Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 104 / Wednesday, May 29, 1996 / Proposed Rules 26857

the Escanaba VORTAC 101 radial, extending

from the 4.2-mile radius to 7.4 miles east,

and within 2.6 miles each side of the

Escanaba VORTAC 266 radial extending from

the 4.2-mile radius to 7 miles west of the

VORTAC.

* * * * *

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 6,

1996.

Maureen Woods,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 96–13421 Filed 5–28–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 67

[CGD 95–052]

RIN 2115–AF15

Testing of Obstruction Lights and Fog

Signals on Offshore Facilities

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of termination and

withdrawal.

SUMMARY: This rulemaking project was

initiated as part of the President’s

Regulatory Reinvention Initiative

(PRRI). It was intended to improve the

quality of tests performed on

obstruction lights and fog signals, while

reducing the administrative burden on

the public, and minimizing costs borne

by the Coast Guard. Comments to the

rulemaking raised several substantial

issues which require further study.

Therefore, the Coast Guard is

terminating further rulemaking under

docket number 95–052.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LTJG Chad Asplund, Project Manager,

Short Range Aids to navigation

Division, U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters, (202) 267–1386.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 10, 1996, the Coast Guard

published a notice requesting comments

in the Federal Register (61 FR 708). The

notice asked (1) whether the flash

characteristics of obstruction lights

should be changed from a quick-flashing

rhythm to a Morse ‘‘U’’; (2) whether the

candlepower requirements on

obstruction lighting should be adapted

to the new transmissivity tables

developed by the Coast Guard; and (3)

whether lights and fog signals should be

tested independent laboratories rather

than by the Coast Guard.

On March 27, 1996, the Coast Guard

published a notice of proposed

rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal

Register (61 FR 13472). The Coast Guard

proposed a new rule on only one of the

three issues investigated in the notice,

specifically, that lights and fog signals

would be tested by independent

laboratories rather than by the Coast

Guard.

The NPRM’s approach was in keeping

with the goals of the PRRI to make

government work better and cost less by

finding ways to reduce financial and

regulatory burdens on industry while

improving governmental efficiency. It

proposed to achieve this by (1)

consolidating permit applications in

headquarters rather than requiring an

application to each Coast Guard district;

and (2) having independent laboratories

test all devices and submit the results to

the Coast Guard rather than requiring

Coast Guard involvement in the testing

of lights or fog signals. In spite of the

Coast Guard’s intent to reduce burdens,

comments indicated that the NPRM, as

proposed, was too general to accomplish

either the project’s goals or the goals of

PRRI.

Specifically, comments questioned

how independent laboratories would be

designated or certified by the Coast

Guard, and what standards would be

used by the independent laboratories in

evaluating lights and fog signals.

Comments also expressed concern over

the timetable for implementation, with

several pointing out that retrofitting all

existing structures would impose a high

cost on the regulated community

without providing any proven reduction

in risk.

The Coast Guard has determined that

the concerns raised by the comments to

this docket require further examination

of this area before any rulemaking is

undertaken. The Coast Guard seeks to

promulgate rules that will improve

maritime safety while accomplishing

PRRI goals. Because the current

rulemaking may do neither, the Coast

Guard is terminating further rulemaking

under docket number 95–052 but will

continue to investigate the feasibility of

implementing these concepts in the

future.

Dated: May 17, 1996.

Rudy K. Peschel,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office

of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services.

[FR Doc. 96–13419 Filed 5–28–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 141 and 142

[WH–FRL–5511–6]

Drinking Water; National Primary

Drinking Water Regulations; Enhanced

Surface Water Treatment

Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of extension of

public comment period.

SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is

announcing an extension of the public

comment period for the National

Primary Drinking Water Regulations

(NPDWR) for the Enhanced Surface

Water Treatment Regulations (ESWTR)

(59 FR 38832, July 29, 1994). The

NPDWR consists of a set of regulatory

options related to treatment techniques

for microbiological pathogens. The

NPDWR also includes proposed

monitoring, reporting, and public

notification requirements for these

compounds. The comment period is

being extended from May 30, 1996 until

August 30, 1996.

DATES: Comments should be postmarked

or delivered by hand on or before

August 30, 1996. Comments received

after this date may not be considered.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

the ESWTR Docket Clerk, Water Docket

(MC–4101); U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency; 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, or hand deliver

to the Water Docket, Room 2616,

Waterside Mall, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC.

The proposed rule with supporting

documents and all comments received

are available for review at the Water

Docket at the address above. For access

to Docket materials, call (202) 260–3027

between 9 am and 3:30 pm for an

appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

General information may be obtained

from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline,

telephone (800) 426–4791; Stig Regli,

Office of Ground Water and Drinking

Water (4603), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202)

260–7379; or Paul Berger, Office of

Ground Water and Drinking Water

(4603), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington,

DC 20460, telephone (202) 260–3039.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July

29, 1994 EPA proposed two drinking

water regulations: the Disinfectant/

Disinfection Byproducts (D/DBP) and