[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54531-54532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19510]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 110
[Docket No. USCG-2015-1118]
RIN 1625-AA01
Anchorage Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces an August 17, 2016 public meeting to
receive comments on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM)
for anchorage grounds that was published in the Federal Register on
April 19, 2016. As stated in the ANPRM, the Coast Guard is considering
amending the regulations for Hampton Roads, VA, and adjacent waters
anchorages by establishing a new anchorage, near Cape Charles, VA, on
the Lower Chesapeake Bay. We are reopening the comment period on the
ANPRM so that comments may be received both at the public meeting and
up to 2 weeks after the public meeting.
DATES: A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2016,
from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., to provide an opportunity for oral comments.
Written comments and related material may also be submitted to Coast
Guard personnel specified at that meeting. All comments and related
material submitted after the meeting must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before August 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at Cape Charles Civic
Center, 500 Tazewell Avenue, Cape Charles, VA 23310.
You may submit written comments identified by docket number USCG-
2015-1118 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Comments and related material must be received by
the Coast Guard on or before August 31, 2016. If you submit a comment,
please include the docket number for this rulemaking, indicate the
specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation.
If your material cannot be submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. 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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the
meeting or the advance proposed rule, please call or email LCDR Barbara
Wilk, Sector Hampton Roads Waterways Management Officer, Coast Guard;
telephone 757-668-5581, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background and Purpose
We published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in
the Federal Register on April 19, 2016 (81 FR 22939), entitled
``Anchorage Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA.'' In it we
stated our intention to hold public meetings, and to publish a notice
announcing the location and date (81 FR 22940). This document is the
notice of that meeting.
In the ANPRM, we stated that the Coast Guard is considering
amending the regulations for Hampton Roads, VA and adjacent waters
anchorages by establishing a new anchorage, near Cape Charles, VA on
the Lower Chesapeake Bay.
You may view the ANPRM in our online docket, in addition to
supporting documents prepared by the Coast Guard (Illustration
Contemplated Anchorage R), and comments submitted thus far by going to
http://www.regulations.gov. Once there, insert ``USCG-2015-1118'' in
the ``Keyword'' box and click ``Search.''
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments either orally at the meeting or in writing. If you bring
written comments to the meeting, you may submit them to Coast Guard
personnel specified at the meeting to receive written comments. These
comments will be submitted to our online public docket. All comments
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov
and will include any personal information you have provided.
Comments submitted after the meeting must reach the Coast Guard on
or before August 31, 2016. We encourage you to submit comments through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your
material cannot be submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact
the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document for alternate instructions.
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 March 24, 2005, issue of the
Federal Register (70 FR 15086).
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Agenda of Public Meeting
The agenda includes the following:
(1) Introduction of speakers.
(2) Overview of meeting format.
(3) Background on proposed commercial anchorage.
(4) Comments from interested persons.
Comments may be delivered in written form at the public meeting and
made part of the docket or delivered in oral presentations not to
exceed 10 minutes.
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 LCDR Barbara Wilk at the telephone number or email address
indicated under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.
Public Meeting
The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting regarding its
``Anchorage Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, VA'' advance
notice of proposed rulemaking on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, from 6
p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Cape Charles Civic Center, 500 Tazewell Avenue,
Cape Charles, VA 23310. A written summary of the meeting and comments
will be placed in the docket.
Dated: August 3, 2016.
R.J. Wester,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Hampton Roads.
[FR Doc. 2016-19510 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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