30162 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 116 / Friday, June 14, 1996 / Rules and Regulations

TABLE I

[Lump Sum Valuations]

Rate set

For plans with a valuation

date Immediate

annuity rate

(percent)

Deferred annuities (percent)

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

* * * * * * *

33 07–1–96 08–1–96 5.00 4.25 4.00 4.00 7 8

Annuity Valuations

In determining the value of interest factors

of the form v0:n (as defined in § 2676.13(b)(1))

for purposes of applying the formulas set

forth in § 2676.13(b) through (i) and in

determining the value of any interest factor

used in valuing annuity benefits under this

subpart, the plan administrator shall use the

values of it prescribed in the table below.

The following table tabulates, for each

calendar month of valuation ending after the

effective date of this part, the interest rates

(denoted by i1, i2, * * * , and referred to

generally as it) assumed to be in effect

between specified anniversaries of a

valuation date that occurs within that

calendar month; those anniversaries are

specified in the columns adjacent to the

rates. The last listed rate is assumed to be in

effect after the last listed anniversary date.

TABLE II

[Annuity Valuations]

For valuation dates occurring in the month—

The values of it are:

it for t = it for t = it for t =

* * * * * * *

July 1996 ............................................................................... .0620 1–20 .0475 >20 N/A .......... N/A

Issued in Washington, DC, on this 11th day

of June 1996.

Martin Slate,

Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty

Corporation

[FR Doc. 96–15153 Filed 6–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7708–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 51

[FRL–5520–1]

Control of Air Pollution; Removal and

Modification of Obsolete, Superfluous

or Burdensome Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Revision of direct final rule.

SUMMARY: On April 11, 1996, EPA

published a direct final rule under the

Clean Air Act deleting superfluous,

obsolete or burdensome regulations

from the Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR). This action was published

without prior proposal because EPA

anticipated no adverse comment.

Because EPA received adverse

comments on a few discrete portions of

this action, EPA is withdrawing those

aspects the final rule. EPA will address

all public comments received on those

portions in a subsequent final rule based

on the proposed rule also published on

April 11, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 14, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maureen Delaney, Office of Air and

Radiation, Office of Policy Analysis and

Review, (202) 260–7431.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April

11, 1996, EPA published a final rule to

delete numerous obsolete, superfluous

or burdensome rules from the CFR (61

FR 16050). Among the rules to be

deleted were 40 CFR 51.100(o),

definition of reasonably available

control technology (RACT); § 51.101,

stipulations; § 51.110(g), attainment and

maintenance of national standards; and

§ 51.213, transportation control

measures. EPA promulgated this direct

final rulemaking without prior proposal

because the Agency viewed it as noncontroversial and anticipated no adverse

comments. The final rule was published

in the Federal Register with a provision

for a 30-day comment period. At the

same time, EPA published a proposed

rule which announced that in the event

that adverse comments were submitted

to EPA within 30 days of publication of

the rule in the Federal Register (61 FR

16068), those portions of the final rule

that were the subject of those comments

would convert to a proposed rule

through EPA’s publishing a notice

announcing withdrawal of those

provisions.

EPA received adverse comment

within the prescribed comment period

on the following rules: 40 CFR

51.100(o), 51.101, 51.110(g) and 51.213.

Therefore, EPA is withdrawing the April

11, 1996 final rulemaking action

pertaining to those rules. EPA will not

institute a second comment period on

this document. The portions of the April

11, 1996 rule that were not the subject

of adverse comments remain final and

effective as published.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 51

Environmental protection, Air

pollution control.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

PART 51—[AMENDED]

40 CFR part 51 is amended as follows:

1. The authority citation for part 51

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.

2. Section 51.100 is amended by

adding paragraph (o) to read as follows:

§ 51.100 Definitions.

* * * * *

(o) Reasonably available control

technology (RACT) means devices,

systems, process modifications, or other

apparatus or techniques that are

reasonably available taking into

account:

(1) The necessity of imposing such

controls in order to attain and maintain

a national ambient air quality standard;
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(2) The social, environmental, and

economic impact of such controls; and

(3) Alternative means of providing for

attainment and maintenance of such

standard, (This provision defines RACT

for the purposes of §§ 51.110(c)(2) and

51.341(b) only.)

* * * * *

3. Section 51.101 is added to read as

follows:

§ 51.101 Stipulations.

Nothing in this part will be construed

in any manner:

(a) To encourage a State to prepare,

adopt, or submit a plan which does not

provide for the protection and

enhancement of air quality so as to

promote the public health and welfare

and productive capacity.

(b) To encourage a State to adopt any

particular control strategy without

taking into consideration the costeffectiveness of such control strategy in

relation to that of alternative control

strategies.

(c) To preclude a State from

employing techniques other than those

specified in this part for purposes of

estimating air quality or demonstrating

the adequacy of a control strategy,

provided that such other techniques are

shown to be adequate and appropriate

for such purposes.

(d) To encourage a State to prepare,

adopt, or submit a plan without taking

into consideration the social and

economic impact of the control strategy

set forth in such plan, including, but not

limited to, impact on availability of

fuels, energy, transportation, and

employment.

(e) To preclude a State from

preparing, adopting, or submitting a

plan which provides for attainment and

maintenance of a national standard

through the application of a control

strategy not specifically identified or

described in this part.

(f) To preclude a State or political

subdivision thereof from adopting or

enforcing any emission limitations or

other measures or combinations thereof

to attain and maintain air quality better

than that required by a national

standard.

(g) To encourage a State to adopt a

control strategy uniformly applicable

throughout a region unless there is no

satisfactory alternative way of providing

for attainment and maintenance of a

national standard throughout such

region.

4. Section 51.110 is amended by

adding and reserving paragraphs (c)

through (f) and by adding paragraph (g)

to read as follows:

§ 51.110 Attainment and maintenance of

national standards.

* * * * *

(g) During developing of the plan,

EPA encourages States to identify

alternative control strategies, as well as

the costs and benefits of each such

alternative for attainment or

maintenance of the national standard.

5. Section 51.213 is added to read as

follows:

§ 51.213 Transportation control measures.

(a) The plan must contain procedures

for obtaining and maintaining data on

actual emissions reductions achieved as

a result of implementing transportation

control measures.

(b) In the case of measures based on

traffic flow changes or reductions in

vehicle use, the data must include

observed changes in vehicle miles

traveled and average speeds.

(c) The data must be maintained in

such a way as to facilitate comparison

of the planned and actual efficacy of the

transportation control measures.

[FR Doc. 96–15187 Filed 6–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

40 CFR Part 152

[OPP–250117; FRL–5372–9]

Notification Procedures for Pesticide

Registration Modifications; Notification

to the Secretary of Agriculture

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification to the Secretary of

Agriculture.

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the

Administrator of EPA has forwarded to

the Secretary of Agriculture a final

regulation under section 25(a) of the

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The rule

amends EPA’s notification and nonnotification procedures for certain

registration modifications. This action is

required by FIFRA section 25(a)(2).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff

Kempter, Registration Division (7505W),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location, telephone number, and

e-mail address: Rm. 713, CM#2, 1921

Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA

22202, Telephone: 703–305-5448, email: kempter.carlton@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

25(a)(2) of FIFRA provides that the

Administrator shall provide the

Secretary of Agriculture with a copy of

any final regulation at least 30 days

before signing it for publication in the

Federal Register. If the Secretary

comments in writing regarding the final

regulation within 15 days after receiving

it, the Administrator shall issue for

publication in the Federal Register,

with the final regulation, the comments

of the Secretary, if requested by the

Secretary, and the response of the

Administrator concerning the

Secretary’s comments. If the Secretary

does not comment in writing within 15

days after receiving the final regulation,

the Administrator may sign the

regulation for publication in the Federal

Register anytime thereafter. As required

by FIFRA section 25(a)(3), a copy of the

final regulation has been forwarded to

the Committee on Agriculture of the

House of Representatives and the

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,

and Forestry of the Senate.

List of Subjects in Part 152

Environmental protection,

Administrative practice and procedure,

Pesticides and pests, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

Dated: May 24, 1996.

Daniel M. Barolo,

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–15039 Filed 6–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

40 CFR Part 180

[PP–0E3821/R2242; FRL–5371–4]

RIN 2070–AB78

Sodium Salt of Acifluorfen; Pesticide

Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This document establishes a

tolerance for combined residues of the

herbicide sodium salt of acifluorfen and

its metabolites in or on the raw

agricultural commodity strawberry. The

Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR4) requested the regulation to establish

a maximum permissible level for

residues of the herbicide pursuant to the

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

(FFDCA).

EFFECTIVE DATE: This regulation

becomes effective June 14, 1996

ADDRESSES: Written objections and

hearing requests, identified by the

document control number, [PP 0E3821/

R2242], may be submitted to: Hearing

Clerk (1900), Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. M3708, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Fees