Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 3, 1996 / Proposed Rules 34775

§ 31.303 Substantive requirements.

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(j) * * * The purpose of the statute

and regulation is to encourage States to

address, programmatically, any features

of its justice system, and related laws

and policies, which may account for the

disproportionate detention or

confinement of minority juveniles in

secure detention facilities, secure

correctional facilities, jails and lockups.

The Disproportionate Minority

Confinement core requirement neither

establishes nor requires numerical

standards or quotas in order for a State

to achieve or maintain compliance.

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Dated: June 26, 1996.

Shay Bilchik,

Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention.

[FR Doc. 96–16842 Filed 7–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 154 and 155

[CGD 94–032 and 94–048]

RIN 2115–AE87 and 2115–AE88

Tank Vessel and Facility Response

Plans, and Response Equipment for

Hazardous Substances

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is holding

two public meetings on its proposed

regulations under the Oil Pollution Act

of 1990 (OPA 90) relating to the

preparation of hazardous substance

response plans to minimize the impact

of a discharge or release of hazardous

substances into the navigable waters of

the United States. There is substantial

public interest in the rulemaking. The

Coast Guard is conducting the public

meetings to receive view on what

should be regulated and what

appropriate regulations should be.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

July 30, 1996, and August 5, 1996. The

meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m.

Comments must be received on or

before September 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The July 30, 1996, meeting

will be held in room 6200, Department

of Transportation, Nassif Building, 400

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC

20590. The August 5, 1996, meeting will

be held in the lecture hall of the Center

for Advanced Space Studies, 3600 Bay

Area Boulevard, Clear Lake, TX 77058.

Written comments may be mailed to the

Executive Secretary, Marine Safety

Council (G–LRA/3406) (CGD 94–032

and 94–048), U.S. Coast Guard

Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20593–0001 or may be

delivered to room 3406 at the above

address between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. The telephone number if (202)

267–1477

The Executive Secretary maintains the

public docket for this rulemaking.

Comments will become part of this

docket and will be available for

inspection or copying at room 3406,

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT

Cliff Thomas, Project Manager, Office of

Standards Evaluation and Development,

at (202) 267–1099. This number is

equipped to record messages on a 24-

hour basis. Copies of the advanced

notice of proposed rulemaking

(ANPRM) may be obtained by

submitting a request by facsimile at

(202) 267–4547.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

Response Plans for Hazardous

Substances

The advanced noticed of proposed

rulemaking (ANPRM) (61 FR 20084),

published on May 3, 1996, solicited

comments on 96 questions to assist in

the development of a notice of proposed

rulemaking for vessels and a notice of

proposed rulemaking for marine

transportation-related facilities (MTR).

Section 311(j)(5) of the Federal Water

Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) [33

U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)], as amended by

section 4202(a) of OPA 90, requires

owners and operators of tank vessels,

offshore facilities, and onshore facilities

that could reasonably be expected to

cause harm to the environment to

prepare and submit plans for

responding, to the maximum extent

practicable, to a worst case discharge, or

a substantial threat of such a discharge,

of oil or hazardous substance. Section

4202(b)(4) of OPA 90 establishes an

implementation schedule for these

requirements with regard to oil.

However, section 4202(b)(4) did not

establish a compliance date requiring

response plans for hazardous

substances.

The Coast Guard issued two separate

final rules: one requiring response plans

for tank vessels carrying oil in bulk and

another requiring response plans for

marine transportation-related facilities

(MTR) that handle, store, or transport oil

in bulk. These final rules define many

concepts such as ‘‘marine

transportation-related facility,’’

‘‘maximum extent practicable,’’ and

‘‘worst case discharge.’’ The rules also

provide a specific format for these

response plans; however, they allow for

deviations from this format as long as

the required information is included

and there is a cross reference sheet

identifying its location. The Coast Guard

is considering using these concepts or

modifying them as necessary in the

regulations for response plans for

hazardous substances.

Public Meeting

The Coast Guard will hold two public

meetings, the first on July 30, 1996, and

the second on August 5, 1996. The

public is invited to comment on the

issues discussed in the 96 questions

listed in the ANPRM. The general areas

in which the Coast Guard seeks public

comment are response plan contents

and format, carriage of response

equipment, training requirements, and

economic impacts.

Attendance is open to the public.

Persons who are hearing impaired may

request sign translation by contacting

the person under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT at least one week

before the meeting. With advance

notice, and as time permits, members of

the public may make oral presentations

during the meeting. Persons wishing to

make oral presentations should notify

the person listed above under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later

than the day before the meeting. Written

material may be submitted prior to,

during, or after the meeting. Persons

unable to attend the public meetings are

encouraged to submit written comments

as outlined in the ANPRM prior to

September 3, 1996.

Dated: June 27, 1996.

Joseph J. Angelo,

Director, of Standards, Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 96–17002 Filed 7–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[FRL–5531–1]

Use of Alternative Analytical Test

Methods in the Reformulated Gasoline

Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.