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the rules which foreign embassies must

follow to notify the Office of Protocol of

the arrival or employment, in the United

States, of the foreign government

officers or employees (including

domestics and family members)

described below. Since it originally was

promulgated, changes in the notification

procedure, as well as in the documents

required, have taken place, and the

Department has determined that it is

desirable to update and simplify the

regulations. This involves a foreign

affairs function of the United States and

thus is excluded from 5 U.S.C. 553 and

from analyses under the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980. In addition the

modifications set forth do not change

the existing procedure fundamentally

and merely reflect changes (such as new

form numbers) which already have gone

into effect.

While this rule is legally exempt from

review under Executive Order 12866, it

has been reviewed to ensure consistency

with its overall policies and objectives.

This final rule does not contain a new

or amended information requirement

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The forms

referenced in the regulation have been

notified in the Federal Register and

approved by OMB as required by that

act.

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 4

Aliens, Foreign officials.

Accordingly, 22 CFR, Part 4 is revised

to read as follows:

PART 4—NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN

OFFICIAL STATUS

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a(a)(4).

§ 4.1 General.

In accordance with Article 10 of the

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic

Relations and Article 24 of the Vienna

Convention on Consular Relations,

diplomatic missions must notify the

Office of Protocol immediately upon the

arrival, in the United States, of any

foreign government officer or employee

(including domestics and family

members), who are serving at

diplomatic missions, consular posts, or

miscellaneous foreign government

offices. If the employee is already in the

United States in some other capacity,

the notification should be made upon

assumption of duties. This initial

notification requirement also includes

all U.S. citizens and permanent resident

aliens who are employed by foreign

missions.

§ 4.2 Procedure.

Notification and subsequent changes

are made as follows:

(a) Diplomatic and career consular

officers and their dependents: Form

DSP–110, Notification of Appointment

of Foreign Diplomatic Officer and

Career Consular Officer;

(b) All other foreign government

employees who are serving at

diplomatic missions, consular posts, or

miscellaneous foreign government

offices and their dependents: Form

DSP–111, Notification of Appointment

of Foreign Government Employee.

(c) Honorary consular officers: Form

DSP–112, Notification of Appointment

of Honorary Consular Officer.

(d) Missions should use Form DSP–

113, Notification of Change—

Identification Card Request, to promptly

inform the Department of State of any

change in the status of officers or

employees of the missions and their

family members originally reported to

Protocol, or to apply for an

identification card.

(e) Upon termination of employment

of any diplomatic or consular officer,

honorary consular officer, embassy or

consular employee, or miscellaneous

foreign government staff member, a

Form DSP–115, Notice of Termination

of Diplomatic, Consular, or Foreign

Government Employment, must be

submitted to the Office of Protocol.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Molly Raiser,

Chief of Protocol.

[FR Doc. 96–14824 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–20–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 906

[SPATS No. CO–029–FOR]

Colorado Regulatory Program

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: In this document, the office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement (OSM) is correcting its

discussion and approval of a proposed

amendment to the Colorado regulatory

program under the Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

(SMCRA). OSM’s correction pertains to

Colorado’s intent to withdraw from a

proposed amendment consideration of

proposed rules pertaining to Colorado’s

show cause orders and patterns of

violations involving violations of water

quality effluent standards.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James F. Fulton, Telephone: (303) 672–

5524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 19, 1996 (administrative

record No. CO–675–9), Colorado

submitted revisions to a November 20,

1995, formally-proposed amendment to

its approved program (administrative

record No. CO–675). In the February 19,

1996, submittal, Colorado indicated that

the State-initiated proposed revisions to

Rules 5.03.3(1) and (2), pertaining to

show cause orders and patterns of

violations involving violations of water

quality effluent standards, had been

deleted from the proposed amendment

and intended that OSM withdraw the

revisions proposed at Rules 5.03.3(1)

and (2) from consideration during its

review of the amendment package. In

the preamble of the May 29, 1996,

Federal Register notice (61 FR 26792,

administrative record No. CO–675–16)

approving Colorado’s proposed

amendment, OSM inadvertently

discussed and approved Rules 5.03.3(1)

and (2) as they had been proposed in the

original November 20, 1995, submittal.

The purpose of this document is to

notify the public that Colorado’s

November 20, 1995, proposed revisions

to Rules 5.03.3(1) and (2), had been

withdrawn by Colorado on February 19,

1996. Accordingly, OSM’s May 29,

1996, Federal Register (Vol. 61, No. 104,

pages 26792 through 26801) preamble

discussion (finding No. 16.b, page

26798, third column, last paragraph)

and approval (Director’s decision, page

26801, first column, eleventh paragraph)

of revisions to proposed Rules 5.03.3(1)

and (2) should be disregarded.

Dated: June 13, 1996.

Richard J. Seibel,

(Regional Director) Western Regional

Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 96–16007 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD01–96–011]

RIN 2115–AE46

Special Local Regulation: Fireworks

Displays Within the First Coast Guard

District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 122 / Monday, June 24, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 32329

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing special local regulations for

annual fireworks displays that occur

throughout the First Coast Guard

District. This regulation is necessary to

control vessel traffic within the

immediate vicinity of the fireworks

launch sites and to ensure the safety of

life and property during each event.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This section is effective

on June 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Commander James B.

Donovan, Office of Search and Rescue,

First Coast Guard District, (617) 223–

8278.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

A notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM) was published on May 23,

1996, (61 FR 25835) in the Federal

Register proposing to establish a

permanent special local regulation for

the annually recurring fireworks

displays throughout the First Coast

Guard District. No comments were

received and no hearing was requested.

Background and Purpose

Each year, organizations in the First

District sponsor fireworks displays in

the same general location during the

same general time period. The Coast

Guard is establishing a special local

regulation that creates a regulated area

surrounding the launch platform used

during each fireworks display listed in

Table 1 of the new regulation. Table 1

provides dates and locations for the

annual fireworks events. Each event

listed in Table 1 will use a barge or onshore site as the fireworks launch

platform. Given the concentration of

explosives at the launch site, it is

necessary to establish special local

regulations to control vessel movement

within a 500 yard radius exclusion zone

around the launch platform to ensure

the safety of persons and property at

these events. In the event the fireworks

are launched from shore, the regulated

area will only include navigable waters

that fall within a 500 yard radius of the

launch site. Coast Guard personnel onscene may allow persons within the 500

yard radius should conditions permit.

The Coast Guard will publish a notice

in the Federal Register each year which

provides the exact dates and times for

these events.

Good cause exists for providing for

this rule to become effective in less than

30 days. Due to the need to publish

notice in the Federal Register which

will provide exact dates and times of

each event and the necessity to have the

regulation in effect for these events over

the Fourth of July weekend, this final

rule is being made effective in less than

30 days after publication. Any delay

encountered in making this rule

effective would be contrary to the public

interest as the rule is needed to ensure

the safety of the boating public during

these events.

Discussion of Changes

Minor changes have been made to the

NPRM and are contained in this final

rule. The following changes have been

made to clarify portions of the rule and

make it easier to read: events listed in

the table have been placed in

alphabetical order; in the final

regulation, paragraph (b)1 was deleted;

the Effective dates section has been

modified to better describe the duration

of the regulation; and the regulated area

has been further described by the term

‘‘navigable waters.’’

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)(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). Due to the short

duration of each fireworks display, the

advance notice provided to the marine

community, and the small size of each

regulated area, 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 the economic impact, on

small entities, of a rule for which a

general notice of proposed rulemaking

is required. ‘‘Small entities’’ may

include (1) small businesses and not-forprofit organizations that are

independently owned and operated and

are not dominant in their fields and (2)

governmental jurisdictions with

populations of less than 50,000.

For the reasons mentioned in the

Regulatory Evaluation, the Coast Guard

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

proposal will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. If, however,

you think that your business or

organization qualifies as a small entity

and that this rule will have a significant

economic impact on your business or

organization, please submit a comment

explaining why you think it qualifies

and in what way and to what degree this

rule will economically affect it.

Collection of Information

This rule contains no collection of

information requirements under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.).

Federalism

The Coast Guard has analyzed this

rule under the principles and criteria

contained in Executive Order 12612 and

has determined that this rule does not

have sufficient federalism implications

to warrant the preparation of a

Federalism Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard has considered the

environmental impacts of this rule and

concluded that, under paragraph

2.B.2.e.34(h) of COMDTINST 16475.1B,

(as revised by 61 FR 13564, March 27,

1996) this rule is a special local

regulation issued in conjunction with

annual regattas or marine parades and is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100

Marine safety, Navigation (water),

Records and recordkeeping

requirements, Waterways.

Final Regulation

For reasons set out in the preamble,

the Coast Guard amends 33 CFR Part

100 as follows:

PART 100—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 100

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 USC 1233; 49 CFR 1.46 and

33 CFR 100.35.

2. Section 100.114 is added to read as

follows:

§ 100.114 First Coast Guard District

Fireworks.

(a) Regulated area. That area of

navigable waters within a 500 yard

radius of the launch platform for each

fireworks display listed in Table 1.

Table 1—Fireworks Displays

1. American Legion Post 83 Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Branford American

Legion Post 83

Date: Date within the first week of July

Location: Branford Point, Branford, CT

2. Anniversary Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Chilmark

Date: Weekend in September

Location: Menemsha Beach, Chilmark,

MA
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3. Bangor Fireworks

Sponsor: Bangor 4th of July Corporation

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Bangor/Brewer waterfront, ME

4. Bar Harbor Fireworks

Sponsor: Bar Harbor Chamber of

Commerce

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Bar Harbor/Bar Island, ME

5. Bayville Crescent Club Fireworks

Sponsor: Bayville Crescent Club,

Bayville, NY

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Cooper Bluff, Cone Neck, NY

6. Belfast Fireworks

Sponsor: Belfast Bay Festival Committee

Date: Third Saturday in July

Location: Belfast Bay, ME

7. Boston Harborfest Fireworks

Sponsor: Harborfest Committee

Date: Harborfest Week Celebration in

June or first week in July

Location: Boston Inner Harbor, Boston,

MA

8. Boys Harbor Fireworks Extravaganza

Sponsor: Boys Harbor Inc.

Date: Second or third weekend in July

Location: Three Mile Harbor, East

Hampton, NY

9. Brick Founders Day Fireworks

Sponsor: Brick Township Chamber of

Commerce

Date: First weekend in June

Location: Metedeconk River, Windward

Beach, Brick Township, NJ

10. Brick Summerfest Fireworks

Sponsor: Brick Township Chamber of

Commerce

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Metedeconk River, Windward

Beach, Brick Township, NJ

11. Bristol 4th of July Fireworks

Sponsor: Bristol Fourth of July

Committee

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Bristol Harbor, Bristol, RI

12. Change Fireworks

Sponsor: Change, Medford, NY

Date: Date within first two weekends of

August

Location: Short Beach, Nissequogue, NY

13. City of New Bedford Fireworks

Sponsor: City of Bedford

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: New Bedford Harbor, New

Bedford, MA

14. City of Norwalk Fireworks

Sponsor: Norwalk Recreation and Parks

Department

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Calf Pasture Beach, Long

Island Sound, Norwalk, CT

15. Cow Harbor Day Fireworks

Sponsor: Village of Northport Harbor

Date: Date within last two weekends of

September

Location: Sand Pit, Northport Harbor,

Northport, NY

16. Devon Yacht Club Fireworks

Sponsor: Devon Yacht Club,

Amagansett, NY

Date: Date within the first week of July

Location: Devon Yacht Club,

Amagansett, NY

17. Edgartown Fireworks

Sponsor: Edgartown Firefighters

Association

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Edgartown Harbor,

Edgartown, MA

18. Fairfield Aerial Fireworks

Sponsor: Fairfield Park Commission

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Jennings Beach, Long Island

Sound, Fairfield, CT

19. Fall River Celebrates America

Fireworks

Sponsor: Fall River Chamber of

Commerce

Date: Second Saturday in August

Location: Taunton River, vicinity of

buoy #17, Fall River, MA

20. Falmouth Fireworks

Sponsor: Falmouth Fireworks

Committee

Date: July 4

Location: Falmouth Harbor, .25 nm east

of buoy #16, Falmouth, MA

21. Fireworks on the Navesink

Sponsor: Red Bank Fireworks

Committee

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Navesink River, 4 nm WSW

Oceanic Bridge, Red Bank, NJ

22. First Night Fireworks

Sponsor: First Night Inc.

Date: January 1, upon the stroke of

midnight

Location: Boston Inner Harbor, Boston,

MA

23. First Night Mystic

Sponsor: Mystic Community Center

Date: December 31

Location: Mystic River, Mystic, CT

24. Gloucester Fireworks

Sponsor: Gloucester Chamber of

Commerce

Date: Labor Day holiday weekend

Location: Gloucester Harbor, Gloucester,

MA

25. Hartford Riverfest

Sponsor: July 4th Riverfest, Inc.

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Connecticut River, Hartford,

CT

26. Hartford Riverfront Regatta

Sponsor: Riverfront Recapture Inc.

Date: First or second weekend in August

Location: Connecticut River, Hartford,

CT

27. Hempstead Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Hemstead, NY

Date: Date within the first week of July

Location: Point Lookout, Hempstead,

NY

28. Jones Beach State Park Fireworks

Sponsor: Long Island State Park

Administration Headquarters

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Fishing Pier, Jones Beach

State Park, Wantagh, NY

29. Koch Industries Fireworks

Sponsor: Koch Industries

Date: Last weekend in August or first

weekend in September

Location: Shinnecock Bay, South

Hampton, NY

30. Marion Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Marion Fireworks

Committee

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Silver Shell Beach, Marion,

MA

31. Middletown Fireworks

Sponsor: City of Middletown

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Connecticut River,

Middletown, CT

32. Montauk Independence Day

Sponsor: Montauk Chamber of

Commerce

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Montauk Town Beach,

Montauk NY

33. Norwich American Wharf Fireworks

Sponsor: American Wharf Marina

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Norwich Harbor, Norwich, CT

34. Norwich Harbor Day Fireworks

Sponsor: Harbor Day Committee

Date: Last Sunday in August

Location: Norwich Harbor, off American

Wharf Marina, Norwich, CT

35. Oaks Bluff Firworks

Sponsor: Oaks Bluff Fireman’s Civic

Association

Date: Last two weeks in August

Location: Oaks Bluff Beach, Oaks Bluff,

MA

36. Old Lyme Fireworks

Sponsor: Mr. James R. Rice

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Sound View Beach, Long

Island Sound, Old Lyme, CT
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37. Onset Fireworks

Sponsor: Prudential Commercial Onset

Fire District

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Onset Harbor, Onset, MA

38. Oyster Harbor Club Fourth of July

Festival

Sponsor: Oyster Harbor Club, Inc.

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Tim’s Cove, North Day,

Osterville, RI

39. Salute to Summer

Sponsor: Naval Education and Training

Center

Date: Friday of weekend preceding

Labor Day holiday weekend

Location: Narragansett Bay, East

Passage, off Coasters Harbor Island,

Newport, RI

40. Shooters Independence Day

Sponsor: Shooters Waterfront Cafe USA

Date: July 4

Location: Providence River off India

Point Park, Providence, RI

41. Staten Island’s 4th of July

Sponsor: Borough of Staten Island

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Raritan Bay, vicinity of federal

anchorages 44 and 45, Ward Point

Bend, NY/NJ

42. Stamford Fireworks

Sponsor: City of Stamford

Date: Date within first two weeks of July

Location: Westcott Cove, Stamford, CT

43. Stratford Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Stratford

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Short Beach, Stratford, CT

44. Subfest Fireworks

Sponsor: U.S. Naval Submarine Base

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Thames River, Groton, CT

45. Summer Music Fireworks

Sponsor: Summer Music Inc.

Date: Weekend during month of August

Location: Niantic River, Harkness Park,

Waterford, CT

46. Taste of Italy

Sponsor: Italian Heritage Committee

Date: Weekend following Labor Day

holiday weekend

Location: Norwich Harbor, off Norwich

Marina, Norwich, CT

47. Thames River Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Groton

Date: Weekend following Independence

Day holiday weekend

Location: Thames River, off Electric

Boat, Groton, CT

48. Tiverton Waterfront Festival

Sponsor: Tiverton Waterfront Festival

Committee

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Grinnel’s Beach, Sakonnet

River, Tiverton, RI

49. Town of Babylon Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Babylon, NY

Date: Date within the first two weeks of

July

Location: Nezeras Island, Babylon, NY

50. Town of Barnstable Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Barnstable

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Dunbar Point/Kalmus Beach,

Barnstable, MA

51. U.S. Open Fireworks

Sponsor: Barons Cove Inn, Sag Harbor,

NY

Date: Date within the middle two weeks

of June

Location: Barons Cove, Sag Harbor, NY

52. Walsh’s Fireworks

Sponsor: Mr. Patrick Walsh

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Union River Bay, ME

53. Wellfleet Fireworks

Sponsor: Wellfleet Fireworks Committee

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Indian Neck Jetty, Wellfleet,

MA

54. Westport P.A.L. Fireworks

Sponsor: Westport Police Athletic

League

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Compo Beach, Westport, CT

55. Weymouth 4th of July Fireworks

Sponsor: Town of Weymouth

Harbormaster

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Weymouth Fore River,

Weymouth, MA

56. Yampol Family Fireworks

Sponsor: Azurite Corp. LTD., Fort

Lauderdale, FL

Date: Date within the last weekend of

May

Location: Barons Cove, Sag Harbor, NY

57. Yarmouth-Dennis Fireworks

Sponsor: Yarmouth-Dennis Chamber of

Commerce

Date: Independence Day holiday

weekend

Location: Nantucket Sound, east of

channel entrance to Bass River,

Yarmouth, MA

(b) Special local regulations.

(1) No person or vessel may enter,

transit, or remain within the regulated

area during the effective period of

regulation unless authorized by the

Coast Guard patrol commander.

(2) Vessels encountering emergencies

which require transit through the

regulated area should contact the Coast

Guard patrol commander on VHF

Channel 16. In the event of an

emergency, the Coast Guard patrol

commander may authorize a vessel to

transit through the regulated area with

a Coast Guard designated escort.

(3) All persons and vessels shall

comply with the instructions of the

Coast Guard on-scene patrol

commander. On-scene patrol personnel

may include commissioned, warrant,

and petty officers of the U.S. Coast

Guard. Upon hearing five or more short

blasts from a U.S. Coast Guard vessel,

the operator of a vessel shall proceed as

directed. Members of the Coast Guard

Auxiliary may also be present to inform

vessel operators of this regulation and

other applicable laws.

(c) Effective dates. This section is in

effect from one hour before the

scheduled start of the event until thirty

minutes after the last firework is

exploded for each event listed in Table

One on the Dates and times specified in

a Federal Register document.

Dated: June 7, 1996.

J.L. Linnon,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

First Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 96–15935 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–14–M

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD01–96–025]

RIN 2115–AE46

Special Local Regulation: Newport—

Bermuda Regatta, Narragansett Bay,

Newport, RI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

establishing a permanent special local

regulation for the Newport—Bermuda

Regatta. The event will be held on June

21, 1996, and biennially thereafter on a

date and times published in a Federal

Register document. The regatta begins

in the approach to Newport Harbor,

Newport, RI, in the East Passage of

Narragansett Bay, continuing offshore to

Bermuda, U.K. This regulation is

needed to control vessel movement in

the confined waters of the regatta start

area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This section is effective

on June 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Commander James B.

Donovan, Assistant Search and Rescue

Section, First Coast Guard District, (617)

223–8278.