one per cent.

6. We believe in the principle that

government should be responsive to

user needs and began this proceeding to

promote flexibility, remove unnecessary

and inimical regulations and, most

importantly, provide better service to

the public.

Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

7. As required by Section 603 of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, the

Commission has prepared a Final

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis of the

expected impact on small entities of the

rules adopted in this Report and Order.

8. Need for and purpose of this action.

The rules we adopt in this proceeding

will permit the owners and operators of

Great Lakes Agreement vessels to

arrange for an inspection by an FCClicensed operator instead of requiring

that all inspections be conducted by

FCC personnel. This change will

improve the speed and convenience of