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Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.
Final rule.
This rule amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to clarify when encryption commodities and software may be given
June 17, 2003.
Norman LaCroix, Acting Director, Information Technology Controls Division, Office of Strategic Trade and Foreign Policy Controls, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482–4439.
This rule amends § 734.4(b) to clarify the
This rule also updates License Exception BAG and the Related Control notes to ECCN 5A002 relative to the Wassenaar Arrangement List of dual-use items, and in several sections of the EAR clarifies existing instructions related to encryption commodities and software pre-loaded onto laptops, handheld devices, computers or other equipment. This rule also adds a “checklist” on encryption and other “information security” functions to Supplement 5 to part 742 of the EAR, to help exporters more fully consider and identify controlled encryption and “information security” components within their products, when making classification decisions and assessing whether an encryption review by BIS is required.
Consistent with the standing export control agreement among Wassenaar Arrangement member nations, this rule also adds a
This rule expands the scope of License Exception BAG by allowing U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States to export encryption commodities and software for their personal use to any destination except Country Group E:1. Persons other than U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States (except nationals of countries listed in Country Group E:1 of Supplement No. 1 to part 740 who are not U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States) may also take such commodities and software as accompanying baggage for their personal use to any destination except Country Group E:1. This rule updates the provisions in 740.14(d) for “unaccompanied baggage” by permitting shipments of personal use encryption commodities and software subject to “EI” controls to the same destinations that are permitted for CB, MT, NS and NP controlled items.
In the Related Control notes to ECCN 5A002, the previous restriction to “one-time” copy control of copyright protected audio/video data has been removed. Likewise, as is now the case for such playback audio/video data, software that is subject to the EAR but not specified on the Commerce Control List (
Although the Export Administration Act expired on August 20, 2001, Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (66 FR 44025, August 22, 2001), as extended by the notice of August 14, 2002 (67 FR 53721, August 16, 2002), continues the Regulations in effect under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
1. This final rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of E.O. 12866.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply, with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the
3. This rule does not contain policies with Federalism implications as that term is defined under E.O. 13132.
4. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity for public participation, and a delay in effective date, are inapplicable because this regulation involves a military and foreign affairs function of the United States (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1)). Further, no other law requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment be given for this interim rule. Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment are not required to be given for this rule under the Administrative Procedure Act or by any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
Administrative practice and procedure, Exports, Foreign trade, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Administrative practice and procedure, Advisory committees, Exports, Foreign trade, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Exports, Foreign trade.
50 U.S.C. app. 2401
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(b) There is no
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(i)
5. Section 740.14 is amended by revising “items” in the last sentence of paragraph (b)(4) to read “commodities and software” and by revising paragraphs (d) and (f) to read as follows:
(d)
(f)
(2) A person other than a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien of the United States as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) (except a national of a country listed in Country Group E:1 of Supplement No. 1 of this part who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien of the United States) may also use this license exception to export or reexport encryption commodities and software to any destination not in Country Group E:1 of Supplement No. 1 of this part.
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(H) Short-range wireless components and software that do not qualify as mass market. Commodities and software that would not otherwise be controlled under Category 5 (telecommunications and “information security”) of the Commerce Control List, but which are controlled under ECCN 5A002 or 5D002 only because they incorporate components or software that provide short-range wireless encryption functions (
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(b) * * *
(1)
(3) * * *
(ii)
1. Does your product perform “cryptography”, or otherwise contain any parts or components that are capable of performing any of the following “information security” functions? (Mark with an “X” all that apply)
2. For items with encryption, decryption and/or key management functions (1.a, 1.b, 1.c above):
a. What symmetric algorithms and key lengths (
b. What asymmetric algorithms and key lengths (
c. What encryption protocols (
d. What type of data is encrypted?
3. For products that contain an “encryption component”, can this encryption component be easily used by another product, or else accessed/re-transferred by the end-user for cryptographic use?
50 U.S.C. app. 2401
(a)
(d)
Block 5: Type of Application.
(r)
50 U.S.C. app. 2401
(m)
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Securities and Exchange Commission.
Final rule.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is adopting amendments to its Rules of Practice to formalize new policies designed to improve the timeliness of its administrative proceedings. The changes include specifying in all orders instituting proceedings a maximum time period for completion by an administrative law judge of the initial decision in the proceeding, establishing policies disfavoring requests that would delay proceedings once instituted and creating time limits for the negotiation and submission of offers of settlement to the Commission. The Commission has taken additional steps to reduce delay in its internal deliberations on appeals from hearing officer's initial decisions and from final determinations of self-regulatory organizations and, accordingly amends current guidelines for issuance of Commission opinions.
July 17, 2003.
Scot E. Draeger, Counsel to Commissioner Campos at (202) 942–0500. Margaret H. McFarland, Deputy Secretary, or J. Lynn Taylor, Assistant Secretary, at (202) 942–7070, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549–0609.
The Commission is adopting amendments to Rules 161, 230, 360, 450, and 900 of its Rules of Practice [17 CFR 201.161, 201.230, 201.360, 201.450, and 201.900].
The Commission adopted, after notice and comment (Release No. 33–8190 (February 12, 2003) 68 FR 8137 (February 19, 2003), comprehensive revisions to its Rules of Practice that became effective on July 24, 1995. These revisions were the result of an approximately two-and-a-half year study by the Commission's Task Force on Administrative Proceedings that culminated in a comprehensive report. The Task Force found that the fundamental structure of the Commission's administrative process was sound and successfully protected the essential interests of respondents, investors, and the public, but that some changes were necessary. The Task Force recommended changes to the Rules of Practice in an effort to set forth applicable procedural requirements more completely, in a format easier to use, and to streamline procedures that had become burdensome.
Promoting the timely adjudication and disposition of administrative proceedings was one of the principal goals of this project. While many of the rule amendments were designed to improve efficiency and timeliness, the Commission as part of this project did not impose firm deadlines for completion of the proceedings. Instead it included, as Rule 900, a series of non-binding goals for the completion of each step in the administrative process. Rule 900 included a ten-month guideline for completion of the hearing and issuance of the initial decision by the administrative law judge and it contained an eleven-month target for completion of deliberations by the Commission when it reviews appeals of administrative law judges' initial decisions and appeals of determinations of the securities self-regulatory organizations. In the seven years since the adoption of these non-binding targets, the Commission and its administrative law judges have generally failed to meet these goals.
Based upon this experience with non-binding completion dates, the Commission has determined that timely completion of proceedings can be achieved more successfully through the adoption of mandatory deadlines and procedures designed to meet these deadlines. Because there is a wide variation in the subject matter, complexity and urgency of administrative proceedings, the Commission believes that a “one-size-fits-all” approach to timely disposition is not feasible. Instead the Commission is adopting procedures in which it will specify, in the order instituting proceedings, a deadline for completion of the hearing process and the issuance of an initial decision. In every non-settled administrative proceeding, the Commission's Order Instituting Proceedings will specify the maximum time for completion of the hearing and issuance of the initial decision. This deadline will be either 120, 210, or 300 days, in the Commission's discretion, after consideration of the type of proceeding, the complexity of the matter, and its urgency. Certain commenters expressed concern that setting one time period with only an outside deadline for the issuance of an initial decision by the hearing officer would create an irresistible incentive for the hearing officer to set very short timelines for the litigants to prepare for hearing and for post hearing briefing, and to reserve the majority of the overall time period for the hearing officer to draft the initial decision.
As provided in Rule 360(a)(3), if during the proceeding the presiding hearing officer were to decide that the proceeding could not be concluded in the time specified, the hearing officer could request an extension of the stated deadline. To obtain an extension, the hearing officer would first consult with the Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). If the Chief ALJ concurs in the need for an extension, the Chief ALJ would file a motion with the Commission on behalf of the hearing officer explaining why circumstances require an extension and specifying the length of the extension. An extension could be granted by the Commission, in its discretion, on the basis of the motion filed by the Chief ALJ. Parties to the proceeding would be provided copies of the motion and could separately or jointly file in support of or in opposition to the request. Any such motion by the Chief ALJ would have to be filed no later than thirty days prior to the expiration of the time period specified in the order instituting proceedings.
To complement this new procedure, the Commission has amended Rule 161 to make explicit a policy of strongly disfavoring extensions, postponements or adjournments except in circumstances where the requesting party makes a strong showing that the denial of the request or motion would substantially prejudice their case. This amendment to Rule 161 effects a
We requested comment on the impact of the proposed changes to the scheduling of cease and desist proceeding hearings. The Commission received very few comments on the proposal. However, most of the comments were supportive.
In addition to the adopted amendments to the Commission's Rules of Practice, the Commission has provided guidance to its staff that they should not seek or support extensions or stays not consistent with the standards set forth above. Similarly, staff have been instructed to adopt new procedures to ensure that settlement negotiations do not delay the hearing process. These procedures are consistent with those described in Rule 161(c)(2). Under that rule, if the Commission staff and one or more respondents in the proceeding file a joint motion notifying the hearing officer that they have agreed in principle to a settlement on all major terms, then the hearing officer shall stay the proceeding as to the settling respondent(s), or in the discretion of the hearing officer as to all respondents, pending completion of Commission consideration of the settlement offer. Any such stay will be contingent upon: (1) The settling respondent(s) submitting to the Commission staff, within fifteen business days of the stay, a signed offer of settlement in conformance with Rule 240, and (2) within twenty business days of receipt of the signed offer, the staff submitting the settlement offer and accompanying recommendation to the Commission for consideration. If the parties fail to meet either of these deadlines, or if the Commission rejects the offer of settlement, the hearing officer must be promptly notified and, upon notification of the hearing officer, the stay shall lapse and the proceeding will continue.
Because unnecessary delays may result from multiple “agreements in principle” that do not result in an actual signed offer, this procedure will be limited. In the circumstance where (1) a hearing officer has granted a stay because the parties have “agreed in principle to a settlement,” (2) the agreement in principle does not result in the submission of a signed settlement offer in conformance with Rule 240 within 15 business days of the stay, and (3) the stay lapses, the ALJ will not be required to grant another stay related to the settlement process until both parties have notified the ALJ in writing that a signed settlement offer has been prepared, received by the enforcement staff, and will be submitted to the Commission.
Finally, the Commission recognizes that it too must shoulder responsibility for delays in its appellate review process. In fact, some comment letters suggested that delay in the Commission's appellate review is a more significant problem than delay in the hearing process. Accordingly, during the past year, the Commission has changed certain internal processes to reduce delay in its deliberations and substantially reduce the time taken to complete its appellate review duties. Accordingly, the Commission has amended Rule 900, reducing the guideline for issuance of Commission opinions from eleven months to seven months from the date of an appeal.
As part of this initiative to expedite appellate review, the Commission has amended Rule 450 to provide that opening briefs must be filed within 30 days of the date of a briefing schedule order rather than the current 40 days.
Any and all deadlines and timelines established by these amendments to the Commission's Rules of Practice confer no substantive rights on respondents.
The Commission finds, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A), that this revision relates solely to agency organization, procedures, or practice. It is therefore not subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act requiring notice, opportunity for public comment, and publication. The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
These rule amendments are adopted pursuant to section 19 of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. 77s; section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. 78w; section 20 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act, 15 U.S.C. 79t; section 319 of the Trust Indenture Act, 15 U.S.C. 77sss; sections 38 and 40 of the Investment Company Act, 15 U.S.C. 80a–37 and 80a–39; and section 211 of the Investment Advisers Act, 15 U.S.C. 80b–11.
Administrative practice and procedure.
15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77h–1, 77j, 77s, 77u, 78c(b), 78d–1, 78d–2, 78
The revisions and additions read as follows:
(b)
(i) The length of the proceeding to date;
(ii) The number of postponements, adjournments or extensions already granted;
(iii) The stage of the proceedings at the time of the request;
(iv) The impact of the request on the hearing officer's ability to complete the proceeding in the time specified by the Commission; and
(v) Any other such matters as justice may require.
(2) To the extent that the Commission has chosen a timeline under which the hearing would occur beyond the statutory 60-day deadline, this policy of strongly disfavoring requests for postponement will not apply to a request by a respondent to postpone commencement of a cease and desist proceeding hearing beyond the statutory 60-day period.
(c)(1) * * *
(2)
(A) The settling respondent(s) submitting to the Commission staff, within fifteen business days of the stay, a signed offer of settlement in conformance with § 201.240; and
(B) Within twenty business days of receipt of the signed offer, the staff submitting the settlement offer and accompanying recommendation to the Commission for consideration.
(ii) If the parties fail to meet either of these deadlines or if the Commission rejects the offer of settlement, the hearing officer must be promptly notified and, upon notification of the hearing officer, the stay shall lapse and the proceeding will continue. In the circumstance where:
(A) A hearing officer has granted a stay because the parties have “agreed in principle to a settlement;”
(B) The agreement in principle does not materialize into a signed settlement offer within 15 business days of the stay; and
(C) The stay lapses, the hearing officer will not be required to grant another stay related to the settlement process until both parties have notified the hearing officer in writing that a signed settlement offer has been prepared, received by the Commission's staff, and will be submitted to the Commission.
(iii) The granting of any stay pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall not affect any deadline set pursuant to § 201.360.
The additions read as follows:
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(2)
(3)
The revision reads as follows:
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(iii) Ordinarily, a decision by the Commission with respect to an appeal from the initial decision of a hearing officer, a review of a determination by
By the Commission.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Final rule; technical correction.
When EPA approved the Denver-Boulder metropolitan carbon monoxide (CO) area redesignation to attainment, maintenance plan and amendments to Colorado's Regulation No. 11, “Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program,” on December 14, 2001, we inadvertently removed the appendices to Regulation No. 11 from the State Implementation Plan (SIP). When EPA approved the Colorado Springs carbon monoxide area redesignation to attainment and maintenance plan on April 25, 1999, we inadvertently failed to indicate that a control measure had been removed from the SIP. Finally, when EPA approved revisions to the Colorado Ozone SIP along with amendments to Regulation No. 7, “Regulation To Control Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds,” on May 30, 1995, we inadvertently submitted extraneous pages for incorporation by reference into the SIP and referenced incorrect state rules. EPA is correcting these errors with this document.
This rule is effective on July 17, 2003.
Laurie Ostrand, EPA, Region 8, (303) 312–6437.
Throughout this document, wherever “we” or “our” is used it means the EPA.
Section 553 of the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), provides that, when an agency for good cause finds that notice and public procedures are impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest, the agency may issue a rule without providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. We have determined that there is good cause for making today's rule final without prior proposal and opportunity for comment because we are merely correcting incorrect text in previous rulemakings. Thus notice and public procedure are unnecessary. We find that this constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
When we approved the Denver-Boulder metropolitan carbon monoxide (CO) area redesignation to attainment, maintenance plan and amendments to Colorado's Regulation No. 11, “Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program,” on December 14, 2001 (66 FR 64751), we inadvertently removed the appendices to Regulation No. 11. Specifically, we approved Regulation No. 11 at 40 CFR 52.320(c)(96)(i)(A) and indicated that Regulation No. 11, part A, part B, part C, part D, part E and part F, effective March 1, 2000, superseded and replaced all earlier versions of the Regulation. However, on March 10, 1997 (62 FR 10690), we approved revisions to Regulation No. 11, including Appendices A and B (
On April 25, 1999 (64 FR 46279), we approved the Colorado Springs carbon monoxide area redesignation to attainment and maintenance plan. In the notice approving that plan we chronicled the history of
When we approved revisions to the Colorado Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP) along with amendments to Regulation No. 7, “Regulation To Control Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds,” on May 30, 1995 (60 FR 28055), we inadvertently submitted extraneous pages for incorporation by reference into the SIP. Therefore, we are correcting this error by resubmitting the incorporation by reference material in 40 CFR 52.320(c)(70)(i)(A) to the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center and the Office of the Federal Register. Additionally, the regulatory text in 40 CFR 52.320(c)(70)(i)(A) incorrectly referenced two state rules. The reference to “7.IX.N.” and “7.IX.O.” should have been “7.IX.M.” and “7.IX.N.” We are correcting the references to the state rules. This correction only impacts our May 30, 1995, approval and does not supersede subsequent actions on Regulation No. 7 that have been approved since May 30, 1995.
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this action is not a “significant regulatory action” and is therefore not subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, “Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use” (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866. Because the agency has made a “good cause” finding that this action is not subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute as indicated in the Supplementary Information section above, it is not subject to the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C 601
This technical correction action does not involve technical standards; thus the requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. The rule also does not involve special consideration of environmental justice related issues as required by Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In issuing this rule, EPA has taken the necessary steps to eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, and provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct, as required by section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996). EPA has complied with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1998) by examining the takings implications of the rule in accordance with the “Attorney General's Supplemental Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of Unanticipated Takings' issued under the executive order. This rule does not impose an information collection burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
The Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
42 U.S.C. 7401
(c) * * *
(96) On May 10, 2000, the Governor of Colorado submitted SIP revisions to Colorado's Regulation No. 11 “Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program” that supersede and replace all earlier versions of the Regulation (except Appendices A and B of Regulation No. 11 as approved in paragraph (c)(80)) and make several changes to the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance requirements including the implementation of a remote sensing device (RSD) program for the Denver metropolitan area. On May 10, 2000, the Governor also submitted SIP revisions to Colorado's Regulation No. 13 : “Oxygenated Fuels Program” that supersede and replace all earlier versions of the Regulation and modify the oxygenated fuel requirements for the Denver metropolitan area.
(c) Revisions to the Colorado State Implementation Plan, Carbon Monoxide Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for Colorado Springs, as adopted by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission on January 15, 1998, State effective March 30, 1998, and submitted by the Governor on August 19, 1998. The Maintenance Plan removes the Clean Air Campaign from the SIP. The Clean Air Campaign was approved into the SIP at 40 CFR 52.320(c)(43)(i)(A).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Final rule; technical amendment.
This document announces a technical amendment revising the address for submittal of certain air pollution control documents to EPA Region VII and Iowa and Kansas.
This document is effective June 17, 2003.
Wayne Kaiser, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101; (913) 551–7603; or by E-mail at
The EPA is correcting addresses for Region VII and the states of Iowa and Kansas in 40 CFR parts 60, 61, 62, and 63. Certain provisions of these regulations require the submittal of reports, applications, and other documents to the EPA regional office and to the state air agencies. This technical amendment updates and corrects the mailing addresses for Region VII and the states of Iowa and Kansas.
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
42 U.S.C. 7401
(a) * * *
Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska), Director, Air, RCRA, and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101.
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(Q) State of Iowa: Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, Air Quality Bureau, 7900 Hickman Road, Suite 1, Urbandale, IA 50322.
(R) State of Kansas: Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Air and Radiation, 1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612–1366.
42 U.S.C. 7401
(a) * * *
Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska), Director, Air, RCRA, and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101.
(b) * * *
(Q) State of Iowa: Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, Air Quality Bureau, 7900 Hickman Road, Suite 1, Urbandale, IA 50322.
(R) State of Kansas: Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Air and Radiation, 1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612–1366.
42 U.S.C. 7401
42 U.S.C. 7401
(a) * * *
EPA Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska), Director, Air, RCRA, and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101.
Environmental Protection Agency.
Direct final rule.
EPA is taking direct final action to amend and revise certain requirements associated with the Federal on-board diagnostic (OBD) system regulations. EPA previously promulgated an OBD rulemaking on December 22, 1998 (63 FR 70681) which
This direct final rule becomes effective August 18, 2003 without further notice, unless we receive adverse comments by July 17, 2003 or we receive a request for a public hearing by July 2, 2003. Should EPA receive any adverse comments on this direct final rule, we will publish a subsequent action in the
All comments and materials relevant to today's action should be submitted to Public Docket No. A–2002–20 at the following address: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Public Reading Room, Room B102, EPA West Building,1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on government holidays. You can reach the Reading Room by telephone at (202) 566–1742, and by facsimile at (202) 566–1741. The telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566–1742. You may be charged a reasonable fee for photocopying docket materials, as provided in 40 CFR part 2. A request for hearing should be made to the person noted in the
Arvon L. Mitcham, Certification and Compliance Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, Telephone 734–214–4522, or Internet e-mail at “
EPA is publishing this direct final rule without prior proposal because we view this action as noncontroversial and anticipate no adverse comment. However, in the “Proposed Rules” section of today's
Entities potentially regulated by this action are those which manufacture new motor vehicles and engines.
Today's action is available electronically on the day of publication from EPA's
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On February 19, 1993, pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) section 202(m), 42 U.S.C. 7521(m), EPA published a final rulemaking (58 FR 9468) requiring manufacturers of light-duty vehicles (LDVs) and light-duty trucks (LDTs) to install on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems on such vehicles beginning with the 1994 model year. The regulations promulgated in that final rulemaking require that manufacturers install OBD systems which monitor emission control components for any malfunction or deterioration causing exceedance of certain emission thresholds, and alert the vehicle operator to the need for repair. That rulemaking also requires that, when a malfunction occurs, diagnostic information must be stored in the vehicle's computer to assist the technician in diagnosis and repair.
Additionally, this original OBD regulation provided an allowance for manufacturers to satisfy federal OBD requirements through the 1998 model year by installing OBD systems satisfying the California OBD II requirements pertaining to those model years. On December 22, 1998 (63 FR 70681), EPA revised the federal OBD regulations such that the allowance of compliance with the California OBD II regulations (excluding anti-tampering provisions) extended indefinitely, rather than applying only through the 1998 model year. In addition, EPA updated the allowed version of the California OBD II regulations to the most recently published version, at that time, CARB Mail-Out #97–24 (December 9, 1997).
California has recently issued revisions to their OBD II requirements as described in CARB Mail-Out MSCD #02–11 (internet posting date October 7, 2002) and Attachment II, Modifications to Malfunction and Diagnostic System Requirements for 2004 and Subsequent Model-Year Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles and Engines (OBD II), Section 1968.2, Title 13, California Code of Regulations. In today's action, EPA is revising the federal OBD regulations to update the allowed version of the California OBD II regulations to the most recently issued version noted above, such that the allowance of compliance with the California OBD II regulations (with the exclusion of certain provisions as noted below) continues to be accepted. EPA is making this revision, and continuing to allow manufacturers to demonstrate compliance with California's OBD regulations, to encourage broader OBD development and calibration efforts. EPA believes that the benefits of a robust OBD program outweigh the benefits of the unique requirements of the federal OBD regulations. EPA also believes, as was noted in an August 30, 1996 final rule (61 FR 45898), that the California OBD II program fully meets the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and fulfills the intent of the federal OBD program.
Today's action also updates the incorporation by reference of standardized practices developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to recently published versions. EPA believes that by including these standardized practices in our regulations we ensure continuity and uniformity in the design of OBD II systems, which was mandated in section 202(m)(4) of the CAA. As a result, changes and updates to these standardized practices must be recognized by revising our regulations to incorporate by reference the latest versions of these documents.
Today's action also incorporates a new, optional standardized communication protocol, ISO 15765–4.3:2001, December 14, 2001, “Road Vehicles-Diagnostics on Controller Area Network (CAN)—Part 4: Requirements for emission-related systems”, that can be used by manufacturers to design OBD systems. The standardized communication protocols provide a uniform language structure that facilitates compatibility between OBD II equipped vehicles and OBD II-related equipment. Manufacturers are planning to implement this new protocol on vehicles as early as the 2004 MY. In addition, EPA is requiring that commencing in the 2008 model year the only allowable protocol will be this new communication protocol, ISO 15765–4.3. With the 2008 model year, the other, currently-accepted protocols: SAE J1850, ISO 9141–2 and ISO 14230–4; will no longer be accepted and all manufacturers must implement OBD systems using only ISO 15765–4.3.
Following are the provisions promulgated by this direct final rulemaking.
EPA is revising the existing provisions that allow indefinite optional compliance with the California OBD II requirements, excluding the California OBD II anti-tampering provisions, as satisfying federal OBD. Although the existing allowances continue indefinitely, the referenced CARB mail-out (and corresponding regulation) has been revised by California and is thus outdated. Thus, rather than the currently allowed CARB Mail-Out #97–24 (December 9, 1997), the allowed version will be CARB's recently updated version contained in CARB Mail-Out MSCD #02–11 (internet posting date October 7, 2002) and Attachment II, Modifications to Malfunction and Diagnostic System Requirements for 2004 and Subsequent Model-Year Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles and Engines (OBD II), Section 1968.2, Title 13, California Code of Regulations. EPA recognizes that CARB may continue to make minor modifications to 13 CCR section 1968.2 before its full implementation. However, EPA believes it appropriate to revise its regulations at this time to reference the most recent version of CARB's requirements and EPA anticipates it will make the appropriate updated references by technical amendment or other appropriate rulemaking. Before such updated references occur, EPA believes that any changes made by CARB in its regulations would be minor and therefore the manufacturers will be able to utilize EPA's existing deficiency provisions in the rare circumstances where those CARB requirements that EPA references by today's action are more stringent than the OBD requirements met by the manufacturer under revised CARB regulations. Thus by today's rulemaking EPA is amending paragraph (j) as found respectively in 40 CFR 86.005–17 and 86.1806–05, to reflect CARB's most recent version of the OBD II requirements. In addition, because EPA's Tier 2 requirements commence in model year 2004, EPA is adding a new section (86.1806–04) to reflect the OBD requirements applicable
It should be noted, for purposes of EPA's regulations (where the vehicle is certified to federal emission standards), manufacturers choosing the California OBD II demonstration option need not comply with portions of that regulation pertaining to vehicles certified to certain emission standards under California's Low Emission Vehicle Program (LEV I or LEV II), Title 13 CCR section 1961, as those standards are not federal emission standards. By operation of CARB's OBD II regulations, a manufacturer's demonstration of compliance with California OBD II, where the vehicle is certified to federal emission standards, requires a manufacturer to correlate their malfunction thresholds to the applicable federal emission standards, not California standards (see 13 CCR section 1968.2(c)(19) and (20)). Additionally, manufacturers choosing the California OBD II demonstration option need not comply with 13 CCR section 1968.2(e)(4.2.2)(C) which requires evaporative system leak detection monitoring down to a 0.02 inch diameter orifice and represents a level of stringency beyond that required for federal OBD compliance. In lieu of this requirement, EPA will continue its current requirement as found at 40 CFR 86.005–17(b)(4), 40 CFR 86.1806–01(b)(4) and 40 CFR 86.1806–05 (b)(4) that requires evaporative system leak detection monitoring of a 0.040 inch diameter orifice and is clarified by today's rulemaking. As with EPA's current OBD regulations, manufacturers choosing the California OBD II demonstration option need not comply with 13 CCR section 1968.2(d)(1.4) which contains the anti-tampering provisions of the California OBD II regulations. In today's rulemaking EPA also clarifies that demonstration of compliance with 13 CCR 1968.2(e)(16.2.1)(C), to the extent such provisions apply to verification of proper alignment between the camshaft and crankshaft, only applies to vehicles equipped with variable valve timing. The requirement in 13 CCR 1968.2(e)(16.2.1)(C) regarding circuit continuity and rationality malfunctions is applicable to all vehicles. Also, as with EPA's current OBD regulations, the deficiency fine provisions of 13 CCR section 1968.2(i) do not apply. Therefore, as a continuation of EPA's current requirements, the deficiency provisions at 40 CFR 86.005–17(i), 86.1806–01(i), and 1806–05(i) remain applicable and are clarified by today's rulemaking.
In EPA's rulemaking for heavy-duty engine and vehicle standards (65 FR 59896, October 6, 2000) (2004 HD Rule), EPA established new OBD system requirements for heavy-duty vehicles and engines, including aftertreatment monitoring requirements for all diesel-engine vehicles weighing 14,000 pounds GVWR or less regardless of whether the manufacturers demonstrated compliance with the Federal OBD requirements or with California's OBD requirements. Therefore, when accepting California OBD systems, it became necessary to exclude the particular section in the California OBD II regulations related to catalyst monitoring (Title 13, California Code of Regulations (CCR) 1968.1(b)(1.1.2)) because this regulation did not include requirements for aftertreatment of diesel-engines or complete vehicles. In California's recent OBD II revisions as described in CARB Mail-Out MSCD #02–11 (internet posting date October 7, 2002) and Attachment II, Modifications to Malfunction and Diagnostic System Requirements for 2004 and Subsequent Model-Year Passenger Cars, Light-Duty Trucks, and Medium-Duty Vehicles and Engines (OBD II), Section 1968.2, Title 13, California Code of Regulations, provisions for aftertreatment monitoring on all diesel-engine vehicles weighing 14,000 pounds GVWR or less are included. As a result, it is no longer necessary to exclude Title 13, CCR 1968.1(b)(1.1.2) related to aftertreatment monitoring requirements when accepting California OBD II compliance. Thus, today's action removes the language requiring compliance with the federal aftertreatment requirements if demonstrating optional compliance with California's OBD requirements.
In another final rule that revised EPA's heavy duty engine and vehicle standards and highway diesel fuel sulfur requirements beginning in the 2007 model year (66 FR 5002, January 18, 2001) (2007 HD Rule), we provided an option for manufacturers of HD diesel vehicles weighing 14,000 pounds GVWR or less to chassis certify to the HD vehicle standards (40 CFR Subpart S, 86.1863–07 for chassis certification). In § 86.1863–07(b), we state that diesel vehicles certified under this chassis certification option are subject to the OBD requirements of 40 CFR 86.005–17, which is the section in subpart A containing the OBD requirements for engines. However, for chassis certification, we should have referenced 40 CFR 86.1806–05 of subpart S, which contains the chassis OBD requirements. This correction is consistent with the Agency's original intent as expressed in the preamble to the 2007 HD Rule at 66 FR 5002, at 5043. Therefore, today's action revises the language in 40 CFR 86.1863–07 (b) for optional chassis certification of diesel engines such that chassis OBD requirements in 40 CFR 86.1806–05 of subpart S are referenced.
Today's revisions to: update the acceptable version of the California OBD II regulations; include California OBD II catalyst monitoring requirements when accepting CARB OBD II compliance, update the incorporation by reference of standardized practices developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO); incorporate by reference a new standardized protocol developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and establish a future date by which this protocol will be the only acceptable protocol; and amend the optional chassis certification requirements for heavy-duty (HD) vehicle weighing 14,000 pounds GVWR or less, apply to all 2004 and later model year light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks, medium duty passenger vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles and otto-cycle engines intended for vehicles weighing less than 14,000 pounds GVWR where the manufacturer chooses to comply with Option 1 or 2 according to 40 CFR 86.005–01(c)(1) or (c)(2), and all 2005 and later model year heavy-duty diesel engines intended for vehicles weighing less than 14,000 pounds GVWR subject to the phase-in schedule for heavy-duty vehicles and engine OBD compliance in 40 CFR 86.005–17(k) and 86.1806–05(l).
Today's action includes the adoption of ISO 15765–4.3 (December 14, 2001): “Road Vehicles—Diagnostics on Controller Area Network (CAN)—Part 4: Requirements for emission-related systems,” as an acceptable protocol for standardized on-board to off-board communications and is incorporated by reference in today's regulatory language. This standardized procedure contains a more up-to-date communication protocol than that contained in SAE
Today's action also updates the incorporation by reference of several SAE standardized practices. Specifically, procedures J1850, J1962, J1979, and J2012. The existing references to these four SAE procedures within the table at § 86.1(b)(2) remain in effect along with the other SAE procedures already referenced in the table. The four SAE procedures noted here have been updated and thus shall apply beginning in model year 2004. Thus new entries are added to incorporate the updated J1850, J1962, J1979, and J2012 and are incorporated by reference into §§ 86.005–17, 86.1806–04, and 86.1806–05. In addition, today's action also incorporates SAE J1930 and SAEJ1978 into the table found in § 86.1(b)(2). These new SAE procedures are incorporated by reference into §§ 86.005–17, 86.1806–04, and 86.1806–05. Lastly, the references to SAE J1939–11, J1939–13, J1939–21, J1939–71, J1931–73, and J1931–81 are modified to reflect that such procedures are applicable to all 2004 and later model year light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks and medium-duty passenger vehicles and thus incorporate by reference the new regulatory provision at § 86.1806–04.
This rulemaking alters an existing provision by allowing optional compliance with the most recently “revised” California OBD II requirements for the purposes of demonstrating compliance with federal OBD requirements. EPA believes that today's regulation will provide cost savings by eliminating the need to incur significant recalibration and/or retesting costs and efforts associated with having two sets of OBD regulations with which to comply. Because this rulemaking alters an existing provision that provides regulatory relief by means of optional compliance methods, and since most of the industry currently complies with the California OBD II requirements under our provisions for optional compliance and because industry may thus minimize resource requirements, EPA believes that continued cost savings will be achieved. No adverse environmental consequences are anticipated as EPA expects manufacturers with vehicles complying with the new California OBD II requirements, and which also seek anything but a California-only federal certificate, will have OBD systems calibrated to federal Tier 2 standards and thus will be as environmentally protective as systems calibrated to federal Tier 1 standards.
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993), the Agency is required to determine whether this regulatory action would be “significant” and therefore subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the requirements of the Executive Order. The Order defines a “significant regulatory action” as any regulatory action that is likely to result in a rule that may: (1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities; (2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency; (3) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or, (4) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in the Executive Order.
Pursuant to the terms of Executive Order 12866, we have determined that this final rule is not a “significant regulatory action.”
Today's action does not impose any new information collection burden. The modifications noted above do not change the information collection requirements submitted to and approved by OMB in association with the OBD final rulemakings (58 FR 9468, February 19, 1993; and 59 FR 38372, July 28, 1994).
EPA has determined that it is not necessary to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis in connection with this direct final rule. After considering the economic impacts of today's direct final rule on small entities, EPA has determined that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
For purposes of assessing the impacts of today's direct final rule on small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) Those businesses meeting the definition provided by the Small Business Administration (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county, town, school district or special district with a population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.
This rulemaking will provide regulatory relief to both large and small volume automobile and heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturers by maintaining consistency with California OBDII requirements. This rulemaking will not have a significant impact on businesses that manufacture, rebuild, distribute, or sell automotive parts, nor those involved in automotive service and repair, as the revisions affect only requirements on automobile and heavy-duty truck and engine manufacturers. See United Distribution Companies v. FERC, 88 F. 3rd 1005, 1170 (D.C. Cir. 1996). Most manufacturers have thus far chosen to reduce their costs by producing vehicle OBD systems to California specifications, thereby avoiding the necessity of developing significantly different OBD calibrations meeting the existing federal specifications for the non-California markets. Today's continuation of the optional compliance option to California's OBDII requirements continues this cost reduction.
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public Law 104–4, establishes requirements for federal agencies to assess the effects of their regulatory actions on state, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA, we generally must prepare a written statement, including a cost-benefit analysis, for proposed and final rules with “federal mandates” that may result in expenditures to state, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or to the private sector, of $100 million or more for any single year. Before promulgating a rule for which a written statement is needed, section 205 of the UMRA generally requires us to identify and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and adopt the least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative that achieves the objectives of the rule. The provisions of section 205 do not apply when they are inconsistent with applicable law. Moreover, section 205 allows us to adopt an alternative that is not the least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative if we provide an explanation in the final rule of why such an alternative was adopted.
Before we establish any regulatory requirement that may significantly or uniquely affect small governments, including tribal governments, we must develop a small government plan pursuant to section 203 of the UMRA. Such a plan must provide for notifying potentially affected small governments, and enabling officials of affected small governments to have meaningful and timely input in the development of our regulatory proposals with significant federal intergovernmental mandates. The plan must also provide for informing, educating, and advising small governments on compliance with the regulatory requirements.
This rule contains no federal mandates for state, local, or tribal governments as defined by the provisions of Title II of the UMRA. The rule imposes no enforceable duties on any of these governmental entities. Nothing in the rule will significantly or uniquely affect small governments.
We have determined that this rule does not contain a federal mandate that may result in estimated expenditures of more than $100 million to the private sector in any single year.
Executive Order 13132, entitled “Federalism” (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), requires us to develop an accountable process to ensure “meaningful and timely input by state and local officials in the development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications.” “Policies that have federalism implications” is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations that have “substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
Under Section 6 of Executive Order 13132, we may not issue a regulation that has federalism implications, that imposes substantial direct compliance costs, and that is not required by statute, unless the Federal Government provides the funds necessary to pay the direct compliance costs incurred by state and local governments, or we consult with state and local officials early in the process of developing the proposed regulation. We also may not issue a regulation that has federalism implications and that preempts state law, unless the Agency consults with state and local officials early in the process of developing the proposed regulation.
Section 4 of the Executive Order contains additional requirements for rules that preempt state or local law, even if those rules do not have federalism implications (
This rule does not have federalism implications. It will not have substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132. This proposed rule updates provisions of an earlier rule that adopted national standards relating to OBD systems and the ability of manufacturers to demonstrate federal compliance based on demonstration of compliance with California OBD II regulations. The requirements of the rule will be enforced by the federal government at the national level. Thus, the requirements of Section 6 of the Executive Order do not apply to this rule.
Executive Order 13175, entitled “Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments” (65 FR 67249, November 6, 2000), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure “meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies that have tribal implications.” This final rule does not have tribal implications, as specified in Executive Order 13175. Today's rule does not uniquely affect the communities of American Indian tribal governments since the motor vehicle emission control system requirements in today's rule will have national applicability. Furthermore, today's rule does not impose any direct compliance costs on these communities and no circumstances specific to such communities exist that will cause an impact on these communities beyond those discussed in the other sections of today's document.
This rule does not significantly or uniquely affect the communities of Indian tribal governments. As noted above, this rule will be implemented at the federal level and imposes compliance obligations on private industry. Accordingly, the requirements of Executive Order 13084 do not apply to this rule.
Executive Order 13045, “Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks” (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) applies to any rule that (1) is determined to be “economically significant” as defined under Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an environmental health or safety risk that we have reason to believe may have a disproportionate effect on children. If the regulatory action meets both criteria, section 5–501 of the Executive Order directs us to evaluate the environmental health or safety effects of the planned rule on children, and explain why the planned regulation is preferable to other potentially effective and reasonably feasible alternatives considered by us.
This rule is not subject to the Executive Order because it is not an economically significant regulatory action as defined by Executive Order 12866. Furthermore, this rule does not
This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, “Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use” (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Section 12(d) of Public Law 104–113, directs us to use voluntary consensus standards in our regulatory activities unless it would be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical standards (
This rule references technical standards adopted by us through previous rulemakings. No new technical standards are established in today's rule.
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801
Statutory authority for today's final rule comes from the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., in particular, section 202(m) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(m)).
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Incorporation by reference, Motor vehicle pollution, On-board diagnostics
42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.
The revisions and additions read as follows:
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(h) Reference materials. The OBD system shall provide for standardized access and conform with the following Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standards and/or the following International Standards Organization (ISO) standards. The following documents are incorporated by reference, see § 86.1:
(1) SAE material. Copies of these materials may be obtained from the Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096–0001.
(i) SAE J1850 “Class B Data Communication Network Interface,” (Revised, May 2001) shall be used as the on-board to off-board communications protocol. All emission related messages sent to the scan tool over a J1850 data link shall use the Cyclic Redundancy Check and the three byte header, and shall not use inter-byte separation or check sums.
(ii) Basic diagnostic data (as specified in § 86.094–17(e) and (f)) shall be provided in the format and units in SAE J1979 “E/E Diagnostic Test Modes—Equivalent to ISO/DIS 15031–5: April 30, 2002”, (Revised, April 2002).
(iii) Diagnostic trouble codes shall be consistent with SAE J2012 “Diagnostic Trouble Code Definitions—Equivalent to ISO/DIS 15031–6: April 30, 2002”, (Revised, April 2002).
(iv) The connection interface between the OBD system and test equipment and diagnostic tools shall meet the functional requirements of SAE J1962 “Diagnostic Connector—Equivalent to ISO/DIS 15031–3: December 14, 2001” (Revised, April 2002).
(v) All acronyms, definitions and abbreviations shall be formatted according to SAE J1930 “Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms” Equivalent to ISO/TR 15031–2: April 30, 2002”, (Revised, April 2002).
(vi) All equipment used to interface, extract and display OBD-related information shall meet SAE J1978 “OBD II Scan Tool” Equivalent to ISO 15031–4: December 14, 2001”, (Revised, April 2002).
(vii) As an alternative to the above standards, heavy-duty vehicles may conform to the specifications of the SAE J1939 series of standards (SAE J1939–11, J1939–13, J1939–21, J1939–31, J1939–71, J1939–73, J1939–81).
(2) ISO materials. Copies of these materials may be obtained from the International Organization for Standardization, Case Postale 56, CH–1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
(i) ISO 9141–2 “Road vehicles—Diagnostic systems—Part 2: CARB requirements for interchange of digital information,” (February 1, 1994) may be used as an alternative to SAE J1850 as the on-board to off-board communications protocol.
(ii) ISO 14230–4:2000(E) “Road vehicles—Diagnostic systems—KWP 2000 requirements for Emission-related systems”, (June 1, 2000) may also be used as an alternative to SAE J1850.
(iii) ISO 15765–4.3:2001 “Road Vehicles-Diagnostics on Controller Area Network (CAN)—Part 4: Requirements for emission-related systems”, (December 14, 2001) may also be used as an alternative to SAE J1850.
(3) Beginning with the 2008 model year and beyond, ISO 15765–4.3:2001 “Road Vehicles-Diagnostics on Controller Area Network (CAN)—Part 4: Requirements for emission-related systems”, (December 14, 2001) shall be the only acceptable protocol used for standardized on-board to off-board communications. At this time, all other standardized on-board to off-board communications protocols: SAE J1850 “Class B Data Communication Network Interface,” (Revised, May 2001) in paragraph (h)(1)(i) of this section, ISO 9141–2 “Road vehicles—Diagnostic systems—Part 2: CARB requirements for interchange of digital information,” (February 1, 1994) in paragraph (h)(2)(i) of this section, and ISO 14230–4 “Road vehicles—Diagnostic systems—KWP 2000 requirements for Emission-related systems”, (June 1, 2000) in paragraph (h)(2)(ii) of this section will no longer be accepted.
(j) California OBDII compliance option. For heavy-duty engines weighing 14,000 pounds GVWR or less, demonstration of compliance with California OBD II requirements (Title 13 California Code of Regulations § 1968.2 (13 CCR 1968.2)), as modified pursuant to CARB Mail-Out MSCD #02–11 (internet posting date October 7, 2002), shall satisfy the requirements of this section, except that compliance with 13 CCR 1968.2(e)(4.2.2)(C), pertaining to 0.02 inch evaporative leak detection, and 13 CCR 1968.2(d)(1.4), pertaining to tampering protection, are not required to satisfy the requirements of this section. Also, the deficiency provisions of 13 CCR 1968.2(i) do not apply. The deficiency provisions of paragraph (i) of this section and the evaporative leak detection requirement of paragraph (b)(4) of this section apply to manufacturers selecting this paragraph for demonstrating compliance. In addition, demonstration of compliance with 13 CCR 1968.2(e)(16.2.1)(C), to the extent it applies to the verification of proper alignment between the camshaft and crankshaft, applies only to vehicles equipped with variable valve timing.
This § 86.1806–04 includes text that specifies requirements that differ from § 86.1806–01. Where a paragraph in § 86.1806–01 is identical and applicable to § 86.1806–04 this may be indicated by specifying the corresponding paragraph and the statement “[Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1806–01.”
(a)–(g). [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1806–01.
(h) Reference materials. The OBD system shall provide for standardized access and conform with the following Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standards and/or the following International Standards Organization (ISO) standards. The following documents are incorporated by reference, see § 86.1:
(1) SAE material. (i) SAE J1850 “Class B Data Communication Network Interface,” (Revised, May 2001) shall be used as the on-board to off-board communications protocol. All emission related messages sent to the scan tool over a J1850 data link shall use the Cyclic Redundancy Check and the three byte header, and shall not use inter-byte separation or checksums.
(ii) Basic diagnostic data (as specified in §§ 86.094–17(e) and (f)) shall be provided in the format and units in SAE
(iii) Diagnostic trouble codes shall be consistent with SAE J2012 “Diagnostic Trouble Code Definitions—Equivalent to ISO/DIS 15031–6:April 30, 2002”, (Revised, April 2002).
(iv) The connection interface between the OBD system and test equipment and diagnostic tools shall meet the functional requirements of SAE J1962 “Diagnostic Connector—Equivalent to ISO/DIS 15031–3:December 14, 2001” (Revised, April 2002).
(v) All acronyms, definitions and abbreviations shall be formatted according to SAE J1930 “Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms” Equivalent to ISO/TR 15031–2:April 30, 2002”, (Revised, April 2002).
(vi) All equipment used to interface, extract and display OBD-related information shall meet SAE J1978 “OBD II Scan Tool” Equivalent to ISO 15031–4:December 14, 2001”, (Revised, April 2002).
(vii) As an alternative to the above standards, heavy-duty vehicles may conform to the specifications of the SAE J1939 series of standards (SAE J1939–11, J1939–13, J1939–21, J1939–31, J1939–71, J1939–73, J1939–81).
(2) ISO materials. Copies of these materials may be obtained from the International Organization for Standardization, Case Postale 56, CH–1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
(i) ISO 9141–2 “Road vehicles—Diagnostic systems—Part 2: CARB requirements for interchange of digital information,” (February 1, 1994) may be used as an alternative to SAE J1850 as the on-board to off-board communications protocol.
(ii) ISO 14230–4:2000(E) “Road vehicles—Diagnostic systems—KWP 2000 requirements for Emission-related systems”, (June 1, 2000) may also be used as an alternative to SAE J1850.
(iii) ISO 15765–4.3:2001 “Road Vehicles-Diagnostics on Controller Area Network (CAN)—Part 4: Requirements for emission-related systems”, (December 14, 2001) may also be used as an alternative to SAE J1850.
(i) [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1806–01.
(j)
(k) [Reserved]. For guidance see § 86.1806–01.
(h) Reference materials. The OBD system shall provide for standardized access and conform with the following Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standards and/or the following International Standards Organization (ISO) standards. The following documents are incorporated by reference, see § 86.1:
(1)
(i) SAE J1850 “Class B Data Communication Network Interface,” (Revised, May 2001) shall be used as the on-board to off-board communications protocol. All emission related messages sent to the scan tool over a J1850 data link shall use the Cyclic Redundancy Check and the three byte header, and shall not use inter-byte separation or checksums.
(ii) Basic diagnostic data (as specified in §§ 86.094–17(e) and (f)) shall be provided in the format and units in SAE J1979 “E/E Diagnostic Test Modes—Equivalent to ISO/DIS 15031–5:April 30, 2002”, (Revised, April 2002).
(iii) Diagnostic trouble codes shall be consistent with SAE J2012 “Diagnostic Trouble Code Definitions—Equivalent to ISO/DIS 15031–6: April 30, 2002”, (Revised, April 2002).
(iv) The connection interface between the OBD system and test equipment and diagnostic tools shall meet the functional requirements of SAE J1962 “Diagnostic Connector—Equivalent to ISO/DIS 15031–3:December 14, 2001” (Revised, April 2002).
(v) All acronyms, definitions and abbreviations shall be formatted according to SAE J1930 “Electrical/Electronic Systems Diagnostic Terms, Definitions, Abbreviations, and Acronym” Equivalent to ISO/TR 15031–2:April 30, 2002”, (Revised, April 2002).
(vi) All equipment used to interface, extract and display OBD-related information shall meet SAE J1978 “OBD II Scan Tool” Equivalent to ISO 15031–4:December 14, 2001”, (Revised, April 2002).
(vii) As an alternative to the above standards, heavy-duty vehicles may conform to the specifications of the SAE J1939 series of standards (SAE J1939–11, J1939–13, J1939–21, J1939–31, J1939–71, J1939–73, J1939–81).
(2) ISO materials. Copies of these materials may be obtained from the International Organization for Standardization, Case Postale 56, CH–1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
(i) ISO 9141–2 “Road vehicles—Diagnostic systems—Part 2: CARB requirements for interchange of digital information,” (February 1, 1994) may be used as an alternative to SAE J1850 as the on-board to off-board communications protocol.
(ii) ISO 14230–4:2000(E) “Road vehicles—Diagnostic systems—KWP 2000 requirements for Emission-related systems”, (June 1, 2000) may also be used as an alternative to SAE J1850.
(iii) ISO 15765–4.3:2001 “Road Vehicles-Diagnostics on Controller Area Network (CAN)—Part 4: Requirements for emission-related systems”, (December 14, 2001) may also be used as an alternative to SAE J1850.
(3) Beginning with the 2008 model year and beyond, ISO 15765–4.3:2001 “Road Vehicles-Diagnostics on Controller Area Network (CAN)—Part 4: Requirements for emission-related systems”, (December 14, 2001) will be the only shall be the only acceptable protocol used for standardized on-board to off-board communications. At this time, all other standardized on-board to off-board communications protocols: SAE J1850 “Class B Data Communication Network Interface,” (Revised, May 2001) in paragraph (h)(1)(i), ISO 9141–2 “Road vehicles—Diagnostic systems—Part 2: CARB requirements for interchange of digital information,” (February 1, 1994) in (h)(2)(i), and ISO 14230–4 “Road vehicles—Diagnostic systems—KWP 2000 requirements for Emission-related systems”, (June 1, 2000) in paragraph (h)(2)(ii) of this section will no longer be accepted
(j)
(a) A manufacturer may optionally certify heavy-duty diesel vehicles weighing 14,000 pounds GVWR or less, to the standards specified in § 86.1816–08. Such vehicles must meet all requirements of Subpart S of this part that are applicable to Otto-cycle vehicles, except for evaporative, refueling, and OBD requirements where the diesel specific OBD requirements would apply.
(b) For OBD, diesel vehicles optionally certified under this section are subject to the OBD requirements of § 86.1806–05.
Coast Guard, DHS.
Final rule.
This final rule amends the rules on licensing and manning for officers of towing vessels. It makes final, minor revisions in response to comments to the several interim rules that preceded it. It will help mariners obtain the appropriate licenses and so it will increase the competence of mariners and the safety of navigation.
This final rule is effective September 15, 2003.
Comments and material received from the public, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, are part of docket USCG 1999–6224 and are available for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this docket on the Internet at
If you have questions on this rule, call Lieutenant Commander Luke Harden, Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (G-MSO), Coast Guard, telephone 202–267–0229. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Dorothy Beard, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation, telephone 202–366–5149.
On November 19, 1999, we published a first interim rule with request for comments (64 FR 63213). It established updates to the licensing and manning for officers of towing vessels and the qualifications of those officers. We had chosen an interim rule to provide the towing industry further opportunity for comment; to answer comments received on the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) (62 FR 55548 (October 27, 1997)); to address concerns received at public meetings; and to provide the public an opportunity to respond to changes reflected in the SNPRM. On October 27, 2000, we published a second interim rule (65 FR 64388), which delayed the implementation of the first interim rule until May 21, 2001. Delaying the rule gave us the opportunity and time to clarify this rule through a third interim rule, which we published on April 26, 2001 (66 FR 20931), and to issue guidelines implementing it.
This final rule constitutes an essential part of a comprehensive initiative to improve navigational safety for towing vessels. (Although the Coast Guard shifted from the Department of Transportation to the Department Of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003, by authority of subsection 103(c) of the Homeland-Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–296), the current Secretary shares the judgment of the former that this rulemaking constitutes such an essential part.) You can glean the full background of the final rule from the preambles to the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) (61 FR 31332 (June 19, 1996)); to the SNPRM; and to the first and third interim rules (64 FR 63213 (November 19, 1999) and 66 FR 20931 (April 26, 2001), respectively). The following are separate sections on Discussion of Comments for those two interim rules.
We now list and discuss comments from the first interim rule, treated together in groups by alphabetical order of topics:
Three comments stated that the interim rule would greatly disrupt the towing industry since steersmen's licenses would not be issued for 18 months and masters' licenses for 48 months after the effective date. The Coast Guard acknowledges a reduction in the number of mariners initially licensed as masters; however, we disagree that a gap will last 48 months. Further, in the third interim rule and in this final rule, we have also reduced these impacts by allowing unlicensed mariners with service on towing vessels before May 21, 2001, to seek licenses under the rules in place before that date.
One comment asked whether we consider an apprentice mate (steersman) to be an officer of a towing vessel. As we stated in previous preambles, we do not.
One comment supported the concept of a steersman license, but recommended reducing the service time from 12 months to 6 months. Even
One comment asked that the Coast Guard grandfather time spent in training for steersmen before the implementation date. The Coast Guard sees this as a reasonable request, and has already taken the appropriate action to accommodate it.
One comment suggested reducing the training time for intra-coastal canals, noting that towing on the Western Rivers may require 12 months training but that training on the Intra-Coastal Waterway does not require so much training. It is the Coast Guard's opinion that reducing training would be inconsistent with the spirit and intent of this rule: to ensure its appropriateness to all mariners in all locations.
One comment asked whether direct supervision by a licensed master or mate (pilot) required that officer to be physically present. Yes, it means physically present and more directly supervising the apprentice mate (steersman).
One comment stated that it would take significant work to establish the guidance, standards, and procedures necessary to effect an orderly transition to the new system. The Coast Guard recognizes this issue and agrees. We published the second interim rule delaying implementation just so we could develop such guidance, which is available in the form of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 4–01.
Two comments recommended limiting the length of disabled vessels to not more than 100 feet for assistance towing. It is beyond the scope of this final rule to redefine “assistance towing”.
One comment stated that the definition of a “disabled vessel,” which excludes a barge or any other vessel not regularly operated under its own power, would cause a hardship on the assistance-towing industry and would eliminate the exemptions on marine-assistance vessels. The comment also recommended a limit on the size of small work-barges used in assistance towing. The Coast Guard disagrees; 46 U.S.C. 8904(b) lays down a specific requirement for us to license those persons involved in towing disabled vessels for consideration. Rules already cover the towing of vessels that are not disabled, and barges are not disabled vessels unless they cannot be used for their intended purpose.
One comment suggested that the rule let the Captain of the Port (COTP) grant exemptions to the towing rules applied to assistance-towing vessels. The COTPs already have this authority in emergencies. It would be inconsistent with extant Federal rules, which for good reason prohibit the practice of the towing of a vessel that is not disabled by an individual licensed for assistance towing.
One comment stated that assistance-towing time should count toward a license as master of towing vessels. The crediting of assistance towing or other service, except as noted in 46 CFR 10.466, toward a license as master or mate (pilot) of towing vessels for commercial towing, has never been contemplated in this rulemaking or discussed in previous forms of this rule.
One comment stated that assistance towing comprises assisting not only pleasure vessels but also commercial vessels and non-self-propelled barges. The Coast Guard agrees that assistance towing is limited to assisting disabled vessels. A disabled vessel can be a commercial vessel; however, the test in this case is whether such a vessel is disabled and is in need of assistance.
One comment stated that the rules on licensure in towing are inappropriate for the work done by the assistance-towing industry. This rule does not revise the rules that apply to assistance towing, it merely clarifies the definition of “disabled vessel”.
One comment stated that companies should have to reply to requests for service letters. 46 CFR 10.211 requires the documenting of sea service. This final rule provides another method for mariners' own documenting through a Towing Officers' Assessment Record (TOAR).
One comment read 46 CFR 10.464(f) and 10.465(f) to require that all companies ensure 30 days of observation and training for new hires before releasing them to work under the authority of their licenses as members of the wheelhouse complement. The Coast Guard agrees.
Two comments believed it is the responsibility of companies, only, to make sure that mariners are competent. The Coast Guard disagrees; the responsibility is also incumbent upon the Coast Guard as well as, in the first instance, upon the mariner himself or herself.
One comment asked whether companies should ensure that their vessels are under the direction and control of persons with appropriate experience on the water. The answer to this question is yes, as required under 46 CFR 15.401.
One comment asked how the Coast Guard intends to ensure that the training and evaluation of mariners are consistent. The Coast Guard establishes the minimum acceptable standards for assessment, training, and courses. This arrangement allows industry the freedom to develop programs within a wide spectrum, while maintaining at least these standards.
One comment suggested that the Coast Guard actively and personally solicit the views of smaller towing companies rather than those of the larger companies. That was the purpose of two of the interim rules—to receive comments from all interested parties.
One comment stated that the nominal cost neglects both the loss of licensed mariners who are unwilling to submit to the stringent regimen of this final rule through early retirement and the training of replacements. The Coast Guard disagrees with the comment since current towing-vessel operators are grandfathered and need only meet minimal added requirements.
Four comments stated that the definition of “disabled vessel” is unduly restrictive to the assistance-towing industry, because it excludes the towing of a barge or any other vessel not regularly operated under its own power of any length, and voids our rules' own exemption for marine-assistance vessels. We disagree, as we stated in our response to the third comment under “Assistance Towing”. Furthermore, our rules do not provide an exemption for assistance-towing vessels; rather, they cover assistance-towing endorsements under a specific rule, 46 CFR 10.482. And, finally, the definition was developed in concert with Congressional staff members, assistance-towing companies, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
One comment asked whether the term “Western Rivers” should apply to pilots of towing vessels. The term applies as intended. Inland routes include Great Lakes and Western Rivers.
Three comments disagreed with a requirement of check rides for persons already doing the job (licensed commercial towing). The Coast Guard
Two comments questioned the duration of the demonstration of proficiency: Whether the demonstration would be a short-term evaluation or conducted over the full period of training. It is the Coast Guard's opinion that the demonstration should extend over the full period of training; except that, in the case of a mariner returning from the suspension of his or her license, that demonstration may be short-term.
One comment sought clarification on what documentation of proficiency the Regional Examination Centers (RECs) would require before license renewal, and on the meaning of “current license”. The Coast Guard clarified this issue in NVIC 4–01. The “current license” mentioned in the preamble refers to the license the mariner held before May 21, 2001.
One comment stated that the check-ride requirement for license renewal might unfairly affect a small business without a Designated Examiner (DE) and might result in increased expense. The Coast Guard disagrees. Check rides are necessary only when a mariner lacks other documentation of training and service at renewal. Although this requirement may affect businesses, the process of developing DEs should allow every company, regardless of size, to have a DE.
One comment asked whether the decision requiring a check ride at the time of renewal would belong to a license evaluator instead of a higher authority. The evaluator should be the person best able to identify whether there is sufficient information within an application package. Although a check ride is available for the REC to use, this process is only for those cases when the mariner is unable to furnish documentary evidence that he or she obtained training and service during the preceding licensed period.
One comment identified a need for objectives and assessment criteria for the DE to use when conducting check rides. The Coast Guard agrees. The objectives should be based upon the TOAR published in NVIC 4–01. The assessment criteria are before the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) and will become available in the
Three comments stated that the term “designated examiner” (DE) needs further clarification in regard to qualifications and expectations. The term and what it entails are fully explained in NVICs 4–01 and 6–97.
One comment stated that any process for developing DEs must be smooth and that the requirements must use common sense. The commenter also suggested that the process contemplated by this rulemaking draws too much from the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW), as amended, and is inconsistent with towing on inland rivers and the Western Rivers. There is no compelling rationale to remove the requirement; however, the Coast Guard eased the process for obtaining the letter of designation as a DE, which it describes in NVIC 4–01.
One comment stated that qualifications for DEs are a point of controversy in the offshore industry, and that the towing industry should expect similar controversy. With or without controversy, the Coast Guard must ensure that DEs are adequately trained and qualified.
One comment asked that the final rule clearly reflect that the same person may both instruct and evaluate a candidate. There is nothing in this rule or previous rules prohibiting a person from both instructing and evaluating a candidate.
One comment asked whether any liability attaches to the DE for his or her recommendations. If evidence exists demonstrating that the DE is not ensuring the proficiency of the candidates, the Coast Guard may withdraw his or her designation. The DE is able to determine only that a candidate is competent at the time of assessment.
One comment stated that mariners, who are already overworked and in short supply, would face an added workload by participating in the program for Qualified Instructors (QIs) and DEs. The commenter also stated that mariners who are retired, disabled, or otherwise inactive, even if not holding licenses, should be eligible to be QIs and DEs. The Coast Guard disagrees. The process establishes that a mariner must hold a valid license to become a DE. If a mariner holding a license chooses to become a DE, he or she may do so; however, he or she must still comply with the watch-hour requirements of 46 CFR 15.705.
One comment stated that the rule overlooks the fact that a DE should expect payment for his services. The commenter also stated that an employer could use coercion to gain a favorable evaluation, “while the threat of a Coast Guard subpoena could cause stress, anxiety, and embarrassment for the Designated Examiner.” There are numerous ways a DE could receive payment. Coercion could occur, but we don't believe it is a substantial concern. Although our authority to issue subpoenas might intimidate some, there are too many personalities involved to determine why or when, or to prevent coercion in all cases.
One comment asked why the Coast Guard does not see a DE's administering check rides for his employer as a conflict of interest. Our opinion is that no conflict of interest arises since it is in both the employer's and the DE's best interest to ensure that a mariner receiving certification can safely complete his or her duties.
One comment stated that maritime educators and marine-membership organizations need leeway to effectively deal with rehabilitating mariners and returning them to service. The comment asked whether the Coast Guard had fully considered that a mariner returning from a suspension of a license might be unemployed and not have access to a vessel for his or her testing, and whether the Coast Guard would let a mariner get a job, return to work, and then arrange for his or her check ride. Our rules state that no mariner may return to work in a position requiring a license if his or her license is suspended; yet nothing in those rules or this rule limits his or her ability to work in an unlicensed position.
One comment asked whether tonnage restrictions contained in 46 CFR 15.910 would persist. No. The tonnage restrictions that existed in § 15.910 until May 21, 2001, no longer exist, since this final rule effectively removes the equivalent provision on licensure.
Two comments stated that the most critical challenge is implementing the final rule. They suggested that the best way to meet the challenge is through an ongoing consultative process involving the industry, the Coast Guard, and licensed operators. The Coast Guard agrees with this comment and has been working with the TSAC on implementing the rule.
One comment stated that the rule should differentiate between licenses for towing on oceans and near-coastal waters and those for towing on inland waters and Western Rivers, since these two methods of towing are extremely different. That was the rule's main intent—to separate the types of towing. The TOARs fit the methods of towing in the areas of operation and the routes sought.
One comment asked whether mariners currently operating towing vessels would have to obtain towing-vessel endorsements after the final rule became effective but before their licenses expired. No, they would not need the endorsement until their first renewal after the rule became effective.
One comment suggested that the rule allow a mariner to obtain a towing-vessel endorsement on a license as master of steam and motor vessels of not more than 200 gross register tons (GRT). This would allow a mariner to operate towing vessels after only 12 months of sea service. The Coast Guard disagrees. This rule seeks to improve safety through increased service and training. Acceptance of this suggestion would result in decreasing the level of service and training throughout the fleet.
One comment questioned the phrase “oceans (domestic trade).” This phrase persists from the current rules. This is due, in part, to restricting operators of uninspected towing vessels (OUTVs) to domestic trade only.
One comment stated that the changes are superficial because they merely codify standard practice. The Coast Guard disagrees. Many companies still lack established training programs.
One comment stated that pilots should not have to be trained just to be in the good graces of a company. The purpose of this rule is to increase safety on towing vessels, not to influence personnel management within a company.
One comment asked whether 46 CFR 15.910 contradicts 46 CFR 15.610. No, it does not. Section 15.910 removes the provision on equivalents in the rules effective before May 21, 2001, and restates the manning requirements in § 15.610.
One comment raised three questions about 100-ton licenses: whether mariners holding such licenses and operating towing vessels could continue that service, whether other mariners could undertake that service, and whether the license would show tonnage under the International Tonnage Convention (ITC). Mariners legally operating towing vessels could continue operating them under the current restrictions of their licenses. Mariners without experience operating towing vessels before May 21, 2001, even if they held licenses authorizing service on vessels of less than 200 GRT, could not get towing endorsements, unless they went through the training outlined in the rules. If mariners want their licenses to show tonnage under the ITC, we will place GT (gross tons) instead of GRT on their licenses.
One comment recommended that we use Table 10.910–2, instead of the list in § 10.465(g), to ensure the adequacy of approved training courses. We agree and will institute that change.
One comment asked whether waters specified by 33 CFR 89.25 are inland waters rather than Western Rivers. Yes, 33 CFR 89.25 prescribes inland rules 9(a)(ii), 14(d), and 15(b) for specific, named waterways. By contrast, 46 CFR 10.103 identifies inland waters in general (with reference to the Boundary Lines described elsewhere).
One comment asked about the scope of limited exams in 46 CFR 10.418(b) and 10.426(a)(2). These exams remain the same as those in place before May 21, 2001.
One comment asked about the scope of the exam for apprentice mate (steersman). It is the same as the scope of the exam required for OUTVs before May 21, 2001. (
One comment asked which exam a mariner takes when moving from mate of inspected steam vessels (not more than 200 GRT) to mate of towing vessels. Moving between these vessel types as described is impermissible under this rule.
One comment opposed the two-watch system for offshore towing vessels. The Coast Guard acknowledges the comment, but notes that this standard is statutory and is not the subject of this or any other regulatory process.
One comment wanted the Department of Transportation to clamp down on employers who knowingly hire, and entrust their vessels to, unlicensed personnel. (We take this comment to apply with equal force to the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS.) The Coast Guard and DHS need the assistance of all hands in the industry, both corporate and private, to identify such wrongdoing for appropriate investigation.
One comment questioned “time-and-a-half” as it affects straight 12-hour shifts. This issue is a matter of policy and sometimes of collective-bargaining agreements but not a subject of this rule.
One comment wanted to see passenger-vessel combinations, of any type, operated by masters of inspected vessels of appropriate route and tonnage, and passenger-carrying tug-barge combinations, operated by masters of towboats or of passenger barges at the owners' option. The Coast Guard agrees, and has provided guidance to the local Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection, by way of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 4–01, when determining the manning of such vessels.
Five comments asked whether the final rule would affect licensed routes. We do not intend to remove any routes currently on any license. Each mariner would keep any routes he or she holds on his or her license.
Two comments asked for a clearer definition of “recent towing service.” The Coast Guard will accept (and expect) evidence of service on towing vessels within the last 90 days, before it will confer the initial towing-vessel endorsement.
One comment suggested that the TSAC determine the procedures for grandfathering mariners. The Coast Guard disagrees, as we established the grandfathering of mariners in the third interim rule.
One comment recommended that the final rule allow the grandfathering of persons licensed as masters of vessels of 100 GRT, mates of vessels of 200 GRT, or first-class pilots whose licenses were issued before the effective date. The Coast Guard disagrees, and maintains that a towing endorsement requires towing experience.
One comment suggested grandfathering persons with current licenses endorsed for assistance towing. The Coast Guard disagrees for the reasons set forth in the fourth paragraph under “Assistance Towing”.
One comment asked whether a mariner grandfathered as a master of towing vessels could work on an integrated tug and barge (ITB). Yes, that mariner could work on any towing vessel unless his or her license held a limit or a route inconsistent with the operation of the ITB.
One comment asked how the license for master (harbor assist) would fit in ports where several different types of towing take place. That license has been merged with the license for master (limited local area) by this rulemaking.
One comment requested that the Coast Guard adjust the service time for master (harbor assist) by reducing the time to 36 months, which would become possible if it reduced the service time for apprentice mate from 30 months to 18 months. Again, the Coast Guard has combined this master's license with the license for master (limited local area) and removed the license as mate (pilot) of towing vessels (limited). The total service time already stands at 36 months.
Two comments stated that altering the definition of “inland waters” potentially
One comment stated that inland waters currently comprise the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Western Rivers, and that separating those two would create work for the mariner. The Coast Guard agrees; however by request of industry and the public during the comment periods on the NPRM and the SNPRM, the two were separated, and will remain distinct.
One comment stated that the interim rule would affect all mariners with ocean and near-coastal routes when they entered waters designated as Western Rivers. The Coast Guard agrees, but the rule would not affect currently licensed mariners able to document service on the Western Rivers. In this final rule we have taken further action to mitigate the effects.
Two comments expressed concern that the Coast Guard has neither shown the rationale for changing the manning of ITBs being used as passenger vessels nor shown that the masters of such vessels have different criteria to consider in operating the vessels. The comments asked the Coast Guard to withdraw the portion of the rules that apply to ITBs involving passenger vessels. The Coast Guard acknowledges the comments. This final rule does not change the rules on the manning of inspected passenger vessels; this responsibility still resides with the local OCMI. NVIC 4–01 provides specific information and non-binding guidance to assist the OCMI in determining the manning of towing vessels.
One comment stated that the interim rule imposes added requirements on personnel holding unlimited licenses for masters and mates on Great Lakes with pilotage, and is a needless burden. The Coast Guard deems this burden minor, whether to those with towing experience on the Great Lakes or to those with unlimited licenses.
One comment stated that the rule does not consider the nature of ITBs and their similarity to standard vessels, and that changing the rule would bar, from operating ITBs, those masters currently operating vessels before their conversion to ITBs. The Coast Guard disagrees. Mariners with licenses for vessels greater than 200 GRT may operate such vessels once they have completed 30 days of familiarization and their TOARs. Further, this situation is rare and would be best for the local OCMI to handle case by case.
One comment stated that the preamble said ITBs must be operated by mariners who hold towing-vessel licenses. This rule establishes a wholly independent process for obtaining such licenses and vacates the practice of allowing a superior license to subsume the “lesser included authority”. The Coast Guard, through this rule, recognizes the special skills required to operate towing vessels and requires a training program for mariners to achieve those skills.
One comment stated that every evaluator should go through training at Yorktown, Virginia, and that this training should be available to maritime educators. Like the towing industry, the Coast Guard runs on-the-job training for its own evaluators, similar to those for private-sector evaluators under the TOAR program. The training of marine educators is not part of this rulemaking.
Two comments stated that the renewal process should let the employer submit a letter attesting to the competence of a mariner, instead of practical demonstration or a TOAR. The Coast Guard agrees. The letter would need to meet the requirements of 46 CFR 10.211 and contain specific information about the mariner's competence, completed training, drills conducted, and so forth. The intent is to document competence and training over time, and to provide alternative methods for documenting them.
One comment stated that mariners who document service on their license, without incurring administrative action against the license, should be able to renew the license without completing practical demonstrations before DEs. The Coast Guard agrees. The primary purpose of the TOAR is assessing mariners' service between apprentice mate (steersman) and mate (pilot) of towing vessels, or between other adjacent points in their career, as required by these rules.
One comment asked whether a geographically limited license had to be renewed where it was issued. The answer is “yes”, since a limited license is issued to a mariner who does not meet all of the requirements for a “full” or non-limited license. A geographically limited license is issued at the discretion of the cognizant OCMI if, in the opinion of that OCMI, the mariner possesses the skills, knowledge, and experience to safely operate within the restrictions of the license. Because this determination requires local knowledge of a particular geographic area, and because conditions in that area may change, we feel the cognizant OCMI should have the opportunity to re-evaluate the candidate when the license is renewed. Geographically limited licenses, whether original or renewal, are best considered and issued by the REC for the area in which the mariner will operate.
One comment stated that 46 CFR 10.464–3 requires enough total service to adversely affect the availability of properly licensed operators of harbor tugs now and for the coming years, as well as impose a significant impact on small entities. The intent of this rule is to increase the training and experience (indicated by service) of mariners operating towing vessels; however, we have reduced the total service required for harbor assist towing vessels and are streamlining the process.
Two comments asked whether the Coast Guard would continue to exempt towing vessels involved in activities on the Outer Continental Shelf from these rules. The Coast Guard notes that 46 U.S.C. 8905(b) remains in effect, and is beyond the scope of this rulemaking.
One comment asked why the definition of “pilot of towing vessels” is limited to Inland routes. During the development of this project, the Western Rivers towing industry did not like using the term “mate”, a term commonly used to indicate a deckhand rather than an officer in charge of navigating the towing vessel. The definition of the term “pilot of towing vessels” is limited to operating only on inland routes to avoid the confusion with first-class pilot and various state pilot licenses.
One comment asked whether the choice of the title of a mate (pilot) license, as appropriate, would belong to the mariner and also whether any nation-wide guidance would be forthcoming. Yes, the choice would belong to the mariner, although such guidance would state that personnel of RECs should ensure that the mariner understands that changing the title of the license might result in extra fees. The guidance appears in NVIC 4–01.
Five comments sought public meetings at various locations so affected mariners could provide further comments, including the need for a general meeting on the Upper Mississippi River and another to discuss
One comment received showed concern about the loss of licensed routes if a mariner is unable to show recency on a segment of a waterway. There is nothing in this final rule that would remove routes from a license for failure to maintain recency.
One comment asked about the recency requirement for towing service at the time of renewal. This rule has not changed this requirement. A mariner would have to show recency of service on towing vessels and ongoing training at time of renewal.
Three comments stated that this rule, as proposed, would significantly increase the workload at RECs. The Coast Guard acknowledges that it would increase the workload; however, the increased workload is acceptable for the expected gains from this rule.
Two comments disagreed that the master should be responsible for what occurs when he or she is not on watch. The Coast Guard partly agrees, and points to the SNPRM's preamble, where the issue is discussed. A master is not responsible for the negligence or misconduct of the mate (pilot) of towing vessels on watch.
Two comments stated it was unclear whether there would be a Great Lakes inland route and a Western Rivers route. Yes, there will be distinct Great Lakes inland and Western Rivers routes.
One comment sought clarification on the application of route-observation days for the towing endorsements on licenses for vessels over 200 GRT, as those days affect pilotage rules. This rulemaking does not address or revise the pilotage rules. The route-observation days in this rulemaking are specific to observation on a towing vessel while a candidate completes a TOAR.
One comment stated that a towing endorsement on a license over 200 GRT should be based on 30 days of total observation and be inclusive of all subordinate routes without necessitating service on each route. The Coast Guard agrees; however, throughout this rulemaking, the towing industry has emphasized the need to ensure that officers are familiar with the Western Rivers. That route will not be included without 90 days of observation on it.
One comment recommended consolidating two routes—the Western Rivers and the Great Lakes inland—and authorizing those licensed for the latter to operate on the Western Rivers. The Coast Guard acknowledges the comment, but the recommendation is not consistent with either the majority of input received on this issue or with the sounder policy on it.
One comment stated that the requirement of 90 days observation and training for Western Rivers would make it extremely difficult to obtain the proper endorsement for a mariner sailing on periodic ocean voyages but entering Western Rivers. The Coast Guard agrees, and maintains that this endorsement should be based on observation and training on Western Rivers, and not based on convenience. However, a process has been created for such a mariner to obtain an endorsement only for the Lower Mississippi River.
One comment asked whether there would be a fee for removing the restricted endorsement issued under 46 CFR 10.466(b). Yes, there will be a fee imposed under 46 CFR 10.109, since removal constitutes another transaction at a REC.
One comment agrees that geographic endorsements are a good idea, but recommends allowing a company to post a licensed mariner for a reasonable time without the cost of training the mariner. The Coast Guard disagrees. Having a mariner unfamiliar with a waterway operate the vessel, as distinct from having him or her train aboard it under supervision, does not make sense, even if he or she holds a license. A mariner must hold a license endorsed for the appropriate route to operate the vessel. A mariner may also, after completing an exam, hold a restricted endorsement for mate (pilot) of towing vessels and, after completing 90 days of service on the new route, have that route added to his or her license.
One comment stated that we should distinguish between oceans and near-coastal routes only in the exam, and, in the exam, only on such topics as celestial navigation. The Coast Guard disagrees. The two routes differ in two important respects: the practical assessment of mariners on STCW, and firefighting. This has not changed the exam requirements for the two routes.
Two comments urged that a mariner should be able to make a statement concerning his or her service in regard to his or her experience. For the first renewal after May 21, 2001, there should be some evidence, within the file on the license, describing where a mariner has completed towing service. The Coast Guard would need documentary evidence, provided by the mariner, if nothing existed within the file for certain routes.
One comment asked about the minimum towing service required for renewal within the 12 months of service. The towing service required for renewal remains the same except for added training.
One comment asked how seasonal operators' time would count for vessels visiting multiple limited construction areas over 12 months of service. Service time would count the same as it does under current practices.
One comment argued that, unless an uninspected towing vessel has a separate engine department, all the service should count toward engine or deck, as requested by the mariner. This rule does not modify the treatment of service, whether deck or engineering. Service will continue to count—or not—according to rule and policy.
One comment asked that we identify the civil penalties that apply to violations of these particular rules by either the company or the mariner. The commenter also asked where all current civil-penalty cites pertaining to violations of 46 CFR part 10 are compiled and available for public viewing. A list of these cites is available from: Commandant (G–LMI), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. Actual cases may be requested from the Coast Guard under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Specify cases under 46 U.S.C. 8906 and 46 CFR 15.610.
One comment stated that a company's withholding records would now become critically important to the mariner because these records, now, not only would cover service but also might cover training. The Coast Guard agrees. That is why the TOAR provides another method for documenting training and competency, as well as service.
One comment requested that simulators be one method of demonstrating proficiency under 46 CFR 10.209(c)(6)(i). The Coast Guard agrees and notes that full mission simulators, approved by the National
One comment stated that using a simulator would be an expensive way for an unemployed mariner, after a suspension of license, to demonstrate proficiency. The Coast Guard agrees; however, this rule provides many ways to demonstrate proficiency, of which using a simulator is just one.
One comment asked why tonnage calculated under the ITC does not figure in the rule. There is no clear conversion between ITC and domestic tonnage, for licensing. We hold vessels of 200 GRT equivalent to those of 500 GT (ITC).
One comment asked whether we would charge a user's fee for an STCW endorsement. No, the Coast Guard does not intend to charge user fees. Please see Table 10.109 of this title.
One comment stated that Figure 10.403 does not include licenses for Offshore Supply Vessels. This rule applies only to OUTVs. It revises Figure 10.403 only as necessary for them.
One comment discovered errors in the footnotes to the tables: “COTP” in place of “OCMI”, and “Training” in place of “Towing”. The Coast Guard appreciates the comment and has corrected the errors.
One comment asked whether an exam exists for each route referred to in the footnote regarding routes. Yes, the exams for routes are those where differences arise for “Rules of the Road”, such as changes to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, or to navigational requirements, such as a requirement of celestial navigation.
Two comments argued that we should strike the use of tonnage or any other limiting criteria as they apply to the licenses for officers of towing vessels. The Coast Guard agrees, with the exception of “inspected vessels”—defined by tonnage—whose officers must meet requirements on licenses, experience, and training beyond the normal requirements for towing vessels.
One comment insisted that tonnage limits on towing-vessel licenses are not appropriate and were not recommended by the TSAC. The third interim rule provided tonnage limitations for those mariners operating towing vessels under the equivalence provision existing before May 21, 2001. That interim rule continues to limit those mariners to the tonnage listed on the face of their license, if it was 200 GRT or less. This rule maintains this provision.
Two comments likewise challenged 46 CFR 10.464(d) and 10.465(b) in the first interim rule regarding the placement of tonnage limits on licenses for oceans and near-coastal waters. The Coast Guard agrees, and has revised those paragraphs by removing the reference to such limits.
Two comments stated that there is no reason why a Training Record Book (TRB) for the STCW cannot serve in place of the TOAR, as long as the TRB contains all the information required by the TOAR. The Coast Guard agrees. The use of a TRB will be permissible as long as the mariner accounts for any differences between the TOAR and the TRB, and documents the training beyond the TRB.
One comment stated that the TSAC should draft the NVIC and the TOAR for this rule to ensure uniformity. The TSAC was involved in the process and developed the TOAR incorporated in NVIC 4–01. The TSAC may be likewise involved with the next NVIC.
One comment requested that no mariner's photo appear in the TOAR. The Coast Guard disagrees. It is necessary for both the Coast Guard and the DE to be able to identify the mariner holding the TOAR. The photograph provides the most efficient method of this identification.
One comment asked whether the Coast Guard plans to tell the RECs, but not the mariners, what assessment records to maintain for renewal. The TOAR is not necessary for those mariners first renewing their license between May 21, 2001, and May 21, 2006.
One comment asked where a mariner can obtain a TOAR. An example accompanies NVIC 4–01, which is available on the Internet at
One comment asked whether, since 95 percent of mariners affected choose to maintain TOARs, it would not be sensible for the Coast Guard to promote uniformity by making the necessary forms available free of charge. The Coast Guard is publishing an example in NVIC 4–01, which mariners may print from the Internet and use.
One comment stated that the interim rule is not clear whether the TOAR is going to be required at the first renewal after implementation. The TOAR will not be required for those mariners currently operating towing vessels.
One comment stated that the interim rule fails to provide sufficient details regarding the assessment records—including specific objectives and criteria on which to base assessments. NVIC 4–01 provides the details not covered in the rule.
One comment asked whether the limit of 200 GRT covers all routes. No, the limit of 200 GRT covers routes over limited local areas.
One comment recommended that the Coast Guard create the position of course evaluator, who could rule that a course meets a defined minimum standard and approve the course; otherwise, the Coast Guard needs to streamline the process. The Coast Guard agrees, and has course evaluators assigned at the National Maritime Center.
One comment sought clarification on the applicability of the requirement for masters and mates in 46 CFR 10.205(g)(2) to have training in firefighting when they serve on towing vessels over 200 GRT. The comment declared that that requirement would exceed the current one for OUTVs. A requirement for training in firefighting existed for OUTVs operating on oceans routes before May 21, 2001. Another, similar requirement persists in 46 CFR 10.205(g)(3) for certain masters and mates (pilots) of towing vessels. As the comment observed, § 10.205(g)(3) addresses this training. That paragraph expressly notes that its requirement applies only to masters and mates (pilots) of towing vessels in ocean service. However, its requirement would apply to officers of towing vessels if they were operating vessels of over 200 GRT in near-coastal service as well, by virtue of the rules implementing the STCW.
One comment stated that the requirements in 46 CFR 10.465(g), effective on May 21, 2001, for an approved training course go beyond those that are the subject of exams in Table 10.910–2. The commenter added that requirements must be consistent. The Coast Guard disagrees. The approved training course replaces completion of the TOAR, not the exam. All apprentice mates (steersmen) will have taken the exam, and may then choose either to take the approved training course or to complete their TOARs.
One comment alleged that the interim rule presents a problem: That few, if any, towboat operators have received formal training in firefighting. The
One comment recommended language to grandfather candidates who anticipate completing training within three months of the interim rule's effective date. The Coast Guard accepts this recommendation.
One comment stated that the 90-day requirement would make it extremely difficult for a mariner, entering the Western Rivers on periodic ocean voyages, to obtain the proper endorsement. The Coast Guard agrees; and maintains that that endorsement should be based on observation and training on Western Rivers, and not based on convenience. However, a process has been created in this final rule to allow a mariner operating periodically on the Western Rivers to obtain an endorsement for the “pilotage waters of the Lower Mississippi River”, in less than the 90 days required for a Western Rivers endorsement.
One comment asked whether adding an endorsement for Western Rivers to an existing license would entail an exam. No, all that would be necessary would be proof of service.
One comment saw no need for the Coast Guard to start issuing endorsements for the Western Rivers again. We disagree: the desirability of issuing licenses for the Western Rivers arises precisely from the responses to the SNPRM.
One comment asked what the differences are between the Western Rivers and other rivers. Unlike other waterways, the Western Rivers have huge tows operating on them.
There were four comments beyond the scope of this rulemaking. We will not discuss them here.
We will, however, discuss here comments on the third interim rule (66 FR 20931 (April 26, 2001)), in alphabetical order. There were seven of them, in three letters.
One comment challenged our decision not to change the definition of “disabled vessel” in 46 CFR 10.103 of the third interim rule. The comment stated that, unchanged, the definition would not clarify confusion caused, and not lessen the burdens imposed, by that rule. The commenter added that the definition would leave a “tremendous burden on a large number of marine assistance firms,” and be “unduly restrictive because towing a barge or any other vessel not regularly operated under its own power of any length” would void the exemption for marine-assistance vessels. The Coast Guard reiterates that such towing very well should void the exemption. The rule for assistance towing established this license precisely for those mariners providing assistance to pleasure vessels. The rule also addressed head-on both the towing of barges and inter-marina towing, both of which the Coast Guard had found inconsistent with the intent of Congress.
Two comments expressed concern over the stipulation that the license for officers of towing vessels would not authorize foreign voyages, or even domestic voyages, of towing vessels over 200 GT. The Coast Guard agrees with this concern and, in this final rule, allows mariners licensed under this rule to operate all towing vessels of less than 300 GRT on domestic voyages on oceans and near-coastal waters, and, if they satisfy international requirements, on foreign voyages.
Two comments suggested that mariners seeking authority to operate on the Lower Mississippi River, above mile 304.1, have to obtain endorsements for Western Rivers by completing the TOAR for those Rivers—but equally that those mariners with endorsements for oceans, near-coastal service, or Great Lakes inland service seeking to operate below mile 304.1 should not have either to obtain the endorsement or to complete the TOAR. The Coast Guard agrees. However, we have chosen to use, instead of mile 304.1, mile 234, which is already established by rule as pilotage waters.
Two comments stated there should be a single track for licensing, to meet the unique needs of coastal harbor tugs, inland fleet boats, and other craft of such limited operations. They urged us to combine the tracks for “harbor assist” and “limited local area” in a single “limited” licensing-progression: Apprentice mate or steersman (limited) and master (limited). The Coast Guard agrees, and has combined the tracks in this final rule.
After the comment period closed, on July 25, 2001, the American Waterways Operators (AWO) and other towing-industry representatives identified an apparent inconsistency in the third interim rule. In that rule, mariners who began service and training on towing vessels before May 21, 2001, could continue training under the process in place then and obtain the license as master of towing vessels by May 21, 2004. After May 21, 2004, the requirements of this rule must be met. The apparent inconsistency arises in that such mariners are not also able to obtain the license as mate (pilot) of towing vessels.
In the development of that rule, the Coast Guard determined that the predominant licensing transaction for towing vessels was the obtaining of a license as an OUTV. That license corresponded directly to one as master of towing vessels. The license that corresponded to one as mate (pilot) of towing vessels was the 2nd-class operator's license—a license rarely issued even before May 21, 2001. Because of this rarity, the third interim rule did not include a provision to allow a mariner to obtain a license as mate (pilot) of towing vessels following the requirement for the 2nd-class operator's license. The Coast Guard agrees that an inconsistency exists and, in this final rule, allows a mariner to obtain the license as mate (pilot) of towing vessels, until November 21, 2003, using the process for a 2nd-class operator's license. This provides a more gradual implementation of this rule, as well as aligns the treatment of the licenses for master and mate (pilot) of towing vessels.
This final rule is not a “significant regulatory action” under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has not reviewed it under that Order. It is not “significant” under the regulatory policies and procedures of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)(44 FR 11040 (February 26, 1979)).
There were no comments on this section in response to the third interim rule (66 FR 20931 (April 26, 2001)), though the rule did invite comments.
We expect the economic impact of this rule to be so minimal that a full
This rule will amend the licensing and manning for officers of towing vessels by making minor revisions to the third interim rule. This rule will help mariners obtain the appropriate licenses for such officers.
This rule makes changes or updates of technical information and reflects comments to both the first interim rule (64 FR 63213 (November 19, 1999)) and the third interim rule. These changes or updates will not impose any new costs on the towing industry.
There are around 5,400 documented towing vessels in the United States. We presented estimates of the aggregate costs of this set of rulemakings in the third interim rule. Below are the estimates as presented there.
The annual costs—including costs for new entrants into the industry and monetary costs due to industry's paperwork burden—of compliance total $1,310,644. The 10-year present value of cost to industry, from 2001 up to 2010, discounted at 7 percent to 2000, totals $9,205,414.
The annual costs to the Federal Government comprise the time and resources of the Coast Guard to review the documentation of ongoing training and drills such as TOARs for serving mariners, as well as the service records, applications, and check-ride results of entering mariners. We estimated the total costs to the Government at $70,464 a year. The 10-year present value of these costs, discounted at 7 percent to 2000, totals $494,910.
We estimate that the 10-year present value, discounted at 7 percent to 2000, of costs to industry and Government are $9,700,324.
This final rule will improve navigational safety for towing vessels and will clarify the requirements for obtaining appropriate licenses imposed by the amendments of the third interim rule. It will combine the licenses for “harbor assist” and “limited local area” into a single progression toward a limited license: Apprentice mate (steersman) (limited) and master (limited) for consistency.
This rule will also provide mariners with flexibility when seeking authority for service on the Lower Mississippi River, and when seeking to operate uninspected towing vessels on domestic voyages as long as they meet international requirements on foreign voyages.
We presented estimates of the aggregate benefits of this set of rulemakings in the third interim rule. Below are the estimates as presented there.
The annual benefits from preventing deaths range from $2,430,000 to $5,130,000, while those from preventing property damage range from $1,158,987 to $2,546,694. The 10-year present value of total benefits ranges from $25,207,543 to $53,917,886. Therefore, the 10-year benefit-cost ratio of this rule ranges from 2.60 to 5.56 with the average being 4.08.
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered whether this final rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The term “small entities” comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000. (It does not include individual mariners.) This final rule will not impose any new costs on the towing industry beyond the costs imposed by the intermim rule(s).
There are 1,252 small businesses operating towing vessels, and none will suffer under this rule. We previously presented for public comment the effect of the set of rulemakings on small entities. We received no comments regarding that effect.
Therefore, 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.
Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–121), we offered to assist small entities in understanding the rulemaking so that they could better evaluate its effects on them and participate in it. We have consistently provided small entities a point of contact for assistance in understanding this rule. We have also completed a number of outreach activities that provided small entities added opportunities to seek clarification on the rule (from the project officer).
Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1–888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247).
This final rule calls for no new collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520).
The first and third interim rules did call for a collection of information. As required by 44 U.S.C. 3507(d), we submitted a copy of those rules to the OMB for its review of the collection of information. The OMB has approved the collection for two parts. The part numbers are 46 CFR parts 10 and 15, and the corresponding approval number is OMB Control Number 2115–0623, which expires on May 31, 2004.
You need not respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Control Number.
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132, Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this final rule under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications for federalism.
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 or more in any one year. Though this final rule will not result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this preamble.
This final 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 (53 FR 8859 (March 15, 1988)).
This final 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.
We have analyzed this final 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.
This final rule will not have tribal implications; will not impose substantial direct compliance costs on Indian tribal governments; and will not preempt tribal law. Therefore, it is exempt from the consultation requirements of Executive Order 13175. If we had identified tribal implications during the comment period, we would have undertaken appropriate consultations with the affected Indian tribal officials.
We have analyzed this final rule under Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a “significant energy action” under that Order, because it is not a “significant regulatory action” under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. It has not been designated by the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the OMB as a significant energy action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects under Executive Order 13211.
We have considered the environmental impact of this final rule and concluded that, under section 6(a) of the “Appendix to National Environmental Policy Act: Coast Guard Procedures for Categorical Exclusions, Notice of Final Agency Policy” (67 FR 48244 (July 23, 2002)), this rule is categorically excluded from further environmental documentation. Under section 6(a), this exclusion is appropriate for rules that are “editorial or procedural, such as those updating addresses or establishing application procedures.” A Determination of Categorical Exclusion is available in the docket where indicated under
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Schools, Seamen.
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Seamen, Vessels.
14 U.S.C. 633; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2101, 2103, and 2110; 46 U.S.C. chapter 71; 46 U.S.C. 7502, 7505, 7701, and 8906; Department of Homeland Security Delegation 0170. Section 10.107 is also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.
(a) If you would like to obtain a license as master of towing vessels endorsed with a route listed in column 1 of Table 10.464–1, then you must complete the service requirements indicated in columns 2 through 5. You may serve on the subordinate routes listed in column 6, without further endorsement.
(b) If you would like to obtain a license as master of towing vessels (limited), then you must complete the requirements listed in columns 2 through 5 of Table 10.464–2.
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(3) Your license does not need a towing endorsement if you hold a TOAR or complete a TOAR.
(e) An approved training course for mate (pilot) of towing vessels must include formal instruction and practical demonstration of proficiency either on board a towing vessel or at a shoreside training facility before a designated examiner, and must cover the material (dependent upon route) required by § 10.910–2 for apprentice mate (steersman), towing vessels on ocean and near coastal routes; apprentice mate (steersman), towing vessels on Great Lakes and inland routes; or, steersman, towing vessels on Western Rivers routes.
(f) If you began your service or training before May 21, 2001, you may
(1) You must have served at least 18 months on deck, including 12 months on towing vessels. This service must have included—
(i) At least 3 months of training or duty in the wheelhouse of towing vessels, and 3 months of service in each particular geographic area for which you seek endorsement on the license; and
(ii) At least 6 months on towing vessels while holding a merchant mariner's document endorsed as able seaman unlimited, able seaman limited, or able seaman special, including 3 months in each particular geographic area for which you seek an endorsement; and either—
(A) Two months of training or duty in the wheelhouse; or
(B) One month of training or duty in the wheelhouse combined with completion of a course of training as towboat operator approved by the Commanding Officer, National Maritime Center, under subpart C of this part.
6. In § 10.466, revise Table 10.466–1 to read as follows:
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(7) Master or mate of towing vessels of over 200 gross tons, oceans and near-coastal.
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(d) Any towing vessel operating in the pilotage waters of the Lower Mississippi River must be under the control of an officer who holds a first-class pilot's license or endorsement for that route, or meets the requirements of either paragraph (d)(1) or paragraph (d)(2) of this section as applicable:
(1) To operate a towing vessel with tank barges, or a tow of barges carrying hazardous materials regulated under part N or O of this subchapter, an officer in charge of the towing vessel must have completed 12 round trips over this route as an observer, with at least 3 of those trips during hours of darkness, and at least 1 round trip of the 12 within the last 5 years.
(2) To operate a towing vessel without barges, or a tow of uninspected barges, an officer in charge of the towing vessel must have completed at least four round trips over this route as an observer, with at least one of those trips during hours of darkness, and at least one round trip of the 12 within the last 5 years.
Federal Communications Commission.
Final rule.
This document amends the Commission's rules to extend the January 1, 2005 ban on integrated navigation devices until July 1, 2006. This extension is needed since the state of the navigation devices market will be significantly impacted by ongoing industry negotiations for a bidirectional specification for digital cable receivers and products, rendering compliance with the existing January 1, 2005 ban impracticable. This action is taken pursuant to Section 629 of the Communications Act which directs the Commission to adopt regulations to assure the commercial availability of navigation devices equipment used by consumers to access services from multichannel video programming distributors.
Effective July 17, 2003.
Susan Mort, 202–418–1043.
1. In the Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopted April 14, 2003 and released April 25, 2003, we amend the Commission's Rules to extend the January 1, 2005 ban on integrated navigation devices until July 1, 2006. A synopsis of the Order follows.
2. Section 629 of the Communications Act directs the Commission to adopt regulations to assure the commercial availability of navigation devices equipment used by consumers to access services from multichannel video programming distributors (“MVPDs”). Pursuant to this directive, the Commission issued the Report and Order in the above-captioned proceeding establishing, inter alia, a January 1, 2005, deadline for MVPDs to cease deploying new navigation devices that perform both conditional access functions and other functions in a single integrated device. The Commission adopted the requirement to separate the conditional access function from the basic navigation device (the “host device”) in order to permit unaffiliated manufacturers, retailers, and other vendors to commercially market host devices while allowing MVPDs to retain control over their system security. The Commission later issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling (“Further Notice and Declaratory Ruling”), 65 FR 58255, September 28, 2000, that sought comment on the effectiveness of the Commission's navigation device rules, including the 2005 prohibition on integrated devices.
3. Since Section 629 and the Commission's rules were adopted, the cable and consumer electronics industries have made, and continue to make, significant progress in the development of technical standards in this area. However, the commercial market for navigation devices used in conjunction with the distribution of digital video programming remains in its infancy. In an effort to spur the transition to digital television, the cable and consumer electronics industry recently reached a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) on a cable compatibility standard for a unidirectional digital cable television receiver with host device functionality, as well as other unidirectional digital cable products. This standard would allow consumers to directly attach their DTV receivers to cable systems using a point of deployment (“POD”) module and receive one-way cable television services without the need for an external navigation device. The Commission issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”), 68 FR 2278, January 16, 2003, seeking public comment on the MOU issued in the above-captioned proceeding and in the Compatibility Between Cable Systems and Consumer Electronics Equipment proceeding.
4. In its earlier Further Notice and Declaratory Ruling, the Commission had already sought comment, inter alia, on whether the 2005 date for the phase-out of integrated boxes remains appropriate, on what, if any, incentives the requirement creates for the development of a commercial retail market for navigation devices, and on the economic impacts and costs associated with the requirement. In response, the cable industry and set-top box manufacturers generally urged that the 2005 deadline should be eliminated in favor of the continued offering of integrated navigation devices for rent to consumers. Other equipment manufacturing and retail interests urged that the date should be advanced to ensure the timely development of a retail market in host devices. Given the equipment ordering and manufacturing cycles involved, it is necessary at this point to provide guidance as to the Commission's expectations with respect to the 2005 date. Other issues raised in the Further Notice and Declaratory Ruling will be addressed separately at a later time.
5. Commission action in response to the FNPRM could have a significant impact upon the development of a commercial market in separate host
6. This eighteen month extension should provide adequate time for the parties to complete their ongoing negotiations and for the Commission to make a more knowledgeable decision as to any further changes in the compliance date. By January 1, 2005, the Commission shall complete a reassessment of the state of the navigation devices market and determine whether the designated time frame remains appropriate or whether the ban on integrated devices will no longer be necessary. In the interim, the cable and consumer electronics industries are requested to provide the Commission with status reports on their negotiations on specifications for bidirectional digital cable receivers and products at 90, 180 and 270 day intervals following release of this Order. Following submission of the last status report to the Commission, the public shall have thirty days to submit comments on the status reports and whether any further changes in the phase-out date for integrated devices are warranted.
7. Based upon the record in the above-captioned proceeding and ongoing industry developments, we have concluded that a limited deferral of the date is consistent with the ultimate objectives of this proceeding and our statutory directive to act “in consultation with appropriate industry standard-setting organizations.” We are not persuaded at this point to eliminate the prohibition on integrated devices since future developments in both the marketplace and ongoing industry negotiations may yet dictate a need for this requirement in order to achieve the objectives of Section 629. However, the conclusion of the unidirectional MOU, as well as the ongoing negotiations towards a bidirectional agreement, do reflect progress towards the development of a retail market for consumer electronics equipment with navigation device functionality. As such, we do not believe that advancing the prohibition date, as previously suggested by a number of equipment manufacturing and retail interests, is necessary to further these objectives or would provide sufficient lead time for ordering and manufacturing prior to completion of the next phase of the standardization process.
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13. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (“RFA”) an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (“IRFA”) was incorporated in the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling (“Further Notice and Declaratory Ruling”) The Commission sought written public comment on the proposals in the Further Notice and Declaratory Ruling, including comment on the IRFA. No comments were received on the IRFA. This present Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (“FRFA”) conforms to the RFA.
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20. The Communications Act, as amended, also contains a size standard for a small cable system operator, which is “a cable operator that, directly or through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than 1% of all subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any entity or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed $250,000,000.” The Commission has determined that there are 68,500,000 subscribers in the United States. Therefore, an operator serving fewer than 685,000 subscribers shall be deemed a small operator if its annual revenues, when combined with the total annual revenues of all of its affiliates, do not exceed $250 million in the aggregate. Based on available data, we find that the number of cable operators serving 685,000 subscribers or less totals approximately 1,450. Although it seems certain that some of these cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250,000,000, we are unable at this time to estimate with greater precision the number of cable system operators that would qualify as small cable operators under the definition in the Communications Act.
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24. In connection with the 1996 MDS auction, the Commission defined small businesses as entities that had annual average gross revenues of less than $40 million in the previous three calendar years. This definition of a small entity in the context of MDS auctions has been approved by the SBA. The MDS auctions resulted in 67 successful
25. The SBA definition of small entities for cable and other program distribution services, which includes such companies generating $12.5 million in annual receipts, seems reasonably applicable to ITFS. There are presently 2,032 ITFS licensees. All but 100 of these licenses are held by educational institutions. Educational institutions are included in the definition of a small business. However, we do not collect annual revenue data for ITFS licensees, and are not able to ascertain how many of the 100 non-educational licensees would be categorized as small under the SBA definition. Thus, we tentatively conclude that at least 1,932 licensees are small businesses.
26. Additionally, the auction of the 1,030 LMDS licenses began on February 18, 1998, and closed on March 25, 1998. The Commission defined “small entity” for LMDS licenses as an entity that has average gross revenues of less than $40 million in the three previous calendar years. An additional classification for “very small business” was added and is defined as an entity that, together with its affiliates, has average gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding calendar years. These regulations defining “small entity” in the context of LMDS auctions have been approved by the SBA. There were 93 winning bidders that qualified as small entities in the LMDS auctions. A total of 93 small and very small business bidders won approximately 277 A Block licenses and 387 B Block licenses. On March 27, 1999, the Commission re-auctioned 161 licenses; there were 40 winning bidders. Based on this information, we conclude that the number of small LMDS licenses will include the 93 winning bidders in the first auction and the 40 winning bidders in the re-auction, for a total of 133 small entity LMDS providers as defined by the SBA and the Commission's auction rules.
27. In sum, there are approximately a total of 2,000 MDS/MMDS/LMDS stations currently licensed. Of the approximate total of 2,000 stations, we estimate that there are 1,595 MDS/MMDS/LMDS providers that are small businesses as deemed by the SBA and the Commission's auction rules.
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33. To the extent that compliance with the amended prohibition deadline may require the manufacture and purchase of non-integrated host devices by multichannel video programming distributors (“MVPDs”) by July 1, 2006, the present action does not impose any new requirements on consumer electronics equipment manufacturers or MVPDs, but rather extends the existing compliance date by eighteen months. We believe that the resulting impact on small entities is favorable to the extent that it provides them with additional time to come into compliance with the prohibition on integrated devices. When the original prohibition deadline was adopted, we noted, inter alia, that Section 629 includes provisions which may lessen compliance impact on small entities, including Section 629(c), which specifies that the Commission shall waive its implementing regulations when necessary for an MVPD to develop new or improved services, and Section 629(e), which requires the Commission to sunset its implementing rules when certain conditions are met.
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(a)(1) A multichannel video programming distributor that utilizes navigation devices to perform conditional access functions shall make available equipment that incorporates only the conditional access functions of such devices. Commencing on July 1, 2006, no multichannel video programming distributor subject to this section shall place in service new navigation devices for sale, lease, or use that perform both conditional access and other functions in a single integrated device.
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Adjustment of Angling and General Category Retention Limits
NMFS adjusts the daily retention limit for the Angling and General category fisheries for Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) for the 2003 fishing year that began June 1, 2003, and ends May 31, 2004. Vessels permitted in the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling and the Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat categories are eligible to land BFT under the BFT Angling category quotas. Vessels permitted in the Atlantic tunas General category and Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat categories are eligible to land BFT under the BFT General category quotas. The seasonal adjustments to the daily retention limit for each BFT size class are specified in the
Effective June 15 through October 31, 2003, the daily recreational retention limit for vessels fishing under the Angling category quota in all areas is one BFT per person, measuring 27 to less than 73 inches (69 to less than 185 cm) curved fork length, with a maximum limit of six BFT per vessel. Effective August 15 through October 31, 2003, the daily recreational retention limit for headboats in all areas is one BFT per passenger (not including Captain and crew), measuring 27 to less than 73 inches (69 to less than 185 cm) curved fork length, with a maximum of 35 BFT per vessel. This limit applies to all headboats defined as a vessel that possess an Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat permit and that are inspected and licenced by the Coast Guard to carry more than six passengers. Effective November 1, 2003 through May 31, 2004, the daily recreational retention limit is one large school, or small medium BFT, measuring 47 to less than 73 inches (119 to less than 185 cm) curved fork length, per vessel for all
Effective June 15, 2003 through August 31, 2003, the General category daily retention limit in all areas will be adjusted to two large medium or giant BFT, measuring 73 inches (185 cm) or larger, for all vessels fishing under the General category quota.
Brad McHale, (978) 281–9260.
Regulations implemented under the authority of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 971
Implementing regulations for the Atlantic tuna fisheries at § 635.23 set the daily retention limits for BFT and allow for adjustments to the daily retention limits in order to provide for maximum utilization of the quota over the longest possible period of time. NMFS may increase or reduce the per angler retention limit for any size class BFT or may change the per angler limit to a per boat limit or the per boat limit to a per angler limit. Size class categories of BFT are defined as follows: school size BFT measure 27 to less than 47 inches (69 to less than 119 cm) curved fork length (CFL); large school BFT measure 47 to less than 59 inches (119 to less than 150 cm) CFL; small medium BFT measure 59 to less than 73 inches (150 to less than 185 cm) CFL; large medium BFT measure 73 to less than 81 inches (185 to less than 206 cm) CFL; and giant BFT measure 81 inches or greater (206 cm or greater) CFL.
A recommendation of ICCAT requires that NMFS limit the catch of school BFT to no more than eight percent by weight of the total domestic landings quota over each four-consecutive-year period. NMFS is implementing this ICCAT recommendation through annual and inseason adjustments to the school BFT retention limits, as necessary, and through the establishment of a school BFT reserve (64 FR 29090, May 28, 1999; 64 FR 29806, June 3, 1999).
The ICCAT recommendation allows for interannual adjustments for overharvests and underharvests, provided that the eight percent landings limit is not exceeded over the applicable 4–consecutive-year period. The 2003 fishing year is the first year in the current accounting period. This multi-year block quota approach provides NMFS with the flexibility to enhance fishing opportunities and to collect information on a broad range of BFT size classes.
Regulations at 50 CFR 635.23(b) restrict vessels fishing under the BFT Angling category quota to one BFT per vessel per day, which may be from the school, large school, or small medium category and, in addition, one large medium or giant BFT per vessel per year. This retention limit is subject to adjustment to provide for maximum utilization of the quota and enhanced fishing opportunities over the range of the recreational fisheries.
In 2002, NMFS increased the Angling category daily retention limit to four school, large school, or small medium BFT from June 15 through October 31, which is when recreational-sized BFT are on the fishing grounds, and then reduced it to one large school, or small medium BFT for November 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003 (67 FR 39869, June 11, 2002). The 2002 fishing year ended on May 31, 2003, and there is quota carry-over in the Angling category. Because of the large amount of quota available this year in the Angling category (over 499.2 metric tons (mt), 231 of which is carry-over from 2002) NMFS has determined that it is appropriate to adjust the recreational retention limit.
Since June 1, 2003, the retention limit of one school, large school or small medium as specified at 50 CFR 635.23(b) has been in effect. Effective June 15 through October 31, 2003, NMFS adjusts the daily retention limit for all areas to one BFT per person with a maximum of six BFT per vessel, in any combination of the school, large school, or small medium size classes. This limit applies to all vessels permitted in the Atlantic HMS Angling category and to vessels permitted in the Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat category.
Over the last several years NMFS has also received comments that a recreational retention limit of three or four BFT per vessel per day does not provide reasonable fishing opportunities for headboats, which may carry up to 40 passengers on a tuna fishing trip. Headboats are defined as vessels that posses an Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat category permit and that are inspected and licenced by the Coast Guard to carry more than six passengers. Headboat operators have requested a modified retention limit for their vessels that recognizes the high numbers of passengers they carry. On December 18, 2002, NMFS published a final rule that clarified the procedures to set differential BFT retention limits to provide equitable fishing opportunities for all types of fishing vessels (67 FR 77434). As noted above, the 2002 season closed on May 31, 2003, and there is quota carry-over from 2002. Because of the large amount of quota available this year in the Angling category (over 499.2 metric tons (mt), 231 mt of which is carry-over from 2002), NMFS has determined that it is appropriate to implement an alternative retention limit for headboats.
Effective August 15, 2003, which is when headboats normally target BFT, the daily recreational retention limit for headboats in all areas will be one BFT per passenger (not including Captain and crew), measuring 27 to less than 73 inches curved fork length, with a maximum of 35 BFT per vessel. This limit applies to all headboats defined as vessels that possess an Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat permit and that are inspected and licenced by the Coast Guard to carry more than six passengers.
From November 1, 2003, through May 31, 2004, the daily retention limit for all vessels fishing under the Angling category quota is one large school or small medium BFT per vessel. Regardless of the length of the trip, no more than a single day's allowable catch may be possessed or retained.
NMFS selected the daily retention limits and the duration of the daily retention limit adjustments after examining past catch and effort rates and the available quota for the 2003 fishing year. NMFS will continue to monitor the Angling category fishery closely through the Automated Landings Reporting System, the state harvest tagging programs in North Carolina and Maryland, and the Large Pelagics Survey. Depending on the level of fishing effort and catch rates of BFT, NMFS may determine that an interim closure or an additional retention limit adjustment is necessary to enhance scientific data collection from, and fishing opportunities in, all geographic areas. Additionally, NMFS may determine that an allocation from the school BFT reserve is warranted to further fishery management objectives.
Closures or subsequent adjustments to the daily retention limit, if any, will be published in the
In addition, anglers aboard permitted vessels may continue to tag and release BFT of all sizes under a tag-and-release program, provided the angler tags all BFT so caught, regardless of whether previously tagged, with conventional tags issued or approved by NMFS, returns such fish to the sea immediately after tagging with a minimum of injury, and reports the tagging, and, if the BFT was previously tagged, the information on the previous tag (50 CFR 635.26).
Based on current and historical General category landings rates in the June through August time-period, it is highly unlikely that the June through August subquota will be filled in the remaining fishing days, which would result in unused quota being added to the September subquota. During the 2001 and 2002 fishing years, 156 mt and 182 mt were carried over from the June through August to the September time-period subquotas, respectively. Under § 635.23 (a)(4), NMFS may increase or decrease the daily retention limit of large medium and giant BFT over a range from zero (on restricted fishing days) to a maximum of three per vessel to allow for maximum utilization of the BFT quota. Based on a review of dealer reports, current and historical daily landing trends, and the availability of BFT on the fishing grounds, NMFS has determined that an increase of the daily retention limit in the General category is necessary in order to provide an opportunity to harvest the June through August subquota in its designated time period. Therefore, effective June 15 through August 31, 2003, the first quota subperiod, NMFS adjusts the daily retention limit to two large medium or giant BFT per vessel.
The intent of this adjustment is to allow for maximum utilization of the June through August subquota (specified under § 635.27(a)) by General category participants in order to help achieve optimum yield in the General category fishery, to collect a broad range of data for stock monitoring purposes, and to be consistent with the objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, and sharks (HMS FMP).
This action is taken under 50 CFR 635.23 (a)(4) and (b)(3). This action is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
16 U.S.C. 971
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
Proposed rule.
This proposed rule would adjust the number of members for certain States on the United Soybean Board (Board) to reflect changes in production levels that have occurred since the last time the Board was reapportioned in 2000. These adjustments are required by the Soybean Promotion and Research Order (Order). The results of the adjustments would be an additional member for Maryland and Michigan. New York would no longer be part of the Eastern Region unit. The State has sufficient soybean production to qualify as a separate State unit with one representative on the Board. New Jersey would be merged into the Eastern Region unit. The State no longer has sufficient soybean production to be a separate State unit. As a result of these changes, the total Board membership would increase from 62 members to 64 members. These changes to the Board would be effective with the Secretary's 2004 appointments.
Written comments on this proposed rule must be received by August 18, 2003.
Send two copies of comments to Kenneth R. Payne, Chief, Marketing Programs Branch, Livestock and Seed Program, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), USDA, Room 2638–S, STOP 0251, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–0251. Comments may also be sent by e-mail to
Marlene M. Betts, Agricultural Marketing Specialist, Marketing Programs Branch on 202/720–1115, fax 202/720–1125, or by e-mail at
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has waived the review process required by Executive Order 12866 for this action.
This proposed rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed rule is not intended to have a retroactive effect. This proposed rule would not preempt any State or local laws, regulations, or policies unless they present an irreconcilable conflict with this proposed rule.
The Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act (Act) provides that administrative proceedings must be exhausted before parties may file suit in court. Under § 1971 of the Act, a person subject to the Order may file a petition with the Secretary stating that the Order, any provision of the Order, or any obligation imposed in connection with the Order, is not in accordance with law and requesting a modification of the Order or an exemption from the Order. The petitioner is afforded the opportunity for a hearing on the petition. After a hearing, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) would rule on the petition. The Act provides that the district courts of the United States in any district in which such person is an inhabitant, or has their principal place of business, has jurisdiction to review USDA's ruling on the petition, if a complaint for this purpose is filed within 20 days after the date of the entry of the ruling.
The Administrator of AMS has determined that this proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
In accordance with OMB regulations (5 CFR part 1320), which implements the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the information collection requirements and recordkeeping requirements contained in the Order have been previously approved by OMB under OMB control number 0581–0093.
The Act (7 U.S.C. 6301–6311) provides for the establishment of a coordinated program of promotion and research designed to strengthen the soybean industry's position in the marketplace, and to maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for soybeans and soybean products. The program is financed by an assessment of 0.5 percent of the net market price of soybeans sold by producers. Pursuant to the Act, an Order was made effective July 9, 1991. The Order established a Board of 60 members. For purposes of establishing the Board, the United States was divided into 31 geographic units. Representation on the Board from each unit was determined by the level of production in each unit. The Secretary appointed the initial Board on July 11, 1991. The Board is composed of domestic soybean producers.
Section 1220.201(c) of the Order provides that at the end of each 3-year period, the Board shall review soybean production levels in the geographic units throughout the United States. The Board may recommend to the Secretary modification in the levels of production necessary for Board membership for each unit. At its March 2003 meeting the Board decided not to recommend
Section 1220.201(d) of the Order provides that at the end of each 3-year period, the Secretary must review the volume of production of each unit and adjust the boundaries of any unit and the number of Board members from each such unit as necessary to conform with the criteria set forth in § 1220.201(e): (1) To the extent practicable, States with annual average soybean production of less than 3,000,000 bushels shall be grouped into geographically contiguous units, each of which has a combined production level equal to or greater than 3,000,000 bushels, and each such group shall be entitled to at least one member on the Board; (2) units with at least 3,000,000 bushels, but fewer than 15,000,000 bushels shall be entitled to one Board member; (3) units with 15,000,000 bushels or more but fewer than 70,000,000 bushels shall be entitled to two Board members; (4) units with 70,000,000 bushels or more but fewer than 200,000,000 bushels shall be entitled to three Board members; and (5) units with 200,000,000 bushels or more shall be entitled to four Board members.
Current representation on the Board (62), and the number of geographical units (30), have been based on average production levels for the years 1995–1999 (excluding crops in years that production was the highest and that production was the lowest) as reported by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Proposed representation on the Board (64) is based on average production levels for the years 1998–2002 (excluding crops in years that production was the highest and that production was the lowest) as reported by NASS.
The results of the reapportionment based on the 1998–2002 production levels would be an additional member for Maryland and Michigan. New York would no longer be part of the Eastern Region unit because the State has sufficient soybean production to qualify as a separate State unit with one representative on the Board. New Jersey would lose its only member because the State no longer has sufficient soybean production to be a separate State unit. It is proposed that New Jersey merge with the Eastern Region unit, and be represented on the Board by the Eastern Region's representative. There are no adjustments to the other States or regions.
The number of geographical units would remain at 30. This proposed rule would adjust representation on the Board as follows:
Board adjustment as proposed by this rulemaking would be effective with the 2004 nominations and appointments.
Administrative practice and procedure, Advertising, Agricultural research, Marketing agreements, Soybeans and soybean products, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, it is proposed that title 7, part 1220 be amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 1220 continues to read as follows:
7 U.S.C. 6301–6311.
2. In § 1220.201, the table in paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:
(a) * * *
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) PT6A–60A and PT6A–65B turboprop engines. This proposed AD would require replacing Woodward propeller governor assemblies, part number (P/N) 8210–212H. This proposed AD is prompted by six incidents during airplane acceptance flight testing where directional control of the airplane was difficult to maintain during landing. The actions specified in this proposed AD are intended to prevent loss of directional control and damage to the airplane.
We must receive any comments on this proposed AD by August 18, 2003.
Use one of the following addresses to submit comments on this proposed AD:
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You may get the service information identified in this proposed AD from Pratt & Whitney Canada, 1000 Marie-Victorin, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada J4G1A1.
You may examine the AD docket at the FAA, New England Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA.
Ian Dargin, Aerospace Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine and Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803–5299; telephone (781) 238–7178; fax (781) 238–7199.
We invite you to submit any written relevant data, views, or arguments regarding this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed under
We are reviewing the writing style we currently use in regulatory documents. We are interested in your comments on whether the style of this document is clear, and your suggestions to improve the clarity of our communications that affect you. You may get more information about plain language at
You may examine the AD Docket (including any comments and service information), by appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. See
Transport Canada, which is the airworthiness authority for Canada, recently notified the FAA that an unsafe condition may exist on PWC PT6A–60A and PT6A–65B turbofan engines. Transport Canada advises the FAA that there have been six reports from the airplane manufacturer that it was difficult to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. These events were reported to have occurred during airplane acceptance flight testing. Certain governors that incorporate propeller control units (PCUs) with thicker O-rings on the Beta valve shafts of the PCUs may not set the appropriate ground idle blade angle when the airplane lands. If this happens on one engine only, a substantial and unexpected asymmetric thrust condition will occur.
The introduction of a thicker O-ring on the Beta valve shaft of the PCU addressed a nuisance oil leakage issue. A side effect of fitting this thicker O-ring is that a slightly higher input force is required to move the Beta valve to the ground idle position. On the installations using the PT6A–60A and PT6A–65B engines, the airframe installations have a solenoid system that relies on the force of an internal spring within the Beta valve to move the valve to the ground idle command position. The force of this spring is insufficient to overcome the increased friction of the thicker O-ring and ensure that the valve consistently and promptly moves to the ground idle position. As a result, the pilot may experience directional control problems during landing. There have been no reports of in-service incidents to date. The actions specified in this proposed AD are intended to prevent loss of directional control and damage to the airplane.
This proposed AD is not applicable to engine models operating with the Woodward propeller governor, P/N 8210–212J, since they operate with a push-pull rod mechanism to move the Beta valve. That arrangement provides ample force to overcome the O-ring's frictional resistance.
PWC has issued Service Bulletin (SB) PT6A–72–13354, dated July 6, 2001. That SB provides information for the removal, replacement, or modification of Woodward propeller governor assembly, P/N 8210–212H. Transport Canada classified this SB as mandatory and issued airworthiness directive CF–2002–02, dated January 15, 2002, in order to ensure the airworthiness of these PWC engines in Canada.
Although the SB recommends the removal, replacement or modification of Woodward propeller governor assemblies, P/N 8210–212H, when the engine is disassembled and access is available to the necessary subassembly (
These PT6A–60A and PT6A–65B engine models, manufactured in Canada, are type-certificated for operation in the United States under the provisions of section 21.29 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.29) and the applicable bilateral airworthiness agreement. Pursuant to this bilateral airworthiness agreement, Transport Canada has kept us informed of the situation described above. We have examined Transport Canada's findings, reviewed all available information, and determined that AD action is necessary for products of this type design that are certificated for operation in the United States. Therefore, we are proposing this AD, which would require replacing Woodward propeller governor assemblies, P/N 8210–212H.
On July 10, 2002, we published a new version of 14 CFR part 39 (67 FR 47997, July 22, 2002), which governs the FAA's AD system. This regulation now includes material that relates to altered products, special flight permits, and alternative methods of compliance. This material previously was included in each individual AD. Since this material is included in 14 CFR part 39, we will not include it in future AD actions.
There are approximately 73 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A–60A and PT6A–65B turboprop engines of the affected design in the worldwide fleet. We estimate that 70 engines installed on airplanes of U.S. registry would be affected by this proposed AD. We also estimate that it would take approximately 2 work hours per engine to perform the proposed actions, and that the average labor rate is $60 per work hour. Required parts would cost approximately $24,228 per engine. Based on these figures, the total cost of the proposed AD to U.S. operators is estimated to be $1,704,360. PWC has informed the FAA that it may provide the parts and labor to the operators at no cost, thereby substantially reducing the cost impact of this proposed rule.
We have determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I certify that the proposed regulation:
1. Is not a “significant regulatory action” under Executive Order 12866;
2. Is not a “significant rule” under the DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
3. Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
We prepared a summary of the costs to comply with this proposal and placed it in the AD Docket. You may get a copy of this summary by sending a request to us at the address listed under
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Safety.
Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:
49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness directive:
(f) Replace Woodward propeller governor assemblies, P/N 8210–212H, at the next access to the governor or within six months after the effective date of this AD, whichever occurs earlier. Information on replacing the Woodward propeller governor assembly can be found in Pratt & Whitney Canada Service Bulletin PT6A–72–13354, dated July 6, 2001.
(g) After the effective date of this AD, do not install any Woodward propeller governor assembly, P/N 8210–212H, on any engine.
(h) Alternative methods of compliance must be requested in accordance with 14 CFR part 39.19, and must be approved by the Manager, Engine Certification Office, FAA.
(i) None
(j) The subject of this AD is addressed in Transport Canada airworthiness directive CF–2002–02, dated January 15, 2002.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
Notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.
This document contains a notice of public hearing on proposed regulations relating to the definition of toll telephone service for purposes of the communications excise tax.
The public hearing is being held on September 10, 2003, at 10 a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed at the hearing by July 15, 2003.
The public hearing is being held in room 4718, Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Send submissions to: CC:PA:RU (REG–141097–02), room 5226, Internal Revenue Service, POB 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044. Submissions may be hand delivered between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to CC:PA:RU (REG–141097–02), Couriers Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. Alternatively, taxpayers may submit electronic outlines of oral comments directly to the IRS Internet site at
Concerning the regulations, Cynthia McGreevy (202) 622–3130; concerning submissions, LaNita Van Dyke (202) 622–7180 (not toll free numbers).
The subject of the public hearing is the notice of proposed regulations (REG–141097–02) that was published in the
The rules of 26 CFR 601.601(a)(3) apply to the hearing.
Persons who wish to present oral comments at the hearing that submitted written comments by June 30, 2003, must submit an outline of the topics to be discussed and the amount of time to be devoted to each topic (signed original and eight (8) copies).
A period of 10 minutes is allotted to each person for presenting oral comments.
After the deadline for receiving outlines has passed, the IRS will prepare an agenda containing the schedule of speakers. Copies of the agenda will be made available, free of charge, at the hearing.
Because of access restrictions, the IRS will not admit visitors beyond the immediate entrance area more than 30 minutes before the hearing starts. For information about having your name placed on the building access list to attend the hearing, see the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Proposed rule.
The National Archives and Records Administration proposes to modify the extended hours that the Exhibition Hall in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, is open from April 1 through the Friday before Memorial Day. The Exhibition Hall would close at 7 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. during this period. We are proposing to limit the extended hours during this period to be more cost-effective and because this is when attendance is the lightest. NARA's Exhibition Hall would still have the longest hours of any Washington museum on the National Mall. The proposed change does not affect the research room hours stated in part 1253 in any manner. This proposed rule affects the public.
Comments are due by August 18, 2003.
Comments must be sent to Regulation Comments Desk (NPOL), Room 4100, Policy and Communications Staff, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001. They may be faxed to 301–837–0319. Electronic comments may be submitted through Regulations.gov. You may also comment via e-mail to
Kim Richardson at telephone number 301–837–2902, or fax number 301–837–0319.
NARA's Exhibition Hall, which contains the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and other exhibits, is closed for renovation. When it reopens, we are proposing to close it at 7 p.m. instead of 9 p.m., from April 1 through the Friday before Memorial Day. Before renovation, the Exhibition Hall closed at 9 p.m. during this period. The closing times for the remainder of the months is unchanged. The Exhibition Hall opens at 10 a.m. the entire year and this also remains unchanged.
On September 18, 2003, the first phase of the new National Archives Experience, the rededicated “Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom”, opens to the general public. Over the course of the year that follows, three additional galleries and a new theater will open as well. There will be additional costs for providing security, maintenance, and visitor services as public spaces are expanded more than three-fold.
Building occupation during the extended hours of 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. is not typically as heavy as during daytime hours, particularly in the spring when all other museums on the National Mall close at 5:30 p.m. Given increased costs of operation, a careful review was made of whether it was prudent to keep the extended hours.
A distinction was made between the period from April 1 to Memorial Day weekend, and the period from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, because during the latter period we have more family visitors and some Mall museums have extended evening hours.
This proposed rule does not affect the research room hours at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, stated in part 1253.
If you submit comments via e-mail, please submit the comments within the body of your email message or attachment avoiding the use of any form of encryption. Please also include “Attn: 3095–AB22” and your name and return address in your e-mail message. If you do not receive a confirmation that we have received your email message, contact the Regulation Comment Desk at 301–837–2902.
This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action for the purposes of Executive Order 12866 and has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, I certify that this proposed rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. This regulation does not have any federalism implications.
Federal buildings and facilities.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, NARA proposes to amend part 1280 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, chapter XII, as follows:
1. The authority citation for part 1280 continues to read as follows:
44 U.S.C. 2104(a).
2. Revise § 1280.62 to read as follows:
(a) The Exhibition Hall is open to the public during the following hours:
(1) The day after Labor Day through March 31, hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
(2) April 1 through the Friday before Memorial Day, hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
(3) Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
(b) The Archivist of the United States reserves the authority to close the Exhibition Hall to the public at any time for special events or other purposes. The building is closed on December 25.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
EPA is proposing to amend and revise certain requirements associated with the federal on-board diagnostic (OBD) system regulations. EPA previously promulgated an OBD rulemaking on December 22, 1998 (63 FR 70681), which indefinitely extended the provision allowing compliance with California OBD II requirements to satisfy federal OBD requirements. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has recently revised their OBD II requirements. Accordingly, today's action proposes appropriate revisions to federal OBD regulations including: updating the reference to the allowed version of the California OBD II regulations to the most recently adopted version such that compliance with the recently revised California OBD II requirements will satisfy certain federal OBD requirements; allowing compliance with California OBD II catalyst monitoring requirements; updating the incorporation by reference of several recommended practices developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to incorporate recently published versions, while also incorporating by reference a new standardized protocol developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and establishing a future date by which this protocol will be the only acceptable protocol; and issuing a technical amendment to the optional heavy-duty (HD) vehicle weighing 14,000 pounds GVWR or less chassis certification requirements. OBD systems in general provide substantial benefits to the environment by diagnosing and alerting operators, vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) personnel, and service providers to deterioration or malfunction of emission control related systems.
Written comments must be received by July 17, 2003, and requests for a public hearing must be received by July 2, 2003. If EPA receives a request for a public hearing then the hearing will take place on July 17, 2003, and the written comment period will then close on September 2, 2003. By July 14, 2003, any person who plans to attend the hearing should call Arvon Mitcham at (734) 214–4522 to learn if the hearing will be held. If EPA receives a request for a public hearing, EPA will hold the public hearing in the first floor conference room at 501 3rd Street, NW., Washington, DC.
Arvon Mitcham, U.S. EPA, National Vehicle and Fuels Emission Laboratory, Certification and Compliance Division, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor MI 48105; telephone (734) 214–4522, e-mail
This document concerns proposed amendments and revisions to EPA's OBD regulations. In the “Rules and Regulations” section of today's
Entities potentially regulated by this action are those which manufacture new motor vehicles and engines.
This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities EPA is now aware could potentially be regulated by this action. Other types of entities not listed in the table could also be regulated. To determine whether your product is regulated by this action, you should carefully examine the applicability criteria in § 86.005–17 and § 86.1806–05 of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular product, consult the person listed in the preceding
Today's action is available electronically on the day of publication from EPA's
EPA
On-board diagnostics home page:
Please note that due to differences between the software used to develop the document and the software into which the document may be downloaded, changes in format, page length, etc., may occur.
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), the Agency is required to determine whether this regulatory action would be “significant” and therefore subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the requirements of the Executive Order. The order defines a “significant regulatory action” as any regulatory action that is likely to result in a rule that may:
(1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities;
(2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency;
(3) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or,
(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in the Executive Order.
Pursuant to the terms of Executive Order 12866, we have determined that this proposed rule is not a “significant regulatory action.”
Today's action does not impose any new information collection burden. The modifications noted above do not change the information collection requirements submitted to and approved by OMB in association with the OBD final rulemakings (58 FR 9468, February 19, 1993; and 59 FR 38372, July 28, 1994).
The RFA generally requires an agency to prepare an initial regulatory flexibility analysis of any proposed rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses, small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions.
For purposes of assessing the impacts of today's direct final rule on small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) Those businesses meeting the definition provided by the Small Business Administration; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county, town, school district or special district with a population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.
After considering the economic impacts of today's direct final rule on small entities, EPA determines that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This rulemaking will provide regulatory relief to both large and small volume automobile and heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturers by maintaining consistency with California OBDII requirements. This rulemaking will not have a significant impact on businesses that manufacture, rebuild, distribute, or sell automotive parts, nor those involved in automotive service and repair, as the revisions affect only requirements on automobile and heavy-duty truck and engine manufacturers.
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public Law 104–4, establishes requirements for Federal agencies to assess the effects of their regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA, we generally must prepare a written statement, including a cost-benefit analysis, for proposed and final rules with “Federal mandates” that may result in expenditures to State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or to the private sector, of $100 million or more for any single year. Before promulgating a rule for which a written statement is needed, section 205 of the UMRA generally requires us to identify and consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and adopt the least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative that achieves the objectives of the rule. The provisions of section 205 do not apply when they are inconsistent with applicable law. Moreover, section 205 allows us to adopt an alternative that is not the least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative if we provide an explanation in the final rule of why such an alternative was adopted.
Before we establish any regulatory requirement that may significantly or uniquely affect small governments, including tribal governments, we must develop a small government plan pursuant to section 203 of the UMRA. Such a plan must provide for notifying potentially affected small governments, and enabling officials of affected small governments to have meaningful and timely input in the development of our regulatory proposals with significant federal intergovernmental mandates. The plan must also provide for informing, educating, and advising small governments on compliance with the regulatory requirements.
This proposed rule contains no Federal mandates for State, local, or tribal governments as defined by the provisions of title II of the UMRA. The proposed rule imposes no enforceable duties on any of these governmental entities. Nothing in the proposal will significantly or uniquely affect small governments.
We have determined that this proposed rule does not contain a Federal mandate that may result in estimated expenditures of more than $100 million to the private sector in any single year.
Executive Order 13132, entitled “Federalism” (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), requires us to develop an accountable process to ensure “meaningful and timely input by state and local officials in the development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications.” “Policies that have federalism implications” is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations that have “substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.”
Under section 6 of Executive Order 13132, we may not issue a regulation that has federalism implications, that imposes substantial direct compliance costs, and that is not required by statute, unless the Federal government provides the funds necessary to pay the direct compliance costs incurred by State and local governments, or we consult with State and local officials early in the process of developing the proposed regulation. We also may not issue a regulation that has federalism implications and that preempts State law, unless the Agency consults with State and local officials early in the process of developing the proposed regulation.
Section 4 of the Executive Order contains additional requirements for rules that preempt State or local law, even if those rules do not have federalism implications (
This proposed rule does not have federalism implications. It will not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132. This proposed rule updates provisions of an earlier rule that adopted national standards relating to OBD systems and the ability of manufacturers to demonstrate Federal compliance based on demonstration of compliance with California OBD II regulations. The requirements of the rule will be enforced by the Federal government at the national level. Thus, the requirements of section 6 of the Executive Order do not apply to this rule.
Executive Order 13175, entitled “Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments” (65 FR 67249, November 6, 2000), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure “meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies that have tribal implications.” This proposed rule does not have tribal implications, as specified in Executive Order 13175. Today's rule would not uniquely affect the communities of American Indian tribal governments since the motor vehicle fuel and other related requirements for private businesses in today's rule have national applicability. Furthermore, today's proposed rule does not impose any direct compliance costs on these communities and no circumstances specific to such communities exist that will cause an impact on these communities beyond those discussed in the other sections of today's document.
This proposed rule does not significantly or uniquely affect the communities of Indian tribal governments. As noted above, this rule will be implemented at the federal level and imposes compliance obligations and options on private industry. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this proposed rule.
Executive Order 13045, “Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks” (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) applies to any rule that (1) is determined to be “economically significant” as defined under Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an environmental health or safety risk that we have reason to believe may have a disproportionate effect on children. If the regulatory action meets both criteria, section 5–501 of the Executive Order directs us to evaluate the environmental health or safety effects of the planned rule on children, and explain why the planned regulation is preferable to other potentially effective and reasonably feasible alternatives considered by us.
This proposed rule is not subject to the Executive Order because it is not an economically significant regulatory action as defined by Executive Order 12866. Furthermore, this proposed rule does not concern an environmental health or safety risk that we have reason to believe may have a disproportionate effect on children.
This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, “Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use” (66 FR 28355 (May 22, 2001)) because it is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA), section 12(d) of Public Law 104–113, directs us to use voluntary consensus standards in our regulatory activities unless it would be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical standards (
This proposed rule references technical standards adopted by us through previous rulemakings. No new technical standards are established in today's proposed rule.
Statutory authority for today's proposed rule comes from the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401
Environmental protection, Incorporation by reference, Administrative practice and procedure, Motor vehicle pollution, On-board diagnostics.
Federal Communications Commission.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
This document initiates a rulemaking reassessing the retail market for navigation devices and the need for the upcoming July 1, 2006 ban on integrated navigation devices. This reassessment is needed to determine whether the July 1, 2006 ban on integrated navigation devices remains appropriate or is no longer necessary as a result of ongoing industry negotiations for a bidirectional specification for digital cable receivers and products. This rulemaking is initiated pursuant to Section 629 of the Communications Act which directs the Commission to adopt regulations to assure the commercial availability of navigation devices equipment used by consumers to access services from multichannel video programming distributors.
Comments due February 19, 2004; reply comments are due March 10, 2004. Written comments by the public on the proposed information collections are due February 19, 2004. Written comments must be submitted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the proposed information collection(s) on or before August 18, 2003.
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. For further filing information,
Susan Mort, 202–418–1043 or
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”), FCC 03–89, adopted April 14, 2003; released April 25, 2003. The full text of the Commission's FNPRM is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room CY–A257) at its headquarters, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, (202) 863–2893, Portals II, Room CY–B402, 445 12th St., SW., Washington, DC 20554, or may be reviewed via Internet at
The FNPRM portion of this document contains a proposed information collection. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to comment on the information collection(s) contained in the FNPRM, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Public and agency comments are due at the same time as other comments on this FNPRM; OMB notification of action is due August 18, 2003. Comments should address: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
In addition to filing comments with the Secretary, a copy of any PRA comments on the information collections contained herein should be submitted to Leslie Smith, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1–A804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to
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2. The Commission initiated its Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices proceeding by notice of proposed rulemaking in CS Docket No. 97–80 (FCC 97–53), 62 FR 10011, March 5, 1997. This action was taken pursuant to Section 629 of the Communications Act which directs the Commission to adopt regulations to assure the commercial availability of navigation devices equipment used by consumers to access services from multichannel video programming distributors (“MVPDs”). Pursuant to this directive, the Commission issued the Report and Order in the above-captioned proceeding establishing, inter alia, a January 1, 2005, deadline for MVPDs to cease deploying new navigation devices that perform both conditional access functions and other functions in a single integrated device. The Commission adopted the requirement to separate the conditional access function from the basic navigation device (the “host device”) in order to permit unaffiliated manufacturers, retailers, and other vendors to commercially market host devices while allowing MVPDs to retain control over their system security. The Commission later issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling (“Further Notice and Declaratory Ruling”) (FCC 00–341), 65 FR 58255, September 28, 2000, that sought comment on the effectiveness of the Commission's navigation device
3. Since Section 629 and the Commission's rules were adopted, the cable and consumer electronics industries have made, and continue to make, significant progress in the development of technical standards in this area. However, the commercial market for navigation devices used in conjunction with the distribution of digital video programming remains in its infancy. In an effort to spur the transition to digital television, the cable and consumer electronics industry recently reached a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) on a cable compatibility standard for a unidirectional digital cable television receiver with host device functionality, as well as other unidirectional digital cable products. This standard would allow consumers to directly attach their DTV receivers to cable systems using a point of deployment (“POD”) module and receive one-way cable television services without the need for an external navigation device. The Commission issued a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“MOU FNPRM”) seeking public comment on the MOU issued in the above-captioned proceeding and in the Compatibility Between Cable Systems and Consumer Electronics Equipment proceeding.
4. In its earlier Further Notice and Declaratory Ruling, the Commission had already sought comment, inter alia, on whether the 2005 date for the phase-out of integrated boxes remains appropriate, on what, if any, incentives the requirement creates for the development of a commercial retail market for navigation devices, and on the economic impacts and costs associated with the requirement. In response, the cable industry and set-top box manufacturers generally urged that the 2005 deadline should be eliminated in favor of the continued offering of integrated navigation devices for rent to consumers. Other equipment manufacturing and retail interests urged that the date should be advanced to ensure the timely development of a retail market in host devices. Given the equipment ordering and manufacturing cycles involved, it is necessary at this point to provide guidance as to the Commission's expectations with respect to the 2005 date. Other issues raised in the Further Notice and Declaratory Ruling will be addressed separately at a later time.
5. Commission action in response to the MOU FNPRM could have a significant impact upon the development of a commercial market in separate host devices. In addition, the cable and consumer electronic industries are in the midst of negotiations on specifications for bidirectional digital cable receivers and products which would permit the receipt of advanced cable television services by direct connection to cable systems. This ongoing process, which we are hopeful will produce results in the near term, could impact the development of technical specifications relating to host devices and POD modules. In light of the ongoing notice and comment cycle relating to the MOU FNPRM, the evolving nature of technical specifications relating to navigation devices, and the imminent business ordering and manufacturing cycles facing MVPDs and consumer electronics manufacturers in anticipation of the pending 2005 prohibition, we hereby extend the deadline concerning the prohibition on integrated devices until July 1, 2006.
6. This eighteen month extension should provide adequate time for the parties to complete their ongoing negotiations and for the Commission to make a more knowledgeable decision as to any further changes in the compliance date. By January 1, 2005, the Commission shall complete a reassessment of the state of the navigation devices market and determine whether the designated time frame remains appropriate or whether the ban on integrated devices will no longer be necessary. In the interim, the cable and consumer electronics industries are requested to provide the Commission with status reports on their negotiations on specifications for bidirectional digital cable receivers and products at 90, 180 and 270 day intervals following release of this Order. Following submission of the last status report to the Commission, the public shall have thirty days to submit comments on the status reports and whether any further changes in the phase-out date for integrated devices are warranted.
7. Based upon the record in the above-captioned proceeding and ongoing industry developments, we have concluded that a limited deferral of the date is consistent with the ultimate objectives of this proceeding and our statutory directive to act “in consultation with appropriate industry standard-setting organizations.” We are not persuaded at this point to eliminate the prohibition on integrated devices since future developments in both the marketplace and ongoing industry negotiations may yet dictate a need for this requirement in order to achieve the objectives of Section 629. However, the conclusion of the unidirectional MOU, as well as the ongoing negotiations towards a bidirectional agreement, do reflect progress towards the development of a retail market for consumer electronics equipment with navigation device functionality. As such, we do not believe that advancing the prohibition date, as previously suggested by a number of equipment manufacturing and retail interests, is necessary to further these objectives or would provide sufficient lead time for ordering and manufacturing prior to completion of the next phase of the standardization process.
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16. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (“RFA”) the Commission has prepared this present Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (“IRFA”) of the possible significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities by the policies and rules proposed in this Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”). Written public comments are requested on this IRFA. Comments must be identified as responses to the IRFA and must be filed by the deadlines for comments on the FNPRM provided in paragraph 10–11. The Commission will send a copy of this entire, including this IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). In addition, the FNPRM and the IRFA (or summaries thereof) will be published in the
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22. The Communications Act, as amended, also contains a size standard for a small cable system operator, which is “a cable operator that, directly or through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than 1% of all subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any entity or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed $250,000,000.” The Commission has determined that there are 68,500,000 subscribers in the United States. Therefore, an operator serving fewer than 685,000 subscribers shall be deemed a small operator if its annual revenues, when combined with the total annual revenues of all of its affiliates, do not exceed $250 million in the aggregate. Based on available data, we find that the number of cable operators serving 685,000 subscribers or less totals approximately 1,450. Although it seems certain that some of these cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250,000,000, we are unable at this time to estimate with greater precision the number of cable system operators that would qualify as small cable operators under the definition in the Communications Act.
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26. In connection with the 1996 MDS auction, the Commission defined small businesses as entities that had annual average gross revenues of less than $40 million in the previous three calendar years. This definition of a small entity in the context of MDS auctions has been approved by the SBA. The MDS auctions resulted in 67 successful bidders obtaining licensing opportunities for 493 Basic Trading Areas (“BTAs”). Of the 67 auction winners, 61 met the definition of a small business. MDS also includes licensees of stations authorized prior to the auction. As noted, the SBA has developed a definition of small entities for pay television services, which includes all such companies generating $12.5 million or less in annual receipts. This definition includes multipoint distribution services, and thus applies to MDS licensees and wireless cable operators that did not participate in the MDS auction. Information available to us indicates that there are approximately 850 of these licensees and operators that do not generate revenue in excess of $12.5 million annually. Therefore, for purposes of the IRFA, we find there are approximately 850 small MDS providers as defined by the SBA and the Commission's auction rules.
27. The SBA definition of small entities for cable and other program distribution services, which includes such companies generating $12.5 million in annual receipts, seems reasonably applicable to ITFS. There are presently 2,032 ITFS licensees. All but 100 of these licenses are held by educational institutions. Educational institutions are included in the definition of a small business. However, we do not collect annual revenue data for ITFS licensees, and are not able to ascertain how many of the 100 non-educational licensees would be categorized as small under the SBA definition. Thus, we tentatively conclude that at least 1,932 licensees are small businesses.
28. Additionally, the auction of the 1,030 LMDS licenses began on February 18, 1998, and closed on March 25, 1998. The Commission defined “small entity” for LMDS licenses as an entity that has average gross revenues of less than $40 million in the three previous calendar years. An additional classification for “very small business” was added and is defined as an entity that, together with its affiliates, has average gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding calendar years. These regulations defining “small entity” in the context of LMDS auctions have been approved by the SBA. There were 93 winning bidders that qualified as small entities in the LMDS auctions. A total of 93 small and very small business bidders won approximately 277 A Block licenses and 387 B Block licenses. On March 27, 1999, the Commission re-auctioned 161 licenses; there were 40 winning bidders. Based on this information, we conclude that the number of small LMDS licenses will include the 93 winning bidders in the first auction and the 40 winning bidders in the re-auction, for a total of 133 small entity LMDS providers as defined by the SBA and the Commission's auction rules.
29. In sum, there are approximately a total of 2,000 MDS/MMDS/LMDS stations currently licensed. Of the approximate total of 2,000 stations, we estimate that there are 1,595 MDS/MMDS/LMDS providers that are small businesses as deemed by the SBA and the Commission's auction rules.
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The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13. Comments regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington, DC 20503
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
Notice of stakeholders' listening session on food safety research priorities.
Section 102(b) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) (7 U.S.C. 7612) requires the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in establishing priorities for agricultural research, extension, and education activities conducted or funded by CSREES and ARS to solicit and consider input and recommendations from persons who conduct or use agricultural research, extension, or education. As part of the Agencies' ongoing stakeholder input processes, CSREES and ARS are soliciting input and comments on the top food safety research priorities of partners and stakeholders. As part of this effort, CSREES and ARS are planning to conduct a “Stakeholders' Listening Session on Food Safety Research Priorities” in Denver, Colorado.
To aid participants in scheduling their attendance, the following schedule is anticipated for the listening session:
Persons interested in submitting comments but unable to attend should submit written presentations to be received by 5 p.m. e.d.t. July 14, 2003. Send written presentations to Dr. Pat Kendall at the address below.
All those intending to attend and make oral presentations at this meeting are required to pre-register. A List of Participants, including all those who have pre-registered, will be available at the Listening Session. Participants may pre-register by contacting Dr. Pat Kendall at (970) 491–7334, by fax at (970) 491–7252 or by e-mail to
The purpose of this Listening Session is to allow CSREES and ARS partners and stakeholders an opportunity to identify up to five food safety research priorities requiring increased attention over the next five years. All oral presentations should follow the following format:
(1) Provide a clear description of up to five food safety priorities;
(2) Describe the current state of affairs for each priority; and
(3) Indicate where the organization/agency would like to be in five years in regard to each priority.
ARS and CSREES are seeking comments on research priorities related to food safety topics in meat and poultry and fresh fruits and vegetables. Comments are solicited on such subjects including, but not limited to, pre- and post-harvest pathogen reduction, mycotoxins, residues, poisonous plants, good manufacturing practices, worker education and antibiotic resistance. The food safety research priorities identified by partners and stakeholders will provide valuable input for USDA food safety agencies. National Program Leaders from CSREES and ARS will conduct a series of follow-up meetings to develop national and agency-wide strategies for working with partners and stakeholders to help them achieve their 5-year food safety research goals.
When making a reservation for a 5-minute oral comment period, participants should provide a title for their presentation. More time may be available in the comment session, depending on the number of people wishing to make a presentation. Reservations will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. The final 30 minutes of the Listening Session will be reserved for unscheduled participants wishing to make 5-minute presentations. Participants who require a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should contact Dr. Pat Kendall as directed above.
All those making oral presentations at the meeting are required to submit the text of their written presentations. Those unable to attend the meeting may also submit written presentations. Written presentations will be accepted through July 14, 2003. Written presentations may be submitted for the record by e-mailing them to
Information gathered from the Listening Session will be available for review on the CSREES Web page (
Section 102(b) of AREERA (7 U.S.C. 7612) requires that CSREES and ARS, in establishing priorities for agricultural research, extension, and education activities conducted or funded by CSREES and ARS, solicit and consider input and recommendations from persons who conduct or use agricultural research, extension, or education. As part of this ongoing effort, CSREES and ARS conduct listening sessions to solicit input and comments on the effectiveness of the existing agricultural research, education and extension programs administered by CSREES and ARS in meeting current and future challenges in the food and agricultural sciences.
Section 1402 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (NARETPA), 7 U.S.C. 3101, specifies that the purposes of agricultural research, extension, and education are to (1) enhance the competitiveness of the United States agriculture and food industry in an increasingly competitive world environment; (2) increase the long-term productivity of the United States agriculture and food industry while maintaining and enhancing the natural resource base on which rural America and the United States agricultural economy depend; (3) develop new uses and new products for agricultural commodities, such as alternative fuels, and develop new crops; (4) support agricultural research and extension to promote economic opportunity in rural communities and to meet the increasing demand for information and technology transfer throughout the United States agriculture industry; (5) improve risk management in the United States agriculture industry; (6) improve the safe production and processing of, and adding of value to, United States food and fiber resources using methods that maintain the balance between yield and environmental soundness; (7) support higher education in agriculture to give the next generation of Americans the knowledge, technology, and applications necessary to enhance the competitiveness of United States agriculture; and (8) maintain an adequate, nutritious, and safe supply of food to meet human nutritional needs and requirements.
Section 1404 of NARETPA, 7 U.S.C. 3103, defines “Food and Agricultural Sciences” as meaning basic, applied, and developmental research, extension, and teaching activities in food and fiber, agricultural, renewable natural resources, forestry, and physical and social sciences, including activities relating to the following: (1) Animal health, production, and well-being, (2) plant health and production, (3) animal and plant germplasm collection and preservation, (4) aquaculture, (5) food safety, (6) soil and water conservation and improvement, (7) forestry, horticulture, and range management, (8) nutritional sciences and promotion, (9) farm enhancement, including financial management, input efficiency, and profitability, (10) home economics, (11) rural human ecology, (12) youth development and agricultural education, including 4–H clubs, (13) expansion of domestic and international markets for agricultural commodities and products, including agricultural trade barrier identification and analysis, (14) information management and technology transfer related to agriculture, (15) biotechnology related to agriculture, and (16) the processing, distributing, marketing, and utilization of food and agricultural products.
CSREES currently supports agricultural research, extension and education activities through a broad array of programs which includes both formula funded and competitively awarded grant programs. The formula funded programs include the agricultural research programs authorized under the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a
The CSREES competitive grant programs include the National Research Initiative authorized under section 2(b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i); the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems authorized under section 401 of AREERA (7 U.S.C. 7621); the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program authorized under section 406 of AREERA (7 U.S.C. 7626); the Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program authorized under section 1417(b)(6) of NARETPA (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)); the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program authorized under section 1417(b)(1) of NARETPA (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)); the Secondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants Program authorized under section 1417(j) of NARETPA (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)); and the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program authorized under section 1455 of NAREPTA (7 U.S.C. 3241). In addition, sections 535 and 536 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note) authorize competitive capacity building and research grant programs for the 1994 Institutions. Further information about CSREES grant programs is available through the CSREES Web page at
A majority of the agricultural research, extension, and education activities funded by CSREES are conducted through the 1862 Land-Grant Institutions which were established under the First Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 301
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the in-house research agency of
ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provides information access and dissemination to (1) Ensure high-quality, safe food and other agricultural products, (2) assess the nutritional needs of americans, (3) sustain a competitive agricultural economy, (4) enhance the natural resource base and the environment, and (5) provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole.
To achieve these objectives, ARS research projects are divided into National Programs. Currently, ARS research is organized into 22 National Programs which are described in detail on the ARS Web site at
Announcement of availability of funds and request for applications for the Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program.
In accordance with section 522(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act), the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC), operating through the Risk Management Agency (RMA), announces the availability of up to approximately $3.5 million in fiscal year (FY) 2003 for collaborative outreach and assistance programs for women, limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally under-served farmers and ranchers, who produce agricultural commodities covered by the noninsured crop disaster assistance program (7 U.S.C. 7333); specialty crops; and under served commodities (For purposes of this announcement, these commodities are collectively referred to as “Priority Commodities”). Awards under this program will be made on a competitive basis for projects of up to one year. Recipients of awards must demonstrate non-financial benefits from a partnership agreement and must agree to the substantial involvement of RMA in the project. This announcement lists the information needed to submit an application under this program.
Applicants and other interested parties are encouraged to contact: Marie Buchanan, National Outreach Program Manager, Telephone (202) 690–2686, Facsimile (202) 690–1518, E-mail:
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit completed and signed application packages using overnight mail or delivery service to ensure timely receipt by the USDA. The applicable address for such submissions is: USDA–RMA, Community Outreach and Assistance Programs, c/o Marie Buchanan, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 6709, Stop 0805, Washington, DC 20250–0805.
Completed and signed application packages sent via the U.S. Postal Service must also be sent to the above address. Applicants using the U.S. Postal Service should allow for extra security-processing time for mail delivered to government offices.
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended (44 U.S.C. chapter 25), the collection of information requirements contained in this announcement have been approved under OMB Document Nos. 0348–0043, 0348–0044, and 0348–0046 and 0348–0040.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for these programs is 10.450.
This announcement consists of six parts:
This program is authorized under section 522(d)(3)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act).
RMA promotes and regulates sound risk management solutions to improve the economic stability of American agriculture. On behalf of FCIC, RMA does this by offering Federal crop insurance products through a network of private-sector partners, overseeing the creation of new risk management products, seeking enhancements in existing products, ensuring the integrity of crop insurance programs, offering outreach programs aimed at equal access and participation of underserved communities, and providing risk management education and information.
One of RMA's four strategic goals is to ensure that its customers are well informed as to the risk management solutions available. This educational goal is supported by section 522(d)(3)(F) of the Act, which authorizes FCIC funding for risk management training and informational efforts for agricultural producers through the formation of partnerships with public and private organizations. With respect to such partnerships, a priority is to be given to producers of Priority Commodities (as specified in subsection 5 of this section).
The goal of this program is to ensure that “ * * * producers will be better able to use financial management, crop insurance, marketing contracts, and other existing and emerging risk management tools.”
The purpose of the Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program is to ensure that women, limited resource, socially disadvantaged, and other traditionally underserved producers of priority commodities are provided information and training necessary to use financial management, crop insurance, marketing contracts, and other existing and emerging risk management tools.
Each partnership agreement awarded through this program will provide the applicant with funds, guidance, and the substantial involvement of RMA to carry out an outreach and assistance program for producers in a specific geographical area.
For purposes of this program, Priority Commodities are defined as:
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A project is considered as giving priority to Priority Commodities if the majority of the outreach and educational activities of the project are directed to producers of any of the three classes of commodities listed above or any combination of the three classes.
Eligible applicants include educational institutions, community based organizations, associations of farmers, ranchers and other nonprofit organizations with demonstrated capabilities in developing and implementing risk management and other marketing options for priority commodities. Individuals are not eligible applicants. Applicants are encouraged to form partnerships with other entities that complement, enhance and/or increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed project.
Although an applicant may be eligible to compete for an award based on its status as an eligible entity, other factors may exclude an applicant from receiving Federal assistance under this program (
To be eligible, applicants must also be able to demonstrate that they will receive a non-financial benefit as a result of a partnership agreement. Non-financial benefits must accrue to the applicant and must include more than the ability to provide employment income to the applicant or for the applicant's employees or the community. The applicant must demonstrate that performance under the partnership agreement will further the specific mission of the applicant (such as providing research or activities necessary for graduate or other students to complete their educational program).
Each project will be funded for a period of up to one year from the project starting date for the activities described in this announcement.
The amount of funds available in FY 2003 for support of partnership agreement awards under this program is up to approximately $3.5 million. There is no commitment by USDA/RMA to fund any particular project or to make a specific number of awards. Applicants awarded a partnership agreement for an amount that is less than the amount requested will be required to modify their application to conform to the reduced amount before execution of the partnership agreement. No maximum or minimum funding levels have been established for individual projects or geographic locations. It is expected that the awards will be made approximately 60 days after the application deadline. All awards will be made and agreements completed no later than September 30, 2003.
Those applicants awarded partnership agreements require a match of ten (10) percent of the award amount. The applicant's contribution must be from non-federal funds and can be cash or in-kind.
Partnership agreement funds may not be used to:
1. Plan, repair, rehabilitate, acquire, or construct a building or facility including a processing facility;
2. To purchase, rent, or install fixed equipment;
3. Repair or maintain privately owned vehicles;
4. Pay for the preparation of the partnership application;
5. Fund political activities;
6. Pay costs incurred prior to receiving this partnership agreement;
7. Fund any activities prohibited in 7 CFR Parts 3015 and 3019, as applicable.
In conducting activities to achieve the purpose and goal of this program, the award recipient will be responsible for the activities listed under paragraph 1 of this part. FCIC, working through RMA, will be substantially involved in the activities listed under paragraph 2.
Award recipients will be required to perform the following activities:
• Finalize an outreach delivery plan that will accomplish the purpose of this program. The plan must describe the manner in which various tasks for the project will be completed, the dates by which each task will be completed, and the partners that will have responsibility for each task. Task milestones must be listed so as to ensure that progress can be measured at various stages throughout the life of the project. The plan must also provide for the substantial involvement of RMA in the project. (
• Assemble risk management instructional materials appropriate for targeted audience to be used in delivering education and information. This will include: (a) Gathering existing instructional materials that meet the needs of agricultural producers of agricultural commodities; (b) identifying gaps in existing instructional materials; and (c) developing new materials or modifying existing instructional materials to fill existing gaps.
• Develop and conduct a promotional program. This program will include activities using media, newsletters, publications, or other informational dissemination techniques that are designed to: (a) Raise awareness for risk management; (b) inform producers of the availability of risk management tools; and (c) inform producers of the training and informational opportunities being offered.
• Deliver risk management training and informational opportunities to agricultural producers and agribusiness professionals. This will include organizing and delivering outreach and educational activities using the instructional materials identified earlier. Activities should be directed primarily to agricultural producers, but may include those agribusiness professionals that have frequent opportunities to advise producers on risk management.
• Document all outreach and educational activities conducted under the partnership agreement and the results of such activities, including criteria and indicators used to evaluate the success of the program. The recipient will also be required to provide information to an RMA representative to evaluate all educational activities and advise RMA as to the effectiveness of activities.
RMA will be responsible for the following activities:
• Review and approve in advance the recipient's project delivery plan.
• Collaborate with the recipient in assembling risk management materials for producers. This will include: (a) Reviewing and approving in advance all educational materials for technical accuracy; (b) serving on curriculum development workgroups; (c) providing curriculum developers with fact sheets and other risk management publications that have been prepared by RMA; (d) advising the applicant on the materials available over the internet through the AgRisk Education Library; (e) advising the applicant on technical issues related to crop insurance instructional materials; and (f) advising the applicant on the use of the standardized design and layout formats to be used on program materials.
• Collaborate with the recipient on a promotional program for raising awareness for risk management and for informing producers of training and informational opportunities. This will include: (a) Reviewing and approving in advance all promotional plans, materials, and programs; (b) serving on workgroups that plan promotional programs; (c) advising the applicant on technical issues relating to the presentation of crop insurance products in promotional materials; and (d) participating, as appropriate, in media programs designed to raise general awareness or provide farmers with risk management education.
• Collaborate with the recipient on the delivery of education to agricultural producers and agribusiness leaders. This will include: (a) Reviewing and approving in advance all producer and agribusiness educational delivery plans; (b) advising the applicant on technical issues related to the delivery of crop insurance education and information; and (c) assisting the applicant in informing crop insurance professionals about educational plans and scheduled meetings.
• Reviewing and approving recipient's documentation of risk management educational and outreach activities.
In addition to the specific, required activities listed above, the applicant may suggest other outreach activities that would contribute directly to the purpose of this program. For any additional activity suggested, the applicant should identify the objective of the activity, the specific tasks required to meet the objective, specific time lines for performing the tasks, and specific responsibilities of the partners. The applicant must also identify specific ways in which RMA could have substantial involvement in the proposed outreach activity.
Program application materials under this announcement may be downloaded from the RMA Web site at:
A complete and valid application package must include an original, two paper copies, and one electronic copy (Microsoft Word format preferred) of the application package on diskette or compact disc and must include the following:
1. Applicants must specify whether their application is a new, renewal, or resubmitted application and provide the required information in accordance with the following:
2. New Applications—This is a project application that has not been preciously submitted to the RMA Outreach Program. All new applications will be reviewed competitively using the selection process and evaluation criteria described in this RFA.
3. Renewal Applications—This is a project proposal that requests additional funding for a project beyond the period that was approved in an original or amended award. Applications for renewed funding must contain the same information as required for new applications, and additionally must contain a Progress Report. Renewal applications must be received by the relevant due dates, will be evaluated in competition with other pending applications, and will be reviewed according to the same evaluation criteria as new applications.
4. Resubmitted Applications—This is a proposal that was previously submitted to the RMA Outreach office, but was not funded. Resubmitted proposals must be reviewed by the relevant due dates, will be evaluated in competition with other pending applications, and will be reviewed according to the same evaluation criteria as new applications.
5. A completed and signed OMB Standard Form 424, “Application for Federal Assistance.”
6. A completed and signed OMB Standard Form 424–A, “Budget Information—Non-construction Programs.” Indirect costs allowed for projects submitted under this announcement will be limited to 10 percent of the total direct cost of the partnership or cooperative agreement.
7. A budget and detailed narrative in support of the budget that shows all funding sources and itemized costs for each line item contained in the SF–424A. All budget categories must be individually listed (with costs) in the same order as the budget and justified on a separate sheet of paper and placed immediately behind the SF–424A. There must be a detailed breakdown of all costs, including indirect costs. Include budget notes on each budget line item detailing how each line item was derived. Also provide a brief narrative description of any costs that may require explanation (
8. A completed and signed OMB Standard Form 424–B—“Assurances, Non-constructive Programs.”
9. A “Statement of Non-financial Benefits.” (Refer to Part I.B.2 “Non-financial Benefits”)
10. A narrative title page. This single page can provide: (a) The name of the project; (b) the name of the program; (c) the geographic area and target audience for which the project will be directed; (d) the organization submitting the application; (e) a listing of project partners; (f) a brief project summary; and (g) information needed to contact the project's leader, including an e-mail address.
11. A written narrative (limited to fifteen single-sided pages) that describes the outreach project in detail, including the program delivery plan. The narrative should provide reviewers with sufficient information to effectively evaluate the merits of the application under the criteria contained in Part V. In preparing narratives, applicants are strongly encouraged to carefully review and understand the specific features and authorities governing the specific program for which funds are being requested, as described in this announcement. The narrative should include the circumstances giving rise to the proposed activity; a clear, concise statement of the objectives; the steps necessary to implement the program to attain the objectives; an evaluation plan for the activities; and a management and work plan that describes how the activities will be managed by the applicant. Also, all partnerships resulting from this announcement will have delivery plans that are prepared using a specific table format. The delivery plan should identify each objective and the key tasks to achieve the objective, the entity responsible for the task, the completion date, the task location, and RMA's role. A sample table format is available from the RMA Web site
12. An appendix containing exhibits that the applicant believes will directly support the information provided in the narrative. (Optional)
13. A completed and signed OMB Standard Form LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.”
14. A completed and signed AD–1047, “Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters (Primary Covered Transactions.”
15. A completed and signed AD–1049, “Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace.”
1. An original and two paper copies of the completed and signed application, and one electronic copy (Microsoft Word format preferred) on diskette or compact disc must be submitted in one package at the time of initial submission.
2. All applications must be received by the deadline. Applications that do not meet all the requirements in this announcement are considered as late applications. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered and will be returned to the applicant.
3. Applications submitted through express, overnight mail or another delivery service will be considered as meeting the announced deadline only if they are received in the mailroom at the address stated above for express, overnight mail or another delivery service on or before the deadline. Applicants are cautioned that express, overnight mail or other delivery services do not always deliver as agreed. Applicants should take this into account because failure of such delivery services will not extend the deadline. The address must appear on the envelope or package containing the application with the note “Attention: Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program.”
Mailed applications will be considered as meeting the announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline in the mailroom at the address stated above for mailed applications. Applicants are responsible for mailing applications well in advance, to ensure that applications are received on or before the deadline time and date. Applicants using the U.S. Postal Service should allow for the extra time for delivery due to the additional security measures that mail delivered to government offices in the Washington D.C. area now requires.
4. RMA cannot accommodate transmissions of applications by facsimile or through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted electronically will not be accepted regardless of the date or time of submission or the time of receipt.
5. The deadline for receipt of an application is 5 p.m. Eastern Time on August 1, 2003. The application deadline is firm as to date and hour and applies to submission of the original application and two copies.
Receipt of applications will be acknowledged by e-mail, whenever possible. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to provide e-mail addresses in the application. If an e-mail address is not indicated on an application, receipt will be acknowledged by letter. There will be no notification of incomplete, unqualified or unfunded applications until the awards have been made.
When received by RMA, applications will be assigned an identification number. This number will be communicated to applicants in the acknowledgement of receipt of applications. An application's identification number should be referenced in all correspondence regarding the application. If the
Each application will be evaluated using a two-part process. First, each application will be screened by RMA personnel to ensure that it meets the requirements in this announcement. Applications that do not meet the requirements of this announcement or are incomplete will not receive further consideration.
Second, a review panel will consider the merits of all applications that meet the requirements in the announcement. The evaluation of each application will be conducted by a panel of not less than three independent reviewers. Reviewers will be drawn from USDA, other federal agencies, and others representing public and private organizations, as needed. The narrative and any appendixes provided by each applicant will be used by the review panel to evaluate the merits of the project that is being proposed for funding. The panel will examine and score applications based on the “Evaluation Criteria and Weights” contained in this paragraph B of this part.
Applications will be evaluated and scored in each of the four criteria listed below. The panel will be looking for the specific elements listed with each criterion when evaluating the applications and scoring them. For each application, panel members will assign a point value up to the maximum for each criterion. After all reviewers have evaluated and scored each of the applications, the scores for the entire panel will be averaged to determine an application's final score.
After assigning points upon those criteria, applications will be listed in initial rank order and presented, along with funding level recommendations, to the Manager of FCIC, who will make the final decision on awarding of a partnership agreement. Applications will then be funded in final rank order until all available funds have been expended. Applicants must score 50 points or more during the first round to be considered for funding. Unused remaining funds from the first round of competition will be allocated to the second round of competition. Unless the applicant withdraws their proposal, eligible, but unfunded, proposals from the first competition will be considered in the second competition, with or without a revision by the applicant.
An organization, or group of organizations in partnership, may apply for funding under other FCIC or RMA programs, in addition to the programs described in this announcement. However, if the Manager of FCIC determines that an application recommended for funding under this announcement is sufficiently similar to a project that has been funded or has been recommended to be funded under another FCIC or RMA education or outreach program, then the Manager may elect to not fund that application in whole or in part.
Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
The applicant must demonstrate an ability to implement sound and effective project management practices. Higher scores will be awarded to applicants that can demonstrate organizational skills, leadership, and experience in delivering services or programs that assist women, limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally underserved producers. If the applicant has been a recipient of other Federal or other government grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts, the applicant must also detail that they have consistently complied with financial and program reporting and auditing requirements. Applicants that will employ, or have access to, personnel who have experience in directing agricultural programs or providing outreach programs that benefit producers will receive higher rankings.
The applicant must demonstrate experience and capacity to partner with and gain the support of other agencies, grower organizations, agribusiness professionals, and agricultural leaders to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the program. Applicants will receive higher scores to the extent that they can document and demonstrate: (a) That partnership commitments are in place for the express purpose of delivering the program in this announcement; (b) that a broad and diverse group of farmers and ranchers will be reached; and (c) that a substantial effort has been made to partner with organizations that can meet the needs of producers that are women, limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally under-served farmers and ranchers.
The applicant must demonstrate that its program delivery plan is clear and specific. For each of the applicant's responsibilities contained in the description of the program, the applicant must demonstrate that it can identify specific tasks and provide reasonable time lines that further the purpose of this program. Applicants will obtain a higher score to the extent that the tasks of the project are specific, measurable, and reasonable, have specific time frames for completion, and relate directly to the required activities and program objectives described in this announcement. For guidance on a delivery plan format, applicants are encouraged to refer to the table in the appendix of this notice.
The applicant must demonstrate that the project benefits to women, limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally underserved producers warrant the funding requested. Applicants will be scored according to the extent they can: (a) Reasonably estimate the number of producers reached through the project; (b) justify the estimates with clear specifics related to the delivery plan; (c) identify the actions producers will likely be able to take as a result of the project; and (d) identify specific measures for evaluating the success of the project. Reviewers' scoring will be based on the scope and reasonableness of the applicants' estimates of producers reached through the project, clear descriptions of specific expected project benefits for producers, and well-constructed plans for measuring the project's effectiveness.
Applicant must identify the geographic areas to be served. After applications have been evaluated and awarded points under the first four criteria, applications that promote the broadest geographic diversity will receive the highest score.
The names of applicants, the names of individuals identified in the applications, the content of applications, and the panel evaluations of applications will all be kept confidential, except to those involved in the review process, to the extent permitted by law. In addition, the identities of review panel members will remain confidential throughout the entire review process and will not be released to applicants. At the end of the fiscal year, names of panel members
Applicants awarded partnership agreements will be required to use a program logo and design provided by RMA for all instructional and promotional materials.
Applicants awarded partnership agreements will be required to assist RMA in evaluating the effectiveness of its education programs by providing documentation of outreach activities and related information to any contractor selected by RMA for program evaluation purposes.
Private organizations that are involved in the sale of Federal crop insurance, or that have financial ties to such organizations, are eligible to apply for funding under either of the two educational programs described in this announcement. However, such entities will not be allowed to receive funding to conduct activities that would otherwise be required under a Standard Reinsurance Agreement or any other agreement in effect between FCIC and the entity. Such entities will also not be allowed the receive funding to conduct activities that could be perceived by producers as promoting one company's services or products over another's. If applying for funding, such organizations are encouraged to be sensitive to potential conflicts of interest and to describe in their application the specific actions they will take to avoid actual and perceived conflicts of interest.
Upon written request from the applicant, scores from the evaluation panel, not including the identity of reviewers, will be sent to the applicant after the review and awards process has been completed.
Following approval by the awarding official of RMA of the applications selected for funding, project leaders whose applications have been selected for funding will be notified. Within the limit of funds available for such a purpose, the awarding official of RMA shall enter into a partnership agreements with those applicants whose applications are judged to be most meritorious under the procedures set forth in this announcement. The agreements provide the amount of Federal funds for use in the project period, the terms and conditions of the award, and the time period for the project.
The effective date of the agreement shall be on the date the agreement is executed by both parties and it shall remain in effect for up to one year. RMA will then extend to award recipients, in writing, the authority to draw down funds for the purpose of conducting the activities listed in the agreement. All funds provided to the applicant by FCIC must be expended solely for the purpose for which the funds are obligated in accordance with the approved agreement and budget, the regulations, the terms and conditions of the award, and the applicability of Federal cost principles. No commitment of Federal assistance beyond the project period is made or implied for any award resulting from this notice. Notification of denial of funding will be sent to applicants after final funding decisions have been made. Reasons for denial of funding can include incomplete proposals, scored low or were duplicative.
When an application results in a partnership agreement, it becomes a part of the official record of RMA transactions, available to the public upon specific request. Information that the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be of a confidential, privileged, or proprietary nature will be held in confidence to the extent permitted by law. Therefore, any information that the applicant wishes to be considered confidential, privileged, or proprietary should be clearly marked within an application, including the basis for such designation. The original copy of a proposal that does not result in an award will be retained by RMA for a period of one year. Other copies will be destroyed. Copies of proposals not receiving awards will be released only with the express written consent of the applicant or to the extent required by law. A proposal may be withdrawn at any time prior to award.
Applicants awarded partnership agreements will be required to submit quarterly progress and financial reports (OMB Standard Form 269) throughout the project period, as well as a final program and financial report not later than 90 days after the end of the project period.
Applicants awarded partnership agreements are subject to audit.
Section 1352 of Public Law 101–121, enacted on October 23, 1989, imposes prohibitions and requirements for disclosure and certification related to lobbying on recipients of Federal contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and loans. It provides exemptions for Indian Tribes and tribal organizations. Current and prospective recipients, and any subcontractors, are prohibited from using Federal funds, other than profits from a Federal contract, for lobbying Congress or any Federal agency in connection with the award of a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or loan. In addition, for each award action in excess of $100,000 ($150,000 for loans) the law requires recipients and any subcontractors: (1) To certify that they have neither used nor will use any appropriated funds for payment of lobbyists; (2) to disclose the name, address, payment details, and purpose of any agreements with lobbyists whom recipients of their subcontractors will pay with profits or other non-appropriated funds on or after December 22, 1989; and (3) to file quarterly up-dates about the use of lobbyists if material changes occur in their use. The law establishes civil penalties for non-compliance. A copy of the certification and disclosure forms must be submitted with the application and are available from Marie Buchanan at the above stated address and telephone number.
All partnership agreements funded as a result of this notice will be subject to the requirements contained in all applicable OMB circulars.
The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce.
Notice and request for comments
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of Commerce (Department) is issuing notice of our intent to amend the system of records entitled Commerce Department System 2, “Accounts Receivable,” to add to this system records compiled in conjunction with new pronouncements issued by federal authoritative agencies for debt collection. We invite public comment on the proposed changes in this publication.
Comments may be mailed to Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of Financial Management, U. S. Department of Commerce, Room 6827, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Lisa Casias at 202–482–1207.
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A–130, OMB Circular A–129 (Revised) and the Departments of Treasury/Justice Federal Claims Collections Standards (Final Rule), the Department has completed a review of its Privacy Act systems of records notices for the purpose of debt collection. In addition, other minor administrative updates are being amended to the system location, categories of records, routine uses, storage, retrievability, notification procedure, and records access procedures.
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(1) For Office of the Secretary (OS), which includes Gifts & Bequests Fund, Salaries & Expense Fund, and Working Capital Fund:
a. NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, Room C29, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
b. Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746–8001
(2) For Bureau of the Census (Census):
a. U.S. Census Bureau, 4700 Silverhill Road, Federal Building #3, Rooms 3280/3565, Washington, DC 20233
b. Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746–8001
(3) For Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) (formerly called the Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)):
a. NOAA, 20020 Century Boulevard, Stations 3333/3505, Germantown, MD 20874
b. Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746–8001
(4) For Economic and Statistics Administration/Bureau of Economic Analysis (ESA/BEA):
a. NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, Room C29, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
b. Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746–8001
(5) For Economic Development Administration (EDA):
a. EDA, Accounting Division, Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 7215, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230
b. Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746–8001
(6) For Emergency Loan Guarantee Program, Oil & Gas/Steel (ELGP):
a. NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, Room C29, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
b. Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746–8001
(7) For International Trade Administration (ITA):
a. National Business Center, P&S Mail Stop 2760, 7301 W. Mansfield Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80235–2230
b. National Archives, Bldg. 48, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25307, Denver, CO, 80225
(8) For Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA):
a. NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, Room C29, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
b. Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746–8001
(9) For National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):
a. NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Room A822, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
b. Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746–8001
(10) For National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
a. NOAA, 20020 Century Boulevard, Stations 3333/3505, Germantown, MD 20874
b. Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746–8001
(11) For National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA):
a. NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 101, Room C29, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
b. Washington National Records Center, 4205 Suitland Road, Suitland, MD 20746–8001
(12) For National Technical Information Service (NTIS):
a. NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Room 1021, Springfield, VA 22161
(13) For U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO):
a. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 802, Arlington, VA 22202
b. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Franconia Warehouse (Files Repository), 6808 Loisdale Road, Springfield, VA 22150–1910
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Debt records containing information about the debtor(s), the type of debt, the governmental entity to which the debt is owed, and the debt collection tools utilized to collect the debt. The records may contain identifying information, such as name(s) and taxpayer identifying number (
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28 U.S.C. 3101–3105, Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97–365); 26 U.S.C. 6402(d); and 31 U.S.C. 3711.
The purpose of this system is to maintain records about individuals who owe debt(s) to the Department or one of its offices or bureaus. The information contained in the records is maintained for the purpose of taking action to facilitate the collection and resolution of the debt(s) using various collection methods, including, but not limited to, requesting repayment of the debt by telephone or in writing, offset, levy, administrative wage garnishment, reporting to credit bureaus, referral to collection agencies or for litigation, and other collection or resolution methods authorized or required by law. The information also is maintained for the purpose of providing collection information about the debt to the agency collecting the debt, to provide statistical information on debt collection operations, and for the purpose of testing and developing enhancements to the computer systems which contain the records.
These records may be disclosed as follows:
(1) In the event that a system of records maintained by the Department to carry out its functions indicates a violation or potential violation of law or contract, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute or contract, or rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, or the necessity to protect an interest of the Department, the relevant records in the system of records may be referred to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local or foreign, charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute or contract, or rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto, or protecting the interest of the Department.
(2) A record from this system of records may be disclosed to a Federal, state or local agency maintaining civil, criminal or other relevant enforcement information or other pertinent information, such as current licenses, if necessary to obtain information relevant to a Department decision concerning the assignment, hiring or retention of an individual, the issuance of a security clearance, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit.
(3) A record from this system of records may be disclosed to a Federal, state, local or international agency, in response to its request, in connection with the assignment, hiring or retention of an individual, the issuance of a security clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an individual, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the matter.
(4) A record from this system of records may be disclosed in the course of presenting evidence to a court, magistrate or administrative tribunal, including disclosures to opposing counsel in the course of settlement negotiations.
(5) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to a Member of Congress submitting a request involving an individual when the individual has requested assistance from the Member with respect to the subject matter of the record.
(6) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the Office of Management and Budget in connection with the review of private relief legislation as set forth in OMB Circular No. A–19 at any stage of the legislative coordination and clearance process as set forth in that Circular.
(7) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the Department of Justice in connection with determining whether disclosure thereof is required by the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
(8) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to a contractor of the Department having need for the information in the performance of the contract, but not operating a system of records within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).
(9) A record in this system may be transferred to the Office of Personnel Management: for personnel research purposes; as a data source for management information; for the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained; or for related manpower studies.
(10) A record from this system of records may be disclosed to the Administrator, General Services, or his designee, during an inspection of records conducted by GSA as part of that agency's responsibility to recommend improvements in records management practices and programs under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. Such disclosure shall be made in accordance with the GSA regulations governing inspection of records for this purpose, and any other relevant (
(11) Any Federal agency, state or local agency, U.S. territory or commonwealth, or the District of Columbia, or their agents or contractors, including private collection agencies (consumer and commercial):
a. To facilitate the collection of debts through the use of any combination of various debt collection methods required or authorized by law, including, but not limited to;
(i) Request for repayment by telephone or in writing;
(ii) Negotiation of voluntary repayment or compromise agreements;
(iii) Offset of Federal payments, which may include the disclosure of information contained in the records for the purpose of providing the debtor with appropriate pre-offset notice and to otherwise comply with offset prerequisites, to facilitate voluntary repayment in lieu of offset, and to otherwise effectuate the offset process;
(iv) Referral of debts to private collection agencies, to Treasury-designated debt collection centers, or for litigation;
(v) Administrative and court-ordered wage garnishment;
(vi) Debt sales;
(vii) Publication of names and identities of delinquent debtors in the media or other appropriate places; and
(viii) Any other debt collection method authorized by law;
b. To conduct computerized comparisons to locate Federal payments to be made to debtors;
c. To conduct computerized comparisons to locate employers of, or obtain taxpayer identifying numbers or other information about, an individual for debt collection purposes;
d. To collect a debt owed to the Department or one of its offices or bureaus through the offset of payments made by states, territories, commonwealths, or the District of Columbia;
e. To account or report on the status of debts for which such entity has a financial or other legitimate need for the information in the performance of official duties;
f. For the purpose of denying Federal financial assistance in the form of a loan or loan guaranty to an individual who owes delinquent debt to the United States;
g. To develop, enhance and/or test database, matching, communications, or other computerized systems which facilitate debt collection processes; or
h. For any other appropriate debt collection purpose.
(12) The Department of Defense, the U.S. Postal Service, or other Federal agency for the purpose of conducting an authorized computer matching program in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, to identify and locate individuals receiving Federal payments including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, and benefits, which may include the disclosure of information contained in the records for the purpose of requesting voluntary repayment or implementing Federal employee salary offset or other offset procedures;
(13) The Department of Justice for the purpose of litigation to enforce collection of a delinquent debt or to obtain the Department of Justice's concurrence in a decision to compromise, suspend, or terminate collection action on a debt;
(14) Any individual or other entity who receives Federal payments as a joint payee with a debtor for the purpose of providing notice of, and information about, offsets from such Federal payments; and
(15) Any individual or entity:
a. To facilitate the collection of debts through the use of any combination of various debt collection methods required or authorized by law, including, but not limited to:
(i) Administrative and court-ordered wage garnishment;
(ii) Report information to commercial credit bureaus;
(iii) Conduct asset searches;
(iv) Publish names and identities of delinquent debtors in the media or other appropriate places; or
(v) Debt sales;
b. For the purpose of denying financial assistance in the form of a loan or loan guaranty to an individual who owes delinquent debt to the Department or one of its offices or bureaus; or
c. For any other appropriate debt collection purpose.
Debt information concerning a government claim against a debtor is also furnished, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12) and 31 U.S.C. 3711(e), to consumer reporting agencies, as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 5 U.S.C. 1681(f), to encourage repayment of an overdue debt.
Delete: current paragraph
Add: Records are maintained in computer processible storage media, such as computer hard drives, magnetic disc, tape; in file folders; and on paper lists and forms.
Delete: current paragraph.
Add: Records are retrieved by various combinations of name, taxpayer identifying number (
Delete: current paragraph.
Add: All officials access the system of records on a need-to-know basis only, as authorized by the system manager. Procedural and physical safeguards are utilized, such as accountability, receipt records, and specialized communications security. Access to computerized records is limited, through use of passwords, and other internal mechanisms, to those whose official duties require access. Hard-copy records are held in file cabinets, with access limited by visual controls and/or lock system. During normal working hours, files are attended by responsible officials; files are locked up during non-working hours.
Delete: current paragraph.
Add: Hard-copy records and electronic records shall be retained and disposed of in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration regulations (36 CFR Subchapter B—Records Retention); Departmental directives and comprehensive records schedules.
Delete: current paragraph.
Add:
(1) For Office of the Secretary (OS), which includes Gifts & Bequests Fund, Salaries & Expense Fund, and Working Capital Fund:
a. Chief, Financial Operations Division, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 3750, Building 101, Room A738, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
(2) For Bureau of the Census (Census):
a. Chief, Reimbursable Section, Finance Division, U.S. Census Bureau, 4700 Silverhill Road, Federal Building #3, Room 3565, Washington, DC 20233
(3) For Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) (formerly called the Bureau of Export Administration (BXA)):
a. Chief, Receivables Branch, NOAA, 20020 Century Boulevard, Room 3418, Germantown, MD 20874
(4) For Economic and Statistics Administration/Bureau of Economic Analysis (ESA/BEA):
a. Chief, Financial Operations Division, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 3750, Building 101, Room A738, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
(5) For Economic Development Administration (EDA):
a. Director, Accounting Division, EDA, Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 7215, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230
(6) For Emergency Loan Guarantee Program, Oil & Gas/Steel (ELGP):
a. Chief, Financial Operations Division, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 3750, Building 101, Room A738, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
(7) For International Trade Administration (ITA):
a. Supervisor Accountant, National Business Center, P&S Mail Stop 2760, 7301 W. Mansfield Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80235–2230
(8) For Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA):
a. Chief, Financial Operations Division, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 3750, Building 101, Room A738, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
(9) For National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):
a. Supervisor, Accounts Receivable Group, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 3751, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–3751
(10) For National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
a. Chief, Receivables Branch, NOAA, 20020 Century Boulevard, Room 3418, Germantown, MD 20874
(11) For National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA):
a. Chief, Financial Operations Division, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 3750, Building 101, Room A738, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
(12) For National Technical Information Service (NTIS):
a. Supervisory Accountant, NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Room 1021, Springfield, VA 22161
(13) For U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO):
a. Director, Office of Finance, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 802, Arlington, VA 22202
Inquiries under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, shall be addressed to the System Managers at the addresses listed in the section above. All individuals making inquiries should provide with their request as much descriptive matter as is possible to identify the particular record desired. The system manager will advise as to whether the Department or one of its offices or bureaus maintains the records requested by the individual.
Delete: current paragraph.
Add: Individuals requesting information under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, concerning procedures for gaining access or contesting records should write to the System Managers listed above. All individuals are urged to examine the rules of the Department as published in 15 CFR part 4 b, concerning requirements of the Department with respect to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.
Delete: current paragraph.
Add: See “Record access procedures” above.
Delete: current paragraph.
Add: Information in this system is provided by the individual on whom the record is maintained, the Departmental office or bureau to which the debt is owed, Federal employing agencies and other entities that employ the individual, Federal agencies issuing payments, collection agencies, locator and asset search companies, credit bureaus, Federal agencies furnishing identifying information and/or address of debtor information, or from public documents.
None.
Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce.
Notice of amendment of Privacy Act System of Records, Commerce/Department system 18: employees personnel files not covered by notices of other agencies and request for comments.
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), the Department of Commerce (Department) is issuing notice of our intent to amend the system of records entitled Commerce Department System 18, “Employees Personnel Files Not Covered By Notices of Other Agencies.” This amendment adds to this system those records compiled in conjunction with requesting, approving, denying and/or providing reasonable accommodation under the requirements of E.O. 13164, 7/26/00. We invite public comment on the proposed changes in this publication.
Comments may be mailed to Brenda Dolan, U. S. Department of Commerce, Room 6022, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, 202–482–4115.
Brenda Brittain at 202–482–8183.
On July 26, 2000, Executive Order 13164, which stipulated that Federal agencies must issue written procedures for providing reasonable accommodation to employees, was promulgated. This amendment adds to the subject system those files containing records compiled in accordance with the E.O. 13164 and the Department policy guidance. Department guidance establishes procedures to implement requirements
Employees Personnel Files Not Covered by Notices of Other Agencies-COMMERCE/DEPT–18.
a. For all Departmental employees: Departmental Office of Human Resources Management, Room 5001, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 (for automated records and for selected records relating to Senior Executive Service and Departmental Honor Awards).
b. For employees of Departmental Offices, Office of Human Resource Services, Room 5005, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.
c. For employees of the Bureau of the Census: Human Resources Division, Bureau of the Census, Federal Building 3, Room 3260, Suitland, Maryland 20233.
d. For employees of International Trade Administration, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Minority Business Development Agency, Economic Development Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, and Bureau of Economic Analysis: Human Resources Management, International Trade Administration, Room 3512, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.
e. For employees of National Institute of Standards and Technology, Technology Administration and National Technical Information Service: Human Resources Management Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Room A–123, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–3550.
f. For employees of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Human Resources Management Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1305 East-West Highway, 12th Floor, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, and the following Administrative Support Centers:
DOC/NOAA/Eastern Administrative Support Center, Norfolk Federal Building, 200 Granby Street, Room 815, Norfolk, Virginia 23510; DOC/NOAA/Mountain Administrative Support Center, 325 Broadway, Room GB109, Boulder, Colorado 80305–3328; DOC/NOAA/Western Administrative Support Center, Operations, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE., Seattle, Washington 98115–6349; and DOC/NOAA/Central Administrative Support Center, Federal Building, 601 E. 12th Street, Room 1737, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.
g. For employees of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Human Resources, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, Suite 707, 2011 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
h. For employees of Office of Inspector General, Human Resources Management Division, Room 7713, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.
i. For employees of U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service, Office of Foreign Service Human Resources, Room 3227, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.
j. For Bureau of the Census' National Processing Center, Human Resources Branch, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Processing Center, Bureau of the Census, 1201 East 10th Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47132.
k. For political appointees in the Department of Commerce, Office of White House Liaison, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5835, Washington, DC 20230
l. For any Department employee: The immediate office of the employee's supervisor(s).
m. For any reasonable accommodation reports (CD 575): The Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 6003, Washington, DC 20230
Applicants, Current and Former Employees.
All personnel records in the Department which are subject to the Privacy Act but are not covered in the notices of systems of records published by other agencies with influence upon personnel management in the Department, such as the Office of Personnel Management, Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Special Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of State or Department of Labor. The records of this system may include, but are not limited to: The individual's name; birth date; home and emergency addresses and telephone numbers; personnel actions; qualifications; training; employment history; awards; counseling; reprimands; work assignments; injuries; travel; outside employment; employee development records; incentive awards; employee relations; grievance records; medical records; work-related injury or illness claims; career management program ship personnel; employee overseas assignment(s); minority group statistics program; work performance and appraisal records, including supervisory records; re-employment and priority placement program; executive assignments and merit pay actions; merit assignment programs; retirements; within-grade denials (reconsideration files); reasonable accommodation report (CD 575); automated employee information system; and U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service employee personnel and security information.
Includes the following, with all revisions and amendments: 5 U.S.C. 301; 44 U.S.C. 3101; E.O. 12107, E.O. 13164.
These records may be disclosed as follows:
(1) In the event that a system of records maintained by the Department to carry out its functions indicates a violation or potential violation of law or contract, whether civil, criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute or contract, or rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, or the necessity to protect an interest of the Department, the relevant records in the system of records may be referred to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, state, local or foreign, charged with the responsibility of investigating or prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing the statute or contract, or rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto, or protecting the interest of the Department.
(2) A record from this system of records may be disclosed to a Federal, state or local agency maintaining civil, criminal or other relevant enforcement information or other pertinent information, such as current licenses, if necessary to obtain information relevant to a Department decision concerning the assignment, hiring or retention of an individual, the issuance of a security clearance, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit.
(3) A record from this system of records may be disclosed to a Federal, state, local or international agency, in response to its request, in connection with the assignment, hiring or retention of an individual, the issuance of a security clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an individual, the letting of a contract, or the issuance of a license, grant, or other benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that the information is relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision on the matter.
(4) A record from this system of records may be disclosed in the course of presenting evidence to a court, magistrate or administrative tribunal, including disclosures to opposing counsel in the course of settlement negotiations.
(5) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to a Member of Congress submitting a request involving an individual when the individual has requested assistance from the Member with respect to the subject matter of the record.
(6) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the Department of Justice in connection with determining whether disclosure thereof is required by the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
(7) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to a contractor of the Department having need for the information in the performance of the contract, but not operating a system of records within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).
(8) A record in this system may be disclosed to the Office of Personnel Management: for personnel research purposes; as a data source for management information; for the production of summary descriptive statistics and analytical studies in support of the function for which the records are collected and maintained; or for related manpower studies.
(9) A record from this system of records may be disclosed to the Administrator, General Services Administration (GSA), or his designee, during an inspection of records conducted by GSA as part of that agency's responsibility to recommend improvements in records management practices and programs under authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. Such disclosure shall be made in accordance with the GSA regulations governing inspection of records for this purpose, and any other relevant (
(10) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to any source from which additional information is requested in the course of processing a grievance to the extent necessary to identify the individual, inform the source of the purpose(s) of the request, and identify the type of information requested.
(11) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to officials of the Office of Personnel Management, Merit Systems Protection Board, including the Office of the Special Counsel, the Federal Labor Relations Authority and its General Counsel, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of State, or the Department of Labor when requested in performance of their authorized duties.
(12) A record in this system of records may be disclosed in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.
(13) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to officials or labor organizations reorganized under the Civil Service Reform Act when relevant and necessary to their duties of exclusive representation concerning personnel policies, practices, and matters affecting work conditions.
(14) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to commercial contractors (debt collection agencies) for the purpose of collecting delinquent debts as authorized by the Debt Collection Act (31 U.S.C. 3718).
(15) A record in this system of records may be disclosed to Senior State Department officials at U.S. Embassies, including the Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission, Administrative Counselor and Human Resource Officers, for matters relating to employment or security issues pertaining to Department of Commerce employees working in U.S. Embassies or facilities overseas.
Records are maintained in computer processible storage media, such as computer hard drives, magnetic disc, tape; in file folders; and on paper lists and forms.
Records are retrieved by various combinations of name, taxpayer identifying number (
Records are located in lockable metal file cabinets or in secured rooms or secured premises or secured computers with access limited to those whose official duties require access.
All records shall be retained and disposed of in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration regulations (36 CFR Subchapter B—Records Retention); Departmental directives and comprehensive records schedules.
Same as listed under System Location.
For Bureau of Economic Analysis records at locations a and d, information may be obtained from: Chief, Management and Organization Branch, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Tower Building, 1401 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
For National Telecommunications and Information Administration records at locations a and d, information may be obtained from: Privacy Officer, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; For National Technical Information Service records at locations a and e, information may be obtained from: Privacy Officer, National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;
For Minority Business Development Agency records at locations a and d, information may be obtained from: Privacy Officer, Office of Chief Counsel, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;
For all other records at locations a and b, information may be obtained from Departmental Privacy Act Officer, Office of Executive Assistance Management, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;
For records at location c, information may be obtained from Associate Director for Finance and Administration, Bureau of the Census, Federal Building 3, Washington, DC 20230;
For records at location d, information may be obtained from Privacy Act Officer, Office of Management and Systems, International Trade Administration, Room 4001B, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;
For records at location e, information may be obtained from: Chief, Management and Organization Division, Room A525, Administration Building, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–3220;
For records at location f, information may be obtained from: Director, Human Resources Management Offices, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1305 East-West Highway, 12th Floor, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910;
For records at location g, information may be obtained from: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231;
For records at location h, information may be obtained from: Personnel Management Division, Economic Development Administration, Room 7089, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;
For Bureau of Industry and Security records at location d, information may be obtained from: Director, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Management, and various Director's offices, Room 6883, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;
For Technology Administration records at location e, information may be obtained from: Human Resources Management Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Room A–123, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–3550;
For records at location k, information may be obtained from: Privacy Officer for employee's unit.
For records at location l, information may be obtained from: Privacy Officer for employee's operating unit.
Requester should provide name, social security number, and time or organization unit of employment pursuant to the inquiry provisions of the Department's rules which appear in 15 CFR part 4b.
For records at location h, information may be obtained from: Personnel Management Division, Economic Development Administration, Room 7089, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.
For records at location i, information may be obtained from: Office of Foreign Service Human Resources, Room 3227, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.
For records at location j, information may be obtained from: Human Resources Branch, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Processing Center, Bureau of the Census, 1201 East 10th Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47132.
For records at location m, information may be obtained from Departmental Privacy Act Officer, Office of Executive Assistance Management, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.
Request from individuals should be addressed to: same address as stated in the Notification section above.
The Department's rules for access, for contesting contents, and appealing initial determinations by the individual concerned appear in 15 CFR part 4b. Use address in notification section.
Subject individual and those authorized by the individual to furnish information; others involved in reference of the individual; physicians; employee's supervisor; for grievance records information is also provided by the testimony of witnesses, by agency officials, and from related correspondence from organizations or persons.
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the City of Long Beach, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 50, requesting authority to expand FTZ 50 in the Long Beach, California, area, adjacent to the Los Angeles-Long Beach Customs port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on June 9, 2003.
FTZ 50 was approved on September 14, 1979 (Board Order 147, 44 FR 55919, 9/28/79) and expanded on April 2, 1985 (Board Order 298, 50 FR 15205, 4/17/85), on March 25, 1987 (Board Order 341, 52 FR 10393, 4/1/87), on December 19, 1990 (Board Order 494, 55 FR 53581, 12/31/90), on July 17, 1996 (Board Order 833, 61 FR 42832, 8/19/96), and on January 16, 2001 (Board Order 1141, 66 FR 8378, 1/31/01). The general-purpose zone currently consists of seven sites (2,204 acres) in the Long Beach area: Site 1 (12 acres)—Parcel 1–A (8 acres) located at 909 East Colon Street, Wilmington, and Parcel 1–B (4 acres) located at 22941 South Wilmington Avenue, Carson;
The applicant is now requesting authority to expand existing Site 2 by adding an additional 143 acres within the California Commerce Center in Ontario. This increases the total acreage at this site to 1,987 acres. The site will provide public warehousing and distribution services to area businesses. No specific manufacturing authority is being requested at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a case-by-case basis.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board.
Public comment on the application is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at one of the addresses below:
1. Submissions via Express/Package Delivery Services: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court Building—Suite 4100W,
2. Submissions via the U.S. Postal Service: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, FCB—Suite 4100W, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
The closing period for their receipt is August 18, 2003. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to September 1, 2003).
A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board's Executive Secretary at the first address listed above, and at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Assistance Center, 2940 Inland Empire Boulevard, Suite 121, Ontario, CA 91764.
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the automotive airbag inflator manufacturing facilities of Inflation Systems, Inc. (ISI) (a subsidiary of Takata Corporation, of Tokyo, Japan) located in LaGrange, Georgia. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on June 9, 2003.
The proposed subzone would include two ISI facilities located about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta: Site 1 (138 acres/130,000 sq. ft.)—manufacturing plant located at 200 Piedmont Circle, LaGrange (Troup County), Georgia; and, Site 2 (5 acres/25,000 sq. ft.)—warehouse located within the Gordon Commercial Park at 118 Gordon Commercial Drive, LaGrange. The facilities (400 employees) are used to produce automotive airbag inflators for export and the domestic market. The manufacturing plant has capacity to produce about six and a half million inflators annually. Components purchased from abroad (representing about 10% of finished inflator value) include: bases, caps, flanges, disks, bodies, closures, and connectors classified under HTSUS 8708.99.8080, and filters (duty rate range: free—2.5%).
FTZ procedures would exempt ISI from Customs duty payments on the foreign components used in export production. On its domestic sales and exports to NAFTA countries, ISI would be able to defer duty payment on the foreign components used in production until the finished inflators are formally entered for consumption. No duties would be paid on foreign components of inflators that are transferred in-bond to auto assembly plants with subzone status. The application indicates that subzone status would help improve the facilities' international competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the B Board.
Public comment on the application is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and three copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the following addresses:
The closing period for their receipt is August 18, 2003. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to September 1, 2003).
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board's Executive Secretary at address No.1 listed above and at the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, Suite 900, 285 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30308.
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board), by the Findlay Hancock Chamber of Commerce (FHCOC), grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 151, requesting authority to expand its zone in Findlay, Ohio, within the Toledo Customs port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on June 10, 2003.
FTZ 151 was approved on July 6, 1988 (Board Order 389, 53 FR 27058, 7/18/88) and expanded on February 10, 1999 (Board Order 1023, 64 FR 8542, 2/22/99). The general-purpose zone currently consists of two sites (921 acres) in Findlay (Hancock County):
The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the zone to include an additional site:
In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board.
Public comment on the application is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at one of the addresses below:
1. Submissions via Express/Package Delivery Services: Foreign-Trade Zones
2. Submissions via the U.S. Postal Service: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, FCB—Suite 4100W, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
The closing period for their receipt is August 18, 2003. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to September 1, 2003).
A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board's Executive Secretary at the first address listed above, and at the Office of the Findlay/Hancock County Chamber of Commerce, 123 E. Main Cross Street, Findlay, Ohio 45840.
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Moses Lake Public Corporation, grantee of FTZ 203, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the automotive airbag inflator and propellant manufacturing plant of Inflation Systems, Inc. (ISI) (a subsidiary of Takata Corporation, of Tokyo, Japan) located in Moses Lake, Washington. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on June 9, 2003.
The ISI plant (125 acres/234,000 sq. ft.) is located at 9138 Randolph Road NE in Moses Lake (Grant County), Washington. The facility (300 employees) is used to produce automotive airbag inflators and related propellant for export and the domestic market. The plant has capacity to produce about four and half million inflators and three million pounds of propellant annually. Propellants ISI manufactures include 3110, 2004, 128T classified under HTSUS 3602.00.00 (duty free). Components and chemical inputs purchased from abroad (representing between 10–72% of finished inflator and propellant value) include: bases, caps, flanges, disks, bodies, closures, and connectors classified under HTSUS 8708.99.8080, filters, strontium nitrate, 5AT, K5AT, BHT, and DNPH (duty rate range: free—6.5%).
FTZ procedures would exempt ISI from Customs duty payments on the foreign components and chemicals used in export production. On its domestic sales and exports to NAFTA countries, ISI would be able to choose the duty rates that apply to finished propellant (duty free) and airbag inflators (2.5%) for the foreign inputs noted above that have higher rates. The application indicates that subzone status would help improve the plant's international competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board.
Public comment on the application is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and three copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the following addresses:
The closing period for their receipt is August 18, 2003. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to September 1, 2003).
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board's Executive Secretary at address No.1 listed above and at the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Office, Grant County International Airport, 7810 Andrews Street NE., Moses Lake, Washington 98837.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Notice.
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Written comments must be submitted on or before August 18, 2003.
Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Patsy A. Bearden at 907–586–7228 or at
This submission seeks renewal of collection-of-information requirements that are part of the program for the Pacific halibut subsistence fishery. The program includes requirements for registration to participate in the fishery, and the marking of certain types of gear used in this fishery. The registration requirement is intended to allow qualified persons to practice the long-term customary and traditional harvest of Pacific halibut for food in a non-commercial manner. The gear-marking requirement aids in enforcement and in actions related to gear damage or loss.
The registration information may be submitted by an individual or as a list of multiple individuals from an Alaska Native tribe. Submissions may be made by mail, FAX, e-mail or on-line.
Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Notice.
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Written comments must be submitted on or before August 18, 2003.
Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Patsy A. Bearden at 907–586–7228 or at
This survey is part of a subsistence Pacific halibut program that is intended to allow qualified persons to practice the long-term customary and traditional harvest of Pacific halibut for food in a non-commercial manner. The annual survey would be voluntarily submitted to NOAA to report Pacific halibut catch for the prior year. The catch reports will be used to help track the impacts of the program.
The annual survey may be submitted by mail, FAX, e-mail or by individual post-season interviews.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, and not-for-profit institutions.
Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (Commerce).
Notice of remand and stay of appeal proceedings; reopening of public comment period.
This notice: (1) Announces a remand of Islander East's administrative appeal (Consistency Appeal of Islander East Pipeline Company, L.L.C.) to the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection; (2) announces a suspension in processing Islander East's administrative appeal by the Department of Commerce, for a period ending no later than July 31, 2003; (3) reopens the period for the public to comment on Islander East's administrative appeal; and (4) provides information about procedural aspects of the appeal that are affected by the remand and stay of appeal proceedings.
The remand of the appeal to the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection will extend for a period ending no later than July 31, 2003. The stay of appeal proceedings by the Department of Commerce will run through a period ending no later than July 31, 2003. The public comment period will now close on July 31, 2003, but will be extended assuming processing of the appeal resumes. The Federal agency comment period will be extended to run through July 31, 2003, and will be further extended after the appeal has recommenced.
All e-mail comments on issues relevant to the Secretary of Commerce's (Secretary) decision in this appeal may be submitted to
Branden Blum, Senior Counselor, NOAA Office of the General Counsel, via e-mail at
In November 2002, the Islander East Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (Islander East) filed a notice of appeal with the Department of Commerce (Department), pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as amended, asking that the Secretary of Commerce override the State of Connecticut's (State) objection to Islander East's proposed natural gas pipeline. The pipeline would extend from near North haven, Connecticut, across the Long Island Sound to a terminus in Suffolk County (Long Island), New York. Connecticut's objection is based on the project's potential effect on the natural resources or land and water uses of Connecticut's coastal zone.
In March 2003, and then in early May 2003, the Department granted, and then extended, a stay of proceedings for this appeal, as jointly requested by the parties. Subsequently, on May 15, 2003, Islander East requested the Department of Commerce to: (1) Continue the stay then in place regarding the Department's proceeding of the appeal; and (2) remand the proceeding to the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. The remand would allow the State to reconsider its October 2002 objection to the proposed pipeline project, based on new information submitted by Islander East. The new information primarily involves changes proposed to minimize adverse environmental impacts to Long Island Sound that may result from construction of the proposed pipeline. The changes are intended to address concerns which were a basis for the State's objection to the project.
The State of Connecticut advised the Department on May 23, 2003, that it did not object to a remand; nor did it object to the period of the remand ending no later than July 31, 2003, as proposed by Islander East. On June 2, 2003, the Department granted the requested remand and stay pursuant to 15 CFR 930.129(d).
During the remand and stay, the public may continue to submit comments to the Department of Commerce (
This portion of the
The scheduling of a public hearing on the appeal will continue to be delayed until after processing of the appeal resumes, consistent with the earlier request of Islander East and the State.
A summary of relevant issues as well as additional background on the appeal appears in a January 24, 2003,
Questions about the stay for the Islander East appeal may be sent to NOAA via e-mail (
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Receipt of application.
Notice is hereby given that Bernd Wursig, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Institute of Marine Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, 4700 Avenue U, Building 303, Galveston, TX 77551, has applied in due form for a five-year permit to take bottlenose dolphins (
Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before July 17, 2003.
The application and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702–2432; phone (727)570–5301; fax (727)570–5320.
Jill Lewandowski or Carrie Hubard, (301)713–2289.
The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361
The proposed research is a continuation of behavioral ecology studies of bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico along the Texas and Louisiana coastline. The applicant is specifically requesting to take bottlenose dolphins by close approach for photo-id, behavioral observation and biopsy sampling. Proposed takes include 1,000 individuals for photo-identification and behavioral observation annually and 250 takes of juveniles/adults by biopsy sampling over the course of the Permit. Calves would not be biopsy sampled.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this application should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)713–0376, provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Please note that comments will not be accepted by e-mail or by other electronic media.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
Notice is hereby given of the availability of Final Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP). The Fiscal Year 2002 Appropriations Act for the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State directed the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program “for the purpose of protecting important coastal and estuarine areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion from their natural or recreational state to other uses,” giving priority to lands which can be effectively managed and protected and which have significant ecological value. The law further directed the Secretary to issue guidelines for this program delineating the criteria for grant awards and to distribute funds in consultation with the States' Coastal Zone Managers' or Governors' designated representatives based on demonstrated need and ability to successfully leverage funds.
These guidelines: outline a planning process for states to identify the conservation needs and priorities within each state; provide the information necessary for eligible coastal states to develop land conservation plans and nominate projects to a national competitive selection process; and delineate the criteria for grant awards.
The Final Guidance for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, published below, can also be found on NOAA's website at
Elaine Vaudreuil, NOAA's Ocean Service, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, 1305 East-West Highway (N/ORM), Silver Spring, MD 20910; tel. 301–713–3155, extension 103; e-mail:
(1) Program Authorities: Specific authority for this Announcement is found in 16 U.S.C. 1456d. (2) Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program Administration
NOAA made the draft guidelines available for a 30–day public comment period and received 20 sets of comments. The comments ask NOAA to:
- clarify which elements of the guidelines would apply to earmarks versus competitive grants;
- be flexible throughout the grant process to account for the nature of real estate transactions and private, willing seller landowners;
- enable local governments or watershed organizations to apply directly to the national competitive process;
- make non-governmental organizations eligible to apply for grants and hold title to land;
- clarify that the definition of “acquisition” includes other conservation options, such as the purchase of conservation easements;
- clarify that all land secured through CELCP be held in public ownership and provide conservation in perpetuity;
- clarify the relevance of the term “Project Areas” and how it differs from “priority areas”, and “types of land";
- include timelines or deadlines, as well as instructions for applying for funds, such as the anticipated number of grants and their amounts, in order to solicit meaningful project applications;
- clarify eligibility and the application process for planning funds;
- seek the lead agency's approval before making direct grants to other state agencies or local governments;
- lower the percentage of required non-federal match; clarify whether planning funds require non-federal match;
- clarify a waiver of match for U.S. insular areas for projects up to $200,000, in accordance with 48 U.S.C. 1469a(d);
- exercise its discretion to waive the match for underserved communities in specific circumstances, such as areas without public access;
- clarify whether the 5 percent limit on administrative costs refers to state, Federal, or combined program administration, and address state indirect costs that are incurred for grant administration;
- extend the 2–year period for land stewardship costs to a 5–year period and limit costs to 5 percent of the total grant award;
- make land acquisition the only eligible use of funds under the CELCP, and not program administration and stewardship costs, but rather allow these costs as state match contributions;
- enable states to use lands anywhere in the states' coastal zone as match, rather than lands in “...the vicinity of the property...or in the same project area ..”;
- not require that lands used as match also contain deed restrictions similar to the land directly acquired under this program;
- prohibit “the acquisition of land for active recreation such as sports facilities, playgrounds or like uses.";
- address how pre-existing uses would be handled;
- not make too onerous the requirement for “a strategy for long-term stewardship” for each project, but rather ensure that the restrictions on future use of the property noted in 2.6(a) of the guidance are included as part of the land transaction;
- give greater recognition in the national ranking and selection criteria to: inter-state cooperation in developing state plans; to priorities within National Estuary Program comprehensive plans; and to projects within project areas that have higher population densities or urbanized areas;
- clarify whether an “assessment of priority land conservation needs”, as described in section 1.3 is included among plan components at section 3.1;
- base the project identification process on scientific assessments of habitat needs;
- allow plans developed through other planning and public review processes, such as approved coastal management programs or watershed conservation plans, to be “adopted” or “recognized” by the state for purposes of a state's CELC Plan;
- add restoration plans to the types of plans to be considered in developing CELC plans;
- remove the criterion in section 3.1.b that requires projects to establish or help to “establish conservation corridors and/or linkages” as an overriding national project selection criteria;
- clarify that the “letter of intent” reflects an expectation of continuing negotiations leading to a purchase agreement;
- emphasize negotiation with willing sellers, and avoid projects that require condemnation;
- ask applications to note adjacent land uses on the project location map;
- clarify which standards are to be used for appraisals;
- allow cost estimates at the project application stage and not limit project applications to properties with letters of intent or contracts;
- reappoint and reconstitute the national peer review panel annually and identify alternates to ensure that conflicts of interest can be addressed without delay;
- ensure geographic representation of coastal regions on the peer review panel and in the distribution of project funds;
- allow eligible entities to apply for grants for projects that have already closed during the prior year;
- administer CELC grants efficiently, recognizing that states must act on a timely basis to take advantage of conservation opportunities;
- clarify how resources will be allocated to each state on an annual basis, eg. through a formula based on shoreline mileage; and
- consider that requiring “...maps of “project areas” that identify the State's priority areas...” is too specific for planning purposes and may cause concern.
In response to these comments, in the final guidelines, NOAA has:
- added language to clarify which elements of the guidelines apply to earmarks versus competitive grants;
- provided more flexibility regarding when certain documents must be submitted and with regard to reimbursement of land acquisition costs in certain cases;
- clarified that the term “acquisition” includes the purchase of conservation easements;
- clarified that easements would be held in public ownership, as well as donated lands that are counted toward the non-federal match;
- revised the definition of “project areas” to clarify its meaning and relationship to other terms, and not intended to identify specific properties.
- clarified that the state's lead agency is eligible to apply for planning funds;
- clarified that NOAA will consult with the state's lead agency prior to making direct grants to other state agencies or local governments;
- clarified a waiver of match for U.S. insular areas for projects up to $200,000, in accordance with 48 U.S.C. 1469a(d);
- addressed state indirect costs incurred for grant administration;
- extended to 3–years the period for initial land stewardship and limited the costs to 5 percent of the grant award;
- made the acquisition of land for active recreation such as sports facilities, playgrounds or similar uses ineligible for use of CELCP funds and inconsistent activities under section 2.6;
- clarified that state CELC plans identify the need for conservation through acquisition;
- clarified that plans developed through other planning and public review processes, such as approved coastal management programs or watershed conservation plans, may be incorporated into a CELC plan;
- added restoration plans to the types of plans that may be considered in developing a CELC plan;
- clarified the nature of the documentation needed to prove an owner's willingness to sell;
- included identification of adjacent land uses on the project location map;
- added clarification regarding the budget justification and documentation required in the project application, including standards for appraisals, and some flexibility regarding projects that must go to settlement before a grant award is issued;
- clarified that NOAA will reconstitute the peer review panel annually and identify possible alternates; and
- removed the criterion for conservation corridors from the list of national criteria, as it is not listed in statute with the other criteria.
Statutory language requires 100 percent match of CELCP funds and distribution of funds in consultation with the States' Coastal Zone Manager or the Governors' designated representative. Coastal states are encouraged to work with other state, interstate, and local governments, with input from non-governmental organizations, to identify and nominate projects that advance the state's conservation priorities. No discretion is provided to NOAA by statute to waive the match for planning grants or for underserved communities.
Unless otherwise provided by law, lands (or interests therein) acquired with Federal funds under the CELCP will be held by a public entity. Federal regulations that govern matching funds generally presume a connection between the land to be acquired and the land used as match, and that deed restrictions would apply to properties counted as match as they would to property acquired through a cash contribution of the non-federal share.
Like the Forest Legacy Program, after which the CELCP was modeled, eligible states are to develop a plan in order to participate in the competitive program. NOAA encourages states that have existing plans that directly address land conservation priorities for portions of its coastal area to make use of, or even incorporate, those existing plans, if applicable, in a CELC plan. The program's project ranking criteria will address whether projects meet the national criteria and are included within a state CELC plan.
NOAA will publish deadlines and guidance for project applications in its annual request for proposals. NOAA
The Department of Commerce, Justice, and State Appropriations Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–77), directed the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program “for the purpose of protecting important coastal and estuarine areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion from their natural or recreational state to other uses,” giving priority to lands which can be effectively managed and protected and that have significant ecological value. The law further directed the Secretary to issue guidelines for this program delineating the criteria for grant awards and to distribute funds in consultation with the States' Coastal Zone Managers' or Governors' designated representatives based on demonstrated need and ability to successfully leverage funds. Grants funded under this program shall require a 100–percent match from other sources. The authority for this program is codified at 16 U.S.C. 1456d.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will work with the coastal states and territories through formal relationships established through its role in implementing the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (16 USC 1451
These guidelines establish the eligibility, procedural, and programmatic requirements for participation in the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP), authorized by the FY 2002 Appropriations Act. As required by the Act, these guidelines delineate the criteria for all financial assistance awards under the CELCP. These guidelines outline a three-stage process for competitive funding under the program: development of a state coastal and estuarine land conservation plan; a process for identifying and ranking qualified projects within the state and nominating them to a national competitive selection process annually; and a process for conducting peer review and selection of projects at the national level. State participation in this program is voluntary. Coastal states that choose to participate in the CELCP, including eligible project applicants, shall use the guidelines when developing state conservation plans, proposing or soliciting land acquisition projects, applying for funds, and carrying out selected projects under this program.
Appropriations Act or Act. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (P.L. 107–77).
Coastal states with approved coastal zone management plans or National Estuarine Research Reserves are eligible to participate in the CELCP. State participation is voluntary, and states may choose to participate by developing a Coastal and Estuarine Conservation Plan for approval by NOAA. The state lead agency will be responsible for coordinating the establishment and implementation of the CELCP at the state level.
Eligible coastal states that have submitted, and received approval of, a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plan, may submit
The state lead agency will be responsible for: soliciting projects that are consistent with priorities outlined in the state's plan, reviewing them for completeness, prioritizing them according to state criteria, and nominating projects to the national selection process. States are encouraged to submit proposals from multiple agencies as a consolidated package to NOAA. The state will also be responsible for ensuring that allocated funds are used for the purposes of and in a manner consistent with this program.
To be eligible for funding under the CELCP, a project must:
- be located in a coastal or estuarine area included within a state's approved coastal and estuarine land conservation (CELC) plan and meet the national criteria described in section 3.1.b.;
- match Federal CELCP funds with non-federal funds at a ratio of 1:1;
- be held in public ownership (fee simple or conservation easements) and provide conservation in perpetuity; and
- provide for access to the general public or other public benefit, as appropriate and consistent with resource protection.
NOAA may make financial assistance awards to eligible coastal states, including the state's lead agency for implementing the CELCP, the state's coastal management program or its National Estuarine Research Reserve(s). The recipient may in turn allocate grants or make sub-awards to other state agencies, local governments as defined at 15 CFR 24.3, or entities eligible for assistance under section 306A(e) of the CZMA (16 USC 1455a(e)) to carry out approved projects. NOAA may, at its discretion and in consultation with the applicable coastal state, make grants directly to any of these eligible entities in order to expedite completion of an approved project. The recipient, or other appropriate public agency designated by the recipient, will hold title to the land, or interests in land, in perpetuity. NOAA will not make grants under the CELCP to non-governmental organizations unless otherwise directed by Congress.
The purpose of funding under the CELCP is to protect important coastal and estuarine areas with significant values or that are threatened by conversion, and that can be effectively managed. NOAA has outlined the following uses of CELCP funding that are consistent with these purposes, as well as some that are not considered to be consistent.
a. Eligible uses. CELCP funds may be used for the following purposes:
- Development of CELC plans to carry out this program. Each eligible state's lead agency may receive up to a total of $50,000 for this purpose, which must be matched with non-federal funds at a ratio of 1:1 through cash and/or in-kind contributions.
- Administration of the program, including such direct or indirect costs as salaries and benefits of staff directly involved in program planning, implementation, project review, etc., that shall not exceed 5 percent of the amount appropriated to the Secretary each year. If a state proposes indirect costs as part of an application, the total dollar amount of the proposed indirect costs must not exceed the indirect cost rate negotiated and approved by a cognizant Federal agency.
- Acquisition of properties or interests in properties from willing sellers, provided that the terms and conditions will ensure that the property will be administered for conservation in perpetuity, including direct expenses relating to the acquisition of lands and interests in lands acquired under the authority of the CELCP; and
- Certain initial costs for land stewardship, not to exceed 5 percent of the award and not to exceed 3 years or the duration of award period, to allow for signage, public safety, or other stewardship purposes.
b. Ineligible uses. The Federal share of CELCP funds may not be used for the following purposes:
- Funding long-term operations, maintenance, and management of the land;
- Construction of buildings, boat launching facilities, docks or piers, shoreline armoring, or other facilities;
- Research;
- Acquisition of lands, or interests in lands, that completely restrict access to specific persons (e.g. non-residents of a community);
- Acquisition of lands, or interests in lands, to comply with mandatory or compensatory mitigation for recent or pending habitat losses resulting from the actions of agencies, organizations, companies or individuals;
- The sole or primary purpose of enforcing fish, wildlife, or other regulations, except when necessary for the accomplishment of approved project purposes; and
- Acquisition of land for active recreation, such as sports facilities, water parks, playgrounds, or similar uses.
Some of these purposes are allowable under the non-federal matching share. Refer to section 2.7(b), Source of Matching Funds, for additional information.
a. The title of property or interests in property will be held in perpetuity by the grant recipient or other appropriate public agency designated by the recipient. As a condition of any grant award, NOAA will require that the recipient, or the designated public agency, register and furnish to NOAA a lien, covenant, or other appropriate notice of record to advise that the property has been acquired or improved in whole or in part with Federal financial assistance funds (pursuant to 15 CFR 24.31) and assurances that the land will be held for conservation in perpetuity. The terms and conditions specified in conservation easements must also be consistent with the purposes of the CELCP.
b. In general, lands acquired with CELCP funds will allow access to the general public. However, access may be limited or controlled in an equitable manner for resource protection, public safety, or for other reasonable cause. User fees should not be charged to access lands acquired through this program. However, if user fees are charged, they should comply with any applicable state standards for user fees. In such cases, all income or other revenues derived from the fees shall be used for the maintenance or management of the property.
c. The property shall be managed in a manner that is consistent with the purposes for which it was entered into the program and shall not convert to other uses. As a condition of the grant award, a strategy for long-term stewardship must be developed for each
Activities that may be considered to be consistent with conservation purposes include: resource protection; restoration and enhancement, such as vegetative erosion control or restoration of natural water flow to the area; recreational activities, such as: hiking, hunting, and fishing; access for swimming, canoeing, kayaking; and research and educational activities. Construction of facilities on a minor scale, such as restrooms or boardwalks, to facilitate these activities and/or for the purpose of minimizing harm to coastal resources due to public access and recreation may be allowed depending on the proposed use of the property and the site environment.
Activities that are considered to be inconsistent include: active agricultural or aquaculture production; shoreline armoring or other hard erosion control structures; construction or expansion of roads, buildings or facilities except as noted above, or such facilities for active recreation as sports facilities, water parks, playgrounds, or similar uses.
d. Non-governmental organizations, corporations, or individuals may participate in the acquisition and long-term stewardship of lands through this program, except as provided under sections 2.2 and 2.4 of these guidelines.
e. Leasing or renting of the property or interest in property acquired through the CELCP to a third party is prohibited unless specifically authorized by NOAA. The recipient agrees that any authorized arrangement for leasing or renting property involved in the project must be: consistent with the authorized general and special purpose of the award; for adequate consideration; and consistent with applicable Department of Commerce requirements concerning, but not limited to, nondiscrimination and environmental compliance. All income or other revenues derived from an approved lease or rent arrangement shall be used to maintain or manage the property.
f. Pre-existing uses on the property must be identified as part of the project application. NOAA will review such uses for potential impacts and to determine whether they are consistent with the purposes of the CELCP. Applicants may wish to consider protecting land that contains pre-existing uses through a conservation easement, rather than through fee simple acquisition. If a project is approved with pre-existing uses, such uses may not be expanded or converted to other uses without prior approval of NOAA.
g. If the property or interest in the land acquired with CELCP funds is sold, exchanged, divested, or converted to other uses that are inconsistent with the purposes for which it was acquired without prior approval of NOAA, the recipient must return to NOAA the full amount of the Federal share of funds for re-distribution in the CELCP grant process. In some cases, at the recipient's request, NOAA may approve the disposition of the property and issue instructions to sell the property. In such cases, the correct value to be returned will be calculated by applying the Federal share of participation in the cost of the original purchase to the proceeds of the sale after deduction of any actual and reasonable selling expenses.
a. Matching requirement. Federal funds awarded under this program shall be matched with funds from non-federal sources on a 1:1 basis. The coastal state is responsible for ensuring that the full amount of the matching requirement is provided, particularly when the non-federal share includes contributions from other agencies, groups or individuals. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, and in accordance with 48 U.S.C. 1469a(d), the Program shall waive the requirement for local matching funds for any project under $200,000 (including in-kind contribution) to the governments of Insular Areas, defined as the jurisdictions of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
b. Source of matching funds. The non-federal share of funding may be derived from state, local, non-governmental or private sources in the form of cash or the value of non-monetary or in-kind contributions, such as the value of donated lands or interests therein, or services such as on-site remediation, restoration, enhancement, or donated labor and supplies, provided that the in-kind contributions are necessary and reasonable to accomplish the objectives of the project. Such in-kind contributions must be identified in the project application, completed within the financial assistance award period, and documented as part of the completed project. Any land used as match must be located within the vicinity of the property being acquired, in the same project area identified in the state's plan, or be substantially related in terms of conservation values or objectives, and must meet the eligibility criteria, ownership and stewardship conditions described in sections 2.3 through 2.6. The value of land used as match must be documented with the grant application, and must reflect nationally recognized appraisal standards, including, to the extent appropriate, the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition. (
No funds or in-kind contributions from Federal or non-federal sources, including the value of donated lands or services, that have been previously used to satisfy the matching requirements of this program or that have been or will be counted or used to satisfy another Federal grant, can be counted toward the non-federal matching share. Unless otherwise provided by law, the value of property or interests in property that were acquired with Federal funding may not be used as non-federal match.
See 15 CFR 24.24 Matching or Cost-Sharing (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments) for determining the value of in-kind contributions.
c. Banked match. States may apply the value of land or in-kind services accrued up to 3 years prior to submission of the grant application toward the non-federal share of funding. Such “banked match” is subject to the same terms described under section 2.7.b. above.
In order to qualify to receive funds under this program, a coastal state must develop and submit to NOAA for approval, a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plan that provides an assessment of priority conservation needs and clear guidance for nominating and selecting land conservation projects within the state. State plans will be developed and submitted by the state lead agency, in conjunction with: the state's coastal management program (if different from the lead agency); any NERRs in that state; any other state or Federal agencies involved in coastal land acquisition, conservation, or management in the state; and other interested parties.
Plans are intended to be fairly simple and concise, and may make use of work that has already been done in the state or region, such as regional, state or local watershed protection, restoration or land conservation plans. A state may incorporate existing plans, or portions thereof, by reference into a CELC plan. States are encouraged to consider
a. State CELC plans must include the following information:
- A map or description of the geographic extent of coastal and estuarine areas within the state, as defined for the purposes of the CELCP;
- A description of the types of lands or values to be protected through the program and the need for conservation through acquisition;
- Identification of “project areas” that represent the state's priority areas for conservation, including areas threatened by conversion, based on state and national criteria (listed below) for the program;
- A description of existing plans, or elements thereof, that are incorporated into this plan;
- A list of state or local agencies, or types of agencies, that are eligible to hold title to property acquired through the CELCP;
- A description of the state's process for reviewing and prioritizing qualified proposals for nomination to the national selection process. The vetting process should, at a minimum, involve representatives from the state's coastal zone management program, NERR(s), and any other agencies or entities that the state considers appropriate; and
- A description of public involvement and interagency coordination that occurred during the development of the plan.
b. State plans must address the following national criteria for projects and project areas as they relate to the purpose of the CELCP:
- Protects important coastal and estuarine areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion from their natural or recreational state to other uses;
- Gives priority to lands which can be effectively managed and protected and that have significant ecological value;
- Directly advances the goals, objectives, or implementation of the state's coastal management plan or program, NERR management plans approved under the CZMA, national objectives of the CZMA, or a regional or state watershed protection plan involving coastal states with approved coastal management plans; and
- Is consistent with the state's approved coastal management program.
The Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management or his/her designee, shall be the approving official for plans submitted to NOAA under this program. Upon approval of its plan, a state will be eligible to receive competitive funding under the CELCP.
States must update their CELC plans at least once every 5 years to reflect changes that have taken place within the state or region and submit the updated plans to OCRM.
a. Solicitation of Projects. Based on notification from NOAA of the availability of funding to implement this program in any given year, states with approved CELC plans may notify and solicit project applications from qualified entities. States may, at their discretion, focus their annual project solicitation toward specific priorities or areas identified in their approved CELC plan.
Based on the requirements of the state's solicitation for project applications, eligible applicants should submit proposals to the state's lead agency. A project proposal that includes several separate and distinct phases may be submitted in phases, but any succeeding phases must compete against other proposals in the year submitted.
b. State Review and Prioritization
i. Proposal acceptance. The state lead agency determines whether a proposal should be accepted for consideration on the basis that it is complete and eligible under the criteria identified in section 2. If the application is incomplete, the lead agency may provide an opportunity for applicants to submit any information that is missing.
ii. Proposal review and ranking. The state lead agency reviews and prioritizes project applications through the process described in its CELC plan. Projects should be ranked according to the degree to which it meets the state's CELC plan. A list of prioritized projects is then submitted to NOAA for consideration at the national level.
Applications submitted to NOAA for the national competitive process must contain the following:
a. A completed and signed Project Application Checklist (Appendix B). The checklist addresses some of the information requested in items b. through f., below. NOAA may modify this checklist as needed to effectively implement the project application and selection process;
b. Project Description. A statement that describes:
- The nature of the project, including acreage and types of habitats or land values to be protected, the legal rights to be acquired (i.e., fee title or easement), how the funds (Federal and non-federal) will be used, and conversion threats to the property, as well as a description of these same characteristics for any property that will be used as match;
- How the proposed project meets the state and national criteria and its expected benefits in terms of coastal and estuarine land conservation;
- Any pre-existing uses of the property, the nature of those uses, and whether those uses will continue after acquisition;
- Discrete benchmarks for completing the project within a specified time period. These benchmarks should indicate whether the project is “ready to go,” has any deadlines associated with it, and whether the project is likely to be completed within the award period;
- The types of activities that would be allowed to take place on the land and a strategy for long-term stewardship, including support for long-term operations, such as maintenance or enforcement against illegal uses; and
- Whether this project has been submitted in application for other sources of Federal funding, and if so, which Federal program(s) and year(s).
c. Project Location. Two maps, as follows:
- A map of the state or coastal county showing the general location of the project;
- A map of the project site, which shows the location and extent of the proposed acquisition, and its relationship to significant natural features (slope, wetlands, dunes, floodplains, access points, etc.), as well as adjacent land uses.
d. Project Budget and Justification of Proposed Costs/Appraisal.
The project budget must include a breakdown of the following costs, as applicable, by category -- salary, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, contractual, construction, other. (Note: Use of Standard Form 424A is suggested as it provides a model template for this information, and will be required in the grant application package for all projects that are selected for funding.) The total budget must reflect the 1:1 match required by statute. For information on what may be counted as the non-federal matching share, refer to section 2.7. Applicants wishing approval of pre-award costs should include such a request in their application to NOAA and identify the costs, the time period in which they occurred, and a justification for their need as associated with the project. For information regarding pre-award costs, refer to section 5.1.b.
The negotiated price of the property, or interest in property, should be based on the fair market value determined by an independent appraisal conducted by a state-approved appraiser. Before funds can be disbursed to the grant recipient for purchase of a property, or interest in property, using CELCP funds, the applicant must obtain and submit the appraisal to NOAA (refer to section 4.4.b.) Independent appraisals must reflect nationally recognized appraisal standards, including, to the extent appropriate, the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition, (
If an appraisal has been completed at the time of application and the applicant wishes to pursue the acquisition at a price above the appraised value, the applicant will need to demonstrate reasonable effort to negotiate at the appraised value and submit written justification for the higher price based on reasonableness, prudence, public interest, additional or updated appraisals, estimated condemnation/trial costs, and/or valuation.
If an appraisal is not available at the time the project application is submitted, the applicant may submit a good-faith estimate of the cost for the project based on market value or agreement with the willing seller. However, if the project is selected for funding, the amount of the grant cannot exceed the estimated cost in the project application. An appraisal will be required at the time the applicant submits a formal grant application to NOAA (refer to section 5.4). If the appraised value is higher than the estimated cost, the applicant will be required to make up the difference, and if that is not possible, the project may have to be withdrawn or terminated.
e. Certification of Compliance with Federal Laws, Regulations and Policies. As part of the project application checklist (attached as Appendix B), the applicant must answer questions that will enable NOAA to determine whether a project may have an adverse impact and whether additional information may be required to satisfy the requirements of applicable Federal laws, regulations, or policies. If an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement has been prepared for the project, attach a copy with the application. States will be responsible for ensuring that any project applications submitted to NOAA are consistent with the state's approved coastal management program and any applicable NERR Management Plans. Refer to section 6.0, which describes the applicability of requirements under Federal laws, regulations and policies.
f. Documentation of Willingness or Intent to Sell. The applicant must submit documentation that the current owner is a willing participant in a process of negotiation for possible sale of property, or interests in property, for conservation purposes and that the landowner has been advised of the applicability of Public Law 91–646, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policies Act of 1970 (refer to section 6.8). This documentation may be in the form of a letter of willingness or intent, option letter, contract, or other similar form. If not submitted with the project application, it will be required with the grant application to NOAA.
NOAA will conduct a peer review process to prioritize and select among all projects nominated by states through their competitive process as follows:
a. Peer review and ranking process. A national peer review panel that consists of at least six members will review each project nominated by a state. Membership of the panel will be made up of at least one representative from each of the following: NOAA, another Federal land conservation program, the state coastal resource management community, estuarine reserve community, and two from the non-governmental sector (i.e., industry, conservation community). Each member will rank projects according to the degree to which they meet national criteria and submit individual rankings to NOAA. No member may have a vested interest or stand to benefit from any of the proposed projects. Membership of the panel may be reconstituted annually, and NOAA may identify alternates in the event that substitutions are needed.
b. Ranking criteria. Projects will be reviewed and prioritized according to the degree to which they meet the national criteria described in section 3.1b. NOAA will establish weighting factors for these criteria, in consultation with the coastal states, and will provide these ranking criteria to the states with its notification of availability of funding. Within these criteria, NOAA may also consider the availability of support for long-term management and stewardship, and success in leveraging other sources of funding. All ranking factors will be described in the annual notification.
c. Selection of approved projects. The Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management or his/her designee will serve as the selecting official for projects, based on the national rankings as well as availability of funds. In selecting projects, NOAA may consider geographic distribution of projects, as well as other factors deemed necessary to select among similarly-ranked projects, as described in the annual notification. The selecting official may maintain and select from a contingency list, in the event that any approved projects fall through or are completed below the planned cost.
NOAA will notify each state of projects that have been selected through the competitive process. For each of these projects, the state must submit the following materials, which, when combined with the original project application, will complete the application for Federal financial assistance. States are encouraged to consolidate multiple projects into one application, with each project as a separate task, particularly for projects that will be awarded to local governments. NOAA may, at its discretion and in consultation with the relevant coastal state, agree with the state to accept an application from, and make a grant directly to, an agency other than the lead agency in order to expedite the completion of an approved projects that will be implemented by that other agency.
Grant application materials. The following materials must be submitted to NOAA, in order to complete the application for Federal financial assistance:
a. Standard forms for Federal financial assistance. These forms can be
- Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424);
- Budget Information (Standard Form 424A);
- Statement of Assurances (Standard Form 424B);
- Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Drug-Free Workplace and Lobbying (CD–511)
b. Appraisal. If an appraisal was not previously submitted as part of the project application described in section 4.2, it must be submitted with the grant application. Refer to section 4.2 for guidelines regarding the appraisal.
c. Title opinion for the land(s) that will be purchased. The opinion should identify the current owner from which the land will be purchased, and whether there are any easements or other encumbrances on the land to be acquired. If there are easements or encumbrances, the applicant's attorney should specify the nature of these and certify that they would not interfere with the purposes for which the land is being acquired. A sample title opinion can be found at Appendix C.
a. Cost principles. Allowable grant costs are limited to costs necessary and reasonable to achieve the approved objectives of the grant and be consistent with general cost principles for grants awarded by Federal agencies, as contained in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A–87 “Cost Principals for State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments,” which will be incorporated into the grant award. A copy of OMB Circular A–87 can be found at
b. Pre-award costs. If an applicant incurs costs before the effective date of the grant, they do so at their own risk. Pre-award costs cannot be reimbursed except as approved by NOAA, although they may be counted as match. When approved, pre-award costs may include such costs as those necessary for conducting: environmental assessments, including risk assessments; feasibility surveys; appraisals; title searches or opinions; or preparation of documents needed to satisfy Federal legal requirements, such as the National Environmental Policy Act. In some cases, with prior approval from NOAA, the cost of the land acquisition (fee simple or easement) may be reimbursed as a pre-award cost if the acquisition occurred between the date the project was recommended for funding through the competitive selection process (“selected”) and the date that the grant award was approved by NOAA.
a. Availability of funds. Once a grant agreement has been signed, a recipient may draw funds, as needed, toward completion of the project, in accordance with 15 CFR 24.21 Payment.
b. Timetable for expenditure of funds. The standard financial assistance award period is 18 months, and may be extended an additional 18 months if circumstances warrant, but may not exceed 3 years. Awards may also be closed out early if the project is completed in less time.
c. Unexpended funds. Any funds not expended within the grant period shall be de-obligated and revert to NOAA for redistribution through the CELCP process, including projects that fall through.
d. Projects that exceed planned costs. All requests for additional Federal funding for approved CELC projects must be submitted to the review process along with new grants.
e. Funds from the CELCP may be supplemented with funding from other Federal or non-federal sources, subject to any conditions that may apply to the expenditure of funds from such sources.
f. Amending a proposal. Any amendments to a proposal or request to reallocate funding within a grant proposal must be approved by NOAA. In general, if negotiations on a selected project fall through, the applicant cannot substitute an alternate site.
g. Performance reports. The state lead agency, and/or any other agency that received a financial assistance award directly from NOAA, is responsible for submitting to NOAA semi-annual reports documenting progress toward completion of each project, and a final report documenting completion of the projects and all terms and conditions of the award.
All CELCP financial assistance awards will contain the following special award conditions and/or other applicable requirements for the Department of Commerce described in the
- In the event there are title discrepancies or encumbrances that NOAA deems interfere with the purpose for which these funds were granted, or if NOAA determines that the property is no longer used for the purpose for which it was acquired, the recipient shall reimburse NOAA or its successor agencies for the Federal funds received for the project, subject to “use” and “disposition” instructions from NOAA or its successor agencies.
- Federal funds for this project will not be transferred to the recipient for the acquisition of land or interest(s) in land until the recipient has submitted the following to NOAA for review and approval: a completed and signed project checklist; appraisals of land made by a qualified independent appraiser and performed in accordance with Federal or state appraisal standards; evidence of title insurance or an opinion of title and a copy of the real estate contract for each parcel; and a map indicating the tract boundaries for the property or portion of property being acquired.
- Deeds for real property acquired with Federal funds provided through this award shall contain substantially the following provision:
“This property has been acquired with funds from a Federal financial assistance award. Title of the property conveyed by this deed shall vest in the [recipient of the award or other appropriate public agency designated by the recipient] subject to the condition that the property shall be managed for conservation purposes, consistent with the purposes for which it was entered into the CELCP, and shall not convert to other uses. In the event that the property is sold, exchanged, or converts to other uses, NOAA shall consult with the recipient before deciding to exercise any of the rights regarding disposition of the property and reimbursement of the Federal Government.”
- Upon completion of all real estate closings, the recipient shall submit to NOAA/OCRM copies of the closing documents.
- The recipient shall cause to be erected and maintained at the site of any project, a permanent sign or plaque, satisfactory to NOAA, that identifies the project and indicates that the project has been funded under the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program by NOAA, in conjunction with the coastal state and/or National Estuarine Research Reserve or other partner.
A grant recipient is expected to retain the following information for at least 3 years after a grant has been closed by NOAA at the end of the award period:
- A copy of the grant application, including project proposal, submitted to NOAA;
- Site location maps;
- Title opinion or certification;
- Appraisal;
- State Historic Preservation Officer's clearance; and
- Copies of any notices or determinations that pertain to compliance or consistency with Federal requirements.
The approval of plans under this program and award of financial assistance are Federal activities subject to authorities such as the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, and the Federal consistency provisions of the CZMA. Before awarding funds, NOAA is responsible for ensuring that projects comply with these and other relevant authorities. A checklist, provided as part of the project application, will be used to determine whether additional information may be required to satisfy these requirements for any project.
The NFIP prohibits the use of funds for acquisition or construction of buildings in special flood hazard areas in communities that are not participating in the Flood Insurance Program, as identified in the NFIP's Community Status Book. Construction of buildings is not an eligible use of CELCP funds. A community is not precluded from proposing projects within the floodplain for conservation purposes.
In order to receive Federal funds, all proposed projects located on undeveloped coastal barriers designated in the CoBRA system must be consistent with the purposes of minimizing: the loss of human life; wasteful Federal expenditures; and damage to fish, wildlife, and other natural resources. For projects in these areas, the Office of Coastal and Resource Management (OCRM) must consult with the regional office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and allow 30 days for them to determine whether the project is consistent with CoBRA. Because OCRM defers to their opinion in these cases, some projects or grant awards may be conditioned pending the results of the consultation process. Early coordination by the applicant with the USFWS is advisable.
An applicant shall indicate whether it believes that a proposed project may affect threatened or endangered species or critical habitat as defined by the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and shall state the basis for its conclusion. If a proposed project may have minor and temporary effects, OCRM will informally consult with the relevant Federal agency either the USFWS or NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). If a proposed project may significantly affect threatened or endangered species or critical habitat, OCRM will consult with the applicant regarding further steps that may need to be taken. If the applicant still wants to proceed, OCRM will enter into formal consultation with the USFWS or NMFS, pursuant to section 7 of the ESA. OCRM will not approve a proposed project that the USFWS or NMFS has determined will adversely and significantly affect threatened or endangered species or critical habitat.
These guidelines are administrative and financial in nature, and therefore are considered a categorical exclusion under NEPA. Subsequent actions concerning the approval of CELC plans, or acquisition, restoration, or enhancement of properties may require further analysis on a programmatic or case-by-case basis to determine compliance with NEPA. As part of the application for each project, applicants must complete an environmental compliance checklist that will be used to determine whether additional information or an Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement is needed.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that Federal agencies consult with NMFS regarding any action authorized, funded, or undertaken that may adversely affect essential fish habitat (EFH) for federally managed fish. Consultation is generally initiated when a Federal agency notifies NMFS of an action that may adversely affect EFH, and provides NMFS with an assessment of the action. In response, NMFS provides Conservation Recommendations to avoid, minimize, mitigate, or otherwise offset adverse effects on EFH. Federal agencies must provide a detailed response in writing to NMFS that includes proposed measures for avoiding, mitigating, or offsetting the impact of the proposed activity on EFH. If the Federal agency chooses not to adopt NMFS' EFH Conservation Recommendations, it must provide an explanation. EFH consultation and coordination should be consolidated, where appropriate, with interagency consultation, coordination, and environmental review procedures required by other statutes. Consultation procedures are outlined at 50 CFR 600.920.
Under the provisions of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the Secretary of the Interior has compiled a national register of sites and buildings of significant importance to America's history. Before submitting an application, the applicant must determine whether land acquisitions or other grant-supported activities will affect a property listed on the national register. If so, the applicant must obtain clearance from the appropriate State Historic Preservation Office before submitting the application.
As a general rule, no qualified individual with a disability shall be subject to discrimination or be excluded from participation or benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity. The ADA does not address issues of handicapped accessibility for outdoor recreation projects and public access projects that are needed to reduce harm to natural resources. Each project shall be handicapped accessible to the extent that conditions allow. Any construction associated with projects that provide for recreation, using funds other than CELCP, shall be handicapped accessible unless the construction of a handicapped accessible structure would damage coastal resources. Requirements for handicapped accessibility for the ADA are based on 42 U.S.C. 12101 et. seq., and the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
This Act, Public Law 91–646, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 4601
Consistent with the President's Executive Order on Environmental Justice (Feb. 11, 1994) and the Department of Commerce's Environmental Justice Strategy, applicants shall ensure that their CELCP projects will not have disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority or low income populations.
The Department of Commerce has published in the
Prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required by the Administrative Procedure Act for rules concerning public property, loans, grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 553 (a) (2)). Because notice and opportunity for comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
These draft guidelines do not constitute a “significant regulatory action” as defined by Executive Order 12866 because: (1) they will not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more , or adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or State, local or tribal governments or communities; (2) they will not create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency; (3) they will not materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; and (4) they will not raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in the Executive Order.
This document contains collection-of-information requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), and which have been approved by OMB. The use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 424B, and SF-LLL have been approved by OMB under the respective control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 0348–0040, and 0348–0046. The information to be collected under these guidelines through conservation plans, the project application, checklist, and grant application materials has been approved by OMB under control number 0648–0459.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits.
June 18, 2003.
Naomi Freeman, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482–4212. For information on the quota status of these limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards of each Customs port, call (202) 927–5850, or refer to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website at
Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended.
The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for carryover, carryforward, swing, and special shift.
A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS numbers is available in the Correlation: Textile and Apparel Categories with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued to you on October 8, 2002, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made fiber textiles and textile products and silk blend and other vegetable fiber
Effective on June 18, 2003, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Notice.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501
Comments must be submitted on or before August 18, 2003.
Comments may be mailed to Judith E. Payne, Division of Market Oversight, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581.
Judith E. Payne, (202) 418–5268; FAX (202) 418–5527; e-mail:
Under the PRA, Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. “Collection of information” is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 section 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the
With respect to the following collection of information, the CFTC invites comments on:
• Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have a practical use;
• The accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
• Ways to enhance the quality of, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology;
Under Commission rule 21.02, upon call by the Commission, information on open contracts in accounts carried or introduced by futures commission merchants, members of contract markets, introducing brokers, and foreign brokers must be furnished. This rule is designated to assist the Commission in prevention of market manipulation and is promulgated pursuant to the Commission's rulemaking authority contained in section 8a of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 7.
The Commission estimates the burden of this collection of information as follows:
Take notice that on June 4, 2003, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, Original Sheet No. 503.01, with a proposed effective date of July 1, 2003.
Columbia states that on May 30, 2003, it submitted a filing in Docket No. RP03–493 that proposed revisions to Columbia's Tariff. Columbia states that the instant filing seeks to correct a pagination error by withdrawing Original Sheet No. 503A from the May 30 filing, and replacing it with Original Sheet No. 503.01.
Columbia states that copies of its filing have been mailed to all firm customers, interruptible customers and affected state commissions.
Any person desiring to protest said filing should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with § 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such protests must be filed in accordance with § 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceedings. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Columbia Gulf) tendered for filing the following contract for disclosure of a negotiated rate transaction: FTS–1 Service Agreement No. 75839 between Columbia Gulf Transmission Company and EnergyUSA–TPC dated June 3, 2003
In addition, Columbia Gulf tendered for filing the following revised tariff sheet to its FERC Gas Tariff Second Revised Volume No. 1 with a proposed effective date of June 6, 2003:
Columbia Gulf states that transportation service is to commence June 6, 2003 and end July 31, 2003 under the agreement.
Columbia Gulf further states that it has served copies of the filing on all parties identified on the official service list in Docket No. RP96–389.
Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Sections 385.214 or 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed in accordance with § 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
On June 24, 2003, the staff of the Office of Energy Projects and representatives of Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore) will conduct a site visit of the proposed 2003–2005 System Expansion Project in New Castle County, Delaware, and Chester County, Pennsylvania.
All interested parties may attend. Those planning to attend must provide their own transportation. Interested parties can meet staff at 8:30 a.m. on June 24, 2003, in the parking lot at the Wawa, located at the intersection of MD Route 279 (Elkton Rd.) and MD Route 277 (Fletchwood Rd.) in Cecil County, Maryland, near the Maryland-Delaware border. This is approximately 1 mile east of I–95 Exit 109.
For further information, please contact the Office of External Affairs at (202) 502–6088 or toll free at 1–866–208–3372.
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership (Great Lakes) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed on Appendix A to the filing, proposed to be effective June 1, 2003.
Great Lakes states that these tariff sheets are being filed in compliance with the Commission's May 6, 2003 Order on Compliance Filings relative to Order Nos. 637, 587–G, and 587–L in Docket Nos. RP00–329–002 and RP00–329–003 (May 6 Order), wherein the Commission accepted Great Lakes' proposed revisions, with some modifications. Great Lakes states that it was directed to file revised tariff sheets within thirty (30) days of the May 6 Order consistent with the modifications set forth in that Order.
Any person desiring to protest said filing should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with § 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such protests must be filed in accordance with § 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceedings. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, Overthrust Pipeline Company (Overthrust) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, Fifth Revised Sheet No. 1, with an effective date of January 1, 2003.
Overthrust states that this filing is being made in compliance with the Commission's Order issued May 20, 2003 (May 20 Order), in Docket No. CP03–87–000.
Overthrust states that in the May 20 Order, the Commission granted Overthrust's request to abandon service and cancel its FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1 effective January 1, 2003. Overthrust further states that the May 20 Order was conditioned upon Overthrust filing tariff sheets in compliance with part 154 of the Commission's Regulations within 15 days of the May 20 Order.
Overthrust states that a copy of this filing has been served upon its customers and the Public Service Commissions of Utah and Wyoming.
Any person desiring to protest said filing should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with § 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such protests must be filed in accordance with § 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceedings. This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
On May 9, 2003, in Docket No. RP00–241–000, the Commission issued an Order Directing the Release of Information, which released all privileged or protected information in the record. 103 FERC ¶ 61,154. Take notice that several of the documents released have been classified as “non-internet public” and, although publicly available, will not be available on the internet. These public files are accessible to a requester by mail or in person through the Public Reference Room. You may examine and copy documents from the Commission's public files at the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You may also request public documents from the Public Reference Room by mail, by fax at (202) 502–8317, or by e-mail at
This notice is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
The following filings have been made with the Commission. The filings are listed in ascending order within each docket classification.
Take notice that on June 4, 2003, Ameren Energy Generating Company and Union Electric Company d/b/a AmerenUE (AmerenUE), (collectively Applicants) tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) compliance filing containing the accounting entries and related details as required by Section 33.5 of the Commission's regulations in compliance with the Commission's order of May 5, 2003 in this docket. Ameren Energy Generating Co., 103 FERC 61,128 (2003) (May 5 Order).
Applicants state that copies of this filing were served on the affected state commissions and all parties included on the Commission's official service list established in the proceeding.
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, Covanta Hennepin Energy Resource Co., Limited Partnership (Hennepin Energy) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal Power Act for authorization to transfer a jurisdictional facility. Hennepin Energy requests authority to transfer its interest in a long-term power purchase agreement with Northern States Power Company to Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Take notice that on June 6, 2003, NRG Energy Center Paxton, Inc., tendered for filing a triennial review in compliance with the Commission's Order in Docket No. ER00–2313–000.
Take notice that on June 6, 2003, Arizona Public Service Company, El Paso Electric Company, Public Service Company of New Mexico, and Southern California Edison Company tendered for filing a correction to El Paso Electric Company's designation number associated with the Service Agreement for the Interconnection and Operating Agreement related to the interconnection of the RUDD Transmission Line to the ANPP High Voltage Switchyard.
Take notice that on June 6, 2003, White Pine Copper Refinery, Inc. (White Pine) tendered for filing with the Commission an amendment to their May 30, 2003 filing, requesting that the Commission accept, on a limited and temporary basis, White Pine's FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1; the granting of certain blanket approvals, including the authority to sell electricity at market-based rates; and the waiver of certain Commission regulations. White Pine states that the amended filing makes minor revisions to, and provides clarification of, discrete aspects of the May 30, 2003 filing.
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, Portland General Electric Company (PGE) tendered for filing an executed Facility Interconnection and Operation Agreement between PGE and SP Newsprint Co., (SP Newsprint).
PGE requests a waiver of the Commission's 60-day notice requirement and an effective date of May 12, 2003. PGE also states that a copy of the filing was served upon SP Newsprint and the Oregon Public Utility Commission.
Take notice that on June 6, 2003, NRG Energy Center Paxton, Inc., (Paxton) filed under section 205 of the Federal Power Act, Part 35 of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission), and Commission Order No. 614, a request that the Commission (1) accept for filing a revised market-based rate tariff; (2) waive any obligation to submit a red-lined version of the currently effective tariff; and (3) grant any waivers necessary to make the revised tariff sheets effective on June 30, 2003. Paxton states that the proposed tariff revisions merely seek to properly update the name of the entity, as well as designate, update and conform the tariff to a format like those that the Commission has approved for Paxton's affiliates.
Take notice that on June 6, 2003, Florida Power Corporation (FPC), tendered for filing revisions to a service agreement between FPC and the City of Quincy, Florida. FPC requests that the revisions become effective on January 1, 2003.
FPC states that copies of the filing were served upon the Florida Public Service Commission and the City of Quincy, Florida.
Take notice that on June 6, 2003, Florida Power Corporation (FPC), tendered for filing revisions to Rate Schedule No.124, pursuant to which FPC provides to the City of Williston, Florida electric power and energy at wholesale. FPC requests that the revisions become effective on January 1, 2003.
FPC states that copies of the filing were served upon the Florida Public Service Commission and the City of Williston, Florida.
Take notice that on June 6, 2003, Florida Power Corporation (FPC), tendered for filing revisions to Rate Schedule No. 126, an agreement for the sale of electric power and energy at wholesale by FPC to the City of Chattahoochee, Florida. FPC requests that the revisions become effective on January 1, 2003.
FPC states that copies of the filing were served upon the Florida Public Service Commission and the City of Chattahoochee, Florida.
Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
The following filings have been made with the Commission. The filings are listed in ascending order within each docket classification.
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, Tractebel Property Management, Inc. (TPMI), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to part 365 of the Commission's regulations.
TPMI states that it will provide operating and maintenance services to a 350–MW power generation facility located in Ennis, Texas (the Facility). The Facility will generate electricity that will be sold into the wholesale power market of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) submitted a filing in compliance with the Commission's May 6, 2003 Order issued in Docket No. ER01–836–000, 103 FERC ¶ 61,132.
The ISO states that it has also served copies of this filing upon all entities that are on the official service list for the docket.
Take notice that on June 4, 2003, Devon Power LLC, Middletown Power LLC, Montville Power LLC, Norwalk Power LLC (collectively Applicants) and NRG Power Marketing Inc., tendered for filing Second Revised Cost of Service Agreements among each of the Applicants, NRG Power Marketing Inc., as agent for each Applicant, and ISO New England Inc.
Applicants state that the purpose of the filing is to permit Applicants to recover certain costs and expenses they incur in connection with escrow and trust agreements entered into pursuant to the Commission's Orders, issued March 25 and April 25, 2003 in Docket No. ER03–563–000. Applicants state that they have provided a copy of this filing to ISO–NE on the date of filing and to each person designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding.
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, Devon Power LLC, Middletown Power LLC, Montville Power LLC, Norwalk Power LLC (collectively Applicants) and NRG Power Marketing Inc., tendered an Errata Filing to their Compliance filing submitted on May 28, 2003 in Docket No. ER03–563–006.
Applicants states that they have provided a copy of this filing to ISO-NE, provided courtesy copies to potentially affected state regulatory authorities, and served copies of the filing to each person designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding.
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, Maxim Energy Partners, LLC (Maxim) filed an amendment to its application for market-based rates as a power marketer originally filed on May 6, 2003. Maxim states that the amendment pertains to the request for market-based rate authority for ancillary services. Included in this supplement is a new rate schedule to reflect said changes.
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSE) tendered for filing pursuant to Section 35.15 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rule, 18 CFR 35.15, a cancellation of the Service Agreements for Network Integrated Transmission Service and the accompanying Network Operating Agreements. NYSEG requests that the Notice of Cancellation be deemed effective as of July 1, 2003 for the following Service Agreements:
NYSEG states that copies of the Notice of Cancellation have been served on the customers receiving service under the Service Agreements For Network Integrated Transmission Service and Network Operating Agreements, New York Municipal Power Agency and the New York State Public Service Commission.
Take notice that on June 4, 2003, Sunlaw Energy Partners I, L.P. filed a
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, Northeast Utilities Service Company (NUSCO), on behalf of The Connecticut Light and Power Company, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, Holyoke Water Power Company, and Select Energy, Inc., submitted pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act and part 35 of the Commission's regulations a rate schedule modification for sales of electricity to the City of Chicopee, Massachusetts (Chicopee).
NUSCO states that a copy of this filing has been mailed to Chicopee and the regulatory commission for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. NUSCO requests that the rate schedule modification become effective on March 1, 2003.
DTE Energy Trading, Inc.
Take notice that on June 5, 2003, DTE East China, LLC (DTE East China) and DTE Energy Trading, Inc. (DTE Energy Trading) submitted for filing, pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act, and Part 35 of the Commission's regulations, an application (Application) for authorization by DTE East China to make sales of capacity and energy at market-based rates for resale outside of the Michigan Electric Coordinated Systems (MECS) control area; to reassign transmission capacity; to waive certain of the Commission's regulations promulgated under the FPA; and to grant certain blanket approvals under other such regulations. The Application also seeks acceptance for filing of conforming changes to the Rate Schedule FERC No. 1 of DTE Energy Trading to permit DTE East China to make sales of power at market-based rates to DTE Energy Trading for resale outside of the MECS control area.
Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. All such motions or protests should be filed on or before the comment date, and, to the extent applicable, must be served on the applicant and on any other person designated on the official service list. This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the construction and operation of the facilities proposed in the Cheyenne Plains Gas Pipeline Company's (CPG) project in various counties of Colorado and Kansas.
On March 14, 2003, the Commission issued a Notice of Pre-Filing Environmental Review and Scoping for the Cheyenne Plains Pipeline Project under Docket No. PF03–1–000.
The EIS will discuss the environmental impacts of CPG's proposal, which involves the construction and operation of about 387 miles of natural gas pipeline and eight meter stations in Colorado and Kansas. Approximately 13 miles of the pipeline would be located on the Pawnee National Grassland in Weld County, Colorado. Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG) has filed a companion application that would add one new “jumper” compressor unit (at 2,443 horsepower) at its existing Cheyenne Compressor Station, which CIG states is necessary to deliver gas on the new Cheyenne Plains system.
The FERC will use the EIS in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Pawnee National Grassland will use the EIS in its decision-making process to determine whether or not to issue a Right-of-Way for occupancy of National Grassland System lands affected by the pipeline project. A general project location map is shown in appendix 1.
Similar to the March 14, 2003 notice, this Notice is being mailed to: Landowners whose properties are currently within a 200-foot-wide corridor centered on the proposed route; Federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; and local libraries and newspapers. We encourage government representatives to notify their constituents of this planned action and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
If you are an affected landowner, you should have already been contacted by a pipeline company representative about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The pipeline company will seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable easement agreement. However, if the project is certificated by the Commission, that approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. At that time, if easement negotiations have failed to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings in accordance with applicable state laws in Colorado and Kansas.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled “An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?” was attached to the project notice CPG provided to affected landowners. This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings. It is also available for viewing on the FERC Internet Web site (
NEPA requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us to address issues and concerns the public may have about a proposed action. This process is referred to as “scoping.” The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EIS on the important environmental issues.
For the Cheyenne Plains Pipeline Project, the scoping process began in February 2003 when the El Paso Corporation Western Pipelines Group/CPG
By this notice, we are requesting additional comments from you. Specifically, we are seeking new issues that were not identified during the pre-filing period. To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in the public participation section beginning on page 5. We are also asking governmental agencies, including those which are participating agencies in the Commission's NEPA Pre-filing Process, to express their interest in becoming cooperating agencies for the preparation of the EIS. If you are an agency with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues in the project area and would like to request cooperating agency status, please file a written request by following the instructions for filing comments described in the public participation section. Cooperating agencies will be given special consideration for reviewing preliminary documents and requesting information from the project sponsors and their contractors. To date, only the USDA Forest Service, Pawnee National Grassland has agreed to be a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS.
Our independent analysis of the project-related impacts will be included in a draft EIS. The draft EIS will be mailed to Federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; affected landowners; local libraries and newspapers; other interested parties; and the FERC's official service list for this proceeding. A 45-day comment period will be allotted for review of the EIS. We will consider all comments on the draft EIS and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. In addition, we will consider all comments on the final EIS before we make our recommendations to the Commission.
In the March 14, 2003 notice, we listed several issues that we think deserve attention based on a preliminary review of the proposed facilities and the environmental information. Other issues that were raised by agencies and the public during the NEPA pre-filing process include construction or operation impacts on:
• Actively cultivated cropland and actively used grazing land;
• Crop irrigation systems;
• Federally listed endangered or threatened species;
• The Pawnee National Grassland;
• The Santa Fe Trail (listed on the National Register of Historic Places);
• Unmarked graves;
• Drought-plagued vegetation that is susceptible to wildfires; and
• Areas proposed for future use or development.
Copies of comment letters already filed with the Commission can be examined by following the instructions for using our FERRIS link at the end of this notice.
As described in the March 14, 2003 notice, you can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. If you provided comments to us during the pre-filing period, you do not need to resubmit them. For those who will submit comments for the first time, you should focus the comments on the potential environmental effects of the proposal, alternatives to the proposal (including alternative locations and routes), and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be.
Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded:
• Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
• Reference Docket Nos. CP03–302–000 and PF03–1–000 on the original and both copies;
• Label one copy of your comments for the attention of DG2E, Gas Branch 1, (PJ–11.1, Room 62–49); and
• Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before July 10, 2003. This is also the deadline for receipt of comments from the March 14, 2003 notice.
Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. Therefore, the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions or protests to this proceeding.
If you do not want to send comments at this time but still want to remain on our mailing list, please return the Mailing List Retention Form included in appendix 3. Anyone who returned a similar form in response to the March 14, 2003 notice, does not need to return the form again. If you did not return the form in response to either this notice or the March 14, 2003 notice, you will be taken off the mailing list.
The transcripts from CPG's open house meetings are available for public review in the PF-docket. Because the Commission received only a few written comments on the project in response to the March 14 notice, the Commission staff will not hold additional public scoping meetings at this time. However, we will conduct public meetings in the project area to receive comments on the draft EIS after it is issued.
Also discussed in the March 14, 2003 notice is the Commission's intervention process. As an “intervenor” you can play a more formal role in the process. Among other things, intervenors have the right to receive copies of case-related Commission documents and filings by other intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor must provide 14 copies of its filings to the Secretary of the Commission and must send a copy of its filings to all other parties on the Commission's service list for this proceeding. If you want to become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214;
Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding that would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your environmental comments considered.
Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1–866–208 FERC (3372) or on the FERC Internet Web site (
In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. To register for this service, go to
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Laurel Storage Field Pipeline Abandonment proposed by Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Columbia) in Hocking County, Ohio.
Columbia wants to abandon certain facilities in Hocking County, Ohio. Columbia seeks authority to abandon:
• Approximately 1.3 miles of 12-inch-diameter pipeline, in place;
• Remove three service tap risers from previously relocated residential taps;
• Remove the road casing and carrier pipe segment under State Route 374; and
• Cut and cap each end of the abandoned pipe segment.
The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 1.
Abandonment of the proposed facilities would require disturbance of about 0.02 acre of land. Three small dig-outs (4 × 4 × 4 feet each) are proposed to remove risers from previously relocated residential taps. The road casing and carrier pipe segment under and across State Route 374 would be removed, requiring two disturbance areas of 40 × 10 × 4 feet and 15 × 10 × 4 feet. The line would be cut and capped at each end of the abandonment, requiring two disturbance areas of 10 × 10 × 10 feet each. The 0.02 acre of land would be restored and allowed to revert to its former use. Columbia does not propose to abandon the right-of-way.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed project under these general headings:
We will not discuss impacts to the following resource areas since they are not present in the project area, or would not be affected by the proposed facilities.
We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be published and mailed to Federal, state, and local agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners, newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review if the EA is published. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make our recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the instructions in the public participation section below.
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commentor, your concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission. You should focus on the potential environmental effects of the proposal, alternatives to the proposal, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded:
• Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
• Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 3.
• Reference Docket No. CP03–300–000.
• Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before July 10, 2003.
Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions or protests to this proceeding.
We may mail the EA for comment. If you are interested in receiving it, please return the Information Request (appendix 4). If you do not return the Information Request, you will be taken off the mailing list.
In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want to become an official party to the proceeding known as an “intervenor”. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process. Among other things, intervenors have the right to receive copies of case-related Commission documents and filings by other intervenors. Likewise, each intervenor must provide 14 copies of its filings to the Secretary of the Commission and must send a copy of its filings to all other parties on the Commission's service list for this proceeding. If you want to become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene according to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) (
Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your environmental comments considered.
This notice is being sent to individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project. It is also being sent to all identified right-of-way grantors. By this notice we are also asking governmental agencies to express their interest in becoming cooperating agencies for the preparation of the EA.
Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site (
In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to
Take notice that the following application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
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All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. Any questions, please contact the Secretary's Office.
Please include the docket number (DI03–3–000) on any comments or motions filed.
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When a Declaration of Intention is filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Federal Power Act requires the Commission to investigate and determine if the interests of interstate or foreign commerce would be affected by the project. The Commission also determines whether or not the project: (1) Would be located on a navigable waterway; (2) would occupy or affect public lands or reservations of the United States; (3) would utilize surplus water or water power from a government dam; or (4) if applicable, has involved or would involve any construction subsequent to 1935 that may have increased or would increase the project's head or generating capacity, or have otherwise significantly modified the project's pre-1935 design or operation.
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m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene—Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “PROTEST”, OR “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Docket Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
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Take notice that the following notice of intent has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
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h. Pursuant to Section 16.19 of the Commission's regulations, the licensee is required to make available the information described in Section 16.7 of the regulations. Such information is available from Guy McBride, Electric Power Superintendent, Hyrum City Offices, 83 West Main, Hyrum, UT 84319, (435) 245–6033.
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l. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an application for a new license for Project No. 946. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.9(b)(1) each application for a new license and any competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by April 28, 2006.
This filing is available for review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
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Stuyvesant Falls Hydro Corporation (SFHC) filed the application for Project No. 12438–000 on February 3 and clarified Exhibit 1 on March 5, 2003.
Intermountain Hydro Resources (Intermountain) filed the application for Project No.12439–000 on February 3 and supplemented Exhibits 1 and 4 on April 14 and 28, 2003, respectively.
SFHC also filed the application for Project No.12438–001 on February 4, clarified Exhibit 1 on March 5, and verified its application on March 13, 2003.
c. Name of the project is Stuyvesant Falls Hydroelectric Project. Each application is for a proposed redevelopment of the previously licensed Project No. 2696. The project would be located on Kinderhook Creek in Columbia County, New York. It would not occupy federal or tribal lands.
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The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all interveners filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person in the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervener files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
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The project proposed by Intermountain would be operated in a run-of-river mode and would utilize the existing project works described above. Intermountain proposes to study the feasibility of repairing the two pipelines or replacing them with a single 10-foot-diameter pipeline. Intermountain does not propose to add capacity to the project.
i. These filings are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
j. Competing Preliminary Permit—Anyone desiring to file a competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified comment date for the particular application (
k. Competing Development Application—Any qualified development applicant desiring to file a competing development application must submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the particular application, either a competing development application or a notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
l. Notice of Intent—A notice of intent must specify the exact name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary permit application or a development application (specify which type of application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s) named in this public notice.
m. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit—A preliminary permit, if issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts. Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to construct and operate the project.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene—Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents—Any filings must bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS”, “NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION”, “COMPETING APPLICATION”, “PROTEST”, or “MOTION TO INTERVENE”, as applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and eight copies to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any notice of intent, competing application or motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the particular application.
p. Comments, protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper;
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Information notice.
This notice announces that effective March 3, 2003, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) ended its agreement with EPA to implement the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. Therefore, effective that date, EPA is the implementing authority for the PSD program in Massachusetts. This notice explains the consequences of this change for owners and operators of sources that have PSD permits or that will need such permits in the future.
Massachusetts' decision to end the agreement between the State and EPA that allowed DEP to implement the Federal PSD program became effective on March 3, 2003.
Copies of the documents relevant to Massachusetts PSD program delegation are available for public inspection during normal business hours, by appointment at the Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, One Congress Street, 11th floor, Boston, MA during normal business hours.
Brendan McCahill, EPA Region I, (617) 918–1652, or send email to
By letter dated February 27, 2003, the DEP has notified the Regional Administrator of EPA New England that the DEP will not accept authority for the implementation of the amended PSD program and is ending its June 30, 1982, agreement with EPA to assume responsibility for implementing the Federal PSD regulations (1982 Agreement).
On December 31, 2002, EPA published in the
The letter from the DEP explained that the DEP will no longer implement the Federal PSD program as of March 3, 2003. Consequently, as of March 3, 2003, sources of air pollution located in Massachusetts that are subject to the Federal PSD program must apply for and receive a PSD permit from EPA New England before beginning actual construction. Developers planning projects in Massachusetts that are expected to increase air pollution should refer to 40 CFR 52.21 or contact Brendan McCahill (
Please note that the DEP's air permitting requirements under 310 CMR 7.02 are not affected by the state's decision to end the 1982 Agreement. The DEP interprets its regulations as
The 1982 Agreement also gave the DEP lead responsibility for “preliminary enforcement” of all PSD permits issued by EPA before 1982 and for all future PSD permits issued by the DEP. Preliminary enforcement included activities such as inspection, compliance testing, information requirements and identification of violations. The DEP has identified the following facilities that are currently operating under a PSD permit issued by EPA or the DEP:
With the DEP's decision to end the 1982 Agreement, the DEP no longer has preliminary enforcement authority for the PSD program. EPA will conduct these activities. Therefore, as of March 3, 2003, the facilities listed above must now submit to EPA all emission data reports used to show compliance with a PSD permit limit. These facilities may already be submitting some of this data to EPA pursuant to Federal 40 CFR part 60 New Source Performance Standards, 40 CFR part 72 and 75 Acid Rain regulations or other Federal programs. Thus, for some pollutants, there would be no change in reporting.
As noted previously, the ending of the 1982 Agreement has no impact on obligations under Massachusetts law in general and Plan Approvals under 310 CMR 7.02 in particular. Therefore, the change in reporting for purposes of the PSD program does not change any requirement to submit to the DEP any emission report used to show compliance with any applicable 310 CMR 7.02 Plan Approval.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Notice of final action.
The purpose of this notice is to announce that on April 29, 2003, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dismissed a petition for review of certain conditions of a permit issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) pursuant to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) regulations.
The effective date for the Board's decision is April 29, 2003. Judicial review of this permit decision, to the extent it is available pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, may be sought by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit within 60 days of today's date.
The documents relevant to the above action are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the following address by calling to arrange a visit: IEPA, Bureau of Air, 1021 North Grand Avenue East, Springfield, Illinois 62702, at (217) 782–3397.
Constantine Blathras (AR–18J), EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard., Chicago, Illinois, 60604 at (312) 886–0671.
On January 14, 2000, IEPA issued a PSD permit to Kendall New Century Development (Kendall). However, Kendall did not begin construction of the facility within the 18-month period allowed by the PSD regulations. Shortly before the construction period expired, on June 28, 2001, Kendall submitted an application for extension of the PSD permit for an additional 18-month period. IEPA required Kendall to submit a new Best Available Control Technology (BACT) demonstration and air quality impact analysis, and it reviewed the application as if it were a new PSD permit. IEPA issued the new PSD permit on November 27, 2002 (PSD permit number 093801AAN).
On January 7, 2003, the EAB received an undated petition filed by Verena Owen, asking the EAB to review a PSD determination by IEPA. Ms. Owen argues (1) that the carbon monoxide (CO) BACT limit of 25 parts per million on a dry volume basis (ppmdv) is too high (she contends it should be as low as 7.4 ppmdv); (2) that IEPA improperly eliminated use of a catalyst as BACT for CO; (3) that the CO BACT limit should take into account the size and magnitude of this facility; and (4) that IEPA should have processed the permit as a request for an extension of Kendall's previous PSD permit, rather than as a new permit application.
On April 29, 2003, the EAB denied the petition for review on the grounds that: (1) The reasons stated in general terms in IEPA's response to comments are not clearly erroneous nor otherwise warrant review; (2) the issues were not raised during the public comment period; and (3) the plaintiff had not shown clear error in IEPA's decision.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Notice.
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB, Board) announces the formation of a new SAB Panel on the EPA's Report on the Environment, and is soliciting nominations for members of the panel.
Nominations should be submitted by July 8, 2003.
Nominations should be submitted in electronic format through the Form for
Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Request for Nominations may contact Dr. James Rowe, Designated Federal Officer, EPA Science Advisory Board by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–6488, by fax at (202) 501–0323; or via email at
This Panel is being formed to provide advice to the Agency, as part of the EPA SAB mission, established by 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical bases for EPA regulations.
The Board is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee, which reports directly to the Administrator. Members of the Panel will provide advice to the Agency, through the SAB's Executive Committee. The Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB procedural policies, including the SAB process for panel formation described in the
This project is intended as a six month advisory effort which may be repeated yearly to revise the ROE as needed or requested; the background for the effort and the charge to the Panel is described below.
(1) Describe current national environmental trends using existing data and indicators;
(2) Identify data gaps and research needs;
(3) Discuss the challenges government and our partners face in filling those gaps; and
(4) Be accompanied by supporting technical information.
The report consists of two parts, a technical document and a summary or synthesis document designed for general public review. The report covers five “theme” areas':
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A final chapter discusses key challenges and proposed partnerships and “next steps” to address those challenges.
Anyone who is unable to submit nominations using this form, and who has any questions concerning any aspects of the nomination process may contact Dr. James Rowe as indicated above in this FR notice. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than July 17, 2003.
The EPA Science Advisory Board will acknowledge receipt of the nomination and inform nominators of the panel selected. From the nominees identified by respondents to this
For the EPA SAB, a balanced review panel (
Short List candidates will also be required to fill-out the “Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency” (EPA Form 3110–48). This confidential form, which is submitted by EPA SAB Members and Consultants, allows government officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between that person's public responsibilities (which includes membership on an EPA Federal advisory committee) and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a lack of impartiality, as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded from the following URL address:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Notice.
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) is noticing an interim guidance document entitled, “Interim Guidance for Community Involvement in Supplemental Environmental Protects.” This document is intended to encourage EPA personnel to involve communities in supplemental environmental projects. EPA solicited public comments on a draft of this guidance on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40639). The public comment period lasted sixty (60) days. EPA received five (5) comments on the draft guidance. The response to these comments follows below.
Copies of the interim guidance can be obtained by writing the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center (2201A), Docket Number EC–G–2000–055, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, or by contacting the office via email at
For further information contact Melissa Raack, 202–564–7039 or Beth Cavalier, 202–564–3271, Office of Regulatory Enforcement, Mail Code 2248–A, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, e-mail:
On June 30, 2000, EPA published a draft of the guidance in the
A few commenters suggested that EPA should not accept SEPs from defendants who are unwilling to seek community input on potential SEPs. While the Agency agrees that the possibility of substantial penalties should provide an incentive for defendants to settle with EPA, the Agency will continue to enter into some settlements that include SEPs where the community has not been involved in the SEPs selection. This is because the Agency has placed a high priority on including SEPs in settlements. While the Agency has provided incentives for defendants to agree to involve the community in that process, such as informing defendants of the positive results of community input and considering a defendant's efforts in seeking community input on potential SEPs as a factor in determining the SEP mitigation percentage, nevertheless, some defendants may remain reluctant to involve the community. In addition, timetables, such as court-ordered deadlines, may not permit community involvement. EPA may decide in some cases that a settlement with a SEP—even if not obtained with community involvement—is better than a settlement without a SEP. In some circumstances, EPA may elect to involve the community without the participation of the defendant. Every settlement and every defendant is unique, and EPA must take many factors into consideration when negotiating a settlement.
One commenter proposed that EPA not use the term “SEP Bank” because it is confusing. The commenter suggested the term “SEP Library” instead, which conveys more clearly what the term means,
Another commenter stated that the draft guidance places too much emphasis on the limitations on community participation and not enough emphasis on empowering communities. As an example of the limitations, the commenter noted that the guidance suggests that, in some instances, “it may be desirable to delay the community involvement until after the consent decree is entered.” (65 FR 40641). The commenter was concerned that this may result in a final settlement document that does not take into account the needs of the affected community. In addition, the commenter believed that the Miscellaneous Receipts Act (31 U.S.C. 3302) (“MRA”),
With respect to the commenter's statement concerning the MRA, the Agency's SEP policy has been designed to ensure compliance with the MRA. All monetary penalties assessed against violators are deposited into the Treasury. An acceptable SEP is a mitigating factor that EPA may consider in deciding whether to settle a matter and what the terms of such a settlement are. SEPs are not substitutes for monetary penalties. Another commenter stated that the Agency should not wait, as it currently does, to include a community in SEP proposal/selection until after it has identified a violation, conducted an investigation, and filed a lawsuit. This commenter also stated that the Agency should work first with communities to identify opportunities for projects, then work such projects into settlements, instead of selecting the best approach for a specific case at hand. The Agency believes both approaches are meritorious and the guidance allows EPA a significant degree of flexibility. However, in no event will the desirability of a community SEP affect the Agency's decision to pursue an enforcement action. The guidance attempts to remain as flexible as possible with respect to all aspects of community involvement. The differences in cases and communities will dictate the particular approach that will work best for a specific case. In addition, the defendant must be willing to undertake a SEP; EPA cannot mandate that a SEP be part of a settlement. As such, EPA needs to ensure that the defendant is willing to conduct a SEP, to include the community in the SEP process, and to abide by Agency and court-ordered deadlines. However, the Agency does agree that working with communities to identify potential SEPs is a good way to expedite the SEP element of the settlement process and to include SEPs that are important to the affected community. The Agency believes that a SEP library is an excellent vehicle for collecting potential projects. Several Regional offices have already begun to collect ideas for SEPs from communities, and the interim guidance encourages Agency enforcement staff to consider development of SEP libraries.
The commenter also raised concerns that the draft guidance may discourage some SEPs because they are too “resource intensive” with respect to EPA oversight. Although the Agency seeks SEPs with the maximum favorable environmental impact, the Agency must also consider its resource limitations and balance those limitations against the benefits of the proposed SEP when deciding whether or not to agree to a particular SEP.
One commenter proposed a SEP idea for its community but did not comment on the draft guidance. EPA has forwarded the comment to the appropriate regional office for evaluation and possible inclusion in a regional SEP library.
One commenter stated that the Agency should retain its existing approach to community input. The commenter suggested that the draft guidance created the presumption that communities would be involved in the earliest stages in most enforcement proceedings and act as a “third party” to the settlement. Although the commenter claimed that including communities in the SEP suggestion/selection process would create a substantial disincentive for companies to conduct SEPs, the commenter did not include any support for this claim, nor did it include any further details on the “substantial disincentive” the commenter envisioned.
EPA disagrees with these comments. First, the guidance makes clear that there is no formula for determining whether or not community involvement in SEP selection is appropriate and it does not dictate the level or timing of any such involvement. The guidance does not impose any requirements or
The same commenter noted that DOJ and EPA already have opportunities to seek community/public input on cases,
The commenter also noted that the revised Consolidated Rules of Practice (“CROP”), 64 FR 40138 (July 23, 1999)
The commenter also expressed concern about public participation as it relates to the finality of settlements. The Agency believes that if an affected community is involved in the selection of a SEP that is included in the final settlement, the community will be less likely to submit an adverse comment on the settlement as a whole.
In addition, this commenter also stated that by asking a defendant to “actively participate” in reaching out to communities, the Agency may, in effect, indirectly or directly supplement Agency outreach activities for which Congress has provided funding. The commenter specifically raised concerns about the MRA. The Agency has not sought nor has Congress specifically appropriated money for SEP outreach activities. Moreover, EPA carefully considered the MRA when designing the SEP Policy. The SEP Policy includes specific “Legal Guidelines” intended to preclude improper augmentation of EPA's appropriations.
In its Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy (SEP Policy) of May 1, 1998, EPA included a section on community involvement
While community involvement is not possible or appropriate in all settlements involving SEPs, in many cases community involvement may be a valuable part of SEP consideration without adversely affecting the enforcement process. This document encourages EPA staff to include community involvement in settlements, where appropriate, and to strive to meet the community involvement goals of the SEP Policy. In addition, this interim guidance suggests resources that may be utilized to foster community involvement.
This interim guidance recognizes that not every settlement can include a SEP, or a SEP that is proposed or favored by community members. SEPs are projects undertaken voluntarily by defendants
Nevertheless, EPA believes that community involvement is an important factor that should be considered along with other factors surrounding the particular facts of a potential settlement, such as quick response to environmental threats, timely resolution of enforcement actions, and using limited resources effectively to achieve the maximum benefit for human health and the environment. This guidance encourages Regions to think creatively about how to engage communities, particularly communities affected by the facility's violations, even though direct community participation will not be possible in every case that includes a SEP. For example, Regions can consider setting up a SEP library to solicit community project ideas outside of the context of a particular enforcement action so that community project ideas are available to draw from in appropriate cases. Also, settlements can be structured to provide for community input on implementation of the SEP, even if participation in SEP consideration itself is not feasible.
Building trust between EPA and communities is the foundation of effective community involvement in the SEP consideration process. Even where community outreach does not result in a community-supported or proposed SEP being included in a settlement, effective community outreach can help increase the community's confidence in the process and may encourage the community to work with EPA in the future.
Including communities, when possible, in the consideration of SEPs, may benefit the defendant
Furthermore, pursuant to the SEP Policy, a defendant's participation and inclusion of public input into a SEP is one of the factors EPA uses to determine the degree to which penalty mitigation is appropriate in a particular case. (SEP Policy, p. 16). Enforcement staff should consider giving a defendant who conducts outreach to communities in development of an acceptable SEP proposal, a greater mitigation percentage for a SEP than a defendant who does not conduct such outreach. Defendants may also benefit from community involvement because it can result in better relationships with the community.
Given the wide range of settlement scenarios, types of violations and communities, there is not standard formal to determine when community involvement in the consideration of a SEP is appropriate. There are a number of factors that may help EPA staff determine whether or not community involvement may be appropriate in a particular case. Generally these factors may include:
1. The parameters surrounding the specifics of each case,
2. The willingness of the defendant to conduct a SEP, and a willingness to solicit and respond in a meaningful way to community input;
3. The impact of the violations on the community, especially the community most directly affected by the facility's violations;
4. The level of interest of the community in the facility and the potential SEP; and
5. The amount of the proposed penalty and the settlement amount that is likely to be mitigated by the SEP.
An excellent way to include communities in SEPs is to establish a “SEP library.” A SEP library is an inventory of potential SEPs that can be consulted in individual cases where the defendant requests assistance in identifying appropriate SEPs. Several EPA Regional offices have established SEP libraries; others are considering development of a SEP library. A SEP library can include specific projects identified as priorities by communities, non-governmental organizations and others. SEP libraries can be developed from project ideas obtained from the affected community through town meetings, publications, the internet, or public hearings. Collecting ideas for possible SEPs for inclusion in a SEP library can happen at any time. Therefore, the enforcement action in which a SEP may ultimately be selected from the SEP library will be unknown at the time the potential SEP is placed into the library. Therefore, inclusion of SEP in the SEP library does not ensure that a project will be chosen and/or implemented in any particular settlement.
Finally, SEPs are developed in the context of settlement negotiations. As such, confidentiality between the government and the defendant is essential to the exchange of ideas and exploration of settlement options. Because of this, EPA must consider how to provide information to the public to facilitate its involvement in SEP consideration and development without undermining the confidentiality of settlement negotiations. Much of the information developed by the government may be privileged and therefore not appropriate for release to the public. In addition, a defendant may provide information to the government that must be kept confidential. For example, a defendant may provide confidential business information (“CBI”) to EPA. CBI, by law, cannot be provided to the public.
EPA believes that community involvement in SEPs is an important goal, and is committed to involving communities in the consideration of SEPs. This interim guidance is intended to encourage enforcement staff to consider community involvement in SEPs, and to help effectuate the best possible SEPs in the settlement of enforcement cases in a manner that promotes mutual trust and confidence, and builds positive relationships between the community and the Agency.
This document is interim guidance intended for use of the EPA personnel and does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States,
Below are some suggested resources within and outside of EPA that may be useful in targeting community outreach efforts.
1. Community involvement coordinators at EPA's Office of Emergency and Remedial Response Community Involvement and Outreach Center;
2. Headquarters offices, including: Office of Environmental Justice, American Indian Environmental Office, Federal Facilities Enforcement;
3. Colleagues in other media programs or regions;
4. Regional offices or coordinators who handle community involvement, environmental justice, tribal issues, or community-based environmental problems.
1. State, local or tribal governments;
2. Education or spiritual organizations;
3. Other Federal agencies
4. Neighborhood organizations or groups, and individuals in neighborhoods closest to the defendant's facility;
5. Community activists;
6. Environmental and environmental justice organizations and groups;
7. Local unions, business groups, and civic groups;
8. The defendant or other members of the regulated community (
9. Local newspapers, radio, television, local Internet sites.
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Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Notice of the opportunity to file briefs as amici curiae in a proceeding before the Federal Labor Relations Authority in which the Authority has been asked to modify its standard for determining whether an agency has a statutory obligation to notify and bargain with a union regarding changes in conditions of employment that are substantively negotiable.
The Federal Labor Relations Authority provides an opportunity for all interested persons to file briefs as amici curiae on a significant issue in a case pending before the Authority. The Authority is considering the case pursuant to its responsibilities under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, 5 U.S.C. 7101–7135 (the Statute). The issue concerns whether the Authority should modify its standard for determining whether an agency has a statutory obligation to notify and bargain with a union regarding changes in conditions of employment that are substantively negotiable.
Briefs submitted in response to this notice will be considered if received by mail or personal delivery in the Authority's Case Control Office by 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2003. Placing submissions in the mail by this deadline will not be sufficient. Extensions of time to submit briefs will not be granted.
FORMAT: All briefs shall be captioned “
The designated representatives in
Mail or deliver briefs to Gail D. Reinhart, Director, Case Control Office, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Docket Room, Suite 201, 1400 K St. NW., Washington, DC 20424–0001.
Gail D. Reinhart, Director, Case Control Office, Federal Labor Relations Authority, (202) 218–7740.
The case presenting the issue on which amicus briefs are being solicited is before the Authority on exceptions to a recommended decision and order of an
To assist interested persons in responding, the Authority offers the following summary of current Authority precedent. The cases cited below are not intended as a complete description of Authority precedent in this area, and amici are encouraged to address any federal or private sector precedent deemed applicable.
Under section 7116(a)(1) and (5) of the Statute, prior to implementing a change in conditions of employment of bargaining unit employees, an agency is required to provide the exclusive representative with notice of the change and the opportunity to bargain over those aspects of the change that are within the duty to bargain.
The Judge found that the agency violated section 7116(a)(1) and (5) of the Statute by refusing to bargain with the Association of Administrative Law Judges, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, AFL-CIO (Union) over the Agency's reduction in the number of reserved parking spaces for the Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) from 6 to 2. Relying on Authority precedent, the Judge found that providing all 6 ALJs at its Charleston location with reserved, assigned parking was a condition of employment, and that the Agency was obligated to give the Union notice and an opportunity to negotiate the substance of any proposed change of this established condition of employment. In addition, the Judge stated that since the issue of employee parking is substantively negotiable, it was unnecessary to decide whether the impact of the change was more than
The Agency filed exceptions, contending in part that the Authority should apply the
The General Counsel requests the Authority to reject the Agency's request to apply the
Since the issue raised by the Agency in this case is likely to be of concern to the federal sector labor-management relations community in general, the Authority finds it appropriate to provide for the filing of amicus briefs addressing the following questions:
What standard should the Authority apply in determining an agency's statutory obligation to bargain when an agency institutes changes in conditions of employment that are substantively negotiable? Why? Should the Authority eliminate the distinction between substantively negotiable changes, where the
For the Authority.
Office of the Secretary, DHHS.
Notice.
The revised Medicaid “Federal Medical Assistance Percentages” (FMAP) for the last 2 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2003 and the first 3 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2004 have been calculated pursuant to Title IV of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. These revised Federal Medical Assistance Percentages replace the percentages previously published for the applicable quarters during Fiscal Year 2003 (
Federal Medical Assistance Percentages are normally used to determine the amount of Federal matching for State expenditures for assistance payments for certain social services including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Funds, the federal share of Child Support Enforcement collections, Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds for the Child Care and
Section 401 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 provides for a temporary increase of the Medicaid FMAP. The provisions permit a maintenance of Fiscal Year 2002 FMAP for the last 2 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2003 for a State whose 2003 FMAP as calculated pursuant to section 1905(b) of the Act is less than its 2002 FMAP, and a maintenance of Fiscal Year 2003 FMAP for the first 3 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2004 for a State whose 2004 FMAP as calculated pursuant to section 1905(b) of the Act is less than its 2003 FMAP. In addition, after adjusting FMAP due to the maintenance of the 2002 or 2003 FMAP where applicable, each State is eligible to receive a 2.95 percentage point increase for each of the last 2 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2003 and the first 3 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2004.
There are conditions that a State must meet in order to receive the 2.95 percentage point FMAP increase for the last 2 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2003 and the first 3 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2004. Eligibility under its Medicaid State plan (including any waiver under title XIX of the Social Security Act or under section 1115 of the Act) can be no more restrictive than the eligibility under such plan or waiver as in effect on September 2, 2003. If any State has restricted eligibility under its Medicaid State plan (including any waiver under title XIX of the Social Security Act or under section 1115 of the Act) after September 2, 2003, it will become eligible for the 2.95 percentage point increase in its FMAP in the first calendar quarter (and subsequent calendar quarters) in which the State has reinstated eligibility that is no more restrictive than the eligibility in effect on September 2, 2003. These rules do not affect States' flexibility with respect to benefits offered under their Medicaid State plan (including any waiver under title XIX of the Social Security Act or under section 1115 of the Act).
In addition, in order to receive the 2.95 percentage point FMAP increase, in the case of a State that requires political subdivisions within the State to contribute toward the non-Federal share of expenditures under the State Medicaid plan, the State cannot require that such political subdivisions pay a greater percentage of the non-Federal share of such expenditures for the last 2 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2003 and the first 3 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2004, than the percentage that was required by the State under such plan on April 1, 2003.
In addition to the increases in FMAP, Title IV of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 increases the amounts of Medicaid payments to territories pursuant to section 1108 of the Social Security Act by 5.90 percent of such amounts, for the last 2 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2003 and the first 3 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2004.
The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 also provides $10 billion for other temporary state fiscal relief payments based on population. These payments are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury, and are not reflected in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages.
The percentages listed will be effective only for the last 2 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2003 and the first 3 calendar quarters of Fiscal Year 2004.
Adelle Simmons or Robert Stewart, Office of Health Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 442E, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690–6870.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health and Human Services (HHS).
Notice.
The Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases (in the National Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is seeking to explore possible partnerships in applied research to improve public health preparedness and response to bioterrorism associated with use of bacterial and fungal agents. The Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases (DBMD) through its component Branches has lead CDC technical responsibility for a number of Category A, B and C bioterrorism agents and their associated toxins (Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium botulinum, Brucella sps., Burkholderia sps., Staphylococcus entertoxin B, other food- or waterborne bacterial pathogens, and other bacterial agents). DBMD uses epidemiologic, laboratory, clinical, and biostatistical sciences to control and prevent bacterial and mycotic infectious disease. The division conducts applied research in a variety of settings, and translates the findings of this research into public health practice.
The division works in partnership with a variety of public, academic, and for-profit and not-for-profit private sector organizations to achieve public health goals.
Broad categories of bioterrorism-related research of interest to the DBMD include:
1. Rapid evaluation of powder, food, water, and other potential vehicles for presence of bioterrorism agents, and their associated toxins;
2. Epidemiologic investigation of suspected and confirmed bioterrorism events;
3. Pre-, during, and post-bioterrorism event surveillance;
4. Diagnosis of suspect and confirmed bioterrorism-related illness;
5. Treatment of suspect and confirmed bioterrorism-related illness;
6. Post-exposure prophylaxis for prevention of bioterrorism-related illness among exposed persons;
7. Remediation of health risks in environments contaminated or potentially contaminated as a result of BT events.
DBMD is currently involved in a number of bioterrorism-related research activities including, but not limited to:
1. Development and revision of agent-(and toxin-) specific National Bioterrorism Response Plans;
2. Anthrax vaccines;
3. Immunotherapy for anthrax and botulism;
4. Anthrax diagnostics;
5. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing;
6. Epidemiologic and clinical research;
7. Building representative stain collections;
8. Molecular subtyping (and electronic networks for sharing associated data);
9. Identification of virulence factors;
10. Methods for rapid detection of foodborne agents in food and water;
11. Evaluation of unexplained deaths and critical illnesses.
Because CRADA's are designed to facilitate the development of scientific and technological knowledge into useful, marketable products, a great deal of freedom is given to Federal agencies in implementing collaborative research. The CDC may accept staff, facilities, equipment, supplies, and money from the other participants in a CRADA; CDC may provide staff, facilities, equipment, and supplies to the project. CDC MAY NOT PROVIDE FUNDS to the other participants in a CRADA. Responses will be accepted through one year after publication of this notice.
Bradley Perkins, MD, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton Rd. NE., Mail stop C–09, Atlanta, GA 30333. Telephone (404) 639–4721, E-Mail at
Lisa Blake-DiSpigna, Technology Development Coordinator, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton R. NE., Mail stop E–51, Atlanta, GA 30333. Telephone (404) 498–3262, E-Mail at
DBMD is seeking to identify organizations that are interested in a partnership for the common goal of improving the Nation's preparedness and ability to respond to bioterrorism based on mutually agreed rule and principles. Partnerships may be based on existing products—systems or tests, development of new products—systems or tests, evaluation of specific issues, communications strategies, or other exchange of knowledge. Partnerships must be constructed in a way that does not create a real or perceived conflict of interest for CDC, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the Federal Government. DBMD will not engage in partnerships which benefit a partner but provide no clear benefit to the Nation's preparedness and ability to respond to bioterrorism.
Respondents should provide evidence of expertise in the conduct of research that focuses on accomplishments and current capabilities, with supporting documentation (
(1) The partnership leads to significant gains in the Nation's preparedness and ability to respond to bioterrorism.
(2) These gains are worth the effort involved in establishing and maintaining the partnership.
With respect to Government Intellectual Property (IP) rights to any invention not made solely by a CRADA partner's employees for which a patent or other IP application is filed, CDC has the authority to grant to the CRADA partner an exclusive option to elect an exclusive or nonexclusive commercialization license. This option does not apply to inventions conceived prior to the effective date of a CRADA that are reduced to practice under the CRADA, if prior to that reduction to practice, CDC has filed a patent application on the invention and has licensed it or offered to licensed it to a third party. The terms of the license will fairly reflect the nature of the invention, the relative contributions of the Parties to the invention and the CRADA , the risks incurred by the CRADA partner and the costs of subsequent research and development needed to bring the invention to the marketplace. The field of use of the license will be commensurate with the scope of the research plan.
This CRADA(s) is proposed and implemented under the 1986 Federal Technology Transfer Act: Public Law 99–502, as amended.
Projects that involve the collection of information from 10 or more individuals may be subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Responses are preferred in electronic format and can be e-mailed to the attention of Michael J. Detmer at
Application Deadline: August 1, 2003.
This program is authorized under section 301(a) and 317K(2) of the Public Health Service Act, (42 U.S.C. 241(a) and 274b (k)(2)), as amended. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is 93.943.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2003 funds for a cooperative agreement program for “Perinatal HIV Prevention in the United States: National Organizations Working Toward Elimination.” This program addresses the “Healthy People 2010” focus area(s) of HIV and Maternal, Infant and Child Health.
The purpose of this program is to: (1) Develop, provide and disseminate technical assistance and other educational and training materials needed to improve perinatal HIV prevention efforts nationally; (2) promote the integration of: universal voluntary HIV testing into prenatal care across the United States, rapid HIV testing for women with unknown HIV status in labor, and offering repeat HIV testing to women at risk for seroconversion during pregnancy; and (3) foster the exchange of information, ideas and experiences of perinatal HIV prevention among maternal and child health providers, HIV care providers and consumers.
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with one or more of the following performance goals for the National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP): (1) Reduce the number of new HIV infections; (2) increase the proportion of HIV-infected people who know they are infected; (3) increase the proportion of HIV-infected people who are linked to appropriate prevention, care, and treatment services; and (4) strengthen the capacity nationwide to monitor the epidemic, develop and implement effective HIV prevention interventions and evaluate prevention programs.
Applications may be submitted by national organizations having demonstrated experience providing needs assessments, capacity building, curricula, and training about prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) for consumers and health care workers, including: Pediatricians, obstetricians, family practitioners, nurses, nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, counselors, health educators, PMTCT program managers, and other health care providers. These national organizations may be:
This program is limited to national organizations that have the capability to serve the broadest U.S. audiences by supporting national efforts to assure consistent messages in training and education.
Title 2 of the United States Code section 1611 states that an organization described in section 501(C)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engages in lobbying activities is not eligible to receive Federal funds constituting an award, grant or loan.
Approximately $700,000 is available in FY 2003, to fund approximately three to four awards. It is expected that the average award will be $175,000, ranging from $50,000 to $225,000. It is expected that the awards will begin on or about September 15, 2003, and will be made for a 12-month budget period within a project period of up to four years. Funding estimates may change.
Continuation awards within an approved project period will be made on the basis of satisfactory progress as evidenced by required reports and the availability of funds.
Funds from this cooperative agreement should not be used for major purchase of equipment or construction. Requests for equipment such as computers and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Projectors for training require detailed justification.
Matching funds are not required for this program.
Funding preference will be given to national organizations with prior experience providing training to health care providers regarding: (1) Incorporation of PMTCT into health care provider education; (2) offering of universal voluntary HIV testing to pregnant women as a routine part of prenatal care; (3) implementation of voluntary rapid HIV testing programs in labor and delivery settings; and (4) to national organizations that have developed and disseminated patient educational materials on HIV, perinatal HIV and its prevention.
In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program, the recipient will be responsible for the activities listed in 1. Recipient Activities and CDC will be responsible for the activities listed in 2. CDC Activities.
a. Provide training and technical assistance to programs and health care providers in sharing and applying knowledge and expertise regarding HIV prevention and perinatal transmission. Specifically, disseminate educational materials, and provide training and technical assistance on approaches to help providers achieve high rates of prenatal HIV testing by using recommended HIV screening practices including opt-out strategies, offering rapid HIV testing for women in labor who present with undocumented HIV status and linking HIV-at risk and HIV-infected women and their infants to comprehensive medical and social services.
b. Sponsor a variety of forums for presentation of information on HIV perinatal reduction (
c. Collaborate with other funded national organizations and the CDC, Division of HIV/AIDS and other Centers, Institutes, and Offices (CIOs) within CDC which address HIV prevention relevant to MCH populations, to assess needs and provide technical assistance.
d. Participate in an annual CDC-sponsored meeting on perinatal HIV prevention.
a. Facilitate and assist in the development of training materials and curricula, administrative tools and policy manuals.
b. Participate in defining the scope of perinatal HIV transmission and other prevention needs relevant to MCH populations, and provide information and technical assistance in meeting those needs.
c. Work with each awardee to facilitate and support collaboration among funded national organizations as well as CDC-funded perinatal HIV prevention and surveillance programs.
d. Provide a synthesis of known best practices and interventions regarding prevention of perinatal transmission of HIV for all pregnant women, including women with little or no prenatal care and unknown HIV status at labor and delivery.
e. Collaborate in the development of forums that focus on perinatal HIV transmission and other public health information that relates to HIV prevention among maternal-child health populations.
f. Assist in the evaluation of perinatal HIV prevention education, training, and materials.
g. Collaborate in the presentation and publication of evaluation findings.
h. Conduct site visits to monitor progress of the programs.
The Program Announcement title and number must appear in the application. Use the information in the Program Requirements, Other Requirements, and Evaluation Criteria sections to develop the application content. Your application will be evaluated on the criteria listed, so it is important to follow them in laying out your program plan. The narrative should be no more than 18 pages, single-spaced, printed on one side, with one-inch margins, and unreduced 12-point font.
The narrative should consist of:
1. Abstract (not to exceed one page): An executive summary of your program covered under this announcement.
2. Program Plan (Not to exceed 17 pages): In developing the application under this announcement, please review the recipient activities and, in particular, evaluation criteria and respond concisely and completely. The program plan should address activities to be conducted over the entire four-year budget period.
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Submit the signed original and two copies of PHS 5161–1 (OMB Number 0920–0428). Forms are available at the following Internet address:
If you do not have access to the Internet, or if you have difficulty accessing the forms on-line, you may contact the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (PGO–TIM) at: 770–488–2700. Application forms can be mailed to you.
The application must be received by 4 p.m. Eastern Time August 1, 2003. Submit the application to: Technical Information Management-PA# 03094, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341–4146.
Applications may not be submitted electronically.
A postcard will be mailed by PGO–TIM, notifying you that CDC has received your application.
Applications shall be considered as meeting the deadline if they are received before 4 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date. Any applicant who sends their application by the United States Postal Service or commercial delivery services must ensure that the carrier will be able to guarantee delivery of the application by the closing date and time. If an application is received after closing due to (1) carrier error, when the carrier accepted the package with a guarantee for delivery by the closing date and time, or (2) significant weather delays or natural disasters, CDC will upon receipt of proper documentation, consider the application as having been received by the deadline.
Any application that does not meet the above criteria will not be eligible for competition, and will be discarded. The applicant will be notified of their failure to meet the submission requirements.
Applicants are required to provide measures of effectiveness that will demonstrate the accomplishment of the various identified objectives of the cooperative agreement regarding educational material and training on perinatal HIV prevention. Measures of effectiveness must relate to the performance goals stated in the purpose section of this announcement. Measures must be objective and quantitative and must measure the intended outcome. These measures of effectiveness must be submitted with the application and will be an element of evaluation.
An independent review group appointed by CDC will evaluate each application against the following criteria:
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Provide CDC with original plus two copies of:
1. Interim progress report, no less than 90 days before the end of the budget period. The progress report will serve as your non-competing continuation application, and must contain the following elements:
a. Current Budget Period Activities Objectives.
b. Current Budget Period Financial Progress.
c. New Budget Period Program Proposed Activity Objectives.
d. Detailed Line-Item Budget and Justification.
e. Additional Requested Information.
2. Financial status report, no more than 90 days after the end of the budget period.
3. Final financial and performance reports, no more than 90 days after the end of the project period.
Send all reports to the Grants Management Specialist identified in the “Where to Obtain Additional Information” section of this announcement.
The following additional requirements are applicable to this program. For a complete description of each, see Attachment I of the program announcement, as posted on the CDC Web site.
This and other CDC announcements, the necessary applications, and associated forms can be found on the CDC Web site, Internet address:
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer on (404)498–1210.
Delayed symptoms associated with the convalescent period of a dengue infection.—New—National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dengue is a vector-borne febrile disease of the tropics transmitted most often by the mosquito
Many symptoms are mentioned in the medical literature as associated with the convalescent period (three-eight weeks) after dengue infection, including depression, dementia, loss of sensation, paralysis of lower and upper extremities and larynx, epilepsy, tremors, manic psychosis, amnesia, loss of visual acuity, hair loss, and peeling of skin. No epidemiologic study has been conducted to define the timing, frequency, and risk factors for these symptoms. The objective of this study is to examine the incidence and characteristics of mental health disorders and other delayed complications associated with dengue infection and convalescence. The study will be conducted in Puerto Rico, where dengue is endemic and causes severe sporadic epidemics. Laboratory positive confirmed cases of dengue, laboratory
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498–1210. Send written comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
A Research Program to Develop Optimal NIOSH Alerts in Farming (OMB No. 0920–0501)—REVISION—National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The mission of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is to promote “safety and health at work for all people through research and prevention.” Alerts are some of the primary publications by which NIOSH communicates health and safety recommendations to at-risk workers. Each Alert is mailed to workers affected by a particular health or safety hazard and contains information about the nature of the hazard, as well as recommendations for avoiding or controlling it. Despite the important role of Alerts in conveying health and safety information to workers, these publications have not been routinely pretested and evaluated for effectiveness. Therefore, it is important to continue research that examines the degree to which the NIOSH Alerts produce risk awareness, as well as comprehension, acceptance and use of the recommended health and safety measures.
The OMB-approved project, “A Research Program to Develop Optimal NIOSH Alerts in Farming” (0920–0501), applied theoretical advances in communication research to the development of NIOSH Alerts to ensure maximal effectiveness in conveying health and safety information to workers. This project applied psychology and communication theories to experimentally manipulate features of the NIOSH Alerts and examine the effects of these manipulations on the effectiveness of the Alert. To design these theory-based Alerts, the concepts of goal attainment imagery and risk imagery were applied. Goal attainment imagery asks the readers to imagine themselves carrying out the safety recommendations provided in the Alert, while risk imagery asks the readers to imagine themselves in a high risk situation where the safety recommendations are not followed.
Field research from the project, which applied these two types of imagery, has shown that farmers who received an Alert containing goal attainment imagery found the Alert easier to visualize, stronger, more convincing and more attention getting than a standard Alert. Farmers who received an Alert with goal attainment imagery reported heightened perceptions of risk awareness and more positive attitudes toward engaging in safety recommendations. In addition, they reported that they would be more likely to pass the information on to other farmers. No differences were found between farmers who received Alerts containing risk imagery and farmers who received a standard Alert. Therefore, goal attainment imagery seemed to have the strongest effect when included in the Alerts.
The original OMB-approved protocol proposed that a national mail-out survey would be conducted in order to test the generalizability of the data collected in the field. Farmers would receive an experimental (high imagery) or a standard version of an Alert along with a survey to complete and return to NIOSH. However, based on results from similar projects, we have learned that mail surveys generate low response rates. We propose changing the data collection format from a mail survey to a telephone survey. Farmers would receive an experimental version of the Alert and then be contacted approximately two weeks later to complete a telephone survey.
This change to the data collection format would serve three purposes. It is expected that the response rate for the telephone survey would be considerably higher than the response rate for the mail survey. Also, surveying a national sample of farmers would allow us to generalize the results to the broader population of farmers. Finally, the distribution of the experimental Alerts is similar to the way in which NIOSH Alerts are distributed to at risk workers and would present an opportunity to test the effectiveness of this distribution method. The annual burden for this data collection is 133 hours.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498–1210. Send written comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
The National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) Chronicle Progress Reporting System—New—National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Most people begin using tobacco in early adolescence. Tobacco use causes more than 430,000 deaths annually in the nation and costs approximately $50–70 billion in medical expenses alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) provides funding to health departments of states and territories to develop, implement and evaluate comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs (TCPs) based on CDC guidelines provided in Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs-August 1999 (Atlanta, GA, HHS). TCPs are population-based, public health programs that design, implement and evaluate public health prevention and control strategies to reduce disease, disability and death related to tobacco use and to reach those communities most impacted by the burden of tobacco use (
As outlined in 45 CFR subtitle A, § 92.40, funding recipients are required to submit twice yearly progress reports to CDC. These reports are used by both the Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) to monitor program compliance, and by OSH managers and Project Officers (POs) to identify training and technical assistance needs; monitor compliance with cooperative agreement requirements; evaluate the progress made in achieving national and program-specific goals; and respond to inquiries regarding program activities and effectiveness. Funding recipients currently have a wide latitude in the content of the information they report with some recipients providing extensive and detailed programmatic information and others providing minimal detail regarding TCP operations. Historically, information has been collected and transmitted via hard-copy paper document. The manual reporting system significantly impacts the OSH's staff ability to accomplish its responsibilities resulting from providing TCP funds, particularly with respect to compiling, summarizing and reporting aggregate TCP program information.
In responding to the federal government's E-Government initiative, the proposed change in progress report collection methodology is driven by OSH's development of an electronic progress reporting system to collect state TCP information. The proposed reporting system will utilize a more formal, systematic method of collecting information that has historically been requested from individual TCPs and will standardize the content of this information. This will facilitate OSH staff's ability to fulfill its obligations under the cooperative agreements; to monitor, evaluate and compare individual programs; and to assess and report aggregate information regarding the overall effectiveness of OSH's National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP). It will also support OSH's broader mission of reducing the burden of tobacco use by enabling OSH staff to more effectively identify the strengths and weaknesses of individual TCPs; to identify the strength of national movement toward reaching the goals specified in Healthy People 2010; and to disseminate information related to successful public health interventions implemented by these organizations to prevent and control the burden of tobacco use. The OSH anticipates that the state burden of providing hard-copy reports will be reduced with the introduction of the web-based progress reporting system. It is assumed that states will experience a learning curve in using this application, and the reported burden will be reduced once they have familiarized themselves with this system. The annual burden for this data collection is 612 hours.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Notice of New System of Records (SOR).
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to establish a new system of records, called the “MLN Registration and Product Ordering System (MLNR-POS),” HHS/CMS/CMM No. 09–70–0542. The primary purpose of the system of records is to provide CMS with greater efficiency in MLNR-POS product fulfillment and improve management of MLNR-POS educational product inventory. This system will also provide CMS with an automated registration system that will allow health care providers to register for CMS educational programs and order CMS educational products. If in the event that CMS becomes an accredited provider of continuing education credits, this system will provide CMS with the ability to track awarded continuing education credits as required by the accrediting organizations.
Information retrieved from this system of records will be used to support regulatory, reimbursement, and policy functions performed within the agency or by a contractor or consultant; support constituent requests made to a Congressional representative; and support litigation involving the agency.
We have provided background information about the proposed system in the
CMS filed a new system report with the Chair of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on May 23, 2003. In any event, we will not disclose any information under a routine use until forty (40) calendar days after publication. We may defer implementation of this system of records or one or more of the routine use statements listed below if we receive comments that persuade us to defer implementation.
The public should address comments to: Director, Division of Privacy Compliance Data Development (DPCDD), CMS, Room N2–04–27, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. Comments received will be available for review at this location, by appointment, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., eastern time zone.
Mary Case, Division of Provider Information Planning and Development (DPIPD), CMS, Mail Stop C4–10–07, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
Studies have shown that providers are very interested in obtaining information that will help them improve their billing procedures and improve patient care. These studies have also shown that providers are limited on the amount of time they can spend away from their practice to attend conferences and sort though the multitude of correspondence that they receive on a daily basis. Distance learning is an educational avenue that physicians find an appealing alternative. Studies have shown that health care providers better utilize educational products that provide continuing education credits.
This registration and product ordering system will allow health care providers to register for computer/web-based training courses, satellite broadcasts and train-the-trainer sessions. The system will also allow learners to order provider educational materials.
CMS is considering applying to become an accredited provider of continuing education. If accredited, CMS will use this system to track continuing education credit information as required by the accrediting organizations.
According to Donna S. Queeney in the American Society for Training and Development Handbook, Fourth Edition, “continuing professional education often is used as a component of credentialing with the intention that it will help practitioners keep knowledge, skills and performance abilities current.” Ms. Queeney also states “required continuing education must be accessible to practitioners regardless of their work schedules, geographic locations, or other mitigating factors. The solo practitioner in a rural area needs ready access to continuing education just as much as the group practitioner in a major metropolitan area.”
The MLNR-POS database will collect and store the health care provider's first and last name, mailing address, provider type, facility type, telephone number, fax number and email address. If CMS becomes an accredited provider of continuing education credits, this system may also contain social security number, provider number, UPIN number or contractor ID number.
This information will be used by CMS and CMS contractors to confirm registration and report aggregate data and allow health care providers to retrieve their own educational information.
The Privacy Act permits us to disclose information without an individual's consent if the information is to be used for a purpose that is compatible with the purpose(s) for which the information was collected. Any such disclosure of data is known as a “routine use.” The government will only release MLNR-POS information that can be associated with an individual as provided for under “Section III. Entities Who May Receive Disclosures Under Routine Use.” Both identifiable and non-identifiable data may be disclosed under a routine use. Identifiable data includes individual records with MLNR-POS information and identifiers. Non-identifiable data includes individual records with MLNR-POS information and masked identifiers or MLNR-POS information with identifiers stripped out of the file.
CMS will only disclose the minimum personal data necessary to achieve the purpose of the MLNR-POS. CMS has the following policies and procedures concerning disclosures of information that will be maintained in the system. In general, disclosure of information from the SOR will be approved only for the minimum information necessary to accomplish the purpose of the disclosure after CMS:
1. Determines that the use or disclosure is consistent with the reason that the data are being collected;
2. Determines that:
a. The purpose for which the disclosure is to be made can only be accomplished if the record is provided in individually identifiable form;
b. The purpose for which the disclosure is to be made is of sufficient importance to warrant the effect and/or risk on the privacy of the individual that additional exposure of the record might bring; and
c. There is a strong probability that the proposed use of the data would, in fact, accomplish the stated purpose(s).
3. Requires the information recipient to:
a. Establish administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to prevent unauthorized use of disclosure of the record;
b. Remove or destroy at the earliest time all individually, identifiable information; and
c. Agree to not use or disclose the information for any purpose other than the stated purpose under which the information was disclosed.
4. Determines that the data are valid and reliable.
These routine uses specify circumstances, in addition to those provided by statute in the Privacy Act of 1974, under which CMS may release information from the MLNR-POS without the consent of the individual to whom such information pertains. Each proposed disclosure of information under these routine uses will be evaluated to ensure that the disclosure is legally permissible, including but not limited to ensuring that the purpose of the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the information was collected. CMS proposes to establish the following routine use disclosures of information maintained in the system:
1. To agency contractors, or consultants that have been contracted by the agency to assist in the performance of a service related to this system of records and that need to have access to the records in order to perform the activity.
CMS contemplates disclosing information under this routine use only in situations in which CMS may enter into a contractual or similar agreement with a third party to assist in accomplishing agency business functions relating to purposes for this system of records.
CMS occasionally contracts out certain of its functions when doing so would contribute to effective and efficient operations. CMS must be able to give a contractor whatever information is necessary for the contractor to fulfill its duties. In these situations, safeguards are provided in the contract prohibiting the contractor from using or disclosing the information for any purpose other than that described in the contract and requires the contractor to return or destroy all information at the completion of the contract.
2. To a Member of Congress or to a Congressional staff member in response to an inquiry of the Congressional Office made at the written request of the constituent about whom the record is maintained.
Individuals sometimes request the help of a Member of Congress in resolving some issue relating to a matter before CMS. The Member of Congress then writes CMS, and CMS must be able to give sufficient information to be responsive to the inquiry.
3. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), court or adjudicatory body when:
a. The agency or any component thereof, or
b. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or
c. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the DOJ has agreedto represent the employee, or
d. The United States Government; is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and by careful review, CMS determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation.
Whenever CMS is involved in litigation, or occasionally when another party is involved in litigation and CMS's policies or operations could be affected by the outcome of the litigation, CMS would be able to disclose information to the DOJ, court or adjudicatory body involved. A determination would be made in each instance that, under the circumstances involved, the purposes served by the use of the information in the particular litigation is compatible with a purpose for which CMS collects the information.
In addition, CMS policy will be to prohibit release even of non-identifiable data, except pursuant to one of the routine uses, if there is a possibility that an individual can be identified through implicit deduction based on small cell sizes (instances where the patient population is so small that individuals who are familiar with the enrollees could, because of the small size, use this information to deduce the identity of the beneficiary).
This System of Records contains Protected Health Information as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services' regulation “Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information” (45 CFR Parts 160 and 164, 65
The MLNR–POS will conform to applicable law and policy governing the privacy and security of Federal automated information systems. These include but are not limited to: the Privacy Act of 1974, Computer Security Act of 1987, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, and OMB Circular A–130, Appendix III, “Security of Federal Automated Information Resources.” CMS has prepared a comprehensive system security plan as required by OMB Circular A–130, Appendix III. This plan conforms fully to guidance issued by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) in NIST Special Publication 800–18, “Guide for Developing Security Plans for Information Technology Systems.” Paragraphs A–C of this section highlight some of the specific methods that CMS is using to ensure the security of this system and the information within it.
Personnel having access to the system have been trained in Privacy Act requirements. Employees who maintain records in the system are instructed not to release any data until the intended recipient agrees to implement appropriate administrative, technical, procedural, and physical safeguards
To ensure security of the data, the proper level of class user is assigned for each individual user level. This prevents unauthorized users from accessing and modifying critical data. The system database configuration includes five classes of database users:
• Database Administrator class owns the database objects (
• Quality Control Administrator class has read and write access to key fields in the database;
• Quality Index Report Generator class has read-only access to all fields and tables;
• Policy Research class has query access to tables, but are not allowed to access confidential patient identification information; and
• Submitter class has read and write access to database objects, but no database administration privileges.
All server sites will implement the following minimum requirements to assist in reducing the exposure of computer equipment and thus achieve an optimum level of protection and security for the CMS system:
Access to all servers is to be controlled, with access limited to only those support personnel with a demonstrated need for access. Servers are to be kept in a locked room accessible only by specified management and system support personnel. Each server is to require a specific log-on process. All entrance doors are identified and marked. A log is kept of all personnel who were issued a security card, key and/or combination, which grants access to the room housing the server, and all visitors are escorted while in this room. All servers are housed in an area where appropriate environmental security controls are implemented, which include measures implemented to mitigate damage to Automated Information Systems (AIS) resources caused by fire, electricity, water and inadequate climate controls.
• User Log-on—Authentication is to be performed by the Primary Domain Controller/Backup Domain Controller of the log-on domain.
• Workstation Names—Workstation naming conventions may be defined and implemented at the agency level.
• Hours of Operation—May be restricted by Windows NT. When activated all applicable processes will automatically shut down at a specific time and not be permitted to resume until the predetermined time. The appropriate hours of operation are to be determined and implemented at the agency level.
• Inactivity Lockout—Access to the NT workstation is to be automatically locked after a specified period of inactivity.
• Warnings—Legal notices and security warnings are to be displayed on all servers and workstations.
• Remote Access Security—Windows NT Remote Access Service (RAS) security handles resource access control. Access to NT resources is to be controlled for remote users in the same manner as local users, by utilizing Windows NT file and sharing permissions. Dial-in access can be granted or restricted on a user-by-user basis through the Windows NT RAS administration tool.
All automated systems must comply with Federal laws, guidance, and policies for information systems security. These include, but are not limited to: the Privacy Act of 1974; the Computer Security Act of 1987; OMB Circular A–130, revised; Information Resource Management Circular #10; HHS AIS Security Program; the CMS Information Systems Security Policy, Standards, and Guidelines Handbook; and other CMS systems security policies. Each automated information system should ensure a level of security commensurate with the level of sensitivity of the data, risk, and magnitude of the harm that may result from the loss, misuse, disclosure, or modification of the information contained in the system.
CMS proposes to establish this system in accordance with the principles and requirements of the Privacy Act and will collect, use, and disseminate information only as prescribed therein. Data in this system will be subject to the authorized releases in accordance with the routine uses identified in this system of records.
CMS will monitor the collection and reporting of MLNR–POS data. MLNR–POS information is submitted to CMS through standard systems. CMS will use a variety of onsite and offsite edits and audits to increase the accuracy of MLNR–POS data.
CMS will take precautionary measures (
CMS, therefore, does not anticipate an unfavorable effect on individual privacy as a result of maintaining this system of records.
MLN Registration and Product Ordering System, (MLNR–POS), HHS/CMS/CMM.
Level 3, Privacy Act Sensitive.
HCFA Data Center, 7500 Security Boulevard, North Building, First Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. CMS contractors and agents at various locations.
This system will contain the health care provider's first and last name, mailing address, provider type, facility type, telephone number, fax numbers and e-mail address. The data submission by the health care provider is voluntary. This system may collect social security number, provider number, UPIN number or contractor ID number.
This system will contain the health care provider's first and last name, mailing address, provider type, facility type, telephone number, fax numbers and e-mail address. The data submission by the health care provider is voluntary. This system may collect social security number, provider number, UPIN number or contractor ID number.
Title IV of the Benefits Improvement Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–554, Appendix F) Title IV of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 Sections 1816(a) and 1842(a)(3) of the Social Security Act
The primary purpose of the system of records is to provide CMS with greater efficiency in MLNR–POS product fulfillment and improve management of MLNR–POS educational product inventory. This system will also provide CMS with an automated registration system that will allow health care providers to register for CMS educational programs and order CMS educational products. If in the event that CMS becomes an accredited provider of continuing education credits, this system will provide CMS with the ability to track awarded continuing education credits as required by the accrediting organizations.
These routine uses specify circumstances, in addition to those provided by statute in the Privacy Act of 1974, under which CMS may release information from the MLNR–POS Registration and Product Ordering System without the consent of the individual to whom such information pertains. Each proposed disclosure of information under these routine uses will be evaluated to ensure that the disclosure is legally permissible, including but not limited to ensuring that the purpose of the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the information was collected. In addition, CMS policy will be to prohibit release even of non-identifiable data, except pursuant to one of the routine uses, if there is a possibility that an individual can be identified through implicit deduction based on small cell sizes (instances where the patient population is so small that individuals who are familiar with the enrollees could, because of the small size, use this information to deduce the identity of the beneficiary). Be advised, this System of Records contains Protected Health Information as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) regulation “Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information” (45 CFR parts 160 and 164, 65 FR 8462 as amended by 66 FR 12434). Disclosures of Protected Health Information authorized by these routine uses may only be made if, and as, permitted or required by the “Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information.”
1. To agency contractors, or consultants that have been contracted by the agency to assist in the performance of a service related to this system of records and that need to have access to the records in order to perform the activity.
2. To a Member of Congress or to a Congressional staff member in response to an inquiry of the Congressional Office made at the written request of the constituent about whom the record is maintained.
3. To the Department of Justice (DOJ), court or adjudicatory body when:
a. The agency or any component thereof; or
b. Any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity; or
c. Any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the DOJ has agreedto represent the employee; or
d. The United States Government; is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and by careful review, CMS determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation.
Records are stored on paper and magnetic media.
The health care provider, through their self-identified user ID and password can retrieve their own records. Those with database administrative access may also access the database information.
CMS has safeguards for authorized users and monitors such users to ensure against excessive or unauthorized use. Personnel having access to the system have been trained in the Privacy Act and systems security requirements. Employees who maintain records in the system are instructed not to release any data until the intended recipient agrees to implement appropriate administrative, technical, procedural, and physical safeguards sufficient to protect the confidentiality of the data and to prevent unauthorized access to the data.
In addition, CMS has physical safeguards in place to reduce the exposure of computer equipment and thus achieve an optimum level of protection and security for the CMS system. For computerized records, safeguards have been established in accordance with HHS standards and National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines; e.g., security codes will be used, limiting access to authorized personnel. System securities are established in accordance with HHS, Information Resource Management Circular #10, Automated Information Systems Security Program; CMS Information Systems Security, Standards Guidelines Handbook and OMB Circular No. A–130 (revised) Appendix III.
Records are disposed of in accordance with established CMS, Privacy Act and HIPAA retention guidelines. CMS will conduct periodic reviews to determine if these records are historical and should be placed in permanent files after established retention periods and administrative needs of CMS have elapsed.
The records are maintained online in the system for 8 years. After an 8-year period, the records are transferred to an inactive file and destroyed 2 months later.
The Department of Justice issued a directive in 1992 prohibiting the destruction of Medicare claims/administrative records. Therefore, all Medicare claims-related/administrative data will be retained until the freeze is lifted.”
Director, Provider Communications Group (PCG), Center for Medicare Management, CMS, Mail Stop S1–05–06, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244–1850.
For purpose of access, the subject individual should write to the system manager, who will require the system name, the subject individual's name (woman's maiden name, if applicable), social security number (SSN) (furnishing the SSN is voluntary, but it may make searching for a record easier and prevent delay), address, date of correspondence and control number.
For purpose of access, use the same procedures outlined in Notification Procedures above. Requestors should also reasonably specify the record contents being sought. (These procedures are in accordance with Department regulation 45 CFR 5b.5(a)(2).)
The subject individual should contact the system manager named above, and
Data submission is voluntary and is self reported by the health care provider.
None.
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
Notice.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Continuous Marketing Applications: Pilot 2—Scientific Feedback and Interactions During Development of Fast Track Products Under PDUFA.” This guidance discusses how the agency will implement a pilot program for frequent scientific feedback and interactions between FDA and applicants during the investigational phase of the development of certain Fast Track drug and biological products. Applicants are being asked to apply to participate in the Pilot 2 program.
Submit written comments on the draft guidance by August 1, 2003. General comments on agency guidance documents are welcome at any time. Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of information by August 15, 2003.
Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to the Division of Drug Information (HFD–240), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; or the Office of Communications, Training, and Manufacturers Assistance (HFM–40), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852–1448. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist either office in processing your request.
Submit written comments on the draft guidance and on the collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments on the draft guidance and the collection of information to
John Jenkins, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD–020), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–594–3937, or
Robert A. Yetter, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (HFM–25), Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–827–0373.
FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Continuous Marketing Applications: Pilot 2—Scientific Feedback and Interactions During Development of Fast Track Products Under PDUFA.” In conjunction with the June 2002 reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA), FDA agreed to meet specific performance goals (PDUFA Goals). The PDUFA Goals include two pilot programs to explore the continuous marketing application (CMA) concept. The CMA concept builds on the current practice of interaction between FDA and applicants during drug development and application review and proposes opportunities for improvement.
Under this CMA pilot program, Pilot 2, certain drug and biologic products that have been designated as Fast Track (i.e., products intended to treat a serious and/or life-threatening disease for which there is an unmet medical need) are eligible to participate in Pilot 2. Pilot 2 is an exploratory program that will allow FDA to evaluate the impact of frequent scientific feedback and interactions with applicants during the investigational new drug application (IND) phase. Under the pilot program, a maximum of one Fast Track product per review division in CDER and CBER will be selected to participate. This guidance provides information regarding the selection of participant applications for Pilot 2, the formation of agreements between FDA and applicants on the IND communication process, and other procedural aspects of Pilot 2. The FDA will begin accepting applications for participation in Pilot 2 on October 1, 2003.
This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the agency's current thinking on this topic. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.
Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management (
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (the PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the
With respect to the following collection of information, FDA invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
The draft guidance describes one collection of information: Applicants who would like to participate in Pilot 2 must submit an application (Pilot 2 application) containing certain information outlined in the draft guidance. The purpose of the Pilot 2 application is for the applicants to describe how their designated Fast Track product would benefit from enhanced communications between the FDA and the applicant during the product development process.
Section 312.23 (21 CFR 312.23) of the FDA regulations states that information provided to the agency as part of an IND must be submitted in triplicate and with an appropriate cover form. Form FDA 1571 must accompany submissions under INDs. FDA Form 1571 has a valid OMB control number: OMB Control No. 0910–0014, which expires January 31, 2006.
In the draft guidance document, CDER and CBER ask that a Pilot 2 application be submitted as an amendment to the application for the underlying product under the requirements of § 312.23; therefore, Pilot 2 applications should be submitted to the agency in triplicate with Form FDA 1571. The agency recommends that a Pilot 2 application be submitted in this manner for two reasons: (1) To ensure that each Pilot 2 application is kept in the administrative file with the entire underlying application and (2) to ensure that pertinent information about the Pilot 2 application is entered into the appropriate tracking databases. Use of the information in the agency's tracking databases enables the agency to monitor progress on activities.
Under the draft guidance, the agency asks applicants to include the following information in the Pilot 2 application:
• Cover letter prominently labeled “Pilot 2 application;”
• IND number;
• Date of Fast Track designation;
• Date of the end-of-phase 1 meeting, or equivalent meeting, and summary of the outcome;
• A timeline of milestones from the drug or biological product development program, including projected date of new drug application/biologic licensing applications submission;
• Overview of the proposed product development program for a specified disease and indication(s), providing information about each of the review disciplines (e.g., continuous marketing applications, pharmacology/toxicology, clinical, clinical pharmacology and biopharmaceutics);
• Rationale for interest in participating in Pilot 2, specifying the ways in which development of the subject drug or biological product would be improved by frequent scientific feedback and interactions with FDA and the potential for such communication to benefit public health by improving the efficiency of the product development program; and
• Draft agreement for proposed feedback and interactions with FDA.
This information will be used by the agency to determine which Fast Track products are eligible for participation in Pilot 2.
Based on the number of approvals for Fast Track designations and data collected from the review divisions and offices within CDER and CBER, FDA estimates that in fiscal year (FY) 2002, 109 drug product applications and 46 biological products had Fast Track designation. FDA anticipates that approximately 85 drug product applicants (respondents) and approximately 29 biological product applicants (respondents) will submit at least one Pilot 2 application. Based on information collected from offices within CDER and CBER, the agency further anticipates that the total responses, i.e., the total number of applications received for Pilot 2, will be 90 for drug products and 35 for biological products. The hours per response, which is the estimated number of hours that a respondent would spend preparing the information to be submitted in a Pilot 2 application in accordance with the draft guidance, is estimated to be approximately 80 hours. Based on FDA's experience, we expect it will take respondents this amount of time to obtain and draft the information to be submitted with a Pilot 2 application. Therefore, the agency estimates that applicants will use approximately 10,000 hours to complete the Pilot 2 applications.
FDA invites comments on this analysis of information collection burdens.
Persons with access to the Internet can obtain the guidance at
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
Notice.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Continuous Marketing Applications: Pilot 1—Reviewable Units for Fast Track Products Under PDUFA.” This is one in a series of guidance documents that FDA agreed to draft and implement in conjunction with the June 2002 reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 (PDUFA). Pilot 1 will enable certain applicants to receive early feedback on portions of their applications. Pilot 1 will also evaluate the benefits and costs of providing applicants early feedback.
Submit written or electronic comments on the draft guidance by August 1, 2003. General comments on agency guidance documents are welcome at any time.
Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to the Division of Drug Information (HFD–240), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; or to the Office of Communications, Training, and Manufacturers Assistance (HFM–40), Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852–1448. Send one self addressed adhesive label to assist either office in processing your request. Submit written comments on the draft guidance to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to
John Jenkins, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD–020), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–594–3937, or
Robert A. Yetter, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (HFM–25), Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–827–0373.
FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Continuous Marketing Applications: Pilot 1—Reviewable Units for Fast Track Products Under PDUFA.” In conjunction with the June 2002 reauthorization of PDUFA, FDA agreed to meet specific performance goals (PDUFA Goals). The PDUFA Goals include two pilot programs to explore the continuous marketing application (CMA) concept. The CMA concept builds on the current practice of interaction between FDA and applicants during drug development and application review and proposes opportunities for improvement.
Under this CMA pilot program, Pilot 1, applicants submitting new drug applications (NDAs) or biological licensing applications (BLAs) for products that have been designated as Fast Track drug or biological products (i.e., products intended to treat a serious and/or life-threatening disease for which there is an unmet medical need) may be eligible to submit portions of their marketing applications (reviewable units) in advance of the complete marketing application. FDA has agreed to complete reviews of reviewable units within a specified time and to provide early feedback for the presubmissions in the form of discipline review letters.
This draft guidance provides information on how the agency will implement Pilot 1. The draft guidance describes Pilot 1 as an exploratory program that will allow FDA to evaluate the added value, costs, and impact of early review and feedback on parts of applications (reviewable units) in advance of submission of the complete application.
This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the agency's current thinking on the implementation of the Pilot 1 program for reviewable units of certain Fast Track drug and biological products. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.
Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management (
This notice contains no new collections of information. The information requested for a reviewable unit (a predefined portion of an NDA or BLA that may be submitted prior to submission of a complete NDA/BLA) is already covered by the collection of information for NDAs and BLAs (21 CFR 314.50 and 601.2). This notice merely provides applicants an opportunity to submit already required information in advance of the complete NDA or BLA.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), OMB approved the information collection for an application to market a new drug and assigned it OMB control number 0910–0001 (expires March 31, 2005). OMB also approved the information collection for an application to market a biologic product and assigned it OMB control number 0910–0338 (expires March 31, 2005).
Persons with access to the Internet can obtain the guidance at either
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443–1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
The regulation known as “Federal Right of Recovery and Waiver of Recovery,” provides a means for the Federal Government to recover grant funds and a method of calculating interest when a grant-assisted facility under Title VI and/or XVI is sold or leased, or there is a change in use of the facility. It also allows for a waiver of the right of recovery under certain circumstances. Facilities are required to provide written notice to the Federal Government when such a change occurs; and to provide copies of sales contracts, lease agreements, estimates of current assets and liabilities, value of equipment, expected value of land on the new owner's books and remaining depreciation for all fixed assets involved in the transactions, and other information and documents pertinent to the change of status.
Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 14–45, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
Notice of availability of funds.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that approximately $3.71 million in fiscal year (FY) 2003 funds is available to fund (1) one cooperative agreement with an established sickle cell disease (SCD) organization with a national scope to institute a project coordinating center, and (2) up to 16 grants for community-based SCD projects to enhance the Sickle Cell Disease and Newborn Screening program through provision of outreach and counseling efforts. Eligibility is open to any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b). Awards will be made under the program authority of section 501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act, the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Federal Set-Aside Program (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)),
Applicants for this program are requested to notify the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of their intent to apply by June 25, 2003. Please note that “notice of intent to submit an application” will be used as a mechanism to deliver technical assistance and to assist in the planning of the objective review; it is not a requirement of the application process. Notification can be made in one of three ways: telephone: Carrie Diener at 301–443–1080; email
To receive a complete application kit, applicants may telephone the HRSA Grants Application Center at 1–877–477–2123 (1–877–HRSA–123) beginning June 16, 2003, or register on-line at:
HRSA expects to begin accepting grant applications on-line on July 14, 2003. The automated application process should be faster, easier and better for applicants and for HRSA. We encourage you to take advantage of this new option. Check http://www.hrsa.gov/grants to see which HRSA programs are accepting on-line applications.
Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear, M.D., Ph.D., 301–443–1080, email:
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited red blood cell condition characterized primarily by chronic anemia and periodic episodes of pain. In affected individuals, the abnormal red blood cells break easily and clog blood vessels to block blood flow to organs and tissues. This process results in anemia, periodic pain episodes, and ultimately can damage tissues and vital organs and lead to increased infections and early death. In the United States, most cases of SCD occur among people of African ancestries. People of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Indian background are also affected. It is estimated that more than 2 million Americans have the sickle cell trait and over 70,000 have the disease. Annually, approximately 1,000 newborns are identified with the disease through state newborn screening programs.
Early diagnosis of SCD is critical so that children who have the condition can receive proper interventions. Newborn screening for SCD followed by parental health education, enrollment in comprehensive care, initiation of penicillin prophylaxis and anti-pneumococcal vaccination within the first two months of life can prevent death from severe infections.
The Federal MCHB has long recognized the significance of SCD. In the mid 1960s, MCHB developed and disseminated SCD educational materials nationally. Following passage of the National Sickle Cell Anemia Control Act in 1972, MCHB, with initial funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), provided support for community-based sickle cell clinics to conduct testing, counseling, and education. In the mid 1980s, the Federal MCHB supported the development and implementation of State newborn screening programs for SCD. By 1990, 30 States and jurisdictions had implemented programs with direct Federal support. Although most States and jurisdictions currently have Statewide screening programs, a 1987 Consensus Development Conference on Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell and Other Hemoglobinopathies recommendation for universal screening has not been realized.
In FY 2002, MCHB funded 15 community-based grants and one cooperative agreement through its Sickle Cell Disease and Newborn Screening Program. These one-year community-based awards were established to enhance follow-up services for infants who screen positive for SCD or sickle cell trait and support community-based efforts to provide SCD-related education and counseling. For FY 2003, similar awards will be made for this purpose.
All State SCD screening programs include a follow-up component. Some, however, fall short of the guidelines recommended by the Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Services (CORN). There are infants with SCD who do not enter into appropriate programs of comprehensive care and do not receive the requisite interventions. Further, follow-up of infants with sickle cell trait or who are carriers is sub-optimal. While the benefit of carrier notification leads to increased knowledge for the affected infant's family, problems of misunderstanding (infant with the trait perceived as defective), stigmatization, and issues of paternity can also result from carrier notification. It is thus imperative that trait notification and counseling be undertaken with sensitivity and accuracy. In many State SCD programs, parents are notified of the carrier infant's abnormal test results but are left on their own to seek education, genetic counseling, and testing. Many parents do not receive counseling and testing. The educational component of the SCD program is just as important as the follow-up. Patients and families need to remain well informed and be empowered as active participants in service delivery. State SCD programs need to enlist partners in this effort, including primary care providers, subspecialists, and community-based support organizations. In some communities, the staff of the community-based organization can make the initial contact with the affected family and maintain subsequent contact and provide support and education.
Section 501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2)).
The purpose of the Sickle Cell Disease and Newborn Screening Program is to support the comprehensive care for newborns diagnosed with SCD or trait and their families, relying on partnerships among the State Title V and newborn screening programs, community-based SCD organizations, comprehensive SCD treatment centers, and community-based primary care professionals. Specifically, the program will enhance the follow-up component of State SCD screening programs and support community-based efforts that provide hemoglobinopathy counseling, SCD-related education, and support services.
Project 1—Through a cooperative agreement, a national SCD organization will partner with families, community-based SCD organizations, health care professionals, State agencies including State Title V and newborn screening programs, and MCHB and its National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center (NNSGRC.) It will serve as a national SCD coordinating center, to coordinate the implementation of the community-based SCD projects funded by this initiative and provide a community forum to identify and prioritize issues of importance to the SCD community.
Project 2 “ The grant funded community-based SCD projects will rely on partnerships between the community-based SCD organizations, State Title V and newborn screening programs, comprehensive sickle cell treatment centers, and community-based primary care professionals to provide support including counseling and education to infants screened positive for SCD and trait and their families; as well as participate in a cooperative relationship with the
Under SPRANS project grant regulations at 42 CFR 51a.3, any public or private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply for grants and the cooperative agreement covered by this announcement. Under the President's initiative, community-based and faith-based organizations that are otherwise eligible and believe they can contribute to HRSA's program objectives are urged to consider this initiative.
Up to $750,000 in FY 2003 will be used to fund the national coordinating center through a cooperative agreement. The project period for the award will be for two years. Funding beyond the first year is dependent upon the availability of appropriated funds for the sickle cell newborn screening program in FY 2004 and grantee satisfactory performance.
The funding for the national SCD coordinating center will be in the form of a cooperative agreement, in which substantial participation on the project of MCHB staff is anticipated during the performance period. Under the terms of this cooperative agreement, in addition to the required monitoring and technical assistance, Federal responsibilities will include:
(1) Participation in meetings conducted during the period of the cooperative agreement;
(2) Ongoing review of activities and procedures to be established and implemented for accomplishing the scope of work;
(3) Review of project information prior to dissemination;
(4) Review of information presented on project activities;
(5) Assistance with the establishment of contacts with Federal and State agencies, MCHB grant projects, including the NNSGRC, and other contacts that may be relevant to the project's mission, and referral, as necessary, to these entities.
(6) Provision of information resources.
Funding priority for the cooperative agreement will be given to applicants meeting the following:
• The applicant is an established SCD organization with a national scope that clearly demonstrates expertise and national capacity for addressing issues relevant to SCD patients and their families and in which community-based programs play an integral role in its mission.
The applicant will be given a 5-point favorable adjustment to the ranking score assigned to that application if the funding priority is met (score is based on a 100 point scale with a maximum adjustment of 5 points).
Funding preference will be applied to FY 2002 funded grantees in the Sickle Cell Newborn Screening Program. Preference will only be given to those applicants who rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the Objective Review Group.
Applications that are complete and responsive to the guidance will be evaluated by an objective review panel specifically convened for this solicitation and in accordance with HRSA grants management policies and procedures.
Cooperative agreement applications will be reviewed using the following HRSA criteria:
1. The proposed activities, if well executed, are capable of attaining project objectives.
2. The project objectives are capable of achieving the specific program objectives defined in the program announcement and the proposed results are measurable.
3. The method for evaluating proposed results includes criteria for determining the extent to which the program has achieved its stated objectives and the extent to which the accomplishment of objectives can be attributed to the program.
4. In so far as practical, the proposed activities, when accomplished, are replicable, national in scope and include plans for broad dissemination.
5. The estimated costs to the government of the project are reasonable considering the level and complexity of activity and the anticipated results.
6. The project personnel are well qualified by training and/or experience for the support sought, and the applicant organization has adequate facilities and manpower.
Additional criteria may be used to review and rank applications for this competition. Any such criteria will be identified in the program guidance included in the application kit. Applicants should pay strict attention to addressing these criteria, in addition to those referenced above. Also, to the extent that regulatory review criteria generally applicable to all Title V programs (at 42 CFR part 51a) are relevant to this specific project, such factors will be taken into account.
Up to $ 2.96 million in FY 2003 will be used to fund up to 16 community-based grants within the program. Estimated amount for each community-based grant award is $185,000. The project period for the awards will be for two years. Funding beyond the first year is dependent upon the availability of appropriated funds for the sickle cell newborn screening program in FY 2004 and grantee satisfactory performance. Grantees will be expected to work cooperatively with the national coordinating center described in this announcement.
Funding priority for community-based grants will be given to applicants meeting the following:
(1) A collaborative relationship with the State Title V and newborn screening program, a local comprehensive SCD treatment center, and a community-based SCD organization;
(2) The applicant is a local, community-based SCD organization with no less than 10 cumulative years experience in providing outreach services to persons and families affected by SCD; and in addition, in providing education and counseling to parents of infants determined by the newborn screening program to have SCD or be carriers of sickle cell or other abnormal hemoglobins.
(3) The applicant can document experience within the past year that:
a. Provides outreach services, education and counseling to parents of infants determined by the newborn screening program to have SCD or be carriers of sickle cell or other abnormal hemoglobins; and
b. Partners with the State Title V and newborn screening program(s), and a local comprehensive sickle cell treatment center or a local community-based SCD organization.
An applicant will be given a 5-point favorable adjustment to the ranking score assigned to that application for each funding priority that is met (score
Funding preference will be applied to FY 2002 funded grantees in the Sickle Cell Newborn Screening Program. Preference will only be given to those applicants who rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the Objective Review Group.
Applications that are complete and responsive to the guidance will be evaluated by an objective review panel specifically convened for this solicitation and in accordance with HRSA grants management policies and procedures.
Applications for community-based grants will be evaluated using the following criteria:
1. The proposed activities, if well executed, are capable of attaining project objectives.
2. The project objectives are capable of achieving the specific program objectives defined in the program announcement and the proposed results are measurable.
3. The method for evaluating proposed results includes criteria for determining the extent to which the program has achieved its stated objectives and the extent to which the accomplishment of objectives can be attributed to the program.
4. The estimated costs to the government of the project are reasonable considering the level and complexity of activity and the anticipated results.
5. The project personnel are well qualified by training and/or experience for the support sought, and the applicant organization has adequate facilities and manpower.
Additional criteria may be used to review and rank applications for this competition. Any such criteria will be identified in the program guidance included in the application kit. Applicants should pay strict attention to addressing these criteria, in addition to those referenced above. Also, to the extent that regulatory review criteria generally applicable to all Title V programs (at 42 CFR part 51a) are relevant to this specific project, such factors will be taken into account.
OMB approval for any data collection in connection with this cooperative agreement will be sought, as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The second component (Community-based Sickle Cell Disease organizations—Project 2) of this program is subject to the Public Health System Reporting Requirements (approved under OMB No. 0937–0195). Under these requirements, the community-based nongovernmental applicant must prepare and submit a Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS). The PHSIS is intended to provide information to State and local health officials to keep them apprised of proposed health services grant applications submitted by community-based nongovernmental organizations within their jurisdictions.
Community-based nongovernmental applicants are required to submit the following information to the head of the appropriate State and local health agencies in the area(s) to be impacted no later than the Federal application receipt due date:
(a) A copy of the face page of the application (SF 424).
(b) A summary of the project (PHSIS), not to exceed one page, which provides:
(1) A description of the population to be served.
(2) A summary of the services to be provided.
(3) A description of the coordination planned with the appropriate State and local health agencies.
The MCH Federal Set-Aside program has been determined to be a program which is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372 concerning intergovernmental review of Federal programs.
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
General notice.
Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker license and any and all associated local and national permits are canceled without prejudice:
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
General notice.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 19 CFR 111.51(a), the following individual Customs broker license and any and all associated permits have been cancelled due to the death of the broker:
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
General notice.
Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker local permits are canceled without prejudice.
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
General notice.
Pursuant to section 641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641) and the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111.51), the following Customs broker license are canceled without prejudice.
These brokers hold multiple Customs broker licenses. They continue to hold other valid Customs broker licenses.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
Notice.
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Territory of American Samoa (FEMA–1473–DR), dated June 6, 2003, and related determinations.
June 6, 2003.
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
Notice is hereby given that, in a letter dated June 6, 2003, the President declared a major disaster under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act), as follows:
I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the Territory of American
In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes, such amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and administrative expenses.
You are authorized to provide Individual Assistance and Public Assistance in the designated areas, and Hazard Mitigation throughout the Territory of American Samoa. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and the Other Needs Assistance under Section 408 of the Stafford Act will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. You are authorized to make adjustments as warranted to the non-Federal cost shares as provided under the Insular Areas Act, 48 U.S.C. 1469a(d).
Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.
The time period prescribed for the implementation of section 310(a), Priority to Certain Applications for Public Facility and Public Housing Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for a period not to exceed six months after the date of this declaration.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, William Lokey, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared disaster.
I do hereby determine the following area of the Territory of American Samoa to have been affected adversely by this declared major disaster:
The Island of Tutuila for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance.
All islands within the Territory of American Samoa are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
Notice.
This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA–1472–DR), dated June 6, 2003, and related determinations.
June 6, 2003.
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
Notice is hereby given that, in a letter dated June 6, 2003, the President declared a major disaster under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act), as follows:
I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State of Arkansas, resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on May 2, 2003, and continuing, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act). I, therefore, declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of Arkansas.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes, such amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and administrative expenses.
You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard Mitigation throughout the State, and any other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act you may deem appropriate. Direct Federal assistance is authorized, when warranted. Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance, direct Federal assistance, and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. If Other Needs Assistance under Section 408 of the Stafford Act is later warranted, Federal funds provided under that program will also be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible costs.
Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration to the extent allowable under the Stafford Act.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Sandra Coachman, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this declared disaster.
All counties within the State of Arkansas are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
Notice.
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the
June 6, 2003.
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
The notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Mississippi is hereby amended to include the following area among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by the catastrophe declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration of April 24, 2003:
Jefferson Davis County for Individual Assistance.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
Notice.
This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Tennessee (FEMA–1464–DR), dated May 8, 2003, and related determinations.
June 10, 2003.
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
The notice of a major disaster declaration for the State of Tennessee is hereby amended to include the following areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by the catastrophe declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration of May 8, 2003:
Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
Supplemental notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report (SEIS/SDEIR).
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), along with the Hoopa Valley Tribe and Trinity County, California, are preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIS/SDEIR) for the Trinity River Mainstem Fishery Restoration Program (Program). The purpose of the Program has been revised to be consistent with recent court findings on the Program.
Two scoping meetings will be held to solicit public input on alternatives, concerns, and issues to be addressed in the SEIS/SDEIR. The meeting dates are:
• Tuesday, July 8, 2003, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Redding, California.
• Thursday, July 10, 2003, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Hoopa, California.
Scoping meetings will be held at:
• Redding at the Holiday Inn, 1900 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA 96002.
• Hoopa at Neighborhood Facilities Recreation Center, Highway 96, Hoopa, CA.
Written comments on the scope of the SEIS/SDEIR should be sent by July 18, 2003 to Mr. Russell Smith, Bureau of Reclamation, Shasta Dam Office, 16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake, CA 96019; telephone: 530–275–1554; fax 530–275–2441. Comments received after this date will be considered but may not be included in the resulting SEIS/SDEIR scoping report. Comments received in response to the March 25, 2002 Notice of Intent will remain under consideration.
Mr. Russell Smith at the above address or by telephone at 530–275–1554.
Previously, a Notice of Intent (NOI) was published in the
A final environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) on the Program was issued in November 2000, and a Record of Decision (ROD) was executed on December 19, 2000. Central Valley water and power interests filed suit seeking to enjoin implementation of the ROD. On March 22, 2001, the court issued a Memorandum Decision and Order enjoining the Federal defendants from implementing certain flow related aspects of the ROD.
The primary objective of the Program is to meet Federal trust responsibilities for tribal fishery resources and restore the fisheries in the Trinity River basin to the level that existed prior to the construction of the Trinity River Division (TRD) of the CVP. These actions are authorized by the Act of August 12, 1955, 69 Stat. 719; the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act, Pub. L. 98–541 (1984), as amended, and the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Pub. L. 102–575, Title XXXIV (1992) (CVPIA). The FWS and Reclamation are the Federal co-leads for purposes of complying with NEPA, along with the Hoopa Valley Tribe which is also acting in a co-lead capacity. Trinity County functions as the state lead agency for purposes of complying with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The purpose for the November 2000 EIS/EIR was to restore and maintain the natural production of anadromous fish on the Trinity River mainstem downstream of Lewiston Dam. The purpose of the SEIS/SEIR has been amended, consistent with court orders on the Program.
The revised purpose for the SEIS/SEIR is to restore and maintain the natural production of anadromous fish in the Trinity River basin downstream of Lewiston Dam, including fishery restoration to pre-TRD levels, and to meet the U.S. Government's tribal trust obligations. Secondary consideration is given to: (a) Meeting the other restoration goals of the Act of October 24, 1984, Pub. L. 98–541, as amended, and (b) Achieving a reasonable balance among competing demands for use of CVP water, including the requirements of fish and wildlife, agricultural, municipal and industrial and power contractors.
The SEIS/SEIR will update information on alternatives described in the October 2000 EIS/EIR. These alternatives include: Existing Conditions, No Action, Mechanical Restoration, Percent Inflow (modified to address the court's concerns), Flow Evaluation, and Maximum Flow. It is anticipated that two additional alternatives will also be evaluated; a 70 Percent Inflow Alternative and a Lower Flow Alternative that seeks to use lesser amounts of water in conjunction with non-flow related restoration actions.
In 1980, the FWS completed an EIS which estimated fish population reductions of 60 to 80 percent since completion of the TRD and estimated the loss of fishery habitats in the Trinity River to be 80 to 90 percent. The 1980 EIS concluded that insufficient streamflows represented the most critical limiting factor for the restoration of the fishery. Based on this EIS, the Secretary issued a decision in 1981 which increased flows on an interim basis and directed the completion of a scientific study to assess the instream flows and other measures needed to restore the Trinity River fishery.
In 1983, an EIS on the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Program was prepared by the FWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1983). The environmental document analyzed habitat restoration actions, watershed rehabilitation, and improvements to the Trinity River Salmon and Steelhead Hatchery (TRSSH). The EIS clarified that the hatchery's purpose was to mitigate for the loss of the 109 miles of habitat upstream of Lewiston Dam; whereas, the restoration and rehabilitation projects were explicitly designed to increase natural fish production below the dam.
In 1984, the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act (Pub. L. 98–541) was enacted. It formalized the existence of the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Task Force (Task Force), and directed the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to implement measures to restore fish and wildlife habitat in the Trinity River Basin. The Task Force was directed at implementation of a fish and wildlife management program “to restore natural fish and wildlife populations to levels approximating those which existed immediately prior to the construction of the Trinity Division.” In 1996, Congress reauthorized and amended the original Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act (Pub. L. 104–143). The 1996 amendments clarified that “restoration is to be measured not only by returning adult anadromous fish spawners, but by the ability of dependent tribal, commercial, and sport fisheries to participate fully, through enhanced in-river and ocean harvest opportunities, in the benefits of restoration * * .”
In 1992, Congress passed the CVPIA (Pub. L. 102–575, Title XXXIV) in order to protect, restore, and enhance fish, wildlife, and associated habitats in the Central Valley, including the Trinity River Basin. Specifically, the CVPIA provides at section 3406(b)(23) that “[i]n order to meet Federal trust responsibilities to protect the fishery resources of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and meet the fishery restoration goals of Public Law 98–541,” the Secretary is directed to complete the Trinity River Flow Evaluation Study (TRFES) initiated pursuant to the 1981 secretarial directive to develop recommendations “based on the best available scientific data, regarding permanent instream fishery flow requirements and TRD operating criteria and procedures for the restoration and maintenance of the Trinity River fishery.” The CVPIA also specifically provided for the Secretary to consult with the Hoopa Valley Tribe on the TRFES and, upon the Tribe's concurrence, to implement the restoration recommendations accordingly.
The FWS and the Hoopa Valley Tribe completed the Flow Study in June 1999. The draft EIS/EIR for the Trinity River Mainstem Fishery Restoration Program (TRMFRP) was prepared by the FWS, Reclamation, Trinity County, and the Hoopa Valley Tribe, and was completed in June 1999. The final EIS/EIR was completed in November 2000. A ROD selecting the alternative to be implemented for the TRMFRP was signed by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, pursuant to section 3406(b)(23) of the CVPIA, and issued in December 2000. However, the EIR was not certified by Trinity County and it is not a finalized document under CEQA.
Subsequent to execution of the ROD, water and power interests in the Central Valley of California amended a previously filed lawsuit against the Federal agencies materially involved in either the decision making process for the ROD or the associated Endangered Species Act approvals for the TRMFRP (Reclamation, FWS, and NMFS), in Federal district court. Plaintiffs sought, and were granted a preliminary
On February 20, 2003, the court entered final judgment in the case, finding that the ROD for the Program, issued on December 10, 2000, and the associated biological opinions issued by FWS and NMFS, were unlawful in part. The court found that the ROD was in violation of NEPA in that it had an improperly framed purpose statement and the range of alternatives was inadequate. The biological opinions were found to exceed the agencies' authority under the ESA in that they required major modifications to operations of the CVP. Although the issue was not before the court, nor briefed by any of the parties, the court also found the government in breach of its general and specific Federal trust obligations to the Hoopa Valley and Yurok Tribes, as set out under CVPIA section 3406(b)(23) and related statutes. The case is now on appeal.
Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's identity from public disclosure, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Notice of application.
The U.S. Fish and wildlife Service (Service) advises the public that Noble Energy, Inc., of Houston, Texas, has submitted an application to install a 4-inch nominal pipeline for transportation of natural gas across a portion of the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, Brazoria County, Texas, which would start from their well located outside of the refuge land. The proposed pipeline to convey the product from the well to tie in to an existing Texas Eastern Transmission (TET) gathering line is located 4,311 feet northwest of the surface location. Of the 4.311 feet, approximately 3,800 feet will traverse refuge lands. Noble plans to construct the pipeline by use of subsurface boring methodology 5 feet to 20 feet below the surface of the land. Noble plans to bore northwesterly a distance from the wellhead to a 70-foot by 75-foot temporary construction staging area, located at GPS coordinates X=3,116474.60 and Y=501,502.22 (NAD 27 Datum) on refuge property; then turning more northwesterly, will bore the remaining distance to the existing TET gathering line located at GPS coordinates X=3,115,926.41 and Y=503,009.25 (NAD 27 Datum). A second 75-foot by 75-foot temporary construction staging area is proposed at the site for the pipeline tap and interconnect. At the interconnect point, approximately 25 feet from the centerline of the TET pipeline, a 30-foot by 30-foot extended use location, meter/valve facility, is proposed to be installed and fenced. An Environmental Analysis and Cultural Resources Review has been prepared and is on file.
This notice informs the public that the Service will be proceeding with the processing of the application, the compatibility determination and the approval processing which includes the preparation of the terms and conditions of the permit.
Written comments should be received on or before July 17, 2003 to receive consideration by the Service.
Comments should be addressed to: Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Realty, Attention: Lena V. Marie, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103–1306, telephone number 505–248–7411 or FAX 505–248–6803
The Refuge Manager for the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge has approved the route of the pipeline.
Right-of-way applications for pipelines are to be filed in accordance with Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.), as amended by the Act of November 16, 1973, (37 Stat. 576, Public Law 93–153).
International Trade Commission.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review the presiding administrative law judge's (“ALJ's”) initial determination (“ID”) granting a joint motion to terminate the above-captioned investigation on the basis of a settlement agreement.
Timothy P. Monaghan, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202–205–3152. Copies of the public version of the ID and all nonconfidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202–205–2000. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202–
The Commission instituted this investigation on April 9, 2001, based on a complaint filed by Proxim, Inc. (“Proxim”) against 14 respondents. Three companies subsequently intervened, including Agere Systems Inc. (“Agere”). In its complaint, Proxim contended that respondents” accused products infringed the patent claims in issue because they contained either semiconductors made by intervenor Agere (“the Agere parties”) or by respondent Intersil Corp. (“the Intersil parties”).
On September 25, 2002, the Commission determined not to review an ID by the then presiding ALJ terminating the investigation as to the Agere parties on the basis of a settlement agreement. Only the Intersil parties then remained in the investigation.
On March 17, 2003, Proxim and Intersil entered into a settlement agreement. On May 5, 2003, Proxim and the Intersil parties filed a joint motion to terminate the investigation on the basis of the settlement agreement. The Commission investigative attorney supported the joint motion.
On May 15, 2003, the current presiding ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 106) granting the joint motion of Proxim and the Intersil parties to terminate the investigation on the basis of a settlement agreement. No party filed a petition to review the ID.
The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in § 210.42 of the Commission's rules of practice and procedure (19 CFR § 210.42).
By order of the Commission.
Notice is hereby given that, on May 27, 2003, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership.
On April 7, 2000, IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. filed its original notification pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the
The last notification was filed with the Department on March 5, 2003. A notice was published in the
Notice is hereby given that, on May 27, 2003, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
By Notice dated January 27, 2003, and published in the
The firm plans to manufacture small quantities of the listed controlled substances to make reference standards.
No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in title 21, United States code, section 823(a) and determined that the registration of AccuStandard, Inc. to manufacture the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated AccuStandard, Inc. to ensure that the company's registration is consistent with the public interest. This investigation has included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 and 28 CFR 0.100 and 0.104, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, hereby orders that the application submitted by the above firm for registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed above is granted
By Notice dated January 27, 2003, and published in the
The firm plans to bulk manufacture small quantities of the listed controlled substances as radiolabeled compounds.
No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in Title 21, United States Code, Section 823(a) and determined that the registration of American Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc. to manufacture the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated American Radiolabeled Chemicals, Inc. to ensure that the company's registration is consistent with the public interest. This investigation has included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 and 28 CFR 0.100 and 0.104, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, hereby orders that the application submitted by the above firm for registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed above is granted.
By Notice dated August 20, 2002, and published in the
The firm plans to import these controlled substances for the manufacture of reference standards.
No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in Title 21, United States Code, section 823(a) and determined that the registration of Applied Science Labs, Inc. to import the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest and with United States obligations under international treaties, conventions, or protocols in effect on May 1, 1971, at this time. DEA has investigated Applied Science Labs, Inc. on a regular basis to ensure that the company's continued registration is consistent with the public interest. This investigation included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to section 1008(a) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act and in accordance with Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1301.34, the above firm is granted registration as an importer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed above.
By Notice dated February 5, 2003, and published in the
The firm plans to manufacture the listed controlled substances for distribution to its customers.
No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in Title 21, United States Code, section 823(a) and determined that the registration of Cedarburg Pharmaceuticals, LLC, to manufacture the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated Cedarburg Pharmaceuticals, LLC, to ensure that the company's registration is consistent with the public interest. This investigation has included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 and 28 CFR 0.100 and 0.104, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control hereby orders that the application submitted by the above firm for registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed above is granted.
By notice dated January 27, 2003, and published in the
The firm plans to manufacture small quantities of the listed controlled substances to make reference standards which will be distributed to their customers.
No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in title 21, United States Code, section 823(a) and determined that the registration of Cerrilliant Corporation to manufacture the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated Cerrilliant Corporation to ensure that the company's registration is consistent with the public interest. This investigation has included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 and 28 CFR 0.100 and 0.104, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, hereby orders that the application submitted by the above firm for registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed above is granted.
By notice dated January 27, 2003, and published in the
The firm plans to import small reference standard quantities of finished commercial product from its sister company in Switzerland for sale to its customers for drug testing.
No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in title 21, United States Code, section 823(a) and determined that the registration of Lipomed, Inc. to import the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest and with United States obligations under international treaties, conventions, or protocols in effect on May 1, 1971, at this time. DEA has investigated Lipomed, Inc. on a regular basis to ensure that the company's continued registration is consistent with the public interest. This investigation included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to section 1008(a) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act and in accordance with title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, section 1301.34, the above firm is granted registration as an importer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed above.
By Notice dated March 11, 2003, and published in the
The firm plans to import the listed controlled substances to bulk manufacture controlled substances.
No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in Title 21, United States Code, Section 823(a) and determined that the registration of Mallinckrodt, Inc. to import the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest and with United States obligations under international treaties, conventions, or protocols in effect on May 1, 1971, at this time. DEA has investigated Mallinckrodt, Inc. on a regular basis to ensure that the company's continued registration is consistent with the public interest. This investigation included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to section 1008(a) of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act and in accordance with Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1301.34, the above firm is granted registration as an importer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed above.
By notice dated January 27, 2003, and published in the
The firm will cultivate marijuana for the National Institute of Drug Abuse for research approved by the Department of Health and Human Services
No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in title 21, United States Code, section 823(a) and determined that the registration of National Center for Natural Products Research-NIDA MProject University of Mississippi to manufacture the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated National Center for Natural Products research-NIDA MProject University of Mississippi to ensure that the company's registration is consistent with the public interest. This investigation has included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 and 28 CFR 0.100 and 0.104, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, hereby orders that the application submitted by the above firm for registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed above is granted.
By Notice dated January 27, 2003, and published in the
The firm plans to manufacture bulk tetrahydrocannabinols for formulation into pharmaceutical products.
No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in Title 21, United States Code, Section 823(a) and determined that the registration of Norac Company, Inc. to manufacture the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated Norac Company, Inc. to ensure that the company's registration is consistent with the public interest. This investigation has included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 and 28 CFR 0.100 and 0.104, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, hereby orders that the application submitted by the above firm for registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed above is granted.
By Notice dated January 27,2003, and published in the
The firm plans to bulk manufacture the listed controlled substances to be used in-house to manufacture other controlled substances.
No comments or objections have been received. DEA has considered the factors in Title 21, United States Code, section 823(a) and determined that the registration of OraSure Technologies, Inc. to manufacture the listed controlled substances is consistent with the public interest at this time. DEA has investigated OraSure Technologies, Inc. to ensure that the company's registration is consistent with the public interest. This investigation has included inspection and testing of the company's physical security systems, verification of the company's compliance with state and local laws, and a review of the company's background and history. Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823 and 28 CFR 0.100 and 0.104, the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, hereby orders that the application submitted by the above firm for registration as a bulk manufacturer of the basic classes of controlled substances listed above is granted.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Notice of meeting.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Space Science Advisory Committee (SScAC), Astronomical Search for Origins and Planetary Systems Subcommittee (OS).
Tuesday, July 1, 2003, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, July 2, 2003, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Room MIC–3H46, 300 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20546.
Dr. Hashima Hasan, Code SZ, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546, 202/358–0692.
The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture ID, before receiving an access badge. Foreign nationals attending this meeting will be required to provide the following information: full name; gender; date/place of birth; citizenship; visa/greencard information (number, type, expiration date); employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, country, phone); title/position of attendee. To expedite admittance, attendees can provide identifying information in advance by contacting Dr. Hashima Hasan via e-mail at
It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. Visitors will be requested to sign a visitor's register.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Notice of meeting.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the NASA Space Science Advisory Committee (SScAC), Structure and Evolution of the Universe Subcommittee (SEUS).
Tuesday, July 1, 2003, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, July 2, 2003, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m..
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Rooms 3H46 and 9H40, 300 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20546.
Dr. Paul Hertz, Code SZ, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546, 202/358–0986.
The meeting will be open to the public up to the seating capacity of the room. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture ID, before receiving an access badge. Foreign nationals attending this meeting will be required to provide the following information: full name; gender; date/place of birth; citizenship; visa/greencard information (number, type, expiration date); employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, country, phone); title/position of attendee. To expedite admittance, attendees can provide identifying information in advance by contacting Dr. Paul Hertz via e-mail at
It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. Visitors will be requested to sign a visitor's register.
National Science Foundation.
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act.
Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has received a waste management permit application for operation of remote field support camps with emergency provisions for the Expedition Vessels, Professor Molchanov, Professor Multanovksiy, and M/V Orlova for the 2003–2004 season and the two following austral summers. The application is submitted to NSF pursuant to regulations issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by July 17, 2003. Permit applications may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below.
Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
Nadene Kennedy at the above address or (703) 292–8030.
NSF's Antarctic Waste Regulation, 45 CFR Part 671, requires all U.S. citizens and entities to obtain a permit for the use or release of a designated pollutant in Antarctica, and for the release of waste in Antarctica. NSF has received a permit application under this Regulation for the operation of expeditions to Antarctica. During each trip, passengers are taken ashore at selected sites by Zodiac (rubber raft) for approximately two to four hours at a time. On each zodiac landing, emergency gear would
Application for the permit is made by: Pat Shaw, Quark Expeditions, Inc., 980 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the issuance of a license amendment to Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. for Materials License No. 29–00055–14, to authorize release of its facility in Westwood, New Jersey for unrestricted use and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) in support of this action in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR part 51. Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded that a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate.
The purpose of the proposed action is to allow for the release of the licensee's 103 Woodland Avenue, Westwood, New Jersey facility for unrestricted use. Teledyne has been authorized by NRC from 1968 to present to store and re-package low-level radioactive wastes at the site. In 2002, Teledyne ceased operations with licensed materials at the 103 Woodland Avenue, Westwood, New Jersey site, and requested that NRC release the facility for unrestricted use and terminate the license. Teledyne has conducted surveys of the facility and determined that the facility meets the license termination criteria in subpart E of 10 CFR part 20.
The NRC staff has evaluated Teledyne's request and the results of the surveys and has concluded that the completed action complies with 10 CFR part 20. The staff has prepared the EA (summarized above) in support of the proposed license amendment to terminate the license and release the facility for unrestricted use. On the basis of the EA, the NRC has concluded that the environmental impacts from the proposed action are expected to be insignificant and has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
The EA and the documents related to this proposed action, including the application for the license amendment and supporting documentation, are available for inspection at NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission:
Weeks of June 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 2003.
Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
Public and closed.
There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of June 16, 2003.
There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of June 23, 2003.
There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of July 7, 2003.
There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of July 14, 2003.
There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of July 21, 2003.
The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. Contact person for more information: David Louis Gamberoni (301) 415–1651.
By a vote of 4–0 on June 11 and 12, the Commission determined pursuant to U.S.C. 552b(e) and § 9.107(a) of the Commission's rules that “Affirmation of Sequoyah Fuels Corp. (Gore, Oklahoma Site) Presiding Officer's Certified Questions” be held on June 13, and on less than one week's notice to the public.
The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at:
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U.S. Postal Service.
Notice.
The USPS is announcing the availability of an In-Person Proofing at Post Offices (IPP) Program to support the activities of U.S. Certificate Authorities and government organizations.
June 9, 2003.
Chuck Chamberlain at 703–292–4172, or Brad Reck at 703–292–3530
In recent years, a number of new federal statutes have sought to preserve the ability of the public and private sectors to use the efficiency of the internet to rapidly exchange time sensitive communications while assuring that people receiving and sending messages are in fact who they say they are. A number of top quality private sector businesses have mastered the technology around the use of secure digital signatures, yielding a greater demand for improved identity verification for individuals seeking to use digital signatures.
This need for improved “online identity” creates a unique service opportunity for the Postal Service to provide value to the public, leverage our retail network and enable internet communications to enjoy a new level of security and reliability. Numerous organizations have approached the U.S. Postal Service to conduct In-Person Proofing (IPP) of customers nationwide for physically authenticating an individual's identification at a post office before the organization issues a digital signature certificate to the individual.
IPP supports efficient, affordable, trusted communications through the use of identification verification at Post Offices, incorporation of process enhancements required by the Postal Service, active management of the IPP program by the USPS, and use of a First Class U.S. Mail piece to verify physical addresses of applicants. We believe that IPP conducted at local post offices will create a new broad based capability for the Nation that promotes improved public trust and greater efficiency in the electronic delivery of a wide range of services. These efforts support achieving the goals of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998, Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and numerous Presidential Directives on eGovernment.
The following is a brief description of how IPP would work. An organization can establish a relationship with a qualified U.S. Certificate Authority to integrate digital signing with improved identity verification into an online application. Any individual desiring to use digital certificates that include USPS IPP will complete an application online. The online system will verify the individual's identity via commercial data base checking. The system will then produce a standard Postal Service form to be printed out at the “applicant's” personal computer. The individual requesting the service will present this form to a participating post office where the “In Person Proofing” process is conducted. After successful completion of the IPP event, the CA will notify the applicant to download their digital certificate. For clarity, the steps in the IPP process are outlined below.
IPP is a postal program to improve the public key infrastructure of the Nation. The public key infrastructure has emerged as an accepted infrastructure component for protecting and facilitating the electronic communications of the Nation.
For a Certificate Authority (CA) to use IPP, the CA must incorporate the U.S. Postal Service In-Person Proofing Policy into their Certificate Policy. Conformance to the Postal policy includes:
1. Use of a Patriot Act compliant database vetting process to gain initial assurance of an applicant's identity before sending the applicant to the Postal Office for IPP.
2. Perform a verification of the applicant's physical residential address via First Class U.S. Mail with an “Address Correction Requested” and “Do Not Forward” endorsement.
3. Restrict the expiration date of an IPP based Digital Certificate such that it does not surpass the expiration of the 4 year validity period of an IPP verification event. A new IPP event will be required every 4 years.
4. Facilitate IPP processing by using standard forms and barcodes as directed by the USPS and exchanging of information as necessary for the efficient operation of IPP. This includes:
A. Using the standard ID Verification Form (IDVF),
B. Maintaining a secure repository of IDVF forms,
C. Providing access to IDVF forms and customer account information as necessary for investigative purposes by USPS Inspection Service and the USPS Office of Inspector General,
D. Submitting the processes and operations of the CA to security audits and compliance reviews as required by the USPS, and
E. Restricting the generation of unique barcodes for each IPP event to those expressly permitted by the USPS.
5. Operate the CA to enable the broadest practical use of IPP based digital certificates. This includes:
A. Issuing, at a minimum, a daily Certificate Revocation List to better allow users to rely upon the certificates,
B. Passing an external CA audit in accordance with industry best practices such as “AICPA/CICA WebTrust Program for Certificate Authorities”,
C. Achieving interoperability with the Federal Bridge for Certificate Authorities, and
D. Incorporating a new common object identifier (USPS registered OID) for IPP based digital certificates.
6. Successfully enter into an agreement with the USPS that includes standard pricing, service level commitments, IPP Policy compliance, liability and service termination provisions, as well as such other terms and conditions as may be included.
IPP transactions are to be purchased in pre-paid blocks of 10,000 transactions by either the CA or a government customer on behalf of the CA.
Each digital certificate must contain the statement “ID Verified by the U.S. Postal Service” within the certificate profile to let any user or relying party know that:
• The issuer of the digital certificate authority operates in compliance with IPP Policy, and
• The holder of the credential did physically appear before a postal employee and had their hardcopy identification successfully verified.
Applications should interrogate the digital certificate presented during an
IPP is available at an initial level of up to 200 post offices promptly following the execution of the first activation agreement. Market demand for IPP, in conjunction with operational assessments, will determine the expansion schedule beyond initial deployment locations.
June 11, 2003.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),
The Exchange proposes to amend certain provisions of CHX Article XX, Rule 37(a)(3), which governs, among other things, the execution of limit orders in a CHX specialist's book. Specifically, the CHX seeks to add a provision that would permit a CHX specialist to enable a functionality that would automatically execute designated limit orders for Nasdaq/NM (“OTC”) securities, following dissemination of a locking or crossing quotation in that security by one or more designated OTC market centers. The text of the proposed rule change is below. Proposed new language is in italics. Proposed deletions are in brackets.
Rule 16.
(a) When a bid is clearly established as the first made at a particular price, the maker shall be entitled to priority and shall have precedence over [on] the next sale at that price, up to the number of shares of stock specified in the bid, irrespective of the number of shares of stock specified in such bid.
Rule 37. (a) Guaranteed Executions. The Exchange's Guaranteed Execution System (the BEST System) shall be available, during the Primary Trading Session and the Post Primary Trading Session, to Exchange member firms and, where applicable, to members of a participating exchange who send orders to the Floor through a linkage pursuant to Rule 39 of this Article, in all issues in the specialist system which are traded in the Dual Trading System and NASDAQ/NM Securities. System orders shall be executed pursuant to the following requirements:
1. No change to text.
2. No change to text.
3. [Dual Trading System]
Subject to Interpretation and Policy .10 (“Exempted Trade-Throughs”), all agency limit orders in Dual Trading System issues will be filled under the following circumstances:
(a) Exhaustion of primary market bid or offer. When the bid or offering at the limit price has been exhausted in the primary market (as defined in the CTA plan), agency limit orders will be executed in whole or in part, based on the rules of priority and precedence, on a share for share basis with trades executed at the limit price in the primary market
(b) Price penetration in primary market. When there has been a price penetration of the limit in the primary market, agency limit orders that have resided in the specialist's book for a period of 0–15 seconds (as designated by the specialist) prior to the primary market print will be filled at the limit price; [and]
(c) Primary market trading at the limit price. When the issue is trading at the limit price on the primary market, agency limit orders will be filled at the limit price unless it can be demonstrated that such orders would not have been executed if they had been transmitted to the primary market or the broker and specialist agree to a specific volume related or other criteria for requiring a fill; and
(d) Block size trade-through in another market. In instances where a block trade on the Exchange or other market against which orders are being protected takes place outside the current Exchange quotation, all effective bids or offers limited to the block price or better will be executed at the more favorable block price rather than at the limit price of the affected orders. A specialist may elect to provide automatic execution of designated limit orders at the block price or better when a “block size” (as defined in Article XX, Rule 40, Interpretation and Policy .05) trade-through is executed on the primary market.
A specialist may elect automatic execution of such agency limit orders on an issue-by-issue basis.
In its filing with the Commission, the CHX included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for its proposal and discussed any comments it received regarding the proposal. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The CHX has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.
The CHX proposes to permit a CHX specialist to enable a functionality that would automatically execute designated limit orders for OTC securities, following dissemination of a locking or crossing quotation in that security by one or more designated OTC market centers.
Under existing CHX rules relating to listed securities, limit orders that are resident in the CHX specialist's book are entitled to a fill at the limit price if a price penetration (
Accordingly, a subcommittee of the CHX OTC Committee undertook to evaluate the issue, and to design a functionality that, if enabled by a CHX specialist, would automatically execute certain resting limit orders for OTC securities. The proposed rule change, which was discussed extensively by the CHX OTC Committee and other member committees, would permit a CHX specialist to enable such a functionality on a voluntary basis. The functionality would automatically execute designated resting limit orders, if the designated OTC markets lock or cross the CHX quotation.
For instance, if a specialist designates all limit orders in an issue under 10,000 shares as eligible for possible auto-execution under this rule, those orders of 10,000 shares or more would not be eligible for automatic execution and thus would remain in the specialist's book, eligible for manual execution, even though a smaller order at the same price that was received at a later time would be eligible for automatic execution (up to the size of the Limit Order Auto Execution Threshold).
Because the CHX specialist is not obligated (under CHX rules, the Act or any other governing rules) to execute OTC limit orders based on conditions in other OTC market centers, rendering engagement of this proposed functionality strictly voluntary, the Exchange believes that it is appropriate for a CHX specialist to condition automatic execution in a manner that could, based on issue-by-issue designations of certain types of orders, modify the precedence of same-priced orders.
The CHX believes that the proposed rule change will be welcomed by its order-sending firms, as it will provide for protection of certain limit orders on a voluntary basis in the OTC market, which currently does not require that such protections be afforded limit orders. Indeed, the CHX believes that the proposed rule change, which could dramatically increase the number of limit orders executed automatically on the CHX (which currently does not have a rule requiring automatic execution of limit orders for OTC securities based on conditions in other market centers), is to the material benefit of the investing public. The CHX believes that the proposed rule change constitutes a reasoned approach to offering execution guarantees in an evolving OTC market, and anticipates that many of its OTC specialists will elect to enable the functionality contemplated by the proposed rule change.
The CHX believes the proposal is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder that are applicable to a national securities exchange, and, in particular, with the requirements of section 6(b).
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any inappropriate burden on competition.
No written comments were either solicited or received.
Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not:
(i) Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public interest;
(ii) Impose any significant burden on competition; and
(iii) Become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposal is consistent with the Act. Persons making written submissions should file six copies thereof with the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549|0609. Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the CHX. All submissions should refer to file number SR-CHX–2003–05 and should be submitted by July 8, 2003.
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),
GSCC is seeking to reduce the permitted use of letters of credit (“LCs”) to twenty-five percent of a member's required clearing fund deposit.
In its filing with the Commission, GSCC included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. GSCC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these statements.
One of GSCC's most important risk management tools is its maintenance of clearing fund collateral. Clearing fund is comprised of cash, certain netting-eligible securities, and eligible LCs. The purposes served by the clearing fund are (1) to have on deposit from each netting member assets sufficient to satisfy any losses that may be incurred by GSCC as the result of the default by the member and the resultant close-out of that member's settlement positions and (2) to ensure that GSCC has sufficient liquidity at all times to meet its payment and delivery obligations.
The subject of the proposed rule change is the LC component of the clearing fund. Currently, GSCC's rules permit up to 70 percent of a member's required clearing fund deposit to be in the form of LCs. Although GSCC believes that it will always receive funds from the presentment of an LC for payment, GSCC has recognized that in a period of market crisis there is the potential that GSCC might not receive the funds on a timely basis. To ensure that GSCC can always meet its liquidity needs on a timely basis in the unlikely event of a member default and in a period of market crisis, GSCC is proposing to reduce the permitted use of LCs to 25 percent of a member's required clearing fund deposit. Thus, the minimum level of cash and securities required to be maintained on deposit would increase from 30 percent to 75 percent of a member's required clearing fund deposit.
GSCC believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of section 17A of the Act
GSCC does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any impact or impose any burden on competition.
Written comments relating to the proposed rule change have not yet been solicited or received. GSCC will notify the Commission of any written comments received by GSCC.
Within thirty-five days of the date of publication of this notice in the
(A) by order approve such proposed rule change or
(B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be disapproved.
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act. Persons making written submissions should file six copies thereof with the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549–0609. Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of GSCC.
All submissions should refer to File No. SR-GSCC–2002–11 and should be submitted by July 8, 2003.
For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),
NASD is proposing to amend Article VIII (District Committees and District Nominating Committees) of the By-Laws of NASD Regulation, Inc. (“NASD Regulation”) to streamline the nomination and election processes governing District Committees and District Nominating Committees, modernize communication procedures, and improve the consistency among the Committees across all districts. The text of the proposed rule change is set forth below. Proposed new language is in
Sec. 8.1 The Board shall establish boundaries for districts within the United States to assist NASD Regulation in administering its affairs in a manner that is consistent with applicable law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, the Delegation Plan, and the Rules of the Association. The Board may make changes from time to time in the number or boundaries of the districts as it deems necessary or appropriate. The Board shall prescribe such policies and procedures as are necessary or appropriate to address the implementation of a new district configuration in the event of a change in the number or boundaries of the districts.
Sec. 8.2 (a) A district created under Section 8.1 shall elect a District Committee pursuant to this Article. A District Committee shall consist of no fewer than five and no more than 20 members, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board.
Sec. 8.3 Each regularly elected member of a District Committee shall hold office for a “
Sec. 8.4 In the event of a vacancy on a District Committee [caused by the departure of a Committee member] prior to the expiration of the member's term of office,
Sec. 8.5 Meetings of a District Committee shall be held at such times and places, upon such notice, and in accordance with such procedures as [each District Committee]
Sec. 8.6
Sec. 8.7 (a) The Chairs of the District Committees, elected pursuant to Section 8.6,
(b) The Advisory Council shall be advised of and entitled to attend such meetings of the Board as the Board may designate for such Advisory Council's attendance, and the Board shall designate at least one such meeting annually. The Advisory Council shall not be entitled to vote at meetings of the Board.
Sec. 8.8 Funds to meet the regular expenses of each District Committee shall be provided by the Board, and all such expenses shall be subject to the approval of the Board.
Sec. 8.9 (a) Each district created under Section 8.1 shall elect a District Nominating Committee pursuant to this Article. A District Nominating Committee shall consist of five members, unless the Board by resolution increases a District Nominating Committee to a larger number. Each
Sec. 8.10 Each regularly elected member of a District Nominating Committee shall hold office for a
Sec. 8.11 In the event of a vacancy on a District Nominating Committee [caused by the departure of a Committee member] prior to the expiration of the member's term of office,
Sec. 8.12 Meetings of a District Nominating Committee shall be held at such times and places, upon such notice, and in accordance with such procedures as [each District Nominating Committee]
Sec. 8.13 Following the annual election of members of the District Nominating Committees pursuant to this Article, each District Nominating Committee shall elect from its members a Chair and such other officers as it deems necessary for the proper performance of its duties under these By-Laws[, and shall prescribe their powers and duties].
Sec. 8.14 Funds to meet the regular expenses of each District Nominating Committee shall be provided by the Board, and all such expenses shall be subject to the approval of the Board.
Sec. 8.15 On or before [May 1]
Sec. 8.16
[Sec. 8.17 The Secretary of NASD Regulation shall send a written notice to NASD members in the district describing the election procedures.]
(b) A District Nominating Committee shall not nominate an incumbent member of the District Committee to succeed himself or herself
Sec. 8.20 If an officer, director, or employee of an NASD member who meets the qualifications of Section 8.2
Sec. 8.21 (a) The Secretary of NASD Regulation shall provide a list of all NASD members eligible to vote in the district,
(b) An NASD member that has its principal office[,]
Sec. 8.22 An additional candidate shall be nominated if a petition signed by at least ten percent of the NASD members eligible to vote in the district is filed with the District Nominating Committee within 30 calendar days after the date of the mailing of the list to the additional candidate pursuant to Section 8.21. Only an Executive Representative may sign a petition on behalf of an NASD member.
[Sec. 8.23 If the District Nominating Committee nominates one candidate for each vacancy and no additional candidate is nominated pursuant to Section 8.22, the candidates nominated by the District Nominating Committee shall be considered duly elected and the District Committee shall certify the election to the Board.]
(a) The ballot is not signed by the Executive Representative (unless Section 8.
(b) a vote is not indicated on the ballot; or
(c) the ballot indicates votes for more candidates than there are
Sec.
In its filing with the Commission, NASD included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. NASD has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.
Article VIII of NASD Regulation By-Laws (“By-Laws”) sets forth provisions relating to the operation of District Committees and District Nominating Committees (collectively, “Committees”), including specifically, provisions regarding Committee meetings, vacancies and elections. Under Article VIII, the role of the District Committee members includes serving as panelists in disciplinary proceedings in accordance with NASD Rules, recommending policy and rule changes to the Board, educating members in their district, and selecting members of the regional District Committee and District Nominating Committees in a manner consistent with Article VIII of the By-Laws. The role of the District Nominating Committee includes nominating candidates to serve on the District Committee and District Nominating Committee for that region.
Currently, there are 11 District Committees, divided by geographic region. Based on the experience of NASD Regulation staff in working with the Committees since that time, and the current practices of the Committees, NASD is proposing a series of amendments to modernize and clarify the Article VIII provisions. NASD represents that the proposed changes are designed to streamline the nomination and election processes by, among other things, centralizing the communication procedures in the Corporate Secretary's Office of NASD Regulation, revising the nomination and election timeline, and modernizing the methods of communication by permitting electronic delivery of documents. In addition, NASD represents that the proposed
Several Sections in Article VIII require parties to provide notice or other communications to Committee members or NASD Regulation. The proposed amendments would provide that where provisions in Article VIII call for notice and other communications to be given either among Committee members, or between Committees and NASD Regulation staff, the requirement may be satisfied by electronic means, provided that the person entitled to notice consents to receive notice in this manner. Specifically, the proposed amendments would add new Section 8.33 which defines the term “Notice” as used in Article VIII to mean a notice in writing or by electronic transmission. In proposed Section 8.23, the Secretary of NASD Regulation may provide notice by electronic transmission to Executive Representatives of NASD members announcing names of candidates, the offices for which they are nominated, and the procedures for contested elections, if the need arises. Additionally, in proposed Section 8.24, NASD staff and District Offices would provide administrative support to all candidates by sending electronically up to two distributions prepared by the candidates to NASD members eligible to vote.
In general, the amendments would create a more streamlined and flexible election process, conform the By-Laws language with current practice, and allow the Secretary of NASD Regulation to play a more centralized role in the
NASD believes that the proposed rule change, as amended, is consistent with the provisions of section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,
NASD does not believe that the proposed rule change, as amended, will result in any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
Written comments were neither solicited nor received with respect to the proposed rule change, as amended.
The proposed rule change, as amended, has been filed by NASD as a “non-controversial” rule change under Rule 19b–4(f)(6) under the Act,
The proposed rule change, as amended, has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act.
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act. Persons making written submissions should file six copies thereof with the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549–0609. Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the NASD. All submissions should refer to file number SR–NASD–2003–55 and should be submitted by July 8, 2003.
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),
The Exchange proposes to initiate a pilot program (“Pilot Program”) that will allow the Exchange to list options on selected stocks trading below $20 at one-point intervals. The text of the proposed rule change appears below. Additions are in
Rule 1012. (a)—(d) No change.
.01 to .04 No change.
.05 (a) The interval of strike prices of series of options on individual stocks [will]
The interval of strike prices of series of options on Exchange-Traded Fund Shares will be $1 or greater where the strike price is [less than ]$200 or less.
In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item III below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.
The PHLX proposes to amend PHLX Rule 1012, “Series of Options Open for Trading,” to implement the Pilot Program, which will operate for a pilot period ending on June 5, 2004. The Pilot Program will allow the PHLX to list a finite number of options at $1.00 strike price intervals pursuant to the Pilot Program. Specifically, the proposal will allow the PHLX to originally list as many as five options at $1.00 strike price intervals within certain parameters specified in the proposed rule, and to multiply list options classes at $1.00 strike price intervals where those classes were specifically designated by other securities exchanges that employ a similar $1.00 strikes pilot program under their rules.
PHLX Rule 1012 establishes guidelines regarding the addition of strike prices for series of options. Currently, the PHLX may list options at $2.50 intervals where the strike price is $25.00 or less, at $5.00 intervals where the strike price is greater than $25.00 but less than $200.00, and at $10.00 intervals when the strike price is $200.00 or more.
The PHLX notes that when a stock underlying an option trades at lower prices, it requires a larger percentage gain in the price of the stock for the option to become in-the-money. For example, when a stock trades at $6.00 and a potential investor wants to buy out-of-the-money call options, he or she will have to buy the calls at a $7.50 strike price. At these pricing levels, the stock would need to achieve a 25% price gain before reaching at-the-money status. Such a 25% or higher gain in the underlying stock is particularly significant in light of the substantially lessened degree of volatility in many stocks and options in the past several months. As a result, the PHLX believes that there is a disincentive for investors to use options on these lowest-tier stocks to manage risk. Additionally, with the recent increase in the number of stocks trading below $20.00, PHLX member firms have expressed a strong desire to list additional strike prices on these stocks in order to provide their customers with greater flexibility in achieving their investment strategies. The PHLX believes that the proposed Pilot Program would give investors an opportunity to more closely and effectively tailor their options investments to the price of the underlying stock and at the same time would allow the PHLX to take advantage of competitive opportunities to list options at $1.00 strike prices pursuant to the terms of the Pilot Program.
Moreover, the PHLX believes that implementing the Pilot Program is decidedly pro-competitive. The PHLX believes, and has consistently maintained, that its ability to list options is a significant, and indispensable, component of competition that should not be circumscribed. The PHLX believes that it, like the other options exchanges, should be able to list $1.00 strike price intervals (pursuant to the terms of the Pilot Program) for the issues that it believes are commercially feasible or desirable. The PHLX maintains that, as history has frequently borne out, yesterday's lowest-performing options, particularly those in the lowest priced trading bracket (
For these reasons, the PHLX proposes to implement the Pilot Program, as described below.
The Pilot Program would allow the Exchange to list $1.00 strike prices on equity options overlying up to five individual stocks provided that the strike prices are $20.00 or less, but not less than $3.00. The appropriate Exchange committee will determine which underlying stocks will be included in the Pilot Program. A class becomes eligible for inclusion in the
Although the PHLX may select up to five securities to be included in the Pilot Program, the Exchange would not be precluded from also listing options on other stocks at $1.00 strike price intervals if other options exchanges list those series pursuant to their respective $1.00 strike price pilot programs.
The Exchange will not list $1.00 strike price intervals on LEAPS pursuant to the Pilot Program.
The procedures for adding $2.50 or $5.00 strikes are contained in Exchange Rule 1012, Commentary .05, which will be amended to allow the addition of $1.00 strike price intervals.
To minimize unnecessary proliferation of series, the PHLX will only list $1.00 strike prices within a range of $5.00 greater or $5.00 less than the closing price of the underlying stock on the primary market on the day before selection by the Exchange. No strike prices will be added outside the $5.00 range. For example, if the underlying trades at $6.00, the PHLX could list $1.00 strikes from $3.00 to $11.00. The Exchange believes that this proposed range-format will significantly restrict the number of series that may be added at any one time.
As noted above, PHLX Rule 1012, Commentary .05, currently allows the PHLX to list strike prices with $2.50 intervals when an underlying stock trades below $25.00. For this reason, several options have $7.50, $12.50, and $17.50 strike price intervals. To further avoid the proliferation of series, the PHLX does not intend to list $1.00 strike prices at levels that “bracket,” that is, are on either side of, existing $2.50 intervals (
Once an option becomes part of the Pilot Program, the Exchange will begin the process of phasing-out existing $2.50 intervals overlying the same stock in favor of $1.00 intervals. To phase out the $2.50 intervals, the Exchange initially will delist those $2.50 series for which there is no open interest. Subsequently, the Exchange will no longer add new expiration months at $2.50 intervals below $20.00 when the existing months expire. This process will effectively phase-out the remaining $2.50 intervals as the farthest-out months expire.
PHLX Rule 1012 generally allows the Exchange to make available for trading four expiration months for each initial listing of an option. Upon expiration of the near-term month, the Exchange may list an additional expiration month. Under the Pilot Program, if the underlying closed at or above $20.00 on Expiration Friday, the PHLX would not list an additional month for a $1.00 strike series until the stock again closed below $20.00 in the primary market on the day before selection for listing.
At any time, the Exchange may cease listing $1.00 strike prices on existing series by submitting a Cessation Notice to the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”).
The Exchange believes that, according to OPRA figures, there is sufficient capacity to accommodate the Exchange's proposed Pilot Program. The PHLX believes that there is significant excess system capacity at this time: on a daily basis, the options exchanges are using an average of less than 7,000 messages per second (“mps”) during peak periods, which is less than 25% of the total system capacity of 32,000 mps.
The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with section 6(b)
The PHLX does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any inappropriate burden on competition.
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change, as amended, is consistent with the Act. Persons making written submissions should file six copies thereof with the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549–0609. Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such filings will also be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All submissions should refer to File No. SR–PHLX–2002–55 and should be submitted by July 8, 2003.
After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange.
As noted above, the Commission is approving the PHLX's proposal on a pilot basis. In the event that PHLX proposes to extend the Pilot Program beyond June 5, 2004, expand the number of options eligible for inclusion in the Pilot Program, or seek permanent approval of the Pilot Program, it should submit a Pilot Program report to the Commission along with the filing of such proposal.
The Commission finds good cause for approving the proposal prior to the thirtieth day after the date of publication of notice of filing thereof in the
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.
As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on June 6, 2003, I find that the Island of Tutuila located within the Territory Of American Samoa constitutes a disaster area due to damages caused by heavy rainfall, flooding, landslides, and mudslides occurring on May 19, 2003 and continuing through May 21, 2003. Applications for loans for physical damage as a result of this disaster may be filed until the close of business on August 5, 2003 and for economic injury until the close of business on March 8, 2004 at the address listed below or other locally announced locations: U.S. Small Business Administration, Disaster Area 4 Office, P.O. Box 13795, Sacramento, CA 95853–4795.
The interest rates are:
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 350906 and for economic injury the number is 9V8000.
Broward County and the contiguous counties of Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach in the State of Florida constitute a disaster area as a result of heavy rains and flooding beginning on May 27 and continuing through May 29, 2003. Applications for loans for physical damage as a result of this disaster may be filed until the close of business on August 4, 2003 and for economic injury may be filed until the close of business on March 5, 2004 at the address listed below or other locally announced locations: U.S. Small Business Administration, Disaster Area 2 Office, One Baltimore Place, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30308.
The interest rates are:
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 350706 and for economic injury is 9V7400.
In accordance with a notice received from the Department of Homeland Security—Federal Emergency Management Agency, effective June 6, 2003, the above numbered declaration is hereby amended to include Jefferson Davis County as a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding beginning on April 6 and continuing through April 25, 2003.
All counties contiguous to the above named primary county have been previously declared.
All other information remains the same,
In accordance with a notice received from the Department of Homeland Security—Federal Emergency Management Agency, effective June 3, 2003, the above numbered declaration is hereby amended to include Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Iron, Monroe and Phelps Counties in the State of Missouri as disaster areas due to damages caused by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding occurring on May 4, 2003 and continuing through May 30, 2003.
In addition, applications for economic injury loans from small businesses located in the contiguous counties of Reynolds and Shannon Counties in the State of Missouri may be filed until the specified date at the previously designated location. All other counties contiguous to the above named primary counties have been previously declared.
All other information remains the same,
In accordance with a notice received from the Department of Homeland
In addition, applications for economic injury loans from small businesses located in the contiguous counties of Adair, Carter, Craig, Delaware, Hughes, Mayes, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Pawnee, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington in the State of Oklahoma; and Labette and Montgomery in the State of Kansas may be filed until the specified date at the previously designated location. All other counties contiguous to the above named primary counties have been previously declared.
All other information remains the same,
This statement amends Part S of the Statement of the Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority which covers the Social Security Administration (SSA). Chapter S4 covers the Deputy Commissioner for Systems. Notice is given that Subchapter S4S, the Office of Earnings, Enumeration and Administrative Systems, is being amended to reflect the establishment of a new division, the retitling of a division, and the abolishment of a staff. The new material and changes are as follows:
Section S4S.10
Section S4S.20
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals. In May 2003, there were six applications approved. This notice also includes information on three applications, approved on April 2003, inadvertently left off the April 2003 notice. Additional, seven approved amendments to previously approved applications are listed.
The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101–508) and part 158 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 158). This notice is published pursuant to Regulations (14 CFR part 158). This notice is published pursuant to paragraph d of § 158.29.
Letz Avenue bluff repair.
Terminal and access gate lock system, video surveillance equipment, security structure.
General aviation ramp.
Equipment purchase—runway/taxiway sweeper.
Replace visual glide slope indicator with precision approach path indicator.
Master plan update.
Purchase pilot weather data super-unicom equipment.
Marlys Vandervelde, San Francisco Airports District Office, (650) 876–2806.
Rehabilitation of runway 12/30.
Rehabilitation of taxiways D, A, and B.
Installation of airfield lighting.
Relocation of service road.
Rehabilitation of taxiways D, F, J, and C.
Construction of apron.
Rehabilitation of access road.
Airport security—security system upgrade.
Installation of terminal signs and flight information display system.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles.
Ruben Cabalbag, Western Pacific Region Airports Division, (310) 725–3630.
Marlys Vandervelde, San Francisco Airports District Office, (650) 876–2806.
Non-scheduled/on-demand air taxi operators.
Terminal renovations.
Construct new customs facility.
Master plan update.
Runway 35 clearing.
PFC administrative cost.
Paving program.
Land acquisition.
Airfield retention pond.
De-icing retention system.
Tracie D. Kleine, Atlanta Airports District Office, (404) 305–7148.
Master plan phases I and II.
Site security phase II.
Command vehicle.
Environmental assessment for master plan.
Airfield access road.
Acquire Orchard Park mobile home estate.
Replace high intensity runway lighting system.
Snow removal vehicle.
Public safety vehicle.
9/11 security costs.
Environmental assessment for runway 6/24 extension.
Construct two new passenger loading bridges.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle (pumper).
Acquire runway friction tester vehicle.
PFC administrative fee.
Acquire land, runway 6/24 extension.
Design of runway 6/24 extension.
Snow removal equipment (Oshkosh blower).
Lori Ledebohm, Harrisburg Airports District Office, (717) 730–2835.
Airside B demolition and apron reconstruction.
Airside C development program.
Engine run-up enclosure, taxiway and ramp.
Outbound baggage handling system and security enhancements.
Decision date: May 16, 2003.
Vernon P. Rupinta, Orlando Airports District Office, (407) 812–6331, extension 24.
Replace aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.
Taxiway improvements.
Runway safety area improvements.
Commuter terminal apron improvements.
Sound attenuation and noise monitoring equipment.
Airport security improvements.
Terminal improvements.
Environmental study.
Airport access improvements.
Infrastructure data management system.
John Milligan, Western Pacific Region Airports Division, (310) 725–3621.
Sandra E. DePottey, Minneapolis Airports District Office, (612) 713–4363.
Construct a portion of taxiway A.
Rehabilitate taxiway B and a portion of the general aviation apron.
Construct aircraft rescue and firefighting/snow removal equipment building.
Rehabilitate a portion of general aviation apron.
Rehabilitate a portion of general aviation apron and runway 13/31.
Extend runway 17 safety area.
Christopher Schaffer, Denver Airports District Office, (303) 342–1258.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation.
Denial of petition for a defect investigation.
This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted to NHTSA under 49 U.S.C. 30162, by Lisoni & Lisoni, Attorneys at Law, and the Law Offices of Steven E. Weinberger, requesting that the agency commence a proceeding to determine the existence of a defect related to motor vehicle safety in Firestone Steeltex light truck radial tires. After a review of the petition and other information, NHTSA has concluded that further expenditure of the agency's investigative resources on the issues raised by the petition does not appear warranted. The agency accordingly has denied the petition. The petition is hereinafter identified as DP02–011.
Mr. Gregory Magno, Safety Defects Engineer, Vehicle Control Division, Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366–0139.
On September 29, 2000, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) initiated a Preliminary Evaluation (PE00–040) of Firestone Steeltex tires manufactured by Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Firestone), based on 169 Vehicle Owners Questionnaires (VOQ), 167 of which were received in August and September of 2000.
ODI closed PE00–040 on April 9, 2002, based upon low failure rates, noting that Steeltex tire lines are used in very severe tire applications (
Subsequent to the closing of PE00–040, the Petitioners requested that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reopen its Steeltex tire investigation.
The subject Steeltex tires are large light truck radials that are produced as both original equipment and replacement tires. Firestone produced approximately 39 million of these tires in three different lines (R4S, R4S II, and A/T), 12 different sizes, and 3 different load ranges. Most of the subject tires are in the highest load range for light vehicles (≤ 10,000 lb Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) Load Range E (LRE). The original equipment tires have been used on Ford and General Motors vehicles, as well as by a wide range of motorhome manufacturers.
In general, light truck radial tires are constructed with thicker gauges of rubber and heavier steel belts and are designed to hold significantly greater inflation pressures than passenger tires. These tires are more sensitive to impact damage and to variations in speed, load, and inflation pressure than passenger tires.
After reviewing information submitted in support of the Petition and analyzing additional complaint and claims information obtained from Firestone, ODI has decided to deny the request to reopen the Steeltex investigation. This decision is based on the fact that an enormous population of tires is at issue whose failure rate is lower than that of peer tires used in similar applications and has changed little since PE00–040 was closed. ODI has not identified a defect trend in any of the tires in question.
The Petitioners have made numerous allegations in 44 separate submissions including over 6,000 pages of materials. These allegations include:
1. That there were 2,972 VOQs in ODI's database (as accessed via the NHTSA public Web site) as of November 2002, most of which existed when ODI closed PE00–040 but were not considered during the investigation;
2.That additional complaints gathered by the Petitioners strongly suggest a safety defect trend; and
3.That all Steeltex tires contain a safety-related defect that could lead to a catastrophic tread separation.
The Petitioners allege that they identified 2,972 VOQs on the subject tires on NHTSA's Web site in October 2002. They further allege that most of these VOQs existed at the time that PE00–040 was closed. More recently, they have been quoted in the media as claiming that as of May 2003, the NHTSA Web site contained 4,000 records concerning “Steeltex-related accidents.”
The Petitioners provided hard copy summaries of the 2,972 VOQs they identified. A review of these VOQs, however, demonstrates that a majority are duplicate records. In addition, a significant number do not involve the Steeltex tires at issue. For instance, the Petitioners included VOQs that pertain to tires such as Firestone 721 tires and Steeltex ASR tires last produced in 1992, as well as VOQs reporting issues unrelated to tread separation, such as wear and vibration. Also included in their submissions were VOQs that do not pertain to tires at all (
ODI has conducted a thorough review of its complaint database to assess the Petitioners' claims. This review found that as of April 2002, when PE00–040 was closed, the database contained 930 VOQs related to a Steeltex tire failure. These include complaints about tires that were properly identified as Steeltex models or contained the word “Steeltex,” or all reasonable misspellings of the word, in the complaint description field. About 60% of these (550) cited tread separations. The numbers of VOQs alleging crashes, injuries, and deaths from tread separation failures are consistent with those reported in PE00–040.
Furthermore, ODI's review determined that as of November 2002, when the petition was submitted, the database contained 1,118 unique VOQs relating to Steeltex tire failures, less than 40% of the total asserted by the Petitioner. Of these, 672 alleged tread separations. Finally, as of May 2003, the ODI database contained 1,163 unique VOQs relating to Steeltex tire failures, 701 of which allege tread separation. These include 24 injury crashes for all tire failure modes, resulting in a total of six (6) deaths and 46 injuries. Tread separation was alleged as the failure mode in 14 of these crashes, which were responsible for all of the deaths and 30 of the injuries.
In summary, the Petitioners overstated the number of relevant VOQs received by ODI when PE00–040 was closed, when the petition was submitted, and in May 2003. Many of these discrepancies are apparently due to the Petitioners' inclusion of duplicate complaints, complaints that do not involve the tires at issue, and complaints that do not allege a tire failure.
The Petitioners characterize the VOQs in the ODI database and a purported 7,000 additional complaints that they have collected as evidence of a safety defect trend. This material has been furnished to ODI in 44 different submissions throughout the petition analysis period. Their submissions contain a mixture of consumer complaints, subrogation claims, police accident reports, and court filings.
The Petitioners have attributed most of their purported 7,000 complaints to certain unidentified insurance companies in the United States who have added their policyholders to the Petitioners' class action lawsuit. However, the Petitioners have stated that the majority of these remain anonymous, and therefore have not furnished details concerning these allegations to ODI. Instead, they furnished an Internet listing of 1,150 insurance companies. In view of the incomplete nature of this information, we have been unable to evaluate these complaints. Subsequently, the Petitioners submitted some insurance claim information from companies that have responded to their solicitations. In the cases reviewed by ODI, the events described are those in which the companies chose not to pursue a subrogation claim against Firestone. In one case, a submitted claim pertained to a non-subject Firehawk R4S tire.
Of those reports and complaints that ODI was able to examine, many were merely completed copies of the Petitioner's Class Action Initial Claim forms. Other “complaints” consist of excerpts from Internet chat room discussions and what appear to be handwritten notes of names and telephone numbers. In addition, the content of many of the “complaints” was of questionable value, and included complaints concerning dissatisfaction over the wear or ride of the subject tires and complaints pertaining to tires not at issue. Of note, many of these complaints originated from consumers whose claims for reimbursement had been denied by Firestone. After excluding VOQ summaries and duplicate records, ODI was able to identify 560 complaints. These included 161 complaints alleging a Steeltex tire failure, of which 99 alleged a tread separation.
ODI has monitored its VOQ database since the closing of PE00–040. This review has shown that over time, the monthly rate of Steeltex VOQs received by ODI has continually declined since the initial three-month peak that led to the opening of PE00–040. We note that the Petitioners have consistently overstated the contents of the ODI database by applying over-broad search criteria and then failing to properly identify relevant VOQs.
In order to obtain more relevant data, ODI contacted Firestone for its claims data, which it provided irrespective of whether the claim was paid. Firestone also provided warranty, personal injury, and lawsuit data through the end of 2002. ODI's analysis of this data is described in the Firestone Data section of this report.
The Petitioners allege that all of the subject Steeltex tires contain a safety-related defect. As evidence of this they have cited expert examination of some failed tires, information from an anonymous source regarding a Firestone cost reduction program, and alleged similarities between the Steeltex tires and the Wilderness AT tires, some of which were previously recalled by Firestone.
One of the Petitioners' consultants examined failed tires from a model year 1999 Class C motorhome belonging to the lead plaintiff in the class action lawsuit. This vehicle experienced tread separations on four of its six original tires over a one-year period. All were Steeltex R4S LT225/75R16 E tires manufactured at Firestone's Decatur, Illinois plant in 1998. The consultant identified the presence of brassy cords in the steel belts of the failed tires as evidence that they were improperly manufactured. The Petitioners provided a dissected exemplar tire from the same vehicle for ODI's examination, citing evidence of brassy cords and belt edge separation.
ODI did observe some evidence of brassy cords and localized belt edge separation in the tire presented by the Petitioners. However, ODI notes that some degree of brassy cords is not necessarily evidence of a rubber-wire adhesion defect. Moreover, the presence of moderate belt edge separation is not unusual in a steel belted radial tire that has been removed from service, and must be evaluated in the context of the tire use conditions and remaining tread. It is noteworthy that ODI's extensive investigation of the Firestone ATX and Wilderness AT tires did not find any evidence of a rubber-wire adhesion defect in those tires. The failure mechanism in the ATX and Wilderness AT tires was a cohesive failure (fatigue crack growth) through the rubber between the steel belts.
In a letter dated April 26, 2003, the Petitioners submitted a copy of an anonymous letter to ODI with documents attached relating to a Firestone cost reduction initiative known as C95 that was launched in 1994 or 1995. The letter states that the intent of C95 was to obtain cost reductions without sacrificing performance and quality but that over time a negative effect on quality became evident in the warranty data. According to the letter, warranty rates of 0.5% or higher in individual tires (by factory and product code) should be cause for serious concern.
ODI has reviewed the anonymous letter and attached C95 documents submitted by the Petitioners. The second attachment is a 17-page document listing a number of changes to consider for corporate-wide implementation. The document does not relate specifically to the Steeltex tires. Firestone has stated that most of the items on the list were never implemented. While the changes that were considered include some items that could affect tire durability, the document is not in and of itself proof of a tire defect. The effect of the changes that were implemented in the Steeltex tires can ultimately be measured only by failure-related data. To that extent, ODI agrees with the author of the anonymous letter that such an analysis must be done separately on specific products and assembly plants. The only data that allow that type of analysis are the Firestone adjustments and claims.
ODI's analysis of Firestone's tread separation warranty adjustment data found that collectively the Steeltex tire tread separation adjustment rate is 0.04%. ODI also analyzed over 250 different combinations of individual tire product codes, plants, and production years and identified only one population of tires with a tread separation adjustment rate greater than 0.5%—the level of concern advanced in the anonymous letter.
The Petitioners have alleged to ODI that the subject Steeltex tires are similar in construction and failure mechanism to the Wilderness AT tires investigated by ODI in EA00–023. The Petitioners have not identified any specific aspects of the designs that are similar. Moreover, the Wilderness AT tires are passenger tires designed for light-duty passenger car/truck operation, whereas the subject Steeltex light truck radial tires are designed for the greater rigors of use on heavier pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans. As noted above, there was no evidence of rubber-wire adhesion failures in the Wilderness AT tires that were recalled. Furthermore, ODI notes that belt-leaving belt tread separations may occur in any steel-belted radial tire and that the available data indicate that the risk of such failures is greater in light truck radial tires than in passenger tires.
ODI reviewed thousands of Firestone property damage claims and found that between the closing of PE00–040 and the present, the subject tire tread separation claim rate grew from 28 to 31 claims per million tires produced (ppm).
With one exception, all crashes involving an injury fall within the 1997–1999 production years of this group of LRE tires.
ODI analyzed all available data relating to the Decatur Steeltex R4S LT225/75R16 E tire installed on the lead plaintiff's motorhome. These tires were manufactured from 1995–1999 and were used as original equipment on some Ford full-size pick-up trucks and vans and sold as replacement tires. The tires were also frequently installed on Class C motorhomes on which overloading of an axle or specific wheel position is not unusual, which can contribute to tire failures. The warranty rates for these tires have been less than 0.1% from 1997 through 1999, and were never greater than 0.3%. There have been only two injury crashes associated with tread separations in these tires, both involving full-sized vans, and no fatalities.
As noted in PE00–040, the adjustment and claims tread separation rates for the subject tires are lower than those observed in peer LRE tires. This is true of the total population of subject tires, as well as individual tires analyzed by product code and assembly plant.
The subject Steeltex tires, as defined in the Petition, represent an immense population of 39 million tires, manufactured over twelve years, and a wide variety of different tire line, size, load range, and plant combinations. The numbers of tread separation failures in those tires are functions of the large volume produced and the more severe service conditions associated with light truck radial tires, especially in the LRE category. Within this universe of experience, ODI identified a total of 54 crashes involving injury, resulting in 106 injuries and 13 deaths. Tread separation was alleged as the failure mode in 41 of these crashes, which were responsible for all of the deaths and 90 of the injuries.
These failures are distributed among a variety of different tires and assembly plants. About half of these incidents involve tires manufactured at the Joliette assembly plant, which is consistent with the number of subject tires produced there. Firestone's examination of some of the tires involved in these events has identified evidence of under-inflation, impact break, shoulder damage, un-repaired punctures, and improper repair. In addition, some of the tires that were sold as replacement tires were misapplied. While ODI has not been able to independently examine these tires, we note that the facts related to the causes of many of these events are in dispute.
ODI has monitored its VOQ database since it closed PE00–040, to identify Steeltex complaints and any related injury reports. In general, ODI has seen a continued decline in the rate of complaints received since October 2000, despite the publicity related to the Petition and associated class action lawsuit.
To better analyze specific tire lines of interest, ODI examined property damage claim and warranty adjustment data furnished by Firestone. These data are both the largest bodies of failure data and the only data available that contain the specific tire identification information necessary to conduct detailed analyses by tire line and assembly plant. The overall Steeltex claims rate rose from 28 to 31 ppm between the closing of PE00–040 and the present, while the overall adjustment rate remained constant at 0.04%. Some individual tire populations had higher rates of adjustments and claims; however, none were as high as those of the competitor LRE tires examined by ODI.
ODI examined the material submitted by the Petitioners in an effort to identify tire failures and crashes involving injury that could indicate the presence of a safety-related defect trend. Within this material, there were reports of 115 additional tire failures beyond those considered in PE00–040. These included three injury crashes, which led to four (4) injuries. Therefore, the fundamental statistics concerning the performance of the subject tires have changed little since PE00–040 was closed.
Based on ODI's analysis of information submitted in support of the Petition and additional complaint and claims information received since the closing of PE00–040, it is unlikely that NHTSA would issue an order for the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect in the subject Steeltex tires at the conclusion of the investigation requested in the Petition. The statistics concerning the performance of these tires have changed little since the closing of PE00–040 and no specific defect trend has been identified. Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, ODI has decided to deny the petition to reopen the Steeltex investigation. ODI will continue to monitor the performance of these tires for any signs that a defect trend may be developing.
49 U.S.C. 30162(d); delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), DOT.
Notice of information collection approval.
This notice announces Office of Management and Budget approval of information collection requests (ICRs), for OMB No. 2137–0559, “Rail Carriers and Tank Car Tank Requirements”; and OMB No. 2137–0051, “Rulemaking, Exemption, and Preemption Requirements.” These information collections have been extended until May 31, 2006.
The expiration date for these ICRs is May 31, 2006.
Requests for a copy of an information collection should be directed to Deborah Boothe or T. Glenn Foster, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards (DHM–10), Research and Special Programs Administration, Room 8102, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Deborah Boothe or T. Glenn Foster, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards (DHM–10), Research and Special Programs Administration, Room 8102, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001, Telephone (202) 366–8553.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104–13) require that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(s)) and specify that no person is required to respond to an information collection unless it displays a valid OMB control number. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, RSPA has received OMB approval of the following ICRs:
These information collection approvals expire on May 31, 2006.
Alabama Gulf Coast Railway LLC (AGR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire from The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) approximately 288.43 miles of rail line in Alabama and Mississippi. AGR proposes to: (1) Purchase BNSF's rail line between milepost 654.005 near Whitbury, MS, and milepost 776.1 near Gulf, AL, a distance of 122.095 miles; (2) lease BNSF's rail line between milepost 649.3 near Columbus, MS, and milepost 654.005 near Whitbury, MS, a distance of 4.705 miles; (3) acquire overhead trackage rights over BNSF's rail line between Amory, MS Yard, milepost 612.32, and Columbus, MS, milepost 649.3, a distance of 36.98 miles; (4) acquire by assignment BNSF's trackage rights over Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) line between Kimbrough, AL, and Mobile, AL (TASAD Switch), a distance of about 102.55 miles;
Because AGR's projected annual revenues will exceed $5 million, AGR certified to the Board on March 11, 2003, that, on that date, it had posted the required notice of intent to undertake the proposed transaction at the workplace of the employees on the affected line and had served a copy of the notice of intent on the national offices of all labor unions with employees on the rail line.
AGR states that it intends to consummate the transaction on or after June 1, 2003, which is more than 60 days after it certified to the Board that it had complied with the Board's rule at 49 CFR 1150.42(e).
If the notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34323, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Louis E. Gitomer, Ball Janik LLP, 1445 F Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at “
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
Notice.
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference).
The meeting will be held Wednesday, July 16, 2003.
Marisa Knispel at 1–888–912–1227, or 718–488–3557.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) that an open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be held Wednesday, July 16, 2003 from 2 p.m. EDT to 3 p.m. EDT via a telephone conference call. The public is invited to make oral comments. Individual comments will be limited to 5 minutes. If you would like to have the TAP consider a written statement, please call 1–888–912–1227 or 718–488–3557, or write Marisa Knispel, TAP Office, 10 Metrotech Center, 625 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11021, or post comments to the Web site:
The agenda will include the following: Various IRS issues.
Last minute changes to the agenda are possible and could prevent effective advance notice.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
Notice.
An open meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference).
The meeting will be held Tuesday, July 22, 2003.
Marisa Knispel at 1–888–912–1227, or 718–488–3557.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) that an open meeting of the Area 1
The agenda will include the following: Various IRS issues.
Last minute changes to the agenda are possible and could prevent effective advance notice.
In rule document 03–12817 beginning on page 28128 in the issue of Friday, May 23, 2003, make the following correction:
On page 28128, in the third column, the subject heading is corrected as set forth above.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Final rule.
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), for 99 of the 101 species known historically from the Hawaiian island of Oahu. A total of approximately 22,274 hectares (ha) (55,040 acres (ac)) of land on Oahu fall within the boundaries of the 303 critical habitat units designated for the 99 species. This critical habitat designation requires the Service to consult under section 7 of the Act with regard to actions carried out, funded, or authorized by a Federal agency. Section 4 of the Act requires us to consider economic and other relevant impacts when specifying any particular area as critical habitat. This rule also determines that designating critical habitat would not be prudent for two species (
This rule becomes effective on July 17, 2003.
Comments and materials received, as well as supporting documentation, used in the preparation of this final rule will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Office, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 3–122, PO Box 50088, Honolulu, HI 96850–0001.
Paul Henson, Field Supervisor, Pacific Islands Office at the above address (telephone 808/541–3441; facsimile 808/541–3470).
Designation of critical habitat provides little additional protection to species. In 30 years of implementing the ESA, the Service has found that the designation of statutory critical habitat provides little additional protection to most listed species, while consuming significant amounts of scarce conservation resources. The present system for designating critical habitat has evolved since its original statutory prescription into a process that provides little real conservation benefit, is driven by litigation rather than biology, forces decisions to be made before complete scientific information is available, consumes enormous agency resources that would otherwise be applied to actions of much greater conservation benefit, and imposes huge social and economic costs. The Service believes that rational public policy demands serious attention to this issue in order to allow our limited resources to be applied to those actions that provide the greatest benefit to the species most in need of protection.
While attention to and protection of habitat is paramount to successful conservation actions, we have consistently found that, in most circumstances, the designation of critical habitat is of little additional value for most listed species, yet it consumes large amounts of conservation resources. [Sidle (1987. Env. Manage.11(4):429–437) stated, “Because the ESA can protect species with and without critical habitat designation, critical habitat designation may be redundant to the other consultation requirements of section 7.”] Currently, only 306 species or 25% of the 1,211 listed species in the U.S. under the jurisdiction of the Service have designated critical habitat. We address the habitat needs of all 1,211 listed species through conservation mechanisms such as listing, section 7 consultations, the Section 4 recovery planning process, the Section 9 protective prohibitions of unauthorized take, Section 6 funding to the States, and the Section 10 incidental take permit process. The Service believes that it is these measures that may make the difference between extinction and survival for many species.
With a budget consistently inadequate to fund all of the petition review, listing, and critical habitat designation duties required of us by statute, we have in the past prioritized our efforts and focused our limited resources on adding species in need of protection to the lists of threatened or endangered species. We have been inundated with lawsuits for our failure to designate critical habitat, and we face a growing number of lawsuits challenging critical habitat determinations once they are made. These lawsuits have subjected the Service to an ever-increasing series of court orders and court-approved settlement agreements, compliance with which now consumes nearly the entire listing program budget. This leaves the Service with little ability to prioritize its activities to direct scarce listing resources to the listing program actions with the most biologically urgent species conservation needs.
The consequence of the critical habitat litigation activity is that limited listing funds are used to defend active lawsuits, to respond to Notices of Intent (NOIs) to sue relative to critical habitat, and to comply with the growing number of adverse court orders. As a result, listing petition responses, the Service's own proposals to list critically imperiled species, and final listing determinations on existing proposals are significantly delayed. Litigation over critical habitat issues for species already listed and receiving the Act's full protection has precluded or delayed many listing actions nationwide.
The accelerated schedules of court ordered designations have left the Service with almost no ability to provide for adequate public participation or ensure a defect-free rulemaking process before making decisions on listing and critical habitat proposals due to the risks associated with noncompliance with judicially-imposed deadlines. This in turn fosters a second round of litigation in which those who fear adverse impacts from critical habitat designations challenge those designations. The cycle of litigation appears endless, is very expensive, and in the final analysis provides relatively little additional protection to listed species.
The costs resulting from the designation include legal costs, the cost of preparation and publication of the designation, the analysis of the economic effects and the cost of requesting and responding to public comment, and in some cases the costs of compliance with NEPA, all are part of the cost of critical habitat designation. None of these costs result in any benefit to the species that is not already afforded by the protections of the Act enumerated earlier, and they directly reduce the funds available for direct and tangible conservation actions.
In the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants (50 CFR 17.12(h)),
Fifty-seven of these species are endemic to the island of Oahu, while 44 species are reported from one or more other islands, as well as Oahu. Each of these species is described in more detail below in the section “Discussion of Plant Taxa.” Although we considered designating critical habitat on Oahu for each of the 101 plant species, for the reasons described below, the final designation includes critical habitat for 99 of 101 plant species. We have designated critical habitat on other islands (Kauai, Niihau, Maui, and Molokai) for species that are also reported from Oahu. Critical habitat may be designated for the species that are also reported from the island of Hawaii in a subsequent rulemaking.
The island of Oahu was formed from the remnants of two large shield volcanoes, the younger Koolau volcano to the east and the older Waianae volcano to the west (60 FR 51398; Service 1995a, 1996b). Their original shield volcano shape has been lost as a result of extensive erosion, and today these volcanoes are called mountains or ranges and consist of long, narrow ridges. The Koolau Mountains were built by eruptions that took place primarily along a northwest-trending rift zone and formed a range now approximately 60 kilometers (km) (37 miles (mi)) long (Service 1996b). Median annual rainfall for the Koolau Mountains varies from 100 to 710 centimeters (cm) (40 to 280 inches (in)), most of which is received at higher elevations along the entire length of the windward (northeastern) side (Service 1996b).
The Waianae Mountains were built by eruptions that took place primarily along three rift zones. The two principal rift zones run in a northwestward and south-southeastward direction from the summit, and a lesser one runs to the northeast. The range is approximately 32 km (20 mi) long. The caldera lies between the north side of Makaha Valley and the head of Nanakuli Valley (MacDonald
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A summary of occurrences and landownership for the 101 plant species reported from the island of Oahu is given in Table 1.
On May 28, 2002, we published the court-ordered proposed critical habitat designations for the 101 plant species from Oahu (67 FR 37108). In that proposed rule (beginning on page 37147), we included a detailed summary of the previous Federal actions completed prior to publication of the proposal. We now provide updated information on the actions that we have completed since the proposed critical habitat designation. In Table 2, we list the final critical habitat designations or nondesignations previously completed for 41 of the 101 plant species from Oahu, which also occur on other islands.
For many of 101 plant species from Oahu, the issue of whether critical habitat would be prudent was discussed in previous proposals and incorporated into the May 28 proposal (see 65 FR 79192; 65 FR 83158; 67 FR 3939; 67 FR 15856; 67 FR 9806; 67 FR 16492; 67 FR 36968; 67 FR 37108). In the May 28, 2002 proposed rule, we proposed that critical habitat designation was not prudent for
The publication of the proposed rule opened a 60-day public comment period, which closed on July 29, 2002. On July 11, 2002, we submitted joint stipulations to the U.S. District Court with Earthjustice requesting extension of the court orders for the final rules to designate critical habitat for plants from Lanai (December 30, 2002), Kauai and Niihau (January 31, 2003), Molokai (February 28, 2003), Maui and Kahoolawe (April 18, 2003), Oahu (April 30, 2003), the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (April 30, 2003), and the island of Hawaii (May 30, 2003), citing the need to conduct additional review of the proposals, address comments received during the public comment periods, and conduct a series of public workshops on the proposals. The joint stipulations were approved and ordered by the court on July 12, 2002. On August 26, 2002, we published a notice (67 FR 54766) reopening the public comment period until September 30, 2002, on the proposal to designate critical habitat for plants from Oahu. On October 10, 2002, we published a notice (67 FR 63066) announcing the reopening of the comment period until November 30, 2002 and announcing a public hearing. On October 15, 2002, we held a public information meeting at the McCoy Pavilion, Honolulu, Oahu. On October 17, 2002, we held a public information meeting at Nanakuli High School, Nanakuli, Oahu. On November 19, 2002, we held a public hearing at the Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Oahu. On December 26, 2002, we published a notice (67 FR 78763) announcing the availability of the draft economic analysis and reopening the comment period until January 27, 2003.
In the final rule designating critical habitat for plants on Lanai, published in the
We received a total of seven oral and 694 written comments during the four comment periods. These included responses from 7 State offices, 13 local agencies, and 36 private organizations or individuals. Of the written comments, we received approximately 638 letters by electronic mail or coupon/postcard that stated general support for the proposed critical habitat
In accordance with our policy published on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 34270), we solicited independent opinions from 17 knowledgeable individuals with expertise in one or several fields, including familiarity with the species, the geographic region, or the principles of conservation biology. We received comments from eight. All eight generally supported our methodology and conclusion, but none expressed a position for or against the designation of critical habitat. Comments received from the peer reviewers are summarized in the following section and were considered in developing the final rule.
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The magnitude of additional research and investigations required to determine limiting factors and specific management actions needed for each species at each location is beyond the scope of critical habitat designation. The Act requires us to designate critical habitat on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available. Based on the information available at the time the proposal was prepared and taking into consideration additional information received during the public comment periods on the proposal and draft economic analysis, we believe we have designated scientifically appropriate areas for the conservation of these species.
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New information indicated that some of the areas identified as essential habitat in the “Recovery Plan for Multi Island Plants” (USFWS 1999) do not contain the primary constituent elements necessary for the conservation of any of the 99 plant species included in this final designation. The essential plant habitat maps take into consideration all listed endangered plants on Oahu, as well as species of concern. We agree that additional time would be beneficial for the preparation of these final rules and the collection of more scientific information, but we are required under the court-approved stipulation to finalize this designation by April 30, 2003, using the best information currently available. If provided with new information, we may propose revisions in the critical habitat designation in the future.
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We realize that smaller areas will most likely require more management to maintain the plant populations and their habitat, but in many cases they are the only areas with the primary constituent elements needed by each species. We concur with the importance of protecting the ecosystems on which these species depend, as stated in purpose of the Act (section 2(b)), and of managing areas large enough to maintain and expand populations. We considered the importance of this, as well as the location of primary constituent elements, when delineating the boundaries of critical habitat for these final designations of critical habitat. We included areas that provide the biological and other processes essential for the conservation of the species. We acknowledge the potential negative impacts of edge effects on small habitat fragments. However, these species' primary constituent elements are found only within the areas that were designated critical habitat, and expanding the designated critical habitats would add areas that lack the primary constituent elements. All of the changes from the proposed critical habitat are based on the best available information and information received during comment periods and are based on biological issues, not political or social issues. If new information becomes available indicating that the existing critical habitat designations are not essential for the conservation of the species and/or that other areas are, we may propose new designations for those species at that time.
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We administer several programs aimed at providing incentives for landowners to conserve endangered and threatened species on their lands; one of these incentives is the Endangered Species Landowner Incentive Program, which was first funded by Congress in fiscal year 1999. Under this program, we provide technical assistance and funding to landowners for carrying out conservation actions on their lands. In the first year alone, 145 proposals totaling $21.1 million competed for $5 million in grant money. Additional information on our landowner incentive programs may be found on our Web site
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Every consultation is unique, and it is impossible to comment on what the results of a future consultation will be without details of the proposed activity and the status of the species and its critical habitat at the time of the consultation. However, the consultation is focused on the direct and indirect effects of the proposed Federal action on the species or critical habitat and on effects of activities that be interrelated or interdependent. If the effects of the action, when added to the environmental baseline in the project area, would not destroy or adversely modify critical habitat or jeopardize the species, the project could proceed without modification.
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We have removed some portions of the units on Navy lands, based on additional information received during the comment periods and visits to the base. We determined these areas to be nonessential because of the lack of primary constituent elements or because there are other places for these species that have more primary constituent elements and/or are less degraded. See the “Summary of Changes from the Proposed Rule” section for the justification for each unit's changes.
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However, based on the considerations given in “Analysis of Impacts Under Section 4(b)(2)” and consistent with the direction provided in this section of the Act, we have determined that the benefits of excluding lands under jurisdiction of the U.S. Army on Oahu outweigh the benefits of including them as critical habitat for 76 species of listed plants. Therefore, these lands have been excluded from the critical habitat designations in this final rulemaking.
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Regarding development projects and “new” investment money that could be lost, the DEA noted in Chapter VI, Section 4.h. that: “Over the next 10 years, the number of affected (development) projects is expected to be small because most of the proposed critical habitat units are: (1) In mountainous areas that are unsuitable for development due to difficult access and terrain, and (2) within the State Conservation District where land-use controls severely limit development.” The development projects that were addressed in Chapter VI of the DEA included: (1) Communications facilities (Sections 3.e. and 4.d.), (2) residential development (Section 3.o.), and (3) a private landfill (Sections 3.p. and 4.e.). The intended designation does not include the large communications complexes at Palehua and Koko Head, urban land suitable for residential development, or the site for the proposed landfill. Only a few of the smaller communications complexes remain in the intended designation. Because of the small footprints of communications towers and for other reasons, the analysis does not anticipate costly project modifications (Section 3.p.). Thus, the analysis anticipates no significant loss of “new” money.
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The DEA continues, “However, the additional economic benefits of conservation and recovery that would be attributable to the designation of critical habitat are difficult to estimate because of the scarcity of (1) scientific studies on the magnitude of the recovery and ecosystem changes resulting from the critical habitat designation, and (2) economic studies on the per-unit value of many of the changes. * * * And while some economic studies have been done on the per-unit value of some of these changes, studies have not been done for most.”
The DEA concludes, “As a result, it is not possible, given the information that is currently available, to estimate the value of many of the benefits that could be ascribed to critical habitat designation.”
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Also, these indirect impacts are not dismissed. Rather, they receive the same importance that direct costs receive. The reason the indirect costs are not summed is that many of them should be weighted by the probability of occurrence, but information is not available to determine these probabilities beyond a subjective estimate. As indicated in the DEA, several of the probabilities are “small.” In the case of property values, a loss is expected, but uncertainty exists over the magnitude of this loss.
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The 1999 analysis by University of Hawaii (UH) economists on the total value of environmental services provided by Oahu's Koolau Mountains was in fact used in the DEA as a resource document for concepts, for identifying documents that report the original research on certain subjects, and for illustrating the economic value of an assumed incremental increase in environmental services.
However, as noted in the DEA, estimating the total value of the ecosystem services provided by the Koolau Mountains is a difficult task, requiring some assumptions that are open to challenge, including estimates of the magnitude of the environmental services provided by the Koolau Mountains and estimates of the per-unit value of each service. Also, the UH study does not address all of the benefits of the Koolau Mountains or any of the benefits of the Waianae Mountains.
More to the point, the UH study has limited applicability for valuing the benefits of the intended designation for the 99 Oahu plant species. Since the purpose of the UH study was to estimate the total value of environmental benefits provided by the entire Koolau Mountains on the island of Oahu, it does not address the value of the more limited benefits provided by the intended critical habitat for the 99 Oahu plant species. Specifically, the UH study provides no estimates of the changes in biological and/or environmental conditions resulting from changes in land management due to critical habitat designation.
In any case, the DEA reported that the value of the ecosystem services provided by the Koolaus is very large. Since the intended designation covers nearly all of the Koolau Mountains, as well as parts of the Waianae Mountains, and since some project modifications can affect large portions of the mountains, even a very small percentage improvement to ecosystem services can translate into large economic benefits.
In summary, the discussion presented in the DEA on the biological and environmental benefits of critical habitat designation provides an overview of potential benefits, but we did not intend for it to provide a complete quantitative analysis of the benefits. Instead, we believe that the benefits of critical habitat designation are best expressed in biological terms that can be weighed against the expected cost impacts of the rulemaking.
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Nevertheless, in response to the comment, the addendum addresses subsistence activities. The analysis found that it is unlikely that new or additional restrictions on access and prohibitions on subsistence will result from critical habitat designation. This assessment is partly based on the Hawaii State Constitution, which protects traditional subsistence activities. The analysis estimates that it is more likely that restrictions (if any) will occur in small, localized areas that have significant biological importance,
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As discussed more fully in Chapter VI, Section 4.g. of the DEA and Section 5.e. of the addendum, agency-initiated and court-ordered redistricting of some of the privately owned land is reasonably foreseeable (moderate to high probability). Further, this analysis judges the probability that all of the parcels will be redistricted to be very low to low. Tables ES–1 and VI–3 in the DEA characterized the risk of redistricting all of the parcels in the proposed designation as “undetermined,” not as “unlikely.” To more accurately reflect the analysis, this analysis changes the probability to “very low to low.” But even if land is not redistricted, the DEA and the addendum noted that the State may seek agreements with landowners to protect the habitats of listed species in order to retain existing district designations.
The DEA recognized that a real or perceived risk of redistricting can cause a loss of land value that continues until the uncertainty is resolved by (1) the passage of time that reveals the extent of redistricting due to critical habitat, or (2) possibly a State court decision on issues raised by critical habitat designation. Over the long-term, a permanent loss of land value (if any) would depend on how the uncertainty is resolved.
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However, as discussed more fully in Chapter VI, Section 4.g. of the DEA and Section 5.e. of the addendum, agency-initiated and court-ordered redistricting of some of the privately owned land is reasonably foreseeable (moderate to high probability). But more to the point, any redistricting of land to Conservation, and any corresponding loss of economically beneficial use, would be decided by the LUC and the courts, not the Service, based on an array of State statutory factors. As such, the Federal government would not have taken private property.
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Regarding new stream diversions, Chapter VI, Section 3.j. of the DEA stated that it is highly unlikely that new or expanded ditch systems would be proposed or approved within the proposed designation because it would directly or indirectly reduce stream flow, which is a major environmental concern. But if a stream diversion were to be proposed, critical habitat designation might result in an expanded biological assessment, project delays, project modifications, and an increased probability of denial (DEA, Chapter VI, Section 4.f.). Activities that alter watershed characteristics in ways that would appreciably reduce groundwater recharge or alter natural, dynamic wetland or other vegetative communities may directly or indirectly destroy or adversely modify critical habitat. Such activities may include water diversion or impoundment, excess groundwater pumping, manipulation of vegetation such as timber harvesting, residential and commercial development, and grazing of livestock that degrades watershed values. However, without more specific information on the scope and location of a future (and currently unplanned) stream diversion project, it is not possible to estimate the potential indirect costs.
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Section 5.g of the addendum revised the estimate to reflect the reduction in the number of potentially affected landowners as a result of the intended modifications to the critical habitat. The revised estimate ranges between $26,500 and $227,500. For completeness, the estimate includes expenditures made during the designation process (
Based on a review of public comments received on the proposed determinations of critical habitat, we have reevaluated our proposed designations and included several changes to the final designations of critical habitat. These changes include the following:
(1) We published 303 single species critical habitat units for 99 plant species on the island of Oahu. As proposed, units were identified for multiple species. Delineation of critical habitat for each individual species will assist landowners, Federal agencies, and the Service in focusing and streamlining section 7 consultations.
(2) We changed the scientific names for the following species associated with the listed species found in the “
(3) In order to avoid confusion regarding the number of location occurrences for each species (that do not necessarily each represent a viable population) and the number of recovery populations (8 to 10 with 100, 300, or 500 reproducing individuals), we changed the word “population” to “occurrence” where appropriate and updated the number of occurrences and/or individuals for the following species found in the “
(4) We revised the list of excluded, manmade features in the “
(5) We made revisions to the unit boundaries based on information supplied by commenters, as well as information gained from field visits to some of the sites, that indicated that the primary constituent elements were not present in certain portions of the proposed unit, that certain changes in land use had occurred on lands within the proposed critical habitat that would preclude those areas from supporting the primary constituent elements, or that the areas were not essential to the conservation of the species in question.
(6) Based on information received during the public comment periods, we updated the elevation ranges in § 17.99(j) “
(7) All Army lands were excluded under 3(5)(A) and 4(b)(2) of the Act because we believe the benefit of excluding these lands outweigh the benefits of including these lands in the final designation (See “
A brief summary of the modifications made to each unit is given below (see also Figure 1).
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for 65 species:
We excluded the proposed critical habitat on Army lands at Makua Military Reservation for
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The area designated as critical habitat for the following 29 Oahu-endemic species provides habitat within their historical ranges for one population each of
The area designated as critical habitat for the following 33 multi-island species provides habitat within their historical ranges for one population each of
These modifications resulted in the reduction from 8,503 ha (21,013 ac) to 3,921 ha (9,689 ac). This unit was renamed Oahu 4—
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for seven species:
We excluded the proposed critical habitat for
The area designated as critical habitat for the following multi-island species provides habitat within their historical ranges for one population each of
These modifications resulted in the reduction from 34 ha (83 ac) to 23 ha (58 ac). This unit was renamed Oahu 2—
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for one species:
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for nine species:
The area designated as critical habitat for the following Oahu endemic species provides habitat within their historical ranges for one population each of
These modifications resulted in the reduction from 110 ha (271 ac) to 67 ha (164 ac). This unit was renamed Oahu 3—
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for one species:
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for two species:
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for two species:
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for 42 species:
Modifications were made to this unit to exclude areas that do not contain the primary constituent elements for
The area designated as critical habitat for the following 24 Oahu-endemic species provides habitat within their historical ranges for one population each of
The area designated as critical habitat for the following 15 multi-island species provides habitat within their historical ranges for one population each of
This modification resulted in the reduction from 5,109 ha (12,623 ac) to 1,917 ha (4,736 ac). This unit was renamed Oahu 15—
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for
This unit was proposed as critical habitat for 45 species:
Modifications were made to this unit to exclude areas that do not contain the primary constituent elements essential to the conservation of
The area designated as critical habitat for the following 27 Oahu-endemic species provides habitat within their historical ranges for two populations each of
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This modification resulted in the reduction from 30,068 ha (74,301 ac) to 15,727 ha (38,863 ac). This unit was renamed Oahu 20—
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Critical habitat is defined in section 3 of the Act as—(i) the specific areas within the geographic area occupied by a species, at the time it is listed in accordance with the Act, on which are found those physical or biological features (I) essential to the conservation of the species and (II) that may require special management considerations or protection; and, (ii) specific areas outside the geographic area occupied by a species at the time it is listed, upon a determination that such areas are essential for the conservation of the species. “Conservation,” as defined by the Act, means the use of all methods and procedures that are necessary to bring an endangered or a threatened species to the point at which listing under the Act is no longer necessary.
Critical habitat receives protection under section 7 of the Act through the prohibition against destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat with regard to actions carried out, funded, or authorized by a Federal agency. Section 7 also requires conferences on Federal actions that are likely to result in the destruction or adverse modification of proposed critical habitat. In our regulations at 50 CFR 402.02, we define destruction or adverse modification as “* * * a direct or indirect alteration that appreciably diminishes the value of critical habitat for both the survival and recovery of a listed species. Such alterations include, but are not limited to, alterations adversely modifying any of those physical or biological features that were the basis for determining the habitat to be critical.” The relationship between a species' survival and its recovery has been a source of confusion for some in the past. We believe that a species' ability to recover depends on its ability to survive into the future when its recovery can be achieved; thus, the concepts of long-term survival and recovery are intricately linked. However, in the March 15, 2001, decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (
In order to be included in a critical habitat designation, areas within the geographical range of the species at the time of listing must contain the physical or biological features essential to the conservation of the species or, for an area outside the geographical area occupied by the species at the time of listing, the area itself must be essential to the conservation of the species (16 U.S.C. 1532(5)(A)).
Section 4 requires that we designate critical habitat for a species, to the extent such habitat is determinable, at the time of listing. When we designate critical habitat at the time of listing or under short court-ordered deadlines, we may not have sufficient information to identify all the areas essential for the conservation of the species, or we may inadvertently include areas that later will be shown to be nonessential. Nevertheless, we are required to designate those areas we know to be critical habitat, using the best information available to us.
Within the geographic areas occupied by the species, we will designate only areas that have features and habitat characteristics that are necessary to sustain the species. If the information available at the time of designation does not show that an area provides essential life cycle needs of the species, then the area should not be included in the critical habitat designation.
Our regulations state that “The Secretary shall designate as critical habitat areas outside the geographical area presently occupied by a species only when a designation limited to its present range would be inadequate to ensure the conservation of the species' (50 CFR 424.12(e)). Accordingly, when the best available scientific and commercial data do not demonstrate that the conservation needs of the species require designation of critical habitat outside of occupied areas, we will not designate critical habitat in areas outside the geographic area occupied by the species.
Our Policy on Information Standards Under the Endangered Species Act, published in the
It is important to clearly understand that critical habitat designations do not signal that habitat outside the designation is unimportant or may not be required for recovery. Areas outside the critical habitat designation will continue to be subject to conservation actions that may be implemented under section 7(a)(1) and to the regulatory protections afforded by the Act's 7(a)(2) jeopardy standard and section 9 prohibitions, as determined on the basis of the best available information at the time of the action. We specifically anticipate that federally funded or assisted projects affecting listed species outside their designated critical habitat areas may still result in jeopardy findings in some cases. Similarly, critical habitat designations made on the basis of the best available information at the time of designation will not control the direction and substance of future recovery plans, habitat conservation plans, or other species conservation planning efforts if new information available to these planning efforts calls for a different outcome. Furthermore, we recognize that designation of critical habitat may not include all of the habitat areas that may be determined to be necessary for the recovery of the species.
Designation of critical habitat is not prudent when one or both of the following situations exist: (i) The species is threatened by taking or other human activity, and identification of critical habitat can be expected to increase the degree of such threat to the species; or (ii) such designation of critical habitat would not be beneficial to the species (50 CFR 424.12(a)(1)).
To determine whether critical habitat would be prudent for each species, we analyzed the potential threats and benefits for each species in accordance with the court's order. One species,
Due to low numbers of individuals and/or populations and their inherent immobility, the other 100 plant species could be vulnerable to unrestricted collection, vandalism, or disturbance. We examined the evidence currently available for each of these species and found specific evidence of vandalism, disturbance, and/or the threat of unrestricted collection for one species of
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In the final rule designating critical habitat for plants on Lanai, published on January 9, 2003 (68 FR 1220), we explained why we believe that critical habitat was prudent for the following 17 multi-island species that also occur on Oahu:
We examined the potential threats and benefits for the other 54 taxa and have not, at this time, found specific evidence of taking, vandalism, collection, or trade of these taxa or of similarly situated species. Consequently, while we remain concerned that these activities could potentially threaten these 54 plant species in the future, consistent with applicable regulations (50 CFR 424.12(a)(1)(i)) and the court's discussion of these regulations, we do not find that any of these species are currently threatened by taking or other human activity. None of these threats would be exacerbated by the designation of critical habitat.
In the absence of finding that critical habitat would increase threats to a species, if there are any benefits to critical habitat designation, then a prudent finding is warranted. The potential benefits of designation of critical habitat for these 54 species include: (1) Triggering section 7 consultation in new areas where it would not otherwise occur because, for example, it is or has become unoccupied or the occupancy is in question; (2) focusing conservation activities on the most essential areas; (3) providing educational benefits to State or county governments or private entities; and 4) preventing people from causing inadvertent harm to the species.
In the case of these 54 species, there would be some benefits to critical habitat. The primary regulatory effect of critical habitat is the section 7 requirement that Federal agencies refrain from taking any action that is likely to destroy or adversely affect critical habitat. Thirty-seven of these species are reported on or near Federal lands (see Table 1), where actions are subject to section 7 consultation. Although a majority of the species considered in this rule are located exclusively on non-Federal lands with limited Federal activities, there could be Federal actions affecting these lands in the future. While a critical habitat designation for habitat currently occupied by these species would not likely change the section 7 consultation outcome, since an action that destroys or adversely modifies such critical habitat would also be likely to result in jeopardy to the species, there may be instances where section 7 consultation would be triggered only if critical habitat were designated. There would also be some educational or informational benefits to the designation of critical habitat. Benefits of designation would include the notification of land owners, land managers, and the general public of the importance of protecting the habitat of these species and dissemination of information regarding their essential habitat requirements.
Therefore, designation of critical habitat is prudent for these 54 plant species:
As required by the Act and regulations (section 4(b)(2) and 50 CFR 424.12), we used the best scientific information available to determine areas that contain the physical and biological features that are essential for the conservation of
In 1994, the HPPRCC initiated an effort to identify and map habitat it believed to be important for the recovery of 282 endangered and threatened Hawaiian plant species. The HPPRCC identified these areas on most of the islands in the Hawaiian chain, and in 1999, we published them in our
The HPPRCC identified essential habitat areas for all listed, proposed, and candidate plants and evaluated species of concern to determine if essential habitat areas would provide for their habitat needs. However, the HPPRCC's mapping of habitat is distinct from the regulatory designation of critical habitat as defined by the Act. More data have been collected since the recommendations made by the HPPRCC in 1998. Much of the area that was identified by the HPPRCC as inadequately surveyed has now been surveyed to some degree. New location data for many species have been gathered. Also, the HPPRCC identified areas as essential based on species clusters (areas that included listed species as well as candidate species and species of concern), while we have only delineated areas that are essential for the conservation of the 99 listed species at issue. As a result, the critical habitat designations in this rule include not only some habitat that was identified as essential in the 1998 recommendations but also habitat that was not identified as essential in those recommendations.
In accordance with section 3(5)(A)(i) of the Act and regulations at 50 CFR 424.12, in determining which areas to propose as critical habitat, we are required to base critical habitat determinations on the best scientific and commercial data available and to consider those physical and biological features (primary constituent elements) that are essential to the conservation of the species. These features include, but are not limited to: Space for individual and population growth, and for normal behavior; food, water, air, light, minerals, or other nutritional or physiological requirements; cover or shelter; sites for breeding, reproduction, or rearing of offspring, germination, or seed dispersal; and habitats that are protected from disturbance or are representative of the historic geographical and ecological distributions of a species.
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All areas designated as critical habitat are within the historical range of the 99 species at issue and contain one or more of the physical or biological features (primary constituent elements) essential for the conservation of the species.
As described in the discussions for each of the 99 species for which we are designating critical habitat, we are defining the primary constituent elements on the basis of the habitat features of the areas from which the plant species are reported, as described by the type of plant community (
The lack of detailed scientific data on the life history of these plant species makes it impossible for us to develop a robust quantitative model (
For each of these species, the overall recovery strategy outlined in the approved recovery plans includes: (1) Stabilization of existing wild populations, (2) protection and management of habitat, (3) enhancement of existing small populations and reestablishment of new populations within historic range, and (4) research on species biology and ecology (Service 1994, 1995a, 1995b, 1996a, 1996b, 1996c, 1996d, 1997, 1998a, 1998b, 1999). Thus, the long-term recovery of these species is dependent upon the protection of existing population sites and suitable unoccupied habitat within their historic range.
The overall recovery goal stated in the recovery plans for each of these species includes the establishment of 8 to 10 populations with a minimum of 100 mature, reproducing individuals per population for long-lived perennials; 300 mature, reproducing individuals per population for short-lived perennials; and 500 mature, reproducing individuals per population for the annual. (Please note that there are some specific exceptions to this general recovery goal of 8 to 10 populations for species that are believed to be very narrowly distributed.) To be considered recovered, the populations of a multi-island species should be distributed among the islands of its known historic range (Service 1994, 1995a, 1995b, 1996a, 1996b, 1996c, 1996d, 1997, 1998a, 1998b, 1999). A population, for the purposes of this discussion and as defined in the recovery plans for these species, is a unit in which the individuals could be regularly cross-pollinated and influenced by the same small-scale events (such as landslides), and which contains a minimum of 100, 300, or 500 mature, reproducing individuals, depending on whether the species is a long-lived perennial, short-lived perennial, or annual.
By adopting the specific recovery objectives enumerated above, the adverse effects of genetic inbreeding and random environmental events and catastrophes, such as landslides, hurricanes or tsunamis, which could destroy a large percentage of a species at any one time, may be reduced (Menges 1990; Podolsky 2001). These recovery objectives were initially developed by the HPPRCC and are found in all of the recovery plans for these species. While they are expected to be further refined as more information on the population biology of each species becomes available, the justification for these objectives is found in the current conservation biology
Many aspects of a species' life history are typically considered to determine guidelines for its interim stability and recovery, including longevity, breeding system, growth form, fecundity, ramet (a plant that is an independent member of a clone) production, survivorship, seed longevity, environmental variation, and successional stage of the habitat. Hawaiian species are poorly studied, and the only one of these characteristics that can be uniformly applied to all Hawaiian plant species is longevity (
The HPPRCC also recommended the conservation and establishment of 8 to 10 populations to address the numerous risks to the long-term survival and conservation of Hawaiian plant species. Although absent the detailed information inherent to the types of population viability analysis models described above (Burgman
Due to the reduced size of suitable habitat areas for these Hawaiian plant species, they are now more susceptible to the variations and weather fluctuations affecting quality and quantity of available habitat, as well as direct pressure from hundreds of species of nonnative plants and animals. Establishing and conserving 8 to 10 viable populations on one or more islands within the historic range of the species will provide each species with a reasonable expectation of persistence and eventual recovery, even with the high potential that one or more of these populations will be eliminated by normal or random adverse events, such as the hurricanes that occurred in 1982 and 1992 on Kauai, fires, and nonnative plant invasions (HPPRCC 1998; Luijten
In summary, the long-term survival and conservation of Hawaiian plant species requires the designation of critical habitat units on one or more of the Hawaiian islands with suitable habitat for 8 to 10 populations of each plant species. Some of this habitat is currently not known to be occupied by these species. To recover the species, it is essential to conserve suitable habitat in these unoccupied units, which in turn will allow for the establishment of additional populations through natural recruitment or managed reintroductions. Establishment of these additional populations will increase the likelihood that the species will survive and recover in the face of normal and stochastic events (
In this rule, we have defined the primary constituent elements based on the general habitat features of the areas from which the plants are reported, such as the type of plant community, the associated native plant species, the physical location (
Our approach to delineating critical habitat units was applied in the following manner:
1. Critical habitat was proposed and has been designated on an island by island basis for ease of understanding for landowners and the public, for ease of conducting the public hearing process, and for ease of conducting public outreach. In Hawaii, landowners and the public are most interested and affected by issues centered on the island on which they reside.
2. We focused on designating units representative of the known current and historical geographic and elevational range of each species; and
3. We designed critical habitat units to allow for expansion of existing wild populations and reestablishment of wild populations within the historic range, as recommended by the recovery plans for each species.
The proposed critical habitat units were delineated by creating rough units for each species by screen digitizing polygons (map units) using ArcView (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.), a computer GIS program. We created polygons by overlaying current and historic plant location points onto digital topographic maps of each of the islands.
We then evaluated the resulting shape files (delineating historic elevational range and potentially suitable habitat). We refined elevation ranges, and we
We further evaluated these shape files of suitable habitat. We used several factors to delineate the proposed critical habitat units from these land areas. We reviewed the recovery objectives, as described above and in recovery plans for each of the species, to determine if the number of populations and population size requirements needed for conservation would be available within the suitable habitat units identified as containing the appropriate primary constituent elements for each species. If more than the area needed for the number of recovery populations was identified as potentially suitable, only those areas within the least disturbed suitable habitat were included as proposed critical habitat. A population for this purpose is defined as a discrete aggregation of individuals located a sufficient distance from a neighboring aggregation such that the two are not affected by the same small-scale events and are not believed to be consistently cross-pollinated. In the absence of more specific information indicating the appropriate distance to assure limited cross-pollination, we are using a distance of 1,000 m (3,280 ft) based on our review of current literature on gene flow (Barret and Kohn 1991; Fenster and Dudash 1994; Havens 1998; Schierup and Christiansen 1996). We further refined the resulting critical habitat units by using satellite imagery and parcel data to eliminate areas that did not contain the appropriate vegetation or associated native plant species, as well as features such as cultivated agriculture fields, housing developments, and other areas that are unlikely to contribute to the conservation of one or more of the 99 plant species for which critical habitat was proposed on May 28, 2002. We used geographic features (ridge lines, valleys, streams, coastlines, etc.) or manmade features (roads or obvious land use) that created an obvious boundary for a unit as unit area boundaries.
Following publication of the proposed critical habitat rules, some of which were revised, for 255 Hawaiian plants (67 FR 3940, 67 FR 9806, 67 FR 15856, 67 FR 16492, 67 FR 34522, 67 FR 36968, 67 FR 37108), we reevaluated proposed critical habitat. State-wide, for each species using the applicable recovery guidelines (generally 8 to 10 populations with a minimum of 100 mature, reproducing individuals per population for long-lived perennial species; 300 mature, reproducing individuals per population for short-lived perennial species; and 500 mature, reproducing individuals per population for annual species) to determine if we had inadvertently proposed for designation too much or too little habitat to meet the essential recovery goals (HINHP Database 2000, 2001; Wagner
Based on comments and information we received during the comment periods, we assessed the proposed critical habitat in order to ascertain which areas contained the highest quality habitat, had the highest likelihood of species conservation, were geographically distributed within the species' historical range, and were located a sufficient distance from each other such that populations of a single species are unlikely to be impacted by a single catastrophic event. We ranked areas of the proposed critical habitat by the quality of the primary constituent elements (
Areas that contain high quality primary constituent elements and conservation potential (
In selecting areas of designated critical habitat, we made an effort to avoid developed areas, such as towns and other similar lands, that are unlikely to contribute to the conservation of the 99 species. However, the minimum mapping unit that we used to approximate our delineation of critical habitat for these species did not allow us to exclude all such developed areas from the maps. Existing manmade features and structures within the boundaries of the mapped areas, such as buildings; roads; aqueducts and other water system features, including, but not limited to pumping stations, irrigation ditches, pipelines, siphons, tunnels, water tanks, gaging stations, intakes, reservoirs, diversions, flumes, and wells; existing trails; campgrounds and their immediate surrounding landscaped area; scenic overlooks; remote helicopter landing sites; existing fences; telecommunications towers and associated structures and equipment; electrical power transmission lines and distribution, and communication facilities and regularly maintained associated rights-of-way and access ways; radars; telemetry antennas; missile launch sites; arboreta and gardens; heiau (indigenous places of worship or shrines) and other archaeological sites; airports; other paved areas; lawns and other rural residential landscaped areas do not contain one or more of the primary constituent elements and are therefore excluded from critical habitat designation under the terms of this regulation. Federal actions limited to those areas would not trigger a section 7 consultation unless they affect the species or primary constituent elements in adjacent critical habitat.
In summary, for these species, we utilized the approved recovery plan guidance to identify appropriately sized land units containing essential occupied and unoccupied habitat. Based on the best available information, we believe these areas constitute the essential habitat on Oahu to provide for the recovery of these 99 species.
The critical habitat areas described below constitute our best assessment of the physical and biological features needed for the conservation and special management needs of the 99 plant species, and are based on the best scientific and commercial information available (as described above). We publish this final rule acknowledging that we have incomplete information regarding many of the primary biological and physical requirements for these species. However, both the Act and the relevant court orders require us
The approximate areas of proposed critical habitat by landownership or jurisdiction are shown in Table 3. The approximate final critical habitat area (ha (ac)), essential area, and excluded area, are shown in Table 4.
Critical habitat includes habitat for these 99 species primarily in the upland portions of Oahu, as well as some coastal and off-shore lands. Lands designated as critical habitat have been divided into a total of 304 units. A brief description of each unit is presented below.
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Section 7(a) of the Act requires Federal agencies, including the Service, to ensure that actions they fund, authorize, or carry out are not likely to destroy or adversely modify critical habitat. Destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat occurs when a Federal action directly or indirectly alters critical habitat to the extent that it appreciably diminishes the value of critical habitat for the conservation of the species. Individuals,
Section 7(a)(2) of the Act requires Federal agencies, including the Service, to evaluate their actions with respect to any species that is listed as endangered or threatened and with respect to its critical habitat, if any is designated. If a Federal action may affect a listed species or its critical habitat, the responsible Federal action agency must enter into consultation with us. Through this consultation, the action agency would ensure that the permitted actions do not destroy or adversely modify critical habitat. Section 7(a)(4) of the Act requires Federal agencies (action agency) to confer with us on any action that is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of a species proposed for listing or result in destruction or adverse modification of proposed critical habitat. Regulations implementing this interagency cooperation provision of the Act are codified at 50 CFR part 402.
Regulations at 50 CFR 402.16 require Federal agencies to reinitiate formal consultation on previously reviewed actions under certain circumstances, including instances where critical habitat is subsequently designated and the Federal agency has retained discretionary involvement, or control has been retained or is authorized by law. Consequently, some Federal agencies may request reinitiation of consultation or conferencing with us on actions for which formal consultation has been completed, if those actions may affect designated critical habitat or adversely modify or destroy proposed critical habitat.
If we issue a biological opinion concluding that a project is likely to result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat, we also provide “reasonable and prudent alternatives” to the project, if any are identifiable. Reasonable and prudent alternatives are defined at 50 CFR 402.02 as alternative actions identified during consultation that can be implemented in a manner consistent with the intended purpose of the action, that are consistent with the scope of the Federal agency's legal authority and jurisdiction, that are economically and technologically feasible, and that the Director believes would avoid destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat. Reasonable and prudent alternatives can vary from slight project modifications to extensive redesign or relocation of the project. Costs associated with implementing a reasonable and prudent alternative are similarly variable.
Activities on Federal lands that may affect critical habitat of one or more of the 99 plant species from Oahu will require section 7 consultation. Activities on private or State lands requiring a permit from a Federal agency, such as a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) under section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344
Section 4(b)(8) of the Act requires us to briefly describe and evaluate in any proposed or final regulation that designates critical habitat those activities involving a Federal action that may adversely modify such habitat or that may be affected by such designation. We note that such activities may also jeopardize the continued existence of the species.
Activities that, when carried out, funded, or authorized by a Federal agency, may directly or indirectly destroy or adversely modify critical habitat include, but are not limited to:
(1) Activities that appreciably degrade or destroy the primary constituent elements including, but not limited to: Overgrazing; maintenance of feral ungulates; clearing or cutting of native live trees and shrubs, whether by burning or mechanical, chemical, or other means (
(2) Activities that alter watershed characteristics in ways that would appreciably reduce groundwater recharge or alter natural, dynamic wetland or other vegetative communities. Such activities may include water diversion or impoundment, excess groundwater pumping, manipulation of vegetation such as timber harvesting, residential and commercial development, and grazing of livestock that degrades watershed values;
(3) Rural residential construction that includes concrete pads for foundations and the installation of septic systems in wetlands where a permit under section 404 of the Clean Water Act would be required by the Corps;
(4) Recreational activities that appreciably degrade vegetation;
(5) Mining of sand or other minerals;
(6) Introducing or encouraging the spread of nonnative plant species into critical habitat units; and
(7) Importation of nonnative species for research, agriculture, and aquaculture, and the release of biological control agents that would have unanticipated effects on the listed species and the primary constituent elements of their habitat.
If you have questions regarding whether specific activities will likely constitute adverse modification of critical habitat, contact the Field Supervisor, Pacific Islands Ecological Services Field Office (see
The need for “special management considerations or protections” of the essential habitat features (primary constituent elements) included in a designation is required by the definition of critical habitat in section 3(5)(A) of the Act. If the primary constituent elements are being adequately managed then they do not need “special management considerations or protections.” Adequate management or protection is provided by a legally operative plan that addresses the maintenance and improvement of the essential elements and provides for the long-term conservation of the species. We consider a plan adequate when it (1) provides a conservation benefit to the species (
Currently occupied and historically known sites containing one or more of the primary constituent elements considered essential to the conservation of these 99 plant species were examined to determine the adequacy of special management considerations or protection and, consequently, whether such areas meet the definition of critical habitat under section 3(5)(A). We reviewed all available management information on these plants at these sites, including published reports and surveys; annual performance and progress reports; management plans; grants; memoranda of understanding and cooperative agreements; DOFAW planning documents; internal letters and memos; biological assessments and environmental impact statements; and section 7 consultations. We reviewed all biological information received during the public comment periods, public meeting, and public hearing. When clarification was required on the information provided to us, we followed up with a telephone contact. We also met with staff from the Oahu District DOFAW office to discuss management activities they are conducting on Oahu.
In determining whether a management plan or agreement provides adequate management or protection, we first consider whether that plan provides a conservation benefit to the species. We considered the following threats and associated recommended management actions:
(1) The factors that led to the listing of the species, as described in the final rules for listing each of the species. Effects of clearing and burning for agricultural purposes and of invasive nonnative plant and animal species have contributed to the decline of nearly all endangered and threatened plants in Hawaii (Cuddihy and Stone 1990; Howarth 1985; Loope 1998; Scott
Current threats to these species include nonnative grass- and shrub-carried wildfire; browsing, digging, rooting, and trampling from feral ungulates (including goats, cattle, and pigs); direct and indirect effects of nonnative plant invasions, including alteration of habitat structure and microclimate; and disruption of pollination and gene-flow processes by adverse effects of mosquito-borne avian disease on forest bird pollinators, direct competition between native and nonnative insect pollinators for food, and predation of native insect pollinators by nonnative hymenopteran insects (ants). In addition, physiological processes such as reproduction and establishment, continue to be negatively affected by fruit- and flower-eating pests such as nonnative arthropods, mollusks, and rats, and photosynthesis and water transport are affected by nonnative insects, pathogens, and diseases. Many of these factors interact with one another, thereby compounding effects. Such interactions include nonnative plant invasions altering wildfire regimes; feral ungulates carry weeds and disturbing vegetation and soils, thereby facilitating dispersal and establishment of nonnative plants; and numerous nonnative insect species feeding on native plants, thereby increasing their vulnerability and exposure to pathogens and disease (Bruegmann
(2) The recommendations from the HPPRCC in their 1998 report to us (“Habitat Essential to the Recovery of Hawaiian Plants”). As summarized in this report, recovery goals for endangered Hawaiian plant species cannot be achieved without the effective control of nonnative species threats, wildfire, and land use changes; and
(3) The management actions needed for assurance of survival and ultimate recovery of these plants. These actions are described in our recovery plans for these 99 species (Service 1994, 1995a, 1995b, 1996a, 1996b, 1996c, 1996d, 1997, 1998a, 1998b, 1999), in the 1998 HPPRCC report to us, and in various other documents and publications relating to plant conservation in Hawaii (Cuddihy and Stone 1990; Mueller-Dombois 1985; Smith 1985; Stone 1985; Stone
In general, taking all of the above recommended management actions into account, the following management actions are important in providing a conservation benefit to the species: Feral ungulate control; wildfire management; nonnative plant control; rodent control; invertebrate pest control; maintenance of genetic material of the endangered and threatened plant species; propagation, reintroduction, and augmentation of existing populations into areas essential for the recovery of the species; ongoing management of the wild, outplanted, and augmented populations; maintenance of natural pollinators and pollinating systems, when known; habitat management and restoration in areas essential for the recovery of the species; monitoring of the wild, outplanted, and augmented populations; rare plant surveys; and control of human activities/access (Service 1994, 1995a, 1995b, 1996a, 1996b, 1996c, 1996d, 1997, 1998a, 1998b, 1999). On a case-by-case basis, these actions may rise to different levels of importance for a particular species or area, depending on the biological and physical requirements of the species and the location(s) of the individual plants.
As shown in Table 2, the 99 species of plants are found on Federal, State, and private lands on the island of Oahu. Information received in response to our public notices; meetings with Oahu District DOFAW staff; the May 28, 2002, proposal; public comment periods; and the November 19, 2002, public hearing; as well as information in our files, indicated that there is limited ongoing conservation management action for these plants, except as noted below. Without management plans and assurances that the plans will be implemented, we are unable to find that the lands in question do not require special management or protection.
The following discussion analyzes current management plans that provide a conservation benefit to the species on lands under U.S. Army jurisdiction to assess whether they meet the Service's requirements for adequate management or protection.
The Sikes Act Improvements Act of 1997 (Sikes Act) requires each military installation that includes land and water suitable for the conservation and management of natural resources to complete, by November 17, 2001, an Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP). An INRMP integrates implementation of the military mission of the installation with stewardship of the natural resources found there. Each INRMP includes an assessment of the ecological needs on the installation, including needs to provide for the conservation of listed species; a statement of goals and
The Army has six installations under its jurisdiction on Oahu: Dillingham Military Reservation (DMR), Kawailoa Training Area (KLOA), Kahuku Training Area (KTA), Makua Military Reservation (MMR), Schofield Barracks Military Reservation (SBMR), and Schofield Barracks East Range (SBER). All of these lands are administered by the Army Garrison, Hawaii, for various types of routine military training. The Army has completed an INRMP (Army 2002), an Ecosystem Management Plan (Army 1998), and an Endangered Species Management Plan (Research Corporation of Hawaii (RCUH) 1998) for all of the Oahu training areas. These plans encompass management actions that will benefit all 76 listed plant species for which critical habitat has been proposed on these Army lands. They have a completed Wildland Fire Management Plan (WFMP) for MMR (Army 2000) and a draft plan which includes the other five installations (Army 2003). The goal of the WFMP is to reduce the threat of wildfire which adversely affects threatened and endangered species on all six installations. The Army also provides monthly and annual summary reports (Col. W.E. Ryan III, Army,
The INRMP describes specific actions for each installation, including anticipated implementation schedules. It includes hundreds of ongoing and proposed actions within the time frame of the INRMP designed to address the variety of threats faced by these plant species at appropriate scales: Species-specific, small areas, watersheds, and installation-wide. Examples of management activities directed towards the conservation of listed plants and their habitat include: (1) Field surveys to identify new populations of threatened and endangered plant species in previously unsurveyed areas and areas of suitable habitat; (2) development of a web-based system for a rare plant database; (3) establishment of a GIS database to store data to be used to monitor threatened and endangered plant species; (4) maintenance a GIS database updated with results of field surveys; (5) determining effects of military actions on threatened and endangered plants species through monitoring known populations of threatened and endangered plant species; (6) evaluation and determination of plant propagation needs and storage facilities; (7) identification of research needs regarding pollination biology and establishment of a GIS database to store data to be used to monitor threatened and endangered plant species; (8) propagation and outplanting of threatened and endangered plant species; and (9) creation of a full-time horticulturist position to identify and implement management actions for threatened and endangered plant species (Army 2002).
The list of ongoing and proposed actions detailed in the INRMP focuses management activities into the areas of wildfire management, nonmilitary human land use, feral ungulate control, invasive plant control, and other nonnative species control. As an example, some of the management actions that address feral ungulate control include: (1) The establishment and evaluation of permanent ungulate monitoring transects; (2) development and establishment of a GIS database to maintain these transect data; (3) implementation of ungulate control measures as necessary in areas where there are populations or occurrences of threatened and endangered species; (4) evaluation of ungulate control efforts to determine if permanent management units are required; and (5) monitoring and maintenance of existing fenced units. In addition, management actions for control of nonnative plant species include: (1) The control and eradication of nonnative incipient plant species, particularly in areas where threatened and endangered species occur; (2) control of widespread nonnative plant species where they threaten native plant communities; and (3) establishment of a GIS database for nonnative plant location data, and updating nonnative plant location maps to track and prioritize control efforts (Army 2002).
The comprehensive list of ongoing and proposed management activities detailed in the INRMP addresses each of the management actions detailed above that the Service considers are important in providing a conservation benefit to the species, therefore, the plan provides a conservation benefit to the species.
In terms of providing assurances that the management plant will be implemented, the INRMP provides implementation schedules and identifies funding needs for each installation through the year 2006. Examples of those programs identified for funding include the Endangered Species Management, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Integrity, Watershed Management, Conservation Education and Outreach, and Pest Management. The Army has committed to increased funding for their wildland fire program to ensure proactive fire management that will benefit threatened and endangered plant species through increased protection of habitat on their lands. They have also committed to continued funding of actions that benefit habitat restoration, species stabilization, and threat abatement (Anderson,
The plan does provide assurances that the conservation effort will be effective. The Army will fund and engage in activities that have been demonstrated to benefit threatened and endangered species (
As all three criteria above have been met, the Service has determined that lands on the island of Oahu which fall under U.S. Army jurisdiction do not meet the definition of critical habitat in the Act. According to the Service's published recovery plans, the major extinction threats to Oahu plants involve the persistent and expanding presence of alien species and their associated impacts. In general, for most of these species there is less relative concern associated with Federal activities or proposed development. Recovery of these listed species will require active management such as plant propagation and reintroduction, management of fire risk, alien species removal, and ungulate and rat management. Failure to implement these management measures, all of which require active intervention and participation, virtually assures the extinction of these species. The Army is carrying out many of these actions on their lands, in some cases to a degree that surpasses that of other Federal, State, and private landowners in Hawaii. We are, therefore, not designating critical habitat on these lands. Should the status of these commitments change, the Service will reconsider whether these lands meet the definition of critical habitat. If the definition is met, we have the authority to propose to amend critical habitat to include identified areas at that time (50 CFR section 424.14(g)). Although these areas are removed from the final critical habitat designation, the number of populations that habitat on these installations provides is applied toward the overall conservation goal of 8 to10 populations for each species because these lands will be managed under the INRMP consistent with recovery goals.
Section 4(b)(2) of the Act requires us to designate critical habitat on the basis of the best scientific and commercial information available, and to consider the economic and other relevant impacts of designating a particular area as critical habitat. We may exclude areas from critical habitat upon a determination that the benefits of such exclusions outweigh the benefits of specifying such areas as critical habitat. We cannot exclude such areas from critical habitat when such exclusion will result in the extinction of the species concerned.
Following the publication of the proposed critical habitat designation on May 28, 2002, a draft economic analysis was prepared to estimate the potential direct and indirect economic impacts associated with the designation, in accordance with recent decisions in the
Our economic analysis evaluated the potential direct and indirect economic impacts associated with the proposed critical habitat designation for the 99 plant species from the island of Oahu over the next 10 years. Direct impacts are those related to consultations under section 7 of the Act. They include the cost of completing the section 7 consultation process and potential project modifications resulting from the consultation. Indirect impacts are secondary costs and benefits not directly related to operation of the Act. Examples of indirect impacts include potential effects to property values, redistricting of land from agricultural or urban to conservation, and social welfare benefits of ecological improvements.
The categories of potential direct and indirect costs considered in the analysis included the costs associated with: (1) Conducting section 7 consultations, including incremental consultations and technical assistance; (2) modifications to projects, activities, or land uses resulting from the section 7 consultations; (3) uncertainty and public perceptions resulting from the designation of critical habitat including potential effects on property values and potential indirect costs resulting from the loss of hunting opportunities and the interaction of State and local laws; and (4) potential offsetting beneficial costs associated with critical habitat, including educational benefits. The most likely economic effects of critical habitat designation are on activities funded, authorized, or carried out by a Federal agency (
The analysis in the DEA incorporated two baselines: one that addressed the impact of the proposed critical habitat designation that may be attributable coextensively to the listing of the species, and one that addressed the incremental impact of the proposed designation.
The Addendum utilizes only the first of the two baselines. Because of the uncertainty about the benefits and economic costs resulting solely from critical habitat designations, the Service believes that it is reasonable to estimate the economic impacts of a designation utilizing this single baseline. It is important to note that the inclusion of impacts attributable coextensively to the listing does not convert the economic analysis into a tool to be used in deciding whether or not a species should be added to the Federal list of threatened and endangered species.
The final economic analysis estimates that, over the next 10 years, the designation (co-extensive with the listing in some instances) may result in potential direct economic effects from implementation of section 7 ranging from approximately $8.3 million to $20.3 million in quantifiable costs. This is an increase from the range of $1.1 to $2.4 million in the draft economic analysis. The increase is primarily due to revised estimates associated with section 7 consultations on Army lands. All other direct costs stay the same or decrease, due primarily to the exclusion of proposed units Oahu C, Oahu M, Oahu P, and Oahu V from final designation and the significant reduction in size to proposed units Oahu A, Oahu G, Oahu L, and Oahu W because they lacked the primary constituent elements or were not essential to the conservation of the species. Overall, the largest portion of this estimate includes Army lands that were proposed as critical habitat but have been removed from the final designation. Therefore, the direct cost of designating critical habitat for these 99 plant species will be far less than this estimate.
While our final economic analysis includes an evaluation of potential indirect costs associated with the designation of critical habitat for 99 plant species on Oahu, the reported costs are often unquantifiable and discussed in qualitative terms. In general, most of the potential indirect effects are thought to have a low probability of occurrence. The final economic analysis concludes the probability that some land within the Urban and Agricultural Districts would be redistricted to Conservation is considered moderate to high. However,
A more detailed discussion of our economic analysis is contained in the draft economic analysis and the addendum. Both documents are available for inspection at the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (see
Other than the Army lands discussed below, no critical habitat units in the proposed rule were excluded or modified due to a determination that the benefits of excluding the lands, taking into account the economic and other relevant impacts, exceeded the benefits of specifying them as critical habitat.
As described in the “Analysis of Managed Lands Under Section 3(5)(A)” section above, based on our evaluation of the adequacy of special management and protection that is provided in the Army's Final Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) for Oahu Training Areas (Department of the Army 2002) for the plant species addressed in this proposal which are found on Army lands, in accordance with section 3(5)(A)(i) of the Act, we have not included the Army's Dillingham Military Reservation (DMR), Kawailoa Training Area (KLOA), Kahuku Training Area (KTA), Makua Military Reservation (MMR), Schofield Barracks Military Reservation (SBMR), and Schofield Barracks East Range (SBER), in this final designation of critical habitat. However, to the extent that special management considerations and protection may be required for these areas and they, therefore, would meet the definition of critical habitat according to section 3(5)(A)(i), they are properly excluded from designation under section 4(b)(2) of the Act, based on the following analysis.
As explained below, we believe the benefits of designating critical habitat for the 76 species listed above at DMR, KLOA, KTA, MMR, SBMR, and SBER are relatively low and outweighed by the benefits of excluding these areas from critical habitat. We also have concerns that a critical habitat designation may negatively impact the Army's ability to effectively carry out a recently proposed training and equipment conversion program on Oahu and otherwise adversely impact national security.
The Army's DMR, KLOA, KTA, MMR, SBMR, and SBER are occupied habitat for 53 species and unoccupied habitat for 23 species, as referenced above. A total of 10,905 hectares (26,946 acres) are excluded from final critical habitat; of this total, 6,208 hectares (15,340 acres) are considered occupied by one or more listed species, while 4,697 hectares (11,606 acres) are considered unoccupied. The unoccupied habitat is located in the northern portion of the Koolau Mountains.
According to our published recovery plans, recovery of these 76 species will require reproducing, self-sustaining populations located in a geographic array across the landscape, with population numbers and population locations of sufficient robustness to withstand periodic threats due to natural disaster or biological threats (Service 1994, 1995a, 1995b, 1996a, 1996b, 1996c, 1996d, 1997, 1998a, 1998b, 1999). The highest priority recovery tasks include proactive management such as plant propagation and reintroduction, fire control, nonnative species removal, and ungulate fencing. Failure to implement these active management measures, all of which require voluntary landowner support and participation, increases the likelihood that species will go extinct or not recover. The Army is undertaking many of these types of conservation actions on their lands on Oahu as part of the implementation of the INRMP for Oahu Training Areas. These activities, which are described in more detail in the “Analysis of Managed Lands Under Section 3(5)(A)” section, require substantial financial obligations by the Army and cooperation with other agencies, landowners, and local residents.
The following analysis describes the likely positive and negative impacts of a critical habitat designation on Army lands compared to the likely positive and negative impacts of a critical habitat exclusion of those lands. The Service paid particular attention to the following issues: To what extent a critical habitat designation would confer additional regulatory, educational, and social benefits; and to what extent would critical habitat interfere with the Army's ongoing proactive conservation actions.
The six Army Oahu installations contain habitat essential to the conservation of the 76 species listed above. The primary regulatory benefit provided by a critical habitat designation on Army lands is the requirement under section 7 of the Act that any actions authorized, funded, or carried out by the Army would not destroy or adversely modify any critical habitat, which includes an evaluation on the effects of the action on recovery of the species. Most of the Army areas are occupied by listed species and thus section 7 consultation would already be required. However, since areas without listed species present or without a critical habitat designation do not always receive section 7 evaluation (
The net benefit of this aspect of critical habitat, however, has been significantly minimized by the Army's commitment to coordinate with the Service on any of its activities that may adversely affect areas whether occupied or unoccupied by listed species that are considered essential to their conservation (
Moreover, the section 7 mandate to avoid destroying critical habitat does not extend to requiring plant reintroductions or other proactive conservation measures (
Another potential benefit of a critical habitat designation on these Army lands is the education of the Army and the general public concerning the conservation value of these lands. While we believe these educational benefits are important for the conservation of these species, we believe it has already been achieved through the Army's INRMP (for example most of the INRMP's biologically sensitive areas overlap with proposed critical habitat), publication of the proposed critical habitat rule, the many public and interagency meetings that have been held to discuss the proposal, and discussion contained in this final rule.
In sum, the Army will manage for the conservation of all of these species through their INRMP process; this management will confer significant conservation benefits to the species that would not necessarily result from the section 7 consultation process. In addition, the Army has agreed to coordinate with the Service on any actions that may affect essential habitat areas (whether occupied or unoccupied by the listed species) even if these areas are not designated as final critical habitat. Taken together, these two management commitments by the Army lead the Service to conclude that any additional, incremental regulatory benefits provided by a final critical habitat designation on Army lands would be relatively small.
When evaluating the potential negative impacts of a critical habitat designation and the potential benefits of excluding Army lands from final critical habitat, the Service considered whether critical habitat designation would affect Army's military mission on its Oahu installations and adversely impact national security.
As noted above, these plants will need actions that proactively remove existing threats and that include propagation and reintroduction into unoccupied areas if they are to recover. Neither section 7 consultations nor a critical habitat designation would necessarily result in the implementation of actions needed for recovery of these species.
The Army is engaged in or has committed to engage in a wide variety of proactive conservation management activities that are set out in the “Analysis of Managed Lands Under Section 3(5)(A)” section of this rule.
The Service also considered whether a final critical habitat designation would negatively impact the Army's military mission and thus national security. Overall, the Service believes it has been able to work closely and in a positive collaborative fashion with the Army to minimize potential negative impacts to the Army's military training activities as a consequence of Endangered Species Act regulation.
However, the 25th Infantry Division (Light) based on Oahu has recently been selected to participate in the experimental “Transformation” of its force to a lighter, rapid response force known as a Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
The Army has stated that a final critical habitat designation may lead to disruption to training and a delay of construction of required training facilities if the Army has to consult on the impacts to newly designated critical habitat. The active training areas allow the troops to attain skills to respond to enemy fire quickly and accurately and to train in offensive operations. The natural and physical attributes of the training areas in Hawaii realistically mirror the battlefield conditions found in other nations in the Pacific region. As these training conditions are not found anywhere else in the continental United States, the Army states that it is imperative that the utilization of the military training installations in Hawaii not be impeded by additional requirements associated with section 7 consultations on critical habitat designations.
Based on the above considerations, and in accordance with section 4(b)(2) of the Act, we have determined that the benefits of excluding the Army's Oahu training areas from critical habitat due to adverse impacts to national security and other relevant factors, as set forth above, outweigh the benefits of including these lands in critical habitat for the 76 species listed above. We acknowledge that the benefits for either inclusion or exclusion of Army lands appear to be relatively limited. Therefore, we have carefully weighed the relative benefits of each option.
Although these areas within Army lands are removed from the final critical habitat designation, the Service still considers them essential to the conservation of these species. The number of populations that the habitat on these installations provides is applied towards the overall recovery goal of 8 to 10 populations for each species (see discussion below), and it is anticipated that these lands will be managed under the Army's INRMP for Oahu Training Areas consistent with the conservation goals for these species.
For both the 44 endemic and the 32 multi-island species, it is the Service's conclusion that the Army's mission and management plans (
In addition, critical habitat is being designated on other areas of Oahu for all 44 of the endemic species, and critical habitat has been designated elsewhere on Oahu, and/or designated or proposed on other islands, for the remaining 32 multi-island species consistent with the guidance in recovery plans. These other designations identify conservation areas for the maintenance and expansion of the existing populations.
In sum, the above analysis concludes that the exclusion of these lands will not cause extinction and should in fact improve the chances of recovery for all 76 species.
The U.S. Navy (Navy) manages several areas which contain proposed critical habitat: Naval Magazine Pearl Harbor Lualualei Branch and Naval Computer and Telecommunication Area Master Station Pacific Transmitting Facility at Lualualei. The following discussion explains why portions of these Navy areas are included in final critical habitat.
The U.S. Navy owns or leases much of Lualualei Valley, which is operated as a naval magazine and transmitting facility. One listed species,
The Service conducted an analysis for U.S. Navy lands similar to that described above for Army lands. We were not able to exclude Navy lands from final critical habitat for the following reasons:
• The Navy's INRMP fails to address 17 of the 20 listed species for which critical habitat has been proposed on Navy lands. Therefore, absent explicit beneficial management plans for these species, and absent a reasonable likelihood that such plans for these species will be funded and implemented in the future, the Service cannot identify compelling conservation benefits that temper the regulatory benefits of a critical habitat designation on these Navy lands.
• Since the time critical habitat was first proposed on Navy lands, the Service has worked closely with Navy staff to scientifically refine the proposed critical habitat. The changes from the proposed critical habitat to final critical habitat reflect our attempt to ensure that we have included on those lands that contain features essential to the species or, if unoccupied, are themselves essential to the conservation of the species. In doing so, we have also been able to minimize the potential for negative impacts to military activities. Therefore, at this time we cannot identify any relevant negative impacts to the Navy's military mission as a consequence of this critical habitat designation.
In conclusion, the Service believes that it is necessary to include these Navy lands in final critical habitat when the above factors are considered. The Navy is an important partner of the Service and, as described above, is carrying out some conservation activities on Oahu for some of these listed plant species. The current Navy management practices for the areas that are designated as critical habitat, including mowing and fire suppression, are consistent with the conservation of the listed plants and maintenance of their habitat. For example, Navy mowing has benefitted listed species by keeping grasses from taking over their habitat. Similarly, Navy fire management practices, such as restricting access, can further the conservation of listed plants. Although some areas on Navy lands are included in the final critical habitat designation, the Service will consider amending this critical habitat designation if new information becomes available regarding potential impacts to military readiness, or if there is a change in Navy INRMP planning and implementation that was not previously considered and that addresses the conservation needs of these species. For one listed species,
At the time we listed
In accordance with Executive Order 12866, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that this critical habitat designation is not a significant regulatory action. This rule will not have an annual economic effect of $100 million or more or adversely affect any economic sector, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, or other units of government. This designation will not create inconsistencies with other agencies' actions or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency. It will not materially affect entitlements, grants, user fees, loan programs, or the rights and obligations of their recipients. Finally, this designation will not raise novel legal or policy issues. Accordingly, OMB has not formally reviewed this final critical habitat designation.
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 1996), whenever a Federal agency is required to publish a notice of rulemaking for any proposed or final rule, it must prepare and make available for public comment a regulatory flexibility analysis that describes the effect of the rule on small entities (
Based on the information in our economic analysis (draft economic analysis and addendum), we are certifying that the critical habitat designation for 99 Oahu plant species will not have a significant effect on a substantial number of small entities because a substantial number of small
Federal courts and Congress have indicated that an RFA/SBREFA analysis may be limited to entities directly subject to the requirements of the regulation (Service 2002). As such, entities not directly regulated by the listing or critical habitat designation are not considered in this section of the analysis.
Small entities include small organizations, such as independent nonprofit organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions, including school boards and city and town governments that serve fewer than 50,000 residents, as well as small businesses. Small businesses include manufacturing and mining concerns with fewer than 500 employees, wholesale trade entities with fewer than 100 employees, retail and service businesses with less than $5 million in annual sales, general and heavy construction businesses with less than $27.5 million in annual business, special trade contractors doing less than $11.5 million in annual business, and agricultural businesses with annual sales less than $750,000. The RFA/SBREFA defines “small governmental jurisdiction” as the government of a city, county, town, school district, or special district with a population of less than 50,000. By this definition, Honolulu County is not a small governmental jurisdiction because its population was 876,156 in 2000. Although certain State agencies, such as DLNR, Department of Agriculture (DOA), and Department of Transportation (DOT), may be affected by the critical habitat designation, State governments are not considered small governments, for the purposes of the RFA. To determine if potential economic impacts to these small entities are significant, we consider the types of activities that might trigger regulatory impacts under this rule as well as the types of project modifications that may result. In general, the term “significant economic impact” is meant to apply to a typical small business firm's business operations.
To determine if the rule would affect a substantial number of small entities, we consider the number of small entities affected within particular types of economic activities (
The primary projects and activities that might be affected by the designation that could affect small entities include ranching operations and conservation projects. Based on our draft economic analysis and addendum, there were 100 cattle livestock operations in Honolulu County in 2000. The combined cattle sales of all of these operations in 2000 was about $556,000 (State Department of Agriculture 2002). Since this implies average annual cattle sales per business of $9,267, it is likely that all or almost all of the Honolulu County cattle operations meet the definition of a small business (annual sales less than $750,000). Thus, our draft economic analysis concluded that the proposed critical habitat designation might affect a half dozen out of 100 (or 12 percent) of the small businesses in the cattle industry in Honolulu County.
The actual impacts of the final rule will be even smaller. The final rule designates less land used for ranching as critical habitat. In turn, both the number of affected ranches and the number of Section 7 consultations involving ranching will be lower. As discussed in the addendum, the final designation could have a negative impact on about three ranches (about three percent of the total ranches on Oahu). These estimates were based on the proposed designations. However, this final rule designates 22,767 hectares (56,258 acres) less than had been proposed, or a 49 percent reduction.
These conclusions are supported by the history of consultations on Oahu. Since these 99 plant species were listed (between 1991 and 1996), we have conducted 2 formal consultations and 24 informal consultations, in addition to consultations on Federal grants to State wildlife programs that do not affect small entities. The two formal consultations were conducted on behalf of the Army, for review of the “Biological Assessment for Programmatic Section 7 Consultation on Routine Military Training at Makua Military Reservation, and Makua Endangered Species Mitigation Plan.” Thirty-nine of the 99 species,
None of these consultations affected or concerned small entities. We have determined that the State of Hawaii and Honolulu County are not small entities. The Army, Navy, NRCS, Corps, FCC, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, FAA, FEMA, Dole Food Company, local television stations, and cellular, paging, and wireless services are not small entities. In 21 of the 24 informal consultations, we concurred with each agency's determination that the project, as proposed, was not likely to adversely affect listed species. We initiated formal consultation for the remaining three. For both formal consultations, we found that routine military training at Makua Military Reservation, which included an indepth list of conservation measures the Army would carry out in the action area, was not likely to jeopardize listed species.
For these reasons, we are certifying that the designation of critical habitat
Under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801
On May 18, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13211, on regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, and use. Executive Order 13211 requires agencies to prepare Statements of Energy Effects when undertaking certain actions. This rule is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866, and it is not expected to significantly affect energy production supply and distribution facilities because no significant energy production, supply, and distribution facilities are included within designated critical habitat. Further, for the reasons described in the economic analysis, we do not believe that designation of critical habitat for the 99 plant species will affect future energy production. Therefore, this action is not a significant energy action, and no Statement of Energy Effects is required.
In accordance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501
(a) For the reasons described in our economic analysis, this rule will not produce a Federal mandate on State or local governments or the private sector that may result in the expenditure of $100 million or greater in any year. Therefore, a statement pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1532 is not required.
(b) This rule will not “significantly or uniquely” affect small governments, so a Small Government Agency Plan is not required. Small governments will not be directly affected unless they propose an action requiring Federal funds, permits, or other authorizations. Any such activities will require that the Federal agency ensure that the action will not adversely modify or destroy designated critical habitat.
In accordance with Executive Order 12630 (“Government Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Private Property Rights”), we have analyzed the potential takings implications of designating critical habitat for the 99 species from Oahu in a takings implications assessment. The takings implications assessment concludes that this final rule does not pose significant takings implications.
In accordance with Executive Order 13132, this final rule does not have significant Federalism effect and does not impose substantial direct compliance costs on State and local governments. In addition, this regulation is required by statute.
This rule imposes no regulatory requirements unless an agency is seeking Federal funding or authorization. In addition, for the reasons contained in the economic analysis, this rule will not have substantial direct compliance costs on State and local governments.
In fact, the designations may have some benefit to these governments, in that the areas essential to the conservation of these species are more clearly defined, and the primary constituent elements of the habitat necessary to the survival of the species are specifically identified. While this definition and identification do not alter where and what federally sponsored activities may occur, they may assist these local governments in long range planning, rather than waiting for case-by-case section 7 consultation to occur. Nevertheless, keeping with Department of the Interior policy, we requested information from appropriate State and local officials in Hawaii.
In accordance with Executive Order 12988, the Department of the Interior's Office of the Solicitor has determined that this rule does not unduly burden the judicial system and does meet the requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Order. We have designated critical habitat in accordance with the provisions of the Endangered Species Act. The rule uses standard property descriptions and identifies the primary constituent elements within the designated areas to assist the public in
This rule does not contain any information collection requirements for which OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act is required. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
We have determined that we do not need to prepare an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement as defined by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in connection with regulations adopted pursuant to section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act. We published a notice outlining our reason for this determination in the
In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994, “Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments” (59 FR 22951) Executive Order 13175 and the Department of the Interior's manual at 512 DM 2, we readily acknowledge our responsibility to communicate meaningfully with recognized Federal Tribes on a government-to-government basis. We have determined that there are no Tribal lands essential for the conservation of these 99 plant species. Therefore, designation of critical habitat for these 99 species does not involve any Tribal lands.
A complete list of all references cited in this final rule is available upon request from the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (see
The authors of this final rule are staff of the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office (see
Endangered and threatened species, Exports, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation.
16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 16 U.S.C. 1531–1544; 16 U.S.C. 4201–4245; Pub. L. 99–625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted
(h) * * *
(i)
(1)
(i) Unit consists of the following 41 boundary points: Start at 575051, 2385984; 575168, 2385907; 575381, 2385957; 575728, 2386002; 576060, 2386059; 576211, 2386052; 576675, 2386146; 577140, 2386190; 577385, 2386247; 577692, 2386272; 577943, 2386247; 578245, 2386266; 578596, 2386335; 578835, 2386341; 579136, 2386391; 579331, 2386379; 579418, 2386363; 579365, 2386234; 579326, 2386224; 579284, 2386229; 579083,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 51 boundary points: Start at 576308, 2385257; 576310, 2385255; 576482, 2385122; 576596, 2385060; 576780, 2384950; 576915, 2384849; 577201, 2384696; 577456, 2384543; 577457, 2384543; 577566, 2384511; 577687, 2384461; 577875, 2384421; 577897, 2384415; 577947, 2384017; 577842, 2383950; 577659, 2383950; 577365, 2384061; 577132, 2384164; 576278, 2384884; 575413, 2385523; 575412, 2385523; 575247, 2385596; 575153, 2385648; 575059, 2385726; 575131, 2385837; 575170, 2385898; 575237, 2385959; 575392, 2385976; 575949, 2386049; 576293, 2386077; 576565, 2386121; 576787, 2386138; 577037, 2386171; 577343, 2386210; 577704, 2386249; 577970, 2386277; 578126, 2386271; 578265, 2386255; 578320, 2386199; 578331, 2386071; 578326, 2385899; 578293, 2385827; 578155, 2385804; 577627, 2385796; 576867, 2385746; 576360, 2385755; 575731, 2385777; 575614, 2385777; 575581, 2385727; 575692, 2385660; 575835, 2385580; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 56 boundary points: Start at 575111, 2385777; 575104, 2385794; 575138, 2385842; 575212, 2385916; 575474, 2385967; 576015, 2386059; 576440, 2386124; 576662, 2386160; 576954, 2386170; 577298, 2386235; 577591, 2386291; 577777, 2386257; 577916, 2386253; 577974, 2386238; 578056, 2386253; 578228, 2386278; 578229, 2386286; 578316, 2386286; 578383, 2386219; 578383, 2386161; 578364, 2386074; 578302, 2386026; 578206, 2386022; 578205, 2386017; 578022, 2386026; 577902, 2386050; 577835, 2386045; 577738, 2386012; 577652, 2385993; 577570, 2386007; 577469, 2385973; 577363, 2385930; 577204, 2385882; 577112, 2385882; 577002, 2385920; 576891, 2385983; 576804, 2385964; 576771, 2385935; 576703, 2385887; 576650, 2385877; 576501, 2385867; 576385, 2385863; 576313, 2385824; 576241, 2385790; 576150, 2385752; 575996, 2385786; 575866, 2385838; 575754, 2385872; 575672, 2385853; 575619, 2385810; 575547, 2385795; 575451, 2385805; 575349, 2385818; 575268, 2385780; 575215, 2385741; 575157, 2385730; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 89 boundary points: Start at 582235, 2385764; 582235, 2385703; 582245, 2385655; 582239, 2385640; 582361, 2385607; 582365, 2385614; 582376, 2385611; 582406, 2385591; 582466, 2385542; 582534, 2385473; 582530, 2385467; 582583, 2385397; 582622, 2385387; 582697, 2385368; 582698, 2385368; 582771, 2385349; 582837, 2385333; 582969, 2385301; 583028, 2385287; 583040, 2385330; 583050, 2385369; 583082, 2385357; 583521, 2385089; 583077, 2384390; 582908, 2384650; 582852, 2384698; 582818, 2384756; 582818, 2384757; 582738, 2384795; 582634, 2384882; 582757, 2384928; 582765, 2384950; 582790, 2384982; 582816, 2385003; 582835, 2385024; 582849, 2385043; 582861, 2385069; 582859, 2385082; 582842, 2385102; 582842, 2385127; 582830, 2385134; 582818, 2385138; 582801, 2385156; 582777, 2385158; 582758, 2385154; 582747, 2385186; 582750, 2385199; 582765, 2385221; 582764, 2385241; 582725, 2385262; 582711, 2385280; 582648, 2385284; 582600, 2385323; 582564, 2385342; 582544, 2385348; 582504, 2385341; 582466, 2385365; 582444, 2385398; 582407, 2385408; 582368, 2385363; 582325, 2385320; 582322, 2385255; 582331, 2385214; 582361, 2385178; 582377, 2385126; 582395, 2385086; 582398, 2385049; 582397, 2385046; 582219, 2385118; 582126, 2385175; 582038, 2385247; 582055, 2385587; 581567, 2385679; 581565, 2385680; 581743, 2385970; 581764, 2385946; 581812, 2385925; 581815, 2385913; 581815, 2385912; 581825, 2385902; 581826, 2385901; 581834, 2385899; 581833, 2385898; 581835, 2385886; 581903, 2385869; 581908, 2385875; 582076, 2385822; 582074, 2385807; 582080, 2385801; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Area consists of the following 138 boundary points: Start at 582365, 2385614; 582376, 2385611; 582406, 2385591; 582466, 2385542; 582534, 2385473; 582530, 2385467; 582583, 2385397; 582622, 2385387; 582697, 2385368; 582698, 2385368; 582771, 2385349; 582837, 2385333; 582969, 2385301; 582970, 2385301; 583021, 2385255; 583270, 2385092; 583519, 2384945; 583786, 2384799; 583958, 2384765; 584061, 2384696; 583941, 2384592; 583795, 2384523; 583571, 2384600; 583476, 2384678; 583287, 2384782; 583055, 2384902; 582917, 2385040; 582711, 2385169; 582694, 2385264; 582444, 2385350; 582350, 2385350; 582350, 2385281; 582221, 2385169; 582126, 2385169; 582040, 2385367; 582003, 2385463; 582059, 2385623; 581885, 2385625; 581766, 2385701; 581470, 2385733; 581363, 2385753; 581292, 2385582; 581180, 2385504; 581180, 2385401; 581043, 2385410; 580993, 2385527; 580876, 2385719; 580742, 2385732; 580671, 2385739; 580587, 2385684; 580505, 2385625; 580495, 2385553; 580475, 2385529; 580380, 2385529; 580313, 2385654; 580235, 2385648; 580148, 2385650; 580071, 2385650; 580011, 2385624; 579890, 2385675; 579718, 2385727; 579460, 2385787; 579228, 2385839; 579039, 2385865; 578841, 2385899; 578703, 2385899; 578439, 2385890; 578359, 2385838; 578331, 2385837; 578270, 2385867; 578185, 2385874; 578150, 2385855; 578104, 2385853; 578068, 2385878; 578011, 2385870; 577970, 2385822; 577909, 2385815; 577831, 2385831; 577818, 2385744; 577543, 2385765; 577529, 2385794; 577493, 2385800; 577450, 2385768; 577228, 2385755; 577224, 2385793; 577196, 2385796; 577178, 2385750; 577021, 2385746; 576991, 2385803; 576939, 2385805; 576897, 2385750; 576337, 2385757; 576119, 2385765; 575852, 2385776; 575844, 2385705; 575830, 2385704; 575829, 2385702; 575833, 2385655; 575753, 2385658; 575667, 2385701; 575384, 2385766; 575344, 2385828; 575555, 2385899; 575712, 2385925; 575847, 2385925; 575972, 2385894; 576115,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 70 boundary points: Start at 574558, 2385864; 574569, 2385910; 574683, 2385977; 574741, 2385979; 574788, 2385979; 574998, 2385979; 575206, 2385987; 575263, 2385988; 575282, 2385993; 575451, 2386022; 575668, 2386087; 575699, 2386094; 576319, 2386183; 576376, 2386186; 576495, 2386204; 576637, 2386230; 576767, 2386248; 576923, 2386277; 576926, 2386277; 576928, 2386275; 576929, 2386275; 576980, 2386288; 577035, 2386298; 577098, 2386318; 577139, 2386329; 577140, 2386329; 577141, 2386331; 577151, 2386335; 577321, 2386378; 577336, 2386381; 577539, 2386380; 577539, 2386381; 577540, 2386381; 577540, 2386382; 577979, 2386400; 578097, 2386392; 578439, 2386448; 578534, 2386462; 579452, 2386445; 579394, 2386306; 579354, 2386308; 579179, 2386315; 579092, 2386315; 578836, 2386286; 578783, 2386286; 578606, 2386293; 578434, 2386274; 578294, 2386249; 578107, 2386224; 577860, 2386199; 577676, 2386162; 577589, 2386131; 577590, 2386124; 577571, 2386125; 577561, 2386121; 577561, 2386125; 577412, 2386128; 577050, 2386092; 576800,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 31 boundary points: Start at 575092, 2385751; 575081, 2385809; 575265, 2385942; 575531, 2385987; 576306, 2386058; 577144, 2386172; 578381, 2386223; 579003, 2386292; 579376, 2386260; 579359, 2386220; 579359, 2386219; 579360, 2386219; 579360, 2386218; 579361, 2386218; 580020, 2386181; 580139, 2386165; 580137, 2386157; 580278, 2386108; 580792, 2385988; 581014, 2385956; 581268, 2385944; 581636, 2385913; 581801, 2385913; 581750, 2385741; 581268, 2385741; 580873, 2385809; 580253, 2385706; 579290, 2386015; 576993, 2385810; 576984, 2385861; 575400, 2385757; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 21 boundary points: Start at 579334, 2383456; 579333, 2383554; 579526, 2383824; 579661, 2383800; 579690, 2383768; 579693, 2383749; 579693, 2383748; 579792, 2383655; 579844, 2383597; 579988, 2383419; 579988, 2383385; 579968, 2383366; 579925, 2383371; 579833, 2383424; 579771, 2383438; 579703, 2383400; 579670, 2383342; 579588, 2383284; 579477, 2383294; 579395, 2383356; 579367, 2383424; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 29 boundary points: Start at 579610, 2383845; 579650, 2383848; 579684, 2383810; 579684, 2383807; 579684, 2383736; 579684, 2383672; 579693, 2383598; 579800, 2383560; 579963, 2383474; 580001, 2383409; 580006, 2383353; 579941, 2383336; 579898, 2383379; 579842, 2383422; 579760, 2383426; 579704, 2383375; 579649, 2383319; 579580, 2383271; 579515, 2383241; 579352, 2383263; 579339, 2383310; 579343, 2383379; 579383, 2383499; 579443, 2383573; 579460, 2383641; 579469, 2383702; 579482, 2383736; 579503, 2383795; 579534, 2383838; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 35 boundary points: Start at 579371, 2382797; 579436, 2382825; 579544, 2382850; 579623, 2382881; 579630, 2382883; 579645, 2382884; 579886, 2382879; 580161, 2382995; 580267, 2383024; 580298, 2383084; 580303, 2383086; 580304, 2383086; 580304, 2383087; 580304, 2383088; 580303, 2383095; 580306, 2383101; 580290, 2383172; 580359, 2383241; 580504, 2383303; 580566, 2383265; 580542, 2383178; 580504, 2383106; 580523, 2382971; 580393, 2382812; 580344, 2382744; 580214, 2382657; 580200, 2382575; 580137, 2382527; 580079, 2382532; 579993, 2382474; 579872, 2382460; 579769, 2382469; 579763, 2382471; 579592, 2382571; 579366, 2382744; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 20 boundary points: Start at 579828, 2382953; 579860, 2382962; 579931, 2382959; 580028, 2382975; 580069, 2382994; 580111, 2383020; 580161, 2383047; 580238, 2383068; 580259, 2383068; 580304, 2383043; 580308,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 67 boundary points: Start at 580326, 2382991; 580322, 2383035; 580313, 2383069; 580310, 2383096; 580312, 2383132; 580323, 2383169; 580360, 2383211; 580417, 2383248; 580464, 2383276; 580516, 2383287; 580559, 2383266; 580564, 2383251; 580546, 2383221; 580522, 2383183; 580490, 2383164; 580454, 2383149; 580419, 2383145; 580393, 2383120; 580393, 2383077; 580406, 2383031; 580409, 2382985; 580422, 2382939; 580407, 2382899; 580365, 2382870; 580322, 2382845; 580267, 2382852; 580241, 2382852; 580202, 2382842; 580161, 2382847; 580152, 2382821; 580166, 2382787; 580174, 2382763; 580147, 2382744; 580118, 2382744; 580095, 2382727; 580073, 2382677; 580047, 2382666; 580005, 2382663; 579971, 2382672; 579925, 2382689; 579891, 2382690; 579846, 2382692; 579777, 2382718; 579718, 2382747; 579667, 2382769; 579623, 2382795; 579573, 2382802; 579548, 2382821; 579550, 2382828; 579557, 2382839; 579597, 2382844; 579681, 2382847; 579726, 2382858; 579772, 2382862; 579828, 2382868; 579872, 2382878; 579935, 2382868; 579964, 2382850; 580008, 2382836; 580034, 2382829; 580048, 2382839; 580053, 2382855; 580066, 2382884; 580094, 2382917; 580131, 2382934; 580231, 2382955; 580294, 2382975; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 54 boundary points: Start at 580193, 2382540; 580147, 2382527; 580079, 2382519; 580044, 2382497; 579950, 2382459; 579881, 2382463; 579756, 2382502; 579653, 2382545; 579541, 2382553; 579451, 2382519; 579335, 2382489; 579270, 2382493; 579231, 2382532; 579115, 2382600; 579038, 2382639; 578960, 2382682; 578969, 2382730; 579038, 2382760; 579128, 2382773; 579253, 2382768; 579356, 2382768; 579455, 2382807; 579519, 2382828; 579614, 2382871; 579709, 2382871; 579859, 2382876; 580001, 2382871; 580083, 2382871; 580165, 2382927; 580298, 2383009; 580303, 2383086; 580304, 2383086; 580304, 2383087; 580304, 2383088; 580303, 2383094; 580307, 2383155; 580324, 2383211; 580371, 2383246; 580470, 2383263; 580526, 2383250; 580569, 2383211; 580500, 2383147; 580505, 2383104; 580526, 2383039; 580517, 2382970; 580453, 2382876; 580371, 2382811; 580302, 2382751; 580255, 2382708; 580229, 2382635; 580196, 2382544; 580195, 2382544; 580195, 2382543; 580194, 2382543; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 52 boundary points: Start at 580537, 2382749; 580366, 2382818; 580282, 2382681; 580238, 2382660; 580091, 2382603; 580004, 2382584; 579879, 2382569; 579829, 2382591; 579784, 2382609; 579516, 2382681; 579463, 2382801; 579522, 2382810; 579632, 2382847; 579785, 2382860; 579904, 2382869; 579948, 2382857; 579998, 2382857; 580038, 2382875; 580110, 2382916; 580163, 2382925; 580204, 2382938; 580279, 2382972; 580314, 2383035; 580317, 2383119; 580317, 2383154; 580360, 2383194; 580401, 2383222; 580470, 2383301; 580555, 2383380; 580572, 2383390; 580608, 2383398; 580643, 2383357; 580653, 2383344; 580646, 2383327; 580623, 2383279; 580607, 2383228; 580600, 2383211; 580600, 2383210; 580600, 2383209; 580617, 2383205; 580695, 2383029; 580739, 2382994; 580852, 2382929; 580845, 2382924; 580718, 2382852; 580660, 2382901; 580632, 2382899; 580606, 2382898; 580606, 2382894; 580609, 2382810; 580623, 2382799; 580595, 2382784; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 58 boundary points: Start at 580322, 2383229; 580383, 2383263; 580458, 2383302; 580500, 2383306; 580555, 2383298; 580559, 2383275; 580557, 2383245; 580527, 2383226; 580494, 2383200; 580456, 2383192; 580423, 2383170; 580379, 2383157; 580361, 2383115; 580379, 2383082; 580427, 2383050; 580440, 2383016; 580448, 2382967; 580436, 2382930; 580411, 2382904; 580356, 2382875; 580328, 2382861; 580281, 2382833; 580277, 2382813; 580281, 2382750; 580265, 2382695; 580218, 2382650; 580160, 2382628; 580091, 2382628; 580010, 2382634; 579947, 2382642; 579922, 2382662; 579890, 2382677; 579853, 2382687; 579792, 2382717; 579691, 2382762; 579644, 2382794; 579561, 2382819; 579561, 2382843; 579581, 2382861; 579617, 2382879; 579628, 2382882; 579768, 2382880; 579863, 2382888; 579924, 2382880; 580020, 2382873; 580066, 2382904; 580174, 2382951; 580227, 2382953; 580281, 2382965; 580302, 2382995; 580302, 2383046; 580303, 2383086; 580304, 2383086; 580304, 2383087; 580304, 2383088; 580303, 2383093; 580304, 2383147; 580308, 2383210; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 29 boundary points: Start at 580264, 2382989; 580304, 2383047; 580326, 2383118; 580326, 2383171; 580340, 2383251; 580415, 2383282; 580526, 2383322; 580592, 2383299; 580552, 2383224; 580446, 2383149; 580446, 2383104; 580499, 2383038; 580495, 2382994; 580495, 2382940; 580459, 2382870; 580397, 2382839; 580282, 2382808; 580247, 2382701; 580184, 2382630; 580100, 2382613; 579932, 2382639; 579843, 2382701; 579648, 2382772; 579613, 2382816; 579697, 2382852; 579839, 2382861; 579963, 2382861; 580074, 2382883; 580171, 2382971; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 25 boundary points: Start at 587021, 2380442; 587295, 2381250; 587320, 2381565; 589332, 2381513; 589879, 2381584; 590161, 2381525; 590284, 2381494; 590979, 2381406; 591581, 2381305; 591815, 2381256; 592481, 2381064; 592408, 2380627; 592166, 2380161; 591586, 2380069; 591071, 2380209; 590944, 2380253; 590851, 2380280; 590618, 2380280; 590310, 2380289; 590051, 2380311; 589743, 2380355; 589745, 2380336; 589576, 2380372; 588446, 2380333; 587034, 2380442; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 21 boundary points: Start at 585770, 2377843; 585514, 2377812; 585309, 2377812; 585302, 2377855; 585352, 2377905; 585502, 2378018; 585513, 2378023; 585503, 2378027; 585585, 2378144; 585675, 2378254; 585726, 2378312; 585921, 2378312; 586058, 2378297; 586124, 2378234; 586128, 2378117; 586128, 2378007; 586101, 2377945; 586050, 2377925; 585968, 2377914; 585837, 2377895; 585819, 2377855; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 13 boundary points: Start at 584947, 2377163; 585056, 2377267; 585189, 2377317; 585523, 2377179; 585815, 2377075; 585970, 2377021; 586011, 2376941; 586000, 2376834; 585894, 2376679; 585790, 2376674; 585652, 2376670; 585444, 2376741; 585135, 2376865; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 11 boundary points: Start at 585550, 2377860; 585633, 2378026; 585845, 2378046; 586046, 2378091; 586234, 2378115; 586538, 2378174; 586652, 2378034; 586437, 2377855; 586289, 2377772; 585951, 2377906; 585637, 2377869; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 74 boundary points: Start at 584301, 2381528; 584276, 2381533; 584200, 2381533; 584168, 2381552; 584167, 2381553; 584150, 2381572; 584130, 2381584; 584129, 2381584; 584104, 2381586; 584065, 2381583; 584024, 2381575; 583997, 2381574; 583936, 2381555; 583934, 2381555; 583897, 2381549; 583890, 2381547; 583758, 2381567; 583747, 2381571; 583744, 2381574; 583679, 2381692; 583645, 2381923; 583660, 2382029; 583547, 2382173; 583547, 2382317; 583445, 2382468; 583526, 2382533; 583573, 2382527; 583625, 2382480; 584375, 2382308; 584634, 2382266; 584637, 2381962; 584681, 2381851; 584707, 2381777; 584869, 2381626; 584974, 2381615; 585148, 2381528; 585352, 2381394; 585415, 2381313; 585514, 2381138; 585630, 2380889; 585648, 2380581; 585694, 2380470; 585751, 2380215; 585885, 2380133; 585885, 2380132; 585887, 2380133; 585949, 2380115; 585967, 2380042; 586095, 2379844; 586223, 2379842; 586612, 2379713; 586570, 2379480; 586280, 2379613; 586221, 2379703; 586082, 2379747; 585944, 2379824; 585787, 2379865; 585584, 2379862; 585528, 2379995; 585464, 2380301; 585339, 2380521; 585359, 2380809; 585275, 2380813; 585134, 2380949; 585024, 2381070; 584865, 2381245; 584659, 2381371; 584615, 2381487; 584427, 2381499; 584329, 2381521; 584325, 2381523; 584324, 2381523; 584310, 2381528; 584309, 2381528; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 15 boundary points: Start at 587357, 2378140; 587448, 2378072; 587324, 2377899; 587184, 2377944; 587092, 2377970; 586908, 2377966; 586707, 2377940; 586523, 2377861; 586365, 2377651; 586207, 2377681; 586050, 2377786; 586076, 2377826; 586251, 2377839; 586413, 2378001; 586751, 2378133; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Area consists of the following 40 boundary points: Start at 588752, 2378628; 588489, 2378617; 588334, 2378694; 588233, 2378647; 588153, 2378468; 588202, 2378374; 588233, 2378276; 588229, 2378073; 588222, 2378078; 588219, 2378044; 588144, 2378012; 588014, 2377985; 587916, 2377994; 587902, 2378173; 587902, 2378177; 587924, 2378356; 587992, 2378504; 588072, 2378629; 588108, 2378741; 587501, 2378835; 587501, 2379053; 588336, 2379045; 588528, 2379045; 588681, 2378969; 588828, 2378880; 588897, 2378847; 588887, 2378841; 588887, 2378840; 588862, 2378802; 588851, 2378772; 588851, 2378763; 588851, 2378746; 588855, 2378710; 588838, 2378677; 588825, 2378656; 588815, 2378615; 588815, 2378614; 588814, 2378597; 588767, 2378640; 588765, 2378640; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 6 boundary points: Start at 592338, 2380469; 591431, 2380805; 590871, 2380923; 590910, 2381148; 590905, 2381506; 592466, 2381148; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 80 boundary points: Start at 584380, 2381495; 584309, 2381544; 584196, 2381530; 584133, 2381606; 584005, 2381571; 583859, 2381553; 583750, 2381576; 583661, 2381729; 583665, 2382023; 583590, 2382108; 583548, 2382313; 583444, 2382478; 583845, 2382532; 583983, 2382483; 584310, 2382381; 584391, 2382319; 584901, 2382133; 585166, 2382001; 585317, 2381881; 585494, 2381655; 585649, 2381496; 585884, 2381318; 586097, 2381239; 586168, 2381079; 586162, 2381175; 586171, 2381058; 586289, 2380863; 586469, 2380706; 586684, 2380553; 586871, 2380472; 587093, 2380442; 587276, 2380438; 587334, 2380476; 587793, 2380622; 588077, 2380690; 588398, 2380767; 588651, 2380725; 588834, 2380606; 588896, 2380541; 588880, 2380231; 588800, 2380078; 588788, 2379921; 588712, 2379826; 588482, 2379822; 588260, 2379822; 588088, 2379810; 587881, 2379753; 587725, 2379680; 587593, 2379577; 587479, 2379489; 587406, 2379428; 587287, 2379401; 587130, 2379389; 587016, 2379397; 586817, 2379489; 586606, 2379600; 586605, 2379606; 586243, 2379810; 585639, 2380229; 585613, 2380224; 585480, 2380264; 585418, 2380357; 585368, 2380447; 585302, 2380567; 585354, 2380735; 585352, 2380808; 585224, 2380843; 585126, 2380959; 585063, 2380995; 585033, 2381030; 585027, 2381040; 585011, 2381059; 585004, 2381064; 584970, 2381105; 584845, 2381251; 584687, 2381354; 584639, 2381441; 584496, 2381498; 584403, 2381483; 584383, 2381494; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 23 boundary points: Start at 585892, 2378006; 585994, 2378031; 586109, 2378000; 586254, 2377981; 586430, 2378084; 586652, 2378126; 586778, 2378153; 586924, 2378161; 587115, 2378107; 587291, 2378046; 587356, 2378004; 587511, 2377943; 587402, 2377764; 587254, 2377883; 586893, 2377844; 586663, 2377808; 586470, 2377840; 586296, 2377671; 586162, 2377751; 586055, 2377824; 585921, 2377862; 585902, 2377863; 585897, 2377973; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 92 boundary points: Start at 586651, 2376680; 586644, 2376585; 586662, 2376562; 586667, 2376542; 586680, 2376519; 586696, 2376493; 586724, 2376470; 586726, 2376435; 586706, 2376405; 586669, 2376382; 586630, 2376383; 586563, 2376392; 586533, 2376380; 586508, 2376373; 586466, 2376373; 586443, 2376383; 586410, 2376382; 586403, 2376346; 586403, 2376327; 586364, 2376295; 586313, 2376302; 586251, 2376288; 586192, 2376262; 586184, 2376253; 586182, 2376218; 586178, 2376179; 586155, 2376159; 586182, 2376126; 586212, 2376096; 586237, 2376071; 586242, 2376022; 586270, 2375970; 586277, 2375925; 586291, 2375896; 586327, 2375856; 586343, 2375826; 586335, 2375810; 586302, 2375782; 586302, 2375752; 586309, 2375725; 586298, 2375700; 586281, 2375681; 586286, 2375646; 586277, 2375614; 586253, 2375556; 586226, 2375533; 586161, 2375490; 586104, 2375475; 586129, 2375453; 585970, 2375490; 585915, 2375515; 585884, 2375547; 585799, 2375607; 585799, 2375676; 585815, 2375693; 585841, 2375704; 585864, 2375723; 585878, 2375752; 585935, 2375768; 585960, 2375778; 585961, 2375806; 585960, 2375824; 585938, 2375854; 585965, 2375866; 585981, 2375888; 585970, 2375907; 585958, 2375933; 585926, 2376030; 585910, 2376082; 585935, 2376119; 585926, 2376156; 585935, 2376172; 585958, 2376221; 585951, 2376263; 585942, 2376308; 585937, 2376368; 586021, 2376392; 586166, 2376447; 586251, 2376479; 586302, 2376470; 586360, 2376466; 586406, 2376489; 586448, 2376512; 586459, 2376535; 586438, 2376601; 586415, 2376652; 586388, 2376699; 586388, 2376724; 586461, 2376724; 586537, 2376714; 586572, 2376710; 586623, 2376698; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 138 boundary points: Start at 583503, 2382342; 583526, 2382341; 583439, 2382511; 583414, 2382604; 583400, 2382650; 583402, 2382658; 583548, 2382823; 583450, 2382963; 583283, 2382906; 583228, 2382952; 583228, 2382973; 583336, 2382995; 583416, 2383033; 583475, 2382968; 583545, 2382989; 583567, 2382984; 583615, 2382909; 583626, 2382833; 583610, 2382785; 583594, 2382753; 583626, 2382704; 583626, 2382656; 583615, 2382564; 583734, 2382500; 583798, 2382440; 583863, 2382349; 583992, 2382327; 584046, 2382327; 584191, 2382354; 584397, 2382322; 584709, 2382257; 584779, 2382188; 584865, 2382064; 584903, 2382037; 584913, 2381999; 585043, 2381908; 585134, 2381865; 585177, 2381762; 585290, 2381644; 585425, 2381536; 585618, 2381396; 585710, 2381273; 585710, 2381176; 585753, 2381090; 585791, 2381066; 586087, 2380777; 586572, 2380389; 586597, 2380385; 586588, 2380370; 587339, 2380124; 587577, 2380104; 587951, 2380104; 588137, 2380136; 588137, 2380089; 588137, 2379981; 588137, 2379900; 588148, 2379825; 588148, 2379749; 588136, 2379529; 588072, 2379437; 587948, 2379340; 587899, 2379330; 587792, 2379346; 587652, 2379273; 587015, 2379301; 586634, 2379377; 586153, 2379776; 586086, 2379776; 585962, 2379836; 585897, 2379895; 585817, 2379862; 585704, 2379852; 585567, 2379876; 585549, 2379925; 585550, 2379928; 585550, 2379929; 585549, 2379929; 585549, 2379930; 585548, 2379930; 585547, 2379930; 585530, 2379977; 585483, 2380072; 585475, 2380117; 585474, 2380125; 585474, 2380128; 585472, 2380137; 585471, 2380141; 585460, 2380200; 585470, 2380286; 585383, 2380376; 585375, 2380388; 585365, 2380405; 585342, 2380472; 585303, 2380562; 585321, 2380656; 585324, 2380666; 585354, 2380756; 585347, 2380782; 585348, 2380789; 585348, 2380790; 585344, 2380798; 585344, 2380799; 585341, 2380800; 585340, 2380806; 585339, 2380804; 585215, 2380832; 585126,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 58 boundary points: Start at 588008, 2381069; 588057, 2381074; 588245, 2381074; 588704, 2381020; 589182, 2380963; 589495, 2380938; 590771, 2380923; 591455, 2380827; 591742, 2379816; 590859, 2379924; 590856, 2379925; 590854, 2379936; 590431, 2379992; 589977, 2380011; 589432, 2380031; 588699, 2380021; 588491, 2380021; 588192, 2379992; 587883, 2379987; 587661, 2379987; 587047, 2380034; 587048, 2380026; 586956, 2380011; 586559, 2380084; 586255, 2380156; 586047, 2380238; 585907, 2380320; 585773, 2380460; 585624, 2380620; 585590, 2380760; 585624, 2380909; 585744, 2381049; 585807, 2381170; 585735, 2381320; 585532, 2381474; 585218, 2381547; 584909, 2381619; 584875, 2381701; 584827, 2381745; 584837, 2381860; 584924, 2381976; 584948, 2382020; 584895, 2382063; 584793, 2382092; 584730, 2382140; 584701, 2382227; 584764, 2382329; 584899, 2382435; 585054, 2382445; 585237, 2382411; 585469, 2382367; 585706, 2382247; 586068, 2382107; 586270, 2381962; 586353, 2381875; 586779, 2381699; 587016,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 22 boundary points: Start at 588909, 2379603; 588766, 2379609; 588486, 2379632; 588342, 2379636; 588233, 2379618; 588055, 2379564; 587942, 2379523; 587815, 2379523; 587752, 2379573; 587549, 2379813; 587345, 2380007; 587345, 2380130; 587341, 2380284; 587504, 2380347; 587726, 2380397; 587907, 2380406; 588016, 2380383; 588396, 2380370; 588613, 2380356; 588885, 2380333; 589113, 2380315; 589032, 2379960; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 64 boundary points: Start at 588849, 2378698; 588770, 2378723; 588704, 2378726; 588538, 2378764; 588421, 2378792; 588320, 2378789; 588186, 2378769; 588157, 2378735; 588154, 2378666; 588120, 2378592; 588085, 2378517; 588062, 2378488; 588079, 2378402; 588091, 2378339; 588111, 2378245; 588111, 2378176; 588085, 2378090; 588102, 2378038; 588105, 2377972; 588105, 2377921; 588079, 2377875; 588071, 2377872; 588014, 2377866; 587936, 2377866; 587882, 2377912; 587830, 2377995; 587810, 2378079; 587804, 2378147; 587804, 2378216; 587830, 2378316; 587816, 2378388; 587799, 2378500; 587804, 2378594; 587790, 2378695; 587736, 2378798; 587675, 2378815; 587584, 2378835; 587437, 2378844; 587372, 2378861; 587311, 2378898; 587225, 2378941; 587154, 2378981; 587111, 2379036; 587108, 2379047; 587283, 2379145; 587472, 2379222; 587687, 2379257; 587856, 2379228; 588097, 2379168; 588340, 2379070; 588581, 2378999; 588879, 2378910; 588987, 2378856; 588910, 2378852; 588910, 2378851; 588899, 2378848; 588898, 2378848; 588887, 2378841; 588887, 2378840; 588862, 2378802; 588851, 2378772; 588851, 2378763; 588851, 2378746; 588855, 2378710; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 102 boundary points: Start at 584251, 2381509; 584192, 2381525; 584170, 2381549; 584167, 2381553; 584150, 2381572; 584148, 2381573; 584141, 2381581; 584117, 2381595; 583876, 2381561; 583789, 2381568; 583745, 2381584; 583733, 2381605; 583700, 2381659; 583663, 2381752; 583647, 2381925; 583667, 2382028; 583560, 2382137; 583530, 2382267; 583557, 2382327; 583487, 2382367; 583487, 2382400; 583454, 2382430; 583451, 2382446; 583505, 2382460; 583690, 2382504; 583864, 2382531; 584038, 2382468; 584255, 2382393; 584421, 2382326; 584745, 2382247; 584970, 2382204; 585143, 2382054; 585301, 2381856; 585475, 2381651; 585648, 2381505; 585857, 2381316; 586011, 2381138; 586134, 2381024; 586124, 2381013; 586441, 2380602; 586583, 2380511; 586836, 2380381; 587002, 2380353; 587250, 2380290; 587554, 2380188; 587893, 2380065; 588177, 2379919; 588201, 2379631; 588350, 2379387; 588346, 2379296; 588338, 2379063; 588204, 2378976; 588097, 2378996; 587975, 2379035; 587841, 2379020; 587604, 2379035; 587411, 2379035; 587218, 2379059; 587008, 2379134; 586724, 2379276; 586535, 2379469; 586365, 2379608; 586073, 2379769; 585884, 2379832; 585659, 2379860; 585562, 2379890; 585549, 2379924; 585550, 2379928; 585550, 2379929; 585549, 2379929; 585549, 2379930; 585548, 2379930; 585547, 2379930; 585478, 2380107; 585457, 2380302; 585395, 2380362; 585299, 2380563; 585336, 2380704; 585338, 2380712; 585339, 2380712; 585340, 2380721; 585345, 2380739; 585346, 2380751; 585346, 2380754; 585346, 2380756; 585350, 2380801; 585223, 2380827; 585174, 2380878; 585167, 2380888; 585157, 2380904; 585146, 2380918; 585118, 2380959; 585065, 2380985; 585023, 2381051; 584965, 2381104; 584807, 2381274; 584709, 2381333; 584646, 2381382; 584631, 2381444; 584500, 2381495; 584452, 2381482; 584301, 2381534; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 163 boundary points: Start at 589322, 2379008; 589227, 2379030; 589144, 2378934; 588984, 2378856; 588910, 2378852; 588910, 2378851; 588899, 2378848; 588898, 2378848; 588887, 2378841; 588887, 2378840; 588866, 2378808; 588853, 2378830; 588638, 2378825; 588557, 2378780; 588549, 2378779; 588522, 2378764; 588468, 2378783; 588294, 2378820; 588097, 2378901; 588099, 2378909; 588092, 2378911; 588079, 2378910; 587994, 2378891; 587795, 2378868; 587551, 2378882; 587485, 2378896; 587399, 2378901; 587322, 2378929; 587266, 2378941; 587232, 2378962; 587081, 2379017; 586980, 2379113; 586772, 2379174; 586781, 2379184; 586778, 2379185; 586637, 2379321; 586447, 2379529; 586294, 2379624; 586135, 2379719; 585918, 2379796; 585737, 2379832; 585556, 2379836; 585574, 2379901; 585531, 2379987; 585481, 2380116; 585466, 2380282; 585337, 2380490; 585308, 2380573; 585327, 2380678; 585338, 2380712; 585339, 2380712; 585344, 2380738; 585346, 2380754; 585345, 2380767; 585345, 2380777; 585347, 2380785; 585348, 2380789; 585348, 2380790; 585352, 2380813; 585215, 2380831; 585132, 2380968; 585086, 2380996; 585028, 2381065; 584964, 2381101; 584881, 2381216; 584729, 2381329; 584626, 2381453; 584497, 2381510; 584462, 2381482; 584344, 2381514; 584325, 2381523; 584324, 2381523; 584310, 2381528; 584309, 2381528; 584295, 2381527; 584259, 2381537; 584134, 2381603; 584046, 2381591; 583951, 2381568; 583888, 2381564; 583811, 2381577; 583728, 2381611; 583670, 2381715; 583652, 2381855; 583660, 2382042; 583584, 2382099; 583545, 2382178; 583530, 2382274; 583616,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 24 boundary points: Start at 586477, 2377825; 586452, 2377842; 586384, 2377878; 586334, 2377946; 586298, 2378018; 586330, 2378113; 586610, 2378253; 586813, 2378347; 586800, 2378330; 586827, 2378353; 586882, 2378430; 587085, 2378484; 587257, 2378529; 587429, 2378511; 587659, 2378421; 587718, 2378371; 587759,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 142 boundary points: Start at 583837, 2381543; 583777, 2381576; 583739, 2381579; 583731, 2381587; 583731, 2381589; 583658, 2381724; 583662, 2381803; 583646, 2381892; 583638, 2381956; 583650, 2381985; 583658, 2382035; 583567, 2382120; 583523, 2382284; 583540, 2382309; 583544, 2382321; 583480, 2382363; 583480, 2382413; 583434, 2382429; 583434, 2382473; 583434, 2382474; 583642, 2382522; 583867, 2382536; 584015, 2382467; 584112, 2382425; 584164, 2382418; 584268, 2382405; 584352, 2382460; 584393, 2382474; 584490, 2382463; 584552, 2382432; 584617, 2382373; 584631, 2382363; 584687, 2382353; 584718, 2382349; 584745, 2382297; 584766, 2382246; 584814, 2382239; 584832, 2382225; 584870, 2382177; 584880, 2382142; 584922, 2382156; 584977, 2382111; 585017, 2382080; 585022, 2382069; 585179, 2382021; 585084, 2381969; 585111, 2381938; 585129, 2381938; 585167, 2381952; 585212, 2381969; 585281, 2382017; 585326, 2382011; 585353, 2381955; 585357, 2381883; 585391, 2381855; 585433, 2381862; 585412, 2381779; 585409, 2381727; 585436, 2381703; 585464, 2381683; 585462, 2381673; 585661, 2381576; 585844, 2381475; 585999, 2381368; 586120, 2381258; 586210, 2381178; 586338, 2381120; 586462, 2381009; 586497, 2380847; 586486, 2380809; 586462, 2380757; 586393, 2380691; 586386, 2380643; 586310, 2380595; 586248, 2380522; 586213, 2381753; 586127,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 36 boundary points: Start at 587772, 2380274; 588060, 2379997; 588137, 2379927; 588144, 2379905; 588122, 2379765; 588141, 2379680; 588174, 2379610; 588189, 2379551; 588092, 2379477; 587911, 2379415; 587741, 2379393; 587627, 2379389; 587505, 2379341; 587424, 2379315; 587369, 2379297; 587232, 2379216; 587041, 2379249; 586926, 2379308; 586871, 2379370; 586797, 2379411; 586639, 2379459; 586532, 2379536; 586565,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 7 boundary points: Start at 589757, 2379400; 589699, 2380542; 590166, 2380613; 591361, 2380532; 591790, 2379700; 591135, 2379667; 590578, 2379579; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 208 boundary points: Start at 584020, 2381575; 583738, 2381581; 583730, 2381588; 583709, 2381612; 583707, 2381614; 583694, 2381639; 583685, 2381655; 583672, 2381685; 583659, 2381711; 583652, 2381731; 583651, 2381742; 583651, 2381757; 583651, 2381773; 583651, 2381774; 583651, 2381789; 583651, 2381805; 583651, 2381806; 583649, 2381820; 583644, 2381847; 583642, 2381874; 583639, 2381896; 583638, 2381897; 583634, 2381907; 583631, 2381919; 583629, 2381934; 583630, 2381951; 583633, 2381969; 583638, 2381979; 583645, 2381993; 583645, 2381994; 583649, 2382013; 583649, 2382018; 583648, 2382029; 583647, 2382030; 583641, 2382045; 583640, 2382045; 583626, 2382059; 583625, 2382059; 583610, 2382073; 583590, 2382091; 583570, 2382107; 583561, 2382120; 583552, 2382135; 583546, 2382153; 583536, 2382180; 583529, 2382214; 583523, 2382238; 583523, 2382239; 583518, 2382254; 583517, 2382264; 583517, 2382276; 583518, 2382287; 583521, 2382299; 583528, 2382305; 583535, 2382312; 583535, 2382313; 583535, 2382319; 583531, 2382326; 583523, 2382334; 583522, 2382334; 583511, 2382337; 583498, 2382345; 583497, 2382345; 583486, 2382351; 583477, 2382362; 583474, 2382370; 583475, 2382383; 583475, 2382397; 583474, 2382404; 583474, 2382405; 583469, 2382411; 583468, 2382411; 583457, 2382416; 583443, 2382421; 583435, 2382424; 583430, 2382430; 583429, 2382440; 583431, 2382460; 583433, 2382477; 583433, 2382478; 583431, 2382497; 583428, 2382521; 583969, 2382511; 584493, 2382321; 584788, 2382210; 585130, 2382381; 585675, 2382326; 585742, 2382055; 585760, 2381692; 586008, 2381531; 585763, 2380810; 586087, 2380293; 585882, 2379812; 585591, 2379807; 585555, 2379900; 585548, 2379922; 585550, 2379928; 585550, 2379929; 585549, 2379929; 585549, 2379930; 585548, 2379930; 585547, 2379930; 585546, 2379929; 585545, 2379931; 585539,
(ii)
(40) Oahu 4—
(i) Unit consists of the following 169 boundary points: Start at 585089, 2382409; 585090, 2382377; 585381, 2382000; 585498, 2381921; 585544, 2381879; 585651, 2381776; 585704, 2381680; 585829, 2381548; 585893, 2381445; 586067, 2381331; 586131, 2381264; 586262, 2381214; 586430, 2381114; 586518, 2381036; 586524, 2380998; 586623, 2380811; 586860, 2380636; 587154, 2380527; 587552, 2380437; 587670, 2380401; 587841, 2380404; 587950, 2380380; 588168, 2380376; 588504, 2380385; 588518, 2380385; 588684, 2380385; 588935, 2380385; 589191, 2380423; 589521, 2380390; 589966, 2380357; 590137, 2380342; 590715, 2380357; 591046, 2380243; 591241, 2380167; 591582, 2380082; 591804, 2379973; 591809, 2379855; 591780, 2379675; 591681, 2379656; 591430, 2379637; 591056, 2379651; 590810, 2379646; 590667, 2379646; 590298, 2379608; 590156, 2379679; 589701, 2379694; 589578, 2379689; 589464, 2379675; 589147, 2379679; 588923, 2379692; 588518, 2379622; 588234, 2379585; 587925, 2379537; 587868, 2379523; 587792, 2379518; 587636, 2379480; 587352, 2379424; 586987, 2379414; 586774, 2379452; 586442, 2379599; 586149, 2379798; 585912, 2379968; 585913, 2379978; 585907, 2379963; 585505, 2380319; 585513, 2380319; 585405, 2380393; 585348, 2380460; 585330, 2380538; 585415, 2380698; 585406, 2380748; 585359, 2380830; 585224, 2380972; 585100, 2381114; 585100, 2381117; 584986, 2381217; 584775, 2381402; 584654, 2381559; 584498, 2381633; 584352, 2381619; 584217, 2381619; 583982, 2381609; 583901, 2381598; 583773, 2381573; 583732, 2381587; 583730, 2381588; 583709, 2381612; 583707, 2381614; 583694, 2381639; 583685, 2381655; 583672, 2381685; 583659, 2381711; 583652, 2381731; 583651, 2381742; 583651, 2381757; 583651, 2381773; 583651, 2381789; 583651, 2381805; 583651, 2381806; 583649, 2381820; 583644, 2381847; 583642, 2381874; 583639, 2381896; 583638, 2381897; 583634, 2381907; 583631, 2381919; 583629, 2381934; 583630, 2381951; 583633, 2381969; 583638, 2381979; 583645, 2381993; 583645, 2381994; 583649, 2382013; 583649, 2382018; 583648, 2382029; 583647, 2382030; 583641, 2382175; 583640, 2382175; 583626, 2382059; 583610, 2382073; 583590, 2382091; 583570, 2382107; 583561, 2382120; 583552, 2382135; 583546, 2382153; 583536, 2382180; 583529, 2382214; 583523, 2382238; 583518, 2382254; 583517, 2382264; 583517, 2382276; 583518, 2382287; 583521, 2382299; 583528, 2382305; 583535, 2382312; 583535, 2382313; 583535, 2382319; 583531, 2382326; 583523, 2382334; 583522, 2382334; 583511, 2382337; 583498, 2382345; 583497, 2382345; 583486, 2382351; 583477, 2382362; 583474, 2382370; 583475, 2382383; 583475, 2382397; 583474, 2382404; 583474, 2382405; 583469, 2382411; 583468, 2382411; 583457, 2382416; 583443, 2382421; 583435, 2382424; 583430, 2382430; 583429, 2382440; 583431, 2382460; 583433, 2382477; 583433, 2382478; 583432, 2382490; 583506, 2382508; 583805, 2382519; 584043, 2382487; 584403, 2382423; 584513, 2382409; 584616, 2382423; 584769, 2382455; 584936, 2382441; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 21 boundary points: Start at 585421, 2380455; 585383, 2380524; 585356, 2380641; 585411, 2380778; 585389, 2380782; 585417, 2380883; 585579, 2380991; 585706, 2381244; 585697, 2381470; 585824, 2381570; 585926, 2381770; 585950, 2381757; 585979, 2381715; 585978, 2381713; 586014, 2381706; 586260, 2381493; 586273, 2381458; 586277, 2381451; 586294, 2381199; 585995, 2380792; 585643, 2380575; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 18 boundary points: Start at 585820, 2378037; 585847, 2378081; 586055, 2378092; 586289, 2378108; 586398, 2378114; 586562, 2378152; 586595, 2378119; 586546, 2378043; 586464, 2377906; 586349, 2377781; 586306, 2377743; 586218, 2377721; 586104, 2377764; 585984, 2377863; 585836, 2377873; 585733, 2377884; 585733, 2377961; 585798, 2378059; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 63 boundary points: Start at 588852, 2378704; 588669, 2378805; 588490, 2378830; 588311, 2378838; 588207, 2378826; 588141, 2378709; 588091, 2378605; 588091, 2378489; 588099, 2378389; 588070, 2378227; 588066, 2378019; 588037, 2377894; 587972, 2377824; 587897, 2377786; 587845, 2377777; 587712, 2377827; 587625, 2377911; 587608, 2377977; 587692, 2378073; 587754, 2378202; 587721, 2378327; 587579, 2378456; 587496, 2378530; 587425, 2378601; 587467, 2378676; 587575, 2378780; 587600, 2378863; 587608, 2378930; 587550, 2379009; 587367, 2379079; 587201, 2379125; 587038, 2379167; 587022, 2379213; 587013, 2379304; 587155, 2379350; 587400, 2379404; 587633, 2379466; 587758, 2379491; 587887, 2379479; 588066, 2379446; 588195, 2379400; 588457, 2379283; 588640, 2379208; 588723, 2379134; 588831, 2379104; 589002, 2379075; 589064, 2379050; 589135, 2378959; 589135, 2378882; 589123, 2378879; 589060, 2378862; 589009, 2378857; 588910, 2378852; 588910, 2378851; 588899, 2378848; 588898, 2378848; 588887, 2378841; 588887, 2378840; 588862, 2378802; 588851, 2378772; 588851, 2378763; 588851, 2378746; 588855, 2378710; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 30 boundary points: Start at 585068, 2379524; 585080, 2379506; 585126, 2379404; 584736, 2379361; 584661, 2379278; 584406, 2379187; 584106, 2379096; 583936, 2379044; 583909, 2379048; 583909, 2379076; 583899, 2379083; 583947, 2379131; 583977, 2379150; 584086, 2379180; 584226, 2379210; 584256, 2379210; 584326, 2379230; 584327, 2379230; 584417, 2379290; 584526, 2379330; 584527, 2379330; 584557, 2379350; 584657, 2379450; 584667, 2379460; 584836, 2379450; 584866, 2379450; 584867, 2379450; 584906, 2379470; 584936, 2379470; 584937, 2379470; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 35 boundary points: Start at 586413, 2377940; 586540, 2377836; 586415, 2377693; 586296, 2377282; 586288, 2376942; 586343, 2376878; 586377, 2376897; 586514, 2376901; 586627, 2376764; 586675, 2376521; 586749, 2376437; 586505, 2376404; 586426, 2376297; 586148, 2376252; 585803, 2376258; 585833, 2376452; 585749, 2376553; 585646, 2376609; 585450, 2376733; 585354, 2376763; 585361, 2376789; 585529, 2376789; 585862, 2376670; 586066, 2376763; 586138, 2376846; 586128, 2376969; 586145, 2377104; 586133, 2377283; 586144, 2377443; 586202, 2377576; 586102, 2377698; 585538, 2377868; 585699, 2377929; 585886, 2377929; 586246, 2377799; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 219 boundary points: Start at 586573, 2377994; 586653, 2377994; 586691, 2377987; 586747, 2378005; 586782, 2378016; 586811, 2378015; 586774, 2378020; 586836, 2378053; 586919, 2378070; 587065, 2378070; 587207, 2378064; 587332, 2378050; 587490, 2378035; 587605, 2378023; 587629, 2377978; 587677, 2377964; 587733, 2377922; 587784, 2377877; 587819, 2377865; 587864, 2377809; 587885, 2377738; 587935, 2377666; 587997, 2377601; 588084, 2377539; 588158, 2377494; 588293, 2377456; 588479, 2377399; 588563, 2377350; 588569, 2377252; 588569, 2377240; 588563, 2377191; 588559, 2377135; 588546, 2377121; 588525, 2377106; 588476, 2377103; 588456, 2377072; 588428, 2377047; 588396, 2377013; 588338, 2376982; 588294, 2376983; 588289, 2377024; 588291, 2377065; 588278, 2377088; 588263, 2377129; 588252, 2377191; 588234, 2377235; 588213, 2377250; 588195, 2377283; 588165, 2377289; 588132, 2377281; 588113, 2377276; 588098, 2377294; 588090, 2377325; 588090, 2377348; 588060, 2377332; 588036, 2377323; 588026, 2377341; 588038, 2377395; 588036, 2377415; 588008, 2377392; 587997, 2377364; 587969, 2377343; 587951, 2377328; 587931, 2377305; 587925, 2377287; 587895, 2377289; 587879, 2377327; 587866, 2377348; 587833, 2377340; 587813, 2377315; 587794, 2377299; 587769, 2377274; 587776, 2377243; 587781, 2377207; 587791, 2377176; 587779, 2377160; 587753, 2377145; 587738, 2377127; 587728, 2377111; 587697, 2377083; 587673, 2377060; 587645, 2377060; 587629, 2377072; 587611, 2377111; 587612, 2377137; 587624, 2377180; 587632, 2377225; 587635, 2377253; 587620, 2377279; 587643, 2377302; 587609, 2377337; 587604, 2377384; 587635, 2377425; 587663, 2377459; 587637, 2377497; 587643, 2377520; 587678, 2377541; 587673, 2377554; 587674, 2377580; 587671, 2377580; 587626, 2377640; 587531, 2377693; 587492, 2377759; 587424, 2377773; 587394,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 23 boundary points: Start at 591255, 2381198; 591189, 2381301; 591255, 2381419; 591312, 2381558; 591307, 2381625; 591358, 2381794; 591610, 2381717; 591883, 2381620; 592196, 2381522; 592459, 2381414; 592623, 2381362; 592757, 2381326; 592772, 2381126; 592803, 2381018; 592829, 2380930; 592829, 2380822; 592793, 2380714; 592685, 2380571; 592505, 2380637; 592402, 2380658; 592227, 2380699; 592001, 2380771; 591790, 2380915; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 33 boundary points: Start at 589099, 2382193; 589372, 2382136; 589555, 2382097; 589794, 2382058; 590632, 2381854; 591432, 2381701; 591836, 2381610; 592280, 2381523; 592557, 2381462; 592334, 2380514; 592288, 2380528; 591980, 2380619; 591814, 2380645; 591697, 2380658; 591406, 2380745; 591049, 2380836; 590645, 2380958; 590267, 2381067; 590080, 2381136; 589906, 2381158; 589638, 2381236; 589368, 2381315; 589274, 2381335; 589020, 2381362; 588860, 2381384; 588642, 2381428; 588481, 2381436; 588399, 2381615; 588442, 2381784; 588529, 2381962; 588581, 2382136; 588577, 2382315; 589091, 2382181; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 242 boundary points: Start at 585312, 2380625; 585349, 2380698; 585367, 2380769; 585403, 2380875; 585367, 2380946; 585291, 2381001; 585286, 2380984; 585176, 2381087; 585013, 2381250; 584871, 2381356; 584708, 2381452; 584531, 2381568; 584478, 2381621; 584340, 2381671; 584163, 2381717; 584022, 2381752; 583891, 2381777; 583746, 2381777; 583657, 2381716; 583652, 2381731; 583651, 2381742; 583651, 2381757; 583651, 2381773; 583651, 2381789; 583651, 2381805; 583651, 2381806; 583649, 2381820; 583644, 2381847; 583642, 2381874; 583639, 2381896; 583638, 2381897; 583634, 2381907; 583631, 2381919; 583629, 2381934; 583630, 2381951; 583633, 2381969; 583638, 2381979; 583645, 2381993; 583645, 2381994; 583649, 2382013; 583649, 2382018; 583648, 2382029; 583647, 2382030; 583641, 2382045; 583640, 2382045; 583626, 2382059; 583610, 2382073; 583590, 2382091; 583570, 2382107; 583561, 2382120; 583552, 2382135; 583546, 2382153; 583536, 2382180; 583529, 2382214; 583523, 2382238; 583518, 2382254; 583517, 2382264; 583517, 2382276; 583518, 2382287; 583521, 2382299; 583528, 2382305; 583535, 2382312; 583535, 2382313; 583535, 2382319; 583531, 2382326; 583523, 2382334; 583522, 2382334; 583511, 2382337; 583498, 2382345; 583486, 2382351; 583477, 2382362; 583474, 2382370; 583475, 2382383; 583475, 2382397; 583474, 2382404; 583474, 2382405; 583469, 2382411; 583468, 2382411; 583457, 2382416; 583443, 2382421; 583435, 2382424; 583430, 2382430; 583429, 2382440; 583431, 2382460; 583433, 2382477; 583433, 2382478; 583431, 2382497; 583427, 2382525; 583427, 2382526; 583422, 2382540; 583419, 2382560; 583417, 2382581; 583417, 2382582; 583412, 2382595; 583411, 2382596; 583405, 2382599; 583404, 2382599; 583403, 2382599; 583403, 2382598; 583396, 2382592; 583396, 2382591; 583382, 2382561; 583360, 2382532; 583351, 2382522; 583336,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 27 boundary points: Start at 585998, 2378034; 586072, 2377992; 586303, 2378011; 586383, 2378023; 586678, 2377679; 586598, 2377619; 586542, 2377467; 586505, 2377324; 586505, 2377158; 586469, 2377029; 586496, 2376830; 586445, 2376780; 586270, 2376780; 586256, 2376853; 586220, 2377015; 586256, 2377222; 586224, 2377314; 586279, 2377439; 586289, 2377577; 586293, 2377628; 585924, 2377854; 585533, 2377854; 585556, 2377882; 585662, 2377942; 585726, 2378034; 585837, 2378108; 585929, 2378075; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 28 boundary points: Start at 587782, 2377681; 587796, 2377628; 587833, 2377517; 587902, 2377499; 588022, 2377499; 588119, 2377471; 588313, 2377388; 588497, 2377268; 588530, 2377195; 588433, 2377056; 588364, 2376969; 588276, 2376936; 588221, 2376964; 588207, 2377047; 588193, 2377149; 588147, 2377255; 588068, 2377287; 587972, 2377245; 587879, 2377144; 587773, 2377075; 587709, 2376996; 587603, 2376964; 587575, 2377024; 587534, 2377125; 587511, 2377227; 587506, 2377319; 587515, 2377513; 587507, 2377531; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 8 boundary points: Start at 587752, 2379934; 586159, 2380248; 586533, 2380789; 586779, 2381256; 586867, 2381827; 587064, 2381994; 587393, 2381955; 587777, 2380637; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 36 boundary points: Start at 586265, 2377593; 586264, 2377598; 586208, 2377667; 586135, 2377736; 586019, 2377792; 585834, 2377839; 585666, 2377882; 585550, 2377860; 585387, 2377843; 585206, 2377792; 585159, 2377830; 585236, 2377934; 585326, 2378020; 585421, 2378084; 585511, 2378235; 585602, 2378355; 585670, 2378437; 585752, 2378484; 585842, 2378480; 585873, 2378475; 585984, 2378402; 586230, 2378321; 586415, 2378265; 586582, 2378230; 586883, 2378192; 586957, 2378166; 587335, 2378123; 587490, 2378106; 587628, 2378058; 587705, 2378024; 587719, 2377966; 587435, 2378001; 587170, 2378013; 586936, 2378033; 586647, 2377957; 586421, 2377784; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 41 boundary points: Start at 585510, 2377208; 585756, 2377090; 586178, 2377178; 586178, 2377052; 586178, 2376914; 586190, 2376916; 586204, 2376890; 586213, 2376815; 586127, 2376725; 585844, 2376688; 585624, 2376763; 585329, 2376813; 585104, 2376927; 584958, 2376744; 585052, 2376581; 585285, 2376292; 585341, 2376015; 585102, 2375858; 584857, 2375669; 584562, 2375374; 584380, 2375182; 584380, 2375189; 584453, 2375499; 584578, 2375705; 584681, 2375822; 584794, 2376001; 584985, 2376248; 584956, 2376578; 584816, 2376896; 584814, 2377043; 584802, 2377164; 584836, 2377263; 584875, 2377327; 584926, 2377374; 584991, 2377379; 585042, 2377361; 585081, 2377361; 585167, 2377340; 585257, 2377301; 585382, 2377258; 585393, 2377255; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 25 boundary points: Start at 587841, 2377556; 587873, 2377508; 587963, 2377465; 588066, 2377439; 588131, 2377413; 588170, 2377374; 588170, 2377336; 588157, 2377271; 588058, 2377275; 587963, 2377245; 587903, 2377168; 587873, 2377121; 587791, 2377060; 587757, 2377000; 587701, 2376931; 587675, 2376897; 587619, 2376850; 587580, 2376862; 587554, 2376906; 587503, 2377026; 587477, 2377090; 587455, 2377189; 587443, 2377271; 587460, 2377366; 587455, 2377389; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 334 boundary points: Start at 590035, 2379115; 589518, 2379058; 588672, 2379188; 588616, 2379195; 588356, 2379231; 588192, 2379252; 587212, 2379139; 587072, 2379208; 587008, 2379219; 586848, 2379307; 586668, 2379411; 586497, 2379514; 586155, 2379713; 586096, 2379735; 585983, 2379807; 585725, 2379807; 585661, 2379871; 585619, 2379878; 585550, 2379846; 585558, 2379891; 585558, 2379892; 585557, 2379892; 585548, 2379922; 585550, 2379928; 585550, 2379929; 585549, 2379929; 585549, 2379930; 585548, 2379930; 585547, 2379930; 585546, 2379929; 585545, 2379931; 585539, 2379943; 585531, 2379963; 585523, 2379982; 585522, 2379982; 585511, 2380001; 585498, 2380021; 585488, 2380040; 585483, 2380053; 585478, 2380071; 585475, 2380089; 585476, 2380103; 585474, 2380125; 585474, 2380128; 585472, 2380137; 585468, 2380149; 585465, 2380160; 585461, 2380173; 585457, 2380185; 585456, 2380203; 585456, 2380223; 585459, 2380252; 585459, 2380269; 585456, 2380281; 585451, 2380295; 585443, 2380310; 585430, 2380325; 585430, 2380326; 585408, 2380344; 585393, 2380361; 585375, 2380388; 585364, 2380407; 585353, 2380428; 585342, 2380452; 585330, 2380478; 585326, 2380488; 585324, 2380511; 585336, 2380611; 585384, 2380711; 585358, 2380763; 585345, 2380771; 585345, 2380779; 585348, 2380789; 585348, 2380790; 585344, 2380798; 585344, 2380799; 585338, 2380802; 585329, 2380804; 585328, 2380804; 585308, 2380806; 585281, 2380810; 585257, 2380825; 585168, 2380904; 585156, 2380911; 585140, 2380929; 585134, 2380934; 585119, 2380952; 585119, 2380953; 585107, 2380962; 585106, 2380963; 585095, 2380967; 585046, 2381011; 585039, 2381021; 585027, 2381040; 585011, 2381059; 584993, 2381074; 584973, 2381090; 584954, 2381104; 584939, 2381117; 584923, 2381137; 584905, 2381157; 584891, 2381175; 584867, 2381205; 584852, 2381221; 584844, 2381230; 584843, 2381230; 584813,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 31 boundary points: Start at 586352, 2377675; 586332, 2377658; 586305, 2377602; 586273, 2377640; 586200, 2377699; 586086, 2377748; 586007, 2377816; 585902, 2377857; 585796, 2377842; 585700, 2377836; 585650, 2377839; 585653, 2377857; 585720, 2377868; 585787, 2377883; 585875, 2377947; 585919, 2377971; 585963, 2377944; 586027, 2377944; 586083, 2377927; 586098, 2377900; 586162, 2377851; 586264, 2377816; 586370, 2377886; 586469, 2377962; 586630, 2378038; 586717, 2378053; 586729, 2377984; 586680, 2377973; 586585, 2377946; 586434, 2377833; 586354, 2377700; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 111 boundary points: Start at 589524, 2379043; 589477, 2379034; 589462, 2379034; 589441, 2379042; 589424, 2379047; 589391, 2379048; 589370, 2379041; 589369, 2379041; 589348, 2379025; 589324, 2379009; 589303, 2379003; 589286, 2379001; 589285, 2379001; 589276, 2378998; 589275, 2378998; 589271, 2378994; 589223, 2378985; 589021, 2378858; 589009, 2378857; 588910, 2378852; 588910, 2378851; 588899, 2378848; 588898, 2378848; 588887, 2378841; 588887, 2378840; 588872, 2378818; 588702, 2378884; 587699, 2379193; 587159, 2379038; 587048, 2379065; 587045, 2379095; 586904, 2379179; 586764, 2379173; 586676, 2379263; 586542, 2379397; 586421, 2379532; 586176, 2379699; 585874, 2379837; 585860, 2379838; 585956, 2380034; 586191, 2380443; 586309, 2380325; 586324, 2380341; 586311, 2380311; 586706, 2379887; 587036, 2379801; 587201, 2379758; 587471, 2379718; 587658, 2380020; 587784, 2380156; 587949, 2380153; 588167, 2380149; 588534, 2380143; 588706, 2380004; 588703, 2379964; 588722, 2379990; 588846, 2379891; 589200, 2379754; 589203, 2379694; 589300, 2379716; 589311, 2379711; 589328, 2379722; 589550, 2379771; 589567, 2379874; 589674, 2379941; 590079, 2379973; 590273, 2379963; 590283, 2379771; 590394, 2379904; 590646, 2379643; 591073, 2379636; 591075, 2379464; 591069, 2379465; 591039, 2379476; 590996, 2379497; 590996, 2379498; 590995, 2379498; 590982, 2379496; 590981, 2379496; 590981, 2379495; 590970, 2379488; 590969, 2379488; 590943, 2379463; 590908, 2379443; 590896, 2379436; 590874, 2379427; 590832, 2379413; 590808, 2379409; 590790, 2379408; 590721, 2379404; 590699, 2379398; 590669, 2379385; 590668, 2379384; 590630, 2379354; 590593, 2379338; 590572, 2379336; 590525, 2379340; 590514, 2379339; 590479, 2379340; 590478, 2379340; 590462, 2379334; 590444, 2379312; 590415, 2379277; 590373, 2379247; 590347, 2379233; 590321, 2379227; 590285,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 82 boundary points: Start at 591935, 2379592; 591870, 2379614; 591821, 2379599; 591791, 2379602; 591790, 2379602; 591766, 2379598; 591765, 2379598; 591740, 2379584; 591709, 2379566; 591635, 2379543; 591613, 2379538; 591582, 2379527; 591581, 2379526; 591567, 2379517; 591504, 2379497; 591500, 2379496; 591496, 2379496; 591461, 2379506; 591460, 2379506; 591443, 2379503; 591431, 2379499; 591420, 2379498; 591419, 2379498; 591404, 2379488; 591404, 2379487; 591395, 2379475; 591235, 2379445; 591091, 2379479; 591026, 2379482; 590996, 2379497; 590996, 2379498; 590995, 2379498; 590982, 2379496; 590981, 2379496; 590981, 2379495; 590970, 2379488; 590969, 2379488; 590943, 2379463; 590908, 2379443; 590883, 2379429; 590832, 2379413; 590808, 2379409; 590790, 2379408; 590721, 2379404; 590699, 2379398; 590698, 2379398; 590669, 2379385; 590668, 2379384; 590641, 2379362; 590534, 2379339; 590525, 2379340; 590514, 2379339; 590479, 2379340; 590478, 2379340; 590462, 2379334; 590444, 2379312; 590415, 2379277; 590396, 2379264; 590308, 2379227; 590232, 2379203; 590191, 2379191; 590187, 2379189; 590056, 2379149; 589821, 2379079; 589613, 2379066; 589594, 2379063; 589406, 2379168; 589408, 2379201; 589491, 2379323; 589582, 2379471; 589578, 2379631; 589630, 2379784; 589747, 2379845; 589991, 2379862; 590282, 2379879; 590739, 2379888; 591022, 2379897; 591330, 2379866; 591565, 2379871; 591800, 2379892; 591878,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 289 boundary points: Start at 583882, 2381544; 583799, 2381556; 583764, 2381564; 583747, 2381571; 583730, 2381588; 583709, 2381612; 583707, 2381614; 583694, 2381639; 583685, 2381655; 583672, 2381685; 583659, 2381711; 583652, 2381731; 583651, 2381742; 583651, 2381757; 583651, 2381773; 583651, 2381789; 583651, 2381805; 583651, 2381806; 583649, 2381820; 583644, 2381847; 583642, 2381874; 583639, 2381896; 583638, 2381897; 583634, 2381907; 583631, 2381919; 583629, 2381934; 583630, 2381951; 583633, 2381969; 583638, 2381979; 583645, 2381993; 583645, 2381994; 583649, 2382013; 583649, 2382018; 583648, 2382029; 583647, 2382030; 583641, 2382045; 583640, 2382045; 583626, 2382059; 583610, 2382073; 583590, 2382091; 583570, 2382107; 583561, 2382120; 583552, 2382135; 583546, 2382153; 583536, 2382180; 583529, 2382214; 583523, 2382238; 583523, 2382239; 583518, 2382254; 583517, 2382264; 583517, 2382276; 583518, 2382287; 583521, 2382299; 583528, 2382305; 583535, 2382312; 583535, 2382313; 583535, 2382319; 583531, 2382326; 583523, 2382334; 583522, 2382334; 583511, 2382337; 583498, 2382345; 583497, 2382345; 583486, 2382351; 583477, 2382362; 583474, 2382370; 583475, 2382383; 583475, 2382397; 583474, 2382417; 583474, 2382405; 583469, 2382411; 583468, 2382411; 583457, 2382416; 583443, 2382421; 583435, 2382424; 583430, 2382430; 583429, 2382440; 583430, 2382455; 583530, 2382499; 583719, 2382510; 583836, 2382521; 583970, 2382474; 584145, 2382415; 584247, 2382364; 584328, 2382361; 584536, 2382332; 584605,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 35 boundary points: Start at 585893, 2377968; 586006, 2377974; 586069, 2377958; 586208, 2377978; 586416, 2378047; 586624, 2378090; 586810, 2378123; 586965, 2378130; 587150, 2378130; 587336, 2378110; 587498, 2378077; 587620, 2378030; 587622, 2378022; 587460, 2377788; 587277, 2377877; 587356, 2378000; 587078, 2378018; 586882, 2378021; 586704, 2377975; 586578, 2377945; 586471, 2377850; 586396, 2377759; 586327, 2377703; 586274, 2377650; 586237, 2377680; 586168, 2377720; 586098, 2377766; 586046, 2377796; 585966, 2377839; 585910, 2377855; 585847, 2377852; 585788, 2377855; 585778, 2377865; 585801, 2377911; 585864, 2377981; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 35 boundary points: Start at 590390, 2382551; 591054, 2382306; 591908, 2382094; 592162, 2382021; 592395, 2381959; 592679, 2381908; 592850, 2381861; 592959, 2381825; 592985, 2381706; 592917, 2381592; 592871, 2381504; 592845, 2381364; 592788, 2381266; 592762, 2381188; 592757, 2381116; 592819, 2381017; 592840, 2380924; 592840, 2380826; 592793, 2380717; 592731, 2380650; 592695, 2380562; 592705, 2380520; 592679, 2380479; 592596, 2380489; 592389, 2380495; 592219, 2380531; 591908, 2380598; 591618, 2380639; 591380, 2380707; 590226, 2381090; 589766, 2381250; 589585, 2381276; 588725, 2381459; 589141, 2382625; 589622, 2382606; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 54 boundary points: Start at 586829, 2380741; 587186, 2380602; 587492, 2380524; 587782, 2380496; 588189, 2380491; 588963, 2380535; 589515, 2380602; 590027, 2380585; 590807, 2380591; 590891, 2379772; 590779, 2379788; 590445, 2379738; 590172, 2379677; 589854, 2379644; 589620, 2379616; 589408, 2379605; 589163, 2379610; 588728, 2379577; 588300, 2379566; 587959, 2379554; 587541, 2379515; 587268, 2379521; 586934, 2379566; 586716, 2379599; 586449, 2379694; 586276, 2379794; 586280, 2379814; 586137, 2379866; 585947, 2380006; 585830, 2380112; 585708, 2380201; 585546, 2380307; 585396, 2380474; 585385, 2380708; 585402, 2380981; 585302, 2381154; 585179, 2381382; 584973, 2381583; 584795, 2381811; 584594, 2382029; 584589, 2382213; 584789, 2382330; 584962, 2382280; 585073, 2382201; 585179, 2382129; 585307, 2381990; 585469, 2381817; 585625, 2381639; 585731, 2381505; 585798, 2381382; 585848, 2381366; 585965, 2381260; 586249, 2381037; 586489, 2380892; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 43 boundary points: Start at 586591, 2378074; 586586, 2378057; 586673, 2377968; 586668, 2377967; 586669, 2377967; 586771, 2377694; 586772, 2377693; 586771, 2377693; 586772, 2377690; 586750, 2377686; 586684, 2377637; 586618, 2377556; 586598, 2377498; 586591, 2377359; 586626, 2377192; 586622, 2377072; 586637, 2376972; 586637, 2376914; 586571, 2376879; 586479, 2376848; 586401, 2376848; 586331, 2376898; 586316, 2377018; 586328, 2377169; 586355, 2377339; 586339, 2377529; 586399, 2377621; 586326, 2377693; 586326, 2377694; 586235, 2377769; 586138, 2377784; 586014, 2377846; 585875, 2377885; 585782, 2377854; 585662, 2377827; 585573, 2377904; 585597, 2377935; 585612, 2378036; 585658, 2378121; 585743, 2378171; 585836, 2378217; 585948, 2378198; 586088, 2378152; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 18 boundary points: Start at 585636, 2380541; 586214, 2381188; 586627, 2380899; 587191, 2380857; 589008, 2380623; 590425, 2380472; 591292, 2380307; 591898, 2380376; 592063, 2379784; 591609, 2379563; 591251, 2379481; 590987, 2379504; 590755, 2379495; 590246, 2379577; 588938, 2379591; 588086, 2379811; 586764, 2380059; 586323, 2380142; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Area consists of the following 114 boundary points: Start at 588702, 2378502; 588659, 2378471; 588616, 2378430; 588583, 2378413; 588562, 2378406; 588530, 2378399; 588483, 2378388; 588466, 2378385; 588465, 2378385; 588458, 2378380; 588394, 2378294; 588360, 2378255; 588348, 2378235; 588348, 2378234; 588343, 2378210; 588343, 2378187; 588343, 2378186; 588348, 2378161; 588348, 2378160; 588372, 2378097; 588383, 2378041; 588383, 2378026; 588379, 2378003; 588362, 2377972; 588350, 2377942; 588350, 2377941; 588352, 2377924; 588352, 2377923; 588360, 2377904; 588361, 2377903; 588368, 2377893; 588406, 2377863; 588407, 2377863; 588443, 2377848; 588444, 2377848; 588503, 2377826; 588587, 2377797; 588594, 2377793; 588594, 2377792; 588605, 2377788; 588624, 2377778; 588662, 2377749; 588673, 2377733; 588684, 2377709; 588691, 2377689; 588691, 2377688; 588708, 2377657; 588735, 2377626; 588736, 2377625; 588762, 2377601; 588787, 2377570; 588816, 2377534; 588841, 2377494; 588810, 2377480; 588752, 2377488; 588394, 2377535; 588024, 2377726; 587797, 2377965; 587750, 2378526; 587571, 2378836; 587213, 2378967; 587368, 2379265; 587559, 2379349; 588119, 2379146; 588322, 2379027; 588621, 2379051; 589098, 2379170; 589451, 2379064; 589446, 2379060; 589427, 2379046; 589424, 2379047; 589391, 2379048; 589370, 2379041; 589369, 2379041; 589348, 2379025; 589324, 2379009; 589303, 2379003; 589286, 2379001; 589285, 2379001; 589276, 2378998; 589275, 2378998; 589245, 2378974; 589217, 2378943; 589164, 2378898; 589149, 2378886; 589123, 2378879; 589060, 2378862; 589009, 2378857; 588910, 2378852; 588910, 2378851; 588899, 2378848; 588898, 2378848; 588887, 2378841; 588887, 2378840; 588862, 2378802; 588851, 2378772; 588851, 2378763; 588851, 2378746; 588855, 2378710; 588838, 2378677; 588825, 2378656; 588815, 2378615; 588815, 2378614; 588814, 2378597; 588767, 2378640; 588765, 2378640; 588695,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 59 boundary points: Start at 586225, 2377240; 586216, 2377374; 586354, 2377705; 586562, 2377571; 586551, 2377255; 586596, 2376916; 586697, 2376755; 586711, 2376435; 586714, 2376433; 586693, 2376424; 586634, 2376388; 586634, 2376389; 586454, 2376338; 586201, 2376249; 586302, 2375690; 586018, 2375108; 585683, 2375026; 585530, 2375075; 585368, 2375194; 585411, 2374997; 585551, 2374818; 585578, 2374579; 585526, 2374607; 585510, 2374636; 585509, 2374637; 585467, 2374638; 585325, 2374713; 585128, 2374699; 585020, 2374810; 584964, 2374691; 584752, 2374684; 584633, 2374546; 584531, 2374770; 584459, 2374749; 584427, 2374883; 584408, 2375073; 584493, 2375310; 584635, 2375594; 584777, 2375689; 584901, 2375803; 584881, 2375836; 585037, 2375840; 585035, 2375843; 585138, 2375964; 585193, 2375992; 585198, 2375992; 585198, 2375994; 585270, 2376030; 585337, 2376239; 585100, 2376476; 585072, 2376573; 585003, 2376595; 584927, 2376885; 585083, 2376990; 585195, 2376934; 585508, 2376845; 585899, 2376841; 586115, 2376952; 586157, 2377037; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 23 boundary points: Start at 586225, 2377399; 586356, 2377699; 586563, 2377545; 586548, 2377345; 586548, 2377199; 586594, 2376915; 586702, 2376738; 586702, 2376422; 586187, 2376230; 585840, 2376222; 585779, 2376030; 585271, 2376038; 585289, 2376232; 585094, 2376499; 585056, 2376568; 584986, 2376584; 584909, 2376907; 585079, 2376992; 585240, 2376922; 585525, 2376838; 585910, 2376845; 586117, 2376953; 586225, 2377253; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 32 boundary points: Start at 590120, 2379962; 590149, 2379920; 590199, 2379920; 590266, 2379920; 590282, 2379874; 590282, 2379849; 590241, 2379812; 590179, 2379750; 590133, 2379692; 590125, 2379629; 590125, 2379596; 590174, 2379559; 590179, 2379513; 590145, 2379422; 590120, 2379401; 589996, 2379359; 589929, 2379388; 589850, 2379413; 589755, 2379426; 589713, 2379451; 589684, 2379463; 589643, 2379521; 589622, 2379584; 589630, 2379633; 589676, 2379700; 589705, 2379750; 589738, 2379795; 589825, 2379775; 589879, 2379762; 589958, 2379829; 590004, 2379899; 590071, 2379974; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 109 boundary points: Start at 585469, 2379778; 585483, 2379787; 585584, 2379839; 585909, 2379825; 586116, 2379671; 585534, 2379466; 584413, 2379036; 583371, 2379010; 582537, 2379101; 582523, 2379101; 582515, 2379109; 582526, 2379139; 582546, 2379144; 582547, 2379144; 582564, 2379150; 582564, 2379151; 582581, 2379157; 582597, 2379168; 582617, 2379177; 582636, 2379181; 582645, 2379183; 582656, 2379186; 582691, 2379191; 582710, 2379193; 582711, 2379193; 582744, 2379201; 582784, 2379205; 582809, 2379208; 582836, 2379208; 582861, 2379206; 582900, 2379202; 582936, 2379193; 582962, 2379185; 582982, 2379177; 583001, 2379166; 583017, 2379157; 583018, 2379156; 583040, 2379150; 583041, 2379150; 583062, 2379147; 583082, 2379147; 583108, 2379146; 583127, 2379141; 583141, 2379136; 583154, 2379131; 583179, 2379122; 583180, 2379122; 583211, 2379117; 583238, 2379112; 583261, 2379110; 583287, 2379111; 583322, 2379118; 583349, 2379124; 583371, 2379128; 583383, 2379131; 583383, 2379132; 583400, 2379142; 583418, 2379154; 583435, 2379162; 583448, 2379164; 583469, 2379167; 583485, 2379166; 583506, 2379162; 583534, 2379155; 583557, 2379148; 583558, 2379148; 583595, 2379145; 583614, 2379141; 583615, 2379141; 583629, 2379145; 583616, 2379115; 583606, 2379089; 583606, 2379088; 583606, 2379087; 583607, 2379087; 583608, 2379087; 583666, 2379100; 583695, 2379080; 583725, 2379070; 583726, 2379070; 583796, 2379060; 583876, 2379060; 583877, 2379060; 583877, 2379061; 583947, 2379131; 583977, 2379150; 584086, 2379180; 584226, 2379210; 584256, 2379210; 584326, 2379230; 584327, 2379230; 584417, 2379290; 584526, 2379330; 584527, 2379330; 584557, 2379350; 584657, 2379450; 584667, 2379460; 584836, 2379450; 584866, 2379450; 584867, 2379450; 584906, 2379470; 584936, 2379470; 584937, 2379470; 585107, 2379540; 585217, 2379630; 585297, 2379700; 585357,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 91 boundary points: Start at 585520, 2377857; 585626, 2377904; 585688, 2377923; 585760, 2377926; 585878, 2377957; 585925, 2377973; 586009, 2377932; 586030, 2377867; 586114, 2377836; 586202, 2377789; 586279, 2377773; 586351, 2377792; 586410, 2377839; 586460, 2377873; 586522, 2377898; 586575, 2377867; 586644, 2377801; 586737, 2377721; 586762, 2377661; 586737, 2377624; 586665, 2377602; 586553, 2377565; 586476, 2377468; 586435, 2377310; 586441, 2377163; 586469, 2377017; 586544, 2376942; 586641, 2376824; 586647, 2376715; 586616, 2376637; 586603, 2376569; 586376, 2376435; 586155, 2376332; 585946, 2376292; 585844, 2376264; 585816, 2376133; 585785, 2375981; 585788, 2375981; 585782, 2375967; 585781, 2375962; 585753, 2375890; 585710, 2375865; 585579, 2375868; 585448, 2375875; 585321, 2375881; 585274, 2375890; 585259, 2375909; 585262, 2375946; 585290, 2375968; 585343, 2376012; 585364, 2376096; 585364, 2376155; 585376, 2376121; 585336, 2376248; 585274, 2376485; 585237, 2376665; 585206, 2376756; 585218, 2376793; 585287, 2376799; 585448, 2376777; 585710, 2376712; 585981, 2376665; 586058, 2376690; 586171, 2376724; 586183, 2376768; 586177, 2376843; 586161, 2376896; 586105, 2376945; 586127, 2376973; 586167, 2377020; 586208, 2377064; 586205, 2377148; 586177, 2377241; 586143, 2377266; 586130, 2377310; 586139, 2377350; 586211, 2377406; 586239, 2377447; 586230, 2377509; 586205, 2377518; 586143, 2377543; 586143, 2377559; 586164,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 40 boundary points: Start at 585508, 2376654; 585626, 2376661; 585701, 2376636; 585802, 2376586; 585905, 2376557; 585934, 2376575; 586016, 2376675; 586091, 2376696; 586156, 2376757; 586174, 2376804; 586199, 2376865; 586267, 2376926; 586295, 2376943; 586353, 2376936; 586399, 2376922; 586510, 2376911; 586618, 2376875; 586657, 2376714; 586618, 2376646; 586678, 2376550; 586696, 2376475; 586653, 2376432; 586542, 2376385; 586453, 2376339; 586328, 2376278; 586220, 2376267; 586045, 2376278; 585934, 2376313; 585912, 2376367; 585873, 2376432; 585823, 2376467; 585748, 2376492; 585701, 2376475; 585683, 2376449; 585655, 2376407; 585637, 2376424; 585587, 2376464; 585565, 2376528; 585522, 2376586; 585501, 2376621; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 182 boundary points: Start at 583501, 2382343; 583539, 2382348; 583749, 2382330; 583883, 2382277; 584242, 2382158; 584464, 2382083; 584692, 2382012; 584946, 2381862; 585122, 2381716; 585294, 2381563; 585526, 2381335; 585687, 2381185; 585796, 2381069; 585949, 2380950; 585968, 2380878; 585960, 2380800; 585915, 2380703; 585855, 2380673; 585822, 2380590; 585781, 2380471; 585705, 2380366; 585604, 2380355; 585529, 2380347; 585405, 2380347; 585393, 2380361; 585375, 2380388; 585364, 2380407; 585353, 2380428; 585342, 2380452; 585330, 2380478; 585322, 2380497; 585318, 2380512; 585308, 2380533; 585299, 2380553; 585297, 2380570; 585300, 2380580; 585303, 2380592; 585309, 2380613; 585315, 2380636; 585327, 2380677; 585338, 2380712; 585339, 2380712; 585344, 2380738; 585346, 2380754; 585345, 2380767; 585345, 2380779; 585348, 2380789; 585348, 2380790; 585344, 2380798; 585344, 2380799; 585338, 2380802; 585329, 2380804; 585328, 2380804; 585308, 2380806; 585279, 2380811; 585245, 2380818; 585228, 2380821; 585208, 2380833; 585194, 2380847; 585183, 2380863; 585183, 2380864; 585167, 2380888; 585157, 2380904; 585138, 2380929; 585119, 2380952; 585119, 2380953; 585107, 2380962; 585106, 2380963; 585094, 2380968; 585078, 2380975; 585067, 2380980; 585061, 2380987; 585053, 2381000; 585039, 2381021; 585027, 2381040; 585011, 2381059; 584993, 2381074; 584993, 2381075; 584973, 2381090; 584954, 2381104; 584939, 2381117; 584923, 2381137; 584905, 2381157; 584891, 2381175; 584867, 2381205; 584852, 2381221; 584844, 2381230; 584843, 2381230; 584813, 2381261; 584796, 2381273; 584778, 2381284; 584774, 2381287; 584751, 2381303; 584728, 2381318; 584708, 2381329; 584690, 2381345; 584690, 2381346; 584676, 2381356; 584656, 2381369; 584654, 2381370; 584643, 2381382; 584639, 2381394; 584636, 2381408; 584633, 2381420; 584628, 2381430; 584618, 2381442; 584617,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 35 boundary points: Start at 588047, 2380182; 588144, 2379979; 588144, 2379793; 588131, 2379665; 588157, 2379510; 588165, 2379390; 588165, 2379280; 588165, 2379231; 588134, 2379169; 588090, 2379090; 587997, 2379063; 587874, 2379063; 587732, 2379068; 587617, 2379059; 587436, 2379094; 587325, 2379169; 587179, 2379192; 587029, 2379276; 586874, 2379329; 586799, 2379342; 586764, 2379364; 586653, 2379452; 586503, 2379581; 586286, 2379678; 586242, 2379771; 586308, 2379948; 586428, 2380089; 586557, 2380147; 586721, 2380160; 586889, 2380186; 587127, 2380200; 587295, 2380208; 587508, 2380222; 587614, 2380222; 587817, 2380178; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 60 boundary points: Start at 589777, 2380936; 589797, 2380951; 589984, 2380951; 590370, 2380907; 590625, 2380855; 590896, 2380791; 591007, 2380799; 591152, 2380764; 591657, 2380042; 591778, 2379883; 591708, 2379867; 591489, 2379879; 590896, 2379887; 590645, 2379923; 590318, 2379927; 589996, 2379927; 589850, 2379946; 589851, 2379932; 589475, 2379972; 589084, 2379988; 588459, 2380033; 587823, 2380058; 587497, 2380083; 587377, 2380073; 587131, 2380093; 586901, 2380138; 586520, 2380233; 586079, 2380388; 585871, 2380488; 585869, 2380479; 585809, 2380534; 585548, 2380889; 585238, 2381315; 585107, 2381481; 585052, 2381586; 584977, 2381806; 584872, 2381891; 584777, 2381997; 584726, 2382157; 584716, 2382428; 584736, 2382653; 584812, 2382818; 584992, 2382873; 585177, 2382808; 585443, 2382708; 585653, 2382648; 585734,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 8 boundary points: Start at 584778, 2382903; 585296, 2382829; 586055, 2382495; 585203, 2381848; 585000, 2381829; 584778, 2382033; 584648, 2382255; 584740, 2382533; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 14 boundary points: Start at 590133, 2381342; 590967, 2381106; 591416, 2380304; 591694, 2379888; 590985, 2379908; 590605, 2379986; 590337, 2380011; 589953, 2380039; 589541, 2380039; 588997, 2380062; 589266, 2381566; 589328, 2381633; 589651, 2381572; 590151, 2381490; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 54 boundary points: Start at 586062, 2378210; 586099, 2378126; 586119, 2378071; 586119, 2378029; 586159, 2377987; 586297, 2377953; 586383, 2377948; 586497, 2377955; 586574, 2377955; 586606, 2377950; 586606, 2377911; 586603, 2377854; 586603, 2377812; 586628, 2377790; 586653, 2377760; 586668, 2377728; 586660, 2377693; 586618, 2377681; 586569, 2377711; 586502, 2377740; 586421, 2377765; 586381, 2377738; 586339, 2377711; 586299, 2377676; 586255, 2377659; 586215, 2377676; 586159, 2377721; 586104, 2377760; 586067, 2377792; 586170, 2377800; 585986, 2377834; 585941, 2377856; 585865, 2377866; 585795, 2377859; 585736, 2377844; 585627, 2377849; 585504, 2377854; 585368, 2377827; 585321, 2377834; 585333, 2377856; 585373, 2377859; 585511, 2377889; 585623, 2377921; 585672, 2377938; 585677, 2377982; 585667, 2378019; 585657, 2378104; 585657, 2378103; 585682, 2378170; 585724, 2378225; 585793, 2378279; 585889, 2378321; 585954, 2378299; 586030, 2378259; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 36 boundary points: Start at 587733, 2377543; 587811, 2377534; 587910, 2377510; 587991, 2377480; 588125, 2377444; 588215, 2377414; 588302, 2377369; 588425, 2377291; 588473, 2377235; 588539, 2377142; 588500, 2377073; 588041, 2376971; 588335, 2376914; 588275, 2376893; 588194, 2376911; 588152, 2376980; 588137, 2377091; 588080, 2377181; 587991, 2377253; 587925, 2377271; 587847, 2377265; 587841, 2377196; 587832, 2377127; 587781, 2377104; 587727, 2376971; 587670, 2376950; 587625, 2376968; 587574, 2377022; 587508, 2377103; 587475, 2377262; 587475, 2377315; 587493, 2377375; 587520, 2377441; 587547, 2377480; 587592, 2377525; 587673, 2377552; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 60 boundary points: Start at 586045, 2382855; 586039, 2382820; 586045, 2382834; 586658, 2382294; 586720, 2382235; 586802, 2382184; 586833, 2382084; 586826, 2381980; 586761, 2381863; 586692, 2381770; 586672, 2381688; 586627, 2381574; 586613, 2381419; 586606, 2381330; 586589, 2381251; 586558, 2381192; 586437, 2381085; 586307, 2381023; 586159, 2381010; 586052, 2381030; 585973, 2381058; 585859, 2381137; 585773, 2381237; 585732, 2381333; 585721, 2381406; 585759, 2381536; 585783, 2381629; 585835, 2381746; 585866, 2381870; 585866, 2381994; 585842, 2382049; 585769, 2382137; 585756, 2382142; 585518, 2382211; 585257, 2382266; 584961, 2382349; 584809, 2382424; 584809, 2382462; 584830, 2382504; 584899, 2382583; 584933, 2382617; 584950, 2382652; 584950, 2382672; 584919, 2382693; 584875, 2382721; 584830, 2382741; 584809, 2382793; 584809, 2382844; 584840, 2382910; 584871, 2382975; 584864, 2383037; 584823, 2383068; 584802, 2383113; 584813, 2383154; 584857, 2383264; 584906, 2383326; 584974, 2383330; 585119, 2383295; 585257, 2383244; 585508, 2383141; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 29 boundary points: Start at 590280, 2381435; 591017, 2381472; 591362, 2381456; 591601, 2381407; 591990, 2381289; 592541, 2381079; 592785, 2380977; 592829, 2380868; 592829, 2380803; 592776, 2380617; 592683, 2380333; 592655, 2380260; 592582, 2380195; 592485, 2380175; 592351, 2380187; 592087, 2380232; 591844, 2380300; 591471, 2380398; 591102, 2380519; 590693, 2380657; 590555, 2380677; 590227, 2380722; 590138, 2380750; 590134, 2380815; 590166, 2380937; 590154, 2381139; 590190, 2381221; 590207, 2381322; 590235, 2381423; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 62 boundary points: Start at 586425, 2377484; 586427, 2377501; 586520, 2377552; 586563, 2377551; 586598, 2377533; 586651, 2377487; 586658, 2377456; 586656, 2377428; 586593, 2377382; 586567, 2377321; 586581, 2377258; 586602, 2377207; 586616, 2377142; 586623, 2377093; 586669, 2376975; 586688, 2376938; 586693, 2376910; 586688, 2376891; 586679, 2376875; 586674, 2376860; 586676, 2376835; 586700, 2376824; 586712, 2376800; 586700, 2376763; 586690, 2376753; 586677, 2376744; 586679, 2376696; 586667, 2376665; 586653, 2376651; 586646, 2376614; 586653, 2376575; 586653, 2376544; 586653, 2376511; 586663, 2376498; 586688, 2376481; 586712, 2376454; 586712, 2376442; 586686, 2376439; 586635, 2376453; 586563, 2376482; 586477, 2376518; 586379, 2376561; 586367, 2376581; 586353, 2376609; 586339, 2376626; 586342, 2376658; 586358, 2376709; 586372, 2376744; 586367, 2376795; 586355, 2376812; 586327, 2376826; 586309, 2376845; 586295, 2376863; 586288, 2376886; 586292, 2376905; 586295, 2376940; 586316, 2377031; 586337, 2377100; 586337, 2377159; 586348, 2377258; 586374, 2377389; 586404, 2377456; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 100 boundary points: Start at 585425, 2376724; 585534, 2376705; 585646, 2376668; 585722, 2376612; 585771, 2376573; 585821, 2376550; 585890, 2376523; 585926, 2376540; 585969, 2376596; 585999, 2376645; 586035, 2376695; 586137, 2376718; 586200, 2376784; 586206, 2376860; 586216, 2376932; 586253, 2377015; 586256, 2377127; 586266, 2377186; 586274, 2377236; 586243, 2377278; 586203, 2377338; 586236, 2377367; 586266, 2377427; 586286, 2377509; 586266, 2377582; 586239, 2377654; 586140, 2377737; 586012, 2377816; 585910, 2377852; 585831, 2377846; 585758, 2377842; 585712, 2377852; 585682, 2377872; 585831, 2377888; 585887, 2377905; 585926, 2377911; 586012, 2377888; 586071, 2377869; 586121, 2377806; 586157, 2377780; 586223, 2377747; 586279, 2377743; 586335, 2377773; 586371, 2377816; 586421, 2377846; 586477, 2377836; 586487, 2377819; 586474, 2377789; 586454, 2377760; 586431, 2377743; 586398, 2377727; 586378, 2377681; 586342, 2377641; 586365, 2377559; 586365, 2377529; 586371, 2377417; 586378, 2377358; 586404, 2377302; 586404, 2377265; 586404, 2377259; 586399, 2377257; 586368, 2377212; 586348, 2377163; 586345, 2377074; 586414, 2377054; 586431, 2377038; 586424, 2377021; 586388, 2376992; 586342, 2376972; 586335, 2376942; 586394, 2376912; 586464, 2376903; 586520, 2376883; 586602, 2376820; 586645, 2376790; 586645, 2376734; 586642, 2376639; 586642, 2376556; 586642, 2376474; 586609, 2376418; 586546, 2376375; 586450, 2376355; 586352, 2376299; 586312, 2376266; 586193, 2376246; 586045, 2376240; 585893, 2376273; 585847, 2376273; 585778, 2376260; 585590, 2376243; 585511, 2376256; 585425, 2376306; 585362, 2376368; 585326, 2376434; 585280, 2376550; 585250, 2376629; 585240, 2376698; 585240, 2376764; 585273, 2376790; 585313, 2376790; return to starting point.
(ii)
(84) Oahu 4—
(i) Unit consists of the following 75 boundary points: Start at 588849, 2378699; 588837, 2378713; 588731, 2378766; 588729, 2378762; 588606, 2378831; 588478, 2378811; 588296, 2378786; 588179, 2378678; 588110, 2378315; 588105, 2378060; 588218, 2377868; 588463, 2377750; 588677, 2377723; 588684, 2377709; 588691, 2377689; 588691, 2377688; 588708, 2377657; 588735, 2377626; 588736, 2377625; 588762, 2377601; 588787, 2377570; 588816, 2377534; 588848, 2377484; 588857, 2377459; 588858, 2377458; 588877, 2377428; 588894, 2377402; 588911, 2377378; 588912, 2377378; 589020, 2377256; 589028, 2377236; 589171, 2377144; 589039, 2377141; 589026, 2377130; 588768, 2377229; 588439, 2377308; 588125, 2377421; 587997, 2377514; 587864, 2377696; 587791, 2377873; 587791, 2378138; 587791, 2378285; 587845, 2378487; 587845, 2378561; 587741, 2378747; 587732, 2378978; 587958, 2379062; 588360, 2379076; 588542, 2379091; 588860, 2379052; 588866, 2379066; 589269, 2379008; 589288, 2379001; 589286, 2379001; 589285, 2379001; 589276, 2378998; 589275, 2378998; 589245, 2378974; 589217, 2378943; 589164, 2378898; 589149, 2378886; 589123, 2378879; 589060, 2378862; 589009, 2378857; 588910, 2378852; 588910, 2378851; 588899, 2378848; 588898, 2378848; 588887, 2378841; 588887, 2378840; 588862, 2378802; 588851, 2378772; 588851, 2378763; 588851, 2378746; 588855, 2378710; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 79 boundary points: Start at 583531, 2382445; 583582, 2382469; 583735, 2382475; 583912, 2382492; 584051, 2382414; 584180, 2382380; 584235, 2382373; 584358, 2382316; 584293, 2382251; 584242, 2382203; 584245, 2382149; 584289, 2382118; 584378, 2382101; 584415, 2382077; 584436, 2382170; 584388, 2381986; 584371, 2381928; 584381, 2381877; 584439, 2381805; 584510, 2381724; 584572, 2381629; 584561, 2381574; 584504, 2381554; 584436, 2381550; 584371, 2381612; 584327, 2381649; 584276, 2381666; 584225, 2381663; 584153, 2381642; 584129, 2381707; 584085, 2381741; 584024, 2381741; 583993, 2381720; 583976, 2381676; 583959, 2381663; 583925, 2381663; 583895, 2381690; 583864, 2381703; 583827, 2381731; 583800, 2381765; 583772, 2381816; 583762, 2381884; 583687, 2381921; 583629, 2381945; 583630, 2381951; 583633, 2381969; 583638, 2381979; 583645, 2381993; 583645, 2381994; 583649, 2382013; 583649, 2382018; 583648, 2382029; 583647, 2382030; 583641, 2382045; 583640, 2382045; 583626, 2382059; 583625, 2382059; 583610, 2382073; 583590, 2382091; 583570, 2382107; 583561, 2382120; 583552, 2382135; 583546, 2382153; 583536, 2382180; 583529, 2382214; 583523, 2382238; 583523, 2382239; 583518, 2382254; 583517, 2382264; 583517, 2382276; 583518, 2382287; 583521, 2382299; 583528, 2382305; 583535, 2382312; 583535, 2382313; 583535, 2382317; 583544, 2382316; 583592, 2382339; 583582, 2382377; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 58 boundary points: Start at 585195, 2382431; 585205, 2382373; 585239, 2382339; 585396, 2382316; 585467, 2382316; 585538, 2382299; 585613, 2382234; 585657, 2382142; 585688, 2382081; 585766, 2381992; 585778, 2381927; 588229, 2381124; 589161, 2381146; 588965, 2379889; 588943, 2379824; 588164, 2379867; 585976, 2380322; 585455, 2380474; 585471, 2381065; 585447, 2381088; 585402, 2381112; 585385, 2381142; 585375, 2381176; 585331, 2381200; 585304, 2381244; 585260, 2381251; 585222, 2381248; 585202, 2381203; 585151, 2381173; 585107, 2381197; 585062, 2381244; 585001, 2381265; 584960, 2381305; 584960, 2381363; 584909, 2381390; 584858, 2381431; 584851, 2381516; 584889, 2381571; 584845, 2381598; 584817, 2381652; 584841, 2381707; 584882, 2381758; 584882, 2381809; 584848, 2381904; 584865, 2381965; 584766, 2382006; 584766, 2382091; 584749, 2382128; 584702, 2382173; 584685, 2382241; 584702, 2382292; 584766, 2382370; 584773, 2382438; 584838, 2382489; 584919, 2382530; 585025, 2382581; 585083, 2382581; 585175, 2382540; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 6 boundary points: Start at 589983, 2379802; 590157, 2380582; 590915, 2380104; 591695, 2380279; 591348, 2379629; 590157, 2379781; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 24 boundary points: Start at 586029, 2378224; 586338, 2378174; 586402, 2378136; 586433, 2378075; 586437, 2378026; 586410, 2377988; 586372, 2377946; 586391, 2377851; 586364, 2377824; 586292, 2377767; 586151, 2377809; 586105, 2377847; 586037, 2377893; 585972, 2377931; 585843, 2377908; 585744, 2377912; 585698, 2377946; 585694, 2378052; 585668, 2378121; 585652, 2378201; 585691, 2378273; 585789, 2378323; 585896, 2378353; 585961, 2378315; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 20 boundary points: Start at 586900, 2377643; 586901, 2377642; 586889, 2377636; 586880, 2377632; 586685, 2377514; 586685, 2377503; 586677, 2377497; 586668, 2377496; 586612, 2377415; 586592, 2377326; 586593, 2377324; 586590, 2377318; 586579, 2377274; 586326, 2377285; 586348, 2377411; 586438, 2377509; 586507, 2377643; 586540, 2377810; 586637, 2377900; 586905, 2377647; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 33 boundary points: Start at 583649, 2382009; 583774, 2381990; 583830, 2381756; 584042, 2381856; 584265, 2381711; 584242, 2381633; 584075, 2381589; 583819, 2381566; 583676, 2381676; 583672, 2381685; 583659, 2381711; 583652, 2381731; 583651, 2381742; 583651, 2381757; 583651, 2381773; 583651, 2381774; 583651, 2381789; 583651, 2381805; 583651, 2381806; 583649, 2381820; 583644, 2381847; 583642, 2381874; 583639, 2381896; 583638, 2381897; 583634, 2381907; 583631, 2381919; 583629, 2381930; 583629, 2381945; 583630, 2381951; 583633, 2381969; 583638, 2381979; 583645, 2381993; 583645, 2381994; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 103 boundary points: Start at 585306, 2380537; 585297, 2380570; 585300, 2380580; 585303, 2380592; 585309, 2380613; 585315, 2380636; 585327, 2380677; 585338, 2380712; 585339, 2380712; 585344, 2380738; 585346, 2380754; 585345, 2380767; 585345, 2380779; 585348, 2380789; 585348, 2380790; 585344, 2380798; 585344, 2380799; 585338, 2380802; 585329, 2380804; 585328, 2380804; 585308, 2380806; 585279, 2380811; 585245, 2380818; 585228, 2380821; 585222, 2380825; 585222, 2380826; 585273, 2380841; 585474, 2380914; 585671, 2380987; 585774, 2380979; 585798, 2380918; 585786, 2380806; 585636, 2380648; 585535, 2380529; 585522, 2380526; 585525, 2380496; 585675, 2380429; 585698, 2380393; 585835, 2380275; 585966, 2380171; 586081, 2380063; 586216, 2379998; 586255, 2379886; 586259, 2379805; 586166, 2379736; 585997, 2379759; 585835, 2379824; 585685, 2379836; 585615, 2379836; 585621, 2379827; 585482, 2379787; 585547, 2379830; 585547, 2379831; 585548, 2379831; 585558, 2379891; 585558, 2379892; 585557, 2379892; 585548, 2379922; 585550, 2379928; 585550, 2379929; 585549, 2379929; 585549, 2379930; 585548, 2379930; 585547, 2379930; 585546, 2379929; 585545, 2379931; 585539, 2379943; 585531, 2379963; 585523, 2379982; 585522, 2379982; 585511, 2380001; 585498, 2380021; 585488, 2380040; 585483, 2380053; 585478, 2380071; 585475, 2380089; 585476, 2380103; 585474, 2380125; 585474, 2380128; 585472, 2380137; 585468, 2380149; 585465, 2380160; 585461, 2380173; 585457, 2380185; 585456, 2380203; 585456, 2380223; 585459, 2380252; 585459, 2380269; 585456, 2380281; 585451, 2380295; 585443, 2380310; 585430, 2380325; 585430, 2380326; 585408, 2380344; 585393, 2380361; 585375, 2380388; 585364, 2380407; 585353, 2380428; 585342, 2380452; 585330, 2380478; 585322, 2381797; 585318, 2380512; 585308, 2380533; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 41 boundary points: Start at 584679, 2379459; 584686, 2379451; 584711, 2379404; 584703, 2379389; 584671, 2379369; 584614, 2379339; 584561, 2379299; 584536, 2379282; 584467, 2379252; 584407, 2379220; 584349, 2379185; 584305, 2379157; 584272, 2379145; 584188, 2379132; 584133, 2379110; 584043, 2379088; 584011, 2379043; 583988, 2379005; 583966, 2378990; 583936, 2378985; 583876, 2378960; 583839, 2378973; 583836, 2378998; 583835, 2379022; 583854, 2379060; 583876, 2379060; 583877, 2379060; 583877, 2379061; 583947, 2379131; 583977, 2379150; 584086, 2379180; 584226, 2379210; 584256, 2379210; 584326, 2379230; 584327, 2379230; 584417, 2379290; 584526, 2379330; 584527, 2379330; 584557, 2379350; 584657, 2379450; 584667, 2379460; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 23 boundary points: Start at 589618, 2379132; 589854, 2379223; 590128, 2379259; 590218, 2379199; 590191, 2379191; 590084, 2379149; 590076, 2379145; 590067, 2379142; 590066, 2379141; 590039, 2379117; 590020, 2379104; 590012, 2379101; 589944, 2379099; 589907, 2379095; 589906, 2379095; 589881, 2379089; 589839, 2379075; 589839, 2379074; 589806, 2379068; 589790, 2379069; 589787, 2379069; 589747, 2379069; 589709, 2379066; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 88 boundary points: Start at 586207, 2376926; 586193, 2376956; 586223, 2377006; 586254, 2377017; 586277, 2377004; 586255, 2376972; 586259, 2376901; 586261, 2376860; 586261, 2376842; 586298, 2376818; 586316, 2376808; 586300, 2376783; 586275, 2376759; 586272, 2376738; 586272, 2376692; 586273, 2376654; 586268, 2376631; 586241, 2376652; 586200, 2376659; 586162, 2376649; 586136, 2376633; 586082, 2376633; 586039, 2376593; 586011, 2376533; 586005, 2376472; 585975, 2376466; 585966, 2376447; 585962, 2376420; 585936, 2376400; 585928, 2376382; 585928, 2376361; 585944, 2376343; 585948, 2376325; 585948, 2376300; 585939, 2376293; 585914, 2376293; 585878, 2376298; 585855, 2376298; 585819, 2376282; 585805, 2376250; 585807, 2376209; 585800, 2376163; 585798, 2376102; 585791, 2376045; 585773, 2376004; 585766, 2375966; 585777, 2375927; 585746, 2375871; 585712, 2375825; 585700, 2375789; 585648, 2375707; 585601, 2375655; 585181, 2375180; 585083, 2375264; 585553, 2375761; 585592, 2375809; 585632, 2375845; 585664, 2375896; 585673, 2375941; 585719, 2376014; 585721, 2376068; 585726, 2376111; 585723, 2376172; 585721, 2376216; 585714, 2376259; 585718, 2376332; 585700, 2376370; 585669, 2376415; 585648, 2376438; 585664, 2376484; 585687, 2376509; 585680, 2376558; 585671, 2376575; 585685, 2376579; 585723, 2376577; 585791, 2376558; 585848, 2376541; 585911, 2376525; 585937, 2376531; 585984, 2376591; 586007, 2376665; 586028, 2376683; 586082, 2376686; 586136, 2376699; 586166, 2376711; 586182, 2376751; 586200, 2376777; 586209, 2376817; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 37 boundary points: Start at 585348, 2380789; 585645, 2381015; 585688, 2381163; 585739, 2381171; 585894, 2381417; 585985, 2381572; 586082, 2381691; 586191, 2381756; 586314, 2381731; 587656, 2381348; 587656, 2381345; 588119, 2381369; 590050, 2381108; 589819, 2379466; 589452, 2379514; 589308, 2379532; 589228, 2379500; 589029, 2379532; 588401, 2379630; 587999, 2379702; 587612, 2379785; 587612, 2379793; 587384, 2379814; 586747, 2379937; 586309, 2380060; 586081, 2380114; 585767, 2380205; 585499, 2380313; 585383, 2380444; 585318, 2380559; 585331, 2380689; 585338, 2380712; 585339, 2380712; 585344, 2380738; 585346, 2380754; 585345, 2380767; 585345, 2380779; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 109 boundary points: Start at 586341, 2377892; 586395, 2377926; 586472, 2377998; 586539, 2377993; 586654, 2377965; 586664, 2377897; 586654, 2377768; 586640, 2377566; 586621, 2377369; 586597, 2377138; 586606, 2376989; 586635, 2376797; 586683, 2376692; 586659, 2376572; 586611, 2376451; 586568, 2376418; 586462, 2376351; 586204, 2376318; 586175, 2376255; 585995, 2375312; 585867, 2375366; 585760, 2375443; 585723, 2375506; 585727, 2375589; 585800, 2375669; 585900, 2375779; 585936, 2375813; 585930, 2375906; 585870, 2375979; 585900, 2376066; 585903, 2376149; 585860, 2376212; 585797, 2376231; 585767, 2376169; 585717, 2376116; 585693, 2376033; 585660, 2375953; 585567, 2375799; 585497, 2375719; 585403, 2375623; 585290, 2375553; 585213, 2375496; 585120, 2375363; 585044, 2375283; 584960, 2375173; 584867, 2375116; 584830, 2375070; 584837, 2375006; 584817, 2374953; 584764, 2374923; 584647, 2374886; 584554, 2374933; 584477, 2374946; 584427, 2375016; 584467, 2375153; 584524, 2375320; 584634, 2375486; 584794, 2375649; 584894, 2375779; 584984, 2375823; 585097, 2375906; 585283, 2375989; 585403, 2376086; 585383, 2376189; 585287, 2376292; 585174, 2376389; 585100, 2376502; 585037, 2376662; 585064, 2376869; 585067, 2376959; 585047, 2377042; 585097, 2377175; 585170, 2376985; 585227, 2376932; 585362, 2376832; 585396, 2376821; 585549, 2376768; 585790, 2376716; 585939, 2376730; 586073, 2376740; 586145, 2376807; 586174, 2376884; 586174, 2376965; 586184, 2377081; 586184, 2377263; 586193, 2377417; 586236, 2377600; 586107, 2377672; 585914, 2377734; 585770, 2377748; 585680, 2377807; 585653, 2377810; 585498, 2377832; 585520, 2377883; 585631, 2377934; 585700, 2377952; 585717, 2377986; 585661, 2378033; 585627, 2378089; 585653, 2378166; 585708, 2378230; 585807, 2378264; 585897, 2378303; 586051, 2378286; 586141, 2378217; 586167, 2378106; 586145,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 25 boundary points: Start at 587754, 2377619; 587985, 2377441; 588235, 2377417; 588403, 2377355; 588566, 2377283; 588643, 2377196; 588614, 2377167; 588470, 2377095; 588427, 2377047; 588355, 2376994; 588288, 2376985; 588230, 2377033; 588172, 2377162; 588163, 2377220; 588095, 2377292; 587990, 2377302; 587870, 2377297; 587826, 2377196; 587788, 2377105; 587740, 2377047; 587653, 2376994; 587596, 2377066; 587577, 2377177; 587562, 2377283; 587543, 2377379; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 77 boundary points: Start at 585318, 2380589; 585359, 2380791; 585317, 2380901; 585201, 2381075; 585118, 2381169; 585045, 2381260; 584989, 2381336; 584997, 2381334; 584903, 2381389; 584744, 2381502; 584542, 2381618; 584429, 2381669; 584252, 2381704; 584107, 2381768; 584010, 2381816; 583957, 2381814; 583919, 2381792; 583898, 2381781; 583852, 2381806; 583817, 2381816; 583774, 2381800; 583742, 2381795; 583702, 2381846; 583688, 2381956; 583691, 2382045; 583643, 2382066; 583616, 2382109; 583586, 2382157; 583573, 2382233; 583565, 2382308; 583551, 2382361; 583514, 2382383; 583484, 2382437; 583562, 2382464; 583651, 2382496; 583766, 2382504; 583903, 2382493; 583967, 2382455; 584029, 2382429; 584239, 2382394; 584403, 2382353; 584543, 2382327; 584645, 2382327; 584683, 2382348; 584739, 2382399; 584830, 2382482; 584887, 2382512; 585005, 2382536; 585351, 2382429; 585717, 2382289; 585716, 2382286; 585752, 2382241; 585768, 2382198; 585824, 2382023; 585886, 2381779; 585980, 2381556; 586066, 2381360; 586117, 2381263; 586160, 2381102; 586187, 2381003; 586185, 2380994; 586194, 2381018; 587237, 2380368; 587270, 2380095; 587173, 2379878; 587172, 2379589; 587188, 2379357; 587068, 2379293; 586522, 2379581; 586266, 2379646; 585873, 2380239; 585834, 2380237; 585753, 2380262; 585675, 2380288; 585603, 2380334; 585495, 2380404; 585383, 2380509; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 248 boundary points: Start at 583882, 2381544; 583879, 2381544; 583760, 2381566; 583747, 2381571; 583730, 2381588; 583709, 2381612; 583707, 2381614; 583694, 2381639; 583685, 2381655; 583672, 2381685; 583659, 2381711; 583652, 2381731; 583651, 2381742; 583651, 2381757; 583651, 2381773; 583651, 2381789; 583651, 2381805; 583651, 2381806; 583649, 2381820; 583644, 2381847; 583642, 2381874; 583639, 2381896; 583638, 2381897; 583634, 2381907; 583631, 2381919; 583629, 2381934; 583630, 2381951; 583633, 2381969; 583638, 2381979; 583645, 2381993; 583645, 2381994; 583649, 2382013; 583649, 2382018; 583648, 2382029; 583647, 2382030; 583641, 2382045; 583640, 2382045; 583626, 2382059; 583610, 2382073; 583590, 2382091; 583570, 2382107; 583561, 2382120; 583552, 2382135; 583546, 2382153; 583536, 2382180; 583529, 2382214; 583523, 2382238; 583518, 2382254; 583517, 2382264; 583517, 2382276; 583518, 2382287; 583521, 2382299; 583528, 2382305; 583535, 2382312; 583535, 2382313; 583535, 2382319; 583531, 2382326; 583523, 2382334; 583522, 2382334; 583511, 2382337; 583498, 2382345; 583497, 2382345; 583486, 2382351; 583477, 2382362; 583474, 2382370; 583475, 2382383; 583475, 2382397; 583474, 2382404; 583474, 2382405; 583469, 2382411; 583468, 2382411; 583457, 2382416; 583443, 2382421; 583435, 2382424; 583430, 2382430; 583429, 2382440; 583430, 2382454; 583564, 2382494; 583605, 2382494; 583766, 2382417; 583833, 2382339; 583972, 2382293; 584282, 2382190; 584463, 2382159; 584546, 2382190; 584670, 2382298; 584825, 2382303; 585042, 2382122; 585408, 2381813; 585857, 2381456; 586121, 2381203; 586229, 2380760; 586265, 2380574; 586263, 2380570; 586271, 2380579; 588524, 2379889; 588546, 2379230; 588163, 2379202; 586906, 2379133; 586653, 2379250; 586421, 2379576; 586132, 2379620; 585877, 2379851; 585856, 2379830; 585789, 2379804; 585567, 2379851; 585554,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 70 boundary points: Start at 585235, 2376822; 585462, 2376783; 585696, 2376727; 585781, 2376649; 585867, 2376571; 585916, 2376560; 585987, 2376620; 586016, 2376666; 586090, 2376680; 586157, 2376709; 586179, 2376805; 586182, 2376876; 586154, 2376950; 586164, 2376975; 586242, 2377032; 586267, 2377099; 586264, 2377163; 586321, 2377180; 586349, 2377141; 586395, 2377071; 586430, 2377067; 586462, 2377039; 586427, 2376996; 586342, 2376957; 586345, 2376918; 586395, 2376900; 586416, 2376911; 586448, 2376922; 586505, 2376897; 586562, 2376904; 586594, 2376904; 586657, 2376904; 586661, 2376851; 586682, 2376819; 586718, 2376798; 586657, 2376755; 586657, 2376712; 586633, 2376631; 586650, 2376585; 586668, 2376532; 586714, 2376489; 586735, 2376450; 586735, 2376404; 586696, 2376365; 586579, 2376400; 586519, 2376383; 586477, 2376376; 586413, 2376344; 586402, 2376308; 586186, 2376269; 586179, 2376162; 586312, 2375895; 586186, 2375546; 586127, 2375360; 586029, 2375074; 586003, 2375053; 585710, 2375018; 585450, 2375122; 585302, 2375070; 585257, 2375248; 585502, 2375327; 585800, 2375531; 585889, 2375650; 585963, 2375910; 585941, 2376095; 585673, 2376266; 585696, 2376326; 585666, 2376512; 585450, 2376653; 585264, 2376764; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 16 boundary points: Start at 583559, 2382457; 583792, 2382513; 584478, 2382255; 584821, 2381863; 585232, 2381588; 585232, 2381049; 584471, 2381551; 584245, 2381655; 583969, 2381631; 583841, 2381680; 583810, 2381814; 583718, 2381808; 583675, 2381925; 583767, 2382072; 583590, 2382151; 583608, 2382317; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 61 boundary points: Start at 585056, 2377021; 585144, 2376990; 585223, 2376941; 585273, 2376888; 585315, 2376838; 585364, 2376800; 585444, 2376781; 585535, 2376762; 585611, 2376705; 585664, 2376652; 585710, 2376622; 585748, 2376591; 585816, 2376576; 585870, 2376553; 585900, 2376530; 585949, 2376561; 585984, 2376614; 586014, 2376663; 586090, 2376694; 586151, 2376709; 586185, 2376770; 586216, 2376861; 586269, 2376888; 586360, 2376895; 586428, 2376899; 586497, 2376903; 586588, 2376907; 586638, 2376842; 586645, 2376781; 586664, 2376720; 586657, 2376675; 586657, 2376637; 586679, 2376584; 586717, 2376538; 586755, 2376508; 586717, 2376447; 586687, 2376409; 586615, 2376382; 586562, 2376363; 586451, 2376374; 586432, 2376336; 586193, 2376280; 586185, 2376207; 586052, 2375626; 585995, 2375721; 585911, 2375800; 585843, 2375854; 585767, 2375899; 585762, 2375889; 585758, 2375912; 585332, 2376097; 585349, 2376150; 585349, 2376207; 585311, 2376264; 585265, 2376317; 585136, 2376378; 585026, 2376527; 585007, 2376656; 584999, 2376770; 584980, 2376907; 584999, 2376998; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 107 boundary points: Start at 588571, 2380048; 588609, 2379981; 588651, 2379880; 588730, 2379784; 588859, 2379700; 589002, 2379650; 589153, 2379658; 589270, 2379692; 589408, 2379717; 589559, 2379717; 589718, 2379746; 589890, 2379805; 589962, 2379847; 590016, 2379947; 590079, 2379935; 590125, 2379897; 590171, 2379851; 590163, 2379792; 590129, 2379733; 590117, 2379658; 590142, 2379612; 590255, 2379536; 590351, 2379478; 590448, 2379448; 590506, 2379419; 590586, 2379365; 590607, 2379344; 590593, 2379338; 590572, 2379336; 590525, 2379340; 590514, 2379339; 590479, 2379340; 590478, 2379340; 590462, 2379334; 590444, 2379312; 590415, 2379277; 590373, 2379247; 590347, 2379233; 590321, 2379227; 590285, 2379219; 590191, 2379191; 590084, 2379149; 590076, 2379145; 590067, 2379142; 590066, 2379141; 590039, 2379117; 590020, 2379104; 590012, 2379101; 589944, 2379099; 589907, 2379095; 589906, 2379095; 589881, 2379089; 589839, 2379075; 589839, 2379074; 589806, 2379068; 589790, 2379069; 589787, 2379069; 589747, 2379069; 589705, 2379066; 589675, 2379063; 589616, 2379059; 589604, 2379058; 589557, 2379052; 589519, 2379042; 589496, 2379035; 589462, 2379034; 589441, 2379042; 589424, 2379047; 589391, 2379048; 589370, 2379041; 589369, 2379041; 589348, 2379025; 589324, 2379009; 589303, 2379003; 589286, 2379001; 589285, 2379001; 589276, 2378998; 589275, 2378998; 589245, 2378974; 589244, 2378974; 589217, 2378943; 589164, 2378898; 589149, 2378886; 589123, 2378879; 589095, 2378872; 588960, 2378899; 588847, 2378916; 588775, 2378950; 588679, 2378979; 588620, 2378992; 588524, 2378992; 588432, 2378992; 588348, 2379017; 588256, 2379059; 588176, 2379130; 588084, 2379235; 587992, 2379318; 587950, 2379386; 587962, 2379461; 588008, 2379515; 588080, 2379562; 588190, 2379603; 588269, 2379683; 588328, 2379767; 588340,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 66 boundary points: Start at 587816, 2377513; 587792, 2377572; 587790, 2377601; 587795, 2377624; 587819, 2377630; 587851, 2377630; 587871, 2377624; 587880, 2377589; 587880, 2377548; 587912, 2377519; 587945, 2377490; 588021, 2377481; 588094, 2377490; 588167, 2377490; 588269, 2377469; 588360, 2377446; 588465, 2377408; 588541, 2377349; 588550, 2377305; 588553, 2377253; 588544, 2377215; 588526, 2377162; 588494, 2377118; 588430, 2377092; 588398, 2377045; 588354, 2377007; 588322, 2376955; 588290, 2376955; 588275, 2376981; 588275, 2377007; 588278, 2377034; 588307, 2377072; 588342, 2377145; 588342, 2377183; 588348, 2377232; 588342, 2377256; 588301, 2377285; 588243, 2377291; 588173, 2377285; 588129, 2377279; 588100, 2377300; 588029, 2377341; 587947, 2377343; 587880, 2377343; 587790, 2377297; 587763, 2377247; 587775, 2377186; 587740, 2377156; 587702, 2377115; 587696, 2377074; 587667, 2377045; 587632, 2377057; 587617, 2377083; 587614, 2377115; 587614, 2377148; 587629, 2377183; 587646, 2377206; 587649, 2377235; 587632, 2377253; 587629, 2377273; 587629, 2377297; 587629, 2377314; 587629, 2377341; 587655, 2377376; 587699, 2377417; 587746, 2377440; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 31 boundary points: Start at 585458, 2377846; 585812, 2378215; 586314, 2378215; 586485, 2378006; 586713, 2377795; 586580, 2377592; 586584, 2377579; 586581, 2377578; 586501, 2377367; 586539, 2376893; 586461, 2376877; 586391, 2376882; 586345, 2376923; 586333, 2376996; 586330, 2377057; 586333, 2377159; 586333, 2377211; 586316, 2377276; 586298, 2377354; 586336, 2377407; 586383, 2377482; 586397, 2377546; 586383, 2377590; 586333, 2377651; 586257, 2377718; 586220, 2377753; 586147, 2377794; 586042, 2377838; 585908, 2377849; 585826, 2377858; 585739, 2377890; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 19 boundary points: Start at 587770, 2377591; 587772, 2377573; 587772, 2377497; 587839, 2377453; 587894, 2377418; 587949, 2377404; 588028, 2377418; 588048, 2377418; 588066, 2377395; 588077, 2377363; 588074, 2377316; 588072, 2377217; 588022, 2377191; 587970, 2377156; 587819, 2377145; 587817, 2377146; 587650, 2377076; 587531, 2377302; 587609, 2377557; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 41 boundary points: Start at 590207, 2379196; 590092, 2379192; 589906, 2379127; 589750, 2379084; 589624, 2379079; 589290, 2379071; 589228, 2379052; 589230, 2379049; 589091, 2379014; 588770, 2379040; 588489, 2379036; 588276, 2379092; 588003, 2379153; 587743, 2379257; 587613, 2379279; 587501, 2379235; 587323, 2379201; 587215, 2379183; 587124, 2379214; 586963, 2379305; 586686, 2379448; 586543, 2379552; 586625, 2379612; 586799, 2379552; 586937, 2379530; 587158, 2379673; 587411, 2379781; 587701, 2379773; 588377, 2379703; 588887, 2379652; 588883, 2379660; 589178, 2379660; 589503, 2379690; 589888, 2379725; 590170, 2379781; 590265, 2379712; 590317, 2379638; 590339, 2379504; 590287, 2379404; 590244, 2379266; 590219, 2379199; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 20 boundary points: Start at 585778, 2377867; 585813, 2377876; 585957, 2377886; 586055, 2377865; 586137, 2377773; 586287, 2377778; 586364, 2377840; 586494, 2377870; 586508, 2377829; 586425, 2377655; 586369, 2377577; 586292, 2377485; 586194, 2377485; 586173, 2377567; 586173, 2377649; 586167, 2377655; 586169, 2377657; 586142, 2377745; 586008, 2377805; 585868, 2377854; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 30 boundary points: Start at 585428, 2376708; 585474, 2376708; 585695, 2376636; 585880, 2376595; 585983, 2376600; 586009, 2376652; 586086, 2376749; 586122, 2376796; 586117, 2376873; 586096, 2376940; 586117, 2377007; 586158, 2377109; 586209, 2377161; 586240, 2377202; 586297, 2377094; 586384, 2376935; 586385, 2376934; 586388, 2376821; 586297, 2376788; 586233, 2376758; 586205, 2376688; 586122, 2376652; 585995, 2376564; 585996, 2376563; 585980, 2376564; 585968, 2376266; 585932, 2376276; 585708, 2376276; 585683, 2376512; 585423, 2376699; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 64 boundary points: Start at 580244, 2380495; 580287, 2380408; 580327, 2380329; 580333, 2380242; 580358, 2380198; 580391, 2380157; 580428, 2380124; 580482, 2380078; 580579, 2380022; 580685, 2379948; 580712, 2379892; 580712, 2379846; 580685, 2379815; 580652, 2379749; 580629, 2379697; 580604, 2379664; 580571, 2379639; 580521, 2379658; 580476, 2379680; 580426, 2379705; 580383, 2379724; 580329, 2379707; 580277, 2379680; 580217, 2379645; 580146, 2379612; 580097, 2379591; 580057, 2379587; 580051, 2379597; 580039, 2379624; 580047, 2379660; 580045, 2379689; 580026, 2379734; 579991, 2379776; 579971, 2379800; 579964, 2379818; 579966, 2379854; 580001, 2379917; 579995, 2379954; 580008, 2380000; 580028, 2380012; 580039, 2380016; 580094, 2380022; 580111, 2380039; 580165, 2380060; 580192, 2380103; 580194, 2380117; 580195, 2380118; 580196, 2380118; 580196, 2380119; 580196, 2380120; 580195, 2380123; 580198, 2380149; 580171, 2380198; 580159, 2380252; 580121, 2380315; 580100, 2380335; 580084, 2380370; 580084, 2380377; 580068, 2380433; 580055, 2380491; 580034, 2380557; 580070, 2380584; 580085, 2380590; 580235, 2380500; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 17 boundary points: Start at 580804, 2379587; 580691, 2379587; 580594, 2379609; 580481, 2379652; 580347, 2379722; 580287, 2379772; 580267, 2379896; 580239, 2380076; 580293, 2380120; 580373, 2380099; 580621, 2379932; 580754, 2379874; 580754, 2379672; 580764, 2379612; 580764, 2379611; 580765, 2379611; 580765, 2379610; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 46 boundary points: Start at 580785, 2379598; 580771, 2379599; 580645, 2379613; 580529, 2379645; 580415, 2379693; 580337, 2379752; 580298, 2379795; 580259, 2379844; 580235, 2379868; 580282, 2379943; 580277, 2380051; 580258, 2380152; 580259, 2380154; 580257, 2380160; 580247, 2380183; 580233, 2380213; 580225, 2380244; 580211, 2380280; 580189, 2380305; 580172, 2380341; 580162, 2380387; 580143, 2380450; 580128, 2380489; 580116, 2380538; 580128, 2380562; 580133, 2380562; 580235, 2380500; 580275, 2380478; 580296, 2380443; 580315, 2380399; 580310, 2380368; 580310, 2380324; 580332, 2380266; 580373, 2380169; 580427, 2380101; 580497, 2380026; 580577, 2379958; 580628, 2379950; 580742, 2379921; 580754, 2379920; 580754,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 38 boundary points: Start at 580262, 2380485; 580295, 2380309; 580312, 2380241; 580357, 2380192; 580436, 2380092; 580491, 2380011; 580610, 2379917; 580736, 2379889; 580754, 2379855; 580754, 2379672; 580764, 2379612; 580764, 2379611; 580765, 2379611; 580765, 2379610; 580815, 2379580; 580816, 2379580; 580822, 2379580; 580823, 2379577; 580789, 2379577; 580703, 2379591; 580563, 2379590; 580345, 2379682; 580321, 2379713; 580274, 2379760; 580151, 2379777; 580070, 2379798; 580002, 2379858; 580002, 2379900; 580024, 2379999; 580168, 2380028; 580259, 2380098; 580261, 2380130; 580193, 2380245; 580143, 2380312; 580138, 2380504; 580121, 2380555; 580130, 2380564; 580235, 2380500; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 33 boundary points: Start at 580773, 2379589; 580678, 2379591; 580628, 2379591; 580552, 2379607; 580502, 2379632; 580411, 2379679; 580326, 2379733; 580282, 2379761; 580254, 2379796; 580244, 2379827; 580219, 2379868; 580156, 2379862; 580027, 2379836; 579983, 2379836; 579986, 2379884; 579996, 2379921; 580018, 2379978; 580103, 2380009; 580178, 2380019; 580238, 2380063; 580304, 2380100; 580348, 2380103; 580426, 2380047; 580489, 2380000; 580577, 2379940; 580646, 2379899; 580754, 2379857; 580754, 2379672; 580764, 2379612; 580764, 2379611; 580765, 2379611; 580765, 2379610; 580781, 2379601; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 24 boundary points: Start at 583697, 2378888; 583747, 2378848; 583761, 2378823; 583779, 2378796; 583806, 2378789; 583834, 2378776; 583859, 2378754; 583859, 2378731; 583859, 2378704; 583869, 2378684; 583869, 2378664; 583871, 2378634; 583846, 2378622; 583804, 2378639; 583764, 2378662; 583712, 2378681; 583689, 2378674; 583649, 2378652; 583647, 2378662; 583667, 2378691; 583679, 2378734; 583682, 2378786; 583682, 2378826; 583682, 2378858; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 7 boundary points: Start at 582848, 2378716; 583079, 2378700; 583176, 2378698; 583153, 2378621; 582980, 2378631; 582949, 2378607; 582806, 2378636; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 28 boundary points: Start at 580654, 2377938; 580709, 2377984; 580806, 2377963; 580926, 2377936; 580985, 2377929; 581093, 2377939; 581094, 2377939; 581095, 2377939; 581101, 2377941; 581175, 2377970; 581257, 2378005; 581291, 2378025; 581512, 2378121; 581530, 2378125; 581689, 2378150; 581847, 2378136; 581960, 2378115; 582134, 2378030; 582172, 2377688; 581756, 2377679; 581718, 2377589; 581587, 2377509; 581302, 2377381; 581231, 2377433; 581120, 2377540; 580943, 2377683; 580914, 2377696; 580911, 2377730; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 16 boundary points: Start at 590764, 2374474; 590702, 2374527; 590756, 2374577; 591092, 2374605; 591194, 2374586; 591246, 2374509; 591192, 2374128; 591132, 2374054; 591132, 2374053; 591178, 2373922; 591094, 2373855; 590958, 2373934; 590827, 2374078; 590765, 2374307; 590764, 2374472; 590764, 2374473; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 28 boundary points: Start at 591102, 2375422; 591028, 2375433; 590980, 2375431; 590964, 2375433; 590963, 2375433; 590960, 2375430; 590957, 2375430; 590894, 2375384; 590898, 2375364; 590897, 2375363; 590896, 2375362; 590896, 2375361; 590899, 2375358; 590902, 2375343; 590932, 2375301; 590935, 2375249; 590891, 2375236; 590801, 2375263; 590758, 2375290; 590631, 2375381; 590696, 2375399; 590697, 2375399; 590727, 2375419; 590807, 2375489; 590906, 2375529; 590965, 2375539; 590985, 2375529; 591044, 2375499; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 50 boundary points: Start at 589731, 2375043; 589731, 2374988; 589675, 2374965; 589652, 2374797; 589587, 2374675; 589540, 2374596; 589423, 2374516; 589292, 2374479; 589213, 2374465; 589114, 2374446; 589077, 2374409; 589030, 2374376; 588946, 2374343; 588820, 2374329; 588764, 2374278; 588684, 2374254; 588605, 2374231; 588549, 2374138; 588523, 2374090; 588506, 2374059; 588407, 2374010; 588348, 2373988; 588254, 2374016; 588133, 2374053; 588048, 2374091; 587941, 2374142; 587904, 2374198; 587904, 2374236; 587950, 2374250; 588095, 2374264; 588273, 2374287; 588418, 2374334; 588539, 2374348; 588661, 2374427; 588712, 2374484; 588712, 2374502; 588740, 2374558; 588792, 2374666; 588815, 2374666; 588890, 2374642; 588974, 2374614; 589068, 2374656; 589161, 2374717; 589255, 2374825; 589367, 2374965; 589456, 2375035; 589554, 2375105; 589629, 2375124; 589689, 2375129; 589725, 2375086; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 17 boundary points: Start at 587305, 2373616; 587489, 2373551; 587490, 2373551; 587822, 2373609; 588064, 2373606; 588091, 2373489; 587546, 2373163; 587545, 2373163; 587545, 2373162; 587573, 2373017; 586913, 2372661; 586822, 2372689; 587344, 2373134; 587344, 2373135; 587341, 2373263; 587341, 2373264; 587235, 2373485; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 9 boundary points: Start at 586020, 2369827; 585930, 2369901; 585879, 2369959; 585861, 2370075; 586047, 2370179; 586104, 2370158; 586226, 2369973; 586147, 2369710; 586105, 2369714; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 7 boundary points: Start at 588190, 2368272; 587975, 2368116; 587738, 2368302; 587785, 2368349; 587880, 2368388; 587969, 2368406; 588040, 2368389; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 11 boundary points: Start at 595071, 2372102; 595052, 2372104; 594771, 2372182; 594673, 2372285; 594450, 2372410; 594399, 2372438; 594400, 2372447; 594222, 2372665; 594678, 2372866; 595230, 2372788; 595275, 2372773; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 16 boundary points: Start at 592582, 2369476; 592646, 2369487; 592785, 2369454; 593030, 2369435; 593278, 2369457; 593436, 2369499; 593620, 2369600; 593748, 2369668; 593812, 2369653; 593891, 2369574; 593929, 2369514; 593880, 2369431; 593741, 2369333; 593598, 2369252; 592970, 2369140; 592588, 2369449; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 45 boundary points: Start at 593221, 2374560; 593235, 2374556; 593343, 2374523; 593436, 2374483; 593475, 2374432; 593513, 2374340; 593574, 2374201; 593597, 2374102; 593577, 2374005; 593517, 2373864; 593533, 2373685; 593559, 2373602; 593597, 2373487; 593704, 2373370; 593817, 2373291; 593921, 2373215; 593923, 2373216; 594013, 2373194; 594092, 2373185; 594170, 2373185; 594266, 2373174; 594326, 2373130; 594333, 2373081; 594337, 2373029; 594297, 2372971; 593825, 2372840; 593697, 2372803; 593678, 2372808; 593619, 2372819; 593555, 2372874; 593497, 2372923; 593407, 2373011; 593336, 2373064; 593191, 2373152; 593065, 2373275; 592946, 2373412; 592933, 2373511; 592940, 2373661; 592933, 2373751; 592907, 2373870; 592905, 2373936; 592940, 2374033; 592938, 2374122; 592933, 2374163; 592875, 2374236; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 86 boundary points: Start at 593377, 2368762; 593383, 2368765; 593371, 2368765; 593408, 2368817; 593498, 2368851; 593529, 2368892; 593535, 2368933; 593628, 2368992; 593748, 2369057; 593800, 2369105; 593845, 2369174; 593876, 2369139; 593876, 2369098; 593906, 2369064; 593951, 2369019; 593944, 2369009; 593869, 2369009; 593831, 2369009; 593731, 2369009; 593683, 2368957; 593680, 2368944; 593690, 2368896; 593742, 2368878; 593766, 2368847; 593762, 2368834; 593735, 2368834; 593635, 2368854; 593573, 2368803; 593529, 2368799; 593484, 2368768; 593464, 2368768; 593487, 2368727; 593518, 2368669; 593553, 2368631; 593611, 2368593; 593666, 2368573; 593711, 2368555; 593697, 2368531; 593632, 2368504; 593597, 2368480; 593587, 2368452; 593604, 2368432; 593597, 2368418; 593532, 2368390; 593515, 2368377; 593621, 2368329; 593642, 2368308; 593666, 2368270; 593663, 2368246; 593587, 2368219; 593532, 2368195; 593467, 2368188; 593408, 2368153; 593408, 2368095; 593412, 2368054; 593436, 2368023; 593456, 2367985; 593474, 2367940; 593525, 2367909; 593577, 2367892; 593597, 2367858; 593639, 2367813; 593608, 2367765; 593587, 2367796; 593542, 2367820; 593501, 2367813; 593470, 2367731; 593456, 2367683; 593436, 2367641; 593419, 2367683; 593405, 2367748; 593429, 2367796; 593415, 2367858; 593371, 2367903; 593312, 2367920; 593250, 2367958; 593264, 2368026; 593247, 2368078; 593178, 2368122; 593137, 2368164; 593212, 2368253; 593247, 2368322; 593288, 2368411; 593305, 2368504; 593322, 2368518; 593357, 2368655; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 40 boundary points: Start at 594510, 2373238; 594554, 2373214; 594677, 2373079; 594734, 2372964; 594788, 2372811; 594788, 2372810; 594796, 2372788; 594789, 2372787; 594807, 2372505; 594780, 2372283; 594685, 2372122; 594482, 2371850; 594424, 2371613; 594421, 2371368; 594463, 2371177; 594516, 2371089; 594627, 2371047; 594608, 2370974; 594455, 2370924; 594245, 2370844; 594153, 2370809; 594103, 2370764; 593969, 2370871; 593659, 2371005; 593552, 2371119; 593559, 2371250; 593579, 2371430; 593621, 2371492; 593586, 2371587; 593582, 2371683; 593648, 2371928; 593724, 2372081; 593793, 2372261; 593858, 2372402; 593789, 2372739; 593794, 2372740; 593762, 2372781; 593715, 2372815; 593771, 2372828; 594191, 2373064; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 20 boundary points: Start at 594341, 2369756; 594462, 2369749; 594672, 2369699; 594756, 2369602; 594869, 2369372; 594866, 2369258; 594816, 2369114; 594742, 2368834; 594619, 2368503; 594494, 2368251; 594139, 2368381; 593465, 2368603; 593489, 2368680; 593610, 2368830; 593716, 2368897; 593850, 2368961; 593934, 2369098; 594076, 2369327; 594127, 2369535; 594254, 2369615; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 22 boundary points: Start at 592991, 2374069; 593075, 2373990; 593219, 2373906; 593336, 2373831; 593504, 2373766; 593540, 2373702; 593404, 2373617; 593362, 2373569; 593307, 2373526; 593259, 2373490; 593512, 2373484; 593591, 2373502; 593625, 2373411; 593593, 2373313; 593523, 2373150; 593434, 2373024; 593412, 2373027; 593193, 2373124; 592880, 2373418; 592886, 2373893; 592921, 2374014; 592953, 2374078; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 26 boundary points: Start at 593994, 2371231; 593987, 2371233; 593999, 2370955; 594083, 2370881; 594111, 2370848; 594083, 2370820; 593999, 2370815; 593910, 2370881; 593840, 2370923; 593770, 2370955; 593691, 2370979; 593709, 2371043; 593708, 2371048; 593714, 2371049; 593709, 2371049; 593672, 2371063; 593579, 2371100; 593532, 2371133; 593523, 2371165; 593512, 2371386; 593581, 2371372; 593644, 2371395; 593807, 2371422; 593989, 2371417; 593999, 2371357; 594013, 2371263; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 59 boundary points: Start at 590890, 2367845; 590753, 2367768; 590663, 2367594; 590573, 2367305; 590515, 2367177; 590444, 2366939; 590438, 2366792; 590436, 2366785; 590436, 2366784; 590437, 2366784; 590457, 2366768; 590560, 2366676; 590528, 2366509; 590399, 2366348; 590265, 2366252; 589963, 2366098; 589738, 2365969; 589494, 2365828; 589348, 2365822; 589335, 2365828; 589301, 2365873; 589423, 2365982; 589506, 2366143; 589506, 2366167; 589507, 2366167; 589507, 2366168; 589506, 2366172; 589506, 2366342; 589474, 2366560; 589384, 2366753; 589352, 2366997; 589256, 2367209; 589192, 2367331; 589095, 2367408; 589121, 2367511; 589288, 2367569; 589429, 2367485; 589564, 2367363; 589751, 2367260; 590001, 2367190; 590181, 2367260; 590309, 2367344; 590374, 2367415; 590380, 2367530; 590374, 2367665; 590265, 2367781; 590155, 2367916; 590033, 2368038; 590117, 2368134; 590342, 2368198; 590605, 2368211; 590746, 2368211; 590900, 2368063; 590984, 2367954; 590913, 2367858; 590904, 2367853; 590903, 2367853; 590903, 2367854; 590902, 2367853; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 45 boundary points: Start at 593238, 2374575; 593285, 2374543; 593404, 2374463; 593535, 2374388; 593586, 2374348; 593713, 2374039; 593713, 2373948; 593602, 2373707; 593571, 2373639; 593598, 2373556; 593626, 2373520; 593856, 2373421; 594066, 2373334; 594316, 2373223; 594375, 2373183; 594462, 2372997; 594490, 2372815; 594474, 2372517; 594502, 2372346; 594506, 2372307; 594482, 2372295; 594415, 2372283; 594351, 2372276; 594304, 2372248; 594232, 2372248; 594157, 2372272; 594070, 2372292; 594025, 2372329; 593991, 2372327; 593947, 2372395; 593820, 2372407; 593705, 2372407; 593693, 2372498; 593713, 2372569; 593713, 2372668; 593626, 2372759; 593487, 2372870; 593222, 2373076; 593008, 2373318; 592885, 2373532; 592881, 2373762; 592897, 2373921; 592881, 2374028; 592881, 2374158; 592851, 2374213; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 22 boundary points: Start at 593638, 2371452; 593884, 2371463; 593999, 2371443; 594106, 2371360; 594205, 2371221; 594240, 2371126; 594236, 2371019; 594224, 2370900; 594141, 2370860; 594094, 2370817; 594034, 2370793; 593884, 2370868; 593725, 2370959; 593618, 2371046; 593499, 2371146; 593539, 2371197; 593575, 2371233; 593614, 2371276; 593618, 2371308; 593586, 2371345; 593551, 2371372; 593531, 2371412; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 42 boundary points: Start at 594150, 2369456; 594262, 2369473; 594391, 2369508; 594429, 2369478; 594425, 2369388; 594395, 2369323; 594373, 2369259; 594348, 2369135; 594322, 2369023; 594270, 2368950; 594168, 2368860; 594073, 2368766; 594043, 2368672; 593962, 2368577; 593923, 2368423; 593889, 2368252; 593825, 2368114; 593812, 2368016; 593773, 2367926; 593662, 2367836; 593610, 2367784; 593482, 2367853; 593396, 2367887; 593345, 2367892; 593259, 2367952; 593255, 2367986; 593242, 2368037; 593195, 2368084; 593190, 2368136; 593229, 2368209; 593323, 2368243; 593405, 2368277; 593456, 2368316; 593430, 2368414; 593422, 2368509; 593430, 2368547; 593435, 2368629; 593439, 2368697; 593486, 2368736; 593572, 2368809; 593619, 2368899; 593709, 2368967; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 41 boundary points: Start at 593385, 2374713; 593425, 2374682; 593429, 2374682; 593577, 2374542; 593721, 2374415; 593793, 2374314; 593874, 2374157; 593882, 2374030; 593819, 2373852; 593747, 2373721; 593776, 2373624; 593865, 2373531; 594009, 2373433; 594132, 2373404; 594318, 2373349; 594377, 2373226; 594381, 2373150; 594428, 2373061; 594462, 2372926; 594546, 2372768; 594648, 2372624; 594745, 2372497; 594796, 2372421; 594733, 2372345; 594678, 2372332; 594585, 2372332; 594504, 2372349; 594339, 2372401; 594149, 2372469; 594018, 2372570; 593903, 2372820; 593810, 2373027; 593599, 2373154; 593290, 2373336; 593167, 2373467; 593163, 2373679; 593163, 2373967; 593133, 2374170; 593078, 2374259; 592993, 2374346; 593303, 2374636; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 34 boundary points: Start at 594269, 2371382; 594330, 2371362; 594330, 2371348; 594458, 2371171; 594457, 2371170; 594458, 2371170; 594470, 2371145; 594394, 2371042; 594317, 2370945; 594269, 2370886; 594177, 2370831; 594049, 2370792; 593891, 2370864; 593690, 2370992; 593604, 2371076; 593568, 2371123; 593570, 2371123; 593565, 2371124; 593554, 2371189; 593769, 2371254; 593758, 2371277; 593646, 2371322; 593557, 2371344; 593520, 2371366; 593526, 2371411; 593573, 2371436; 593646, 2371433; 593707, 2371427; 593738, 2371430; 593874, 2371449; 593971, 2371460; 594063, 2371457; 594127, 2371451; 594205, 2371418; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 55 boundary points: Start at 594158, 2369378; 594159, 2369378; 594186, 2369419; 594266, 2369517; 594347, 2369525; 594456, 2369531; 594639, 2369522; 594717, 2369497; 594753, 2369442; 594717, 2369347; 594673, 2369208; 594620, 2369133; 594564, 2369041; 594475, 2368746; 594447, 2368662; 594375, 2368512; 594383, 2368423; 594353, 2368326; 594344, 2368212; 594292, 2368155; 594077, 2367755; 594058, 2367761; 593899, 2367813; 593799, 2367869; 593660, 2367861; 593573, 2367825; 593462, 2367861; 593373, 2367903; 593295, 2367942; 593270, 2368003; 593276, 2368072; 593306, 2368125; 593379, 2368164; 593470, 2368195; 593548, 2368242; 593568, 2368287; 593554, 2368348; 593515, 2368390; 593512, 2368470; 593512, 2368545; 593532, 2368621; 593562, 2368651; 593657, 2368704; 593738, 2368765; 593749, 2368824; 593760, 2368907; 593829, 2368982; 593880, 2369027; 593927, 2369091; 593996, 2369166; 594033, 2369183; 594077, 2369250; 594124, 2369303; 594155, 2369372; 594156, 2369374; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 58 boundary points: Start at 593234, 2374539; 593402, 2374434; 593503, 2374332; 593561, 2374272; 593700, 2374102; 593689, 2374102; 593761, 2374051; 593845, 2373930; 593879, 2373842; 593862, 2373713; 593923, 2373622; 594069, 2373534; 594211, 2373473; 594448, 2373456; 594553, 2373500; 594705, 2373537; 594864, 2373580; 594962, 2373566; 595017, 2373539; 595020, 2373455; 594959, 2373353; 594868, 2373272; 594732, 2373123; 594576, 2372940; 594485, 2372730; 594455, 2372473; 594485, 2372375; 594505, 2372317; 594495, 2372293; 594377, 2372270; 594309, 2372250; 594241, 2372247; 594191, 2372247; 594109, 2372230; 594042, 2372261; 593910, 2372410; 593818, 2372389; 593801, 2372454; 593767, 2372552; 593781, 2372636; 593767, 2372718; 593693, 2372799; 593537, 2372890; 593395, 2373026; 593266, 2373131; 593114, 2373269; 593016, 2373364; 592955, 2373486; 592945, 2373550; 592945, 2373635; 592931, 2373831; 592911, 2373930; 592924, 2374068; 592924, 2374143; 592924, 2374221; 592878, 2374238; 593146, 2374489; 593165, 2374499; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 23 boundary points: Start at 593547, 2371434; 593683, 2371458; 593893, 2371450; 594059, 2371423; 594113, 2371379; 594113, 2371278; 594106, 2371200; 594096, 2371081; 594160, 2371007; 594214, 2370916; 594214, 2370868; 594153, 2370824; 594014, 2370787; 593913, 2370834; 593737, 2370919; 593625, 2371017; 593547, 2371078; 593517, 2371163; 593642, 2371210; 593649, 2371271; 593605, 2371316; 593534, 2371363; 593517, 2371414; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 27 boundary points: Start at 594143, 2369424; 594236, 2369495; 594412, 2369484; 594439, 2369409; 594442, 2369289; 594427, 2369132; 594371, 2368986; 594315, 2368885; 594248, 2368768; 594098, 2368581; 594019, 2368427; 593952, 2368266; 593873, 2368165; 593775, 2367978; 593730, 2367865; 593562, 2367805; 593360, 2367899; 593386, 2367989; 593427, 2368146; 593464, 2368360; 593513, 2368559; 593521, 2368679; 593569, 2368780; 593704, 2368881; 593880, 2369061; 593978, 2369173; 594045, 2369297; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 32 boundary points: Start at 593263, 2374599; 593436, 2374499; 593422, 2374474; 593572, 2374207; 593822, 2373998; 593561, 2373771; 593572, 2373507; 593715, 2373507; 594159, 2373305; 594437, 2373496; 594855, 2373462; 594892, 2373348; 594778, 2373081; 594254, 2372726; 594485, 2372300; 594221, 2371865; 594155, 2371391; 594272, 2370836; 593971, 2370676; 593868, 2370775; 593469, 2370939; 593411, 2371425; 593483, 2371995; 593604, 2372808; 592905, 2373115; 592834, 2373899; 592727, 2374190; 592765, 2374190; 592805, 2374172; 592806, 2374171; 592807, 2374171; 592807, 2374172; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 11 boundary points: Start at 594778, 2369648; 594642, 2369018; 594003, 2367683; 593587, 2367808; 593376, 2367886; 593222, 2368415; 593240, 2368417; 593589, 2369042; 594161, 2369659; 594168, 2369688; 594734, 2369651; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 68 boundary points: Start at 592846, 2373892; 593232, 2373784; 593278, 2373295; 593871, 2372872; 594017, 2372653; 593879, 2371581; 593822, 2371230; 593736, 2371122; 594227, 2370646; 594300, 2370666; 594412, 2370491; 594362, 2370301; 594412, 2370171; 594402, 2369825; 594512, 2369665; 594287, 2369515; 594542, 2369395; 594552, 2369394; 594662, 2369179; 594517, 2369024; 594167, 2368864; 593976, 2368428; 593821, 2367853; 593827, 2367852; 593886, 2367592; 593462, 2367482; 593436, 2367597; 593426, 2367778; 593411, 2367858; 593300, 2367928; 593260, 2368053; 593105, 2368148; 592685, 2368173; 592723, 2368374; 592725, 2368368; 593025, 2368358; 593155, 2368629; 592880, 2369154; 593456, 2369254; 593651, 2369460; 593606, 2369554; 593611, 2369557; 593616, 2369563; 593761, 2369630; 593931, 2369720; 594152, 2370010; 594172, 2370481; 594041, 2370631; 593941, 2370756; 593671, 2370882; 593536, 2371002; 593421, 2371127; 593416, 2371197; 593466, 2371358; 593358, 2371548; 593381, 2371563; 593376, 2371839; 593421, 2371814; 593521, 2371984; 593611, 2372349; 593536, 2372645; 593325, 2372890; 593187, 2372944; 593188, 2372954; 593050, 2373067; 592928, 2373181; 592839, 2373384; 592839, 2373636; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 44 boundary points: Start at 593315, 2374647; 593329, 2374638; 593423, 2374563; 593533, 2374468; 593718, 2374328; 593801, 2374230; 593892, 2374075; 593930, 2374003; 593911, 2373814; 593941, 2373625; 594017, 2373557; 594228, 2373470; 594387, 2373451; 594572, 2373561; 594761, 2373579; 595011, 2373549; 595143, 2373522; 595188, 2373431; 595147, 2373303; 594973, 2372963; 594894, 2372861; 594735, 2372653; 594580, 2372460; 594421, 2372331; 594190, 2372238; 594130, 2372238; 594020, 2372298; 593967, 2372359; 593797, 2372359; 593748, 2372397; 593771, 2372589; 593778, 2372733; 593695, 2372809; 593457, 2372975; 593177, 2373179; 592981, 2373376; 592916, 2373508; 592894, 2373697; 592939, 2373863; 592901, 2373973; 592916, 2374109; 592935, 2374211; 592897, 2374256; 593303, 2374636; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 60 boundary points: Start at 593204, 2374544; 593306, 2374506; 593425, 2374431; 593681, 2374277; 593800, 2374154; 593879, 2374063; 593891, 2374004; 593816, 2373866; 593721, 2373755; 593693, 2373680; 593768, 2373569; 593867, 2373467; 593997, 2373340; 594112, 2373242; 594258, 2373147; 594475, 2373005; 594618, 2372747; 594665, 2372620; 594681, 2372494; 594728, 2372371; 594712, 2372257; 594606, 2372241; 594499, 2372269; 594416, 2372285; 594329, 2372254; 594250, 2372230; 594155, 2372234; 594096, 2372246; 594037, 2372266; 594013, 2372309; 593966, 2372372; 593875, 2372380; 593768, 2372396; 593689, 2372432; 593685, 2372495; 593689, 2372558; 593697, 2372617; 593685, 2372661; 593579, 2372760; 593425, 2372898; 593290, 2373016; 593199, 2373091; 593045, 2373182; 592958, 2373317; 592907, 2373447; 592887, 2373526; 592879, 2373648; 592915, 2373767; 592903, 2373897; 592868, 2374004; 592852, 2374107; 592808, 2374150; 592754, 2374182; 592760, 2374190; 592765, 2374190; 592805, 2374172; 592805, 2374171; 592806, 2374171; 592807, 2374171; 592807, 2374172; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 31 boundary points: Start at 593537, 2367790; 593626, 2367910; 593688, 2368026; 593778, 2368187; 593849, 2368320; 593942, 2368481; 594054, 2368619; 594201, 2368864; 594268, 2368976; 594375, 2369168; 594535, 2369301; 594745, 2369364; 594977, 2369364; 595097, 2369292; 595164, 2369185; 595209, 2369052; 595151, 2368882; 595053, 2368740; 594977, 2368526; 594923, 2368450; 594807, 2368263; 594749, 2368173; 594723, 2368008; 594669, 2367888; 594602, 2367710; 594576, 2367505; 594495, 2367322; 594397, 2367264; 594237, 2367242; 594085, 2367282; 593907, 2367424; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 35 boundary points: Start at 592602, 2374407; 592530, 2374478; 592455, 2374495; 592457, 2374454; 592473, 2374402; 592457, 2374373; 592418, 2374363; 592384, 2374357; 592352, 2374359; 592313, 2374359; 592285, 2374349; 592248, 2374369; 592224, 2374406; 592224, 2374450; 592246, 2374499; 592277, 2374535; 592331, 2374545; 592370, 2374565; 592372, 2374594; 592362, 2374618; 592378, 2374653; 592378, 2374681; 592374, 2374701; 592374, 2374733; 592380, 2374756; 592404, 2374781; 592454, 2374691; 592484, 2374661; 592514, 2374601; 592514, 2374600; 592574, 2374561; 592594, 2374531; 592604, 2374492; 592604, 2374422; 592606, 2374409; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 117 boundary points: Start at 593738, 2372184; 593738, 2372181; 593744, 2372130; 593648, 2371970; 593586, 2371810; 593572, 2371714; 593572, 2371678; 593603, 2371650; 593584, 2371594; 593581, 2371540; 593615, 2371521; 593654, 2371504; 593651, 2371487; 593575, 2371467; 593530, 2371442; 593508, 2371389; 593539, 2371344; 593612, 2371321; 593674, 2371300; 593733, 2371284; 593758, 2371258; 593738, 2371233; 593654, 2371210; 593564, 2371188; 593533, 2371146; 593542, 2371115; 593581, 2371070; 593645, 2371031; 593688, 2371003; 593713, 2370946; 593744, 2370938; 593783, 2370904; 593837, 2370865; 593865, 2370845; 593856, 2370825; 593831, 2370823; 593786, 2370848; 593702, 2370901; 593665, 2370910; 593564, 2370966; 593502, 2371022; 593449, 2371073; 593401, 2371104; 593364, 2371106; 593291, 2371087; 593224, 2371053; 593182, 2371019; 593086, 2370960; 593055, 2370944; 593024, 2370932; 592935, 2370884; 592887, 2370823; 592864, 2370752; 592839, 2370702; 592797, 2370707; 592724, 2370772; 592698, 2370817; 592662, 2370854; 592662, 2370884; 592682, 2370927; 592727, 2370974; 592777, 2371025; 592808, 2371073; 592805, 2371121; 592777, 2371154; 592752, 2371208; 592749, 2371255; 592769, 2371306; 592783, 2371362; 592777, 2371438; 592791, 2371477; 592816, 2371522; 592816, 2371551; 592777, 2371593; 592783, 2371626; 592791, 2371697; 592757, 2371742; 592727, 2371817; 592760, 2371846; 592831, 2371843; 592946, 2371830; 593030, 2371774; 593137, 2371729; 593196, 2371700; 593249, 2371698; 593261, 2371729; 593261, 2371762; 593311, 2371872; 593348, 2371928; 593390, 2371953; 593401, 2371954; 593502, 2372130; 593539, 2372201; 593544, 2372274; 593542, 2372341; 593527, 2372400; 593505, 2372510; 593525, 2372546; 593558, 2372617; 593550, 2372712; 593533, 2372785; 593525, 2372825; 593556, 2372833; 593595, 2372813; 593651,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 40 boundary points: Start at 593983, 2369454; 594001, 2369444; 594008, 2369410; 593966, 2369334; 593929, 2369269; 593825, 2369200; 593753, 2369138; 593716, 2369097; 593667, 2369049; 593602, 2369011; 593509, 2368960; 593472, 2368908; 593403, 2368829; 593365, 2368781; 593320, 2368705; 593317, 2368592; 593296, 2368492; 593252, 2368376; 593197, 2368324; 593121, 2368218; 593080, 2368166; 593018, 2368163; 592915, 2368169; 592785, 2368200; 592716, 2368200; 592668, 2368200; 592616, 2368238; 592640, 2368286; 592740, 2368355; 592901, 2368362; 593094, 2368417; 593145, 2368499; 593087, 2368599; 593015, 2368695; 592901, 2368850; 592949, 2368960; 593125, 2369094; 593248, 2369179; 593461, 2369255; 593709, 2369334; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 39 boundary points: Start at 593101, 2374447; 593108, 2374441; 593272, 2374302; 593415, 2374202; 593591, 2374102; 593647, 2373974; 593647, 2373826; 593591, 2373719; 593619, 2373611; 593743, 2373463; 593879, 2373339; 594114, 2373168; 594302, 2373020; 594394, 2372784; 594521, 2372592; 594617, 2372420; 594581, 2372340; 594513, 2372316; 594370, 2372272; 594178, 2372269; 594014, 2372277; 593934, 2372381; 593715, 2372417; 593691, 2372501; 593691, 2372569; 593707, 2372657; 593595, 2372760; 593415, 2372904; 593240, 2373084; 593184, 2373140; 592996, 2373240; 592988, 2373339; 592900, 2373443; 592884, 2373603; 592884, 2373791; 592884, 2373854; 592940, 2374026; 592940, 2374170; 592880, 2374240; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 49 boundary points: Start at 593515, 2371533; 593527, 2371465; 593511, 2371414; 593534, 2371371; 593567, 2371348; 593636, 2371350; 593679, 2371364; 593763, 2371328; 593851, 2371297; 593905, 2371278; 593926, 2371251; 593930, 2371221; 593909, 2371176; 593859, 2371140; 593821, 2371090; 593796, 2371077; 593849, 2371009; 593934, 2370936; 593992, 2370881; 594043, 2370821; 594063, 2370779; 594040, 2370766; 594011, 2370762; 593968, 2370769; 593896, 2370802; 593813, 2370844; 593769, 2370869; 593713, 2370906; 593671, 2370911; 593619, 2370927; 593575, 2370971; 593517, 2371015; 593479, 2371059; 593444, 2371077; 593402, 2371096; 593362, 2371103; 593350, 2371132; 593337, 2371165; 593314, 2371182; 593321, 2371205; 593350, 2371240; 593350, 2371271; 593350, 2371297; 593354, 2371332; 593366, 2371363; 593371, 2371391; 593360, 2371431; 593389, 2371439; 593448, 2371462; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 61 boundary points: Start at 594011, 2369339; 594149, 2369329; 594118, 2369262; 594092, 2369198; 594045, 2369151; 594015, 2369114; 594015, 2369050; 594055, 2369007; 594051, 2368943; 593968, 2368886; 593834, 2368833; 593720, 2368786; 593649, 2368735; 593609, 2368682; 593639, 2368615; 593716, 2368531; 593740, 2368504; 593767, 2368400; 593773, 2368300; 593773, 2368136; 593736, 2368008; 593706, 2367881; 593700, 2367807; 593690, 2367677; 593666, 2367596; 593656, 2367533; 593626, 2367479; 593626, 2367429; 593606, 2367409; 593549, 2367395; 593489, 2367412; 593455, 2367482; 593442, 2367549; 593415, 2367647; 593381, 2367710; 593408, 2367754; 593435, 2367814; 593432, 2367878; 593375, 2367915; 593304, 2367921; 593271, 2367948; 593220, 2367968; 593157, 2368002; 593137, 2368029; 593153, 2368069; 593127, 2368112; 593127, 2368149; 593194, 2368233; 593271, 2368350; 593294, 2368400; 593301, 2368481; 593334, 2368565; 593358, 2368618; 593358, 2368746; 593432, 2368806; 593492, 2368849; 593556, 2368920; 593596, 2368970; 593733, 2369050; 593834, 2369164; 593921, 2369245; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 53 boundary points: Start at 593447, 2372148; 593565, 2372148; 593608, 2372112; 593544, 2371984; 593505, 2371876; 593490, 2371744; 593490, 2371637; 593465, 2371547; 593585, 2371534; 593574, 2371368; 593504, 2371156; 593519, 2370975; 593331, 2371064; 593112, 2370931; 592749, 2370654; 592401, 2370473; 592348, 2370422; 592303, 2370423; 592298, 2370588; 592511, 2370640; 592568, 2370749; 592458, 2370816; 592333, 2370839; 592335, 2370994; 592399, 2371045; 592573, 2370950; 592711, 2371012; 592721, 2371121; 592630, 2371197; 592507, 2371287; 592529, 2371358; 592597, 2371374; 592711, 2371436; 592687, 2371512; 592687, 2371607; 592645, 2371609; 592655, 2371643; 592439, 2371683; 592357, 2371749; 592404, 2371930; 592511, 2371994; 592670, 2372075; 592791, 2372111; 592861, 2372016; 592921, 2371946; 592946, 2371910; 592954, 2371866; 593033, 2371823; 593068, 2371794; 593140, 2371794; 593183, 2371880; 593203, 2371941; 593316, 2372023; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 25 boundary points: Start at 591090, 2368536; 591131, 2368549; 591714, 2368544; 592077, 2368508; 592367, 2368526; 592921, 2368481; 593026, 2368679; 592857, 2369023; 592994, 2369159; 593086, 2369134; 593198, 2369200; 593307, 2369244; 593378, 2369303; 593550, 2369145; 593547, 2369063; 593406, 2368937; 593278, 2368892; 593310, 2368706; 593058, 2368199; 593078, 2368178; 592491, 2368152; 592490, 2368151; 592491, 2368168; 591718, 2368217; 591140, 2368128; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 84 boundary points: Start at 593149, 2374492; 593322, 2374347; 593202, 2374077; 592932, 2374119; 592890, 2373813; 593040, 2373249; 593861, 2372568; 593616, 2371792; 593508, 2371124; 594371, 2370587; 594228, 2369606; 593493, 2368894; 593248, 2368404; 592759, 2368139; 591902, 2368241; 591290, 2368200; 590902, 2368016; 590508, 2367753; 590489, 2367907; 590699, 2368079; 590546, 2368270; 590910, 2368443; 591380, 2368646; 591561, 2368558; 591714, 2368577; 591944, 2368404; 592327, 2368577; 592633, 2368519; 592901, 2368443; 592920, 2368596; 592748, 2369285; 593361, 2369419; 593744, 2369821; 593954, 2369993; 593456, 2370453; 592537, 2370530; 592671, 2370740; 592461, 2370912; 592767, 2371008; 592671, 2371066; 592518, 2371315; 592557, 2371410; 592729, 2371391; 592729, 2371602; 592461, 2371812; 592652, 2371985; 593112, 2371871; 593227, 2372062; 593265, 2372330; 593073, 2372732; 592691, 2372943; 592691, 2373211; 592461, 2373402; 592614, 2373556; 592576, 2373977; 592461, 2374111; 592212, 2374226; 592135, 2374513; 592328, 2374840; 592345, 2374840; 592384, 2374811; 592404, 2374781; 592454, 2374691; 592484, 2374661; 592514, 2374601; 592514, 2374600; 592574, 2374561; 592594, 2374531; 592604, 2374492; 592604, 2374422; 592634, 2374282; 592634, 2374281; 592644, 2374251; 592664, 2374231; 592664, 2374230; 592724, 2374190; 592725, 2374190; 592726, 2374190; 592765, 2374190; 592805, 2374172; 592805, 2374171; 592806, 2374171; 592807, 2374171; 592807, 2374172; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 30 boundary points: Start at 593915, 2371158; 593885, 2371316; 593902, 2371460; 593968, 2371623; 594112, 2371815; 594204, 2371968; 594309, 2372178; 594405, 2372290; 594540, 2372426; 594680, 2372491; 594833, 2372491; 595130, 2372404; 595305, 2372330; 595371, 2372238; 595318, 2372089; 595292, 2372015; 595209, 2371932; 595069, 2371849; 594894, 2371748; 594794, 2371648; 594759, 2371530; 594820, 2371399; 595008, 2371202; 595122, 2371106; 595148, 2370901; 595148, 2370783; 595095, 2370625; 594811, 2370573; 594724, 2370547; 594422, 2370634; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 18 boundary points: Start at 592844, 2369370; 593026, 2369351; 593289, 2369381; 593556, 2369529; 593697, 2369648; 593797, 2369722; 593904, 2369803; 594001, 2369763; 594056, 2369696; 593934, 2369581; 593760, 2369392; 593604, 2369296; 593419, 2369192; 593245, 2369140; 593033, 2369140; 592885, 2369184; 592741, 2369288; 592763, 2369348; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 27 boundary points: Start at 593034, 2368745; 593076, 2368722; 593112, 2368689; 593130, 2368627; 593145, 2368522; 593138, 2368427; 593104, 2368340; 593057, 2368274; 592991, 2368244; 592892, 2368225; 592784, 2368227; 592748, 2368227; 592644, 2368269; 592602, 2368319; 592576, 2368352; 592576, 2368406; 592588, 2368448; 592611, 2368477; 592661, 2368503; 592732, 2368526; 592789, 2368540; 592829, 2368576; 592866, 2368639; 592881, 2368701; 592892, 2368745; 592932, 2368767; 592958, 2368772; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 16 boundary points: Start at 594423, 2369292; 594438, 2369540; 594423, 2369777; 594527, 2369815; 594820, 2369815; 595271, 2369781; 595080, 2368083; 594844, 2367434; 594641, 2367062; 594256, 2367191; 593830, 2367465; 593813, 2367480; 594115, 2368259; 594242, 2369020; 594245, 2369025; 594338, 2369107; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 59 boundary points: Start at 593044, 2374373; 593508, 2374248; 593702, 2373921; 593671, 2373883; 593545, 2373648; 593710, 2373413; 594455, 2373217; 594643, 2373004; 594488, 2372290; 594486, 2372290; 594478, 2372273; 594122, 2372225; 593844, 2371996; 593948, 2371674; 593953, 2371672; 593753, 2371488; 593844, 2371244; 593734, 2371085; 594352, 2370615; 594357, 2370618; 594377, 2370557; 594382, 2370517; 594227, 2370514; 594227, 2370520; 594022, 2370732; 593802, 2370850; 593548, 2370960; 593457, 2371077; 593432, 2371099; 593430, 2371115; 593416, 2371418; 593430, 2371418; 593434, 2371461; 593461, 2371469; 593499, 2371560; 593502, 2371727; 593510, 2371844; 593635, 2372121; 593696, 2372345; 593681, 2372557; 593719, 2372667; 593544, 2372800; 593400, 2372951; 593309, 2373012; 593173, 2373156; 593013, 2373247; 592972, 2373369; 592888, 2373460; 592884, 2373619; 592884, 2373824; 592847, 2374081; 592790, 2374178; 592805, 2374172; 592805, 2374171; 592806, 2374171; 592807, 2374171; 592807, 2374172; 593007, 2374359; 593038, 2374369; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 17 boundary points: Start at 593451, 2367805; 593168, 2367990; 593120, 2368182; 592816, 2368208; 592780, 2368300; 593052, 2368401; 593052, 2368518; 593019, 2368854; 592993, 2368899; 593007, 2369154; 594161, 2369636; 594203, 2369883; 594473, 2369871; 594549, 2369326; 594554, 2369325; 594126, 2367970; 593462, 2367802; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 50 boundary points: Start at 592634, 2369389; 592987, 2369396; 593220, 2369432; 593560, 2369500; 593732, 2369531; 593797, 2369561; 593873, 2369552; 593922, 2369478; 593886, 2369420; 593784, 2369328; 593631, 2369227; 593530, 2369132; 593471, 2369083; 593389, 2369058; 593232, 2369055; 593180, 2369046; 593110, 2369018; 593079, 2368960; 593085, 2368886; 593125, 2368816; 593131, 2368733; 593134, 2368613; 593149, 2368509; 593149, 2368402; 593149, 2368337; 593021, 2368270; 592956, 2368218; 592763, 2368187; 592646, 2368178; 592515, 2368215; 592355, 2368245; 592303, 2368248; 592263, 2368261; 592082, 2368258; 592039, 2368282; 592073, 2368353; 592146, 2368445; 592266, 2368531; 592530, 2368525; 592751, 2368506; 592886, 2368552; 592926, 2368656; 592919, 2368733; 592883, 2368801; 592849, 2368920; 592830, 2368978; 592784, 2369034; 592723, 2369116; 592625, 2369282; 592603, 2369371; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 53 boundary points: Start at 593031, 2374382; 593173, 2374381; 593174, 2374368; 593177, 2374368; 593331, 2374283; 593403, 2374220; 593416, 2374135; 593438, 2373950; 593444, 2373802; 593419, 2373604; 593435, 2373513; 593466, 2373450; 593491, 2373409; 593658, 2373311; 593815, 2373220; 594004, 2373145; 594067, 2373085; 594152, 2372953; 594255, 2372805; 594334, 2372639; 594438, 2372459; 594504, 2372358; 594504, 2372323; 594482, 2372292; 594397, 2372273; 594353, 2372254; 594265, 2372243; 594174, 2372240; 594086, 2372255; 594048, 2372274; 594007, 2372337; 593910, 2372381; 593812, 2372378; 593711, 2372390; 593671, 2372488; 593715, 2372570; 593733, 2372686; 593633, 2372749; 593488, 2372868; 593350, 2372981; 593205, 2373120; 593083, 2373195; 592957, 2373352; 592885, 2373465; 592882, 2373585; 592885, 2373764; 592872, 2373928; 592834, 2374148; 592784, 2374181; 592805, 2374172; 592806, 2374171; 592807, 2374171; 592807, 2374172; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 38 boundary points: Start at 594054, 2369371; 594132, 2369522; 594326, 2369540; 594429, 2369492; 594328, 2369361; 594298, 2369245; 594248, 2369165; 594210, 2369079; 594162, 2368974; 594062, 2368848; 594031, 2368765; 593969, 2368657; 593906, 2368493; 593891, 2368300; 593876, 2368204; 593825, 2368041; 593795, 2367953; 593750, 2367890; 593659, 2367882; 593521, 2367855; 593403, 2367895; 593368, 2367928; 593310, 2367996; 593267, 2368061; 593264, 2368121; 593300, 2368149; 593368, 2368184; 593413, 2368219; 593448, 2368280; 593478, 2368461; 593501, 2368599; 593511, 2368692; 593591, 2368830; 593647, 2368886; 593732, 2368966; 593850, 2369097; 593956, 2369208; 593994, 2369293; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 21 boundary points: Start at 593699, 2370957; 593696, 2370958; 593649, 2370988; 593650, 2370989; 593495, 2371087; 593508, 2371143; 593507, 2371145; 593509, 2371151; 593513, 2371169; 593510, 2371364; 593505, 2371383; 593510, 2371387; 593509, 2371460; 594222, 2371452; 594169, 2371394; 594166, 2371388; 594157, 2371381; 594109, 2371327; 593903, 2371160; 594159, 2370816; 594000, 2370766; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 56 boundary points: Start at 593194, 2374534; 593221, 2374505; 593297, 2374397; 593462, 2374312; 593547, 2374228; 593615, 2374156; 593711, 2374035; 593727, 2373975; 593719, 2373903; 593655, 2373842; 593603, 2373758; 593587, 2373718; 593615, 2373649; 593643, 2373601; 593711, 2373485; 593772, 2373432; 593872, 2373352; 593972, 2373300; 594125, 2373252; 594210, 2373183; 594290, 2373091; 594342, 2373011; 594286, 2372870; 594286, 2372713; 594322, 2372581; 594410, 2372419; 594459, 2372342; 594362, 2372278; 594262, 2372279; 594069, 2372271; 594045, 2372275; 594025, 2372307; 593997, 2372348; 593952, 2372372; 593896, 2372380; 593800, 2372384; 593772, 2372432; 593727, 2372520; 593755, 2372589; 593763, 2372645; 593703, 2372733; 593603, 2372858; 593514, 2372938; 593446, 2373007; 593354, 2373087; 593225, 2373167; 593125, 2373240; 593048, 2373340; 592976, 2373412; 592928, 2373529; 592928, 2373593; 592944, 2373714; 592928, 2373862; 592920, 2374063; 592936, 2374168; 592871, 2374232; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 42 boundary points: Start at 594134, 2369384; 594148, 2369422; 594165, 2369458; 594187, 2369496; 594246, 2369500; 594313, 2369503; 594422, 2369489; 594528, 2369461; 594528, 2369419; 594524, 2369345; 594482, 2369250; 594415, 2369071; 594366, 2368940; 594320, 2368831; 594229, 2368701; 594127, 2368592; 594084, 2368497; 594035, 2368328; 593993, 2368127; 593958, 2367997; 593887, 2367899; 593799, 2367867; 593662, 2367881; 593497, 2367913; 593440, 2367972; 593381, 2368067; 593370, 2368141; 593388, 2368215; 593458, 2368265; 593497, 2368303; 593483, 2368472; 593511, 2368550; 593553, 2368638; 593623, 2368771; 593701, 2368863; 593789, 2368947; 593870, 2369000; 593916, 2369071; 593965, 2369144; 594053, 2369176; 594148, 2369218; 594172, 2369292; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 24 boundary points: Start at 593084, 2374431; 593099, 2374381; 593167, 2374293; 593344, 2374229; 593504, 2374137; 593508, 2374017; 593500, 2373876; 593512, 2373740; 593600, 2373640; 593752, 2373496; 593652, 2373340; 593564, 2373216; 593480, 2373112; 593420, 2373056; 593224, 2373140; 593067, 2373268; 592963, 2373400; 592927, 2373556; 592927, 2373744; 592927, 2373880; 592919, 2374013; 592971, 2374133; 592931, 2374261; 592909, 2374268; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 23 boundary points: Start at 593556, 2371486; 593640, 2371442; 593808, 2371405; 593984, 2371397; 594016, 2371325; 594016, 2371253; 593948, 2371209; 593860, 2371213; 593740, 2371209; 593728, 2371133; 593792, 2371077; 593944, 2371021; 594032, 2370932; 594092, 2370916; 594148, 2370880; 594124, 2370856; 594072, 2370820; 594000, 2370800; 593880, 2370856; 593740, 2370944; 593628, 2371041; 593472, 2371137; 593476, 2371209; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 38 boundary points: Start at 594092, 2369443; 594192, 2369491; 594309, 2369499; 594421, 2369495; 594433, 2369443; 594429, 2369383; 594365, 2369319; 594357, 2369251; 594369, 2369199; 594369, 2369151; 594349, 2369087; 594377, 2369007; 594393, 2368946; 594413, 2368898; 594381, 2368790; 594349, 2368774; 594241, 2368770; 594108, 2368786; 593976, 2368790; 593912, 2368742; 593884, 2368642; 593892, 2368558; 593848, 2368394; 593824, 2368242; 593752, 2368138; 593720, 2368078; 593712, 2367937; 593640, 2367869; 593540, 2367869; 593408, 2367893; 593360, 2367981; 593376, 2368114; 593448, 2368182; 593540, 2368242; 593512, 2368370; 593472, 2368482; 593456, 2368662; 593880, 2369123; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 38 boundary points: Start at 594016, 2369273; 594037, 2369341; 594118, 2369400; 594198, 2369424; 594279, 2369424; 594344, 2369421; 594387, 2369363; 594393, 2369291; 594341, 2369162; 594232, 2369044; 594118, 2368933; 594025, 2368883; 593929, 2368763; 593861, 2368648; 593784, 2368419; 593756, 2368200; 593784, 2368036; 593818, 2367912; 593867, 2367816; 593846, 2367745; 593775, 2367689; 593682, 2367723; 593598, 2367764; 593543, 2367829; 593431, 2367872; 593354, 2367906; 593308, 2367968; 593351, 2368057; 593434, 2368166; 593478, 2368262; 593478, 2368364; 593475, 2368583; 593471, 2368673; 593533, 2368775; 593567, 2368828; 593642, 2368914; 593759, 2368995; 593858, 2369106; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 20 boundary points: Start at 592695, 2374210; 592604, 2374252; 592349, 2374270; 592240, 2374361; 592240, 2374507; 592403, 2374783; 592404, 2374781; 592454, 2374691; 592484, 2374661; 592514, 2374601; 592514, 2374600; 592574, 2374561; 592594, 2374531; 592604, 2374492; 592604, 2374422; 592634, 2374282; 592634, 2374281; 592644, 2374251; 592664, 2374231; 592664, 2374230; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 88 boundary points: Start at 593546, 2372831; 593574, 2372838; 593601, 2372826; 593637, 2372808; 593661, 2372788; 593706, 2372786; 593716, 2372799; 593736, 2372799; 593741, 2372781; 593743, 2372754; 593736, 2372736; 593745, 2372714; 593797, 2372686; 593797, 2372677; 593788, 2372657; 593770, 2372624; 593765, 2372606; 593754, 2372567; 593738, 2372527; 593752, 2372490; 593770, 2372472; 593770, 2372448; 593765, 2372430; 593788, 2372409; 593788, 2372385; 593779, 2372367; 593768, 2372346; 593774, 2372305; 593770, 2372269; 593741, 2372252; 593743, 2372202; 593743, 2372145; 593736, 2372130; 593757, 2372124; 593637, 2371983; 593551, 2371623; 593569, 2371575; 593587, 2371509; 593557, 2371388; 593569, 2371329; 593599, 2371272; 593563, 2371168; 593575, 2371141; 593608, 2371065; 593626, 2370993; 593664, 2370949; 593753, 2370940; 593818, 2370905; 593848, 2370875; 593859, 2370834; 593845, 2370819; 593771, 2370819; 593658, 2370866; 593478, 2370940; 593392, 2370996; 593297, 2371014; 593214, 2371020; 593179, 2371056; 593161, 2371121; 593188, 2371186; 593217, 2371260; 593235, 2371363; 593196, 2371426; 593193, 2371473; 593253, 2371515; 593380, 2371589; 593462, 2371639; 593465, 2371731; 593487, 2371858; 593561, 2372024; 593659, 2372143; 593661, 2372157; 593680, 2372252; 593706, 2372360; 593697, 2372385; 593697, 2372411; 593695, 2372429; 593686, 2372439; 593686, 2372477; 593655, 2372508; 593600, 2372556; 593587, 2372565; 593601, 2372610; 593628, 2372677; 593628, 2372702; 593616, 2372761; 593556, 2372804; 593546, 2372820; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 29 boundary points: Start at 592636, 2374256; 592600, 2374263; 592497, 2374291; 592427, 2374291; 592390, 2374263; 592295, 2374263; 592237, 2374288; 592207, 2374313; 592190, 2374366; 592195, 2374413; 592217, 2374505; 592265, 2374548; 592347, 2374563; 592357, 2374613; 592360, 2374690; 592367, 2374755; 592401, 2374785; 592404, 2374781; 592454, 2374691; 592484, 2374661; 592514, 2374601; 592514, 2374600; 592574, 2374561; 592594, 2374531; 592604, 2374492; 592604, 2374422; 592634, 2374282; 592634, 2374281; 592641, 2374259; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 21 boundary points: Start at 592828, 2374186; 592930, 2374282; 592941, 2374283; 592999, 2374237; 593025, 2374195; 593073, 2374142; 593143, 2374125; 593188, 2374093; 593193, 2374058; 593169, 2373997; 593144, 2373950; 593081, 2373888; 593023, 2373812; 592974, 2373787; 592923, 2373813; 592896, 2373863; 592877, 2373923; 592870, 2374005; 592876, 2374066; 592887, 2374114; 592868, 2374150; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 50 boundary points: Start at 593392, 2372040; 593458, 2372066; 593544, 2372037; 593584, 2372015; 593538, 2371923; 593524, 2371826; 593515, 2371729; 593510, 2371589; 593492, 2371512; 593430, 2371452; 593375, 2371426; 593367, 2371340; 593338, 2371257; 593295, 2371143; 593255, 2371034; 593161, 2370968; 593035, 2370917; 592927, 2370846; 592876, 2370774; 592830, 2370717; 592747, 2370663; 592721, 2370689; 592684, 2370757; 592607, 2370806; 592527, 2370848; 592530, 2370888; 592584, 2370934; 592661, 2370988; 592707, 2371048; 592681, 2371117; 592616, 2371214; 592573, 2371308; 592656, 2371348; 592687, 2371391; 592713, 2371460; 592764, 2371511; 592793, 2371560; 592756, 2371608; 592627, 2371654; 592570, 2371725; 592453, 2371805; 592530, 2371908; 592607, 2371959; 592684, 2371994; 592770, 2371939; 592910, 2371815; 593064, 2371778; 593121, 2371798; 593224, 2371883; 593287, 2371980; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 92 boundary points: Start at 593155, 2374498; 593197, 2374469; 593237, 2374448; 593260, 2374433; 593298, 2374434; 593349, 2374409; 593359, 2374380; 593356, 2374354; 593410, 2374316; 593474, 2374276; 593566, 2374246; 593587, 2374226; 593564, 2374188; 593532, 2374147; 593515, 2374109; 593514, 2374080; 593538, 2374043; 593550, 2374022; 593552, 2374019; 593553, 2374019; 593558, 2374019; 593580, 2374010; 593631, 2373992; 593621, 2373992; 593651, 2373980; 593667, 2373955; 593643, 2373929; 593588, 2373864; 593537, 2373789; 593523, 2373764; 593524, 2373745; 593549, 2373710; 593562, 2373680; 593552, 2373651; 593527, 2373602; 593531, 2373564; 593534, 2373551; 593593, 2373522; 593617, 2373497; 593618, 2373497; 593606, 2373516; 593837, 2373458; 593992, 2373364; 594073, 2373324; 594201, 2373169; 594259, 2373053; 594228, 2372875; 594210, 2372644; 594179, 2372515; 594081, 2372431; 593988, 2372395; 593908, 2372382; 593766, 2372408; 593766, 2372471; 593757, 2372542; 593761, 2372604; 593770, 2372657; 593761, 2372706; 593721, 2372742; 593592, 2372849; 593494, 2372915; 593383, 2373022; 593393, 2373030; 593327, 2373053; 593260, 2373115; 593172, 2373178; 593097, 2373261; 593010, 2373344; 592980, 2373386; 592951, 2373464; 592930, 2373616; 592925, 2373718; 592916, 2373835; 592916, 2373861; 592910, 2373919; 592931, 2373982; 592927, 2373982; 592933, 2374009; 592939, 2374018; 592983, 2374030; 592987, 2374030; 593030, 2374053; 593051, 2374081; 593053, 2374113; 593025, 2374136; 593001, 2374151; 592962, 2374170; 592949, 2374200; 592943, 2374227; 592931, 2374250; 592930, 2374262; 592918, 2374276; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 58 boundary points: Start at 594140, 2370857; 594018, 2370809; 593969, 2370810; 593929, 2370835; 593909, 2370861; 593885, 2370861; 593843, 2370873; 593800, 2370893; 593783, 2370921; 593765, 2370938; 593724, 2370940; 593672, 2370956; 593660, 2370978; 593658, 2370997; 593656, 2371025; 593641, 2371037; 593598, 2371051; 593549, 2371080; 593515, 2371111; 593501, 2371135; 593499, 2371158; 593516, 2371180; 593535, 2371190; 593543, 2371242; 593534, 2371288; 593499, 2371363; 593504, 2371360; 593504, 2371387; 593520, 2371421; 593542, 2371444; 593561, 2371442; 593592, 2371435; 593663, 2371418; 593696, 2371415; 593739, 2371413; 593779, 2371407; 593838, 2371407; 593904, 2371415; 593945, 2371417; 593976, 2371396; 593988, 2371370; 594016, 2371357; 594059, 2371348; 594087, 2371331; 594083, 2371312; 594066, 2371294; 594024, 2371277; 593984, 2371251; 593935, 2371193; 593855, 2371158; 593823, 2371100; 593823, 2371087; 593857, 2371024; 593926, 2370988; 593995, 2370954; 594080, 2370919; 594128, 2370899; 594149, 2370867; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 12 boundary points: Start at 594112, 2369585; 594345, 2369544; 594420, 2369336; 594320, 2369227; 594079, 2369036; 593713, 2368628; 593688, 2368262; 593330, 2368262; 593413, 2368512; 593571, 2368811; 593746, 2369003; 594045, 2369261; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 53 boundary points: Start at 593145, 2374489; 593357, 2374332; 593477, 2374233; 593520, 2374152; 593601, 2374092; 593648, 2374020; 593678, 2373913; 593588, 2373793; 593554, 2373673; 593537, 2373519; 593610, 2373442; 593763, 2373267; 593896, 2373169; 594003, 2373135; 594131, 2373083; 594191, 2372994; 594229, 2372861; 594285, 2372694; 594306, 2372596; 594353, 2372399; 594392, 2372356; 594435, 2372304; 594422, 2372279; 594345, 2372275; 594242, 2372246; 594088, 2372237; 594037, 2372250; 593981, 2372314; 593947, 2372361; 593883, 2372391; 593763, 2372387; 593725, 2372412; 593716, 2372476; 593712, 2372545; 593708, 2372592; 593721, 2372690; 593639, 2372746; 593468, 2372878; 593336, 2372994; 593268, 2373071; 593199, 2373143; 593101, 2373199; 593028, 2373314; 592960, 2373395; 592921, 2373498; 592921, 2373673; 592917, 2373853; 592900, 2373960; 592900, 2374071; 592908, 2374144; 592926, 2374191; 592904, 2374246; 592904, 2374263; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 30 boundary points: Start at 593505, 2371417; 593569, 2371478; 593661, 2371509; 593771, 2371547; 593929, 2371573; 594044, 2371566; 594137, 2371543; 594180, 2371508; 594217, 2371474; 594220, 2371393; 594174, 2371315; 594119, 2371211; 594067, 2371148; 594030, 2371056; 594076, 2371015; 594177, 2370963; 594235, 2370900; 594255, 2370854; 594223, 2370837; 594180, 2370822; 594111, 2370814; 594047, 2370779; 593987, 2370791; 593805, 2370871; 593710, 2370940; 593589, 2371033; 593491, 2371154; 593520, 2371200; 593520, 2371257; 593502, 2371339; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 50 boundary points: Start at 593271, 2371708; 593264, 2371736; 593259, 2371770; 593249, 2371796; 593252, 2371828; 593261, 2371847; 593266, 2371861; 593256, 2371887; 593283, 2371902; 593300, 2371921; 593299, 2371940; 593299, 2371979; 593324, 2372000; 593386, 2372020; 593443, 2372000; 593496, 2371990; 593534, 2371971; 593542, 2371950; 593542, 2371936; 593532, 2371924; 593527, 2371907; 593518, 2371887; 593506, 2371863; 593496, 2371844; 593487, 2371828; 593474, 2371784; 593472, 2371737; 593475, 2371694; 593489, 2371660; 593489, 2371639; 593477, 2371603; 593472, 2371572; 593460, 2371521; 593451, 2371492; 593436, 2371461; 593427, 2371444; 593419, 2371416; 593351, 2371318; 593347, 2371171; 593289, 2371041; 593074, 2370911; 592716, 2370866; 592649, 2371300; 592716, 2371488; 592760, 2371627; 592734, 2371905; 592926, 2371794; 593029, 2371861; 593153, 2371727; 593274, 2371691; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 53 boundary points: Start at 593517, 2371427; 593498, 2371382; 593504, 2371358; 593525, 2371344; 593570, 2371318; 593621, 2371309; 593669, 2371283; 593669, 2371271; 593649, 2371269; 593609, 2371257; 593559, 2371240; 593518, 2371216; 593494, 2371168; 593511, 2371122; 593544, 2371086; 593592, 2371048; 593644, 2371038; 593645, 2371017; 593649, 2370990; 593669, 2370967; 593705, 2370954; 593745, 2370947; 593772, 2370947; 593788, 2370926; 593824, 2370905; 593874, 2370871; 593872, 2370854; 593850, 2370837; 593832, 2370851; 593810, 2370868; 593791, 2370888; 593771, 2370902; 593726, 2370914; 593692, 2370923; 593647, 2370936; 593601, 2370964; 593578, 2370983; 593570, 2371005; 593565, 2371026; 593515, 2371051; 593474, 2371086; 593460, 2371118; 593438, 2371165; 593451, 2371206; 593463, 2371237; 593463, 2371259; 593463, 2371280; 593444, 2371297; 593441, 2371316; 593443, 2371348; 593460, 2371387; 593472, 2371418; 593496, 2371440; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 84 boundary points: Start at 593209, 2369122; 593244, 2369132; 593296, 2369202; 593559, 2369391; 593796, 2369405; 593974, 2369402; 593563, 2368985; 593500, 2368964; 593468, 2368930; 593436, 2368888; 593385, 2368847; 593335, 2368813; 593316, 2368786; 593310, 2368732; 593320, 2368691; 593320, 2368659; 593296, 2368615; 593296, 2368574; 593276, 2368506; 593262, 2368431; 593215, 2368344; 593181, 2368281; 593157, 2368227; 593112, 2368184; 593064, 2368166; 593019, 2368162; 592969, 2368162; 592892, 2368168; 592813, 2368196; 592761, 2368206; 592712, 2368204; 592666, 2368186; 592603, 2368172; 592538, 2368184; 592486, 2368208; 592518, 2368245; 592563, 2368285; 592603, 2368307; 592639, 2368326; 592676, 2368326; 592716, 2368346; 592751, 2368348; 592773, 2368350; 592821, 2368356; 592892, 2368358; 592934, 2368364; 592967, 2368350; 593019, 2368336; 593031, 2368366; 593056, 2368405; 593074, 2368437; 593086, 2368457; 593076, 2368485; 593076, 2368504; 593096, 2368524; 593096, 2368560; 593060, 2368592; 593038, 2368625; 593044, 2368651; 593029, 2368669; 593038, 2368681; 593052, 2368700; 593029, 2368710; 592993, 2368710; 592971, 2368710; 592945, 2368726; 592961, 2368758; 592973, 2368780; 592985, 2368795; 592953, 2368823; 592936, 2368851; 592943, 2368885; 592977, 2368894; 592977, 2368910; 592977, 2368948; 592983, 2368993; 592989, 2369041; 593025, 2369063; 593058, 2369065; 593108, 2369055; 593145, 2369037; 593163, 2369037; 593179, 2369041; 593193, 2369094; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 143 boundary points: Start at 593997, 2368967; 593925, 2368950; 593880, 2368875; 593872, 2368831; 593866, 2368782; 593848, 2368750; 593810, 2368714; 593753, 2368675; 593763, 2368643; 593781, 2368617; 593816, 2368586; 593850, 2368546; 593866, 2368504; 593878, 2368427; 593896, 2368388; 593929, 2368362; 593931, 2368344; 593902, 2368340; 593846, 2368358; 593805, 2368348; 593816, 2368326; 593850, 2368291; 593894, 2368255; 593915, 2368223; 593959, 2368178; 593969, 2368146; 593953, 2368136; 593900, 2368142; 593836, 2368156; 593808, 2368146; 593783, 2368097; 593763, 2368051; 593727, 2368014; 593717, 2367986; 593747, 2367966; 593791, 2367956; 593826, 2367942; 593880, 2367932; 593896, 2367903; 593880, 2367893; 593785, 2367885; 593727, 2367879; 593660, 2367859; 593605, 2367853; 593514, 2367847; 593454, 2367881; 593413, 2367899; 593413, 2367934; 593428, 2367980; 593446, 2368010; 593401, 2368037; 593397, 2368077; 593403, 2368122; 593438, 2368132; 593456, 2368158; 593478, 2368174; 593506, 2368194; 593551, 2368194; 593563, 2368229; 593567, 2368261; 593529, 2368289; 593525, 2368322; 593476, 2368356; 593478, 2368374; 593500, 2368407; 593516, 2368425; 593516, 2368459; 593516, 2368489; 593502, 2368508; 593502, 2368528; 593533, 2368552; 593525, 2368574; 593502, 2368609; 593472, 2368641; 593478, 2368677; 593492, 2368708; 593470, 2368738; 593480, 2368774; 593512, 2368797; 593567, 2368825; 593611, 2368839; 593644, 2368863; 593656, 2368898; 593658, 2368938; 593702, 2368982; 593751, 2368997; 593771, 2369015; 593778, 2369030; 593775, 2369031; 593779, 2369035; 593781, 2369039; 593783, 2369038; 593818, 2369069; 593860, 2369110; 593878, 2369138; 593878, 2369156; 593919, 2369185; 593989, 2369197; 594056, 2369209; 594080, 2369247; 594099, 2369276; 594101, 2369308; 594082, 2369328; 594052, 2369356; 594044, 2369381; 594056, 2369413; 594109,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 43 boundary points: Start at 593124, 2374469; 593130, 2374466; 593319, 2374367; 593704, 2373986; 593704, 2373909; 593670, 2373819; 593520, 2373703; 593477, 2373609; 593477, 2373480; 593550, 2373394; 593692, 2373322; 593889, 2373253; 594004, 2373206; 594184, 2373180; 594261, 2373120; 594356, 2373030; 594356, 2372910; 594351, 2372825; 594351, 2372705; 594351, 2372589; 594433, 2372481; 594454, 2372361; 594424, 2372318; 594223, 2372276; 594133, 2372255; 594039, 2372315; 593987, 2372358; 593953, 2372400; 593902, 2372405; 593747, 2372405; 593717, 2372447; 593726, 2372555; 593739, 2372696; 593614, 2372782; 593366, 2373022; 593237, 2373120; 593087, 2373232; 592972, 2373373; 592903, 2373531; 592916, 2373664; 592912, 2373960; 592925, 2374131; 592854, 2374216; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 26 boundary points: Start at 593318, 2367895; 593284, 2367952; 593303, 2368105; 593442, 2368331; 593466, 2368474; 593466, 2368637; 593476, 2368709; 593667, 2368881; 593801, 2368972; 593931, 2369140; 594079, 2369346; 594146, 2369499; 594247, 2369538; 594381, 2369538; 594458, 2369504; 594448, 2369360; 594367, 2369217; 594266, 2369063; 594209, 2368896; 594060, 2368704; 593945, 2368431; 593859, 2368206; 593768, 2367933; 593696, 2367832; 593595, 2367799; 593495, 2367842; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 91 boundary points: Start at 593105, 2374451; 593128, 2374409; 593098, 2374338; 593128, 2374268; 593215, 2374248; 593282, 2374278; 593336, 2374291; 593353, 2374224; 593370, 2374187; 593360, 2374171; 593339, 2374154; 593371, 2374111; 593383, 2374110; 593443, 2374080; 593480, 2374073; 593558, 2374073; 593631, 2374047; 593665, 2374003; 593652, 2373949; 593548, 2373788; 593494, 2373671; 593480, 2373546; 593544, 2373392; 593605, 2373301; 593688, 2373241; 593776, 2373197; 593819, 2373181; 593863, 2373181; 593890, 2373214; 593930, 2373244; 594004, 2373258; 594048, 2373231; 594108, 2373150; 594165, 2373090; 594235, 2373050; 594293, 2373040; 594346, 2373046; 594390, 2373036; 594423, 2372963; 594423, 2372919; 594397, 2372872; 594296, 2372791; 594209, 2372721; 594209, 2372657; 594209, 2372580; 594266, 2372556; 594350, 2372513; 594370, 2372462; 594356, 2372402; 594373, 2372362; 594470, 2372341; 594544, 2372314; 594568, 2372277; 594544, 2372277; 594397, 2372290; 594266, 2372268; 594142, 2372258; 594041, 2372268; 594004, 2372311; 593940, 2372338; 593893, 2372379; 593756, 2372405; 593688, 2372432; 593692, 2372533; 593712, 2372640; 593709, 2372687; 593578, 2372795; 593480, 2372862; 593343, 2372983; 593343, 2373030; 593205, 2373117; 593115, 2373191; 593041, 2373254; 592953, 2373362; 592886, 2373466; 592873, 2373533; 592890, 2373620; 592890, 2373694; 592876, 2373775; 592843, 2373848; 592836, 2373926; 592836, 2373976; 592829, 2373996; 592829, 2374040; 592797, 2374134; 592796, 2374134; 592782, 2374182; 592805, 2374172; 592806, 2374171; 592807, 2374171; 592807, 2374172; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 86 boundary points: Start at 593978, 2369319; 594027, 2369287; 594064, 2369287; 594165, 2369245; 594152, 2369211; 594096, 2369206; 594027, 2369197; 593967, 2369144; 593944, 2369098; 593976, 2369042; 593951, 2369014; 593909, 2369003; 593854, 2368998; 593775, 2368989; 593713, 2368936; 593701, 2368887; 593738, 2368846; 593761, 2368825; 593743, 2368809; 593604, 2368795; 593549, 2368737; 593524, 2368670; 593595, 2368631; 593671, 2368592; 593773, 2368543; 593803, 2368518; 593759, 2368486; 593704, 2368451; 593706, 2368412; 593678, 2368375; 593697, 2368326; 593743, 2368276; 593775, 2368227; 593787, 2368176; 593743, 2368176; 593660, 2368199; 593611, 2368176; 593503, 2368151; 593475, 2368146; 593454, 2368093; 593454, 2368059; 593510, 2368001; 593549, 2367948; 593595, 2367890; 593671, 2367869; 593715, 2367851; 593692, 2367814; 593627, 2367791; 593581, 2367775; 593514, 2367779; 593475, 2367742; 593461, 2367689; 593440, 2367664; 593392, 2367708; 593387, 2367761; 593408, 2367807; 593408, 2367842; 593380, 2367902; 593348, 2367936; 593346, 2368026; 593286, 2368066; 593249, 2368100; 593221, 2368144; 593173, 2368206; 593219, 2368246; 593251, 2368310; 593253, 2368345; 593286, 2368380; 593304, 2368446; 593311, 2368516; 593316, 2368571; 593327, 2368594; 593357, 2368640; 593357, 2368687; 593362, 2368735; 593371, 2368765; 593401, 2368793; 593431, 2368811; 593500, 2368846; 593514, 2368890; 593544, 2368934; 593641, 2368996; 593759, 2369051; 593810, 2369118; 593812, 2369164; 593925, 2369266; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 47 boundary points: Start at 592641, 2374247; 592622, 2374247; 592573, 2374250; 592556, 2374263; 592529, 2374272; 592492, 2374269; 592454, 2374269; 592428, 2374276; 592385, 2374295; 592356, 2374306; 592318, 2374329; 592292, 2374337; 592265, 2374361; 592249, 2374374; 592236, 2374388; 592227, 2374416; 592225, 2374439; 592225, 2374462; 592236, 2374481; 592258, 2374502; 592288, 2374511; 592315, 2374515; 592342, 2374524; 592360, 2374535; 592372, 2374549; 592382, 2374565; 592383, 2374586; 592379, 2374602; 592360, 2374624; 592366, 2374649; 592374, 2374670; 592386, 2374700; 592396, 2374725; 592402, 2374747; 592402, 2374768; 592404, 2374781; 592454, 2374691; 592484, 2374661; 592514, 2374601; 592514, 2374600; 592574, 2374561; 592594, 2374531; 592604, 2374492; 592604, 2374422; 592634, 2374282; 592634, 2374281; 592644, 2374251; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 190 boundary points: Start at 593324, 2373029; 593355, 2373021; 593385, 2373001; 593415, 2372982; 593421, 2372956; 593426, 2372942; 593439, 2372931; 593471, 2372897; 593507, 2372866; 593560, 2372829; 593598, 2372794; 593633, 2372775; 593650, 2372767; 593677, 2372755; 593696, 2372755; 593747, 2372732; 593782, 2372715; 593806, 2372699; 593815, 2372672; 593777, 2372631; 593747, 2372583; 593742, 2372540; 593753, 2372480; 593750, 2372429; 593760, 2372351; 593741, 2372273; 593722, 2372183; 593718, 2372168; 593719, 2372168; 593713, 2372144; 593706, 2372138; 593706, 2372137; 593700, 2372106; 593698, 2372106; 593698, 2372103; 593668, 2372056; 593653, 2372007; 593648, 2371975; 593623, 2371940; 593602, 2371902; 593590, 2371860; 593585, 2371843; 593583, 2371798; 593585, 2371738; 593587, 2371710; 593601, 2371678; 593599, 2371635; 593593, 2371595; 593572, 2371562; 593575, 2371540; 593574, 2371511; 593558, 2371489; 593528, 2371444; 593496, 2371398; 593483, 2371378; 593499, 2371352; 593536, 2371333; 593585, 2371320; 593623, 2371305; 593687, 2371281; 593704, 2371269; 593706, 2371259; 593687, 2371254; 593650, 2371262; 593610, 2371269; 593556, 2371269; 593518, 2371265; 593493, 2371278; 593471, 2371300; 593458, 2371339; 593436, 2371362; 593398, 2371387; 593359, 2371405; 593323, 2371392; 593309, 2371362; 593305, 2371256; 593315, 2371110; 593312, 2371110; 593319, 2371035; 593309, 2370992; 593286, 2370948; 593274, 2370884; 593239, 2370829; 593201, 2370825; 593139, 2370843; 593043, 2370874; 592935, 2370835; 592898, 2370802; 592898, 2370780; 592882, 2370737; 592851, 2370694; 592786, 2370655; 592745, 2370637; 592679, 2370592; 592636, 2370569; 592606, 2370569; 592626, 2370614; 592653, 2370649; 592683, 2370749; 592632, 2370806; 592581, 2370825; 592530, 2370853; 592493, 2370896; 592528, 2370905; 592630,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 32 boundary points: Start at 593625, 2370937; 593672, 2370931; 593706, 2370921; 593746, 2370906; 593792, 2370889; 593811, 2370871; 593828, 2370857; 593847, 2370838; 593878, 2370820; 593922, 2370798; 593952, 2370782; 593971, 2370774; 593977, 2370765; 593966, 2370765; 593952, 2370769; 593933, 2370777; 593919, 2370784; 593903, 2370789; 593884, 2370794; 593865, 2370802; 593851, 2370807; 593827, 2370824; 593802, 2370841; 593781, 2370858; 593764, 2370867; 593737, 2370877; 593713, 2370887; 593681, 2370898; 593652, 2370906; 593633, 2370909; 593622, 2370921; 593620, 2370933; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 94 boundary points: Start at 594589, 2369071; 594601, 2369071; 594553, 2368922; 594541, 2368792; 594513, 2368696; 594447, 2368445; 594329, 2368194; 594169, 2367882; 594051, 2367677; 593936, 2367646; 593869, 2367646; 593773, 2367655; 593673, 2367689; 593582, 2367743; 593531, 2367785; 593482, 2367801; 593446, 2367794; 593444, 2367789; 593435, 2367797; 593381, 2367824; 593380, 2367824; 593379, 2367825; 593301, 2367885; 593201, 2367915; 593116, 2367928; 593029, 2367928; 593020, 2367955; 593029, 2367985; 593056, 2368018; 593059, 2368073; 593050, 2368127; 592986, 2368154; 592838, 2368182; 592751, 2368185; 592678, 2368175; 592611, 2368151; 592590, 2368194; 592590, 2368290; 592630, 2368363; 592699, 2368399; 592778, 2368378; 592838, 2368342; 592935, 2368321; 593008, 2368339; 593059,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 63 boundary points: Start at 593151, 2374494; 593315, 2374385; 593612, 2374173; 593793, 2374029; 593779, 2373964; 593731, 2373894; 593660, 2373784; 593609, 2373702; 593592, 2373648; 593592, 2373594; 593601, 2373538; 593629, 2373467; 593661, 2373423; 593652, 2373439; 594121, 2373373; 594460, 2373552; 594941, 2373564; 594974, 2373334; 594744, 2373091; 594696, 2372334; 594697, 2372333; 594697, 2372283; 594652, 2372257; 594541, 2372266; 594454, 2372294; 594400, 2372294; 594293, 2372267; 594231, 2372261; 594168, 2372241; 594126, 2372258; 594075, 2372267; 594030, 2372303; 593999, 2372354; 593948, 2372388; 593889, 2372397; 593812, 2372413; 593781, 2372425; 593756, 2372442; 593742, 2372467; 593742, 2372490; 593736,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 35 boundary points: Start at 594170, 2370879; 594172, 2370877; 594170, 2370855; 594166, 2370854; 594166, 2370853; 594164, 2370854; 594122, 2370843; 594090, 2370815; 594040, 2370789; 593996, 2370789; 593930, 2370827; 593852, 2370875; 593778, 2370907; 593716, 2370947; 593642, 2370999; 593602, 2371041; 593574, 2371067; 593558, 2371095; 593539, 2371118; 593531, 2371121; 593534, 2371173; 593519, 2371375; 593533, 2371375; 593552, 2371390; 593628, 2371404; 593716, 2371426; 593794, 2371431; 593876, 2371437; 593974, 2371435; 594036, 2371431; 594138, 2371415; 594190, 2371399; 594232, 2371385; 594246, 2371359; 594239, 2371354; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 45 boundary points: Start at 592800, 2369299; 593043, 2369270; 593165, 2369274; 593420, 2369331; 593630, 2369355; 593788, 2369392; 593828, 2369376; 593845, 2369335; 593792, 2369270; 593687, 2369206; 593537, 2369149; 593367, 2369105; 593233, 2369068; 593136, 2369007; 593140, 2368926; 593161, 2368813; 593193, 2368696; 593189, 2368566; 593149, 2368485; 593088, 2368376; 593047, 2368283; 592979, 2368247; 592898, 2368239; 592744, 2368230; 592679, 2368230; 592566, 2368198; 592461, 2368222; 592426, 2368228; 592424, 2368417; 592713, 2368500; 592812, 2368483; 592900, 2368502; 592931, 2368518; 592969, 2368564; 592987, 2368616; 592989, 2368667; 592979, 2368688; 592926, 2368757; 592898, 2368821; 592885, 2368931; 592881, 2369036; 592849, 2369100; 592805, 2369141; 592784, 2369185; 592772, 2369226; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 39 boundary points: Start at 594148, 2369525; 594213, 2369525; 594310, 2369497; 594395, 2369473; 594399, 2369392; 594387, 2369279; 594354, 2369153; 594302, 2369072; 594257, 2369015; 594213, 2368914; 594136, 2368809; 594083, 2368672; 594035, 2368550; 593966, 2368417; 593966, 2368324; 593909, 2368259; 593792, 2368105; 593675, 2368000; 593529, 2367854; 593448, 2367801; 593302, 2367874; 593242, 2367927; 593193, 2367967; 593165, 2368065; 593217, 2368150; 593314, 2368283; 593399, 2368425; 593448, 2368578; 593505, 2368716; 593622, 2368833; 593703, 2368906; 593764, 2368963; 593832, 2369044; 593901, 2369145; 594002, 2369262; 594079, 2369331; 594104, 2369396; 594120, 2369485; 594124, 2369521; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 25 boundary points: Start at 592635, 2374276; 592624, 2374278; 592539, 2374292; 592462, 2374305; 592356, 2374278; 592262, 2374307; 592218, 2374388; 592214, 2374482; 592285, 2374553; 592331, 2374567; 592354, 2374630; 592379, 2374698; 592370, 2374786; 592391, 2374800; 592404, 2374781; 592454, 2374691; 592484, 2374661; 592514, 2374601; 592514, 2374600; 592574, 2374561; 592594, 2374531; 592604, 2374492; 592604, 2374422; 592634, 2374282; 592634, 2374281; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 36 boundary points: Start at 593654, 2369223; 593680, 2369196; 593696, 2369173; 593696, 2369118; 593632, 2369068; 593572, 2369025; 593497, 2368977; 593467, 2368931; 593397, 2368874; 593305, 2368844; 593269, 2368785; 593269, 2368742; 593278, 2368694; 593292, 2368621; 593257, 2368493; 593203, 2368370; 593136, 2368267; 593043, 2368167; 592874, 2368187; 592760, 2368199; 592689, 2368242; 592689, 2368267; 592714, 2368301; 592817, 2368313; 592917, 2368322; 593009, 2368367; 593061, 2368427; 593107, 2368466; 593116, 2368543; 593134, 2368621; 593095, 2368676; 593013, 2368803; 592986, 2368904; 593098, 2368995; 593280, 2369105; 593410, 2369162; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 27 boundary points: Start at 589674, 2363678; 589752, 2364203; 590044, 2364573; 590689, 2364934; 590964, 2365071; 591394, 2365166; 591712, 2365175; 591919, 2365063; 592048, 2364934; 592031, 2364779; 591841, 2364702; 591661, 2364667; 591575, 2364684; 591436, 2364630; 591377, 2364641; 591346, 2364612; 591265, 2364624; 590956, 2364547; 590672, 2364349; 590483, 2364289; 590427, 2364155; 590381, 2364088; 590344, 2364028; 590236, 2363915; 590142, 2363906; 590096, 2363919; 589769, 2363592; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 35 boundary points: Start at 592994, 2366343; 592976, 2366353; 592994, 2366336; 593014, 2366317; 592998, 2366299; 592891, 2366183; 592730, 2366057; 592556, 2366026; 592434, 2366070; 592410, 2366082; 592411, 2366067; 592292, 2366117; 592150, 2366120; 592089, 2366117; 592037, 2366172; 592025, 2366265; 592072, 2366291; 592156, 2366282; 592272, 2366253; 592402, 2366227; 592815, 2366444; 592814, 2366444; 592869, 2366563; 592895, 2366650; 592924, 2366746; 592999, 2366801; 593089, 2366775; 593150, 2366749; 593167, 2366705; 593157, 2366664; 593144, 2366609; 593098, 2366549; 593089, 2366526; 593054, 2366433; 593025, 2366325; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 17 boundary points: Start at 591812, 2366666; 592269, 2366597; 592755, 2366681; 592869, 2366536; 592937, 2366491; 592983, 2366354; 592922, 2366301; 592854, 2366149; 592580, 2366042; 592390, 2366027; 592124, 2366118; 591828, 2365981; 591790, 2365921; 591743, 2365955; 591626, 2365984; 591501, 2366027; 591402, 2366065; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 22 boundary points: Start at 591235, 2365957; 591239, 2366138; 591300, 2366224; 591386, 2366378; 591566, 2366439; 591626, 2366525; 591738, 2366619; 591962, 2366602; 592194, 2366611; 592375, 2366636; 592452, 2366619; 592598, 2366482; 592676, 2366052; 592624, 2366000; 592478, 2365983; 592383, 2366052; 592031, 2366103; 591910, 2366000; 591669,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 48 boundary points: Start at 592843, 2366793; 592908, 2366869; 592974, 2366924; 593065, 2366996; 593127, 2367041; 593182, 2367075; 593337, 2367089; 593376, 2367046; 593376, 2367000; 593359, 2366917; 593323, 2366838; 593307, 2366815; 593193, 2366797; 593208, 2366729; 593203, 2366707; 593187, 2366695; 593187, 2366685; 593167, 2366671; 593128, 2366644; 593113, 2366633; 593111, 2366632; 593108, 2366630; 593137, 2366522; 593041, 2366425; 593003, 2366356; 592993, 2366345; 592939, 2366286; 592865, 2366205; 592776, 2366134; 592669, 2366095; 592545, 2366081; 592385, 2366091; 592258, 2366105; 592182, 2366138; 592101, 2366174; 592048, 2366208; 591991, 2366236; 591972, 2366272; 592007, 2366301; 592074, 2366298; 592208, 2366265; 592323, 2366270; 592466, 2366291; 592621, 2366353; 592719, 2366413; 592798, 2366475; 592822, 2366523; 592835, 2366686; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 117 boundary points: Start at 611637, 2395945; 611637, 2395929; 611616, 2395921; 611615, 2395920; 611614, 2395917; 611607, 2395917; 611580, 2395908; 611568, 2395898; 611548, 2395879; 611547, 2395879; 611541, 2395867; 611531, 2395852; 611526, 2395843; 611526, 2395842; 611525, 2395838; 611516, 2395820; 611515, 2395820; 611515, 2395819; 611515, 2395816; 611514, 2395815; 611513, 2395815; 611513, 2395814; 611513, 2395812; 611503, 2395782; 611494, 2395764; 611485, 2395755; 611473, 2395746; 611461, 2395745; 611455, 2395746; 611442, 2395756; 611436, 2395770; 611426, 2395795; 611425, 2395796; 611418, 2395802; 611417, 2395802; 611396, 2395803; 611373, 2395803; 611357, 2395799; 611335, 2395788; 611334, 2395788; 611326, 2395777; 611297, 2395742; 611285, 2395734; 611274, 2395729; 611254, 2395726; 611244, 2395728; 611235, 2395735; 611232, 2395741; 611232, 2395751; 611241, 2395762; 611259, 2395772; 611264, 2395778; 611264, 2395779; 611263, 2395786; 611269, 2395793; 611283, 2395803; 611338, 2395824; 611363, 2395837; 611366, 2395843; 611373, 2395846; 611374, 2395846; 611388, 2395856; 611389, 2395857; 611400, 2395879; 611407, 2395896; 611408, 2395897; 611408, 2395907; 611412, 2395912; 611412, 2395913; 611413, 2395928; 611413, 2395929; 611412, 2395930; 611411, 2395935; 611411, 2395936; 611405, 2395947; 611404, 2395948; 611399, 2395953; 611398, 2395953; 611384, 2395959; 611383, 2395959; 611355, 2395966; 611331, 2395970; 611330, 2395972; 611330, 2395978; 611337, 2395983; 611350, 2395984; 611365, 2395984; 611396, 2395977; 611419, 2395970; 611438, 2395969; 611439, 2395969; 611452, 2395973; 611453, 2395973; 611466, 2395982; 611477, 2395986; 611492, 2395990; 611493, 2395990; 611504, 2395995; 611504, 2395996; 611506, 2395998; 611510, 2396001; 611525, 2396016; 611537, 2396021; 611607, 2396032; 611622, 2396032; 611629, 2396030; 611631, 2396025; 611630, 2396005; 611624, 2395990; 611624, 2395989; 611625, 2395973; 611625, 2395972; 611627, 2395969; 611630, 2395961; 611633, 2395953; 611633, 2395952; 611635, 2395949; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 202 boundary points: Start at 603332, 2393228; 603224, 2393213; 603164, 2393200; 603163, 2393200; 603142, 2393184; 603108, 2393154; 603094, 2393152; 603083, 2393152; 603072, 2393157; 603054, 2393168; 603053, 2393169; 603021, 2393169; 602988, 2393169; 602983, 2393171; 602982, 2393172; 602982, 2393171; 602952, 2393170; 602918, 2393162; 602897, 2393161; 602869, 2393169; 602816, 2393190; 602806, 2393196; 602781, 2393232; 602780, 2393232; 602758, 2393252; 602757, 2393252; 602739, 2393260; 602738, 2393260; 602711, 2393260; 602662, 2393250; 602641, 2393240; 602635, 2393232; 602634, 2393232; 602624, 2393209; 602616, 2393201; 602579, 2393186; 602578, 2393186; 602578, 2393185; 602567, 2393167; 602567, 2393166; 602564, 2393147; 602554, 2393122; 602554, 2393121; 602556, 2393090; 602549, 2393075; 602492, 2393031; 602478, 2393024; 602477, 2393024; 602477, 2393023; 602467, 2393006; 602445, 2392990; 602419, 2392980; 602394, 2392979; 602382, 2392983; 602341, 2393005; 602325, 2393016; 602322, 2393020; 602321, 2393021; 602289, 2393025; 602244, 2393025; 602190, 2393036; 602171, 2393049; 602155, 2393069; 602138, 2393109; 602127, 2393127; 602126, 2393127; 602118, 2393136; 602118, 2393137; 602094, 2393149; 602093, 2393149; 602071, 2393152; 602048, 2393154; 602026, 2393164; 602013, 2393171; 602012, 2393171; 601992, 2393174; 601980, 2393173; 601979, 2393173; 601924, 2393139; 601898, 2393113; 601898, 2393112; 601897, 2393112; 601897, 2393111; 601907, 2393068; 601978, 2392805; 602085, 2392443; 602110, 2392392; 602148, 2392315; 602150, 2392310; 602186, 2392236; 602370, 2391859; 602391, 2391819; 602383, 2391680; 602368, 2391295; 602366, 2391244; 602439, 2390510; 602435, 2390510; 602412, 2390526; 602382, 2390544; 602370, 2390550; 602369, 2390550; 602314, 2390563; 602299, 2390568; 602284, 2390576; 602227, 2390632; 602226, 2390633; 602204, 2390649; 602106, 2391826; 601550, 2392745; 601471, 2392922; 601043, 2393341; 601032, 2393359; 601715, 2394477; 601720, 2394541; 602274, 2394909; 602311, 2394883; 602318, 2394874; 602318, 2394873; 602338, 2394854; 602339, 2394854; 602344, 2394852; 602375, 2394834; 602415, 2394825; 602444, 2394812; 602454, 2394803; 602460, 2394785; 602461, 2394763; 602463, 2394753; 602467, 2394734; 602482, 2394683; 602499, 2394652; 602500, 2394652; 602520, 2394623; 602547, 2394585; 602564, 2394566; 602565, 2394566; 602606, 2394536; 602607, 2394536; 602621, 2394530; 602638, 2394521; 602641, 2394514; 602641, 2394513; 602642, 2394513; 602645, 2394510; 602645, 2394489; 602642, 2394462; 602636, 2394450; 602636, 2394449; 602632, 2394427; 602632, 2394426; 602640, 2394398; 602640, 2394397; 602674, 2394348; 602678, 2394329; 602673, 2394297; 602677, 2394247; 602677, 2394246; 602687, 2394224; 602704, 2394204; 602768, 2394098; 602768, 2394097; 602769, 2394097; 602793, 2394068; 602793, 2394067; 602794, 2394067; 602801, 2394063; 602827, 2394049; 602828, 2394049; 602844, 2394045; 602871, 2394032; 602887, 2394018; 602900, 2394002; 602916, 2393968; 602910, 2393929; 602910, 2393912; 602910, 2393911; 602933, 2393881; 602988, 2393800; 603003, 2393780; 603040, 2393735; 603041, 2393735; 603051, 2393726; 603070, 2393696; 603083, 2393654; 603104, 2393614; 603105, 2393614; 603125, 2393588; 603155, 2393538; 603167, 2393516; 603193, 2393448; 603201, 2393431; 603201, 2393430; 603202, 2393430; 603213, 2393417; 603232, 2393392; 603233, 2393391; 603242, 2393389; 603275, 2393357; 603287, 2393339; 603325, 2393282; 603333, 2393261; 603332, 2393229; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 56 boundary points: Start at 600799, 2394083; 600408, 2394520; 600561, 2394661; 600963, 2394982; 601045, 2395072; 601721, 2395631; 601756, 2395655; 601822, 2395697; 601906,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 450 boundary points: Start at 609139, 2387002; 609180, 2387197; 609315, 2387390; 609551, 2387406; 609696, 2387428; 609933, 2387428; 610245, 2387401; 610530, 2387353; 610777, 2387261; 611143, 2387127; 611520, 2386933; 611756, 2386783; 611832, 2386702; 611939, 2386481; 611993, 2386266; 612041, 2386089; 612160, 2385949; 612246, 2385852; 612310, 2385707; 612386, 2385546; 612407, 2385347; 612412, 2385196; 612444, 2385120; 612450, 2385121; 612447, 2385113; 612456, 2385094; 612440, 2385093; 612337, 2384814; 612300, 2384696; 612300, 2384615; 612273, 2384427; 612273, 2384292; 612213, 2384153; 612278, 2383916; 612326, 2383679; 612262, 2383518; 612203, 2383432; 612144, 2383319; 612084, 2383179; 612084, 2383002; 612084, 2382915; 612031, 2382738; 611945, 2382636; 611912, 2382561; 611864, 2382485; 611848, 2382302; 611826, 2382163; 611842, 2381894; 611794, 2381893; 611815, 2381549; 611869, 2381469; 611961, 2381184; 612095, 2380925; 612257, 2380710; 612262, 2380630; 612316, 2380527; 612369, 2380371; 612407, 2380280; 612558, 2379947; 612638, 2379785; 612719, 2379656; 612961, 2379409; 613139, 2379210; 613241, 2379108; 613257, 2379016; 613219, 2378925; 613148, 2378858; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613145, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185, 2379019; 613185, 2379020; 613171, 2379040; 613142, 2379072; 613115, 2379100; 613099, 2379113; 613098, 2379113; 613063, 2379127; 612997, 2379166; 612978, 2379188; 612969, 2379215; 612963, 2379226; 612959, 2379247; 612959, 2379248; 612945, 2379276; 612945, 2379277; 612929, 2379297; 612928, 2379298; 612905, 2379314; 612876, 2379327; 612840, 2379337; 612770, 2379350; 612764, 2379355; 612758, 2379364; 612748, 2379389; 612748, 2379390; 612725, 2379410; 612700, 2379424; 612683, 2379441; 612663, 2379470; 612619, 2379529; 612600, 2379563; 612586, 2379618; 612573, 2379650; 612555, 2379679; 612517, 2379716; 612495, 2379729; 612412, 2379753; 612397, 2379761; 612387, 2379798; 612388, 2379851; 612388, 2379852; 612386, 2379928; 612379, 2379961; 612379, 2379962; 612375, 2379970; 612367, 2379981; 612366, 2379981; 612366, 2379982; 612353, 2379991; 612328, 2380018; 612262, 2380145; 612255, 2380163; 612249, 2380199; 612248, 2380233; 612234, 2380304; 612226, 2380334; 612225, 2380334; 612224, 2380337; 612211, 2380367; 612213, 2380397; 612218, 2380419; 612218, 2380420; 612215, 2380452; 612212, 2380464; 612202, 2380506; 612202, 2380507; 612197, 2380516; 612177, 2380539; 612112, 2380593; 612086, 2380625; 612073, 2380644; 612046, 2380669; 612046, 2380670; 612016, 2380686; 611992, 2380690; 611965, 2380687; 611955, 2380689; 611941, 2380693; 611927, 2380702; 611919, 2380710; 611905, 2380743; 611889, 2380825; 611889, 2380826; 611880, 2380839; 611856, 2380862; 611812, 2380892; 611799, 2380905; 611798, 2380918; 611800, 2380925; 611815, 2380943; 611838, 2380960; 611838, 2380961; 611848, 2380980; 611851, 2381022; 611848, 2381067; 611853, 2381081; 611879,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 48 boundary points: Start at 622671, 2364767; 622720, 2364796; 622771, 2364821; 622817, 2364830; 622857, 2364807; 622899, 2364799; 622920, 2364796; 622942, 2364771; 622976, 2364700; 623023, 2364673; 623074, 2364653; 623094, 2364624; 623117, 2364592; 623151, 2364556; 623191, 2364531; 623196, 2364502; 623209, 2364466; 623214, 2364453; 623249, 2364431; 623254, 2364408; 623279, 2364384; 623312, 2364381; 623335, 2364375; 623352, 2364359; 623368, 2364310; 623381, 2364298; 623413, 2364298; 623420, 2364281; 623420, 2364240; 623420, 2364209; 623400, 2364155; 623364, 2364105; 623319, 2364081; 623279, 2364081; 623249, 2364097; 623241, 2364108; 623241, 2364109; 623241, 2364110; 623241, 2364111; 623228, 2364125; 623207, 2364153; 623173, 2364222; 623101, 2364323; 623047, 2364388; 622978, 2364471; 622920, 2364518; 622804, 2364622; 622791, 2364629; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 363 boundary points: Start at 608102, 2388099; 608104, 2388099; 608430, 2388155; 608627, 2388161; 608627, 2388154; 608941, 2388106; 609416, 2387958; 610001, 2387662; 611153, 2387052; 612132, 2386418; 612559, 2385801; 612588, 2385802; 612563, 2385697; 612496, 2385537; 612490, 2385426; 612496, 2385346; 612471, 2385235; 612366, 2384841; 612262, 2384483; 612280, 2384317; 612348, 2384058; 612385, 2383775; 612274, 2383461; 612163, 2383215; 612108, 2383005; 612120, 2382814; 612021, 2382543; 611923, 2382389; 611812, 2382260; 611752, 2382233; 611766, 2381817; 611781, 2381470; 611731, 2381430; 611737, 2381446; 611745, 2381514; 611746, 2381550; 611748, 2381618; 611748, 2381619; 611739, 2381669; 611736, 2381680; 611736, 2381681; 611727, 2381699; 611727, 2381700; 611726, 2381700; 611673, 2381758; 611666, 2381774; 611666, 2381794; 611670, 2381810; 611702, 2381865; 611702, 2381866; 611712, 2381882; 611712, 2381883; 611712, 2381915; 611712, 2381916; 611710, 2381923; 611687, 2381955; 611687, 2381978; 611695, 2381990; 611702, 2382013; 611702, 2382014; 611700, 2382058; 611694, 2382120; 611695, 2382225; 611701, 2382278; 611701, 2382279; 611699, 2382320; 611695, 2382360; 611693, 2382433; 611692, 2382455; 611698, 2382473; 611744, 2382512; 611805, 2382557; 611831, 2382588; 611844, 2382604; 611844, 2382605; 611850, 2382621; 611874, 2382653; 611896, 2382683; 611896, 2382684; 611903, 2382704; 611903, 2382705; 611903, 2382706; 611902, 2382707; 611901, 2382707; 611900, 2382707; 611900, 2382706; 611899, 2382706; 611892, 2382686; 611891, 2382684; 611795, 2383056; 611597, 2383822; 611567, 2383939; 611567, 2383940; 611561, 2383949; 611537, 2384020; 611536, 2384020; 611525, 2384040; 611515, 2384051; 611495, 2384064; 611460, 2384078; 611430, 2384082; 611404, 2384097; 611396, 2384120; 611393, 2384150; 611397, 2384172; 611413, 2384204; 611422,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 49 boundary points: Start at 613058, 2377772; 613083, 2377776; 613146, 2377768; 613220, 2377736; 613266, 2377726; 613342, 2377738; 613361, 2377750; 613368, 2377747; 613413, 2377754; 613415, 2377755; 613449, 2377784; 613454, 2377825; 613460, 2377881; 613497, 2377929; 613554, 2377977; 613555, 2377986; 613676, 2377976; 613697, 2377987; 613721, 2377976; 613733, 2377976; 613762, 2378001; 613771, 2378068; 613764, 2378090; 613757, 2378093; 613754, 2378093; 613750, 2378096; 613719, 2378107; 613693, 2378145; 613608, 2378209; 613592, 2378229; 613742, 2378300; 613892, 2378229; 614077, 2378166; 614294, 2378060; 614314, 2377969; 614803, 2377164; 614811, 2376545; 614906, 2376292; 614870, 2376202; 614712, 2376131; 614412, 2376111; 614235, 2376135; 614014, 2376257; 613919, 2376438; 613663, 2377259; 613529, 2377598; 613024, 2377732; 613011, 2377758; 613040, 2377760; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 24 boundary points: Start at 616808, 2373189; 616937, 2372986; 617094, 2372792; 617131, 2372718; 616965, 2372533; 616836, 2372311; 616817, 2372043; 616836, 2371794; 616963, 2371582; 616212, 2371122; 616003, 2371142; 615865, 2371461; 615736, 2371941; 615496, 2372468; 615422, 2372690; 615413, 2372893; 615625, 2373078; 615810, 2373180; 616106, 2373309; 616457, 2373448; 616623, 2373503; 616697, 2373457; 616752, 2373448; 616752, 2373337; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 537 boundary: Start at 612247, 2377695; 612255, 2377697; 612402, 2377690; 612402, 2377689; 612403, 2377685; 612432, 2377673; 612468, 2377676; 612482, 2377684; 612483, 2377688; 612505, 2377688; 612575, 2377698; 612596, 2377708; 612604, 2377703; 612630, 2377702; 612668, 2377720; 612688, 2377749; 612686, 2377751; 612705, 2377757; 612764, 2377738; 612765, 2377738; 612794, 2377742; 612814, 2377728; 612853, 2377742; 612870, 2377747; 613040, 2377760; 613059, 2377772; 613059, 2377774; 613085, 2377777; 613154, 2377768; 613224, 2377738; 613264, 2377728; 613265, 2377728; 613335, 2377738; 613336, 2377738; 613359, 2377752; 613368, 2377747; 613413, 2377754; 613415, 2377755; 613449, 2377784; 613454, 2377825; 613460, 2377881; 613497, 2377929; 613554, 2377977; 613555, 2377987; 613674, 2377978; 613675, 2377978; 613694, 2377988; 613721, 2377976; 613733, 2377976; 613762, 2378001; 613771, 2378068; 613764, 2378090; 613757, 2378093; 613753, 2378093; 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613462, 2378464; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613247, 2378750; 613232, 2378759; 613213, 2378764; 613199, 2378769; 613190, 2378778; 613172, 2378818; 613172, 2378819; 613152, 2378848; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185, 2379019; 613185, 2379020; 613171, 2379040; 613142, 2379072; 613115, 2379100;
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 326 boundary points: Start at 607399, 2389315; 608317, 2389401; 608490, 2389389; 608490, 2389387; 608704, 2389418; 608998, 2389418; 609459, 2389349; 609794, 2389211; 610458, 2388905; 610724, 2388690; 610978, 2388578; 611675, 2388051; 611900, 2387826; 612915, 2386959; 612933, 2386966; 613504, 2386561; 613647, 2386386; 613617, 2386176; 613441, 2385755; 613242, 2385368; 613234, 2385195; 613204, 2384658; 613279, 2383989; 613298, 2383575; 613298, 2383305; 613250, 2383066; 613234, 2382844; 613147, 2382562; 613073, 2382491; 612466, 2382243; 611823, 2382158; 612178, 2383560; 612031, 2384175; 611415, 2384914; 610979, 2384884; 610976, 2384927; 610973, 2384941; 610973, 2384942; 610965, 2384959; 610965, 2384960; 610957, 2384969; 610957, 2384970; 610934, 2384987; 610933, 2384987; 610909, 2384993; 610908, 2384993; 610888, 2384986; 610839, 2384956; 610809, 2384945; 610780, 2384942; 610766, 2384942; 610749, 2384953; 610709, 2384995; 610692, 2385014; 610679, 2385041; 610630, 2385180; 610616, 2385205; 610606, 2385215; 610606, 2385216; 610598, 2385220; 610558, 2385236; 610543, 2385248; 610533, 2385266; 610516, 2385329; 610509, 2385341; 610509, 2385342; 610508, 2385342; 610497, 2385351; 610496,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 120 boundary points: Start at 618290, 2364233; 618037, 2364397; 617997, 2364397; 617770, 2364713; 617769, 2364714; 616591, 2365312; 616219, 2365594; 615789, 2365919; 615699, 2366341; 616026, 2366454; 616159, 2366492; 616880, 2367092; 616979, 2367172; 617017, 2367191; 617469, 2367394; 618307, 2367463; 618509, 2367419; 619283, 2367245; 619284, 2367245; 619285, 2367245; 619285, 2367246; 619351, 2367450; 619351, 2367451; 619351, 2367452; 619350, 2367452; 619340, 2367454; 619344, 2367466; 618301, 2367677; 617421, 2367598; 616993, 2367420; 616871, 2367371; 616186, 2366751; 615512, 2366486; 615556, 2366713; 614049, 2369433; 618671, 2371225; 618900, 2370776; 619118, 2370706; 619372, 2370572; 619374, 2370484; 619525, 2370441; 619565, 2370469; 620035, 2370220; 619958, 2370126; 619950, 2370045; 620054, 2369969; 620264, 2370098; 620591, 2369924; 620603, 2369796; 620565, 2369678; 620681, 2369614; 620750, 2369721; 620836, 2369794; 620837, 2369794; 620893, 2369780; 621068, 2369721; 621103, 2369654; 621177, 2369662; 621259, 2369628; 621340, 2369662; 621443, 2369636; 621570, 2369603; 621648, 2369368; 621266, 2368963; 621265, 2368962; 621265, 2368961; 621321, 2368668; 621322, 2368667; 621347, 2368657; 621526, 2368567; 621638, 2368535; 621883, 2368432; 621958, 2368318; 621999, 2368255; 621955, 2368124; 621842, 2368014; 621694, 2367904; 621659, 2367893; 621142, 2367756; 620978, 2367684; 620961, 2367679; 620604, 2367260; 620603, 2367260; 620603, 2367259; 620604, 2367258; 621050, 2367138; 621075, 2367114; 621379, 2367024; 621510, 2367014; 621830, 2367079; 622145, 2367158; 622360, 2367124; 622607, 2367101; 622785, 2366983; 622809, 2366966; 622866, 2366712; 622789, 2366441; 622688, 2366317; 622686, 2366200; 622657, 2366174; 622641, 2366065; 622641, 2365926; 622595, 2365765; 622595, 2365764; 622658,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 38 boundary points: Start at 615490, 2366752; 612398, 2369695; 612094, 2370041; 611819, 2370260; 611368, 2370754; 611085, 2371205; 610944, 2371614; 611022, 2371876; 611396, 2372179; 611946, 2372426; 612560, 2372652; 613209, 2372878; 613703, 2373012; 614077, 2373117; 614331, 2373061; 614557, 2372906; 614910, 2372539; 615136, 2372264; 615481, 2371939; 615799, 2371565; 615800, 2371529; 616088, 2371135; 616300, 2370873; 616582, 2370598; 616942, 2370344; 617358, 2370062; 617535, 2369928; 618156, 2369490; 618692, 2369067; 618996, 2368827; 618981, 2368819; 619052, 2368735; 619186, 2368559; 619327, 2368319; 619423, 2368067; 618778, 2367765; 617647, 2367736; 616951, 2367504; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 228 boundary points: Start at 610424, 2385362; 610216, 2385979; 610366, 2386247; 611070, 2386825; 611542, 2386672; 611670, 2386629; 611770, 2386563; 611851, 2386477; 611913, 2386372; 611956, 2386253; 612013, 2386148; 612085, 2386096; 612147, 2386005; 612290, 2385881; 612418, 2385800; 612518, 2385719; 612523, 2385648; 612485, 2385529; 612418, 2385324; 612409, 2385100; 612332, 2384972; 612309, 2384867; 612342, 2384781; 612313, 2384571; 612299, 2384309; 612297, 2384309; 612271, 2383706; 612129, 2383015; 611899, 2382437; 611847, 2382271; 611842, 2382013; 611885, 2381742; 611928, 2381561; 611999, 2381404; 612042, 2381266; 612037, 2381266; 612227, 2380774; 611926, 2380827; 611882, 2380835; 611880, 2380839; 611856, 2380862; 611812, 2380892; 611799, 2380905; 611798, 2380918; 611800, 2380925; 611815, 2380943; 611838, 2380960; 611838, 2380961; 611848, 2380980; 611851, 2381022; 611848, 2381067; 611853, 2381081; 611879, 2381118; 611879, 2381119; 611879, 2381131; 611879, 2381132; 611868, 2381149; 611858, 2381155; 611857, 2381155; 611847, 2381160; 611837, 2381167; 611828, 2381178; 611825, 2381193; 611830, 2381214; 611838, 2381223; 611854, 2381250; 611854, 2381251; 611856, 2381258; 611855, 2381265; 611855, 2381266; 611849, 2381285; 611848, 2381285; 611848, 2381286; 611828, 2381312; 611784, 2381363; 611765, 2381383; 611734, 2381424; 611733, 2381424; 611730, 2381426; 611737, 2381446; 611745, 2381514; 611746, 2381550; 611748, 2381618; 611748, 2381619; 611739, 2381669; 611736, 2381680; 611736, 2381681; 611727, 2381699; 611727, 2381700; 611726, 2381700; 611673, 2381758; 611666, 2381774; 611666, 2381794; 611670, 2381810; 611702, 2381865; 611702, 2381866; 611712, 2381882; 611712, 2381883; 611712, 2381915; 611712, 2381916; 611710, 2381923; 611687, 2381955; 611687, 2381978; 611695, 2381990; 611702, 2382013; 611702, 2382014; 611700,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 8 boundary points: Start at 615466, 2371631; 616875, 2371919; 616875, 2371746; 617062, 2371401; 617350, 2371271; 617235, 2371214; 616746, 2370524; 616358, 2370797; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 10 boundary points: Start at 618213, 2369258; 619090, 2370193; 619421, 2370150; 619895, 2369776; 620269, 2369431; 620312, 2369445; 620629, 2369042; 619176, 2367791; 619018, 2368050; 618932, 2368438; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 12 boundary points: Start at 620384, 2365922; 621334, 2366799; 621549, 2366727; 621923, 2366654; 622081, 2366668; 622168, 2366668; 622311, 2366596; 622081, 2365949; 621434, 2365548; 620830, 2365375; 620701, 2365533; 620543, 2365792; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 417 boundary points: Start at 607259, 2390761; 607620, 2390452; 608141, 2390155; 608439, 2389559; 608513, 2388964; 608959, 2388518; 609183, 2388443; 609227, 2388443; 610028, 2387823; 610076, 2387327; 610083, 2387317; 609877, 2386574; 609867, 2386564; 610409, 2385617; 610403, 2385612; 610841, 2385019; 610826, 2384951; 610809, 2384945; 610780, 2384942; 610766, 2384942; 610749, 2384953; 610709, 2384995; 610692, 2385014; 610679, 2385041; 610630, 2385180; 610616, 2385205; 610606, 2385215; 610606, 2385216; 610598, 2385220; 610558, 2385236; 610543, 2385248; 610533, 2385266; 610516, 2385329; 610509, 2385341; 610509, 2385342; 610508, 2385342; 610497, 2385351; 610496, 2385351; 610454, 2385362; 610440, 2385362; 610394, 2385362; 610370, 2385370; 610333, 2385392; 610292, 2385406; 610280, 2385413; 610261, 2385429; 610248, 2385449; 610237, 2385473; 610222, 2385512; 610222, 2385513; 610214, 2385522; 610206, 2385531; 610206, 2385532; 610187, 2385540; 610166, 2385544; 610134, 2385558; 610129, 2385561; 610122, 2385580; 610119, 2385604; 610119, 2385605; 610112, 2385620; 610111, 2385621; 610093, 2385637; 610078, 2385652; 610077, 2385659; 610090, 2385687; 610097, 2385698; 610098, 2385699; 610098, 2385700; 610097, 2385705; 610097, 2385706; 610081, 2385734; 610054, 2385762; 610039, 2385790; 610028, 2385816; 610024, 2385839; 610027, 2385873; 610035, 2385901; 610035, 2385902; 610035, 2385943; 610035, 2385944; 610029, 2385956; 610029, 2385957; 610003, 2385991; 609994, 2386004; 609993, 2386004; 609993, 2386005; 609971, 2386017; 609955, 2386025; 609948, 2386031; 609929, 2386085; 609909, 2386112; 609908, 2386113; 609898, 2386121; 609887, 2386134; 609883, 2386146; 609884, 2386168; 609879, 2386204; 609884, 2386223; 609905, 2386254; 609905, 2386255; 609909, 2386278; 609909, 2386279; 609907, 2386291; 609881, 2386354; 609880, 2386355; 609858,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 27 boundary points: Start at 615702, 2371729; 615731, 2371775; 615655, 2371857; 615426, 2373195; 615942, 2373592; 616024, 2373566; 616250, 2373608; 616405, 2373693; 616476, 2373594; 616561, 2373354; 616561, 2373072; 616716, 2372874; 616730, 2372719; 616674, 2372352; 616575, 2372196; 616709, 2371996; 616624, 2371850; 616765, 2371726; 616744, 2371589; 616744, 2371321; 617154, 2371109; 617493, 2370954; 617687, 2370912; 617848, 2370771; 617757, 2370634; 617338, 2370493; 616146, 2370893; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 515 boundary points: Start at 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613462, 2378464; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613247, 2378750; 613232, 2378759; 613231, 2378759; 613213, 2378764; 613199, 2378769; 613190, 2378778; 613172, 2378818; 613152, 2378848; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185, 2379019; 613185, 2379020; 613171, 2379040; 613142, 2379072; 613115, 2379100; 613099, 2379113; 613098, 2379113; 613063, 2379127; 612997, 2379166; 612978, 2379188; 612969, 2379215; 612963, 2379226; 612959, 2379247; 612959, 2379248; 612945, 2379276; 612929, 2379297; 612928, 2379298; 612905, 2379314; 612876, 2379327; 612840, 2379337; 612770, 2379350; 612764, 2379355; 612758, 2379364; 612748, 2379389; 612748, 2379390; 612725, 2379410; 612700, 2379424; 612683, 2379441; 612663, 2379470; 612619, 2379529; 612600, 2379563; 612586, 2379618; 612573, 2379650; 612555, 2379679; 612517, 2379716; 612495, 2379729; 612412, 2379753; 612397, 2379761; 612387, 2379798; 612388, 2379851; 612386, 2379928; 612379, 2379961; 612379, 2379962; 612375, 2379970; 612367, 2379981; 612366, 2379982; 612353, 2379991; 612328, 2380018; 612262, 2380145; 612255, 2380163; 612249, 2380199; 612248, 2380233; 612234, 2380304; 612226, 2380334; 612224, 2380337; 612211, 2380367; 612213, 2380397; 612218, 2380419; 612218,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 164 boundary points: Start at 613602, 2386551; 613659, 2386389; 613631, 2386210; 613273, 2385353; 613273, 2385352; 613274, 2385331; 613268, 2385140; 613280, 2384981; 613312, 2383180; 613250, 2382818; 613195, 2382609; 613088, 2382144; 613082, 2381829; 613080, 2381820; 613080, 2381819; 613080, 2381818; 613087, 2381810; 613208, 2381606; 613344, 2381440; 613533, 2381229; 613545, 2381214; 613505, 2380936; 613087, 2380405; 613087, 2380404; 613089, 2380400; 613115, 2380198; 613237, 2380056; 613239, 2380052; 613240, 2380051; 613646, 2379898; 614360, 2379039; 614361, 2379039; 615437, 2378644; 615510, 2378505; 615637, 2378424; 615841, 2378182; 616058, 2377995; 616346, 2377691; 616360, 2377561; 616377, 2377455; 616437, 2377260; 616441, 2377261; 616504, 2377029; 616326, 2376847; 615911, 2376866; 615753, 2376724; 615753, 2376601; 615853, 2376412; 615876, 2376331; 615830, 2376217; 615657, 2375913; 615739, 2375583; 616002, 2375545; 616017, 2375521; 616413, 2375487; 616454, 2375432; 616454, 2375239; 616289, 2375088; 615849, 2374937; 615671, 2374785; 615684, 2374538; 615946, 2374455; 616023, 2374455; 616049, 2374426; 616159, 2374455; 616248, 2374455; 616439, 2374528; 616726, 2374601; 616815, 2374624; 617102, 2374594; 617234, 2374550; 617314, 2374524; 617376, 2374469; 617417, 2374318; 617399, 2374230; 617371, 2374191; 617349, 2374168; 616881, 2374029; 616743, 2374112; 616317, 2374015; 615712, 2374125; 615423, 2374373; 615244, 2374758; 615423, 2375102; 615506, 2375280; 615437, 2375432; 615285,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 166 boundary points: Start at 610061, 2387358; 610074, 2387344; 612191, 2386940; 612201, 2386326; 612707, 2385810; 612654, 2385392; 612653, 2385389; 612646, 2385275; 612642, 2385124; 612646, 2384946; 612642, 2384870; 612638, 2384783; 612612, 2384688; 612600, 2384564; 612585, 2384291; 612604, 2384128; 612634, 2384037; 612702, 2383897; 612706, 2383784; 612691, 2383663; 612627, 2383458; 612490, 2383243; 612479, 2383242; 612483, 2383042; 612498, 2382947; 612517, 2382800; 612502, 2382671; 612426, 2382550; 612335, 2382448; 612267, 2382361; 612188, 2382232; 612150, 2382099; 612127, 2381956; 612123, 2381634; 612165, 2381445; 612226, 2381301; 612328, 2381089; 612438, 2380960; 612547, 2380854; 612623, 2380794; 612627, 2380684; 612634, 2380597; 612661, 2380585; 612691, 2380521; 612691, 2380445; 612638, 2380366; 612623, 2380309; 612653, 2380169; 612684, 2380044; 612718, 2379942; 612767, 2379851; 612805, 2379794; 612858, 2379726; 612907, 2379696; 613005, 2379685; 613092, 2379669; 613187, 2379662; 613263, 2379632; 613319, 2379545; 613346, 2379442; 613384, 2379336; 613448, 2379223; 613501, 2379109; 613505, 2379044; 613577, 2378882; 613713, 2378742; 613993, 2378602; 614266, 2378454; 614425, 2378386; 614534, 2378371; 614674, 2378405; 614765, 2378435; 614815, 2378435; 614868, 2378428; 614902, 2378401; 614902, 2378356; 614902, 2378269; 614879, 2378182; 614799, 2378095; 614720, 2378008; 614671, 2377917; 614674, 2377845; 614682, 2377754; 614720, 2377667; 614780, 2377569; 614856, 2377463; 614898, 2377395; 614875, 2377364; 614849, 2377349; 614777, 2377311; 614678, 2377304; 614640, 2377342; 614572, 2377417; 614478, 2377554; 614413, 2377641; 614338, 2377766; 614341, 2377883; 614349, 2378019; 614349, 2378114; 614311, 2378136; 614186, 2378148; 614046, 2378159; 613861, 2378178; 613755, 2378216; 613641, 2378371; 613554, 2378492; 613509, 2378507; 613441, 2378636; 613255, 2378854; 613244, 2378848; 613248, 2378863; 613248, 2378864; 613278, 2378965; 613248, 2379064; 613149, 2379177; 613047, 2379242; 613001, 2379325; 612865, 2379393; 612759, 2379465; 612695, 2379594; 612596, 2379753; 612562, 2379783; 612517, 2379828; 612468, 2379881; 612468, 2379968; 612362, 2380116; 612294, 2380309; 612309, 2380434; 612309, 2380555; 612256, 2380608; 612123, 2380710; 612051, 2380790; 612044, 2380790; 611998, 2380900; 612006, 2381002; 611968, 2381142; 611874, 2381346; 611851, 2381566; 611858, 2381774; 611832, 2381910; 611802, 2382096; 611805, 2382277; 611813, 2382330; 611855, 2382440; 611998, 2382573; 612112, 2382705; 612101, 2382891; 612089, 2383008; 612112, 2383140; 612130, 2383239; 612127, 2383239; 612116, 2383299; 612138, 2383405; 612244, 2383492; 612335, 2383651; 612335, 2383765; 612305, 2383954; 612252, 2384136; 612286, 2384272; 612313, 2384344; 611321, 2384616; 611381, 2384995; 610379, 2385786; 610036, 2386268; 610037, 2386293; 609373, 2387267; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 40 boundary points: Start at 612671, 2377303; 612526, 2377691; 612575, 2377698; 612576, 2377698; 612596, 2377708; 612604, 2377703; 612630, 2377702; 612668, 2377720; 612688, 2377749; 612686, 2377751; 612705, 2377757; 612764, 2377738; 612765, 2377738; 612794, 2377742; 612814, 2377728; 612853, 2377742; 612870, 2377747; 613040, 2377760; 613059, 2377772; 613059, 2377774; 613085, 2377777; 613154, 2377768; 613224, 2377738; 613264, 2377728; 613265, 2377728; 613335, 2377738; 613336, 2377738; 613359, 2377752; 613368, 2377747; 613413, 2377754; 613415, 2377755; 613449, 2377784; 613454, 2377825; 613460, 2377881; 613497, 2377929; 613544, 2377969; 613986, 2377373; 613635, 2377208; 613308, 2377183; 612870, 2377274; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 517 boundary points: Start at 613555, 2377987; 613674, 2377978; 613675, 2377978; 613694, 2377988; 613721, 2377976; 613733, 2377976; 613762, 2378001; 613771, 2378068; 613764, 2378090; 613757, 2378093; 613753, 2378093; 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613711, 2378118; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613568, 2378357; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613462, 2378464; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613247, 2378750; 613232, 2378759; 613231, 2378759; 613213, 2378764; 613199, 2378769; 613190, 2378778; 613172, 2378818; 613172, 2378819; 613152, 2378848; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613145, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185, 2379019; 613185, 2379020; 613171, 2379040; 613142, 2379072; 613115, 2379100; 613099, 2379113; 613098, 2379113; 613063, 2379127; 612997, 2379166; 612978, 2379188; 612969, 2379215; 612963, 2379226; 612959, 2379247; 612959, 2379248; 612945, 2379276; 612945, 2379277; 612929, 2379297; 612928, 2379298; 612905, 2379314; 612876, 2379327; 612840, 2379337; 612770, 2379350; 612764, 2379355; 612758, 2379364; 612748, 2379389; 612748, 2379390; 612725, 2379410; 612700, 2379424; 612683, 2379441; 612663, 2379470; 612619, 2379529; 612600, 2379563; 612586, 2379618; 612573, 2379650; 612555, 2379679; 612517, 2379716; 612495, 2379729; 612412, 2379753; 612397, 2379761; 612387, 2379798; 612388, 2379851; 612386,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 36 boundary points: Start at 611208, 2389430; 611266, 2389383; 611444, 2389300; 611596, 2389220; 611731, 2389154; 611780, 2389128; 611947, 2388975; 611980, 2388930; 612046, 2388843; 612180, 2388738; 612269, 2388680; 612483, 2388484; 612482, 2388480; 612415, 2388361; 612328, 2388285; 612260, 2388187; 612169, 2388237; 612024, 2388350; 611904, 2388419; 611745, 2388520; 611498, 2388687; 611339, 2388803; 611125, 2388923; 610817, 2389017; 610610, 2389071; 610476, 2389111; 610189, 2389274; 610106, 2389336; 610200, 2389448; 610287, 2389514; 610320, 2389543; 610334, 2389594; 610403, 2389630; 610447, 2389724; 610483, 2389760; 610536, 2389785; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 302 boundary points: Start at 607315, 2391304; 607614, 2391084; 607875, 2390295; 608495, 2388072; 608540, 2387990; 608535, 2387978; 608688, 2387309; 608637, 2387285; 608604, 2387303; 608558, 2387325; 608497, 2387362; 608496, 2387362; 608459, 2387369; 608458, 2387369; 608435, 2387371; 608434, 2387371; 608410, 2387366; 608377, 2387354; 608355, 2387351; 608336, 2387351; 608316, 2387358; 608308, 2387366; 608294, 2387395; 608292, 2387413; 608300, 2387459; 608299, 2387471; 608298, 2387472; 608298, 2387473; 608289, 2387479; 608252, 2387489; 608234, 2387501; 608228, 2387506; 608223, 2387520; 608230, 2387572; 608232, 2387576; 608238, 2387590; 608252, 2387607; 608267, 2387627; 608267, 2387628; 608272, 2387642; 608275, 2387670; 608275, 2387671; 608273, 2387689; 608258, 2387739; 608257, 2387765; 608259, 2387774; 608270, 2387794; 608274, 2387812; 608274, 2387813; 608254, 2387851; 608254, 2387852; 608227, 2387885; 608190, 2387914; 608165, 2387924; 608146, 2387938; 608143, 2387944; 608141, 2387956; 608156, 2388000; 608156, 2388001; 608156, 2388002; 608152, 2388015; 608129, 2388052; 608116, 2388066; 608100, 2388105; 608092, 2388136; 608092, 2388137; 608082, 2388155; 608034, 2388210; 608029, 2388227; 608037, 2388262; 608037, 2388263; 608034, 2388274; 608017, 2388312; 608011, 2388328; 608011, 2388329; 607997, 2388340; 607987, 2388344; 607980, 2388349; 607975, 2388357; 607973, 2388367; 607974, 2388406; 607974, 2388407; 607972, 2388420; 607965, 2388446; 607964, 2388447; 607956, 2388457; 607956, 2388458; 607898, 2388494; 607897, 2388494; 607887, 2388497; 607865, 2388499; 607855, 2388502; 607821, 2388528; 607809, 2388537; 607808, 2388537; 607783, 2388550; 607782, 2388550; 607736, 2388557; 607735, 2388557; 607719, 2388559; 607692,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 70 boundary points: Start at 610084, 2377493; 610560, 2377510; 610747, 2377396; 610965, 2377385; 611183, 2377541; 611328, 2377562; 611806, 2377593; 612055, 2377562; 612081, 2377577; 612103, 2377583; 612103, 2377584; 612166, 2377617; 612168, 2377619; 612169, 2377619; 612210, 2377654; 612263, 2377686; 612414, 2377680; 612432, 2377673; 612468, 2377676; 612472, 2377678; 612533, 2377676; 612613, 2377702; 612630, 2377702; 612668, 2377720; 612669, 2377721; 612720, 2377738; 612793, 2377718; 612845, 2377739; 612853, 2377742; 612870, 2377747; 612960, 2377754; 613728, 2375972; 610456, 2374325; 609627, 2374155; 607793, 2376879; 607838, 2376897; 607901, 2376922; 607901, 2376921; 607907, 2376916; 607913, 2376915; 607935, 2376919; 607956, 2376931; 607962, 2376938; 607962, 2376945; 608077, 2376990; 608090, 2376996; 608098, 2376990; 608118, 2376996; 608134, 2377006; 608141, 2377013; 608141, 2377021; 608440, 2377167; 608565, 2377136; 608700, 2377209; 608866, 2377271; 609188, 2377229; 609224, 2377240; 609224, 2377239; 609234, 2377232; 609243, 2377236; 609245, 2377246; 609500, 2377323; 609656, 2377416; 609843, 2377489; 609967, 2377489; 610035, 2377491; 610041, 2377483; 610051, 2377480; 610079, 2377484; 610084, 2377489; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 187 boundary points: Start at 609226, 2388010; 609538, 2387950; 609766, 2387880; 610114, 2387759; 610304, 2387704; 610480, 2387518; 610619, 2387365; 610800, 2387217; 611092, 2387073; 611417, 2386957; 611798, 2386818; 612081, 2386678; 612401, 2386414; 612749, 2386112; 612800, 2386052; 612744, 2385862; 612544, 2385616; 612349, 2385540; 612125, 2385498; 611748, 2385522; 611214, 2385619; 610899, 2385710; 610601, 2385862; 610340, 2386080; 610097, 2386238; 609924, 2386325; 609905, 2386410; 609865, 2386375; 609858, 2386384; 609834, 2386404; 609797, 2386443; 609797, 2386444; 609790, 2386450; 609769, 2386468; 609748, 2386495; 609737, 2386524; 609719, 2386644; 609711, 2386719; 609711, 2386720; 609705, 2386737; 609704, 2386737; 609704, 2386738; 609693, 2386745; 609692, 2386745; 609595, 2386759; 609570, 2386766; 609560, 2386772; 609536, 2386797; 609481, 2386863; 609461, 2386894; 609449, 2386918; 609449, 2386919; 609439, 2386933; 609438, 2386934; 609425, 2386943; 609379, 2386966; 609323, 2387005; 609322, 2387005; 609308, 2387012; 609269, 2387020; 609248, 2387021; 609184, 2387014; 609134, 2387001; 609078, 2386982; 609074, 2386984; 609062, 2387000; 609048, 2387031; 609047, 2387032; 609025, 2387051; 609024, 2387051; 608989, 2387068; 608988, 2387068; 608975, 2387068; 608974, 2387068; 608905, 2387055; 608862, 2387042; 608856, 2387043; 608849, 2387049; 608810, 2387121; 608794, 2387150; 608794, 2387151; 608776, 2387175; 608736, 2387223; 608719, 2387246; 608718, 2387246; 608718, 2387247; 608693, 2387265; 608692, 2387265; 608643, 2387281; 608604, 2387303; 608558, 2387325; 608497, 2387362; 608496, 2387362; 608459, 2387369; 608458, 2387369; 608435, 2387371; 608434, 2387371; 608410, 2387366; 608377, 2387354; 608355, 2387351; 608336, 2387351; 608316, 2387358; 608308, 2387366; 608294, 2387395; 608292, 2387413; 608300, 2387459; 608299,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 73 boundary points: Start at 613455, 2377836; 613487, 2377807; 613820, 2377415; 614019, 2377187; 614101, 2377012; 614098, 2376925; 612988, 2376944; 612008, 2376886; 611978, 2376959; 611656, 2377538; 611616, 2377608; 611620, 2377608; 611632, 2377597; 611636, 2377596; 611663, 2377589; 611666, 2377588; 611685, 2377589; 611731, 2377598; 611739, 2377608; 611845, 2377608; 612012, 2377589; 612011, 2377588; 612012, 2377584; 612038, 2377574; 612066, 2377574; 612069, 2377574; 612103, 2377583; 612103, 2377584; 612166, 2377617; 612168, 2377619; 612169, 2377619; 612247, 2377687; 612247, 2377695; 612255, 2377697; 612402, 2377690; 612402, 2377689; 612403, 2377685; 612432, 2377673; 612468, 2377676; 612482, 2377684; 612483, 2377688; 612505, 2377688; 612575, 2377698; 612576, 2377698; 612596, 2377708; 612604, 2377703; 612630, 2377702; 612668, 2377720; 612688, 2377749; 612686, 2377751; 612705, 2377757; 612764, 2377738; 612765, 2377738; 612794, 2377742; 612814, 2377728; 612853, 2377742; 612870, 2377747; 613040, 2377760; 613059, 2377772; 613059, 2377774; 613085, 2377777; 613154, 2377768; 613224, 2377738; 613264, 2377728; 613265, 2377728; 613335, 2377738; 613336, 2377738; 613359, 2377752; 613368, 2377747; 613413, 2377754; 613415, 2377755; 613449, 2377784; 613454, 2377825; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 254 boundary points: Start at 608229, 2387567; 609230, 2387634; 610071, 2386913; 612807, 2385912; 612446, 2385365; 612366, 2384991; 612326, 2384471; 612219, 2383924; 612113, 2382763; 611821, 2382957; 611795, 2383056; 611597, 2383822; 611567, 2383939; 611567, 2383940; 611561, 2383949; 611537, 2384020; 611536, 2384020; 611525, 2384040; 611515, 2384051; 611495, 2384064; 611460, 2384078; 611430, 2384082; 611404, 2384097; 611396, 2384120; 611393, 2384150; 611397, 2384172; 611413, 2384204; 611422, 2384233; 611428, 2384263; 611435, 2384302; 611435, 2384321; 611429, 2384356; 611429, 2384357; 611417, 2384382; 611394, 2384464; 611387, 2384476; 611374, 2384488; 611374, 2384489; 611358, 2384501; 611334, 2384524; 611326, 2384536; 611302, 2384584; 611257, 2384667; 611256, 2384667; 611245, 2384680; 611244, 2384681; 611224, 2384695; 611223, 2384695; 611203, 2384703; 611202, 2384704; 611192, 2384704; 611191, 2384703; 611165, 2384698; 611119, 2384696; 611118, 2384696; 611082, 2384690; 611081, 2384690; 611065, 2384682; 611064, 2384681; 611058, 2384675; 611046, 2384674; 611039, 2384675; 611028, 2384688; 611014, 2384713; 610994, 2384778; 610981, 2384838; 610976, 2384927; 610973, 2384941; 610973, 2384942; 610965, 2384959; 610965, 2384960; 610957, 2384969; 610957, 2384970; 610934, 2384987; 610933, 2384987; 610909, 2384993; 610908, 2384993; 610888, 2384986; 610839, 2384956; 610809, 2384945; 610780, 2384942; 610766, 2384942; 610749, 2384953; 610709, 2384995; 610692, 2385014; 610679, 2385041; 610630, 2385180; 610616, 2385205; 610606, 2385215; 610606, 2385216; 610598, 2385220; 610558, 2385236; 610543, 2385248; 610533, 2385266; 610516, 2385329; 610509, 2385341; 610509, 2385342; 610508, 2385342; 610497, 2385351; 610496, 2385351; 610454, 2385362; 610440, 2385362; 610394, 2385362; 610370, 2385370; 610333, 2385392; 610292, 2385406; 610280, 2385413; 610261, 2385429; 610248, 2385449; 610237, 2385473; 610222, 2385512; 610222, 2385513; 610214, 2385522; 610206, 2385531; 610206, 2385532; 610187, 2385540; 610166, 2385544; 610134, 2385558; 610129, 2385561; 610122, 2385580; 610119, 2385604; 610119, 2385605; 610112, 2385620; 610111, 2385621; 610093, 2385637; 610078, 2385652; 610077, 2385659; 610090, 2385687; 610097, 2385698; 610098, 2385699; 610098, 2385700; 610097, 2385705; 610097, 2385706; 610081, 2385734; 610054, 2385762; 610039, 2385790; 610028, 2385816; 610024, 2385839; 610027, 2385873; 610035, 2385901; 610035, 2385902; 610035, 2385943; 610035, 2385944; 610029, 2385956; 610029, 2385957; 610003, 2385991; 609994, 2386004; 609993, 2386004; 609993, 2386005; 609971, 2386017; 609955, 2386025; 609948, 2386031; 609929, 2386085; 609909, 2386112; 609908, 2386113; 609898, 2386121; 609887, 2386134; 609883, 2386146; 609884, 2386168; 609879, 2386204; 609884, 2386223; 609905, 2386254; 609905, 2386255; 609909, 2386278; 609909, 2386279; 609907, 2386291; 609881, 2386354; 609880, 2386355; 609858, 2386384; 609834, 2386404; 609797, 2386443; 609797, 2386444; 609790, 2386450; 609769, 2386468; 609748, 2386495; 609737, 2386524; 609719, 2386644; 609711, 2386719; 609711, 2386720; 609705, 2386737; 609704, 2386737; 609704, 2386738; 609693, 2386745; 609692, 2386745; 609595, 2386759; 609570, 2386766; 609560, 2386772; 609536, 2386797; 609481, 2386863; 609461, 2386894; 609449, 2386918; 609449, 2386919; 609439, 2386933; 609438, 2386934; 609425, 2386943; 609379, 2386966; 609323, 2387005; 609308, 2387012; 609269, 2387020; 609248, 2387021; 609184, 2387014; 609134, 2387001; 609078, 2386982; 609074, 2386984; 609062, 2387000; 609048, 2387031; 609047, 2387032; 609025, 2387051; 609024, 2387051; 608989, 2387068; 608988, 2387068; 608975, 2387068; 608975, 2387069; 608974, 2387068; 608905, 2387055; 608862, 2387042; 608856, 2387043; 608849, 2387049; 608810, 2387121; 608794, 2387150; 608794, 2387151; 608776, 2387175; 608736, 2387223; 608719, 2387246; 608718, 2387246; 608718, 2387247; 608693, 2387265; 608692, 2387265; 608643, 2387281; 608604, 2387303; 608558, 2387325; 608497, 2387362; 608496, 2387362; 608459, 2387369; 608458, 2387369; 608435, 2387371; 608434, 2387371; 608410, 2387366; 608377, 2387354; 608355, 2387351; 608336, 2387351; 608316, 2387358; 608308, 2387366; 608294, 2387395; 608292, 2387413; 608300, 2387459; 608299, 2387471; 608298, 2387472; 608298, 2387473; 608289, 2387479; 608252, 2387489; 608234, 2387501; 608228, 2387506; 608223, 2387520; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 27 boundary points: Start at 614062, 2373984; 615409, 2374312; 615975, 2374135; 616187, 2374082; 616434, 2374312; 616522, 2374206; 616787, 2374365; 616840, 2374188; 616999, 2374206; 616893, 2373940; 616999, 2373728; 616999, 2373622; 617159, 2373640; 617088, 2373446; 617070, 2373251; 617282, 2372986; 617583, 2372898; 617883, 2372810; 617883, 2372757; 617477, 2372704; 617353, 2372615; 617106, 2372562; 617176, 2372386; 616929, 2372350; 616911, 2372067; 616452, 2371908; 615356, 2371420; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 591 boundary points: Start at 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613568, 2378357; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613247, 2378750; 613232, 2378759; 613213, 2378764; 613199, 2378769; 613190, 2378778; 613172, 2378818; 613172, 2378819; 613152, 2378848; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185, 2379019; 613185, 2379020; 613171, 2379040; 613142, 2379072; 613115, 2379100; 613099, 2379113; 613098, 2379113; 613063, 2379127; 612997, 2379166; 612978, 2379188; 612969, 2379215; 612963, 2379226; 612959, 2379247; 612959, 2379248; 612945, 2379276; 612945, 2379277; 612929, 2379297; 612928, 2379298; 612905, 2379314; 612876, 2379327; 612840, 2379337; 612770, 2379350; 612764, 2379355; 612758, 2379364; 612748, 2379389; 612748, 2379390; 612725, 2379410; 612700, 2379424; 612683, 2379441; 612663, 2379470; 612619, 2379529; 612600, 2379563; 612586, 2379618; 612573, 2379650; 612555, 2379679; 612517, 2379716; 612495, 2379729; 612412, 2379753; 612397, 2379761; 612387, 2379798; 612388, 2379851; 612386, 2379928; 612379, 2379961; 612379, 2379962; 612375, 2379970; 612367, 2379981; 612366, 2379981; 612366, 2379982; 612353, 2379991; 612328, 2380018; 612262, 2380145; 612255, 2380163; 612249, 2380199; 612248, 2380233; 612234, 2380304; 612226, 2380334; 612225, 2380334; 612224, 2380337; 612211,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 649 boundary points: Start at 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613711, 2378118; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613568, 2378357; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613462, 2378464; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613247, 2378750; 613232, 2378759; 613231, 2378759; 613213, 2378764; 613199, 2378769; 613190, 2378778; 613172, 2378818; 613172, 2378819; 613152, 2378848; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613145, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185, 2379019; 613185, 2379020; 613171, 2379040; 613142, 2379072; 613115, 2379100; 613099, 2379113; 613098, 2379113; 613063, 2379127; 612997, 2379166; 612978, 2379188; 612969, 2379215; 612963, 2379226; 612959, 2379247; 612959, 2379248; 612945, 2379276; 612929, 2379297; 612905, 2379314; 612876, 2379327; 612840, 2379337; 612770, 2379350; 612764, 2379355; 612758, 2379364; 612748, 2379389; 612748, 2379390; 612725, 2379410; 612700, 2379424; 612683, 2379441; 612663, 2379470; 612619, 2379529; 612600, 2379563; 612586, 2379618; 612573, 2379650; 612555, 2379679; 612517, 2379716; 612495, 2379729; 612412, 2379753; 612397, 2379761; 612387, 2379798; 612388, 2379851; 612386, 2379928; 612379, 2379961; 612375, 2379970; 612367, 2379981; 612366, 2379982; 612353, 2379991; 612328, 2380018; 612262, 2380145; 612255, 2380163; 612249, 2380199; 612248, 2380233; 612234, 2380304; 612226, 2380334; 612224, 2380337; 612211, 2380367; 612213, 2380397; 612218, 2380419; 612218, 2380420; 612215, 2380452; 612212, 2380464; 612202, 2380506; 612202, 2380507; 612197, 2380516; 612177, 2380539; 612112, 2380593; 612086, 2380625; 612073, 2380644; 612046, 2380669; 612046, 2380670; 612016, 2380686; 611992, 2380690; 611965, 2380687; 611955, 2380689; 611941, 2380693; 611927, 2380702; 611919, 2380710; 611905, 2380743; 611889, 2380825; 611889, 2380826; 611880, 2380839; 611856, 2380862; 611812, 2380892; 611799, 2380905; 611798, 2380918; 611800, 2380925; 611815, 2380943; 611838, 2380960; 611838, 2380961; 611848, 2380980; 611851, 2381022; 611848, 2381067; 611853, 2381081; 611879, 2381118; 611879, 2381119; 611879, 2381131; 611879, 2381132; 611868, 2381149; 611858, 2381155; 611857, 2381155; 611847, 2381160; 611837, 2381167; 611828, 2381178; 611825, 2381193; 611830, 2381214; 611838, 2381223; 611854, 2381250; 611856, 2381258; 611855, 2381265; 611855, 2381266; 611849, 2381285; 611848, 2381286; 611828, 2381312; 611784, 2381363; 611765, 2381383; 611734, 2381424; 611733, 2381424; 611730, 2381426; 611737, 2381446; 611745, 2381514; 611746, 2381550; 611748, 2381618; 611739, 2381669; 611736, 2381680; 611736, 2381681; 611727, 2381699; 611727, 2381700; 611673, 2381758; 611666, 2381774; 611666, 2381794; 611670, 2381810; 611702, 2381865; 611712, 2381882; 611712, 2381883; 611712, 2381915; 611712, 2381916; 611710, 2381923; 611687, 2381955; 611687, 2381978; 611695, 2381990; 611702, 2382013; 611702, 2382014; 611700, 2382058; 611694, 2382120; 611695, 2382225; 611701, 2382278; 611699, 2382320; 611695, 2382360; 611693, 2382433; 611692, 2382455; 611698, 2382473; 611744, 2382512; 611805, 2382557; 611831, 2382588; 611844, 2382604; 611844, 2382605; 611850, 2382621; 611874, 2382653; 611896, 2382683; 611896, 2382684; 611903, 2382704; 611903, 2382705; 611903, 2382706; 611902, 2382707; 611901, 2382707; 611900, 2382707; 611900, 2382706; 611899, 2382706; 611892, 2382686; 611891, 2382684; 611867, 2382777; 611937, 2382801; 612022, 2382759; 612039, 2382714; 612019, 2382660; 611974, 2382584; 611886, 2382499; 611838, 2382423; 611793, 2382296; 611799, 2382154; 611810, 2382058; 611810, 2381931; 611821, 2381832; 611844, 2381759; 611883, 2381550; 611920, 2381366; 611974, 2381248; 611974, 2381121; 611957, 2381044; 611960, 2380979; 611880, 2380970; 611968, 2380977; 612013, 2380847; 612043, 2380766; 612167, 2380685; 612227, 2380637; 612305, 2380583; 612311, 2380532; 612293, 2380399; 612329, 2380291; 612362, 2380186; 612449, 2380029; 612497, 2379948; 612522, 2379813; 612555, 2379765; 612651, 2379690; 612675, 2379587; 612744, 2379497; 612876, 2379410; 612991, 2379365; 613051, 2379263; 613096, 2379178; 613192, 2379118; 613237, 2379103; 613285, 2379046; 613258, 2378974; 613264, 2378974; 613252, 2378905; 613279, 2378818; 613330, 2378763; 613403, 2378709; 613460, 2378640; 613532, 2378520; 613679, 2378379; 613721, 2378294; 613733, 2378243; 613860, 2378171; 614070, 2378150; 614157, 2378153; 614244, 2378186; 614314, 2378189; 614359, 2378204; 614443, 2378231; 614512, 2378219; 614542, 2378201; 614527, 2378162; 614467, 2378126; 614374, 2378087; 614314, 2378030; 614320, 2377973; 614344, 2377943; 614356, 2377858; 614356, 2377777; 614389, 2377726; 614452, 2377651; 614509, 2377531; 614596, 2377398; 614686, 2377239; 614762, 2377179; 614786, 2377016; 614777, 2376918; 614789, 2376917; 614795, 2376797; 614801, 2376710; 614855, 2376608; 614861, 2376523; 614891, 2376418; 614957, 2376325; 614993, 2376229; 615011, 2376126; 615026, 2375991; 615014, 2375943; 614984, 2375886; 614993, 2375826; 615026, 2375754; 615053, 2375645; 615129, 2375510; 615225, 2375396; 615306, 2375294; 615201, 2375170; 615122, 2375071; 615047, 2374942; 615023,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 333 boundary points: Start at 622547, 2364906; 622392, 2365018; 622231, 2365150; 622133, 2365305; 622037, 2365661; 622013, 2365661; 622019, 2365874; 622064, 2366138; 622093, 2366310; 622156, 2366460; 622128, 2366563; 622082, 2366649; 621950, 2366718; 621645, 2366708; 621496, 2366708; 621369, 2366748; 621214, 2366817; 621053, 2366892; 620818, 2366989; 620582, 2367122; 620553, 2367236; 620553, 2367363; 620542, 2367512; 620571, 2367673; 620663, 2367845; 620743, 2367966; 620898, 2368127; 621042, 2368236; 621082, 2368305; 621053, 2368409; 620910, 2368518; 620818, 2368690; 620720, 2369000; 620617, 2369178; 620462, 2369276; 620345, 2369363; 620061, 2369535; 619852, 2369805; 619545, 2370014; 619336, 2370051; 618992, 2370088; 618685, 2370149; 618414, 2370321; 618242, 2370567; 618193, 2370752; 618107, 2370924; 617996, 2370960; 617578, 2371133; 617050, 2371477; 616829, 2371821; 616902, 2372362; 617038, 2372718; 617025, 2373050; 616853, 2373505; 616607, 2373923; 616030, 2373911; 615648, 2374021; 615403, 2374181; 615317, 2374501; 615329, 2374771; 615403, 2375078; 615415, 2375324; 615267, 2375619; 615292, 2375841; 615317, 2376025; 615317, 2376234; 615009, 2376603; 615009, 2376620; 615004, 2376613; 614843, 2376808; 614825, 2377015; 614825, 2377136; 614670, 2377337; 614492, 2377664; 614372, 2377888; 614331, 2378038; 614349, 2378147; 614084, 2378170; 613740, 2378336; 613533, 2378572; 613401, 2378825; 613429, 2379003; 613326, 2379210; 613016, 2379371; 612780, 2379543; 612648, 2379727; 612487, 2379997; 612372, 2380152; 612372, 2380284; 612408, 2380419; 612389, 2380468; 612286, 2380594; 612039, 2380784; 611999, 2380916; 612033, 2381169; 611918, 2381508; 611855, 2381692; 611867, 2381829; 611872, 2381985; 611872, 2382180; 611930, 2382444; 611976, 2382576; 612102, 2382714; 612114, 2382789; 612114, 2382996; 612114, 2383174; 612160,
(ii)
(239) Oahu 20—
(i) Unit consists of the following 11 boundary points: Start at 610585, 2374351; 609877, 2375857; 612494, 2376750; 618121, 2367756; 616955, 2367642; 616046, 2366818; 614795, 2366392; 613686, 2367756; 610603, 2374312; 610601, 2374322; 610587, 2374351; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 637 boundary points: Start at 611505, 2377599; 611595, 2377608; 611620, 2377608; 611632, 2377597; 611636, 2377596; 611663, 2377589; 611666, 2377588; 611685, 2377589; 611731, 2377598; 611739, 2377608; 611845, 2377608; 612012, 2377589; 612011, 2377588; 612012, 2377584; 612038, 2377574; 612066, 2377574; 612069, 2377574; 612103, 2377583; 612103, 2377584; 612166, 2377617; 612168, 2377619; 612247, 2377687; 612247, 2377695; 612255, 2377697; 612402, 2377690; 612402, 2377689; 612403, 2377685; 612432, 2377673; 612468, 2377676; 612482, 2377684; 612483, 2377688; 612505, 2377688; 612575, 2377698; 612596, 2377708; 612604, 2377703; 612630, 2377702; 612668, 2377720; 612688, 2377749; 612686, 2377751; 612705, 2377757; 612764, 2377738; 612765, 2377738; 612794, 2377742; 612814, 2377728; 612853, 2377742; 612870, 2377747; 613040, 2377760; 613059, 2377772; 613059, 2377774; 613085, 2377777; 613154, 2377768; 613224, 2377738; 613264, 2377728; 613265, 2377728; 613335, 2377738; 613336, 2377738; 613359, 2377752; 613368, 2377747; 613413, 2377754; 613415, 2377755; 613449, 2377784; 613454, 2377825; 613460, 2377881; 613497, 2377929; 613554, 2377977; 613555, 2377987; 613674, 2377978; 613675, 2377978; 613694, 2377988; 613721, 2377976; 613733, 2377976; 613762, 2378001; 613771, 2378068; 613764, 2378090; 613757, 2378093; 613753, 2378093; 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613711, 2378118; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613568, 2378357; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613462, 2378464; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 518 boundary points: Start at 612247, 2377695; 612255, 2377697; 612402, 2377690; 612402, 2377689; 612403, 2377685; 612432, 2377673; 612468, 2377676; 612482, 2377684; 612483, 2377688; 612505, 2377688; 612575, 2377698; 612596, 2377708; 612604, 2377703; 612630, 2377702; 612668, 2377720; 612688, 2377749; 612686, 2377751; 612705, 2377757; 612764, 2377738; 612765, 2377738; 612794, 2377742; 612814, 2377728; 612853, 2377742; 612870, 2377747; 613040, 2377760; 613059, 2377772; 613059, 2377774; 613085, 2377777; 613154, 2377768; 613224, 2377738; 613264, 2377728; 613265, 2377728; 613335, 2377738; 613336, 2377738; 613359, 2377752; 613368, 2377747; 613413, 2377754; 613415, 2377755; 613449, 2377784; 613454, 2377825; 613460, 2377881; 613497, 2377929; 613554, 2377977; 613555, 2377987; 613674, 2377978; 613675, 2377978; 613694, 2377988; 613721, 2377976; 613733, 2377976; 613762, 2378001; 613771, 2378068; 613764, 2378090; 613757, 2378093; 613753, 2378093; 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613711, 2378118; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613568, 2378357; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613462, 2378464; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613247, 2378750; 613232, 2378759; 613231, 2378759; 613213, 2378764; 613199, 2378769; 613190, 2378778; 613172, 2378818; 613172, 2378819; 613152, 2378848; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613145, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 365 boundary points: Start at 608181, 2387918; 608609, 2387992; 609066, 2387923; 609648, 2387838; 610294, 2387723; 610699, 2387638; 611287, 2387529; 611887, 2387381; 612047, 2387289; 612218, 2387158; 612275, 2387009; 612218, 2386810; 612138, 2386495; 612077, 2386335; 612081, 2386336; 612173, 2386170; 612258, 2386084; 612418, 2385987; 612561, 2385919; 612607, 2385873; 612607, 2385791; 612489, 2383611; 612441, 2383240; 612407, 2383075; 612333, 2382778; 612235, 2382526; 612127, 2382349; 612121, 2382349; 612098, 2382264; 612030, 2382069; 612001, 2381847; 611990, 2381692; 612041, 2381550; 612121, 2381395; 612156, 2381312; 611855, 2381263; 611855, 2381265; 611855, 2381266; 611849, 2381285; 611848, 2381285; 611848, 2381286; 611828, 2381312; 611784, 2381363; 611765, 2381383; 611734, 2381424; 611733, 2381424; 611730, 2381426; 611737, 2381446; 611745, 2381514; 611746, 2381550; 611748, 2381618; 611748, 2381619; 611739, 2381669; 611736, 2381680; 611736, 2381681; 611727, 2381699; 611727, 2381700; 611726, 2381700; 611673, 2381758; 611666, 2381774; 611666, 2381794; 611670, 2381810; 611702, 2381865; 611712, 2381882; 611712, 2381883; 611712, 2381915; 611712, 2381916; 611710, 2381923; 611687, 2381955; 611687, 2381978; 611695, 2381990; 611702, 2382013; 611702, 2382014; 611700, 2382058; 611694, 2382120; 611695, 2382225; 611701, 2382278; 611701, 2382279; 611699, 2382320; 611695, 2382360; 611693, 2382433; 611692, 2382455; 611698,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 536 boundary points: Start at 613555, 2377987; 613674, 2377978; 613675, 2377978; 613694, 2377988; 613721, 2377976; 613733, 2377976; 613762, 2378001; 613771, 2378068; 613764, 2378090; 613757, 2378093; 613753, 2378093; 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613568, 2378357; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613462, 2378464; 613447, 2378478; 613431, 2378493; 613398, 2378533; 613361, 2378569; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613247, 2378750; 613232, 2378759; 613231, 2378759; 613222, 2378762; 613169, 2378834; 613145, 2378878; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185, 2379019; 613185, 2379020; 613171, 2379040; 613142, 2379072; 613115, 2379100; 613099, 2379113; 613098, 2379113; 613085, 2379118; 613059, 2379138; 612974, 2379200; 612969, 2379215; 612963, 2379226; 612959, 2379247; 612959, 2379248; 612945, 2379276; 612929, 2379297; 612928, 2379298; 612905, 2379314; 612876, 2379327; 612840, 2379337; 612797, 2379345; 612790, 2379349; 612726, 2379413; 612686, 2379438; 612683, 2379441; 612663, 2379470; 612619, 2379529; 612600, 2379563; 612586, 2379618; 612573, 2379650; 612555, 2379679; 612532, 2379701; 612524, 2379714; 612523, 2379714; 612518, 2379716; 612517, 2379716; 612495, 2379729; 612429, 2379748; 612396, 2379830; 612387, 2379922; 612386, 2379924; 612386, 2379928; 612379, 2379961; 612379, 2379962; 612375, 2379970; 612367, 2379981; 612366, 2379982; 612353, 2379991; 612328, 2380018; 612262,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 33 boundary points: Start at 615847, 2370245; 615284, 2370964; 614778, 2371801; 614350, 2372717; 614019, 2373116; 613434, 2374148; 613308, 2374586; 613142, 2375258; 613095, 2375422; 614663, 2376418; 614715, 2376331; 614709, 2376258; 614796, 2376057; 614807, 2376056; 614827, 2375891; 614720, 2375618; 614914, 2375248; 614797, 2375024; 614797, 2374683; 614914, 2374352; 615245, 2373788; 615635, 2373603; 616073, 2373466; 616453, 2373525; 616462, 2373252; 616492, 2373077; 616628, 2372765; 616647, 2372609; 616511, 2372025; 616531, 2371607; 616940, 2371110; 617144, 2370985; 616433, 2370522; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 93 boundary points: Start at 617328, 2371105; 617214, 2371162; 616969, 2371396; 616855, 2371624; 616752, 2371886; 616730, 2372217; 616758, 2372348; 616832, 2372491; 616935, 2372656; 616941, 2372742; 616747, 2373067; 616781, 2373068; 616775, 2373158; 616775, 2373266; 616764, 2373386; 616724, 2373483; 616690, 2373597; 616593, 2373734; 616479, 2373745; 616217, 2373694; 615983, 2373711; 615783, 2373773; 615595, 2373887; 615447, 2373984; 615361, 2374104; 615310, 2374258; 615230, 2374355; 615173, 2374406; 615088, 2374537; 615076, 2374720; 615088, 2374839; 615076, 2374948; 615105, 2375073; 615190, 2375233; 615282, 2375301; 615265, 2375370; 615168, 2375455; 615099, 2375575; 615099, 2375672; 615082, 2375888; 615145, 2376054; 615196, 2376122; 615190, 2376208; 615111, 2376282; 614997, 2376327; 614900, 2376459; 614852, 2376538; 615243, 2376787; 615253, 2376726; 615250, 2376726; 615299, 2376601; 615390, 2376493; 615441, 2376379; 615413, 2376191; 615436, 2375911; 615487, 2375740; 615641, 2375575; 615829, 2375449; 615954, 2375358; 615943, 2375233; 615686, 2375056; 615481, 2374782; 615430, 2374674; 615504, 2374475; 615715, 2374275; 616057, 2374224; 616308, 2374230; 616479, 2374292; 616690, 2374355; 616866, 2374281; 616980, 2373950; 617089, 2373471; 617187, 2373089; 617203, 2373089; 617271, 2373004; 617482, 2372958; 617647, 2372947; 617790, 2372913; 617858, 2372901; 617853, 2372821; 617767, 2372776; 617590, 2372719; 617448, 2372639; 617311, 2372616; 617146, 2372525; 617003, 2372337; 616958, 2372189; 617003, 2371921; 617106, 2371687; 617220, 2371596; 617419, 2371465; 617602, 2371362; 617717, 2371359; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 64 boundary points: Start at 608249, 2387857; 608319, 2387816; 608894, 2387555; 609199, 2387341; 608944, 2387062; 608905, 2387055; 608862, 2387042; 608856, 2387043; 608849, 2387049; 608810, 2387121; 608794, 2387150; 608794, 2387151; 608776, 2387175; 608736, 2387223; 608719, 2387246; 608718, 2387246; 608718, 2387247; 608693, 2387265; 608692, 2387265; 608643, 2387281; 608604, 2387303; 608603, 2387303; 608558, 2387325; 608497, 2387362; 608496, 2387362; 608459, 2387369; 608458, 2387369; 608435, 2387371; 608434, 2387371; 608410, 2387366; 608377, 2387354; 608355, 2387351; 608336, 2387351; 608316, 2387358; 608308, 2387366; 608294, 2387395; 608292, 2387413; 608300, 2387459; 608299, 2387471; 608298, 2387472; 608298, 2387473; 608289, 2387479; 608252, 2387489; 608234, 2387501; 608228, 2387506; 608223, 2387520; 608230, 2387572; 608232, 2387576; 608238, 2387590; 608252, 2387607; 608267, 2387627; 608267, 2387628; 608272, 2387642; 608275, 2387670; 608275, 2387671; 608273, 2387689; 608258, 2387739; 608257, 2387765; 608259, 2387774; 608270, 2387794; 608274, 2387812; 608274, 2387813; 608254, 2387851; 608254, 2387852; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 15 boundary points: Start at 614492, 2377295; 614625, 2377208; 614686, 2376742; 614770, 2376592; 614740, 2376486; 614814, 2376331; 615019, 2376154; 614881, 2375865; 614931, 2375554; 615003, 2375471; 615053, 2375377; 614929, 2375380; 614354, 2375432; 613918, 2376130; 613435, 2376741; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 322 boundary points: Start at 607973, 2388394; 608211, 2388424; 608644, 2388424; 609046, 2388411; 609575, 2388347; 609945, 2388296; 610416, 2388239; 610824, 2388099; 611220, 2387844; 611583, 2387595; 611889, 2387334; 611946, 2387232; 612201, 2387104; 612278, 2386970; 612405, 2386817; 612679, 2386550; 612672, 2386543; 612686, 2386543; 612864, 2386352; 613011, 2386084; 613062, 2385823; 613004, 2385523; 612915, 2385294; 612832, 2384975; 612750, 2384688; 612730, 2384542; 612641, 2384216; 612686, 2383974; 612686, 2383624; 612616, 2383120; 612575, 2382918; 611844, 2382869; 611795, 2383056; 611597, 2383822; 611567, 2383939; 611567, 2383940; 611561, 2383949; 611537, 2384020; 611536, 2384020; 611525, 2384040; 611515, 2384051; 611495, 2384064; 611460, 2384078; 611430, 2384082; 611404, 2384097; 611396, 2384120; 611393, 2384150; 611397, 2384172; 611413, 2384204; 611422, 2384233; 611428, 2384263; 611435, 2384302; 611435, 2384321; 611429, 2384356; 611429, 2384357; 611417, 2384382; 611394, 2384464; 611387, 2384476; 611374, 2384488; 611374, 2384489; 611358, 2384501; 611334, 2384524; 611326, 2384536; 611302, 2384584; 611257, 2384667; 611256, 2384667; 611245, 2384680; 611244, 2384681; 611224, 2384695; 611223, 2384695; 611203, 2384703; 611202, 2384704; 611192, 2384704; 611191, 2384703; 611165, 2384698; 611119, 2384696; 611118, 2384696; 611082, 2384690; 611081, 2384690; 611065, 2384682; 611064, 2384681; 611058, 2384675; 611046, 2384674; 611039, 2384675; 611028, 2384688; 611014, 2384713; 610994, 2384778; 610981, 2384838; 610976, 2384927; 610973, 2384941; 610973, 2384942; 610965, 2384959; 610965, 2384960; 610957, 2384969; 610957, 2384970; 610934, 2384987; 610933, 2384987; 610909, 2384993; 610908, 2384993; 610888, 2384986; 610839, 2384956; 610809, 2384945; 610780, 2384942; 610766, 2384942; 610749, 2384953; 610709, 2384995; 610692,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 167 boundary points: Start at 612247, 2377695; 612255, 2377697; 612402, 2377690; 612402, 2377689; 612403, 2377685; 612432, 2377673; 612468, 2377676; 612482, 2377684; 612483, 2377688; 612505, 2377688; 612575, 2377698; 612576, 2377698; 612596, 2377708; 612604, 2377703; 612630, 2377702; 612668, 2377720; 612688, 2377749; 612686, 2377751; 612705, 2377757; 612764, 2377738; 612765, 2377738; 612794, 2377742; 612814, 2377728; 612853, 2377742; 612870, 2377747; 613040, 2377760; 613059, 2377772; 613059, 2377774; 613085, 2377777; 613154, 2377768; 613224, 2377738; 613264, 2377728; 613265, 2377728; 613335, 2377738; 613336, 2377738; 613359, 2377752; 613368, 2377747; 613413, 2377754; 613415, 2377755; 613449, 2377784; 613454, 2377825; 613460, 2377881; 613497, 2377929; 613554, 2377977; 613555, 2377987; 613674, 2377978; 613675, 2377978; 613694, 2377988; 613721, 2377976; 613733, 2377976; 613762, 2378001; 613771, 2378068; 613764, 2378090; 613757, 2378093; 613753, 2378093; 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613711, 2378118; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613568, 2378357; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613462, 2378464; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613247, 2378750; 613232, 2378759; 613231, 2378759; 613213, 2378764; 613199, 2378769; 613190, 2378778; 613172, 2378818; 613172, 2378819; 613152, 2378848; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613145, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 33 boundary points: Start at 615336, 2371138; 615108, 2371435; 614942, 2371722; 614713, 2372117; 614483, 2372506; 614006, 2373883; 613993, 2373883; 613891, 2374444; 613858, 2374602; 615567, 2374877; 615503, 2374814; 615452, 2374661; 615542, 2374482; 615777, 2374348; 616185, 2374285; 616370, 2374285; 616753, 2374253; 617008, 2374183; 617072, 2374055; 616989, 2373883; 616977, 2373883; 616995, 2373628; 617065, 2373341; 617205, 2373144; 617346, 2372959; 617620, 2372755; 617409, 2372697; 617199, 2372544; 616982,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 940 boundary points: Start at 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613568, 2378357; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613462, 2378464; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613247, 2378750; 613232, 2378759; 613213, 2378764; 613199, 2378769; 613190, 2378778; 613172, 2378818; 613152, 2378848; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185, 2379019; 613185, 2379020; 613171, 2379040; 613142, 2379072; 613115, 2379100; 613099, 2379113; 613098, 2379113; 613063, 2379127; 612997, 2379166; 612978, 2379188; 612969, 2379215; 612963, 2379226; 612959, 2379247; 612945, 2379276; 612945, 2379277; 612929, 2379297; 612905, 2379314; 612876, 2379327; 612840, 2379337; 612770, 2379350; 612764, 2379355; 612758, 2379364; 612748, 2379389; 612748, 2379390; 612725, 2379410; 612700, 2379424; 612683, 2379441; 612663, 2379470; 612619, 2379529; 612600, 2379563; 612586, 2379618; 612573, 2379650; 612555, 2379679; 612517, 2379716; 612495,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 100 boundary points: Start at 610262, 2387162; 610252, 2387163; 610196, 2387181; 610159, 2387216; 610133, 2387242; 610063, 2387266; 610077, 2387301; 610149, 2387343; 610210, 2387403; 610168, 2387460; 610107, 2387518; 610058, 2387565; 610063, 2387719; 610159, 2387749; 610222, 2387768; 610273, 2387791; 610320, 2387824; 610336, 2387848; 610325, 2387892; 610299, 2387953; 610259, 2388006; 610259, 2388044; 610266, 2388112; 610252, 2388147; 610222, 2388182; 610178, 2388226; 610114, 2388238; 610000, 2388289; 609981, 2388301; 609999, 2388345; 610027, 2388381; 610054, 2388383; 610098, 2388387; 610124, 2388392; 610140, 2388423; 610168, 2388432; 610222, 2388437; 610278, 2388437; 610318, 2388437; 610348, 2388390; 610402, 2388369; 610446, 2388369; 610486, 2388355; 610504, 2388319; 610504, 2388322; 611095, 2388275; 611810,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 197 boundary points: Start at 609064, 2386997; 609513, 2387148; 610476, 2387018; 610552, 2386998; 610622, 2387041; 610795, 2387041; 611132, 2386909; 611289, 2386794; 611684, 2386695; 612203, 2386580; 612317, 2386517; 612583, 2386377; 612341, 2386005; 611418, 2384089; 611404, 2384097; 611396, 2384120; 611393, 2384150; 611397, 2384172; 611413, 2384204; 611422, 2384233; 611428, 2384263; 611435, 2384302; 611435, 2384321; 611429, 2384356; 611429, 2384357; 611417, 2384382; 611394, 2384464; 611387, 2384476; 611374, 2384488; 611374, 2384489; 611358, 2384501; 611334, 2384524; 611326, 2384536; 611302, 2384584; 611257,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 125 boundary points: Start at 612686, 2377751; 612705, 2377757; 612764, 2377738; 612765, 2377738; 612794, 2377742; 612814, 2377728; 612853, 2377742; 612870, 2377747; 613040, 2377760; 613059, 2377772; 613059, 2377774; 613085, 2377777; 613154, 2377768; 613224, 2377738; 613264, 2377728; 613265, 2377728; 613335, 2377738; 613336, 2377738; 613359, 2377752; 613368, 2377747; 613413, 2377754; 613415, 2377755; 613449, 2377784; 613454, 2377825; 613460, 2377881; 613497, 2377929; 613554, 2377977; 613555, 2377987; 613674, 2377978; 613675, 2377978; 613694, 2377988; 613721, 2377976; 613733, 2377976; 613762, 2378001; 613771, 2378068; 613764, 2378090; 613757, 2378093; 613753, 2378093; 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613711, 2378118; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613568, 2378357; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613462, 2378464; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613247, 2378750; 613232, 2378759; 613231, 2378759; 613213, 2378764; 613199, 2378769; 613190, 2378778; 613172, 2378818; 613172, 2378819; 613152, 2378848; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613145, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185, 2379019; 613185, 2379020; 613171, 2379040; 613142, 2379072; 613115, 2379100; 613099, 2379113; 613098, 2379113; 613063, 2379127; 612997, 2379166; 612978, 2379188; 612969, 2379215; 612963, 2379226; 612959, 2379247; 612959, 2379248; 612945, 2379276; 612945, 2379277; 612929,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 12 boundary points: Start at 614721, 2373348; 615833, 2373916; 616083, 2373791; 616741, 2373598; 617116, 2372803; 617082, 2372633; 616843, 2372292; 616855, 2371861; 617070, 2371555; 616446, 2370840; 615799, 2371623; 615300, 2372440; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 42 boundary points: Start at 621415, 2365210; 621377, 2365197; 621260, 2365702; 621215, 2365844; 621141, 2366079; 619831, 2367368; 619834, 2367413; 619826, 2367420; 619787, 2367457; 619819, 2368310; 619899, 2368379; 619896, 2368335; 620536, 2368845; 620712, 2369081; 620721, 2368747; 620937, 2368490; 621164, 2368253; 621205, 2368109; 620896, 2367965; 620670, 2367717; 620670, 2367338; 620604, 2367260; 620603, 2367260; 620603, 2367259; 620604, 2367258; 620682, 2367237; 620711, 2367069; 621226, 2366873; 621451, 2366857; 621905, 2366944; 621914, 2366941; 621926, 2366944; 621932, 2366935; 622173, 2366851; 622276, 2366759; 622317, 2366501; 622183, 2366264; 622122, 2365750; 622170, 2365369; 622180, 2365290; 621429, 2365165; 621416, 2365206; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 173 boundary points: Start at 619374, 2369581; 619392, 2369559; 619441, 2369499; 619483, 2369472; 619551, 2369457; 619725, 2369358; 619888, 2369229; 620066, 2369093; 620195, 2369010; 620366, 2368938; 620453, 2368904; 620483, 2368794; 620502, 2368623; 620559, 2368456; 620624, 2368335; 620688, 2368271; 620684, 2368214; 620586, 2368153; 620479, 2368054; 620381, 2367956; 620362, 2367873; 620290, 2367865; 620260, 2367914; 620316, 2368001; 620381, 2368058; 620472, 2368187; 620552, 2368248; 620582, 2368282; 620536, 2368339; 620430, 2368437; 620430, 2368547; 620415, 2368684; 620423, 2368775; 620381, 2368839; 620298, 2368862; 620097, 2368972; 619953, 2369059; 619714, 2369248; 619539, 2369351; 619411, 2369430; 619377, 2369472; 619377, 2369458; 619289, 2369552; 619210, 2369659; 619134, 2369731; 619013, 2369783; 618837, 2369792; 618789, 2369792; 618637, 2369862; 618406, 2369919; 618243, 2370004; 618243, 2370068; 618197, 2370144; 618185, 2370171; 618137, 2370183; 618109, 2370220; 618079, 2370301; 617988, 2370408; 617906, 2370492; 617858, 2370556; 617858, 2370623; 617876, 2370687; 617897, 2370796; 617836, 2370808; 617773, 2370817; 617724, 2370838; 617648, 2370859; 617542, 2370859; 617451, 2370902; 617379, 2370941; 617218, 2371026; 617157, 2371064; 617151, 2371055; 617084, 2371122; 616985, 2371134; 616903, 2371185; 616812, 2371264; 616733, 2371359; 616713, 2371457; 616666, 2371619; 616638, 2371785; 616611, 2371942; 616583, 2372108; 616599, 2372266; 616638, 2372415; 616634, 2372423; 616631, 2372565; 616698, 2372672; 616678, 2372739; 616666, 2372806; 616654, 2372908; 616631, 2372964; 616567, 2372999; 616536, 2373078; 616489, 2373161; 616524, 2373236; 616532, 2373310; 616504, 2373381; 616469, 2373445; 616433, 2373496; 616410,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 104 boundary points: Start at 622202, 2365006; 622110, 2365022; 622077, 2365045; 622053, 2365096; 622025, 2365135; 621986, 2365171; 621931, 2365225; 621917, 2365275; 621904, 2365327; 621896, 2365404; 621891, 2365456; 621854, 2365504; 621801, 2365545; 621767, 2365584; 621767, 2365605; 621772, 2365640; 621790,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 1014 boundary points: Start at 613555, 2377987; 613674, 2377978; 613675, 2377978; 613694, 2377988; 613721, 2377976; 613733, 2377976; 613762, 2378001; 613771, 2378068; 613764, 2378090; 613757, 2378093; 613753, 2378093; 613751, 2378091; 613747, 2378094; 613746, 2378095; 613718, 2378106; 613711, 2378117; 613691, 2378143; 613660, 2378168; 613602, 2378212; 613593, 2378224; 613586, 2378238; 613583, 2378253; 613583, 2378292; 613583, 2378328; 613583, 2378329; 613568, 2378356; 613556, 2378372; 613524, 2378400; 613517, 2378408; 613476, 2378444; 613462, 2378463; 613447, 2378478; 613424, 2378499; 613386, 2378532; 613364, 2378562; 613346, 2378613; 613330, 2378641; 613265, 2378728; 613248, 2378749; 613232, 2378759; 613213, 2378764; 613199, 2378769; 613190, 2378778; 613172, 2378818; 613172, 2378819; 613152, 2378848; 613147, 2378859; 613147, 2378860; 613146, 2378860; 613145, 2378860; 613145, 2378861; 613146, 2378862; 613144, 2378873; 613159, 2378951; 613185, 2378998; 613187, 2379004; 613187, 2379005; 613185, 2379019; 613185, 2379020; 613171, 2379040; 613142, 2379072; 613115, 2379100; 613099, 2379113; 613098, 2379113; 613063, 2379127; 612997, 2379166; 612978, 2379188; 612969, 2379215; 612963, 2379226; 612959, 2379247; 612959, 2379248; 612945, 2379276; 612929, 2379297; 612905, 2379314; 612876, 2379327; 612840, 2379337; 612770, 2379350; 612764, 2379355; 612758, 2379364; 612748, 2379389; 612748, 2379390; 612725, 2379410; 612700, 2379424; 612683, 2379441; 612663, 2379470; 612619, 2379529; 612600, 2379563; 612586, 2379618; 612573, 2379650; 612555, 2379679; 612517, 2379716; 612495, 2379729; 612412, 2379753; 612397, 2379761; 612387, 2379798; 612388, 2379851; 612386, 2379928; 612379, 2379961; 612375, 2379970; 612367, 2379981; 612366, 2379981; 612353, 2379991; 612328, 2380018; 612262, 2380145; 612255, 2380163; 612249, 2380199; 612248, 2380233; 612234, 2380304; 612226, 2380334; 612225, 2380334; 612224, 2380337; 612211, 2380367; 612213, 2380397; 612218, 2380419; 612218, 2380420; 612215, 2380452; 612212, 2380464; 612202, 2380506; 612202, 2380507; 612197, 2380516; 612177, 2380539; 612112, 2380593; 612086, 2380625; 612073, 2380644; 612046, 2380669; 612016, 2380686; 611992, 2380690; 611965, 2380687; 611955, 2380689; 611941, 2380693; 611927, 2380702; 611919, 2380710; 611905, 2380743; 611889, 2380825; 611889, 2380826; 611880, 2380839; 611856, 2380862; 611812, 2380892; 611799, 2380905; 611798, 2380918; 611800, 2380925; 611815, 2380943; 611838, 2380960; 611848, 2380980; 611851, 2381022; 611848, 2381067; 611853, 2381081; 611879, 2381118; 611879, 2381119; 611879, 2381131; 611879, 2381132; 611868, 2381149; 611858, 2381155; 611857, 2381155; 611847, 2381160; 611837, 2381167; 611828, 2381178; 611825, 2381193; 611830, 2381214; 611838, 2381223; 611854, 2381250; 611854, 2381251; 611856, 2381258; 611855, 2381265; 611855, 2381266; 611849, 2381285; 611848, 2381286; 611828, 2381312; 611784, 2381363; 611765, 2381383; 611734, 2381424; 611733, 2381424; 611730, 2381426; 611737, 2381446; 611745, 2381514; 611746, 2381550; 611748, 2381618; 611739, 2381669; 611736, 2381680; 611727, 2381699; 611727, 2381700; 611673, 2381758; 611666, 2381774; 611666, 2381794; 611670, 2381810; 611702, 2381865; 611712, 2381882; 611712, 2381883; 611712, 2381915; 611712, 2381916; 611710, 2381923; 611687, 2381955; 611687, 2381978; 611695, 2381990; 611702, 2382013; 611702, 2382014; 611700, 2382058; 611694, 2382120; 611695, 2382225; 611701, 2382278; 611701, 2382279; 611699, 2382320; 611695, 2382360; 611693, 2382433; 611692, 2382455; 611698, 2382473; 611744, 2382512; 611805, 2382557; 611831, 2382588; 611844, 2382604; 611850, 2382621; 611874, 2382653; 611896, 2382683; 611903, 2382704; 611903, 2382705; 611903, 2382706; 611902, 2382707; 611901, 2382707; 611900, 2382707; 611900, 2382706; 611899, 2382706; 611892, 2382686; 611891, 2382684; 611795, 2383056; 611597, 2383822; 611567, 2383939; 611567, 2383940; 611561, 2383949; 611537, 2384020; 611536, 2384020; 611525, 2384040; 611515, 2384051; 611495, 2384064; 611460, 2384078; 611430, 2384082; 611404, 2384097; 611396, 2384120; 611393, 2384150; 611397, 2384172; 611413, 2384204; 611422, 2384233; 611428, 2384263; 611435, 2384302; 611435, 2384321; 611429, 2384356; 611417, 2384382; 611394, 2384464; 611387, 2384476; 611374, 2384488; 611358, 2384501; 611334, 2384524; 611326, 2384536; 611302, 2384584; 611257, 2384667; 611256, 2384667; 611245, 2384680; 611244, 2384681; 611224, 2384695; 611223, 2384695; 611203, 2384703; 611202, 2384704; 611192, 2384704; 611165, 2384698; 611119, 2384696; 611082, 2384690; 611081, 2384690; 611065, 2384682; 611058, 2384675; 611046, 2384674; 611039, 2384675; 611028, 2384688; 611014, 2384713; 610994, 2384778; 610981, 2384838; 610976, 2384927; 610973, 2384941; 610965, 2384959; 610957, 2384969; 610957, 2384970; 610934, 2384987; 610933, 2384987; 610909, 2384993; 610908, 2384993; 610888, 2384986; 610839, 2384956; 610809, 2384945; 610780, 2384942; 610766, 2384942; 610749, 2384953; 610709, 2384995; 610692, 2385014; 610679, 2385041; 610630, 2385180; 610616, 2385205; 610606, 2385215; 610606, 2385216; 610598, 2385220; 610558, 2385236; 610543, 2385248; 610533, 2385266; 610516, 2385329; 610509, 2385341; 610509, 2385342; 610497, 2385351; 610496, 2385351; 610454, 2385362; 610440, 2385362; 610394, 2385362; 610370, 2385370; 610333, 2385392; 610292, 2385406; 610280, 2385413; 610261, 2385429; 610248, 2385449; 610237, 2385473; 610222, 2385512; 610222, 2385513; 610214, 2385522; 610206, 2385531; 610206, 2385532; 610187, 2385540; 610166, 2385544; 610134, 2385558; 610129, 2385561; 610122, 2385580; 610119, 2385604; 610119, 2385605; 610112, 2385620; 610111, 2385621; 610093, 2385637; 610078, 2385652; 610077, 2385659; 610090, 2385687; 610097, 2385698; 610098, 2385699; 610098, 2385700; 610097, 2385705; 610097, 2385706; 610081, 2385734; 610054, 2385762; 610039, 2385790; 610028, 2385816; 610024, 2385839; 610027, 2385873; 610035, 2385901; 610035, 2385902; 610035, 2385943; 610035, 2385944; 610029, 2385956; 610029, 2385957; 610003, 2385991; 609994, 2386004; 609993, 2386004; 609993, 2386005; 609971, 2386017; 609955, 2386025; 609948, 2386031; 609929, 2386085; 609909, 2386112; 609908, 2386113; 609898, 2386121; 609887, 2386134; 609883, 2386146; 609884, 2386168; 609879, 2386204; 609884, 2386223; 609905, 2386254; 609905, 2386255; 609909, 2386278; 609909, 2386279; 609907, 2386291; 609881, 2386354; 609880, 2386355; 609858, 2386384; 609834, 2386404; 609797, 2386443; 609790, 2386450; 609769, 2386468; 609748, 2386495; 609737, 2386524; 609719, 2386644; 609711, 2386719; 609711, 2386720; 609705, 2386737; 609704, 2386737; 609693, 2386745; 609595, 2386759; 609570, 2386766; 609560, 2386772; 609536, 2386797; 609481, 2386863; 609461, 2386894; 609449, 2386918; 609449, 2386919; 609439, 2386933; 609425, 2386943; 609379, 2386966; 609323, 2387005; 609308, 2387012; 609269, 2387020; 609248,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 37 boundary points: Start at 617933, 2381390; 617892, 2381379; 617719, 2381338; 617384, 2381422; 617189, 2381542; 617110, 2381673; 617049, 2381956; 616835, 2382068; 616529, 2382272; 616554, 2382383; 616601, 2382510; 616729, 2382733; 617094, 2383146; 617300, 2383383; 617491, 2383463; 617713, 2383542; 617872, 2383652; 618044, 2383540; 618179, 2383410; 618225, 2383312; 618225, 2383164; 618360, 2382964; 618495, 2382829; 618656, 2382717; 618767, 2382588; 618804, 2382523; 618721, 2382449; 618563, 2382347; 618378, 2382198; 618350, 2382032; 618304, 2381819; 618258, 2381661; 618119, 2381597; 617980, 2381477; 617937, 2381395; 617934, 2381393; 617933, 2381392; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 23 boundary points: Start at 618479, 2382785; 618362, 2382482; 618416, 2382209; 618407, 2382202; 618406, 2382201; 618288, 2381653; 618264, 2381637; 618183, 2381582; 618057, 2381548; 617941, 2381398; 617940, 2381397; 616992, 2381447; 616996, 2381713; 616996, 2381862; 616998, 2381875; 616998, 2381876; 616997, 2381877; 616993, 2381879; 616985, 2381888; 616911, 2382352; 617268, 2383028; 618143, 2383034; 618178, 2383039; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 31 boundary points: Start at 617965, 2383203; 618037, 2383179; 618147, 2383102; 618264, 2382982; 618420, 2382928; 618471, 2382874; 618531, 2382829; 618614, 2382721; 618638, 2382581; 618620, 2382509; 618536, 2382443; 618387, 2382317; 618261, 2382195; 618189, 2382102; 618090, 2382057; 618004, 2382024; 617722, 2382091; 617650, 2382160; 617516, 2382246; 617429, 2382327; 617333, 2382396; 617312, 2382498; 617348, 2382579; 617357, 2382669; 617438, 2382781; 617495, 2382871; 617534, 2382931; 617531, 2383024; 617543, 2383114; 617701, 2383197; 617809, 2383206; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 41 boundary points: Start at 632758, 2374821; 632752, 2374819; 632749, 2374820; 632735, 2374834; 632728, 2374841; 632710, 2374844; 632703, 2374848; 632695, 2374856; 632694, 2374865; 632682, 2374879; 632677, 2374886; 632677, 2374893; 632681,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 129 boundary points: Start at 632637, 2374611; 632629, 2374603; 632619, 2374595; 632608, 2374587; 632608, 2374586; 632597, 2374573; 632587, 2374562; 632581, 2374557; 632569, 2374552; 632562, 2374549; 632546, 2374546; 632534, 2374546; 632521, 2374547; 632507, 2374547; 632498, 2374546; 632497, 2374546; 632494, 2374543; 632486, 2374538; 632479, 2374535; 632475, 2374535; 632474, 2374536; 632473, 2374543; 632473, 2374550; 632470, 2374561; 632468, 2374569; 632468, 2374570; 632464, 2374575; 632464, 2374576; 632458, 2374582; 632451, 2374584; 632450, 2374584; 632442, 2374585; 632434, 2374589; 632428, 2374592; 632424, 2374597; 632420, 2374606; 632416, 2374616; 632412, 2374627; 632409, 2374637; 632406, 2374648; 632402, 2374660; 632399, 2374675; 632399, 2374685; 632399, 2374694; 632402, 2374698; 632411, 2374704; 632419, 2374712; 632427, 2374720; 632427, 2374721; 632433, 2374729; 632440, 2374734; 632444, 2374737; 632451, 2374740; 632459, 2374743; 632470, 2374743; 632481, 2374743; 632493, 2374748; 632499, 2374749; 632503, 2374748; 632510, 2374744; 632520, 2374741; 632529, 2374736; 632530, 2374736; 632539, 2374735; 632547, 2374735; 632548, 2374735; 632570, 2374745; 632579, 2374748; 632587, 2374751; 632595, 2374754; 632601, 2374757; 632606, 2374760; 632606, 2374761; 632610, 2374767; 632613, 2374772; 632615, 2374778; 632616, 2374786; 632616, 2374790; 632618, 2374793; 632620, 2374797; 632622, 2374799; 632627, 2374801; 632633, 2374802; 632644, 2374804; 632655, 2374805; 632668, 2374805; 632681, 2374803; 632694, 2374800; 632705, 2374797; 632721, 2374794; 632731, 2374790; 632732, 2374790; 632737, 2374791; 632738, 2374791; 632740, 2374792; 632743, 2374796; 632747, 2374797; 632752, 2374797; 632756, 2374795; 632760, 2374787; 632763, 2374778; 632763, 2374771; 632758, 2374768; 632750, 2374763; 632750, 2374762; 632749, 2374757; 632751, 2374749; 632755, 2374738; 632762, 2374727; 632770, 2374717; 632777, 2374707; 632783, 2374699; 632783, 2374690; 632781, 2374683; 632777, 2374679; 632767, 2374678; 632750, 2374674; 632738, 2374669; 632720, 2374663; 632694, 2374654; 632682, 2374650; 632681, 2374650; 632677, 2374646; 632677, 2374645; 632671, 2374638; 632668, 2374633; 632661, 2374628; 632641, 2374614; 632640, 2374614; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 182 boundary points: Start at 634907, 2365956; 634895, 2365952; 634889, 2365949; 634884, 2365946; 634883, 2365946; 634879, 2365942; 634874, 2365938; 634871, 2365935; 634867, 2365934; 634863, 2365935; 634858, 2365937; 634857, 2365938; 634854, 2365938; 634853, 2365937; 634848, 2365936; 634844, 2365934; 634843, 2365935; 634842, 2365939; 634843, 2365942; 634843, 2365943; 634844, 2365947; 634846, 2365954; 634847, 2365960; 634847, 2365961; 634845, 2365964; 634845, 2365965; 634844, 2365965; 634838, 2365969; 634837, 2365969; 634836, 2365969; 634832, 2365968; 634831, 2365968; 634829, 2365966; 634828, 2365966; 634826, 2365963; 634823, 2365960; 634818, 2365954; 634812, 2365948; 634807, 2365947; 634802, 2365947; 634799, 2365947; 634796, 2365950; 634792,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 117 boundary points: Start at 635103, 2365593; 635104, 2365590; 635104, 2365589; 635105, 2365586; 635106, 2365574; 635107, 2365567; 635107, 2365566; 635108, 2365566; 635112, 2365561; 635116, 2365557; 635116, 2365552; 635111, 2365547; 635103, 2365543; 635091, 2365539; 635077, 2365535; 635065, 2365533; 635055, 2365530; 635054, 2365530; 635048, 2365523; 635042, 2365515; 635033, 2365507; 635028, 2365502; 635023, 2365498; 635015, 2365497; 635007, 2365497; 634993, 2365497; 634986, 2365497; 634986, 2365498; 634985, 2365497; 634980, 2365496; 634972, 2365497; 634958, 2365498; 634948, 2365500; 634938, 2365503; 634929, 2365511; 634921, 2365519; 634915, 2365529; 634914, 2365532; 634914, 2365533; 634906, 2365541; 634900, 2365548; 634893, 2365556; 634892, 2365557; 634887, 2365560; 634882, 2365562; 634876, 2365564; 634875, 2365565; 634875, 2365564; 634867, 2365564; 634861, 2365566; 634858, 2365567; 634857, 2365573; 634855, 2365579; 634854, 2365588; 634853, 2365592; 634856, 2365600; 634861, 2365606; 634862, 2365606; 634872, 2365624; 634887, 2365638; 634898, 2365648; 634898, 2365649; 634903, 2365654; 634910, 2365662; 634918, 2365671; 634928, 2365679; 634935, 2365684; 634944, 2365687; 634956, 2365691; 634967, 2365696; 634978, 2365699; 634990, 2365701; 634998, 2365698; 635005, 2365696; 635018, 2365695; 635027, 2365696; 635035, 2365698; 635037, 2365697; 635040, 2365694; 635041, 2365692; 635042, 2365688; 635041, 2365684; 635040, 2365681; 635039, 2365681; 635039, 2365678; 635039, 2365677; 635040, 2365675; 635040, 2365674; 635041, 2365674; 635046, 2365671; 635047, 2365671; 635054, 2365670; 635055, 2365670; 635062, 2365671; 635071, 2365671; 635078, 2365672; 635082, 2365672; 635084, 2365670; 635087, 2365666; 635087, 2365662; 635085, 2365658; 635085, 2365657; 635084, 2365652; 635083, 2365648; 635083, 2365647; 635086, 2365643; 635092, 2365637; 635099, 2365631; 635107, 2365625; 635110, 2365621; 635111, 2365616; 635110, 2365612; 635109, 2365608; 635104, 2365602; 635101, 2365599; 635101, 2365598; 635101, 2365597; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 214 boundary points: Start at 639041, 2358964; 639029, 2358969; 639024, 2358973; 639019, 2358980; 639016, 2358988; 639015, 2358994; 639015, 2358998; 639014, 2359006; 639013, 2359012; 639012, 2359023; 639012, 2359024; 639009, 2359029; 639006, 2359034; 639005, 2359035; 639002, 2359038; 638998, 2359043; 638997, 2359043; 638992, 2359048; 638982, 2359054; 638972, 2359062; 638965, 2359067; 638959, 2359072; 638956, 2359077; 638955, 2359084; 638955, 2359090; 638959, 2359100; 638961, 2359105; 638962, 2359109; 638963, 2359116; 638964, 2359125; 638964, 2359139; 638966, 2359158; 638968, 2359166; 638972, 2359175; 638975, 2359185; 638980, 2359202; 638985, 2359213; 638990, 2359226; 638995, 2359239; 639003, 2359252; 639009, 2359267; 639016, 2359280; 639027, 2359291; 639035, 2359299; 639044, 2359307; 639057, 2359317; 639065, 2359323; 639076, 2359330; 639088, 2359336; 639107, 2359344; 639114, 2359349; 639122, 2359355; 639129, 2359360; 639137, 2359367; 639153, 2359376; 639167, 2359385; 639180, 2359392; 639190, 2359397; 639202, 2359404; 639210, 2359408; 639229, 2359417; 639241, 2359421; 639260, 2359429; 639278, 2359435; 639302, 2359444; 639312, 2359448; 639327, 2359452; 639337, 2359453; 639356, 2359453; 639369, 2359451; 639377, 2359449; 639383, 2359446; 639387, 2359442; 639391, 2359438; 639395, 2359434; 639396, 2359431; 639397, 2359426; 639398, 2359420; 639398, 2359416; 639399, 2359411; 639400, 2359407; 639400, 2359406; 639404, 2359403; 639413, 2359394; 639422, 2359387; 639430, 2359381; 639441, 2359370; 639450, 2359359; 639456, 2359350; 639463, 2359340; 639468, 2359332; 639474, 2359317; 639487, 2359300; 639495, 2359288; 639502, 2359276; 639510, 2359263; 639516, 2359251; 639520, 2359243; 639523, 2359239; 639525, 2359235; 639528, 2359229; 639531, 2359221; 639532, 2359216; 639533, 2359206; 639535, 2359193; 639536, 2359179; 639536, 2359168; 639539, 2359153; 639539, 2359142; 639540, 2359134; 639540, 2359129; 639540, 2359124; 639538, 2359112; 639536, 2359106; 639533, 2359100; 639529, 2359093; 639529, 2359092; 639526, 2359080; 639524, 2359071; 639524, 2359070; 639524, 2359056; 639523, 2359038; 639524, 2359025; 639526, 2359010; 639531, 2358995; 639534, 2358978; 639537, 2358968; 639540, 2358958; 639542, 2358950; 639543, 2358943; 639543, 2358938; 639543, 2358932; 639542, 2358923; 639539, 2358916; 639539, 2358915; 639537, 2358908; 639532, 2358898; 639526, 2358892; 639520, 2358887; 639508, 2358880; 639498, 2358876; 639487, 2358872; 639476, 2358867; 639468, 2358865; 639458, 2358860; 639450, 2358853; 639444, 2358848; 639439, 2358843; 639432, 2358837; 639426, 2358833; 639418, 2358829; 639409, 2358826; 639402, 2358822; 639395, 2358822; 639380, 2358822; 639370, 2358822; 639364, 2358824; 639355, 2358827; 639346, 2358832; 639335, 2358837; 639322, 2358842; 639309, 2358846; 639301, 2358849; 639293, 2358852; 639280, 2358856; 639265, 2358862; 639264, 2358862; 639253, 2358863; 639249, 2358866; 639241, 2358869; 639240, 2358869; 639236, 2358869; 639235, 2358869; 639230, 2358868; 639223, 2358867; 639220, 2358867; 639214, 2358867; 639211, 2358867; 639207, 2358872; 639201, 2358877; 639194, 2358884; 639186, 2358891; 639177, 2358898; 639172, 2358900; 639167, 2358901; 639166, 2358902; 639166, 2358901; 639162, 2358900; 639161, 2358900; 639158, 2358897; 639154, 2358895; 639154, 2358894; 639151, 2358891; 639148, 2358888; 639148, 2358887; 639144, 2358883; 639142, 2358881; 639137, 2358881; 639134, 2358881; 639130, 2358884; 639129, 2358886; 639124, 2358894; 639120, 2358902; 639117, 2358909; 639113, 2358915; 639106, 2358924; 639102, 2358929; 639095, 2358933; 639089, 2358936; 639082, 2358938; 639076, 2358941; 639069, 2358945; 639063, 2358948; 639058, 2358953; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 214 boundary points: Start at 639041, 2358964; 639029, 2358969; 639024, 2358973; 639019, 2358980; 639016, 2358988; 639015, 2358994; 639015, 2358998; 639014, 2359006; 639013, 2359012; 639012, 2359023; 639012, 2359024; 639009, 2359029; 639006, 2359034; 639005, 2359035; 639002, 2359038; 638998, 2359043; 638997, 2359043; 638992, 2359048; 638982, 2359054; 638972, 2359062; 638965, 2359067; 638959, 2359072; 638956, 2359077; 638955, 2359084; 638955, 2359090; 638959, 2359100; 638961, 2359105; 638962, 2359109; 638963, 2359116; 638964, 2359125; 638964, 2359139; 638966, 2359158; 638968, 2359166; 638972, 2359175; 638975, 2359185; 638980, 2359202; 638985, 2359213; 638990, 2359226; 638995, 2359239; 639003, 2359252; 639009, 2359267; 639016, 2359280; 639027, 2359291; 639035, 2359299; 639044, 2359307; 639057, 2359317; 639065, 2359323; 639076, 2359330; 639088, 2359336; 639107, 2359344; 639114, 2359349; 639122, 2359355; 639129, 2359360; 639137, 2359367; 639153, 2359376; 639167, 2359385; 639180, 2359392; 639190, 2359397; 639202, 2359404; 639210, 2359408; 639229, 2359417; 639241, 2359421; 639260, 2359429; 639278, 2359435; 639302, 2359444; 639312, 2359448; 639327, 2359452; 639337, 2359453; 639356, 2359453; 639369, 2359451; 639377, 2359449; 639383, 2359446; 639387, 2359442; 639391, 2359438; 639395, 2359434; 639396, 2359431; 639397, 2359426; 639398, 2359420; 639398, 2359416; 639399, 2359411; 639400, 2359407; 639400, 2359406; 639404, 2359403; 639413, 2359394; 639422, 2359387; 639430, 2359381; 639441, 2359370; 639450, 2359359; 639456, 2359350; 639463, 2359340; 639468, 2359332; 639474, 2359317; 639487, 2359300; 639495, 2359288; 639502, 2359276; 639510, 2359263; 639516, 2359251; 639520, 2359243; 639523, 2359239; 639525, 2359235; 639528, 2359229; 639531, 2359221; 639532, 2359216; 639533, 2359206; 639535, 2359193; 639536, 2359179; 639536, 2359168; 639539, 2359153; 639539, 2359142; 639540, 2359134; 639540, 2359129; 639540, 2359124; 639538, 2359112; 639536, 2359106; 639533, 2359100; 639529, 2359093; 639529, 2359092; 639526, 2359080; 639524, 2359071; 639524, 2359070; 639524, 2359056; 639523, 2359038; 639524, 2359025; 639526, 2359010; 639531, 2358995; 639534, 2358978; 639537, 2358968; 639540, 2358958; 639542, 2358950; 639543, 2358943; 639543, 2358938; 639543, 2358932; 639542, 2358923; 639539, 2358916; 639539, 2358915; 639537, 2358908; 639532, 2358898; 639526, 2358892; 639520, 2358887; 639508, 2358880; 639498, 2358876; 639487, 2358872; 639476, 2358867; 639468, 2358865; 639458, 2358860; 639450, 2358853; 639444, 2358848; 639439, 2358843; 639432, 2358837; 639426, 2358833; 639418, 2358829; 639409, 2358826; 639402, 2358822; 639395, 2358822; 639380, 2358822; 639370, 2358822; 639364, 2358824; 639355, 2358827; 639346, 2358832; 639335, 2358837; 639322, 2358842; 639309, 2358846; 639301, 2358849; 639293, 2358852; 639280, 2358856; 639265, 2358862; 639264, 2358862; 639253, 2358863; 639249, 2358866; 639241, 2358869; 639240, 2358869; 639236, 2358869; 639235, 2358869; 639230, 2358868; 639223, 2358867; 639220, 2358867; 639214, 2358867; 639211, 2358867; 639207, 2358872; 639201, 2358877; 639194, 2358884; 639186, 2358891; 639177, 2358898; 639172, 2358900; 639167, 2358901; 639166, 2358902; 639166, 2358901; 639162, 2358900; 639161, 2358900; 639158, 2358897; 639154, 2358895; 639154, 2358894; 639151, 2358891; 639148, 2358888; 639148, 2358887; 639144, 2358883; 639142, 2358881; 639137, 2358881; 639134, 2358881; 639130, 2358884; 639129, 2358886; 639124, 2358894; 639120, 2358902; 639117, 2358909; 639113, 2358915; 639106, 2358924; 639102, 2358929; 639095, 2358933; 639089, 2358936; 639082, 2358938; 639076, 2358941; 639069, 2358945; 639063, 2358948; 639058, 2358953; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 12 boundary points: Start at 636505, 2353431; 636303, 2353668; 637100, 2354241; 637297, 2354115; 637128, 2353956; 637052, 2353771; 636871, 2353692; 636811, 2353706; 636712, 2353621; 636657, 2353510; 636560, 2353454; 636508, 2353427; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 23 boundary points: Start at 635001, 2351956; 635110, 2351995; 635197, 2352022; 635282, 2352041; 635351, 2352039; 635434, 2352026; 635460, 2351985; 635438, 2351945; 635432, 2351917; 635414, 2351893; 635382, 2351869; 635338, 2351841; 635288, 2351826; 635247, 2351815; 635219, 2351815; 635158, 2351822; 635101, 2351828; 635053, 2351832; 634997, 2351852; 634971, 2351876; 634951, 2351893; 634949, 2351906; 634966, 2351939; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 14 boundary points: Start at 635006, 2351930; 635107, 2351989; 635178, 2352022; 635269, 2352038; 635357, 2352041; 635428, 2352038; 635441, 2351986; 635409, 2351898; 635383, 2351852; 635308, 2351830; 635246, 2351817; 635129, 2351826; 635035, 2351859; 635012, 2351898; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 15 boundary points: Start at 634916, 2352187; 634932, 2352204; 634977, 2352241; 635034, 2352241; 635069, 2352232; 635108, 2352195; 635108, 2352137; 635086, 2352098; 635064, 2352067; 635021, 2352030; 634962, 2352004; 634921, 2352017; 634875, 2352043; 634873, 2352087; 634875, 2352135; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 13 boundary points: Start at 634980, 2352018; 634908, 2352018; 634873, 2352038; 634869, 2352090; 634886, 2352155; 634928, 2352207; 634999, 2352252; 635068, 2352236; 635116, 2352194; 635129, 2352152; 635123, 2352109; 635090, 2352064; 635035, 2352031; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 27 boundary points: Start at 624168, 2356522; 624519, 2356753; 624644, 2356802; 624645, 2356802; 624645, 2356803; 624648, 2356804; 624902, 2357165; 625018, 2357329; 625039, 2357383; 625337, 2357226; 625511, 2357122; 625420, 2356986; 625323, 2356853; 624917, 2356242; 624907, 2356227; 624732, 2356309; 624741, 2356330; 624795, 2356390; 624800, 2356466; 624811, 2356492; 624811, 2356493; 624734, 2356593; 624734, 2356594; 624733, 2356594; 624732, 2356594; 624709, 2356578; 624454, 2356409; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 22 boundary points: Start at 624109, 2351193; 624110, 2351193; 624344, 2351374; 624344, 2351375; 624322, 2351901; 624322, 2351902; 624173, 2352081; 624173, 2352082; 624049, 2352143; 624048, 2352143; 624047, 2352143; 623860, 2352077; 623615, 2351898; 623615, 2351897; 623614, 2351897; 623548, 2351462; 623548, 2351461; 623549, 2351460; 623733, 2351300; 623846, 2351144; 623846, 2351143; 623847, 2351143; return to starting point.
(ii) Excluding one area bounded by the following 22 points (59 ha, 146 ac): Start at 624110, 2351193; 624344, 2351374; 624344, 2351375; 624322, 2351901; 624322, 2351902; 624173, 2352081; 624173, 2352082; 624049, 2352143; 624048, 2352143; 624047, 2352143; 623860, 2352077; 623615, 2351898; 623615, 2351897; 623614,
(iii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 22 boundary points: Start at 624109, 2351193; 624110, 2351193; 624344, 2351374; 624344, 2351375; 624322, 2351901; 624322, 2351902; 624173, 2352081; 624173, 2352082; 624049, 2352143; 624048, 2352143; 624047, 2352143; 623860, 2352077; 623615, 2351898; 623615, 2351897; 623614, 2351897; 623548, 2351462; 623548, 2351461; 623549, 2351460; 623733, 2351300; 623846, 2351144; 623846, 2351143; 623847, 2351143; return to starting point.
(ii) Excluding one area bounded by the following 22 points (59ha, 146ac): Start at 624110, 2351193; 624344, 2351374; 624344, 2351375; 624322, 2351901; 624322, 2351902; 624173, 2352081; 624173, 2352082; 624049, 2352143; 624048, 2352143; 624047, 2352143; 623860, 2352077; 623615, 2351898; 623615, 2351897; 623614, 2351897; 623548, 2351462; 623548, 2351461; 623549, 2351460; 623733, 2351300; 623846, 2351144; 623846, 2351143; 623847, 2351143; 624109, 2351193; return to starting point.
(iii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 35 boundary points: Start at 623244, 2359774; 623355, 2359864; 623692, 2359434; 623717, 2359408; 623802, 2359404; 623814, 2359345; 623641, 2359143; 623578, 2358957; 623633, 2358768; 623759, 2358742; 623756, 2358730; 623701, 2358521; 623169, 2358151; 623083, 2358237; 623230, 2358329; 623230, 2358330; 623230, 2358331; 623154, 2358462; 623236, 2358610; 623388, 2358571; 623389, 2358571; 623390, 2358571; 623390, 2358572; 623478, 2358682; 623478, 2358683; 623453, 2358712; 623368, 2358817; 623353, 2358925; 623325, 2359134; 623469, 2359270; 623469, 2359271; 623469, 2359272; 623466, 2359279; 623468, 2359282; 623359, 2359518; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 15 boundary points: Start at 621273, 2359524; 621269, 2359528; 621405, 2359780; 621744, 2360094; 621991, 2360258; 622260, 2360527; 622646, 2360763; 622811, 2360807; 623064, 2360560; 622811, 2360460; 622539, 2360384; 622376, 2360243; 622273, 2359934; 622138, 2359803; 621801, 2359537; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 32 boundary points: Start at 623343, 2363728; 623355, 2363728; 623364, 2363711; 623372, 2363677; 623371, 2363634; 623385, 2363607; 623414, 2363575; 623451, 2363542; 623476, 2363526; 623521, 2363513; 623563, 2363503; 623622, 2363488; 623649, 2363460; 623683, 2363405; 623700, 2363384; 623701, 2363365; 623686, 2363363; 623656, 2363376; 623636, 2363388; 623618, 2363424; 623600, 2363454; 623552, 2363477; 623493, 2363486; 623428, 2363505; 623409, 2363516; 623380, 2363554; 623357, 2363581; 623338, 2363598; 623319, 2363613; 623323, 2363648; 623326, 2363680; 623327, 2363707; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 18 boundary points: Start at 629086, 2356780; 629201, 2357084; 629606, 2357366; 630257, 2357286; 630655, 2357272; 631038, 2357163; 631327, 2357170; 631609, 2356794; 631877, 2356751; 632000, 2356700; 632072, 2356404; 632058, 2355876; 631812, 2355681; 631674, 2355645; 630640, 2355768; 629404, 2355928; 629462, 2356549; 629375, 2356657; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 70 boundary points: Start at 630069, 2355613; 630055, 2355683; 630069, 2355782; 630115, 2355917; 630117, 2355972; 630168, 2356052; 630166, 2356126; 630151, 2356177; 630170, 2356314; 630142, 2356382; 630132, 2356461; 630142, 2356466; 630187, 2356468; 630387, 2356468; 630650, 2356466; 630903, 2356468; 631279, 2356468; 631394, 2356468; 631628, 2356449; 631621, 2356331; 631623, 2356148; 631638, 2355948; 631662, 2355818; 631694, 2355602; 631693, 2355601; 631693, 2355600; 631701, 2355280; 631697, 2354977; 631536, 2354177; 631533, 2354184; 631525, 2354596; 631529, 2354705; 631522, 2354734; 631518, 2354916; 631517, 2354919; 631511, 2355000; 631542, 2355222; 631516, 2355248; 631493, 2355297; 631363, 2355306; 631277, 2355000; 631285, 2354918; 631284, 2354916; 631283, 2354916; 631081, 2354472; 631034, 2354467; 630645, 2355292; 630645, 2355293; 630644, 2355293; 630484, 2355324; 630483, 2355324; 630482, 2355323; 630455, 2355102; 630455, 2355101; 630642, 2354688; 630575, 2354506; 630566, 2354490; 630493, 2354399; 630486, 2354322; 630453, 2354295; 630390, 2354343; 630473, 2354715; 630473, 2354716; 630187, 2355415; 630193, 2355589; 630102, 2355623; 630101, 2355624; 630101, 2355625; 630100, 2355625; 630099, 2355625; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 71 boundary points: Start at 624710, 2363371; 624704, 2363385; 624721, 2363406; 624754, 2363442; 624783, 2363468; 624809, 2363480; 624859, 2363397; 624925, 2363364; 624987, 2363347; 625052, 2363337; 625116, 2363295; 625176, 2363254; 625290, 2363182; 625335, 2363163; 625376, 2363161; 625417, 2363145; 625460, 2363118; 625486, 2363082; 625483, 2363045; 625510, 2363008; 625547, 2362971; 625588, 2362949; 625624, 2362933; 625650, 2362939; 625665, 2362968; 625690, 2362985; 625703, 2363013; 625729, 2363029; 625730, 2363028; 625777, 2362945; 625776, 2362902; 625784, 2362858; 625829, 2362823; 625853, 2362797; 625843, 2362776; 625853, 2362787; 625872, 2362725; 625896, 2362687; 625924, 2362659; 625955, 2362641; 625994, 2362628; 626024, 2362620; 626028, 2362620; 626279, 2362444; 626232, 2362397; 626194, 2362389; 626136, 2362372; 626088, 2362415; 626075, 2362435; 626062, 2362444; 625972, 2362510; 625888, 2362572; 625805, 2362613; 625771, 2362659; 625752, 2362715; 625733, 2362770; 625738, 2362766; 625724, 2362780; 625698, 2362830; 625671, 2362852; 625595, 2362871; 625540, 2362897; 625464, 2362918; 625438, 2362942; 625390, 2363018; 625328, 2363095; 625293, 2363123; 625231, 2363145; 625131, 2363190; 625004, 2363245; 624904, 2363282; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 98 boundary points: Start at 623944, 2361231; 623966, 2361243; 624062, 2361457; 624128, 2361633; 624397, 2361796; 624487, 2361853; 624497, 2361858; 624498, 2361858; 624502, 2361863; 624648, 2361955; 624873, 2362180; 625030, 2362416; 625040, 2362426; 625350, 2362723; 625502, 2362941; 625666, 2363011; 625734, 2362935; 625866, 2362736; 625998, 2362617; 626117, 2362524; 626170, 2362445; 626184, 2362366; 625959, 2362379; 625945, 2361955; 625945, 2361730; 625839, 2361465; 625800, 2361201; 625791, 2361007; 625783, 2360976; 625783, 2360975; 625789, 2360950; 625773, 2360605; 625998, 2360354; 626237, 2360115; 626475, 2359983; 626887, 2359949; 627102, 2359895; 627121, 2359883; 627282, 2359763; 627395, 2359699; 627408, 2359690; 627411, 2359689; 627473, 2359654; 627708, 2359529; 628098, 2359518; 628484, 2359486; 628840, 2359373; 628785, 2359224; 628843, 2359377; 629050, 2359268; 629218, 2359127; 629499, 2359010; 629714, 2358932; 629847, 2358866; 630108, 2358784; 630292, 2358725; 630510, 2358694; 630725, 2358631; 630998, 2358573; 631279, 2358518; 631412, 2358483; 631482, 2358393; 631478, 2358089; 631466, 2357898; 631506, 2357656; 631482, 2357496; 631431, 2357429; 631431, 2357293; 631412, 2357250; 631248, 2357195; 630826, 2357273; 630491, 2357343; 629874, 2357511; 629343, 2357636; 628949, 2357714; 628266, 2357862; 628269, 2357871; 627485, 2358059; 626771, 2358332; 626283, 2358472; 625686, 2358675; 625690, 2358695; 625455, 2358843; 625373, 2359027; 625376, 2359349; 625164, 2359653; 625032, 2359759; 624900, 2359996; 624754, 2360181; 624529, 2360406; 624245, 2360483; 623937, 2360701; 623750, 2360834; 623679, 2360963; 623691,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 43 boundary points: Start at 627482, 2358725; 627502, 2358723; 627743, 2358682; 628029, 2358650; 628580, 2358576; 628682, 2358576; 628842, 2358539; 628841, 2358537; 629315, 2358380; 629642, 2358266; 629985, 2358159; 630320, 2358086; 630369, 2358045; 630745, 2357984; 631011, 2357980; 631198, 2357972; 631415, 2357968; 631582, 2357955; 631611, 2357898; 631595, 2357837; 631599, 2357682; 631587, 2357502; 631574, 2357371; 631542, 2357285; 631439, 2357265; 631223, 2357277; 631080, 2357310; 630888, 2357330; 630602, 2357379; 630214, 2357420; 630067, 2357432; 629900, 2357412; 629614, 2357473; 629078, 2357628; 628693, 2357706; 628690, 2357694; 628547, 2357698; 628241, 2357731; 627906, 2357732; 627645, 2357732; 627428, 2357760; 627367, 2357780; 627450, 2358384; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 96 boundary points: Start at 625951, 2361660; 625886, 2361457; 625799, 2361195; 625784, 2360979; 625783, 2360976; 625783, 2360975; 625784, 2360974; 625779, 2360900; 625799, 2360606; 625965, 2360402; 626198, 2360174; 626389, 2360033; 626480, 2359983; 626479, 2359983; 626675, 2359975; 626782, 2359975; 626986, 2359924; 627140, 2359829; 627393, 2359697; 627405, 2359693; 627408, 2359690; 627415, 2359689; 627568, 2359634; 627871, 2359597; 628136, 2359543; 628188, 2359542; 628197, 2359540; 628198, 2359540; 628255, 2359541; 628348, 2359539; 628418, 2359542; 628664, 2359545; 628664, 2359537; 628705, 2359530; 628764, 2359501; 629131, 2359305; 629261, 2359211; 629448, 2359086; 629801, 2358933; 630060, 2358809; 630083, 2358796; 630084, 2358796; 630088, 2358795; 630104, 2358787; 630273, 2358739; 630294, 2358740; 630929, 2358526; 630785, 2358154; 630110, 2358417; 629634, 2358615; 629593, 2358630; 629241, 2358804; 628925, 2358974; 628655, 2359024; 628655, 2359028; 628240, 2359032; 627767, 2359036; 627559, 2359057; 627468, 2359169; 627431, 2359244; 627285, 2359340; 627119, 2359352; 626999, 2359273; 626783, 2359277; 626546, 2359356; 626219, 2359447; 625982, 2359539; 625680, 2359657; 625675, 2359655; 625662, 2359664; 625654, 2359667; 625657, 2359669; 625351, 2359896; 625110, 2360116; 624957, 2360240; 624824, 2360394; 624674, 2360560; 624537, 2360693; 624454, 2360826; 624417, 2361017; 624392, 2361170; 624463, 2361382; 624546, 2361436; 624670, 2361573; 624795, 2361685; 624990, 2361855; 625102, 2362000; 625201, 2362179; 625347, 2362308; 625405, 2362407; 625550, 2362557; 625704, 2362598; 625870, 2362511; 625974, 2362449; 625970,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 16 boundary points: Start at 623850, 2360912; 624406, 2361184; 624371, 2361338; 624678, 2361692; 624891, 2362035; 625258, 2362438; 625459, 2362757; 625589, 2362792; 625695, 2362378; 625601, 2361834; 625601, 2361113; 625594, 2360964; 624749, 2360309; 624669, 2360404; 624595, 2360462; 624039, 2360722; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 18 boundary points: Start at 627127, 2358746; 627509, 2359475; 627960, 2359406; 628481, 2359371; 628776, 2359406; 629349, 2358920; 629609, 2358885; 630095, 2358590; 630755, 2358486; 630633, 2357965; 630494, 2357930; 630182, 2358035; 629835, 2358017; 629349, 2358017; 629123, 2358000; 628759, 2358087; 628498, 2358121; 627960, 2358416; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 130 boundary points: Start at 631368, 2358369; 631225, 2358417; 630942, 2358443; 630644, 2358485; 630309, 2358568; 630157, 2358621; 629922, 2358689; 629644, 2358804; 629414, 2358882; 629294, 2358919; 629105, 2359045; 628875, 2359217; 628671, 2359301; 628498, 2359322; 628211, 2359343; 628211, 2359338; 628130, 2359359; 627971, 2359359; 627800, 2359353; 627739, 2359353; 627541, 2359413; 627345, 2359461; 627279, 2359509; 627240, 2359564; 627120, 2359633; 627042, 2359681; 626985, 2359765; 626894, 2359771; 626654, 2359774; 626368, 2359843; 626188, 2359951; 625986, 2360138; 625854, 2360255; 625791, 2360325; 625791, 2360324; 625782, 2360335; 625770, 2360348; 625770, 2360349; 625743, 2360381; 625674, 2360463; 625620, 2360580; 625604, 2360637; 625601, 2360766; 625589, 2360905; 625550, 2361094; 625550, 2361199; 625544, 2361295; 625517, 2361365; 625511, 2361434; 625535, 2361527; 625535, 2361575; 625529, 2361692; 625598, 2361783; 625617, 2361903; 625605, 2362059; 625604, 2362059; 625556, 2362125; 625505, 2362177; 625493, 2362228; 625532, 2362258; 625562, 2362309; 625607, 2362414; 625623, 2362519; 625662, 2362540; 625689, 2362525; 625755, 2362489; 625848, 2362450; 625929, 2362408; 625956, 2362378; 625935, 2362312; 625887, 2362264; 625875, 2362219; 625857, 2362161; 625854, 2362080; 625851, 2362080; 625857, 2361951; 625881, 2361867; 625896, 2361774; 625869, 2361698; 625830, 2361629; 625773, 2361539; 625737, 2361449; 625698, 2361392; 625701, 2361298; 625731, 2361220; 625728, 2361151; 625719, 2361061; 625722, 2361004; 625722, 2360947; 625737, 2360896; 625749, 2360781; 625764, 2360664; 625764, 2360607; 625788, 2360550; 625815,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 38 boundary points: Start at 629040, 2358537; 629196, 2358469; 629405, 2358358; 629686, 2358265; 629978, 2358173; 630357, 2358061; 630692, 2357969; 630926, 2357915; 631052, 2357911; 631241, 2357906; 631348, 2357901; 631387, 2357847; 631373, 2357799; 631363, 2357706; 631343, 2357517; 631329, 2357327; 631329, 2357114; 631329, 2356890; 631261, 2356798; 631169, 2356793; 631023, 2356822; 630911, 2356837; 630765, 2356846; 630561, 2356905; 630372, 2356968; 630109, 2357046; 629866, 2357118; 629536, 2357235; 629254, 2357332; 628943, 2357386; 628714, 2357425; 628666, 2357488; 628666, 2357585; 628666, 2357687; 628666, 2357770; 628695, 2357852; 628744, 2357979; 628763, 2358081; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 21 boundary points: Start at 632692, 2357913; 632214, 2357962; 632118, 2358162; 631987, 2357985; 631642, 2357861; 631352, 2357878; 630945, 2357838; 630320, 2357935; 629723, 2358144; 629995, 2358800; 630879, 2358635; 631175, 2358587; 631506, 2358538; 631537, 2358522; 631694, 2358524; 632037, 2358651; 632266, 2358737; 632397, 2358444; 632436, 2358300; 632639, 2358025; 632725, 2357947; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 25 boundary points: Start at 626664, 2357534; 626795, 2357704; 627029, 2358053; 627224, 2358336; 627392, 2358423; 627502, 2358427; 627630, 2358379; 627953, 2358255; 628276, 2358149; 628736, 2358038; 628729, 2357998; 628614, 2357777; 628604, 2357670; 628469, 2357323; 628440, 2357112; 628469, 2356746; 628407, 2356682; 627935, 2356616; 627308, 2356585; 627034, 2356621; 626808, 2356718; 626676, 2356789; 626455, 2356942; 626679, 2357357; 626679, 2357358; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 25 boundary points: Start at 630377, 2357689; 630601, 2357663; 630893, 2357636; 631140, 2357641; 631405, 2357672; 631635, 2357672; 631639, 2357530; 631617, 2357300; 631617, 2357133; 631616, 2357125; 631616, 2357124; 631617, 2357123; 631617, 2357097; 631613, 2356938; 631666, 2356743; 631666, 2356712; 631604, 2356699; 631374, 2356686; 631105, 2356686; 630791, 2356704; 630406, 2356739; 630195, 2356788; 630204, 2357034; 630272, 2357217; 630397, 2357642; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 32 boundary points: Start at 629037, 2356776; 629036, 2356775; 629032, 2356777; 629030, 2356775; 628423, 2356903; 628417, 2356907; 628775, 2357794; 628842, 2357777; 629314, 2357699; 629642, 2357705; 629963, 2357653; 630249, 2357616; 630353, 2357564; 630664, 2357450; 630981, 2357372; 631080, 2357367; 631256, 2357320; 631355, 2357263; 631391, 2357118; 631433, 2356983; 631443, 2356765; 631417, 2356635; 631349, 2356511; 631298, 2356376; 631178, 2356319; 631043, 2356319; 630908, 2356319; 630540, 2356422; 630145, 2356505; 629943, 2356552; 629681, 2356520; 629147, 2356731; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 13 boundary points: Start at 629982, 2356572; 630184, 2356567; 630523, 2356580; 630771, 2356596; 630972, 2356596; 631144, 2356617; 631391, 2356622; 631609, 2356622; 631611, 2356622; 631896, 2355651; 631866, 2355644; 630509, 2355630; 630091, 2355715; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 31 boundary points: Start at 628725, 2357745; 629204, 2357630; 629647, 2357539; 630066, 2357524; 630242, 2357463; 630696, 2357423; 630898, 2357413; 631089, 2357413; 631256, 2357443; 631336, 2357398; 631321, 2357302; 631377, 2357140; 631427, 2356914; 631397, 2356712; 631390, 2356646; 630446, 2356803; 629057, 2357055; 628070, 2356995; 627577, 2357056; 627161, 2357148; 627222, 2357227; 627293, 2357373; 627333, 2357585; 627409, 2357772; 627540, 2357782; 627691, 2357777; 627868, 2357767; 628201, 2357771; 6282611, 628553, 2357740; 628721, 2357717; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 69 boundary points: Start at 628771, 2355914; 628330, 2355988; 627926, 2356061; 627899, 2356066; 627897, 2356061; 627827, 2356068; 627571, 2356120; 627329, 2356083; 627168, 2356034; 627070, 2356065; 627069, 2356065; 626983, 2355978; 626965, 2355973; 626932, 2355944; 626890, 2355885; 626668, 2355663; 626214, 2355601; 625964, 2355819; 626441, 2356092; 626441, 2356093; 626521, 2356196; 626521, 2356197; 626450, 2356847; 626599, 2356831; 626914, 2356839; 627171, 2356897; 627303, 2356956; 627519, 2357004; 627545, 2357180; 627996, 2357095; 628115, 2357076; 628205, 2357073; 628202, 2357063; 628341, 2357040; 628623, 2356927; 628796, 2356927; 629324, 2356786; 629687, 2356713; 629991, 2356676; 630266, 2356636; 630266, 2356629; 630905, 2356614; 631414, 2356592; 631733, 2356599; 631785, 2356317; 631898, 2355976; 631979, 2355672; 631786, 2355624; 631477, 2355638; 631352, 2355671; 631183, 2355675; 630849, 2355682; 630596, 2355679; 630365, 2355668; 630259, 2355709; 630259, 2355704; 629683, 2355793; 629380, 2355827; 629412, 2356050; 629470, 2356546; 629349, 2356595; 629262, 2356488; 629132, 2356446; 629144, 2356746; 629042, 2356789; 628826, 2356538; 628817, 2356371; 628855, 2356304; 628771, 2355955; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 140 boundary points: Start at 632026, 2358647; 632130, 2358731; 632266, 2358741; 632334, 2358725; 632340, 2358600; 632313, 2358547; 632193, 2358537; 631869, 2358401; 631670, 2358364; 631382, 2358364; 631225, 2358417; 630942, 2358443; 630644, 2358485; 630309, 2358568; 630157, 2358621; 629922, 2358689; 629644, 2358804; 629414, 2358882; 629294, 2358919; 629105, 2359045; 628875, 2359217; 628671, 2359301; 628498, 2359322; 628211, 2359343; 628211, 2359338; 628130, 2359359; 627971, 2359359; 627800, 2359353; 627739, 2359353; 627541, 2359413; 627345, 2359461; 627279, 2359509; 627240, 2359564; 627120, 2359633; 627042, 2359681; 626985, 2359765; 626894, 2359771; 626654, 2359774; 626368, 2359843; 626188, 2359951; 625986, 2360138; 625854, 2360255; 625791, 2360325; 625791, 2360324; 625782, 2360335; 625770, 2360348; 625770, 2360349; 625743, 2360381; 625674, 2360463; 625620, 2360580; 625604, 2360637; 625601, 2360766; 625589, 2360905; 625550, 2361094; 625550, 2361199; 625544, 2361295; 625517, 2361365; 625511, 2361434; 625535, 2361527; 625535, 2361575; 625529, 2361692; 625598, 2361783; 625617, 2361903; 625605, 2362059; 625604, 2362059; 625556, 2362125; 625505, 2362177; 625493, 2362228; 625532, 2362258; 625562, 2362309; 625607, 2362414; 625623, 2362519; 625662, 2362540; 625689, 2362525; 625755, 2362489; 625848, 2362450; 625929, 2362408; 625956, 2362378; 625935, 2362312; 625887, 2362264; 625875, 2362219; 625857, 2362161; 625854, 2362080; 625851, 2362080; 625857, 2361951; 625881, 2361867; 625896, 2361774; 625869, 2361698; 625830, 2361629; 625773, 2361539; 625737, 2361449; 625698, 2361392; 625701, 2361298; 625731, 2361220; 625728,
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 26 boundary points: Start at 625799, 2360900; 625804, 2360726; 625853, 2360646; 625861, 2360607; 625862, 2360607; 625910, 2360553; 626000, 2360395; 625793, 2360330; 625546, 2360155; 625079, 2361221; 625083, 2361221; 624866, 2361796; 624857, 2361800; 624927, 2361880; 625243, 2362209; 625408, 2362394; 625639, 2362532; 625810, 2362519; 625889, 2362334; 625916, 2361992; 625909, 2361622; 625797, 2361484; 625731, 2361115;
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 12 boundary points: Start at 628462, 2358693; 628739, 2359501; 629145, 2359298; 629149, 2359295; 629426, 2359091; 630077, 2358784; 630872, 2358597; 631161, 2358501; 630812, 2357850; 630522, 2357874; 629956, 2357970; 629330, 2358163; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 52 boundary points: Start at 625675, 2362515; 625712, 2362499; 625712, 2362459; 625743, 2362418; 625743, 2362337; 625737, 2362257; 625750, 2362185; 625743, 2362126; 625759, 2362005; 625759, 2361924; 625778, 2361843; 625725, 2361759; 625690, 2361713; 625647, 2361644; 625641, 2361545; 625635, 2361458; 625635, 2361377; 625663, 2361327; 625669, 2361253; 625666, 2361153; 625672, 2361088; 625666, 2361057; 625666, 2360991; 625664, 2360972; 625659, 2360932; 625628, 2360932; 625600, 2360973; 625588, 2361019; 625603, 2361094; 625582, 2361122; 625579, 2361141; 625591, 2361212; 625597, 2361268; 625575, 2361299; 625544, 2361358; 625529, 2361427; 625526, 2361504; 625551, 2361554; 625566, 2361607; 625566, 2361682; 625569, 2361731; 625579, 2361747; 625625, 2361775; 625669, 2361849; 625684, 2361927; 625678, 2362005; 625663, 2362079; 625659, 2362157; 625659, 2362238; 625681, 2362341; 625653, 2362459; 625656, 2362521; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 52 boundary points: Start at 625675, 2362515; 625712, 2362499; 625712, 2362459; 625743, 2362418; 625743, 2362337; 625737, 2362257; 625750, 2362185; 625743, 2362126; 625759, 2362005; 625759, 2361924; 625778, 2361843; 625725, 2361759; 625690, 2361713; 625647, 2361644; 625641, 2361545; 625635, 2361458; 625635, 2361377; 625663, 2361327; 625669, 2361253; 625666, 2361153; 625672, 2361088; 625666, 2361057; 625666, 2360991; 625664, 2360972; 625659, 2360932; 625628, 2360932; 625600, 2360973; 625588, 2361019; 625603, 2361094; 625582, 2361122; 625579, 2361141; 625591, 2361212; 625597, 2361268; 625575, 2361299; 625544, 2361358; 625529, 2361427; 625526, 2361504; 625551, 2361554; 625566, 2361607; 625566, 2361682; 625569, 2361731; 625579, 2361747; 625625, 2361775; 625669, 2361849; 625684, 2361927; 625678, 2362005; 625663, 2362079; 625659, 2362157; 625659, 2362238; 625681, 2362341; 625653, 2362459; 625656, 2362521; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 90 boundary points: Start at 627315, 2359484; 627279, 2359509; 627240, 2359564; 627120, 2359633; 627042, 2359681; 626985, 2359765; 626894, 2359771; 626654, 2359774; 626368, 2359843; 626188, 2359951; 625986, 2360138; 625854, 2360255; 625791, 2360325; 625791, 2360324; 625782, 2360335; 625770, 2360348; 625770, 2360349; 625743, 2360381; 625674, 2360463; 625620, 2360580; 625604, 2360637; 625601, 2360766; 625589, 2360905; 625550, 2361094; 625550, 2361199; 625544, 2361295; 625517, 2361365; 625511, 2361434; 625535, 2361527; 625535, 2361575; 625529, 2361692; 625598, 2361783; 625617, 2361903; 625605, 2362059; 625604, 2362059; 625556, 2362125; 625505, 2362177; 625493, 2362228; 625532, 2362258; 625562, 2362309; 625607, 2362414; 625623, 2362519; 625662, 2362540; 625689, 2362525; 625755, 2362489; 625848, 2362450; 625929, 2362408; 625956, 2362378; 625935, 2362312; 625887, 2362264; 625875, 2362219; 625857, 2362161; 625854, 2362080; 625851, 2362080; 625857, 2361951; 625881, 2361867; 625896, 2361774; 625869, 2361698; 625830, 2361629; 625773, 2361539; 625737, 2361449; 625698, 2361392; 625701, 2361298; 625731, 2361220; 625728, 2361151; 625719, 2361061; 625722, 2361004; 625722, 2360947; 625737, 2360896; 625749, 2360781; 625764, 2360664; 625764, 2360607; 625788, 2360550; 625815, 2360502; 625815, 2360499; 625875, 2360436; 626007, 2360306; 626104, 2360210; 626209, 2360129; 626338, 2360033; 626437, 2359991; 626636, 2359930; 626708, 2359918; 626744, 2359906; 626786, 2359912; 626867, 2359912; 626973, 2359891; 627201, 2359801; 627324, 2359681; 627454, 2359620; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 12 boundary points: Start at 624088, 2351393; 624025, 2351406; 623980, 2351471; 623984, 2351554; 624095, 2351675; 624119, 2351675; 624179, 2351675; 624234, 2351635; 624272, 2351572; 624224, 2351497; 624161, 2351479; 624161, 2351478; return to starting point.
(ii)
(i) Unit consists of the following 13 boundary points: Start at 624140, 2351695; 624165, 2351693; 624226, 2351679; 624288, 2351612; 624292, 2351603; 624224, 2351497; 624161, 2351479; 624161, 2351478; 624071, 2351374; 624013, 2351406; 624000, 2351487; 624000, 2351571; 624112, 2351693; return to starting point.
(ii)
(306) Critical habitat unit descriptions and maps, and a description of primary constituent elements, for Family Poacae:
(j)
(1)
Oahu 3—
(i) Cliff faces, gulches, stream banks, or steep slopes in dry or mesic forests often dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 185 and 806 m (607 and 2,644 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Cliffs, slopes, or ridges in
(ii) Elevations between 469 and 977 m (1,538 and 3,205 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Well-drained, dry slopes or rock faces in mesic shrublands or open grassy areas and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 475 and 1,025 m (1,558 and 3,362 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Open
(ii) Elevations between 415 and 871 m (1,361 and 2,857 ft).
Oahu 5—
(i) Steep or vertical cliffs or the base of cliffs or ridges in coastal dry cliff vegetation containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 25 to 306 m (82 to 1,004 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Windswept summit ridges, slopes, or gullies in wet or sometimes mesic lowland forests or shrublands and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 93 and 959 m (305 and 3,146 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Rock outcrops, ridges, moderate slopes, or vertical cliffs in dry or mesic shrubland containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 473 and 975 m (1,551 and 3,198 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Steep slopes, ridge tops, or gulches in lowland wet forests or shrublands and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 110 and 1,025 m (361 and 3,362 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Slopes or ridges in dry to wet forest dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 370 and 1,053 m (1,214 and 3,454 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Cliffs, ridges, or slopes in dry or mesic shrubland containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 256 and 978 m (840 and 3,208 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Ridgetops or bluffs in open areas or protected pockets of dry to mesic forests or shrublands or forests dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 110 and 978 m (361 and 3,208 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Dry cliff faces or ridges in dry or mesic forests containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 352 and 978 m (1,155 and 3,208 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Grassy ridgetops, slopes, or cliffs in windblown dry forests and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 330 to 1,157 m (1,082 to 3,795 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Exposed ridge tops and cliff faces in mesic and dry vegetation communities containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 246 and 978 m (430 and 3,208 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Slopes, ridges, or stream banks in
(ii) Elevations between 216 and 1,208 m (708 and 3,962 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Slopes, moist gullies, or stream banks in open mesic forests or closed wet forests containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 56 and 959 m (184 and 3,146 ft ).
Oahu 20—
(i) Rocky or steep slopes of stream banks in mesic forest often dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 114 and 746 m (374 and 2,447 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Steep, moist, shaded slopes in diverse mesic to wet lowland forests containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 404 and 1,092 m (1,325 and 3,528 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Wet
(ii) Elevations between 319 and 959 m (856 and 3,146 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Slopes, stream banks, and ridge crests in wet
(ii) Elevations between 280 and 959 m (535 and 3,146 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Steep slopes, bases of cliffs, or ridge crests in mesic
(ii) Elevations between 146 and 1,191 m (479 and 3,906 ft).
Oahu 15—
(i) Steep, wet, rocky slopes in diverse mesic forest containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 450 and 881 m (1,476 and 2,890 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Wet, windswept slopes and ridges in
(ii) Elevations between 461 and 959 m (1,512 and 3,146 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Sloping terrain on a well drained rocky substrate within mesic forest containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 232 and 872 m (761 and 2,991 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Windward slopes and stream banks in mesic to wet forests containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 54 and 705 m (177 and 2,312 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Moderate to steep gulch slopes in mixed mesic forests containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 179 and 928 m (587 and 3,044 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Moderate to steep slopes in
(ii) Elevations between 383 and 867 m (1,256 and 2,844 ft).
Oahu 30—
(i) Steep, sparsely vegetated cliffs in mesic shrubland containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevation between 79 and 592 m (259 to 1,942 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Exposed mesic or dry cliffs or ledges and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 407 to 926 m (1,335 to 3,037 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Steep slopes on summit cliffs in cloudswept wet forests or in lowland wet shrubland that are frequently exposed to heavy wind and rain and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 415 and 959 m (1,361 and 3,146 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Steep, windswept cliff faces or slopes in
(ii) Elevations between 545 and 953 m (1,788 and 3,126 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Ridges and slopes in lowland diverse mesic forest dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 477 and 943 m (1,565 and 3,093 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Slopes in wet forest or the wetter portions of diverse mesic forest dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 833 and 1,233 m (2,732 and 4,044 ft).
Oahu 3—
(i) Slopes, cliffs or cliff bases, rock walls, or ledges in diverse mesic or dry lowland forest often dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 238 and 978 m (781 and 3,208 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Steep slopes, cliffs, stream banks, or deep shade in diverse mesic or wet forests and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 64 and 904 m (210 and 2,965 ft).
Oahu 1—
(i) Steep slopes or cliff faces or bases in dry remnant
(ii) Elevations between 47 and 341 m (154 and 1,118 ft )
Oahu 4—
(i) Rock walls, forested slopes, or steep walls in
(ii) Elevations between 408 and 1072 m (1,338 and 3,516 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Cliff faces or ledges of gullies in dry to mesic shrubland or cliff communities and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 328 to 978 m (1,076 to 3,208 ft).
Oahu 15—
(i) Steep rocky slopes in
(ii) Elevations between 382 and 926 m (1,253 and 3,037 ft).
Oahu 2—
(i) Steep slopes or level ground in dry or mesic forest in open or closed canopy and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 81 and 658 m (266 and 2,158 ft).
Oahu 1—
(i) Mud flats, wet clay soil, seasonal ponds, wet cliff seeps on seepy flats, coastal cliffs, or talus slopes containing
(ii) Elevations between 6 and 194 m (20 and 636 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Mesic and wet
(ii) Elevations between 424 and 1,032 m (1,391 and 3,385 ft).
Oahu 1—
(i) Windward talus slopes, leeward rocky cliffs, open grassy slopes, or vegetated cliff faces in coastal dry shrubland and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 1 and 862 m (3 and 2,827 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Windward-facing ridge crests, cliff faces, and mixed native cliffs and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations from 274 to 661 m (899 to 2,168 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Shaded gulch bottoms and slopes in mesic
(ii) Elevations between 433 and 928 m (1,420 and 3,044 ft).
Oahu 9—
(i) Thin guano soil on basaltic rock; arid, exposed volcanic cliffs; dry or mesic rocky ridges; or sparsely vegetated slopes and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 0 and 596 m (0 and 1,955 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Gulch slopes, gulch bottoms, and ridge crests in wet
(ii) Elevations between 208 and 867 m (682 and 2,844 ft).
Oahu 3—
(i) Dry forest dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 156 and 526 m (512 and 1,725 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Gulch slopes, ridge crests, or near streams in dry or mesic forest and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 335 to 1,006 m (1,099 to 3,300 ft).
Oahu 1—
(i) Cliff faces, broken basalt, or sand dunes with rock outcrops in
(ii) Elevations between sea level and 152 m (0 and 499 ft).
Oahu 1—
(i) Open dry fossil reef, with shrubs or grasses or fairly steep slopes; and
(ii) Elevations between 0 and 301 m (0 and 987 ft).
Oahu 1—
(i) Volcanic or clay soils or cliffs in arid coastal areas or on coral plains and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 1 and 161 m (3 and 528 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Gulches, slopes, stream banks, or ravines in mesic or wet forest and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 319 and 880 m (1,046 and 2,886 ft).
Oahu 35—
(i) Ridges of valleys in
(ii) Elevations between 312 and 783 m (1,023 and 2,568 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Moist slopes or gulch bottoms in wet forest dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 167 and 841 m (548 and 2,758 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Wind blown ridge tops in cloud-covered wet forest or shrubland and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 443 and 867 m (1,453 and 2,844 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Steep, shaded slopes, cliffs, ridges, gullies, or stream banks in mesic or wet forests dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 195 and 1,202 m (640 and 3,943 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Gulch slopes or bottoms or almost vertical rock faces in mesic forest or
(ii) Elevations between 248 and 878 m (813 and 2,880 ft).
Oahu 15—
(i) Steep slopes or gulches in diverse mesic to wet forests and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 519 to 928 m (1,702 to 3,044 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Moderate to steep slopes in mesic forest and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 529 to 881 m (1,800 to 2,890 ft).
Oahu 15—
(i)
(ii) Elevations between 232 to 881 m (761 to 2,890 ft).
Oahu 15—
(i) Lowland mesic forest and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 559 and 1,168 m (1,834 and 3,831 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Shady gulches, slopes, or glens in mesic to wet forests and shrublands dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 232 and 1,233 m (761 and 4,044 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Steep slopes or gulches in dry to mesic lowland forest and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 215 and 725 m (705 and 2,378 ft).
(i) Oahu 1—
(A) Slopes, cliffs, or arid ledges in lowland dry forest or shrubland and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(B) Elevations between 32 to 490 m (105 to 1,607 ft).
(ii) Oahu 5—
(A) Dry shrublands containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(B) Elevations between 32 to 490 m (105 to 1,607 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Ridge crests or gulch slopes in wet forests or shrublands dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 384 and 867 m (1,260 and 2,844 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Gentle to steep slopes or ridges in mesic or dry forests dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 57 to 437 m (187 to 1,433 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i)
(ii) Elevations between 448 and 848 m (1,469 and 2,781 ft).
(i) Oahu 20—
(A) Sides of waterfalls or wet rock faces and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(B) Elevations between 211 and 885 m (692 and 2,903 ft).
(ii) Oahu 4—
(A) Slopes or ledges in
(B) Elevations between 110 and 1,064 m (361 and 3,490 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Dry ridges, upper slopes, or ridges in lowland mixed mesic forest and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 357 and 874 m (1,171 and 2,867 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Ridge crests or moderate slopes in dry or mesic forests and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 578 and 941 m (1,896 and 3,086 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Mossy banks at the base of cliff faces within the spray zone of waterfalls or along streams in lowland wet forests and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species: Mosses, ferns, liverworts, or
(ii) Elevations between 65 and 798 m (213 and 2,617 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Lowland dry or mesic forests dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 255 and 761 m (909 and 2,496 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Moderate to steep slopes in dry shrubland or mesic lowland forest and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 468 to 916 m (1,535 to 3,004 ft).
Oahu 2—
(i) Sides of ridges or gulches in dry to mesic forests and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 50 to 944 m (164 to 3,096 ft).
Oahu 15—
(i) Moderate to moderately steep gulch slopes, ridge crests, gulch bottoms, and stream banks in mesic or wet forests and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 239 and 1,050 m (784 and 3,444 ft).
Oahu 15—
(i) Steep, rocky slopes in dry to mesic
(ii) Elevations between 78 and 836 m (256 and 2,742 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Ridge crests in diverse mesic forest and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 360 and 1,083 m (1,181 and 3,552 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Cliff faces or their bases, rock outcrops, or ledges in mesic habitat and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 427 and 1,165 m (1,401 and 3,821 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Ridges in mesic or wet forests containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 101 and 671 m (331 and 2,201 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Steep rock faces in lowland dry or mesic forests containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 234 to 841 m (768 to 2,758 ft).
Oahu 15—
(i) Ridges or gulch bottoms in mesic forest containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 494 and 943 m (1,620 and 3,093 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Slopes, ridges, or gulches within mesic lowland forests containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 476 and 820 m (1,561 and 2,690 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Talus slopes or streambeds in open, sunny areas containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 471 and 1,006 m (1,545 and 3,300 ft).
(i) Oahu 3—
(A) Slopes, ledges, or gulches in lowland mesic or dry forest containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(B) Elevations between 134 and 881 m (440 and 2,890 ft).
(ii) Oahu 3—
(A) Cliffs, rock embankments, gulches, or slopes in mesic or dry forests containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(B) Elevations between 134 and 881 m (440 and 2,890 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Slopes or gulches in diverse mesic forest containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 439 and 995 m (1,440 and 3,264 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Gulch slopes, ravines, or ridges in diverse mesic or dry forest dominated by
(ii) Elevations between 180 and 959 m (590 and 3,146 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Steep slopes or stream banks in mixed mesic or lowland wet
(ii) Elevations between 316 and 880 m (1,036 and 2,886 ft).
Oahu 5—
Oahu 4—
(i) Dry cliffs, rocky ledges, or steep slopes in mesic shrubland or cliff vegetation and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 468 and 1,149 m (1,535 and 3,769 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Exposed, windswept ridges of moderate to steep slope in wet
(ii) Elevations between 415 and 959 m (1,361 and 3,146 ft).
(2)
Oahu 20—
(i) Steep stream banks or cliffs in wet
(ii) Elevations between 75 and 867 m (246 and 2,844 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Gentle to steep slopes in
(ii) Elevations between 413 to 923 m (1,355 to 3,027 ft).
Oahu 35—
(i) Moderate to steep gulch slopes or sparsely vegetated rock faces in mesic forest containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 150 and 550 m (492 and 1,804 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Deep shade or open understory on moderate to moderately steep slopes and gulch bottoms in diverse mesic forest containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 394 and 932 m (1,292 and 3,057 ft).
Oahu 15—
(i) Moderate to steep slopes or gulch bottoms in deep shade or open understory in mesic forest and containing one or more of the following associated native plant species:
(ii) Elevations between 489 and 943 m (1,604 and 3,093 ft).
Oahu 4—
(i) Steep rocky wooded gulch walls in wet forests; and
(ii) Elevations between 618 and 1,202 m (2,027 and 3,943 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Trees in
(ii) Elevations between 309 to 867 m (1,014 to 2,844 ft).
Oahu 20—
(i) Tree trunks, open ridges, forested slopes, or cliffs in
(ii) Elevations between 227 and 846 m (745 and 2,775).
Oahu 13—
(i) Cinder craters, vernal pools surrounded by lowland dry forest vegetation, mud flats, or lowland grasslands containing
(ii) Elevations between 1 and 89 m (3 and 292 ft).
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Department of Labor.
Final rule.
This final rule establishes alternate requirements for testing and evaluation of products that MSHA approves for use in gassy underground mines. It is being published in response to comments received as the result of a 1994 proposed rule and an October 17, 2002, revised proposed rule on the same subject. It allows manufacturers of certain products, who seek MSHA approval under Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (30 CFR), the option of using an independent laboratory to perform, in whole or part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval which MSHA would normally perform so that such products can be used in gassy mines in the United States. Testing and evaluation as used in this final rule means testing, evaluation, or both. This final rule also permits manufacturers to have their products approved based on non-MSHA product safety standards. This will occur only after MSHA has determined that such standards are equivalent to its applicable product approval requirements or can be modified to provide at least the same degree of protection as those MSHA requirements. The final rule should increase the availability of a wider variety of mining products having enhanced safety features by reducing costs and broadening the market for mining equipment.
This regulation is effective August 18, 2003.
Marvin W. Nichols, Jr., Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2352, Arlington, Virginia 22209–3939. Mr. Nichols can be reached at
From its creation by Congress in 1910, MSHA's predecessor, the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior, was responsible for the testing and evaluation of mining products. Under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), MSHA is responsible for prescribing the technical design, construction, and the test requirements for certain products used in underground mines, and for testing and evaluating them for approval based on those requirements. These technical requirements are set forth in the Agency's approval regulations in 30 CFR parts 7 through 36.
MSHA's approval regulations govern the process through which manufacturers may obtain MSHA approval, certification, acceptance or evaluation of certain products for use in underground mines. Each of these separate approval actions has specific application procedures and technical requirements for testing and evaluation. MSHA currently conducts the testing and evaluation of products for a fee paid by the applicant. Following MSHA approval, manufacturers must ensure that the product continues to conform to the technical requirements tested, evaluated, and approved by MSHA.
When MSHA receives an application for approval of a product for use in underground mines, every aspect of the documentation package is reviewed to determine whether the product meets the technical requirements of the applicable provisions of 30 CFR parts 15 through 36. Each drawing and specification in the package is cross-checked against these requirements and, for some products, samples of the product or parts of the product are disassembled and examined by MSHA for conformity with the drawings and specifications. After MSHA verifies that an applicant's product complies with the design and construction requirements, MSHA then tests the product to determine whether it performs according to the approval requirements, unless the design obviates the need for testing. If the product passes the tests and meets all MSHA requirements, MSHA issues an approval for the product.
Once MSHA has approved a product, the manufacturer is authorized to place an MSHA approval marking on the product that identifies it as approved for use in underground mines. Use of the MSHA marking obligates the manufacturer to maintain the quality of the product as approved. The MSHA marking indicates to the mining community that the product has been manufactured according to the drawings and specifications upon which the approval was based. Any proposed change to an approved product that causes it to differ from the design or construction described in the original documentation approved by MSHA must be submitted to the Agency for approval prior to implementation of the change. If MSHA approves the change, the Agency issues an extension of approval or a notice of acceptance of the modified product to the manufacturer.
In the mid-1980s, the Agency reviewed its product approval program to determine whether it could be restructured to provide improved safety to miners without increasing cost to the applicant. That review resulted in the promulgation in 1988 of 30 CFR part 7, Testing by Applicant or Third-Party, which represented MSHA's first departure from its role of front-end prototype testing of products for approval, by substituting manufacturer or third-party testing of a limited number of products for the testing that previously had been conducted by MSHA.
The objectives of the program were to permit MSHA to redirect its resources to its post-approval product audit functions, as well as to the review of technological improvements in mining products. The Agency's shift in emphasis was intended to enhance the safety of products in mines by providing the mining community a greater assurance that approved products in mines continue to be manufactured as approved, by detecting any problems in manufactured products more effectively, and by enabling a more expeditious introduction of new technology.
Products selected as suitable for applicant or third-party testing under part 7 were those with characteristics which could be objectively tested in a routine and readily reproducible manner, with no elements of subjective analysis. Products whose testing results depend on the experience, judgement, and knowledge of the personnel executing the tests, such as testing a complex intrinsically safe circuit, were not included in the part 7 program.
Under part 7, all product testing is conducted according to MSHA-specified tests and procedures, using calibrated and accurate instruments. Moreover, the product testing is subject to Agency observation. Part 7 is not a self-certification program. The part 7 concept shifts only the testing of certain
In 1993, MSHA initiated a further review of its approval and certification activities, including its part 7 applicant or third-party testing program. Based on this review, the Agency reaffirmed the objectives of the part 7 concept to increase post-approval product audits and direct more resources to evaluation of safety and technological improvements in products for use underground. However, MSHA determined that while the part 7 program was a step in the right direction, the limited scope of that program did not free up sufficient resources to allow MSHA to fully redirect its efforts to meet those objectives. After considering how best to accomplish those goals, the Agency decided to initiate rulemaking to modify MSHA's approval program in two ways, which it did in 1994. Under a 1994 proposed rule titled “Testing and Evaluation by Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories and Use of Equivalent Testing and Evaluation Requirements,” applicants seeking MSHA product approval would have been required to use independent laboratories recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under its Nationally-Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) program for the required testing and evaluation. This would have been in place of MSHA testing and evaluation of products. As with the part 7 program, however, MSHA would have continued to verify that approval requirements were met and would have retained full responsibility for issuing the product approval. Thus, the 1994 proposed rule would not have constituted a self-certification program. Second, MSHA or appropriately recognized independent laboratories would have been permitted, upon an applicant's request, to test and evaluate a product for approval based on approval requirements other than the Agency's, as long as those requirements provided an equal or a greater degree of protection. This would have allowed MSHA to approve a product meeting the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) approval standards, or some other approval requirements different from those specified in MSHA's regulations, provided that MSHA first had determined that those requirements were equivalent or could be modified to provide protection equivalent to that afforded by products tested and evaluated according to MSHA approval requirements. In this way, the Agency could have taken advantage of revisions to product safety standards developed by other countries or standards development organizations to address technological advances or improvements in product safety. Such an approach would have permitted the introduction of a wider variety of improved products into U.S. mines more quickly than if the Agency had to undertake rulemaking to address each technological advancement or improvement in product safety, capability, and performance.
A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for a new part 6 was published on November 30, 1994 (59 FR 61376). The NPRM comment period was extended to February 21, 1995 (60 FR 8209). A Public Hearing Notice was published on October 10, 1995 (60 FR 52640), scheduling a public hearing for November 15, 1995. That hearing was rescheduled to April 30, 1996. (61 FR 15743). The post-hearing comment period ended on May 31, 1996. (61 FR 15743). The 1996 proposed rule was not published as a final rule.
MSHA introduced a revised proposed rule in the
First, the revised proposal would be voluntary. Manufacturers could choose to use independent laboratories to perform all or part of the testing and evaluation necessary for approval, or could elect to have MSHA perform the necessary testing and evaluation. Second, applicants would not have to use only independent laboratories that were National Recognized Testing Laboratories under OSHA's program, but could choose an independent laboratory recognized by other laboratory accreditation programs, such as that of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Third, only MSHA would conduct required post-approval product audits. Audits conducted by independent laboratories would not be required under the revised proposal. Fourth, only the MSHA mark would be required on MSHA-approved products, not both the MSHA and independent laboratory mark. Finally, the revised proposal would allow public input into the process of making equivalency determinations of non-MSHA product safety standards. MSHA would notify the public through publication in the
However, like part 7, under both the 1994 proposed rule and the revised proposed rule, the review of any testing and evaluation performed by an independent laboratory and the issuance of the MSHA product approval would still remain the full responsibility of MSHA's Approval and Certification Center.
MSHA requested comments from the public (67 FR 64196). MSHA received two general comments regarding this revised proposed rule. The public comment period closed on December 31, 2002. MSHA held two public hearings. One was on January 7, 2003, in Denver, Colorado. The other hearing was held on January 9, 2003, in Washington, Pennsylvania. No comments or statements regarding the revised proposal were provided by any party at either of the public hearings. The post-hearing comment period closed on February 10, 2003.
Under this final rule, manufacturers seeking MSHA approval could choose to have their products tested and evaluated either by an independent laboratory or by MSHA. MSHA will be able to accept the independent laboratory's test and evaluation results in lieu of performing its own.
This final rule recognizes the industry's need to expedite the transfer of technology into the mining environment. This transfer should improve the health and safety of miners. The alternate program in this final rule will permit a manufacturer who has had a product tested and evaluated by an independent laboratory to submit the test reports and technical information to MSHA to obtain MSHA approval for the product.
MSHA is aware of certain instruments that are currently listed (approved) by independent laboratories for use in hazardous gas and dust atmospheres that may also be suitable for use in the
MSHA has issued approvals for a number of instruments that were already listed (approved) by an independent laboratory at the time of application for MSHA approval. Examples of some of these instruments are: Motorola MT2000 and HT1000 Hand-held Radios; MSA Microgard Portable Alarm for warning of low levels of oxygen and high levels of methane; MSA Escort Elf Portable Pump for sampling of the mine atmosphere for dust; MSA Passport and Mini Series Personal Alarms for warning of high levels of toxic and combustible gases; Industrial Scientific Corporation Model SP402 Sampling Pump for remote monitoring of oxygen, toxic and combustible gases; and Industrial Scientific Corporation Model TMX410 Four-Gas Monitor for monitoring and warning of high levels of toxic and combustible gases and low levels of oxygen.
MSHA recognizes that there are many more products, including instruments, motors, explosion-proof enclosures, conveyor belts and hydraulic fluids, that are listed by independent laboratories that have not been submitted for MSHA approval. These products, used in other industries, can offer safety-related benefits to the mining industry and are considered potential candidates for the program that is created by this rule. By permitting acceptance of independent laboratory test and evaluation results, MSHA believes that some of these product manufacturers will be encouraged to submit their products for MSHA approval.
MSHA is also aware that many instruments and products have been listed (approved) by independent laboratories to Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) and Factory Mutual (FM) intrinsic safety standards for use in Class I (explosive gas-air mixtures) and Class II (explosive dust-air mixtures) atmospheres. Many of the same tests and design requirements that MSHA uses under its intrinsic safety regulations are also used in the UL and FM standards. Under this final rule, applicants seeking MSHA approval of instruments or other products for intrinsic safety purposes could submit the results of any independent laboratory's testing and evaluation for intrinsic safety to MSHA as part of their applications. If, after review, MSHA determined that the testing already conducted was performed properly, MSHA could accept the test results and will not have to repeat testing in cases where the tests were the same. This will reduce costs and the time spent by manufacturers to obtain MSHA approval. If the review raised questions or concerns about the validity of test and evaluations submitted, MSHA will need to perform repeat testing. MSHA, of course, will conduct additional testing and evaluation where the UL and FM intrinsic safety requirements were not the same as MSHA's.
Under this final rule, MSHA will retain its testing and evaluation capabilities, but will offer applicants the alternative of submitting independent laboratory test and evaluation results for MSHA approval. MSHA will have the authority to accept the test and evaluation results in lieu of conducting its own tests and evaluations. MSHA also will have the authority to conduct or to observe any additional or repeat test and evaluation to ensure compliance with the MSHA requirements.
This final rule will also permit manufacturers to request MSHA approval based on non-MSHA product safety standards. This will occur only after MSHA has determined that such standards are equivalent to its applicable product approval requirements or can be modified to provide at least the same degree of protection as those MSHA requirements.
No approvals will be issued under part 6. Instead, any approval issued based on part 6 provisions will continue to be approved under the applicable product approval parts. The necessary conforming language to those other approval parts is published in this
In developing this final rule, MSHA has made every effort to address the comments received on the October 17, 2002, revised proposal. Two commenters submitted comments regarding the revised proposed rule.
One commenter expressed its support for the revised proposed rule indicating that “* * * the Revised Proposed Rule contained language which addressed all of our concerns.” The commenter was in agreement with allowing manufacturers to utilize independent laboratory testing facilities while maintaining the test facility at MSHA. It agreed that requiring the use of OSHA's Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs) which must conduct semi-annual audits was unnecessary since MSHA conducts its own audits. The commenter was also supportive of MSHA's proposal to approve equipment designed to non-MSHA product safety standards, particularly international standards, once MSHA has determined that they provide at least the same degree of protection, in their original or modified form, as MSHA's product approval requirements. The commenter indicated that the proposed provision on equivalency would assist in maintaining a single product line for use in multiple countries. This commenter also urged MSHA to “pursue working toward harmonizing with the world in regard to globalized standards,” specifically suggesting that MSHA join the IECEx scheme that permits one global standard and allows member countries to accept the certification issued by other member countries.
The second commenter expressed its concern regarding the competency of independent laboratories when compared with that of MSHA's own testing and evaluation capabilities. It indicated that MSHA and its predecessors have almost a century of experience and developed knowledge regarding the evaluation of mining products. The commenter recognized that independent laboratories may have the appropriate expertise to test to MSHA requirements, but asserted that the lack of mining-specific knowledge would reduce the industry's confidence in the test and evaluation results. This commenter was further concerned about the potential for “institutional atrophy” that could occur within MSHA with the reduction in testing and evaluation experience. The commenter expressed concern with a potential conflict of interest that could result from an independent laboratory being hired by a manufacturer. The commenter expressed similar concerns that a laboratory could be influenced to “gloss over negative aspects of a mining product” in an effort to keep the manufacturer as a customer.
MSHA has carefully evaluated the concern expressed about accepting third party testing results. Under this final rule, before an independent laboratory's test and evaluation results will be considered, the manufacturer must provide evidence to MSHA that the
The use of third party laboratories in the MSHA approval process has proven to be successful under 30 CFR, part 7, Testing by Applicant or Third Party. This regulation, which permits an applicant to submit their own test results or those from a third party, has been in place since 1988. There have been notably few instances of questionable laboratory test results of part 7 approved products in more than 14 years of experience with the regulation. The few cases dealt with the laboratory's lack of understanding of a particular test standard. In these cases, MSHA's oversight resulted in corrections to the laboratory's test process and the issues were resolved prior to any part 7 product approval.
For the reasons stated above, MSHA has no reason to anticipate problems with competency or conflict of interest associated with independent laboratory testing and evaluation.
The following portion of the preamble discusses each provision of the final part 6 rule. The text of the final rule is included at the end of the document.
This section explains that the purpose of this final rule is to establish an alternate program for testing and evaluation of products MSHA approves for use in gassy underground mines. It permits manufacturers of certain products who seek MSHA approval to use an independent laboratory to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval. It also permits manufacturers to request to have their products approved based on non-MSHA product safety standards once MSHA has determined that the non-MSHA product safety standards are equivalent to MSHA's applicable product approval requirements or can be modified to provide at least the same degree of protection as MSHA's requirements. No comments on the specific language in § 6.1 were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
The provisions of this part apply to any application for approval or extension of approval filed under 30 CFR part 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 33, 35, or 36, and received by MSHA after the effective date of this rule. It will become effective 60 days after publication of the final rule in the
This section of the final rule defines and clarifies the key terms used in part 6.
No comments on the specific language of the proposed definitions in § 6.2 were received. Therefore, the language in each of the definitions in the final rule remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
Under paragraph (a) of this section, manufacturers who seek approval of certain products will be permitted to use an independent laboratory to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for MSHA product approval. This final rule does not require manufacturers to use independent laboratories. Instead, it gives manufacturers the option of having either MSHA or an independent laboratory do the testing and evaluation.
Also, under this final rule, if independent laboratories are used, applicants need to submit, as part of the approval application, four items set out in paragraphs (a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of § 6.10. They include written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization; a complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements; identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and all documentation, including drawings and specifications, which are required by the applicable approval part under this chapter.
The Agency determined that it is essential for the laboratories performing testing and evaluation to be recognized by a laboratory accrediting organization. These organizations determine the qualifications of laboratories. Several competent laboratory accrediting programs exist including, but not limited to, those operated by OSHA; the American National Standards Institute
The Agency believes that there are two essential qualifications that laboratories must meet in order for MSHA and the mining community to have assurance that any product, tested and evaluated by third party laboratories, is safe for use in the mining environment. First, MSHA believes that the laboratory must be independent of commercial, financial, or other pressures that could influence the results of the testing and evaluation process. Independence of the testing laboratory from the manufacturer is essential, under this part 6, for MSHA and the mining public to have confidence in the results of testing and evaluation conducted outside the Agency's Approval and Certification Center. Unlike part 7, independence of the laboratories is required under part 6 due to the subjective nature of the tests and evaluations performed, and often require the use of engineering judgement. Second, MSHA needs some evidence that the laboratory is competent to test and evaluate to a particular product safety standard. This final rule permits MSHA to accept testing and evaluation performed by an independent laboratory provided that MSHA receives written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization.
MSHA recognizes that some foreign laboratories meet the criteria for independent laboratories. Therefore, a manufacturer could choose to use a foreign laboratory as long as it is free from commercial, financial and other pressures that could influence the testing and evaluation process and has been accredited by a recognized accrediting organization such as the IEC to perform testing and evaluation to MSHA's requirements. Guide 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/IEC “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories” and ISO/IEC Guide 65 “General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems” are the main documents used both nationally and internationally by organizations which accredit laboratories. Moreover, the United States is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement applies to members of the WTO and requires members to ensure that technical regulations are not prepared, adopted, or applied with a view to or with the effect of creating unnecessary obstacles to international trade. This means that, under the agreement, standards could not be promulgated that discriminate between foreign and domestic manufacturers and laboratories.
MSHA emphasizes that it will continue to test and evaluate products at the manufacturers' request. It also needs to retain testing and evaluation capability for the purposes of post-approval product audits, accident investigations, and for purposes of technical assistance. In addition, as discussed later in § 6.20 of this final rule, MSHA will be evaluating other non-MSHA product safety standards to determine equivalency, increasing its testing and evaluation expertise.
The final rule allows the optional use of a wide network of independent laboratories, eliminating the concern about monopolies. It also provides manufacturers the option to have MSHA perform some or all of the testing and evaluation necessary for approval. MSHA believes that assessing other non-MSHA product safety standards' equivalency to MSHA's approval requirements and continuing its responsibility for product audits will maintain MSHA's expertise in mine equipment safety. Under this final rule, the Agency will continue to be involved in direct product testing and evaluation if manufacturers choose to submit their products to MSHA for testing and evaluation. No comments on the specific language in § 6.10(a) were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
Paragraph (b) of this section requires that product testing and evaluation performed by independent laboratories for purposes of MSHA approval comply with MSHA product approval requirements. The final rule does not permit an independent laboratory to change a testing standard or any elements incorporated into the standard. This is due to the critical nature of the testing and evaluation of products to be used in a potentially hazardous underground mining environment. No comments on the specific language in § 6.10(b) were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
Paragraph (c) of this section requires product testing to be conducted or witnessed by the independent laboratory's personnel. No comments on the specific language in § 6.10(c) were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
Under paragraph (d) of this section, MSHA will notify applicants, after the review of information required under paragraph (a), if additional information and testing will be required. The applicant will be required to provide the information. The applicant will have to supply any additional components necessary for testing and evaluation. Without a complete application, MSHA will be unable to initiate the technical review of the product.
After determining that an application package is complete, MSHA will initiate a technical review to ensure that the independent laboratory's testing and evaluation results were both reasonable and appropriate for the particular product. If the technical review of the package indicates deficiencies resulting from inadequate data, illogical or unreasonable testing or evaluation results, or the omission of required information, the applicant will be notified of the discrepancy and given a reasonable period of time to provide the needed information and correct the apparent deficiency. If MSHA determines that additional or repeat testing is required, the applicant will have to arrange for any additional or repeat tests and notify MSHA of the location, date and time of the test(s). MSHA could elect to observe additional testing conducted by an independent laboratory or MSHA could conduct the additional or repeat tests at the applicant's expense. The applicant will need to supply any additional components necessary for testing and evaluation. No comments on the specific language in § 6.10(d) were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
Following the administrative and technical reviews of the product approval package, MSHA will issue an approval, or a notice denying approval, to the applicant. A notice denying approval will state the reasons on which the denial is based. If an approval is issued, the approval holder will be authorized and required to place an MSHA mark on the product which signifies to the user of the product that it is approved for use in gassy underground mines. The product drawings and specifications, the independent laboratory's testing and evaluation results, and its statement of product compliance with the applicable approval requirements, as well as written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by an accrediting organization, will be retained in the approval file at MSHA's Approval and Certification Center.
The final rule does not require that manufacturers use the mark of the independent laboratory that tested and evaluated the product or its components. However, nothing in this
Paragraph (e) requires that approval holders of products approved based on independent laboratory testing and evaluation make such products available for audit upon request by MSHA. This will not occur more than once a year, except for cause. Such an audit will be conducted at a mutually agreeable site at no cost to MSHA. This is to ensure that products bearing the MSHA marking meet the approval requirements and are manufactured in accordance with the approved drawings and specifications. Although MSHA will not specifically require manufacturers to adhere to audits required by independent laboratories, MSHA recognizes that most manufacturers who elect to have their products listed (approved) by independent laboratories generally accept those laboratories' audit requirements to maintain their listing.
MSHA will continue to conduct audits as part of its post-approval product audit program. MSHA conducts audits to ensure conformity with the technical requirements upon which the approval was based. Approved products to be audited by MSHA will be selected by the Agency as representative of those distributed for use in underground mines. When an approved product is requested by MSHA for audit from the approval holder, the Agency will arrange to examine and evaluate it at a mutually agreed upon time and location and will permit the approval holder to observe audit-related tests. This examination and evaluation could take place at an MSHA facility, at the manufacturer's plant or distribution center, or at any other place agreed upon by MSHA and the approval holder. The approval holder will be able to obtain the report resulting from such audits.
Product testing and evaluation performed by both foreign and domestic laboratories for purposes of MSHA approval will have to comply with MSHA product approval requirements. In this regard, under this final rule, MSHA will carefully review all product testing and evaluation reports submitted in support of product approval applications prior to an approval decision being made. This will ensure that such testing and evaluation has been performed in accordance with MSHA procedures and requirements. Finally, the manufacturer will be ultimately responsible for any product, under any of the approval parts covered, regardless of who performs the testing (
This final rule provision for post-approval product audits will allow MSHA to more effectively determine whether products are, in fact, being manufactured as approved. MSHA, not the manufacturer, will select the product. MSHA also will continue to obtain approved products from sources other than the manufacturer. This approach is particularly useful for products that are “one of a kind” or of limited distribution. Because these products are not readily found at mine suppliers or distributors, they are difficult to locate without the assistance of the approval holder.
In determining which approved products will be subject to audit at any particular time, MSHA will consider a variety of factors such as, but not limited to, whether the manufacturer has previously produced the approved product or similar products, whether the approved product is new or part of a new product line, or whether the approved product is intended for a unique application or limited distribution. Other considerations could include product complexity, the manufacturer's previous product audit results, product population in the mining community, and the time since the last audit or since the product was first approved.
Based on MSHA's experience, the Agency anticipates few instances in which more than one approved product will be required to be audited “for cause” from any one manufacturer in any one year. There are circumstances or causes, however, under which additional products for audit may be necessary to ascertain compliance with the technical requirements upon which an approval is based. Examples of such circumstances include verified complaints about the safety of an approved product, evidence of product changes that have not been approved, audit test results that warrant further testing to determine compliance, and evaluation of corrective action taken by an approval holder. Under these circumstances, the approval holder will have to provide, at no cost to MSHA, additional approved products so the Agency could ensure that the approval holder is meeting its obligation to manufacture the product as approved.
When discrepancies are found during MSHA audits of approved products, MSHA will require that the manufacturer take all necessary corrective actions. These actions could include, but are not limited to, the approval holder recalling or retrofitting the approved product involved, and issuing notices of such action to users. Revocation of the approval by MSHA may result when discrepancies in approved products are not corrected. No comments on the specific language in § 6.10(e) were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
Paragraph (f) requires approval holders to notify MSHA of all product defects they discover, once products are approved. A defect is a nonconformance with the MSHA approved design, including any drawings and specifications. There are varying degrees of significance of defects. It is MSHA's intent that all defects be reported to the Agency.
Because the use of products with defects could create hazards underground, immediate notification should be made by expedient means, such as by telephone, e-mail, or fax. The telephone notification should be followed-up in writing. The oral and written notification should include a description of the nature and extent of the problem. No comments on the specific language in § 6.10(f) were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
Section 6.20(a) of this section states that MSHA will accept non-MSHA product safety standards, or groups of standards, as equivalent after determining that they: (1) Provide at least the same degree of protection as MSHA's product approval requirements set forth for the product in other parts of this chapter; or (2) can be modified to provide at least the same degree of protection as those MSHA requirements.
Non-MSHA product safety standards will be considered equivalent when MSHA determines that, in their original or modified form, they provide at least the same degree of protection as MSHA's product approval requirements in part 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 33, 35 or 36 of this chapter. No comments on the specific language in § 6.20(a) were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
Paragraph (b) provides that MSHA will publish its intent to review any non-MSHA product safety standard for equivalency in the
Paragraph (c) requires that MSHA publish a listing of all final equivalency determinations in this part 6 and the applicable approval parts. The listing will state whether MSHA accepts the non-MSHA product safety standards in their original form, or will require modifications to demonstrate equivalency. If modifications are required, they will also be provided in the listing. MSHA will notify the public of each equivalency determination and will publish a summary of the basis for its determination in the
Paragraph (d) requires that after MSHA has determined that non-MSHA product safety standards are equivalent and has notified the public of such determinations in the
The Agency believes that this final rule will encourage a more rapid introduction of mining products embodying new technology with enhanced safety features. In addition, testing and evaluation to “equivalent” standards, that provide at least the same degree of protection to miners as those in the various MSHA product approval regulations could achieve multiple objectives. These include metric conversion, greater compatibility with international standards, and a more competitive posture for U.S. products in the international market.
Section 6.20 provides that MSHA will determine which non-MSHA product safety standards, or groups of standards, are equivalent or can be modified to be equivalent. The decision to perform an equivalency evaluation will be based on MSHA's determination of the overall value of conducting the evaluation. It is MSHA's intention to base its decision on factors such as the number of potential applications for approval using a particular non-MSHA product safety standard, the number of potential products affected, and its knowledge of the standard and the potential for it being equivalent. MSHA began this process some time ago in order to compare its approval requirements to those of other organizations because of the increasing use of those non-MSHA product safety standards in international trade and because of requests from the public. The equivalency analysis will be conducted by the Agency's Approval and Certification Center using personnel with expertise in the approval requirements involved.
MSHA's equivalency determinations will be based on the objectives of its product approval requirements and the hazards they were designed to address. Section 101(a)(9) of the Mine Act provides that no new standard can reduce the protection afforded miners by an existing standard. For this reason, MSHA must assure that any non-MSHA product safety standard provides at least the same degree of protection for the miners who may use the product approved under that standard. MSHA cannot accept product safety standards, domestic or international, without determining whether they are equivalent or whether some modifications to those product safety standards are needed to achieve the objectives of the existing MSHA product approval requirements. While certain standards, including those accepted by other mining agencies, may be equivalent, MSHA must make that determination on a standard-by-standard basis. It is MSHA's belief that certain product safety standards may well be equivalent without modifications; others may require modification. The Agency will do a systematic analysis first to make this determination.
MSHA's equivalency analysis will compare the subject product safety standards, whether domestic or international, and MSHA's applicable product approval requirements. Where they differ, each difference will be examined to assess its effect on overall safety, and the differences as a whole will be assessed. Where the differences do not impact the objectives of the MSHA requirements, MSHA will issue a determination that the standard is equivalent to MSHA's approval requirements. However, if certain design criteria or performance requirements fail to meet MSHA's objectives or could diminish the safety of the product in underground mines, MSHA will specify the modifications necessary to reconcile the differences between the two so that at least the same degree of protection is provided.
Under this final rule, when MSHA evaluates a product safety standard to determine equivalency, the Agency will be looking at the standard as a whole and whether it meets the objectives of MSHA's applicable product approval requirements. The Agency recognizes that some non-MSHA product safety standards may have more stringent provisions than MSHA's comparable approval requirements. However, it is not the Agency's intention to require more stringent protections where a non-MSHA product safety standard may afford them. MSHA intends to require modifications only where the non-MSHA standard does not provide equivalent protection. For manufacturers who choose to design products to more stringent standards, for purposes other than MSHA approval, this final rule provides the vehicle for them to obtain MSHA approval even if their products were not designed specifically to MSHA's approval requirements. It is not the Agency's intention to develop a “hybrid” regulation, choosing the most stringent requirements from both the MSHA requirements and non-MSHA standards. This final rule requires modifications to provide at least the same degree of protection as MSHA's product approval requirements.
After MSHA has determined that equivalent requirements exist or that certain requirements, other than those in MSHA approval regulations, can be modified to provide at least the same degree of protection, the applicant will be given the option of requesting that MSHA base its approval on the equivalent, non-MSHA product safety standard, instead of on MSHA's applicable product approval requirements. This option will benefit manufacturers by permitting them to design products to a single set of requirements for sale in multiple markets (domestic and international as well as mining and non-mining applications). This option will also benefit miners by encouraging a more rapid introduction of mining products embodying new technology with enhanced safety features.
Because this final rule permits approval of mining equipment intended to compete in multiple market areas with differing approval requirements, the approved product design will incorporate the highest level of safety required by any of the intended market areas. For example, if the target areas
In these situations, MSHA's approval documentation will show that the product had fulfilled the requirements of any non-MSHA product safety standard and those of MSHA. In the first instance, the product marketed in the non-mining application will embody a higher level of safety, while in the second instance it will embody equivalent safety. In no case will the product provide less protection than mandated by MSHA approval requirements.
The following example illustrates how MSHA will evaluate non-MSHA product safety standards to determine if they provide at least the same degree of protection as MSHA's product approval requirements. MSHA's approval regulation under 30 CFR part 18 requires explosion testing of explosion-proof enclosures using a methane-in-air mixture. The IEC explosion-proof enclosure standard (IEC 60079–1) requires the use of more sensitive test gases. That standard specifies the use of methane to determine “reference pressures” and uses a hydrogen/methane fuel mixture to test for flame propagation. The tests used in both MSHA requirements and the IEC standard produce higher pressures/temperatures than occur during normal operation.
One obvious difference in the two test protocols is MSHA's criterion to observe for the “discharge of flame” (hot glowing gases) during any of the tests. The IEC standard does not have this requirement. The reason for this difference is that MSHA tests enclosures “as manufactured” without any intentional gaps and, unlike the IEC, does not require flamepath gaps to be enlarged to the maximum specified by design. Therefore, during MSHA testing, flamepaths are not forced open to any appreciable amount, unless there are defects or weaknesses in the enclosure. This is important because MSHA's requirements do not contain provisions for regular prototype pressure testing to supplement the explosion tests, as do the IEC requirements. Such pressure testing is specifically designed to identify faulty products over a broader range of pressures than can be achieved by the MSHA explosion testing protocol.
Considering the above discussion, MSHA's explosion testing protocol, with combustible mixtures of methane as the test gas and using the discharge of flame as an additional criterion to flame propagation for test failure, sets a high evaluation standard for explosion-proof enclosures used on mining equipment in the U.S. However, testing is accomplished without introducing intentional flamepath flange gaps. In contrast, the IEC standard requires that tests be conducted with flamepath gaps intentionally enlarged to within 80% to 100% of the maximum specified design. Thus, the IEC test standard allows for luminous flame to pass, but with insufficient energy to ignite the surrounding atmosphere and uses a more easily ignitable test gas than methane. This concession is significant when flamepath gaps are purposely enlarged for testing. Such a practice could produce non-incendive luminous gas discharges during testing, which would be considered unacceptable under MSHA test protocols. MSHA has no evidence that such a non-incendive luminous gas discharge is unsafe. The MSHA requirement and the IEC standard could be considered equivalent because the MSHA requirement to observe no discharge of flame is offset by the IEC's use of a more easily ignitable test gas and intentional gap enlargement.
With all other factors equal, MSHA could consider the explosion test specified by IEC to be equivalent to the explosion test procedure followed by MSHA in fulfillment of 30 CFR 18.62. In this manner a single test could verify conformity to the test requirements of both product standards with no reduction of safety in either case.
This example highlights the methods that will be employed by MSHA when determining if a non-MSHA product safety standard provides at least the same degree of protection as MSHA's product approval requirements. In like fashion, other differences between MSHA requirements and the IEC standards will be analyzed to determine if they are equivalent or if modifications to the IEC standards will be required.
This same process will be applied to all non-MSHA product safety standards that will be evaluated for equivalency. For example, MSHA requires that a component in an intrinsically safe circuit be tested to determine that it will not overheat under fault conditions and ignite a layer of coal dust. UL requires the product to be marked with a maximum temperature rating (also called a “T-Code”) or tested using a different ignitable dust or gas. MSHA will determine if the temperature rating is below the minimum ignition temperature of a coal dust layer or if the specified dust layer (
MSHA anticipates that cost savings from use of equivalent non-MSHA product safety standards could reduce the manufacturer's unit cost by permitting more standardized construction (
Under this final rule, manufacturers who apply for MSHA approval of their products can have MSHA base the approval on either MSHA approval requirements or the equivalent non-MSHA product safety standards. MSHA will retain the responsibility of approving or denying an application based on all information submitted in the application.
As is the case with existing MSHA approval regulations, this final rule will not discriminate between U.S. and foreign manufacturers. Any manufacturer, either domestic or
Further, this final rule will be consistent with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT).
Under the final rule, an equivalency provision is provided in part 7 which will operate like the provision for equivalency in § 6.20.
Under this provision, § 7.2 will be amended by adding a definition of “equivalent non-MSHA product safety standards.” This term is used to describe a non-MSHA product safety standard, or group of standards, that is determined by MSHA to provide at least the same degree of protection as the applicable MSHA technical requirements in the subparts of part 7. This definition is essentially the same as that in § 6.2 of part 6. No comments on the specific language in § 7.2 were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
Section 7.10(a) is similar to § 6.20(a) and provides that MSHA will accept non-MSHA product safety standards, or group of standards, as equivalent after determining that they: (1) Provide at least the same degree of protection as MSHA's technical requirements for the products in other subparts of this part; or (2) can be modified to provide at least the same degree of protection as those MSHA requirements. No comments on the specific language of § 7.10(a) were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
Paragraph (b) of § 7.10 provides that MSHA publish its intent to review any non-MSHA product safety standard for equivalency in the
Paragraph (c) of § 7.10 provides that MSHA publish a listing of all equivalency determinations for this part 7. The listing will state whether MSHA accepts the non-MSHA product safety standards in their original form, or will require modifications to demonstrate equivalency. If modifications are required, they will also be included in this listing for part 7. MSHA will notify the public of each equivalency determination and will publish a summary of the basis for its determination in the
Paragraph (d) of § 7.10 provides that after MSHA has determined that non-MSHA product safety standards are equivalent and has notified the public of such determinations, applicants can seek MSHA product approval based on such non-MSHA product safety standards. No comments on the specific language in § 7.10(d) were received. Therefore, the final language remains unchanged from the revised proposed rule.
MSHA is aware of some foreign and domestic non-MSHA product safety standards that could be used to test and evaluate products approved under the various subparts of part 7. These standards are used in other countries and other industries. Some of these non-MSHA product safety standards can provide at least the same degree of protection as MSHA requirements and can provide consistent, repeatable test results.
MSHA intends to operate its equivalency program under part 7, the same as previously described in the discussion of § 6.20 on equivalency.
This final rule will result in a total of approximately 29 burden hours and $654 dollars of related costs. A breakdown of the burden hours and related costs by provision and by applicant size can be found in Chapter VII of the Regulatory Economic Analysis (REA) supporting this final rule. The REA is located on our Web site at
This rule contains no substantive changes to the paperwork requirements contained in parts 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 33, 35, and 36 which are currently approved under OMB Control Number 1219–0066. The paperwork requirements contained in § 6.10 have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under 44 U.S.C. 3504(h) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended. Persons are not obligated to comply with them until approved by OMB.
Under § 6.10 applicants will have to provide information stated in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) for MSHA to accept testing and evaluation performed by an independent laboratory. Currently, applicants must submit only information requested in paragraph (a)(4). If applicants choose to use independent laboratories, information requested in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) will be needed because MSHA will no longer be performing all the testing and evaluation associated with the approval application. Providing the information under § 6.10(a)(1) through (a)(3) will result in a total of approximately 24 burden hours and $458 of associated costs.
Section 6.10(d) states that after review of the information required under paragraph (a)(1) through (a)(4), MSHA will notify the applicant if additional information and testing are required. If an independent laboratory conducts any additional or repeat testing, then the applicant will have to send the test results to MSHA. Sending any additional or repeat testing results to MSHA under § 6.10(d) will result in a total of 2 burden hours and $39 of associated costs.
Section 6.10(f) states that, once the product is approved, the approval holder will have to notify MSHA of all product defects of which the approval holder is aware. Notification is assumed to be in the form of a letter to MSHA. Notifying MSHA of product defects under § 6.10(f) will result in a total of 3 burden hours and $157 of associated costs.
Executive Order 12866 requires that regulatory agencies assess both the costs and benefits of regulations. MSHA has determined that this final rule does not meet the criteria of an economically significant regulatory action pursuant to Executive Order 12866 section 3(f)(1) in that it will not have an effect on the economy of $100 million or otherwise have any material adverse effect. Although this final rule is not an economically significant action, MSHA has completed a REA in which the economic impact of the final rule is estimated. For a complete breakdown of the compliance costs for this final rule
The final rule will result in an annual net cost savings of about $1.5 million. Applicants seeking MSHA product approval employing 500 or fewer workers will realize a net cost savings of $0.66 million. Applicants employing more than 500 workers will realize a net cost savings of $0.86 million.
The net cost savings of $0.66 million, for applicants employing 500 or fewer workers, consists of cost savings of $0.68 million and compliance costs of $0.02 million. The net cost savings of $0.86 million, for applicants employing more than 500 workers, consists of cost savings of $0.88 million and compliance costs of $0.02 million.
This final rule should encourage non-mining manufacturers with products that could be applicable to mining to apply for approvals. The modification of the approval process will expedite the introduction of technologically-advanced products into the mine, thus improving miner safety. Finally, the rule will reduce applicants' costs by eliminating repeat testing and evaluation and the need for multiple product lines. For a more complete discussion of the Benefits of this final rule,
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires regulatory agencies to consider a rule's economic impact on small entities. Under the RFA, MSHA must use the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) criterion for a small entity in determining a rule's economic impact unless, after consultation with the SBA Office of Advocacy, MSHA establishes an alternative definition for a small entity and publishes that definition in the
For the mining industry, SBA defines “small” as a mine with 500 or fewer workers. In addition, most applicants (manufacturers) that file for an MSHA approval for their products operate in industries such as those involved in measurement, analysis, controlling instruments, photographic instruments, commercial and industrial lighting fixtures, and conveyors. SBA considers the small business size standard for such industries to be 500 or fewer employees. To ensure that this final rule conforms to the RFA, MSHA analyzed the economic impact of the final rule on small entities that are defined as those employing 500 or fewer workers.
Based on its analysis, MSHA has determined that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. MSHA has so certified this finding to the SBA. The factual basis for this certification is discussed in chapter V of the REA.
For purposes of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, the final rule does not include any Federal mandate that will result in increased expenditures by State, local, or tribal governments, or increased expenditures by the private sector of more than $100 million. MSHA is not aware of any State, local, or tribal governments which manufacture products applicable to mining.
MSHA has reviewed this final rule in accordance with Executive Order 13132 regarding federalism, and has determined that it will not have “federalism implications.” The final rule will not “have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.” MSHA is not aware of any State or local governments which manufacture products applicable to mining.
In accordance with Executive Order 13045, MSHA has evaluated the environmental health and safety effect of this final rule on children. The Agency has determined that the final rule will not have an adverse impact on children.
MSHA certifies that this final rule will not impose substantial direct compliance costs on Indian tribal governments. MSHA is not aware of any tribal governments which manufacture products applicable to mining.
This final rule is not subject to Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights, because it will not involve implementation of a policy with takings implications.
The Agency has reviewed Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, and determined that this final rule will not unduly burden the Federal court system. The final rule has been written so as to provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct, and has been reviewed carefully to eliminate drafting errors and ambiguities.
In accordance with Executive Order 13211, MSHA has reviewed this final rule for its energy impacts. MSHA has determined that this final rule will not have any adverse effects on energy supply, distribution, or use.
Mine Safety and Health, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, Research
30 U.S.C. 957.
This part sets out alternate requirements for testing and evaluation of products MSHA approves for use in gassy underground mines. It permits manufacturers of certain products who seek MSHA approval to use an independent laboratory to perform, in whole or part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval. It also permits manufacturers to have their products approved based on non-MSHA product safety standards once MSHA has determined that the non-MSHA standards are equivalent to MSHA's applicable product approval requirements or can be modified to provide at least the same degree of protection as those MSHA requirements. The provisions of this part may be used by applicants for product approval under parts 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 33, 35, and 36. This rule is effective August 18, 2003.
The following definitions apply in this part.
(1) has been recognized by a laboratory accrediting organization to test and evaluate products to a product safety standard, and
(2) is free from commercial, financial, and other pressures that may influence the results of the testing and evaluation process.
(a) MSHA will accept testing and evaluation performed by an independent laboratory for purposes of MSHA product approval provided that MSHA receives as part of the application:
(1) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(2) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(3) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(4) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by the applicable part under this chapter.
(b) Product testing and evaluation performed by independent laboratories for purposes of MSHA approval must comply with the applicable MSHA product approval requirements.
(c) Product testing and evaluation must be conducted or witnessed by the laboratory's personnel.
(d) After review of the information required under paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section, MSHA will notify the applicant if additional information or testing is required. The applicant must provide this information, arrange any additional or repeat tests and notify MSHA of the location, date, and time of the test(s). MSHA may observe any additional testing conducted by an independent laboratory. Further, MSHA may decide to conduct the additional or repeated tests at the applicant's expense. The applicant must supply any additional components necessary for testing and evaluation.
(e) Upon request by MSHA, but not more than once a year, except for cause, approval holders of products approved based on independent laboratory testing and evaluation must make such products available for post-approval audit at a mutually agreeable site at no cost to MSHA.
(f) Once the product is approved, the approval holder must notify MSHA of all product defects of which they become aware.
(a) MSHA will accept non-MSHA product safety standards, or groups of standards, as equivalent after determining that they:
(1) Provide at least the same degree of protection as MSHA's product approval requirements in parts 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 33, 35 and 36 of this chapter; or
(2) Can be modified to provide at least the same degree of protection as those MSHA requirements.
(b) MSHA will publish its intent to review any non-MSHA product safety standard for equivalency in the
(c) A listing of all equivalency determinations will be published in this part 6 and the applicable approval parts. The listing will state whether MSHA accepts the non-MSHA product safety standards in their original form, or whether MSHA will require modifications to demonstrate equivalency. If modifications are required, they will be provided in the listing. MSHA will notify the public of each equivalency determination and will publish a summary of the basis for its determination. MSHA will provide equivalency determination reports to the public upon request to the Approval and Certification Center.
(d) After MSHA has determined that non-MSHA product safety standards are equivalent and has notified the public of such determinations, applicants may seek MSHA product approval based on such non-MSHA product safety standards.
30 U.S.C. 957.
(a) MSHA will accept non-MSHA product safety standards, or groups of standards, as equivalent after determining that they:
(1) Provide at least the same degree of protection as MSHA's applicable technical requirements for a product in the subparts of this part; or
(2) Can be modified to provide at least the same degree of protection as those MSHA requirements.
(b) MSHA will publish its intent to review any non-MSHA product safety standard for equivalency in the
(c) A listing of all equivalency determinations will be published in this part 7. The listing will state whether MSHA accepts the non-MSHA product safety standards in their original form, or whether MSHA will require modifications to demonstrate equivalency. If modifications are required, they will be provided in the listing. MSHA will notify the public of each equivalency determination and will publish a summary of the basis for its determination. MSHA will provide equivalency determination reports to the public upon request to the Approval and Certification Center.
(d) After MSHA has determined that non-MSHA product safety standards are equivalent and has notified the public of such determinations, applicants may seek MSHA product approval based on such non-MSHA product safety standards.
30 U.S.C. 957, 961.
(a)(1) Investigation leading to approval, certification, extension thereof, or acceptance of hose or conveyor belt, will be undertaken by MSHA only pursuant to a written application accompanied by a check, bank draft, or money order, payable to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration to cover the fees. The application shall be accompanied by all necessary drawings, specifications, descriptions, and related materials, as set out in this part.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent testing laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
(3) An applicant may request testing and evaluation to non-MSHA product safety standards which have been determined by MSHA to be equivalent, under § 6.20 of this chapter, to MSHA's product approval requirements under this part.
(4) The application, all related documents, and all correspondence concerning it shall be addressed to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
(a)(1) Application shall be made as for an original approval or letter of certification requesting that the existing approval or certification be extended to cover the proposed changes and shall be accompanied by drawings, specifications, and related information, showing the changes in detail.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval of changes to an approved or certified product under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
30 U.S.C. 957, 961.
(a) Before MSHA will undertake the active investigation leading to approval of any lamp, the manufacturer shall make application by letter for an investigation leading to approval of its lamp. This application, accompanied by a check, bank draft, or money order, payable to U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, to cover all the necessary fees, shall be sent to Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059, together with the required drawings, one complete lamp, and instructions for its operation.
(b) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(1) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(2) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(3) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(4) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
(c) An applicant may request testing and evaluation to non-MSHA product safety standards which have been determined by MSHA to be equivalent, under § 6.20 of this chapter, to MSHA's product approval requirements under this part.
(a)(1) The manufacturer shall write to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059, requesting an extension of the original approval and stating the change or changes desired. With this letter the manufacturer should submit a revised drawing or drawings showing the changes in detail, and one of each of the changed lamp parts.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval of changes to an approved product under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
30 U.S.C. 957, 961.
(a) Before MSHA will undertake the active investigation leading to approval of any lamp, the manufacturer shall make application by letter for an investigation of the lamp. This application, accompanied by a check, bank draft, or money order, payable to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, to cover all the necessary fees, shall be sent to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059, together with the required drawings, one complete lamp, and instructions for its operation.
(b) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(1) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(2) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(3) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(4) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required under this part.
(c) An applicant may request testing and evaluation to non-MSHA product safety standards which have been determined by MSHA to be equivalent, under § 6.20 of this chapter, to MSHA's product approval requirements under this part.
(a)(1) The manufacturer shall write to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059, requesting an extension of the original approval and describing the change or changes proposed. With this letter the manufacturer should submit a revised drawing or drawings showing the changes in detail, and one of each of the changed lamp parts.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval of changes to an approved product under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
30 U.S.C. 957, 961.
(a) Before MSHA will undertake the active investigation leading to approval of any methane detector, the manufacturer shall make application by letter for an investigation leading to approval of the detector. This application, accompanied by a check, bank draft, or money order, payable to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, to cover all the necessary fees, shall be sent to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059, together with the required drawings, one complete detector, and instructions for its operation.
(b) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(1) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(2) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(3) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(4) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
(c) An applicant may request testing and evaluation to non-MSHA product safety standards which have been determined by MSHA to be equivalent, under § 6.20 of this chapter, to MSHA's product approval requirements under this part.
(a)(1) The manufacturer must write to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059, requesting an extension of the original approval and stating the change or changes desired. With this request, the manufacturer should submit a revised drawing or drawings showing changes in detail, together with one of each of the parts affected.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval of changes to an approved product under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
30 U.S.C. 957, 961.
(a) Before MSHA will undertake the active investigation leading to approval of any telephone or signaling device, the manufacturer shall make application by letter for an investigation leading to approval of the device. This application, accompanied by a check, bank draft, or money order, payable to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, to cover all the necessary fees, shall be sent to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059, together with the required drawings, one complete telephone or signaling device, and instructions for its operation.
(b) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(1) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(2) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(3) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(4) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
(c) An applicant may request testing and evaluation to non-MSHA product safety standards which have been determined by MSHA to be equivalent, under § 6.20 of this chapter, to MSHA's product approval requirements under this part.
(a)(1) The manufacturer shall write to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059, requesting an extension of the original approval and stating the change or changes desired. With this request, the manufacturer should submit a revised drawing or drawings showing the changes in detail, together with one of each of the parts affected.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval of changes to an approved product under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
30 U.S.C. 957, 961.
(a)(1) No investigation or testing for certification will be undertaken by MSHA except pursuant to a written application, accompanied by all drawings, specifications, descriptions, and related materials and also a check, bank draft, or money order payable to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, to cover the fees. The application and all related matters and correspondence concerning it shall be addressed to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
(3) An applicant may request testing and evaluation to non-MSHA product safety standards which have been determined by MSHA to be equivalent, under § 6.20 of this chapter, to the product approval requirements under this part.
(a)(1) Application shall be made as for an original certification, requesting that the existing certification be extended to cover the proposed changes. The application shall include complete drawings, specifications, and related data, showing the changes in detail.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval of changes to an approved product under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
30 U.S.C. 957, 961.
(a)(1) No investigation or testing will be undertaken by MSHA except pursuant to a written application (except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e) of this section), accompanied by a check, bank draft, or money order, payable to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, to cover the fees; and all prescribed drawings, specifications, and all related materials. The application and all related matters and all correspondence concerning it shall be sent to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
(3) An applicant may request testing and evaluation to non-MSHA product safety standards which have been determined by MSHA to be equivalent, under § 6.20 of this chapter, to MSHA's product approval requirements under this part.
(a)(1) Application shall be made as for an original certificate, requesting that the existing certification be extended to cover the proposed changes, and shall be accompanied by drawings, specifications, and related data showing the changes in detail.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval of changes to an approved product under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
30 U.S.C. 957, 961.
(a)(1) No investigation or testing will be undertaken by MSHA except pursuant to a written application, accompanied by a check, bank draft, or money order, payable to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, to cover the fees; and all descriptions, specifications, test samples, and related materials. The application and all related matters and correspondence concerning it shall be sent to the Approval and Certification Center, Rural Route #1, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, WV 26059.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
(3) An applicant may request testing and evaluation to non-MSHA product safety standards which have been determined by MSHA to be equivalent, under § 6.20 of this chapter, to MSHA's product approval requirements under this part.
(a)(1) Application shall be made, as for an original certificate of approval, requesting that the existing certification be extended to cover the proposed change. The application shall be accompanied by specifications and related material as in the case of an original application.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval of changes to an approved product under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
30 U.S.C. 957, 961.
(a)(1) No investigation or testing will be undertaken by MSHA except
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
(3) An applicant may request testing and evaluation to non-MSHA product safety standards which have been determined by MSHA to be equivalent, under § 6.20 of this chapter, to MSHA's product approval requirements under this part.
(a)(1) Application shall be made, as for an original certificate of approval, requesting that the existing certification be extended to cover the proposed change. The application shall be accompanied by specifications and related material as in the case of an original application.
(2) Where the applicant for approval has used an independent laboratory under part 6 of this chapter to perform, in whole or in part, the necessary testing and evaluation for approval of changes to an approved product under this part, the applicant must provide to MSHA as part of the approval application:
(i) Written evidence of the laboratory's independence and current recognition by a laboratory accrediting organization;
(ii) Complete technical explanation of how the product complies with each requirement in the applicable MSHA product approval requirements;
(iii) Identification of components or features of the product that are critical to the safety of the product; and
(iv) All documentation, including drawings and specifications, as submitted to the independent laboratory by the applicant and as required by this part.
Office of the Secretary, HUD.
Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD Discretionary Programs; technical correction.
On April 25, 2003, HUD published its Fiscal Year 2003 Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD's Discretionary Programs. This document makes certain technical corrections to the General Section and the following programs: Assisted Living Conversion Program; Community Development Technical Assistance; Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance; Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP); Healthy Homes Demonstration; Housing Counseling; Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS; Lead Hazard Control; Lead Outreach Grant Program; Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS); Rural Housing and Economic Development; Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing; and Youthbuild.
This notice also extends the application due date for the ROSS for Homeownership Supportive Services to July 7, 2003.
The application due date for the ROSS Program for Homeownership Supportive Services is extended to July 7, 2003. All other application due dates remain as published in the
For the Programs listed in this notice, please contact the office or individual listed under the “For Further Information” heading in the individual program section of the SuperNOFA, published on April 25, 2003.
On April 25, 2003 (68 FR 21001), HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD's Discretionary Programs. The FY 2003 SuperNOFA announced approximately $2.3 billion in HUD program funds covering 43 funding opportunities within programs operated and administered by HUD offices.
Summaries of the technical corrections that will be made by this document are as follows. The page numbering shown in brackets identifies where the individual funding availability announcement that is being corrected can be found in the April 25, 2003, SuperNOFA.
On page 21002, the “Addresses” paragraph is amended by removing the references to appendices and substituting the references to the correctly numbered appendices.
HUD amends the SuperNOFA Funding Chart, on page 21011, to include Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers for programs for which CFDA numbers were inadvertently transposed in the April 25, 2003, publication.
In the SuperNOFA Funding Chart on page 21015, HUD amends the application due date for the ROSS for Homeownership Supportive Services by extending the due date to July 7, 2003.
Paragraph (H) “Forms, Certifications, and Assurances,” on page 21019, is amended to substitute the correct form number for HUD's Program Outcome Logic Model form (HUD–96010).
On page 21019, paragraph (K) “OMB Circulars and Government-wide Regulations Applicable to Financial Assistance Programs” is amended to add an additional URL from which applicants may obtain Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars.
On pages 21066 and 21067, the form “Certification Regarding Debarment and Suspension” is removed.
Paragraph I(A) of page 21085 is amended to change the application due date to June 4, 2003.
On page 21092, in paragraph VI(I) “Forms,” the reference to the General Section of the SuperNOFA is corrected to read “Section V(H) of the General Section.”
Under “Eligible Activities,” on pages 21199–21200, the language is amended to clarify the requirements under the Regional/Local/Community-Based Programs.
Under “Rating Factor 3: Soundness of Approach,” on page 21208, the text is changed to clarify that four points under this subfactor will be given if the applicant is a grassroots faith-based or other community-based organization, or if the applicant proposes to partner or sub-contract with a grassroots, faith-based, or other community-based organization.
In paragraph (A) under Rating Factor 1, on page 21247, the language is corrected to state that scoring will be based on the number of years of recent experience of project directors in addition to counselors. In addition, on page 21249, Rating Factor 1 is amended to instruct applicants to indicate the total dollar value of the resources the applicant was able to leverage in support of the housing counseling program, not including the applicant's HUD housing counseling grants (if applicable), for the period October 1, 2001, to September 30, 2002. (
Paragraph 3 under Rating Factor 5, entitled “Submission Requirements for Factor 5,” is amended to instruct applicants that they must submit a program evaluation plan using the Program Outcome Logic Model form (HUD–96010) that demonstrates how the applicant will measure program performance. (
On page 21252, paragraph (1), under section VI. “Application Submission Requirements” is amended to exclude: Form HUD–424–CB, Grant Application Detailed Budget; Form HUD–424–CBW, Grant Application Detailed Budget Worksheet; and Form HUD–27061, Race and Ethnic Data Reporting Form.
Appendix B, on page 21254, is amended to substitute contact person E. Carolyn Hogans, (404) 331–5001, extension 2129, for Fellece Sawyer-Coleman.
Paragraph (A) under Rating Factor 1, on page 21266, is amended to include a statement that scoring will be based on the number of years of recent experience of project directors in addition to counselors. In addition, on page 21267, Rating Factor 1 is amended to instruct applicants to indicate the total dollar value of the resources the applicant was able to leverage in support of the housing counseling program, not including the applicant's HUD housing counseling grants (if applicable), for the period October 1, 2001, to September 30, 2002.
Paragraph 3 under Rating Factor 5, on page 21269, is amended to instruct applicants that they must submit a program evaluation plan using the Program Outcome Logic Model form (HUD–96010) that demonstrates how
On page 21271, paragraph (1) under section VI. “Application Submission Requirements,” is amended to exclude: Form HUD–424–CB, Grant Application Detailed Budget; Form HUD–424–CBW, Grant Application Detailed Budget Worksheet; and Form HUD–27061, Race and Ethnic Data Reporting Form.
Appendix B is amended to substitute contact person E. Carolyn Hogans, (404) 331–5001, extension 2129, for Fellece Sawyer-Coleman. (
On page 21282, middle column, paragraph (B)(4) is amended to state that prior to actual execution of the grant agreement, local and state applicants must enter into contractual relationships or other formal arrangements with grassroots, faith-based or other community-based organizations.
On page 21290, middle column, paragraph (4), entitled, “Lead Hazard Control Outreach and Community Private Sector Involvement,” is amended to clarify that applicants that partner, fund, or subcontract with grassroots, faith-based, or other community-based organizations will receive one point under this subfactor.
In Rating Factor 4: Leveraging Resources, on page 21291, the language is amended to clarify that state and local government applicants must have a contractual or other formal relationship with a grassroots, faith-based, or other community-based organization.
In Appendix C, on page 21312, a new paragraph is inserted prior to “Required Forms” and subsequent to “Abstract Summary.” The new paragraph, “Work Plan and Budget,” applies to current grantees that are eligible to submit a Performance-Based Renewal Application.
Under Rating Factor 1: Capacity of the Applicant and Related Organizational Experience, on page 21369, the description of the rating factor requirements is corrected to explain that higher points will be received by applicants that are, or propose to partner, fund or sub-contract with grassroots organizations, including faith-based or other community-based nonprofits.
Under Rating Factor 1: Capacity of the Applicant and Related Organizational Experience, on page 21403, the language is amended to clarify requirements under this rating factor.
On page 21404, under Rating Factor 3: Soundness of Approach, the text is amended to instruct applicants that higher rating points will be received by applicants that include higher percentages of funding or sub-contracting for substantive work by grassroots organizations, including faith-based, or other community based, nonprofit organizations. In addition, on page 21405, paragraph (6) is amended to further clarify the requirements under Rating Factor 3.
On page 21455, under Additional Information, two references to the application due date are amended to clarify the due date and application submission processes.
In Appendix B, HUD removes the form entitled, “Line Item Budget for Federal Funds for the Rural Housing and Economic Development Program,” which was inadvertently included in the Youthbuild NOFA at page 21476.
On page 21480, in the definition of “A Firm Commitment,” the earliest date that the letter of firm commitment may be dated is corrected from the date not earlier than the date of publication of the SuperNOFA to the date on which the SuperNOFA was made available for public inspection, April 17, 2003.
On page 21485, under Rating Factor 4 “ Leveraging Resources, the list of available points, based on the ratio of leveraged to RHED funds, are amended to include 8 points for applicants that demonstrate evidence of 49–40 percent of requested HUD RHED funds. Consequently, the document is amended to state that 6 points are available for applicants that demonstrate 39–30 percent of requested HUD RHED funds, 4 points are available for applicants that demonstrate 29–20 percent of requested HUD RHED funds, 2 points are available for applicants that demonstrate 19–9 percent of requested HUD RHED funds, and 0 points will be awarded if less than 9 percent of HUD RHED requested funds are leveraged.
The application due date for the Homeownership Supportive Services category is July 7, 2003 (
A new table is inserted that identifies the due dates, funding available, and application submission address.
On page 21509, a correction is made to clarify that resident organizations are not eligible for the Neighborhood Networks funding category. In addition, a clarification is made to explain that only PHAs, Tribes/TDHEs, and qualified nonprofits are eligible to apply for the Homeownership Supportive Services category.
On page 21510, the reference to Appendix B is corrected to refer to Appendix A. Also, on page 21510, the NOFA is corrected to reflect the application submission address. The correct address is: Grants Management Center, Mail Stop: (Insert Name of Program or Funding Category), 2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 703, Arlington, VA 22202.
In section III of the ROSS NOFA, Resident Services Delivery Models-Family, four corrections are made. On page 21515, paragraph (H)(3) concerning the need for Contract Administrators, the reference to “Section III” is corrected to “Section II.” In addition, paragraph (H) in the middle column is changed to (I). On page 21516, in the paragraph entitled “Note,” the reference to “Section VIII” is corrected to read “Section VII.” In addition, on page 21517, under Rating Factor 3, paragraph (A) (1) “Specific Services and/or Activities” the reference to “Appendix B” is corrected to refer to “Appendix A.” Finally, on page 21518, under Rating Factor 5, the reference to “consortium members” is changed to “partners.”
In section IV of the ROSS NOFA, Resident Services Delivery Models-Elderly/Persons with Disabilities, five corrections are made. First, on page 21520, paragraph (H)(3) concerning need for Contract Administrators corrects the reference to “Section III” to “Section II.” On page 21521, in the paragraph entitled “Note,” the reference to “Section VIII” is corrected to refer to “Section VII.” In addition, on page 21522, paragraph (A)(1), under Rating Factor 3, “Specific Services and/or Activities” corrects the reference from “Appendix B” to “Appendix A.” In paragraph (A)(1)(b) of the same rating factor, the reference to “economic opportunity” is changed to “quality of life.” Finally, on page 21524, under Rating Factor 5, reference to
In section V of the ROSS NOFA, Homeownership Supportive Services, five corrections are made. First, on page 21524, in paragraph (C)(1)(a), the sentence that reads, “Nonprofit entities that have resident support or RAs/ROs are limited to $100,000 for each RA/RO” is corrected to read: “Nonprofit entities that have resident support or the support of RAs/ROs are limited to $100,000 for each RA/RO.” Second, on page 21526, paragraph (H)(3), regarding need for Contract Administrators, the reference to “Section III” is corrected to refer to “Section II.” On page 21527, in the paragraph entitled “Note”, the reference to “Section VIII” is changed to refer to “Section VII.” On page 21528, in paragraph (A)(1), under Rating Factor 3, the reference to “Appendix B” is changed to “Appendix A.” Finally, on page 21529, the reference to “consortium members” is changed to “partners.”
In section VI of the ROSS NOFA, Neighborhood Networks, several corrections are made. On page 21530, in paragraph (A), entitled “Program Description,” reference to “Appendix B” is corrected to refer to “Appendix A.” On page 21530, in paragraphs(C)(1) and (2), the sentences that read, “Nonprofit entities that have resident support or RAs/ROs are limited to $100,000 for each RA/RO” are changed to read: “Nonprofit entities that have resident support or the support of RAs/ROs are limited to $100,000 for each RA/RO.” In addition, on page 21531, in paragraph (F)(17), “Administrative Costs,” the sentence: “For existing NN centers, administrative costs must not exceed 10 percent of the total grant amount requested from HUD” is changed to read: “For both new and existing NN centers, administrative costs must not exceed 10 percent of the total grant amount requested from HUD.”
In addition, in section VI, Neighborhood Networks, on page 21532, paragraph (H)(3) concerning need for Contract Administrators, the reference to “Section III” is corrected to refer to “Section II.” On page 21532, paragraph (I)(3) regarding the work plan, the reference to “Appendix B” is corrected to be “Appendix A.” In addition, on page 21533, in the paragraph entitled “Note”, the reference to “Section VIII” is corrected to refer to “Section VII.”
Also, in section VI, Neighborhood Networks, on page 21534, Rating Factor 2, the scores for each subfactor are changed to total the 15 points available for Rating Factor 2, as follows:
(1) Socioeconomic Profile (5 points).
(2) Local Training Program Information (3 points).
(3) Resource Documentation (3 points).
(4) Demonstrated Link Between Proposed Activities and Local Need (4 points).
In addition, in section VI, Neighborhood Networks, on page 21534, in the first paragraph under Rating Factor 3, the reference to “Appendix B” is changed to refer to “Appendix A.” On page 21535, in Rating Factor 5, the reference to “consortium members” is changed to “partners.” On page 21538, the paragraph entitled, “Unacceptable Applications” is amended to state, “Notification of rejection must state the basis for the decision.”
On page 21589, the page limitation for Exhibit 1, the Continuum of Care Narrative, is amended to reflect a page limitation of 30 pages.
On page 21749, the application submission requirements for Part C of the HOPWA NOFA are amended to include the completion of the HOPWA Project Budget Form and statutory certifications form.
Appendix A, beginning at page 21760, is amended by inserting a form, “Permanent Supportive Housing Worksheet,” which was inadvertently excluded from the April 25, 2003, publication.
On page 21795, the application due date is corrected to reflect a July 10, 2003, due date. In addition, on page 21795, the data listed in the chart, “Fiscal Year Allocation 2003 for the Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) of Eligible Assisted Multifamily Projects” will be updated to reflect the accurate allocations. Also, on page 21805 under “Appendix A” and on page 21806 under “Appendix B,” entitled, “HUD Field Office List for Mailing Assisted Living Conversion Program Application,” the zip code for the HUD Minneapolis Office is corrected to read as 55402–4012.
In Appendix A, beginning in the third column on page 21861, the “HUD Field Office List for Mailing Service Coordinator Applications” is amended to include the corrected address and/or telephone information for HUD Field Offices in: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, New York, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, San Antonio, Texas, Utah, and Washington.
Accordingly, in the Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD's Discretionary Programs for Fiscal Year 2003 (Docket No. FR–4800–N–01), beginning at 68 FR 21002, in the issue of April 25, 2003, the following corrections are made:
On page 21002, in the third column in the paragraph titled “Addresses,” the fourth and fifth sentences are amended as follows, “Addresses for field offices are listed in Appendix A–1 of the General Section of the SuperNOFA. For applications directed to the Office of Native American Programs Field Offices, please be sure to use the addresses provided in Appendix A–3.”
On page 21011, in the first column of the “HUD 2003 SuperNOFA Funding Chart,” under “Community Development,” the cell labeled “McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Programs TA,” is amended to remove CFDA No. 14.241 and insert the following CFDA numbers: CFDA No. 14.231, CFDA No. 14.235, CFDA No. 14.238.
On page 21011, in the first column of the “HUD 2003 SuperNOFA Funding Chart,” under “Community Development,” the cell labeled “HOPWA TA” is amended to remove CFDA No. 14.235 and insert the following CFDA number: CFDA No. 14.241.
On page 21015, in the first column of the “HUD 2003 SuperNOFA Funding Chart,” in the third column “Application Due Date,” in the row labeled, “ROSS for Homeownership Supportive Services,” the date is amended by removing June 7, 2003, and substituting July 7, 2003.
A corrected “HUD 2003 SuperNOFA Funding Chart” that reflects these revisions reads as follows:
On page 21019, the bulleted list under paragraph (H) “Forms, Certifications, and Assurances” is amended by revising the last bullet on the list to read, “Program Outcome Logic Model form (HUD–96010).”
On page 21019, at the top of the third column within the paragraph (K) that begins in the middle column, the last sentence of the paragraph is amended to read as follows, “Copies of the OMB Circulars may be obtained from EOP Publications, Room 2200, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, telephone (202) 395–3080 (this is not a toll-free number) or 1–800–877–8399 (TTY Federal Information Relay Service) or from HUD's Web site:
On pages 21066 and 21067, the form, HUD–2992 is removed.
On page 21085, under paragraph 1.(A) “Application Due Date,” the paragraph is amended to read as follows, “(A) Application Due Date. Applicants must submit completed applications on or before June 4, 2003, to the addresses shown below.”
On page 21199, paragraph (b) “Eligible Activities,” which begins at the bottom of the third column and continues to the first column of page 21200, is corrected to read as follows: “(b) Eligible Activities. The following are eligible activities for EOI: conducting educational symposia or other training; developing new and innovative fair housing activities or materials throughout your project area; providing outreach and information on fair housing through printed and electronic media; developing fair housing curricula, and providing outreach to persons with disabilities and/or their support organizations and service housing providers working with homeless activists or persons to determine if fair housing plays a part in the homeless situation, and the general public regarding the rights of persons with disabilities under the Act. When conducting your outreach activities, we also encourage the use of existing, fair housing materials; except that we require that you translate these existing materials in languages other than English. The applicants for the Regional/Local/Community-Based Programs who submit an application in conjunction with a grassroots faith-based, or other community-based organization must include in their application a letter of firm commitment from that grassroots faith-based, or other community based organization. This letter of firm commitment must: (1) Identify the grassroots, faith-based, or other community-based organization; (2) identify the activities/tasks to be undertaken by the grassroots faith-based, or other community-based organization under the project; and (3) be signed by the individual or organization with legal authority to make commitments for the organization. These components are described below:”
On page 21208, in the middle column, paragraph (a)(1)(v)(a) is corrected to read as follows: “(a) Four points under this subfactor if you are a grassroots faith-based, or other community-based organizations, or propose to partner or sub-contract with grassroots faith-based, or other community-based organizations.”
On page 21247, in the middle column under Rating Factor 1, the second paragraph under section (A) is amended to read as follows: “Specifically, for LHCAs, scoring will be based on the number of years of recent experience of project directors and recent housing counseling experience of counselors. For intermediaries and SHFAs, scoring will be based on: the number of years of recent experience of project directors and recent housing counseling experience of counselors in affiliates and branches; and the number of years, for key intermediary/SHFA personnel, of recent experience running a housing counseling program consisting of a network of multiple counseling agencies. Related experience, such as experience in mortgage lending, will also be considered, but will not be weighted as heavily as direct housing counseling or housing counseling program management experience.”
On page 21249, in the first column, the second paragraph in section (B3) is amended to read as follows: “Provide all the information requested in Section B1 and B2 above, except outcomes, relevant to the non-HUD funded activities recorded on the form HUD–9902, submitted with this application. Indicate the total dollar value of the resources you were able to leverage in support of your housing counseling program, not including your HUD housing counseling grant(s) (if applicable), for the period October 1, 2001, to September 30, 2002.”
On page 21251, in the middle column, the introductory paragraph to the subsection titled, “Submission Requirements for Factor 5” is amended to read as follows: “Submission Requirements for Factor 5. Applicants must submit an effective, quantifiable, outcome-oriented evaluation plan for measuring performance and determining that output and outcome goals have been met. You must submit a program evaluation plan, using the Program Outcome Logic Model form (HUD–96010), that demonstrates how you will measure your own program performance. Your Evaluation Plan should identify what you are going to measure, how you are going to measure it, and the steps you have in place to make adjustments to your work plan if performance targets are not met within established timeframes. Specifically, you plan must identify:'
On page 21252, in the third column, paragraph (1) under section VI., “Application Submission Requirements” is amended to read as
On page 21254, Appendix B, in the first column, the contact information for the Atlanta Homeownership Center is amended as follows: “Atlanta Homeownership Center, Ms. Gayle Knowlson, 40 Marietta Street, 8th Floor, Atlanta, GA, 30303–2806, Contact: E. Carolyn Hogans, (404) 331–5001, x2129.”
On page 21266, in the middle column under Rating Factor 1, the second paragraph under section (A) is amended to read as follows: “Specifically, for LHCAs, scoring will be based on the number of years of recent experience of project directors and recent housing counseling experience of counselors. For intermediaries and SHFAs, scoring will be based on: the number of years of recent experience of project directors and recent housing counseling experience of counselors in affiliates and branches; and the number of years, for key intermediary/SHFA personnel, of recent experience running a housing counseling program consisting of a network of multiple counseling agencies. Related experience, such as experience in mortgage lending, will also be considered, but will not be weighted as heavily as direct housing counseling or housing counseling program management experience.”
On page 21267, in the third column, the second paragraph in section (E) is amended to read as follows: “Provide all the information requested in Section C and D above, except outcomes, relevant to the non-HUD funded activities recorded on the form HUD–9902, submitted with this application. Indicate the total dollar value of the resources you were able to leverage in support of your housing counseling program, not including your HUD housing counseling grant(s) (if applicable), for the period October 1, 2001, to September 30, 2002.”
On page 21269, in the third column, the introductory paragraph to the subsection titled, “Submission Requirements for Factor 5” is amended to read as follows: “Submission Requirements for Factor 5. Applicants must submit an effective, quantifiable, outcome-oriented evaluation plan for measuring performance and determining the output and outcome goals have been met. You must submit a program evaluation plan, using the Program Outcome Logic Model form (HUD–96010), that demonstrates how you will measure your own program performance. Your Evaluation Plan should identify what you are going to measure, how you are going to measure it, and the steps you have in place to make adjustments to your work plan if performance targets are not met within established timeframes. Specifically, you plan must identify:”
On page 21271, in the first column, paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: “The standard forms, certifications, and assurances listed in Section V(H) of the General Section of the SuperNOFA (collectively, referred to as the “standard forms,”) with the exception of the HUD–424–CB, Grant Application Detailed Budget; the HUD–424–CBW, Grant Application Detailed Budget Worksheet; and the HUD–27061, Race and Ethnic Data Reporting Form.”
On page 21272, Appendix B, in the first column, the contact information for the Atlanta Homeownership Center is amended as follows: “Atlanta Homeownership Center, Ms. Gayle Knowlson, 40 Marietta Street, 8th Floor, Atlanta, GA, 30303–2806, Contact: E. Carolyn Hogans, (404) 331–5001, x2129.”
On page 21282, in the middle column, paragraph (B)(4) is corrected to read as follows: “(4) Contracts or other formal arrangements with nonprofit, grassroots, faith-based, or other community-based organizations. If selected for funding, local and state applicants must enter into contractual relationships or other formal arrangements with grassroots, faith-based, or other community-based organizations. Such relationships must be established prior to actual execution of the grant agreement. This requirement does not apply to Native American Tribes.”
On page 21290, in the middle column, paragraph (4) is corrected to read as follows: “(4) Lead Hazard Control Outreach and Community Private Sector Involvement (6 points). Applicants are encouraged to solicit participation of grassroots, faith-based, or other community-based and private sector organizations to accomplish outreach and community involvement activities and to build long-term capacity to sustain accomplishments in the target area. Applicants that partner, fund, or subcontract with grassroots, faith-based, or other community-based organizations will receive one point in this subfactor. Your application must describe:”
On page 21291, in the first column, the first paragraph under Rating Factor 4: Leveraging Resources, is corrected to read as follows: “This factor addresses your ability to obtain other community and private sector resources that can be combined with HUD's program resources to achieve program objectives. In evaluating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which you have established working partnerships with other entities to get additional resources or commitments to increase the effectiveness of the proposed program activities (
On page 21312, in the third column, prior to the section titled, “Required Forms,” and subsequent to the section titled, “Abstract Summary,” the NOFA is amended by inserting the following section: “Work Plan and Budget. Current grantees that are eligible to submit a Performance-Based Renewal application and are successful applicants will have their current grant agreements modified to allow for an additional 36-month grant. Eligible current grantee applicants are required to submit the budget forms included in this NOFA and develop a work plan strategy with benchmark standards for conducting lead hazard control program activities. A work plan and budget
On page 21480, the last paragraph in the first column, and continuing into the middle column, is corrected to read as follows: “A Firm commitment means the agreement by which an applicant's partner agrees to perform an activity specified in the application and demonstrates the financial capacity to deliver the resources necessary to carry out the activity, and commits the resources to the activity either in cash or through in-kind contributions and is irrevocable, subject only to approval and receipt of a FY 2003 RHED grant. Each letter of commitment should include the organization's name, the applicant's name, the proposed program, the proposed total level of commitment and responsibilities as they relate to the proposed program. The commitment must be written on letterhead from the participating organization, must be signed by an official of the organization legally able to make commitments on behalf of the organization and dated not earlier than the date on which this NOFA was made available for public inspection (April 17, 2003). In documenting a firm commitment, the applicant's partner must:
On page 21485, in the third column, the numbered list in the first full paragraph is amended to read as follows:
(i) 50% or more of requested HUD RHED funds will receive 10 points;
(ii) 49–40% of requested HUD RHED funds will receive 8 points;
(iii) 39–30% of requested HUD RHED funds will receive 6 points;
(iv) 29–20% of requested HUD RHED funds will receive 4 points;
(v) 19–9% of requested HUD RHED funds will receive 2 points;
(vi) Less than 9% of HUD RHED funds requested will receive 0 points.”
On page 21369, in the middle column, the first paragraph under Rating Factor 1: Capacity of the Applicant and Related Organizational Experience is corrected to read as follows: “This factor addresses your organizational capacity necessary to successfully implement your proposed activities in a timely manner. The rating of you or your staff includes any faith-based and other community-based organizations, sub-contractors, consultants, sub-recipients, and members of consortia that are firmly committed to your project. Applicants that are, or propose to either partner, fund, or sub-contract with grassroots organizations, including faith-based or other community-based nonprofits, in conducting their work programs will receive higher rating points as specified in the Section II of the General Section of the SuperNOFA. In rating this factor, HUD will consider the four items listed below:”
On page 21403, in the third column, the first paragraph under Rating Factor 1: Capacity of the Applicant and Related Organizational Experience, is corrected to read as follows: “This factor addresses your organizational capacity necessary to successfully implement your proposed activities in a timely manner. The rating of you or your staff includes any grassroots organizations, including faith-based or other community-based non-profit organizations, sub-contractors, consultants, sub-recipients, and members of consortia that are firmly committed to your project. For all of the descriptions of personnel and organizational qualifications and experience in this factor, more points will be given for more recent relevant experience of high quality with this kind of work, as documented below. Applicants who are funding or sub-contracting with grassroots organizations, including faith-based, or other community-based nonprofit organizations, in conducting their work programs should include the qualifications and experience of these organizations in responding to this rating factor. In rating this factor HUD will consider:”
On page 21404, in the third column, the last sentence of the first paragraph under Rating Factor 3: Soundness of Approach, is corrected to read as follows: “Applicants will receive higher rating points for approaches that include higher percentages of funding or sub-contracting for substantive work by grassroots organizations, including faith-based, or other community-based, nonprofit organizations.”
On page 21405, in the first column, paragraph (6) is corrected to read as follows: “(6) Proposed involvement of grassroots organizations, including faith-based or other community-based, nonprofit organizations in the proposed activities. HUD strongly encourages you to substantively use grassroots organizations, including faith-based or other community-based, nonprofit organizations. (10 points).”
On page 21455, in the first column, the introductory paragraph under the section entitled, “Additional Information,” is amended to read as follows: “If you are interested in applying for funding under this program, please carefully review the General Section of this SuperNOFA. Applications are due on or before June 6, 2003.”
On page 21455, beginning in the first column, the first paragraph under 1. Application Due Date and Technical Assistance, is corrected to read as follows: “Application Due Date. Completed applications (one original and two copies) are due on or before June 6, 2003 at the address shown below.”
On page 21476, HUD removes from Appendix B of the Youthbuild Program NOFA the form entitled, “Line Item Budget for Federal Funds for the Rural Housing and Economic Development Program” (HUD–40211).
On page 21509, in the third column, the paragraph titled, “Eligible Applicants” is amended to read as follows: “Eligible Applicants. Eligible Applicants are Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), tribes/TDHEs, resident management corporations (RMCs), resident councils (RCs), resident organizations (ROs), Intermediary Resident Organizations (IROs), City-Wide Resident Organizations (CWROs), and nonprofits including grassroots, faith-based, and other community-based organizations that have resident support or the support of tribes. Tribes/TDHEs and resident organizations are not eligible for the Neighborhood Networks funding category. Resident Organizations are not eligible to apply for the Homeownership Supportive Services Category. The following chart summarizes the funding categories available under ROSS, eligible applicants, and applicant procedures.”
On page 21509, in the middle column of the table, under “Eligibility” corresponding to the Homeownership Supportive Services program, the text is corrected to read as follows: “Only PHAs, Tribes/TDHEs, and qualified nonprofits are eligible to apply.”
On page 21510, in the first column, under section 1. “Application Due Date, Required Forms, Security Procedures, Further Information and Technical Assistance Application Due Date,” the paragraph titled, “Required Forms” is
On page 21510, in the first column, under section 1. “Application Due Date, Required Forms, Security Procedures, Further Information and Technical Assistance Application Due Date,” the paragraph titled, “Addresses” is corrected to read as follows: “Addresses. When submitting your application, you must refer to the program for which you are seeking funding and include the room number to ensure that your application is properly directed. The address to use for the GMC is the following: Grants Management Center, Mail Stop: (Insert Name of Program or Funding Category), 2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 703, Arlington, VA, 22202.”
On page 21515, in the middle column, the last sentence in the paragraph (3) that begins at the bottom of the first column, is corrected to read as follows: “See the definition in Section II of Contract Administrator for more information.”
On page 21515, in the middle column, paragraph (H), entitled, “Program Requirements” is corrected to read: “(I) Program Requirements.”
On page 21516, in the first column, the “Note” is corrected to refer applicants to section VII., instead of section VIII. The amended “Note” now reads as follows: “
On page 21517, in the middle paragraph under Rating Factor 3, paragraph (A)(1) is amended to refer to Appendix A. The paragraph is corrected to read as follows: “(1) Specific Services and/or Activities (6 points). Your narrative must describe the specific services and activities you plan to offer and who will be responsible for each. You must also provide a work plan which will enumerate the specific services and activities and outcomes you expect. Please see a sample work plan in Appendix A. HUD will consider how well your proposed activities will:'
On page 21518, in the third column, under Rating Factor 5, the reference to “consortium members” is changed to “partners.” The fourth paragraph in the third column is corrected to read as follows: “In order to satisfy the requirements for Factor 5, you must submit a work plan and a Logic Model that demonstrates how you will measure your own program performance. Your plan must identify the outcomes you expect to achieve or goals you hope to meet over the term of your proposed grant and benchmarks, outputs, and timeframes for accomplishing these goals. Your work plan must show how you will measure actual accomplishments against anticipated achievements. You must indicate how your plan will measure the performance of individual partners and affiliates, including the standards, data sources, and measurement methods, and the steps you have in place or how you plan to make adjustments if you begin to fall short of established benchmarks and timeframes.”
On page 21520, in the middle column, paragraph (3) is amended to read as follows: “(3) All applicants except non-troubled PHAs and tribes/TDHEs are required to submit a signed Contract Administrator Partnership Agreement. The agreement must be for the thirty-six (36) month duration of the grant term. Your grant award shall be contingent upon having a Partnership Agreement included in your application. The Contract Administrator must assure that the financial management system and procurement procedures that will be in place during the thirty-six (36) month grant term will fully comply with either 24 CFR part 84 or 85. Troubled PHAs are not eligible to be Contract Administrators. Grant writers who help applicants to prepare their ROSS applications are also ineligible to be Contract Administrators.
On page 21521, in the middle column, the paragraph “Note” is corrected to read as follows: “
On page 21522, in the third column, paragraph (A)(1) is corrected to read as follows: “(1) Specific Services and/or Activities (6 points). Your narrative must describe the specific services and activities you plan to offer and who will be responsible for each. You must also provide a work plan which will enumerate the specific services and activities and outcomes you expect. Please see a sample work plan in Appendix A. HUD will consider how well your proposed activities will: (a) Involve community partners in the delivery of services; and (b) Offer comprehensive services versus a small range of services geared toward enhancing quality of life for residents.”
On page 21524, in the first column, the third full paragraph is corrected to read as follows: “In order to satisfy the requirements for Factor 5, you must submit a work plan and a Logic Model form (HUD–96010) that demonstrates how you will measure your own program performance. Your plan must identify the outcomes you expect to achieve or goals you hope to meet over the term of your proposed grant and benchmarks, outputs, and timeframes for accomplishing these goals. Your work plan must show how you will measure actual accomplishments against anticipated achievements. You must indicate how your plan will measure the performance of individual partners and affiliates, including the standards, data sources, and measurement methods, and the steps you have in place or how you plan to make adjustments if you begin to fall short of established benchmarks and timeframes.”
On page 21524, in the third column, under paragraph (C)(1)(a), the last of the bulleted paragraphs is corrected to read as follows: “Nonprofit entities that have resident support or the support of RAs/ROs are limited to $100,000 for each RA/RO. A nonprofit may submit a single application for no more than three different RAs from the same PHA for a maximum grant award of $300,000. Nonprofits may submit more than one application provided they target residents of distinct PHAs.”
On page 21526, in the first column, paragraph (3) is corrected to read as follows: “(3) All applicants except nontroubled PHAs and tribe/TDHEs are required to submit a signed Contract Administrator Partnership Agreement. The agreement must be for the thirty-six
On page 21527, in the first column, the “Note” paragraph is corrected to read as follows:
On page 21528, in the middle column, paragraph (1) is corrected to read as follows: “(1) Specific Services and/or Activities (6 points). Your narrative must describe the specific services and activities you plan to offer and who will be responsible for each. You must also provide a work plan which will enumerate the specific services and activities and outcomes you expect. Please see a sample work plan in Appendix A. HUD will consider how well your proposed activities will:”
On page 21529, in the third column, the third paragraph is amended to read as follows: “In order to satisfy the requirements for Factor 5, you must submit a work plan and a Logic Model form (HUD–96010) that demonstrates how you will measure your own program performance. Your plan must identify the outcomes you expect to achieve or goals you hope to meet over the term of your proposed grant and benchmarks, outputs, and timeframes for accomplishing these goals. Your work plan must show how you will measure actual accomplishments against anticipated achievements. You must indicate how your plan will measure the performance of individual partners and affiliates, including the standards, data sources, and measurement methods, and the steps you have in place or how you plan to make adjustments if you begin to fall short of established benchmarks and timeframes. Applicants should also use the Logic Model form (HUD–96010) provided in the General Section of this SuperNOFA for reporting on how they will conduct performance measurement. You will be evaluated based on how comprehensively you propose to measure your program's outcomes.”
On pages 21529–21530, paragraph (A) that begins on the bottom of the third column of page 21529 and continues to the first column of page 21530 is corrected to read as follows: “(A) Program Description. This funding category provides grants to PHAs and qualified nonprofit organizations to: (1) update, maintain and expand existing Neighborhood Networks/community technology centers; or (2) establish new Neighborhood Networks (NN) computer technology centers. NN centers provide computer and Internet access to public housing residents and offer a full range of supportive services. Applicants should submit proposals that will: Provide job training; reduce welfare dependency; promote economic self-sufficiency; increase the use of computer technology; expand educational opportunities for residents; develop access to health and nutrition information; and meet other needs of residents. All applicants must complete a Work Plan (see sample provided in Appendix A) covering the thirty-six (36) month grant term. Applicants' work plan and narrative must indicate how the centers will become self-sustaining after the grant term expires.”
On page 21530, in the middle column, the last bulleted paragraph, prior to paragraph (2), is corrected to read as follows: “Nonprofit entities that have resident support or the support of RAs/ROs are limited to $100,000 for each RA/RO. A nonprofit may submit a single application for no more than three different RAs from the same PHA for a maximum grant award of $300,000. Nonprofits may submit more than one application provided they target residents of distinct PHAs.”
On page 21530, in the middle column, the last bulleted paragraph, prior to paragraph (D), is corrected to read as follows: “Nonprofit entities that have resident support or the support of RAs/ROs are limited to $100,000 for each RA/RO. A nonprofit may submit a single application for no more than three different RAs from the same PHA for a maximum grant award of $300,000. Nonprofits may submit more than one application provided they target residents of distinct PHAs.”
On page 21531, in the third column, paragraph (17) “Administrative Costs” is amended to read as follows: “(17) Administrative Costs. Administrative costs may include, but are not limited to, purchase of furniture, office equipment and supplies, salaries for resident employees hired as part of this grant program, quality assurance, local travel, and utilities. Nonprofit organizations only may use administrative funds to pay for rental of space. For both new and existing NN centers, administrative costs must not exceed 10 percent of the total grant amount requested from HUD.”
On page 21532, in the first column, paragraph (3) is corrected to read as follows: “(3) All applicants except nontroubled PHAs are required to submit a signed Contract Administrator Partnership Agreement. The agreement must be for the thirty-six (36) month duration of the grant term. Your grant award shall be contingent upon having a Partnership Agreement included in your application. The Contract Administrator must assure that the financial management system and procurement procedures that will be in place during the thirty-six (36) month grant term will fully comply with either 24 CFR part 84 or 85. Troubled PHAs are not eligible to be Contract Administrators. Grant writers who help applicants to prepare their ROSS applications are also ineligible to be Contract Administrators.
On page 21532, in the middle column, paragraph (I)(3) is corrected to read as follows: “(3) Applicants shall submit a work plan with their application (
On page 21533, in the first column, the paragraph entitled, “Note” is corrected to read as follows: “
On page 21534, in the first and middle columns, the scores for each subfactor (the text otherwise remains unchanged), are corrected to total the 15 points available for Rating Factor 2 as follows:
(1) Socioeconomic Profile (5 points).
(2) Local Training Program Information (3 points).
(3) Resource Documentation (3 points).
(4) Demonstrated Link Between Proposed Activities and Local Need (4 points).
On page 21534, in the middle column, the first paragraph under “Rating Factor 3 Soundness of Approach (30 Points)” is corrected as follows: “This factor addresses both the quality and cost-effectiveness of your proposed work plan. (A sample work plan is included in Appendix A.) Your work plan and supporting narrative must indicate a clear relationship between your proposed activities, the targeted population's needs, and the purpose of the program funding. Your activities must address HUD's policy priorities which relate to this program.”
On page 21535, in the third column, the fourth paragraph is corrected to read as follows: “In order to satisfy the requirements for Factor 5, you must submit a work plan and a Logic Model form (HUD–96010) that demonstrates how you will measure your own program performance. Your plan must identify the outcomes you expect to achieve or goals you hope to meet over the term of your proposed grant and benchmarks, outputs, and timeframes for accomplishing these goals. Your work plan must show how you will measure actual accomplishments against anticipated achievements. You must indicate how your plan will measure the performance of individual partners and affiliates, including the standards, data sources, and measurement methods, and the steps you have in place or how you plan to make adjustments if you begin to fall short of established benchmarks and timeframes. Applicants should also use the Logic Model form (HUD–96010) provided in the General Section of this SuperNOFA for reporting on how they will conduct performance measurement. You will be evaluated based on how comprehensively you propose to measure your program's outcomes.”
On page 21538, in the middle column, the paragraph titled, “Unacceptable Applications” is corrected to read as follows: “Unacceptable Applications. After the 14-day technical deficiency correction period, the Grants Management Center (GMC), or the DPONAP for tribal and TDHE applicants, will disapprove all applications that the GMC or DPONAP determines are not acceptable for processing. Notification of rejection must state the basis for the decision. The applicant may request a debriefing. Applicants requesting to be debriefed must send a written request to Michael Diggs, Director, Grants Management Center, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 501 School Street, SW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024. For tribal and TDHE applicants, contact Deborah Lalancette, Director, Grants Management, DPONAP, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3390, Denver, CO 80202.”
On page 21589, in the first column, in the third full paragraph, the first two sentences are amended by substituting the following sentences that reflect an increase in page limitation from 25 to 30 pages: “The application requires a description of the Continuum of Care system and the proposed project(s). To ensure that no applicant is afforded an advantage in the rating of the Continuum of Care element (described in Section V (A)(4) above), HUD is establishing a limitation of 30 pages, excluding required multiple page tables or charts but including any attachments, on the length of Exhibit 1 of any application submitted in response to this NOFA.”
On page 21749, in the middle column, section VII, entitled “Application” is amended by adding the following:
“(D) Budget. You must complete the HOPWA Project Budget Forms found in Appendix D of the Program Section of the SuperNOFA, which lists the amount of requested HOPWA funds designated for each type of HOPWA-eligible activity.
(E) Statutory Certifications. You must complete the statutory certifications as outlined in Part A, Section VI of this Program section.”
Appendix A, beginning at page 21760, is amended by adding a new form, “Permanent Supportive Housing Worksheet.”
On page 21795, in the third column, the table that appears at the end of the column and that continues to the first column on page 21796, is amended as follows:
On page 21795, in the first column, in the first paragraph under “1. Application Due Date, Application, and Technical Assistance” the paragraph is corrected to read as follows: “Application Due Date. Your completed application (one original and four copies) is due on July 10, 2003, at the address shown below.”
On page 21805 in the first column, under the HUD Minneapolis Hub, the zip code is corrected to read: 55402–4012.
On page 21806, in the first column, under the HUD Minneapolis Hub, the zip code is corrected to read: 55402–4012.
In Appendix A, beginning in the third column on page 21861, the following corrections are made to the list of HUD Field Offices: (Information that is not corrected in this document remains unchanged from the April 25, 2003 publication)