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Appendix E to § 1926.1127—Cadmium

in Workplace Atmospheres

Note: The requirements applicable to

construction work under this Appendix E are

identical to those set forth in Appendix E to

§ 1910.1027 of this chapter.

* * * * *

57. In § 1926.1127, Appendix F is

revised to read as follows:

* * * * *

Appendix F to § 1926.1127—

Nonmandatory Protocol for Biological

Monitoring

Note: The requirements applicable to

construction work under this Appendix F are

identical to those set forth in Appendix F to

§ 1910.1027 of this chapter.

58. Section 1926.1128 is revised to

read as follows:

§ 1926.1128 Benzene.

Note: The requirements applicable to

construction work under this section are

identical to those set forth at § 1910.1028 of

this chapter.

59. Section 1926.1129 is revised to

read as follows:

§ 1926.1129 Coke oven emissions.

Note: The requirements applicable to

construction work under this section are

identical to those set forth at § 1910.1029 of

this chapter.

60. Section 1926.1144 is revised to

read as follows:

§ 1926.1144 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane.

Note: The requirements applicable to

construction work under this section are

identical to those set forth at § 1910.1044 of

this chapter.

61. Section 1926.1145 is revised to

read as follows:

§ 1926.1145 Acrylonitrile.

Note: The requirements applicable to

construction work under this section are

identical to those set forth at § 1910.1045 of

this chapter.

62. Section 1926.1147 is revised to

read as follows:

§ 1926.1147 Ethylene oxide.

Note: The requirements applicable to

construction work under this section are

identical to those set forth at § 1910.1047 of

this chapter.

63. Section 1926.1148 is revised to

read as follows:

§ 1926.1148 Formaldehyde.

Note: The requirements applicable to

construction work under this section are

identical to those set forth at § 1910.1048 of

this chapter.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD5–95–084]

RIN 2115–AE47

Drawbridge Operation Regulations;

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Sunset

Beach, NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: At the request of the North

Carolina Department of Transportation,

the Coast Guard is changing the

regulations that govern the operation of

the drawbridge across the Atlantic

Intracoastal Waterway, mile 337.9, at

Sunset Beach, North Carolina, by

extending the hours on weekends and

holidays during the summer months

during which the bridge may open only

on the hour. This rule is intended to

provide regularly scheduled drawbridge

openings to help reduce motor vehicle

traffic delays and congestion on the

roads and highways linked by this

drawbridge while providing for the

reasonable needs of navigation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective on

July 22, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann

B. Deaton, Bridge Administrator, Fifth

Coast Guard District, at (804) 398–6222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

On January 23, 1996, the Coast Guard

published a Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled

‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulations;

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Sunset

Beach, North Carolina’’ in the Federal

Register (61 FR 1725). In addition to

publishing the NPRM, the Coast Guard

also announced the proposed changes in

Public Notice 5–881. The comment

period ended March 8, 1996. One

comment was received. A public

hearing was not requested and one was

not held.

Background and Purpose

The Sunset Beach drawbridge crosses

the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at

mile 337.9. The proposed changes were

requested by the North Carolina

Department of Transportation on behalf

of the Town of Sunset Beach in order to

alleviate delays to vehicle traffic caused

by opening of the draw for passage of

recreational vessels after 7 p.m. on the

weekends and holidays.

Discussion of Comments and Changes

The NPRM proposed changes to 33

CFR 117.821(b)(6), regulations

governing operation of a drawbridge

across the Atlantic Intrascoastal

Waterway at Sunset Beach, North

Carolina. The proposed changes include

extending the hours on weekends and

holidays to include 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

during the summer months when the

bridge may open only on the hour.

One comment was received on the

proposed change to 33 CFR

117.821(b)(6) from a recreational boater

opposing the extension of the hourly

openings during the weekends and

holidays. The recreational boater stated

that extending the hourly openings was

an unreasonable burden to pleasure

boaters and was particularly bad for

those who are out on the water

returning late in the day. He also stated

that the present hourly openings of the

bridge during weekends was an

unreasonable burden to pleasure boats,

and that North Carolina should consider

increasing the number of openings for

all its regulated bridges. The Coast

Guard does not agree. All presently

regulated bridges in North Carolina

crossing the Atlantic Intracoastal

Waterway have schedules which take

into consideration the highway traffic

volumes at those particular locations,

keeping in mind the steady flow of

vessel traffic on this waterway during

the summer months. With respect to

Sunset Beach, the North Carolina

Department of Transportation has

advised the Coast Guard that

maintaining the existing hourly opening

restrictions and extending them by

hours in the evenings on the weekends

and Federal holidays is critical in order

to avoid severe traffic congestion to and

from the island. Vehicular traffic is at its

highest peak on the island during the

summer season, and, in particular, on

weekends and holidays. This increase in

vehicular traffic is due to vacationers

and residents of surrounding

communities coming to Sunset Beach to

enjoy the ocean and beaches. Those

from the surrounding communities

usually do not leave the island until

sunset which extends the evening hours

that SR 1172 is congested with cars. The

increase in traffic also places a strain on

the local streets in the Town of Sunset

Beach. The need to free up traffic

congestion coming from the island

supports the request to extend hourly

openings on weekends and holidays.

Recreational boaters can plan their

transits around the hourly schedule, as

they do now. After 9 p.m., the

drawbridge will revert back to opening

on demand, so boasters may plan to
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come and go as early or late as they

desire, with minimal delays. The

purpose of the proposed change is to

establish a schedule that balances the

reasonable needs of waterway and

vehicular traffic. The Coast Guard

believes this schedule will help

alleviate seasonal highway traffic

congestion on weekends and holidays at

this bridge without placing any undue

hardship on waterway users since the

change is minimal.

This final rule adopts the changes

proposed in the NPRM. It extends the

hourly opening of the drawbridge from

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays,

and Federal holidays from June 1 to

September 30. The draw will continue

to open on signal for commercial

vessels. It will also continue to open on

signal for passage of vessels in

emergencies involving danger to life or

property. The Coast Guard believes this

final rule will not unduly restrict

navigation by pleasure vessels, which

may plan their transits to coincide with

scheduled hourly openings.

Regulatory Evaluation

This rule 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)(1)(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.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

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

must consider whether this final rule

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). Because it expects the

impact of this rule to be minimal, the

Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C.

605(b) that this rule will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Collection of Information

This rule contains no collection of

information requirements under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.).

Federalism Assessment

The Coast Guard has analyzed this

rule under the principles and criteria

contained in Executive Order 12612,

and it has been determined that this rule

will not have sufficient federalism

implications to warrant preparation of a

Federalism Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this rule and

concluded that under section

2.B.2.e.(32)(e) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1B (as amended, 59

FR 38654, July 29, 1994), this rule is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

Bridges.

Regulations

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Coast Guard is amending part 117 of

title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as

follows:

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE

OPERATION REGULATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 117

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 49 CFR 1.46; 33

CFR 1.05–1(g); section 117.255 also issued

under the authority of Pub. L. 102–587, 106

Stat. 5039.

2. In § 117.821, paragraph (b)(6) is

revised to read as follows:

§ 117.821 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,

Albemarle Sound to Sunset Beach.

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(6) S.R. 1172 bridge, mile 337.9, at

Sunset Beach, NC, shall open on the

hour on signal between 7 a.m. and 7

p.m., April 1 through November 30,

except that on Saturdays, Sundays and

Federal holidays, from June 1 through

September 30, the bridge shall open on

signal on the hour between 7 a.m. and

9 p.m.

* * * * *

Dated: May 15, 1996.

W.J. Ecker,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Fifth Coast Guard District.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[AD–FRL–5521–7]

RIN 2060–AC19

National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source

Categories: Organic Hazardous Air

Pollutants From the Synthetic Organic

Chemical Manufacturing Industry and

Other Processes Subject to the

Negotiated Regulation for Equipment

Leaks; Clarifications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule: Amendments.

SUMMARY: On April 10, 1995, the EPA

proposed amendments to certain

portions of the ‘‘National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

from the Synthetic Organic Chemical

Manufacturing Industry and Other

Processes Subject to the Negotiated

Regulation for Equipment Leaks’’

(collectively known as the ‘‘hazardous

organic NESHAP’’ or the ‘‘HON’’). This

action announces the EPA’s final

decisions on those proposed

amendments.

The rule is being revised to remove

three compounds (glycerol tri-

(polyoxypropylene)ether, polyethylene

glycol, and polypropylene glycol) from

the list of chemical production

processes regulated by the HON. The

production of these compounds is also

included in the source category

‘‘Polyether Polyols Production’’ and will

be regulated by that national emission

standards for hazardous air pollutants

(NESHAP). The equipment leak

requirements in the rule are also being

revised to clarify the intent of certain

provisions, to correct oversights, and to

simplify demonstration of compliance

with the regulation. These changes are

being made to ensure that the rule is

implemented as intended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Janet S. Meyer, Coatings and Consumer

Products Group, Emission Standards

Division (MD–13), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Research Triangle

Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone

number (919) 541–5254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Regulated Entities and Background

Information

The regulated category and entities

affected by this action include: