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AGENCY:
Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
In order to provide additional time for filing applications, the Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board is reopening the application window for the submission of guarantee applications.
DATES:
This rule is effective February 11, 2000.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles E. Hall, Executive Director, Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board, US Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, (202) 219-0584.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In order to provide additional time for the submission of completed applications, the deadline for the submission of applications has been reopened until February 28, 2000.
Administrative Law Requirements:
Executive Order 12866
This final rule has been determined not to be a significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866.
Administrative Procedure Act
This rule is exempt from the requirement to provide prior notice and Start Printed Page 6889an opportunity for public comment pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A), as it involves a matter relating to Board procedures and practice. Similarly, because this rule of procedure does not have a substantive effect on the public, it is not subject to a 30 day delay in effective date, as normally is required under 5 U.S.C. § 553(d). However, the Board is interested in receiving public comment and is, therefore, issuing this rule as interim final.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Because this rule is not subject to a requirement to provide prior notice and an opportunity for public comment pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., are inapplicable.
Congressional Review Act
This rule has been determined to be not major for purposes of the Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.
Intergovernmental Review
No intergovernmental consultations with State and local officials is required because the rule is not subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372 or Executive Order 12875.
Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995
This rule contains no Federal mandates, as that term is defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, on State, local and tribal governments or the private sector.
This rule does not contain policies having federalism implications requiring preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Executive Order 12630
This rule does not contain policies that have takings implications.
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Administrative practice and procedure, Loan Program—Oil and Gas, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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Charles E. Hall,
Executive director, Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board.
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Start Amendment PartFor the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board amends 13 CFR part 500 as follows:
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Start Amendment Part1. The authority citation for part 500 continues to read as follows:
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Pub. L. 106-51, 113 Stat. 255 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note).
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Start Amendment Part2. Section 500.205 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) to read as follows:
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Application Process
(a) Application process. An original application and three copies must be received by the Board no later than 5 P.M. EST, February 28, 2000, in the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., room H-2500, Washington, DC 20230. Applications which have been provided to a delivery service on or before February 27, 2000, with “delivery guaranteed” before 5 P.M. on February 28, 2000, will be acceptabled for review if the Applicant can document that the application was provided to the delivery service with delivery to the address listed in this section guaranteed prior to the closing date and time. A postmark of February 27, 2000, is not sufficient to meet this deadline as the application must be received by the required date and time. Applications will not be accepted via facsimile machine transmission or electronic mail.
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[FR Doc. 00-3291 Filed 2-10-00; 8:45 am]
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