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for drawbridges are categorically
excluded.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117
Bridges.
Regulations
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to
amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows:
PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE
OPERATION REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 117
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1; 33
CFR 1.05–1(g); section 117.255 also issued
under the authority of Pub. L. 102–587, 106
Stat. 5039.
2. In § 117.561 revise paragraphs (b)
and (c) to read as follows:
§ 117.561
Kent Island Narrows.
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(b) From May 1 through October 31,
the draw shall open on signal on the
hour and half-hour from 6 a.m. to 9
p.m., but need not be opened from 9
p.m. to 6 a.m.
(c) The draw shall open on signal for
public vessels of the United States, state
and local government vessels used for
public safety purposes, and vessels in
distress. Operational information will be
available 24 hours a day by calling 1–
800–543–2515.
Dated: April 18, 2005.
Ben R. Thomason III,
Captain, United States Coast Guard, Acting
Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05–8459 Filed 4–26–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[CGD17–05–002]
RIN 1625–AA11 and 1625–AA87
Regulated Navigation Area and
Security Zones; High Capacity
Passenger Vessels in Alaska
Coast Guard, DHS.
Proposed rule; re-opening of
public comment period.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In response to public
comments on the proposed Regulated
Navigation Area and Security Zones;
High Capacity Passenger Vessels in
Alaska, the Coast Guard is re-opening
the public comment period an
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additional 30 days. These actions will
afford the public additional time and
opportunity to provide the Coast Guard
with information regarding the
proposed Regulated Navigation Area
and Security Zones; High Capacity
Passenger Vessels in Alaska.
DATES: Comments and related material
must reach the Coast Guard on or before
May 27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments
and related material to District 17
(MOC), 709 West 9th St., Room 753,
Juneau, Alaska 99801. District 17 (MOC)
maintains the public docket for this
rulemaking. Comments and related
materials received from the public will
become part of this docket and will be
available for inspection or copying at
District 17 (MOC), 709 West 9th St.,
Room 753, Juneau, Alaska 99801
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT
Matthew York, District 17 (MOC), 709
West 9th St., Room 753, Juneau, Alaska
99801, (907) 463–2821.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
On March 9, 2005, D17 (MOC)
published a Federal Register Notice
seeking comments on the proposed
Regulated Navigation Area and Security
Zones; High Capacity Passenger Vessels
in Alaska (70 FR 11595). The initial
comment period was 30 days. A total of
19 public comments were received by
the April 8, 2005, deadline, and all of
them raised important issues on
possible effects of the proposed rule.
Additionally, others persons
commented to the Coast Guard and said
they needed more time. To ensure the
Coast Guard receives comments from
interested parties and to allow more
time for dissemination of the proposed
rule, the Coast Guard is re-opening the
public comment period for an
additional 30 days.
We encourage you to submit
comments and related material
pertaining specifically to this
rulemaking by submitting comments
and related material. If you do so, please
include your name and address, identify
the docket number for this rulemaking
(CGD17–05), and give the reason for
each comment. You may submit your
comments and material by mail, hand
delivery, fax, or electronic means to the
project officer at the addresses or phone
numbers listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT, but please submit
your comments and material by only
one means. If you submit them by mail
or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by
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11 inches, suitable for copying and
electronic filing. If you would like to
know that your submission reached us,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope. We will consider
all comments and material received
during the comment period. The
recommendation made by this office
may be affected by comments received.
Public Meeting
We do not plan to hold a public
meeting. However, you may submit a
request for a public meeting by writing
to District 17 (MOC) at the address
under ADDRESSES explaining why one
would be beneficial. If we determine
that a public meeting would aid this
rulemaking, we will hold one at a time
and place announced by a separate
notice in the Federal Register.
Dated: April 18, 2005.
James C. Olson,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Seventeenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05–8349 Filed 4–26–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[COTP Charleston 05–036]
RIN 1625–AA00
Safety Zone; Charleston, SC
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes a
temporary safety zone on the waters of
the Wando River, Cooper River, and
Charleston Harbor from Hobcaw Yacht
Club to Charleston Harbor Marina and
from the coast of Mount Pleasant to 150
yards offshore during the Lowcountry
Splash swimming event. A temporary
safety zone is necessary to prevent
commercial or recreational boating
traffic from transiting the racecourse.
This temporary safety zone will allow
the swimmers to safely participate in
the event without interfering with vessel
traffic.
DATES: Comments and related material
must reach the Coast Guard on or before
May 9, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments
and related material to Marine Safety
Office Charleston, 196 Tradd St.,
Charleston, SC 29401. The Marine
Safety Office maintains the public
docket for this rulemaking. Comments
and material received from the public,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[CGD17-05-002]
RIN 1625-AA11 and 1625-AA87
Regulated Navigation Area and Security Zones; High Capacity
Passenger Vessels in Alaska
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule; re-opening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: In response to public comments on the proposed Regulated
Navigation Area and Security Zones; High Capacity Passenger Vessels in
Alaska, the Coast Guard is re-opening the public comment period an
additional 30 days. These actions will afford the public additional
time and opportunity to provide the Coast Guard with information
regarding the proposed Regulated Navigation Area and Security Zones;
High Capacity Passenger Vessels in Alaska.
DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before May 27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments and related material to District 17
(MOC), 709 West 9th St., Room 753, Juneau, Alaska 99801. District 17
(MOC) maintains the public docket for this rulemaking. Comments and
related materials received from the public will become part of this
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at District 17
(MOC), 709 West 9th St., Room 753, Juneau, Alaska 99801 between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT Matthew York, District 17 (MOC),
709 West 9th St., Room 753, Juneau, Alaska 99801, (907) 463-2821.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
On March 9, 2005, D17 (MOC) published a Federal Register Notice
seeking comments on the proposed Regulated Navigation Area and Security
Zones; High Capacity Passenger Vessels in Alaska (70 FR 11595). The
initial comment period was 30 days. A total of 19 public comments were
received by the April 8, 2005, deadline, and all of them raised
important issues on possible effects of the proposed rule.
Additionally, others persons commented to the Coast Guard and said
they needed more time. To ensure the Coast Guard receives comments from
interested parties and to allow more time for dissemination of the
proposed rule, the Coast Guard is re-opening the public comment period
for an additional 30 days.
We encourage you to submit comments and related material pertaining
specifically to this rulemaking by submitting comments and related
material. If you do so, please include your name and address, identify
the docket number for this rulemaking (CGD17-05), and give the reason
for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by mail,
hand delivery, fax, or electronic means to the project officer at the
addresses or phone numbers listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, but please submit your comments and material by only one
means. If you submit them by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you would like to know that your
submission reached us, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period. The recommendation made by this
office may be affected by comments received.
Public Meeting
We do not plan to hold a public meeting. However, you may submit a
request for a public meeting by writing to District 17 (MOC) at the
address under ADDRESSES explaining why one would be beneficial. If we
determine that a public meeting would aid this rulemaking, we will hold
one at a time and place announced by a separate notice in the Federal
Register.
Dated: April 18, 2005.
James C. Olson,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 05-8349 Filed 4-26-05; 8:45 am]
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