[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 47153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19052]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2011-1156]
Draft Change to Navigation and Inspection Circular 01-13,
Inspection and Certification of Vessels Under the Maritime Security
Program
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability extending comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the public comment period on its
draft change to Navigation and Inspection Circular (NVIC) 01-13.
DATES: Submit comments and related material by September 17, 2014.
Documents discussed in this notice should be available in the online
docket by August 15, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments using one of the listed methods, and see
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION for more information on public comments.
Online--http://www.regulations.gov following Web site
instructions.
Fax--202-493-2251.
Mail or hand deliver--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. Hours
for hand delivery are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays (telephone 202-366-9329).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document,
call or email Lieutenant Corydon Heard, Office of Commercial Vessel
Compliance (CG-CVC), U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1208, email
[email protected]. For information about viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826, toll free 1-800-647-5527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 19, 2014, we published a Federal
Register notice \1\ announcing the public availability of our draft
change to NVIC 01-13 and inviting public comments, by August 18, on the
draft. Today, we are extending that deadline to September 17, 2014. The
NVIC provides uniform Maritime Security Program process guidance to
assist vessel owners and operators, authorized classification
societies, and Coast Guard personnel. Please see our June notice for
further information about our proposed revisions to better facilitate
the transition of vessels to U.S. registry under the MSP.
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\1\ 79 FR 35177.
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We encourage you to submit comments or related material on the
draft change to NVIC 01-13. We will consider all submissions and may
adjust our final action based on your comments. Comments should be
marked with docket number USCG-2011-1156 and should provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation. You should provide personal
contact information so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your comments; but please note that all comments will be
posted to the online docket without change and that any personal
information you include can be searchable online.\2\ Mailed or hand-
delivered comments should be in an unbound 8\1/2\ x 11 inch format
suitable for reproduction. The Docket Management Facility will
acknowledge receipt of mailed comments if you enclose a stamped, self-
addressed postcard or envelope with your submission.
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\2\ See the Privacy Act notice regarding DHS public dockets, 73
FR 3316 (Jan. 17, 2008).
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Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are in
our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by
following the Web site's instructions. You can also view the docket at
the Docket Management Facility (see the mailing address under
ADDRESSES) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: August 5, 2014.
Jonathan C. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-19052 Filed 8-11-14; 8:45 am]
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