[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 17287] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-8389] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Coast Guard [CGD 95-029] 33 CFR Chapter I 46 CFR Chapter I Regulatory Reinvention Public Meetings agency: Coast Guard, DOT. action: Notice of meetings; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- summary: As part of the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative, the Coast Guard will conduct several public meetings outside the Washington, DC area. The meetings are intended to open additional lines of communication between the Coast Guard and the regulated public. Each meeting will be attended by a senior Coast Guard official, and will be open to the public. dates: The meetings will be held April 11, 1995 in New York, NY; April 12, 1995 in Boston, MA; and April 21 in Seattle, WA. Times for each meeting are provided below under SUMMARY. Written comments should be received by June 5, 1995. addresses: The meetings will be held at the following locations: New York, NY--University of New York Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, Throgs Neck Station, New York; Boston, MA--Black Falcon Passenger Terminal, Massachusetts Port Authority, 1 Black Falcon Ave., Boston, MA 02210; Seattle, WA--Thirteenth Coast Guard District, 915 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA. Written comments may be mailed to the Executive Secretary, Marine Safety Council, Commandant (G-LRA), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593, or may be delivered to room 3406 at the same address between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. for further information contact: Commander Thomas Cahill, Executive Secretary, Marine Safety Council, Commandant (G-LRA), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593, telephone (202) 267-0132. supplementary information: Over the past eighteen months, the Coast Guard conducted a comprehensive review of its regulatory process. This review included meetings with members of regulated communities and advisory committees. Although the Coast Guard is proud of its frequent and ongoing interaction with the regulated community, the need for additional public involvement in the regulatory process was an area specifically identified for improvement. It is only through keeping in touch with those affected that the Coast Guard can truly judge if its regulatory and compliance efforts are effective and efficient. As a result, the Coast Guard's new regulatory procedures manual requires regulatory project managers to provide opportunities for public involvement at the earliest stages of a regulatory project. Additionally, the Coast Guard's ongoing Maritime Regulatory Reform effort is intended to remove unnecessary regulatory burdens on the maritime industry. In his memorandum of March 4, 1995, President Clinton directed the heads of all Federal departments and agencies to make regulatory reinvention a top priority. He identified four steps to be taken. These steps are: (1) Cut obsolete regulations; (2) reward results, not red tape; (3) get out of Washington and create grassroots partnerships; and (4) negotiate, don't dictate. The Coast Guard is taking a number of additional actions to achieve the President's goals of reducing the regulatory burden and improving compliance through cooperation. One of these actions is to conduct a number of public meetings during the month of April to discuss regulatory reinvention. The meetings are intended to allow members of the regulated community the opportunity to talk directly with senior Coast Guard officials involved in the regulatory process, and raise concerns with current regulatory and enforcement policies. The senior Coast Guard officials identified below currently plan to attend the meetings listed below. Rear Admiral Gregory Penington, Chief of the Office of Navigation Safety and Waterway Services at Coast Guard Headquarters, will attend the meeting of the Navigation Safety Advisory Council in Seattle, WA on April 21, 1995. This meeting will begin at 8 a.m. Rear Admiral James Card, Chief of the Office of Marine Safety, Security, and Environmental Protection at Coast Guard Headquarters, will attend an ``Industry Day'' meeting in New York, NY on April 11, 1995. This meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Rear Admiral John Shkor, Chief Counsel of the Coast Guard and Chairman of the Marine Safety Council, the Coast Guard's regulatory oversight body, will attend an ``Industry Day'' meeting in Boston, MA on April 12, 1995. This meeting will begin at 9 a.m., with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. The locations for these meetings are listed above under ADDRESSES. In addition to the above meetings, a number of other ``Industry Day'' meetings are scheduled in Portland, OR; Warren, RI; Valdez, AK; Cape Cod, MA; Milwaukee, WI; Anchorage, AK; Alameda, CA; Hampton Roads, VA; Tampa, FL; Mobile, AL; and Agana, Guam. These meetings will be hosted by the local Coast Guard Captain of the Port, and regulatory reinvention will be a key topic. The Coast Guard Captain of the Port for each area can provide additional details on the date and time for each meeting. Additionally, on April 20, 1995, the Coast Guard will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC to discuss regulatory reform. The details of this meeting will be announced by a separate notice in the Federal Register. Persons affected by or interested in Coast Guard regulatory actions are also invited to submit written comments as indicated under ADDRESSES above. Dated: March 24, 1995. John E. Shkor, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Chief Counsel. [FR Doc. 95-8389 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-14-M