[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 61639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21371]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 110
[Docket Number USCG-2016-0132]
RIN 1625-AA01
Anchorage Grounds, Hudson River; Yonkers, NY to Kingston, NY
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; change in comment
period.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is changing the comment period on the advance
notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) it published June 9, 2016,
regarding anchorage grounds on the Hudson River from Yonkers, NY, to
Kingston, NY. Comments will now be due on or before December 6, 2016
instead of September 7, 2016. As of August 29, 2016, the Coast Guard
has received more than 2,100 public submissions from many interested
persons commenting on the ANPRM. We are extending the comment period to
continue encouraging this important public discussion.
DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before December 6, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2016-0132 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: If you have questions on this
document, call or email Mr. Craig Lapiejko, Waterways Management Branch
at Coast Guard First District, telephone 617-223-8351, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Acronyms
ANPRM Advance notice of proposed rulemaking
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
A. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material received due on or before
December 6, 2016. Your comments can help shape the outcome of this
possible rulemaking. 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.
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.
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).
Documents mentioned in the ANPRM as being available in the docket,
and all public comments, will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that Web site's
instructions. For illustrations showing the locations of anchorage
grounds being considered in the ANPRM, look for the documents in the
Supporting & Related Material category. Additionally, if you go to the
online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when
comments are posted and if we publish rulemaking documents related to
the ANPRM.
B. Basis and Purpose
The Coast Guard is responsible for considering adjustments to
improve navigational and environmental safety of waterways, including
those requested by groups of mariners. On June 9, 2016, the Coast Guard
published an ANPRM in the Federal Register (81 FR 37168) entitled
Anchorage Grounds, Hudson River; Yonkers, NY, to Kingston, NY. With its
publication, we initiated the early stage of a methodical and public
rulemaking process to learn all possible navigational, environmental,
terrestrial, and other effects of adding anchorages on the Hudson
River. The ANPRM is a preliminary step, the goal of which is to gather
information that defines the multiple stakeholder considerations we
need to incorporate when considering proposed rule for potential
anchorage grounds. This ANPRM solicitation has generated more than
2,100 public submissions with comments on the subject from many diverse
stakeholders. This wide-ranging feedback is very helpful. To continue
encouraging this important public discussion, we are adding an
additional 90 days to the comment period.
C. Information Requested
Public participation is requested to assist in determining the best
way forward with respect to establishing new anchorage grounds on the
Hudson River between Yonkers, NY, to Kingston, NY. To aid us in
developing a possible proposed rule, we seek any comments, whether
positive or negative, including but not limited to the impacts
anchorage grounds may have on navigation safety and current vessel
traffic in this area, the proposed number and size of vessels anchoring
in each proposed anchorage ground, and the authorized duration for each
vessel in each proposed anchorage ground. We are also seeking comments
on any additional locations where anchorage grounds may be helpful on
the Hudson River or any recommended alterations to the specific
locations considered in this notice. Please submit any comments or
concerns you may have in accordance with the ``Public Participation and
Request for Comments'' section above.
Dated: August 31, 2016.
Steven D. Poulin,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-21371 Filed 9-6-16; 8:45 am]
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