[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11789]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
46 CFR Part 69
[Docket No. USCG-2011-0522]
RIN 1625-AB74
Tonnage Regulations Amendments
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces a public meeting to take place on
June 5, 2014, in Arlington, Virginia to receive comments on a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on April
8, 2014, under the title ``Tonnage Regulations Amendments.'' This
proposed rule would amend the tonnage regulations by implementing
amendments to the tonnage measurement law made by the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2010, codifying principal technical
interpretations issued by the Coast Guard, and incorporating
administrative, non-substantive clarifications of and updates to the
tonnage regulations.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June 5, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. The meeting may conclude before the allotted time if all matters
for discussion have been addressed.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Recruiting
Command (CGRC), 4200 Wilson Boulevard, in the Alexander Hamilton Room,
6th floor, Arlington, VA 20598-7200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the
meeting or the proposed rule, please call or email Mr. Marcus Akins,
Marine Safety Center, Tonnage Division (MSC-4), Coast Guard, telephone
(703)-872-6787, email [email protected]. If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms. Cheryl F.
Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
On April 8, 2014, the Coast Guard published an NPRM in the Federal
Register (79 FR 19420) entitled ``Tonnage Regulations Amendments''. The
tonnage regulations implement legislation concerning the measurement of
vessels to determine their tonnage (part J of 46 U.S.C. subtitle II).
Tonnage is used for a variety of purposes, including the application of
vessel safety, security, and environmental protection regulations and
the assessment of taxes and fees.
You may view this NPRM, and public comments submitted thus far, in
the online docket by going to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Once there, search for the docket number USCG-
2011-0522, and then click ``Open Docket Folder.'' If you do not have
access to the internet, you may view the docket online by visiting the
Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. We have an agreement with the Department of Transportation to
use the Docket Management Facility.
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Information on Service for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the public meeting,
contact Mr. Marcus Akins at the telephone number or email address
indicated under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.
Meeting Details
Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating
capacity of the room. We plan to record the meeting using an audio-
digital recorder, and to make that audio recording available through a
link in our online docket.
A valid government-issued photo identification (for example, a
driver's license) will be required for entrance to the building and
meeting space. To facilitate the building security process, and to
request reasonable accommodation, those who plan to attend should
contact the meeting coordinator, Mr. Marcus Akins, 7 days prior to the
meeting by using the contact information in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this notice. Requests made after May 29, 2014, might
not be able to be accommodated.
We encourage you to participate in this meeting by commenting
orally, or submitting written comments to the Coast Guard personnel
attending the meeting who are identified to receive them. These
comments will be posted to the online docket and will include any
personal information you have provided.
Submitting Other Written Comments
You may also submit written comments to the docket before or after
the meeting using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
All comments and related material submitted after the meeting must
either be submitted to the online docket on or before July 7, 2014, or
reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.
Dated: May 15, 2014.
F.J. Sturm,
Acting Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast
Guard.
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