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APPENDIX.—RM96–1–000—COMMENTS FILED—Continued

Commenters Abbreviations

Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Northern Indiana Fuel and Light Company, and Kokomo Gas and

Fuel Company.

Northern Indiana Distributors.

Northwest Industrial Gas Users ............................................................................................................................. NWIGU.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company ........................................................................................................................ PG&E.

Pacific Gas Transmission Company ...................................................................................................................... PGT.

PanEnergy Companies .......................................................................................................................................... PanEnergy.

SABRE Decision Technologies ............................................................................................................................. SDT.

Southern California Edison Company ................................................................................................................... Edison.

The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, North Shore Gas Company, and Northern Illinois Gas Company Peoples.

TransCapacity Limited Partnership ........................................................................................................................ TransCapacity.

United Distribution Companies .............................................................................................................................. UDC.

Williams Interstate Natural Gas System ................................................................................................................ WINGS.

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company ......................................................................................................... Williston.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Parts 102, 130, 131, 133, 135,

136, 137, 139, 145, 146, 150, 152, 155,

156, 158, 160, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166,

168, and 169

[Docket No. 95N–0294]

Food Standards of Identity, Quality and

Fill of Container; Common or Usual

Name Regulations; Request for

Comments on Existing Regulations

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed

rulemaking; extension of comment

period.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing

that, while the comment period on the

advance notice of proposed rulemaking

that appeared in the Federal Register of

December 29, 1995 (60 FR 67492), will

end on April 29, 1996, the agency will

keep the record open to receive

comments on one aspect of this

rulemaking. The agency is taking this

action in response to several requests for

an extension to allow comments on the

issue of harmonization of the food

standards of FDA and those of the Food

Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of

the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

DATES: Written comments by June 28,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Dockets Management Branch

(HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr.,

rm. 1–23, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Felicia Satchell, Center for Food Safety

and Applied Nutrition (HFS–158), Food

and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–205–5099.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of December 29, 1995

(60 FR 67492), FDA issued an advance

notice of proposed rulemaking entitled

‘‘Food Standards of Identity, Quality

and Fill of Container; Common or Usual

Name Regulations; Request for

Comments on Existing Regulations.’’

Interested persons were given until

April 29, 1996, to comment on aspects

of the advance notice of proposed

rulemaking on food standards that the

agency published in December 1995.

FDA received several requests for an

extension of the comment period to

allow comments on the issue of

harmonization of food standards issued

by FDA and FSIS. After careful

consideration, FDA has decided to

extend the comment period to June 28,

1996, on this issue. The extension is

only for this aspect of the rulemaking.

The issue of harmonization was

discussed in section V.A.8. FDA–FSIS

Harmonization, found on page 67502 of

the advance notice.

Interested persons may, on or before

June 28, 1996, submit to the Dockets

Management Branch (address above)

written comments regarding this

proposal. Two copies of any comments

are to be submitted, except that

individuals may submit one copy.

Comments are to be identified with the

docket number found in brackets in the

heading of this document. Received

comments may be seen in the office

above between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday.

Dated: April 26, 1996.

William K. Hubbard,

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD07–96–008]

RIN 2115–AE46

Special Local Regulations; Suncoast

Kilo Run; Suncoast Offshore

Challenge; Suncoast Offshore Grand

Prix; Sarasota, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to

establish special local regulations for

Suncoast Kilo Run, Suncoast Offshore

Challenge and Suncoast Offshore Grand

Prix, all events sponsored by the

S.O.R.A. (Suncoast Racing Association).

The Suncoast Kilo Run event would be

held annually at 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT

(Eastern Daylight Time), on the first

Friday of July. The Suncoast Offshore

Challenge and Suncoast Offshore Grand

Prix events would be held annually at

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, on the first

Saturday and Sunday of July. These

proposed regulations are intended to

promote safe navigation on the waters in

the Gulf of Mexico in the vicinity of

Sarasota and on the waters in North

Sarasota Bay, Florida, by controlling the

traffic entering, exiting, and traveling

within these waters. These proposed

regulations are necessary to provide for

the safety of life on navigable waters

during the event.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before May 31, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

U.S. Coast Guard Group St. Petersburg,

600 8th Ave. S.E., St. Petersburg, Florida

33701–5099, or may be delivered to

operations office at the same address

between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT, Monday

through Friday, except federal holidays.

The telephone number is (813) 824–
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7533. Comments will become a part of

the public docket and will be available

for copying and inspection at the same

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LTJG J.W. Nelson, project officer, U.S.

Coast Guard Group St. Petersburg, FL at

(813) 824–7533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

The Coast Guard encourages

interested persons to participate in this

rulemaking by submitting written views,

data, or arguments. Persons submitting

comments should include their names,

addresses, identify the notice (CGD07–

96–008) and the specific section of this

proposal to which their comments

apply, and give reasons for each

comment. The Coast Guard will

consider all comments received during

the comment period. The regulations

may be changed in view of the

comments received. All comments

received before the expiration of the

comment period will be considered

before final action is taken on this

proposal.

No public hearing is planned, but one

may be held if written requests for a

hearing are received, and it is

determined that the opportunity to

make oral presentations will add to the

rulemaking process.

Discussion of Proposed Regulations

The proposed regulations are needed

to provide for the safety of life during

the Suncoast Kilo Run, Suncoast

Offshore Challenge and Suncoast

Offshore Grand Prix, all sponsored by

the S.O.R.A. (Suncoast Racing

Association). These Proposed

regulations are intended to promote safe

navigation on the waters in North

Sarasota Bay and on the Gulf of Mexico

in the vicinity of Sarasota, Florida, by

controlling the traffic entering, exiting,

and traveling within these waters.

Historically during these races, there

have been between 150 and 300

participant ant spectator craft. There

would be approximately between 50

and 100 power boats, 21 to 50 feet in

length, participating in these races at

high speeds. The anticipated

concentration of spectator and

participant vessels associated with the

Suncoast Kilo Run, Suncoast Offshore

Challenge and Suncoast Offshore Grand

Prix poses a safety concern, which is

addressed in these special local

regulations. The Suncoast Kilo Run

event would be held annually at 8 a.m.

to 1 p.m. EDT, on the first Friday of

July. The Suncoast Offshore Challenge

and Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix

events would be held annually at 11

a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, on the first Saturday

and Sunday of July.

These proposed special local

regulations for the Suncoast Kilo Run

would establish a ‘‘no wake’’ zone in an

area between markers #13 (27°20.82N,

82°33.78W, LLNR 48035) and #17

(27°24.5N, 82°36.8W, LLNR 48190) in

North Sarasota Bay. All coordinates

referenced are datum: NAD 83.

Spectator craft would be permitted in

the area but would be required to stay

clear of the designated race lanes. This

race would be held annually on the First

Friday of July, between 8 a.m. and 1

p.m. EDT.

The proposed special local

regulations for the Suncoast Offshore

Challenge would not permit anchoring

seaward of the shoreside legs of the

racecourse out to three nautical miles

from shore, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT.

Spectator craft would be permitted near

the race area but would be required to

stay clear of the race lanes. Anchoring

for spectators would be permitted

shoreward of the shoreside legs of the

racecourse. All vessel traffic exiting

New Pass between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

EDT would exit the marked channel at

New Pass Channel daybeacon #3

(27°26.46′ N, 82°41.7′ W, LLNR 18100),

and 4 (27°26.4′ N, 82°41.68′ W, LLNR

18105), and would proceed in a

northerly direction shoreward of the

spectator craft until well clear of the

race course. All coordinates referenced

use datum: NAD 1983. Big Sarasota Pass

would be closed to all inbound and

outbound vessel traffic, other than

spectator craft, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

EDT, annually during the first Saturday

of July.

The proposed special regulations for

the Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix would

not permit anchoring seaward of the

shoreside legs of the racecourse out to

three nautical miles from shore, from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, annually on the first

Sunday of July. Spectator craft would be

permitted near the race area but would

by required to stay clear of the race

lanes. Anchoring for spectators would

be permitted shoreward of the shoreside

legs of the racecourse. All vessel traffic

not involved with the Suncoast Offshore

Grand Prix exiting New Pass between 10

a.m. and 4 p.m EDT would exit the

marked channel at New Pass Channel

daybeacon #3 (27°26.46′ N, 82°41.7′ W,

LLNR 18100) and #4 (27°26.4′ N,

82°41.68′ W, LLNR 18105), and would

proceed in a northerly direction

shoreward of the spectator craft, taking

action to avoid a close-quarters situation

with the spectator craft until finally past

and clear of the racecourse. All

coordinates referenced use datum: NAD

1983. Big Sarasota Pass would be closed

to all inbound and outbound vessel

traffic, other than spectator craft, from

10 a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT, annually on the

first Sunday of July.

Regulatory Evaluation

This proposal 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. The proposed

regulation would last for only 5 hours

on each day of the event.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

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

must consider whether this proposal

will have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities. ‘‘Small entities’’ include

independently owned and operated

small businesses that are not dominant

in their field and that otherwise qualify

as ‘‘small business concerns’’ under

Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15

U.S.C. 632).

For reasons set forth in the above

Regulatory Evaluation, the Coast Guard

certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this

proposal, if adopted, will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Collection of Information

These proposed regulations contain

no collection of information

requirements under the Paperwork

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

This action has been analyzed in

accordance with the principals 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 proposal

and has concluded that preparation of

an environmental Impact Statement is

not necessary. An environmental

assessment and a finding of no
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significant impact have been prepared

and are available in the docket for

inspection or copying where indicated

under ADDRESSES. The Coast Guard has

concluded that this proposed action

would not significantly affect the

quality of the human environment.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

Marine safety, Navigation (water),

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Waterways.

Proposed Regulations

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Coast Guard is proposing to amend Part

100 of Title 33, Code of Federal

Regulations, 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. A new section § 100.718 is added

to read as follows:

§ 100.718 Annual Suncoast Kilo Run;

Sarasota Bay, Sarasota, FL.

(a) Regulated area. The regulated area

is established in Sarasota Bay with the

northwest corner pint at Whale Key,

position 27°23′53′′ N, 82°37′46′′ W,

extending to the northeast corner point

at Bayshore Gardens Channel, position

27°25′11′′ N, 82°35′45′′ W, then

extending to the southeast corner point

at Whitaker Bayou, position 27°21′22′′

N, 82°33′14′′ W, and then to the

southwest corner point at Quick Point,

position 27°20′18′′ N, 82°34′′ W. All

coordinates referenced use datum: NAD

83.

(b) Special local regulations. (1) In

accordance with these regulations, the

regulated area is designated as a ‘‘no

wake’’ zone. Spectator craft are

permitted into the area, but are

prohibited from entering the race course

areas described in (b)(2) of this section.

(2) Inside the ‘‘no wake’’ zone are two

designated areas surrounding the

primary and alternate race courses.

Primary course ‘‘A’’ is bounded by a

line connecting the northeast corner

point at position 27°22′10′′ N, 82°36′09′′

W, a southeast corner point at position

27°21′31′′ N, 82°35′37′′ W, a southwest

corner point at position 27°21′27′′ N,

82°35′48′′ W, and a northwest corner

point at position 27°22′05′′ N, 82°36′16′′

W. Alternate course ‘‘B’’ is bounded by

a line connecting the northeast corner

point at position 27°23′11′′ N, 82°34′31′′

W, a southeast corner point at position

27°22′35′′ N, 82°34′03′′ W, a southwest

corner point at position 27°22′31′′ N,

82°34′08′′ W, and northwest corner

point at position 27°23′09′′ N, 82°34′38′′

W. All coordinates referenced use

datum: NAD 83.

(3) Entry into the regulated area shall

be in accordance with this section.

(c) Effective date. This section is

effective at 8 a.m. and terminates at 1

p.m. EDT, annually during the first

Friday of July.

2. A new section § 100.719 is added

to read as follows:

§ 100.719 Annual Suncoast Offshore

Challenge; Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota, FL.

(a) Regulated area. The regulated area

is established by a line drawn from the

start/finish position 27°19.15′ N,

82°35.90′ W, thence to position

27°18.81′ N, 82°34.90′ W, thence to

position 27°18.21′ N, 82°34.48′ W,

thence to position 27°16.43′ N, 82°34.99′

W, thence to position 27°15.70′ N,

82°34.29′ W, thence to position

27°15.86′ N, 82°33.44′ W, thence to

position 27°14.73′ N, 82°32.37′ W,

thence to position 27°14.62′ N, 82°32.54′

W, thence to position 27°14.93′ N,

82°35.25′ W, thence to position

27°20.03′ N, 82°37.38′ W, thence to

position 27°20.32′ N, 82°37.16′ W,

thence back to the start/finish position.

All coordinates referenced use datum:

NAD 1983.

(b) Special local regulations. (1) No

anchoring will be permitted seaward of

the shoreside boundaries of the

regulated area out to three nautical

miles from shore, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

EDT, annually on the first Saturday of

July.

(2) Anchoring for spectators will be

permitted shoreward of the shoreside

boundaries of the regulated area.

(3) All vessel traffic, not involved

with the Suncoast Offshore Challenge,

exiting New Pass between 11 a.m. and

4 p.m. EDT will exit at New Pass

Channel daybeacon #3 (27°26.46′ N,

82°41.7′ W, LLNR 18100) and #4

(27°26.4′ N, 82°41.68′ W, LLNR 18105),

and shall proceed in a northerly

direction shoreward of spectator craft

taking action to avoid a close-quarters

situation until finally past and clear of

the racecourse. All coordinates

referenced use datum: NAD 1983.

(4) Big Sarasota Pass will be closed to

all inbound and outbound vessel traffic,

other than spectator craft, from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. EDT.

(5) Entry into the regulated area shall

be in accordance with this regulation.

Spectator vessels will stay clear of race

area at all times.

(c) Effective date. This section is

effective at 10 a.m. and terminates at 4

p.m. EDT, annually during the first

Saturday of July.

2. A new section § 100.720 is added

to read as follows:

§ 100.720 Annual Suncoast Offshore

Grand Prix; Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota, FL.

(a) Regulated area. The regulated area

is established by a line drawn from the

start/finish position 27°19.15′ N,

82°35.90′ W, thence to position

27°18.81′ N, 82°34.90′ W, thence to

position 27°18.81′ N, 82°34.48′ W,

thence to position 27°16.43′ N, 82°34.99′

W, thence to position 27°15.70′ N,

82°34.29′ W, thence to position

27°15.86′ N, 82°33.44′ W, thence to

position 27°14.73′ N, 82°32.37′ W,

thence to position 27°14.62′ N, 82°32.54′

W, thence to position 27°14.93′ N,

82°35.25′ W, thence to position

27°20.03′ N, 82°37.38′ W, thence to

position 27°20.32′ N, 82°37.16′ W,

thence back to the start/finish position.

All coordinates referenced use datum:

NAD 1983.

(b) Special local regulations. (1) No

anchoring will be permitted seaward of

the shoreside boundaries of the

regulated area out to three nautical

miles from shore, form 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

EDT.

(2) Anchoring for spectators will be

permitted shoreward of the shoreside

boundaries of the regulated area.

(3) All vessel traffic not involved with

the Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix,

exiting New Pass between 10 a.m. and

4 p.m. EDT will exit at New Pass

Channel daybeacon #3 (27°26.46′ N,

82°41.7′ W, LLNR 18100) and #4

(27°26.4′ N, 82°41.68′ W, LLNR 18105),

and shall proceed in a northerly

direction shoreward of spectator craft

taking action to avoid a close-quarters

situation until finally past and clear of

the racecourse. All coordinates

referenced use datum: NAD 83.

(4) Big Sarasota Pass will be closed to

all inbound and outbound vessel traffic,

other than spectator craft, from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. EDT.

(5) Entry into the regulated area shall

be in accordance with this regulation.

Spectator craft will stay clear of race

area at all times.

(c) Effective date. This section is

effective at 10 a.m. and terminates at 4

p.m. EDT, annually during the first

Sunday of July.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

Roger T. Rufe, Jr.,

Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District.

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