[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54584-54585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19512]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0437]
Update to Alternative Planning Criteria (APC) National Guidelines
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Extension of comment period and notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard's Office of Marine
Environmental Response Policy and Seventeenth District will meet on
September 21, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting will be used as
an opportunity to discuss Alternative Planning Criteria (APC) as they
relate to oil spill preparedness pursuant to vessel response plan
requirements. The meeting will be open to the public. In addition, the
comment period for the notice published May 27, 2016, is extended.
DATES: The comment period for the notice published May 27, 2016 (81 FR
33685) is extended. Comments and related material must be submitted on
or before Friday, September 23, 2016. The Coast Guard will meet
Wednesday, September 21, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please note
that the meeting may close early if all comments have been heard.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Robert Atwood Room (Room
104) on the first floor of the Robert B. Atwood Building, 550 W. 7th
Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501. Parking will be available in the adjacent
Lilly Pacillo Parking Garage. Parking tickets can be validated at the
Atwood Building's Security Desk.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities, or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below, as soon as
possible.
To view the APC Guidelines, as well as public comments and any
documents mentioned in this notice, go to http://www.regulations.gov
and type ``USCG-2016-0437,'' and click ``Search.'' Then click ``Open
Docket Folder.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Scott Stoermer, USCG Headquarters,
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE., Stop 7516, Washington, DC 20593,
[email protected], (202) 372-2234.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This public meeting is part of the public
comment period already announced regarding the draft National APC
Policy (81 FR 33685). To facilitate public participation, we are
extending the comment period and holding a public meeting, and we
invite public comment on the issues as listed in the ``Agenda'' section
below. Comments previously submitted do not need to be submitted again.
Submitting Written Comments
If you submit a written comment, please include the docket number,
indicate the specific material to which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation.
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. 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 that Web site's instructions. Additionally,
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will
be notified 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).
Public Meeting
A public comment period will be held during the meeting on
September 21, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Speakers are requested
to limit their comments to 3 minutes. Please note that the public
comment period may end before the time indicated, following the last
call for comments. Contact the individual listed below to pre-register
as a speaker. Pre-registration is not required to speak at the meeting
as attendees will be able to note their desire to speak via the on-site
meeting attendance/registration form. Written comments may also be
brought to the meeting and will be included as part of the docket.
Written comments submitted to the docket via http://www.regulations.gov
do not need to be brought to the meeting.
The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy
is developing national-level policy to clarify APC submissions and
processes pursuant to Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations, Part
155.1065 and 155.5067. While not a regulatory or rule-making activity,
the Coast Guard is aware of the impact of the policy related to APC and
its critical role in tank and non-tank vessel response preparedness.
The goals of this public meeting are to: (1) Inform public entities of
the status of Alternative Planning Criteria policy; (2) Inform public
entities of the comments from earlier comment period(s); (3)
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Ensure public understanding of the Coast Guard's view of APC; and (4)
Seek public comment & public insight into current APC policy
challenges.
Agenda
The Coast Guard will present information pertaining to APC and
receive oral comments from the public. Written comments will be
accepted at the meeting; however, it is preferred any written comments
are submitted in advance of the meeting. The Coast Guard will present
the following topics:
(1) Brief, high-level summary of comments received following the
release of District Seventeen's Draft Marine Safety Information
Bulletin (July 2015) and during the comment period to date.
(2) Tenets of the draft APC policy.
(3) Open floor to receive public comments.
The Coast Guard will review all of the information received from
public comment and take both oral and written comments into
consideration as it finalizes the development of national APC policy.
Dated: August 10, 2016.
Joseph B. Loring,
Captain, Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-19512 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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