[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15115-15116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06303]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0074]
Recreational Boating Safety--Strategic Plan of the National
Recreational Boating Safety Program 2017-2021
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard requests public comments on its draft
strategic plan of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program for
2017-2021. This plan is under development to coordinate efforts of
stakeholders to prevent future deaths and injuries of recreational
boaters.
DATES: Comments must be submitted to the online docket via http://www.regulations.gov, or reach the Docket Management Facility, on or
before April 20, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2016-0074 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further
instructions on submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document,
email [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Comments
We encourage you to submit comments and related data on this
notice. Please include its docket number and explain each suggestion or
recommendation you make. Although we do not plan to issue a new notice
responding to the comments and data we receive, we may revise the draft
plan based on that input.
Please submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted
using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the address in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
Both the draft plan and the final plan, along with any comments or
data we receive from the public, will be available at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that Web site's
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified
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when comments are posted or a final rule is published.
We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal
Register (70 FR 15086).
Discussion
Chapter 131 of Title 46, U.S. Code, requires the Secretary of
Homeland Security to carry out a national recreational boating safety
program and the Secretary has delegated that authority to the Coast
Guard.\1\ Each year, approximately 650 citizens die and thousands are
injured in reportable recreational boating safety accidents. To
coordinate efforts to prevent future deaths and injuries of
recreational boaters, the Coast Guard is working with stakeholders of
the recreational boating community to develop a strategic plan. This
plan contains specific initiatives to increase life jacket wear rates,
decrease boating under the influence, and increase boating knowledge
and skills and other prevention efforts. The Coast Guard seeks public
comment on this draft plan, specifically for policy actions and
supporting data that may help prevent future deaths and injuries.
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\1\ DHS Delegation No. 0170.1(II)(92.i).
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This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: March 8, 2016.
Verne B. Gifford,
Captain, Coast Guard, Director of Inspections and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-06303 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am]
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