9202 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2001 / Rules and Regulations

Discussion of Comments and Changes

The Coast Guard received no

comments and no changes will be made

to this rule.

Collection of Information

This rule calls for no new collection

of information under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–

3520).

Federalism

We have analyzed this rule under

Executive Order 13132 and have

determined that this rule does not have

implications for federalism under that

Order.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) governs

the issuance of Federal regulations that

require unfunded mandates. An

unfunded mandate is a regulation that

requires a State, local, or tribal

government or the private sector to

incur direct costs without the Federal

Government’s having first provided the

funds to pay those unfunded mandate

costs. This rule will not impose an

unfunded mandate.

Taking of Private Property

This rule will not effect a taking of

private property or otherwise have

taking implications under Executive

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and

Interference with Constitutionally

Protected Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

This rule meets applicable standards

in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to

minimize litigation, eliminate

ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

We have analyzed this rule under

Executive Order 13045, Protection of

Children from Environmental Health

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not

an economically significant rule and

does not concern an environmental risk

to health or risk to safety that may

disproportionately affect children.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this rule and

concluded that under figure 2–1,

paragraph (32)(e) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1C, this rule is

categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation because

promulgation of changes to drawbridge

regulations have been found to not have

a significant effect on the environment.

A written ‘‘Categorical Exclusion

Determination’’ is not required for this

final rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

Bridges.

Regulations

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33

CFR part 117 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. Section 117.525(a) is revised to

read as follows:

§ 117.525 Kennebec River.

(a) The draw of the Carlton Bridge,

mile 14.0, between Bath and Woolwich

shall operate as follows:

(1) From May 15 through September

30 the draw shall open on signal; except

that, from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., the draw

shall open on signal if a two-hour notice

is given by calling the number posted at

the bridge.

(2) From October 1 through May 14

the draw shall open on signal; except

that, from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., the draw

shall open on signal after a twenty-four

hours notice is given and from 8 a.m. to

5 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday, after

an eight-hour notice is given by calling

the number posted at the bridge.

* * * * *

Dated: January 25, 2001.

G.N. Naccara,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,

First Coast Guard District.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 35 and 735

[FRL–694, 2–7]

RIN: 2030–AA55

Environmental Program Grants—State,

Interstate, and Local Government

Agencies: Delay of Effective Date

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective

date.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

memorandum of January 20, 2001, from

the Assistant to the President and Chief

of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Review

Plan,’’ published in the Federal Register

on January 24, 2001, this action

temporarily delays for 60 days the

effective date of the rule entitled

Environmental Program Grants-State,

Interstate, and Local Government

Agencies, published in the Federal

Register on January 9, 2001, 66 FR 1725.

This regulation updates, clarifies, and

streamlines requirements governing

environmental program grants and

establishes requirements for the

Performance Partnership Grant (PPG)

program.

DATES: The effective date of the

Environmental Program Grants State,

Interstate, and Local Government

Agencies, amending 40 CFR parts 35

and 735, published in the Federal

Register on January 9, 2001, at 66 FR

1725, is delayed for 60 days, from

February 8, 2001, to a new effective date

of April 9, 2001. This regulation applies

to new grants awarded after April 9,

2001, and it may be applied to currently

active PPGs, if agreed to in writing by

the Regional Administrator and the

recipient.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W.

Scott McMoran, Grants Administration

Division (3903R), United States

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington,

DC 20460, Telephone: (202) 564–5376,

McMoran.Scott@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

temporary 60-day delay in effective date

is necessary to give Agency officials the

opportunity for further review and

consideration of new regulations,

consistent with the Assistant to the

President’s memorandum of January 20,

2001. This action involves matters

relating to grants and under 5 U.S.C.

553(a)(2) is thus exempt from the notice

and comment requirements of the

Administrative Procedure Act.

Dated: January 29, 2001.

David J. O’Connor,

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of

Administration and Resources Management.

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