35990 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 9, 1996 / Proposed Rules

PART 94–RINDERPEST, FOOT-ANDMOUTH DISEASE, FOWL PEST (FOWL

PLAGUE), VELOGENIC

VISCEROTROPIC NEWCASTLE

DISEASE, AFRICAN SWINE FEVER,

HOG CHOLERA, AND BOVINE

SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY:

PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED

IMPORTATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 94

would continue to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 147a, 150ee, 161, 162,

and 450; 19 U.S.C. 1306; 21 U.S.C. 111, 114a,

134a, 134b, 134c, 134f, 136, and 136a; 31

U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4331 and 4332; 7 CFR

2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d).

§ 94.1 [Amended]

2. In § 94.1, paragraph (a)(2) would be

amended by adding the words ‘‘Czech

Republic,’’ immediately after the words

‘‘Costa Rica,’’ and by adding the word

‘‘Italy,’’ immediately after the word

‘‘Ireland,’’.

§ 94.11 [Amended]

3. In § 94.11, the first sentence in

paragraph (a) would be amended by

adding the words ‘‘Czech Republic,’’

immediately after the word ‘‘Chile,’’ and

by adding the word ‘‘Italy,’’

immediately after the word ‘‘Hungary,’’.

Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of

July 1996.

Terry L. Medley,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 96–17440 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

Food Safety and Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 301, 318, 320, and 381

[Docket No. 95–033E]

RIN 0583–AB94

Performance Standards for the

Production of Certain Cooked Meat

and Poultry Products—Reopening of

Comment Period

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Reopening of comment period.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending

the comment period for the proposed

rule, ‘‘Performance Standards for the

Production of Certain Cooked Meat and

Poultry Products’’ (61 FR 19564, May 2,

1996) for 60 days.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 9, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit one original and

two copies of written comments to: FSIS

Docket Clerk, DOCKET #95–033P, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety

and Inspection Service, Room 4352,

1400 Independence Ave., SW,

Washington, DC 20250–3700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia F. Stolfa, Associate Deputy

Administrator, Science and Technology;

(202) 205–0699.

Done in Washington, DC, July 2, 1996.

Michael R. Taylor,

Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety.

[FR Doc. 96–17360 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

9 CFR Parts 304, 308, and 381

[Docket No. 95–032E]

RIN 0583–AB93

Elimination of Prior Approval

Requirements for Establishment

Drawings and Specifications,

Equipment, and Certain Partial Quality

Control Programs—Reopening of

Comment Period

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Reopening of comment period.

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending

the comment period for the proposed

rule, ‘‘Elimination of Prior Approval

Requirements for Establishment

Drawings and Specifications,

Equipment, and Certain Partial Quality

Control Programs’’ (61 FR 19578, May 2,

1996) for 60 days.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 9, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit one original and

two copies of written comments to: FSIS

Docket Clerk, DOCKET #95–032P, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety

and Inspection Service, Room 4352,

1400 Independence Ave., SW,

Washington, DC 20250–3700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia F. Stolfa, Associate Deputy

Administrator, Science and Technology;

(202) 205–0699.

Done in Washington, DC, July 2, 1996.

Michael R. Taylor,

Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety.

[FR Doc. 96–17361 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 1021

RIN 1901–AA67

National Environmental Policy Act

Implementing Procedures

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Proposed rule; limited

reopening of the comment period.

SUMMARY: This Notice announces a

limited reopening of the comment

period with respect to the proposed rule

on implementation of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). DOE

has decided to solicit further input on

certain proposed amendments that

pertain primarily to Federal power

marketing activities. In a related

document published elsewhere in this

issue, DOE is publishing final

amendments to 10 CFR 1021 not

affected by this limited reopening of the

comment period.

DATES: The limited reopening of the

comment period will end August 8,

1996. Comments must be received by

that date to ensure consideration. Late

comments will be considered to the

extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Carol M. Borgstrom,

Director, Office of NEPA Policy and

Assistance, EH–42, U.S. Department of

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585–0119.

Comments may be hand-delivered to

room 3E–080 at the Forrestal Building

on workdays between the hours of 8:00

a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Comments may also

be sent by facsimile to (202) 586–7031

or by electronic mail to the following

Internet address:

neparule@spok.eh.doe.gov. All

comments will be available for public

inspection at the U.S. Department of

Energy Freedom of Information Reading

room, 1E–110 Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20585–0119, phone

(202) 586–6020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Pulliam, Office of NEPA Policy

and Assistance, at the above address, or

telephone (202) 586–4600 or leave a

message at (800) 472–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 20, 1996 (61 FR 6414), the

Department of Energy (DOE) published

a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to

amend its implementing procedures

under the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) (10 CFR part 1021).

Publication of the proposed rulemaking

began a 45-day public comment period

that originally ended on April 5, 1996.
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In response to public requests, the

comment period was reopened on April

19 and extended until May 10, 1996. A

public hearing was also held in

Washington, D.C. on May 6, 1996. DOE

has decided to solicit further input,

especially from state and Federal

agencies that have responsibility for

environmental review of comparable

non-Federal utility projects in the

Pacific Northwest, on the following

proposed amendments to Subpart D,

typical Classes of Action primarily

affecting power marketing activities:

B4.1, Contracts/marketing plans/

policies for excess electric power; B4.2,

Export of electric energy; B4.3, Electric

power marketing rate changes; B4.6,

Additions/modifications to electric

power transmission facilities within

previously developed area; B4.10,

Deactivation, dismantling and removal

of electric powerlines and substations;

B4.11, Construction or modification of

electric power substations; B4.12,

Construction of electric powerlines

(generally less than 10 miles in length),

not integrating major new sources;

B4.13, Reconstruction and minor

relocation of existing electric

powerlines (generally less than 20 miles

in length); C4, Upgrading and

constructing electric powerlines; C7,

Allocation of electric power, no major

new generation resource/major changes

in operation of generation resources/

major new loads; and D7, Allocation of

electric power, major new generation

resources/major changes in operation of

generation resources/major loads. DOE

is reopening the comment period on

these proposed amendments only. The

final rule on all of the proposed

amendments other than those that

pertain to power marketing activities is

being published separately.

In response to a request, DOE is

providing further clarification of the

rationale for two of the proposed

amendments: B4.1, Contracts/marketing

plans/policies for excess electric power,

and B4.3, Electric power marketing rate

changes. For ease of comparison, the

current B4.1 and B4.3 as they now

appear in the DOE NEPA regulations (57

FR 15122, 1992) are reprinted below,

followed by the amended language from

the February 1996 proposed rule, and

the clarified rationale for the

amendment.

Current B4.1

Establishment and implementation of

short-term contracts, marketing plans,

policies, annual operating plans,

allocation plans or acquisition of excess

power, the terms of any of which do not

exceed five years and would not cause

changes in the normal operating limits

of generating projects, and if

transmission would occur over existing

transmission systems.

Proposed B4.1

Establishment and implementation of

contracts, marketing plans, policies,

allocation plans or acquisition of excess

electric power that does not involve: (1)

The integration of a new generation

resource, (2) physical changes in the

transmission system beyond the

previously developed facility area,

unless the changes are themselves

categorically excluded, or (3) changes in

the normal operating limits of

generation resources.

Rationale for Amendment

The existing five-year term limit was

proposed for elimination from this

categorical exclusion because past

experience has demonstrated that the

mere length of a contract, policy, or plan

does not have the potential for

environmental impacts. Rather, the

development or integration of new

generating resources, changes in the

operation of existing generation

resources, or construction of

transmission facilities, are the types of

activities that have shown the potential

for environmental impacts. By not

allowing these changes in generation,

operation or transmission, the proposed

categorical exclusion would ensure that

only those actions which have no

potential for environmental impact

would be categorically excluded. Those

contracts, plans, and policies that do not

satisfy the proposed criteria would

require further NEPA analysis to

ascertain the associated environmental

impacts.

Current B4.3

Changes in rates for electric power,

power transmission, and other products

or services provided by a Power

Marketing Administration that are based

on a change in revenue requirements

that does not exceed the change in the

overall price level in the economy

(inflation), as measured by the GNP

fixed weight price index published by

the Department of Commerce, during

the period since the last rate adjustment

for that product or service or, if the rate

change does exceed the change in the

GNP fixed weight price index, the rate

change would have no potential for

affecting the operation of power

generation resources.

Proposed B4.3

Changes in rates for electric power,

power transmission, and other products

or services provided by a Power

Marketing Administration that are based

on a change in revenue requirements if

the operations of generation projects

would remain within the normal

operating limits.

Rationale for Amendment

The proposed change would eliminate

the existing restriction that, in order to

be categorically excluded, a proposed

rate change must not exceed the rate of

inflation, a condition that DOE has

found is not relevant to the action’s

potential for environmental impacts.

Any environmental impacts resulting

from rate changes would be caused only

if the rate change involved associated

changes in generation resources. This

categorical exclusion would only apply

to those rate changes that would not

affect the operation of generation

projects. Those rate changes that could

affect the operation of generation

projects would require further NEPA

analysis.

Issued in Washington, D.C., June 28, 1996.

Tara O’Toole,

Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and

Health.

[FR Doc. 96–17286 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–ASW–13]

Proposed Revision of Class E

Airspace; Russellville, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise

the Class E airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above ground level (AGL)

at Russellville, AR. A new Global

Positioning System (GPS) Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)

to Runway (RWY) 25 at Russellville

Municipal Airport has made this

proposal necessary. The intended effect

of this proposal is to provide adequate

controlled airspace for aircraft executing

the GPS SIAP to RWY 25 at Russellville

Municipal Airport, Russellville, AR.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to Manager,

Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Docket No. 96–

ASW–13, Fort Worth, TX 76193–0530.

The official docket may be examined in