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Background
On August 9, 2004, the President
signed the Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation Act of 2004 (Pub. L.
108–293; the ‘‘2004 Act’’). Section 701
of the 2004 Act required any selfpropelled nontank vessel of 400 gross
tons or greater on U.S. navigable waters
to prepare and submit an oil response
plan by August 8, 2005.
On February 23, 2006, Change 1 to
NVIC 01–05, ‘‘Interim Guidance for the
Development and Review of Response
Plans for Nontank Vessels,’’ was issued
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to augment previous guidance for
nontank vessels preparing and
submitting response plans to the U.S.
Coast Guard. The NVIC was intended
only to provide non-binding voluntary
guidance to industry for preparing
response plans.
Existing plans developed in
accordance with NVIC 01–05, CH–1,
may not comply with the newly issued
nontank vessel response plan
regulations, and may require the vessel
owner or operator to revise a plan in
accordance with the ‘‘Nontank Vessel
Response Plans and Other Response
Plan Requirements’’ final rule, RIN
1625–AB27, promulgated on September
30, 2013 (78 FR 60100). The final rule
may be viewed online at https://
Regulations.gov under docket number
USCG–2008–1070. If you do not have
internet access, you can obtain a copy
of the final rule by contacting the VRP
Program staff at 202–732–1005, or your
local U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Command. This notice is issued under
the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
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J.C. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director,
Inspections and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2014–0013]
Lower Mississippi River Waterway
Safety Advisory Committee; Meeting
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Lower Mississippi River
Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
will meet on Wednesday, April 23, 2014
in New Orleans to discuss topics
relating to navigational safety on the
Lower Mississippi River. This meeting
will be open to the public.
DATES: The Committee will meet on
Wednesday, April 23, 2014, from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This meeting may
close early if all business is finished. All
submitted written materials, comments,
and requests to make oral presentations
at the meeting should reach Lieutenant
Junior Grade Colin Marquis, Alternate
Designated Federal Officer (ADFO) for
LMRWSAC, no later than April 16,
2014. For contact information, please
see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section below. Any written
material submitted by the public will be
SUMMARY:
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distributed to the Committee and
become part of the public record.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at
the Sector New Orleans Building, 200
Hendee Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
70114, First Floor, Training Room ‘‘A.’’
Please be advised all attendees will be
required to provide identification in the
form of a government-issued picture
identification card in order to gain
admittance to the building.
For information on facilities or
services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section, as soon as
possible.
To facilitate public participation, we
are inviting public comment on the
issues to be considered by the
committee as listed in the ‘‘Meeting
Agenda’’ section below. Written
comments must be submitted on or
before April 16, 2014, must be identified
by Docket No. USCG–2014–0013 and
may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
(this is the preferred method to avoid
delays in processing).
• Mail: Docket Management Facility
(M–30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, D.C. 20590–
0001. We encourage use of electronic
submissions because security screening
may delay the delivery of mail.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Hand Delivery: Same as mail
address above, between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except during Federal holidays. The
telephone number is 202–366–9329.
• To avoid duplication, please use
only one of these methods.
Instruction: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department Of
Homeland Security’’ and the docket
number of this notice. All comments
submitted will be posted without
alteration at https://www.regulations.gov
including any personal information
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the January 17, 2008 issue of the
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read documents or comments related to
this notice, go to https://www/
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then click on the item you wish to view.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Junior Grade Colin Marquis,
ADFO for Lower Mississippi River
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Waterway Safety Advisory Committee,
telephone: 504–365–2284, fax: 504–
365–2287 or email: Colin.L.Marquis@
uscg.mil. If you have any questions on
viewing or submitting material to the
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone:
202–366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is given under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
U.S.C. Appendix 2 (Pub. L. 92–463).
The LMRWSAC is an advisory
committee authorized in Section 19 of
the Coast Guard Authorization Act of
1991, (Pub. L. 102–241), as amended by
section 621(d) of the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2010, (Pub. L. 111–
281) and chartered under the provisions
of FACA. LMRWSAC provides advice
and recommendations to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) on matters relating to
communications, surveillance, traffic
management, anchorages, development
and operation of the New Orleans
Vessel Traffic Service, and other related
topics dealing with navigation safety on
the Lower Mississippi River as required
by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
Meeting Agenda
The agenda for the April 23, 2014
Committee meeting is as follows:
(1) Opening Remarks.
(2) Introduction of committee
members and guests.
(3) Approval of the March, 2011
minutes.
(4) Agency Updates:
(a) Coast Guard
i. Discussion and update on status of
Regulated Navigation Area (RNA); Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway, Inner Harbor
Navigation Canal, Harvey Canal, Algiers
Canal, New Orleans, LA published in
the Federal Register, Vol. 75, page
32279 (75 FR 32279), on June 8, 2010,
Docket No. USCG–2009–0139.
ii. Discussion and update on District
Eight Aids to Navigation initiatives and
Navigation 2025, a program aimed
toward modernizing visual aids to
navigation systems by taking into
account the technological advances
made in electronic navigation.
iii. Discussion and update on status of
sensors at 81 Mile Point.
iv. Discussion and update on status of
Belmont and Bayou Goula Anchorages.
These anchorages were proposed to
increase available anchorage areas in the
River to help accommodate increased
vessel volume and improve navigational
safety for vessels.
v. Discussion and update on status of
Legislative Change Proposal to extend
and align the LMRWSAC membership
terms and charter.
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(b) Army Corps of Engineers
i. Discussion and update on New
Orleans area locks and Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway (GIWW) operations as related
to the Regulated Navigation Area (RNA);
to include discussion of GIWW, Inner
Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC), Harvey
Canal, Algiers Canal.
ii. Discussion and update on planned
2015 closure and dewatering of the
IHNC Lock for installation of new
replacement miter gates and gate
operating machinery.
(c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Association
i. Discussion and update on
Mississippi River charts including
revetments, anchorages, levees, and
pipelines.
ii. Discussion and updates on Office
of Coast Survey charting resources,
movement to retire litho charts, and
electronic chart resources.
iii. Discussion and update to the
Lower Mississippi River Physical
Oceanographic Real Time System
(PORTS) and the post-construction
clearance of the Huey Long Bridge.
iv. Review of navigation response
resources and location and removal
efforts for sunken vessel recovery in the
Lower Mississippi River.
1. July 2013 sinking of tugboat C–PEC.
2. November 2013 sunken barge
below Baton Rouge.
v. Hurricane Planning and Resources
and Coordination.
1. Review of Tropical Storm Karen
event.
(d) Southeast Louisiana Flood
Protection
Authority—East and West
i. East
1. Update on operating procedures for
Hurricane Storm Risk Reduction System
gate closures in advance of storms.
2. Discussion of the procedures that
will be used by Southeast Louisiana
Flood Protection Authority—East to
communicate and coordinate activities
associated with navigational flood gate
closures for both routine exercises and
in response to tropical events.
ii. West
1. Discussion of the procedures that
will be used by Southeast Louisiana
Flood Protection Authority—West to
communicate and coordinate activities
associated with navigational flood gate
closure for both routine exercises and in
response to tropical events.
(5) New Business, to include
discussion of:
(a) Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) Terminals and waterway impacts.
(6) Old Business:
(a) Debrief of Huey P. Long Bridge
expansion project.
(7) Public Comment period.
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(8) Adjournment.
There will be a comment period for
LMRWSAC and a comment period for
the public after each deliberation and
voting, but before each recommendation
is formulated. The Committee will
review the information presented on
each issue, deliberate on any
recommendations presented, and
formulate recommendations for the
Department’s consideration. An
opportunity for oral comments by the
public will be provided during the
meeting on April 23, 2014. Speakers are
requested to limit their comments to
three minutes. Please note that the
public oral comment period may end
before the end of the stated meeting
time if the Committee has finished its
business. Please contact Lieutenant
Junior Grade Colin L. Marquis, listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section, to register as a speaker.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Kevin S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Eighth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2014-0013]
Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee;
Meeting
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Lower Mississippi River Waterway Safety Advisory Committee
will meet on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in New Orleans to discuss topics
relating to navigational safety on the Lower Mississippi River. This
meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This meeting may close early if all business is
finished. All submitted written materials, comments, and requests to
make oral presentations at the meeting should reach Lieutenant Junior
Grade Colin Marquis, Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO) for
LMRWSAC, no later than April 16, 2014. For contact information, please
see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below. Any written
material submitted by the public will be distributed to the Committee
and become part of the public record.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Sector New Orleans Building,
200 Hendee Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114, First Floor, Training
Room ``A.'' Please be advised all attendees will be required to provide
identification in the form of a government-issued picture
identification card in order to gain admittance to the building.
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance, contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, as soon as
possible.
To facilitate public participation, we are inviting public comment
on the issues to be considered by the committee as listed in the
``Meeting Agenda'' section below. Written comments must be submitted on
or before April 16, 2014, must be identified by Docket No. USCG-2014-
0013 and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov
Follow the instructions for submitting comments (this is the preferred
method to avoid delays in processing).
Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department
of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, D.C. 20590-0001. We encourage use of
electronic submissions because security screening may delay the
delivery of mail.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except during Federal
holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these
methods.
Instruction: All submissions received must include the words
``Department Of Homeland Security'' and the docket number of this
notice. All comments submitted will be posted without alteration at
https://www.regulations.gov including any personal information provided.
You may review a Privacy Act notice regarding our public dockets in the
January 17, 2008 issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Docket: For access to the docket or to read documents or comments
related to this notice, go to https://www/regulations.gov, insert USCG-
2014-0013 in the Search box, press Enter, and then click on the item
you wish to view.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Junior Grade Colin Marquis,
ADFO for Lower Mississippi River
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Waterway Safety Advisory Committee, telephone: 504-365-2284, fax: 504-
365-2287 or email: Colin.L.Marquis@uscg.mil. If you have any questions
on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone: 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 (Pub. L. 92-
463). The LMRWSAC is an advisory committee authorized in Section 19 of
the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991, (Pub. L. 102-241), as
amended by section 621(d) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010,
(Pub. L. 111-281) and chartered under the provisions of FACA. LMRWSAC
provides advice and recommendations to the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) on matters relating to communications, surveillance,
traffic management, anchorages, development and operation of the New
Orleans Vessel Traffic Service, and other related topics dealing with
navigation safety on the Lower Mississippi River as required by the
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
Meeting Agenda
The agenda for the April 23, 2014 Committee meeting is as follows:
(1) Opening Remarks.
(2) Introduction of committee members and guests.
(3) Approval of the March, 2011 minutes.
(4) Agency Updates:
(a) Coast Guard
i. Discussion and update on status of Regulated Navigation Area
(RNA); Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Inner Harbor Navigation Canal,
Harvey Canal, Algiers Canal, New Orleans, LA published in the Federal
Register, Vol. 75, page 32279 (75 FR 32279), on June 8, 2010, Docket
No. USCG-2009-0139.
ii. Discussion and update on District Eight Aids to Navigation
initiatives and Navigation 2025, a program aimed toward modernizing
visual aids to navigation systems by taking into account the
technological advances made in electronic navigation.
iii. Discussion and update on status of sensors at 81 Mile Point.
iv. Discussion and update on status of Belmont and Bayou Goula
Anchorages. These anchorages were proposed to increase available
anchorage areas in the River to help accommodate increased vessel
volume and improve navigational safety for vessels.
v. Discussion and update on status of Legislative Change Proposal
to extend and align the LMRWSAC membership terms and charter.
(b) Army Corps of Engineers
i. Discussion and update on New Orleans area locks and Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) operations as related to the Regulated
Navigation Area (RNA); to include discussion of GIWW, Inner Harbor
Navigation Canal (IHNC), Harvey Canal, Algiers Canal.
ii. Discussion and update on planned 2015 closure and dewatering of
the IHNC Lock for installation of new replacement miter gates and gate
operating machinery.
(c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
i. Discussion and update on Mississippi River charts including
revetments, anchorages, levees, and pipelines.
ii. Discussion and updates on Office of Coast Survey charting
resources, movement to retire litho charts, and electronic chart
resources.
iii. Discussion and update to the Lower Mississippi River Physical
Oceanographic Real Time System (PORTS) and the post-construction
clearance of the Huey Long Bridge.
iv. Review of navigation response resources and location and
removal efforts for sunken vessel recovery in the Lower Mississippi
River.
1. July 2013 sinking of tugboat C-PEC.
2. November 2013 sunken barge below Baton Rouge.
v. Hurricane Planning and Resources and Coordination.
1. Review of Tropical Storm Karen event.
(d) Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection
Authority--East and West
i. East
1. Update on operating procedures for Hurricane Storm Risk
Reduction System gate closures in advance of storms.
2. Discussion of the procedures that will be used by Southeast
Louisiana Flood Protection Authority--East to communicate and
coordinate activities associated with navigational flood gate closures
for both routine exercises and in response to tropical events.
ii. West
1. Discussion of the procedures that will be used by Southeast
Louisiana Flood Protection Authority--West to communicate and
coordinate activities associated with navigational flood gate closure
for both routine exercises and in response to tropical events.
(5) New Business, to include discussion of:
(a) Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminals and waterway
impacts.
(6) Old Business:
(a) Debrief of Huey P. Long Bridge expansion project.
(7) Public Comment period.
(8) Adjournment.
There will be a comment period for LMRWSAC and a comment period for
the public after each deliberation and voting, but before each
recommendation is formulated. The Committee will review the information
presented on each issue, deliberate on any recommendations presented,
and formulate recommendations for the Department's consideration. An
opportunity for oral comments by the public will be provided during the
meeting on April 23, 2014. Speakers are requested to limit their
comments to three minutes. Please note that the public oral comment
period may end before the end of the stated meeting time if the
Committee has finished its business. Please contact Lieutenant Junior
Grade Colin L. Marquis, listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section, to register as a speaker.
Dated: March 18, 2014.
Kevin S. Cook,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
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