[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 9980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5099]
[[Page 9980]]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 155
46 CFR Parts 25, 27, and 32
[CGD 97-064]
RIN 2115-AF53
Towing Vessel Safety
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings; and reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is reopening the comment period and holding
two public meetings on its proposed rule to improve the safety of
towing vessels and tank barges. The rule would require the installation
of equipment to suppress fires on towing vessels and would strengthen
current standards for anchoring or retrieving a drifting tank barge.
The Coast Guard is responding to requests for public meetings and
another comment period to receive additional views on the issues raised
in the notice of proposed rulemaking published at 62 52057 on October
6, 1997.
DATES: Comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking must be received
in or before May 11, 1998. The meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, will be
held on March 23, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting in Newport,
Rhode Island, will be held on April 9, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m..
ADDRESSES: The St. Louis meeting will be held at the conference room
accessible through entrances 2.308 and 2.206, Second Floor, Robert A.
Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63103. The
Newport meeting will be held at the Naval Education & Training Center
Newport, Perry Hall, Building 440, Meyerkord Avenue, Newport, RI 02841-
1644. You may send written comments to the Executive Secretary, Marine
Safety Council (G-LRA) [CGD 97-064], U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, or deliver them to
room 3406 at the same address between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-
267-1477.
The Executive Secretary maintains the public docket for this
rulemaking. Comments will become part of this docket and will be
available for inspection or copying at room 3406, U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters, between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Robert Markle, Project Manager (Fire Protection), 202-267-1076; or
Mr. Allen Penn, Project Manager (Emergency Control Systems), 202-267-
2997, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20593-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting written data, views, or arguments.
Persons submitting comments should include their names and addresses,
identify this rulemaking [CGD 97-064] and the specific section of the
proposed rule to which each comment applies, and give the reasons for
each comment. Please submit two copies of all comments and attachments
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. Persons wanting acknowledgment of
receipt of comments should enclose stamped, self-addressed postcards or
envelopes.
The Coast Guard will consider all comments received during the
comment period. It may change the proposed rule in view of the
comments.
Public Meeting
Attendance is open to the public. Persons who are hearing-impaired
may request sign translation by asking the person under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT at lease one week before the meeting. With advance
notice, and as time permits, members of the public may make oral
presentations during the meeting. Persons wishing to make oral
presentations should notify the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT no later than the day before the meeting. Written
material may be submitted before, during, or after the meeting. Persons
unable to attend the public meetings should submit written comments as
explained previously under ADDRESSES and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION by
May 11, 1998.
Dated: February 23, 1998.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 98-5099 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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