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likely to have a significant adverse effect
on the supply, distribution, or use of
energy. The Administrator of the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
has not designated it as a significant
energy action. Therefore, it does not
require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.
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This proposed rule does not use
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Environment
We have analyzed this rule under
Commandant Instruction M16475.1D,
which guides the Coast Guard in
complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and
have concluded that there are no factors
in this case that would limit the use of
a categorical exclusion under section
2.B.2 of the Instruction. Therefore this
rule is categorically excluded under
figure 2–1, paragraph 32(e) of the
Instruction from further environmental
documentation. Paragraph 32(e)
excludes the promulgation of operating
regulations or procedures for
drawbridges from the environmental
documentation requirements of NEPA.
Since this proposed regulation would
alter the normal operating conditions of
the drawbridge, it falls within this
exclusion. A ‘‘Categorical Exclusion
Determination’’ is available in the
docket for inspection or copying where
indicated under ADDRESSES.
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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:
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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. 017.1; 33
CFR 1.05–1(g); section 117.255 also issued
under the authority of Pub. L. 102–587, 106
Stat. 5039.
§ 117.393
[Amended]
2. In § 117.393, remove paragraph (b)
and redesignate paragraphs (c) through
(d) as paragraphs (b) through (c)
respectively.
Dated: June 12, 2006.
R.F. Duncan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander,
Eighth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD05–06–002]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Chincoteague Channel, Chincoteague,
VA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice; request for comments,
and notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: On March 31, 2006, the Coast
Guard published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal
Register (71 FR 19150). That document
contains a detailed history of the Coast
Guard’s previous regulatory efforts
regarding the SR 175 Bridge. The Coast
Guard is reopening the period for public
comment concerning the drawbridge
operation regulations that govern the SR
175 Bridge, mile 3.5, across
Chincoteague Channel at Chincoteague,
Virginia, because an Accomack County
official communicated to the Coast
Guard those residents of Chincoteague
have additional comments concerning
the operating regulations of the
drawbridge.
Comments must be received by
on or before July 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments and material
received from the public as well as
documents indicated in this preamble as
being available in the docket, are part of
docket [CGD05–06–002]. To make sure
they do not enter the docket more than
once, please submit them by only one of
the following means:
DATES:
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(1) By mail to Commander (dpb), Fifth
Coast Guard District, 431 Crawford
Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704.
(2) By hand delivery to Commander
(dpb), Fifth Coast Guard District, 431
Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704,
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
The telephone number is (757) 398–
6629.
(3) By fax to the Bridge
Administration office at (757) 398–6334.
Commander, Fifth Coast Guard
District (dpb) maintains the public
docket for this rulemaking. Comments
and material received from the public,
as well as documents indicated in this
preamble, will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection or copying at the address
listed above between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on this notice, contact Gary S.
Heyer, Commander (dpb) Fifth Coast
Guard District, by telephone at (757)
398–6629, or by e-mail at
gary.s.heyer@uscg.mil. For questions on
viewing or submitting material to the
docket, also contact Mr. Gary S. Heyer.
Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting your
comments to Commander (dpb), Fifth
Coast Guard District as specified in
ADDRESSES. We will consider comments
received during this additional
comment period and may change the
rule in response to the comments.
Public Meeting and Procedure
The Coast Guard will also hold a
public meeting to provide a forum for
citizens to provide oral comments
relating to the drawbridge operation
regulations for the SR 175 Bridge, mile
3.5, across Chincoteague Channel at
Chincoteague, Virginia. The meeting
will be open to the public and it will be
held from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on July
18, 2006, at the Chincoteague
Community Center, 6155 Community
Drive, Chincoteague, VA 23336. The
meeting may close early if all business
is finished. Written material and
advance notice requests to make oral
comments should reach the Coast Guard
on or before July 17, 2006.
Members of the public are invited to
make comments and those who wish to
provide oral comment will be
recognized by the meeting moderator.
Each person will be limited to no more
than 5 minutes of oral comments. The
moderator will first call off names of
individuals who have notified the
meeting moderator in advance that they
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are planning to comment. After that,
individuals who arrived prior to the
start of the meeting on July 18, 2006,
and received numbers in the lobby will
be called. After all of these individuals
have been called, the moderator will
then ask for members of the audience
who have not provided advance
notification or who did not arrive prior
to the meeting to come forward, sign-in
with the recorder, and then be able to
approach the podium to deliver
comments.
Send written material and requests to
make oral comments to Commander
(dpb), Fifth Coast Guard District,
Federal Building, 1st Floor, 431
Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA
23704–5004 or via fax at (757) 398–6334
or by e-mail at gary.s.heyer@uscg.mil.
The agenda of the public meeting will
include the following:
(1) Introduction of panel members.
(2) Overview of meeting format.
(3) Background on the proposed
rulemaking.
(4) Statements from citizens.
Statements may be delivered in written
form at the public meeting and made
part of the docket or delivered orally not
to exceed 5 minutes.
Questions
We need assistance from the public in
ensuring the Coast Guard fully
understands the impact of potential
rulemaking on all users of the bridge,
both road and waterway usage. We
believe that the impacts can be better
understood by articulating answers to
questions such as those posed below. In
responding to the questions listed
below, please explain your reasons for
each answer as specifically as possible
so that we can weigh the impacts and
consequences of future actions that we
may take. The following are the types of
pertinent questions that may be used:
(1) If the SR 175 Bridge opened every
two hours, would this have a positive or
a negative impact on your business
interests? And, what would be the
approximate monetary value of this
impact per day?
(2) If the SR 175 Bridge opened every
two hours, would this increase or
decrease the time you spend per day as
a motor vehicle commuter? And,
approximately how much would your
commuting time increase or decrease?
(3) If the SR 175 Bridge opened every
two hours and this opening schedule
had a negative impact on your business
interests, what actions could you take,
if any, to minimize the negative impact?
(4) If the SR 175 Bridge continued to
open once per hour, would this have a
negative or positive financial impact on
your life or business? And, what would
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be the approximate amount of the
negative or positive financial impact per
day?
(5) Is there a traffic management plan
in place that directs how to manage a
vehicle back-up at the SR 175 Bridge?
And if there is a plan, what procedures
are in place to increase public safety
and reduce traffic delays at the Bridge?
Any additional information provided on
these topics is welcome.
Information on Services for Individuals
With Disabilities
For information on facilities or
services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance at the
meeting, contact Mr. Gary S. Heyer as
listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT as soon as possible.
Dated: June 13, 2006.
Larry L. Hereth,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard,
Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
36 CFR Chapter 1
Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory
Committee for Dog Management at
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
ACTION:
Notice of fourth meeting.
Notice is hereby given, in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 5
U.S.C. App 1, section 10), of the fourth
meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking
Advisory Committee for Dog
Management at Golden Gate National
Recreation Area.
DATES: The Committee will meet on
Monday, July 31, 2006 in the Golden
Gate Room, Building A, Fort Mason
Center in San Francisco. The meeting
will begin at 3:30 p.m. This, and any
subsequent meetings, will be held to
assist the National Park Service in
potentially developing a special
regulation for dogwalking at Golden
Gate National Recreation Area.
The proposed agenda for this meeting
of the Committee may contain the
following items; however, the
Committee may modify its agenda
during the course of its work. The
Committee will provide for a public
comment period during the meeting.
1. Agenda review.
2. Approval of May 15 meeting
summary.
3. Updates and announcements.
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4. Report from first Technical
Subcommittee meeting.
5. Discussion of Interests Assessment
Template.
6. Public comment.
7. Adjourn.
To request a sign language interpreter
for a meeting, please call the park TDD
line (415) 556–2766, at least a week in
advance of the meeting. Please note that
Federal regulations prohibit pets in
public buildings, with the exception of
service animals; please leave pets at
home.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Go
to the NPS Planning, Environment and
Public Comment (PEPC) Web site,
https://www.parkplanning.nps.gov/goga
and select Negotiated Rulemaking for
Dog Management at GGNRA or call the
Dog Management Information Line at
415–561–4728.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meetings are open to the public. The
Committee was established pursuant to
the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990
(5 U.S.C. 561–570). The purpose of the
Committee is to consider developing a
special regulation for dogwalking at
Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Interested persons may provide brief
oral/written comments to the Committee
during the Public Comment period of
the meeting or file written comments
with the GGNRA Superintendent.
Dated: June 20, 2006.
Loran Fraser,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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Approval and Promulgation of
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Missouri
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the state of
Missouri for maintaining the ozone
standard in Kansas City.
DATES: Comments on this proposed
action must be received in writing by
July 26, 2006.
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OAR–2006–0286 by one of the following
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD05-06-002]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Chincoteague Channel,
Chincoteague, VA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments, and notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: On March 31, 2006, the Coast Guard published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (71 FR 19150). That
document contains a detailed history of the Coast Guard's previous
regulatory efforts regarding the SR 175 Bridge. The Coast Guard is
reopening the period for public comment concerning the drawbridge
operation regulations that govern the SR 175 Bridge, mile 3.5, across
Chincoteague Channel at Chincoteague, Virginia, because an Accomack
County official communicated to the Coast Guard those residents of
Chincoteague have additional comments concerning the operating
regulations of the drawbridge.
DATES: Comments must be received by on or before July 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public as well as
documents indicated in this preamble as being available in the docket,
are part of docket [CGD05-06-002]. To make sure they do not enter the
docket more than once, please submit them by only one of the following
means:
(1) By mail to Commander (dpb), Fifth Coast Guard District, 431
Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704.
(2) By hand delivery to Commander (dpb), Fifth Coast Guard
District, 431 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704, between 8 a.m. and
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is (757) 398-6629.
(3) By fax to the Bridge Administration office at (757) 398-6334.
Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District (dpb) maintains the public
docket for this rulemaking. Comments and material received from the
public, as well as documents indicated in this preamble, will become
part of this docket and will be available for inspection or copying at
the address listed above between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on this notice, contact
Gary S. Heyer, Commander (dpb) Fifth Coast Guard District, by telephone
at (757) 398-6629, or by e-mail at gary.s.heyer@uscg.mil. For questions
on viewing or submitting material to the docket, also contact Mr. Gary
S. Heyer.
Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
your comments to Commander (dpb), Fifth Coast Guard District as
specified in ADDRESSES. We will consider comments received during this
additional comment period and may change the rule in response to the
comments.
Public Meeting and Procedure
The Coast Guard will also hold a public meeting to provide a forum
for citizens to provide oral comments relating to the drawbridge
operation regulations for the SR 175 Bridge, mile 3.5, across
Chincoteague Channel at Chincoteague, Virginia. The meeting will be
open to the public and it will be held from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on
July 18, 2006, at the Chincoteague Community Center, 6155 Community
Drive, Chincoteague, VA 23336. The meeting may close early if all
business is finished. Written material and advance notice requests to
make oral comments should reach the Coast Guard on or before July 17,
2006.
Members of the public are invited to make comments and those who
wish to provide oral comment will be recognized by the meeting
moderator. Each person will be limited to no more than 5 minutes of
oral comments. The moderator will first call off names of individuals
who have notified the meeting moderator in advance that they
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are planning to comment. After that, individuals who arrived prior to
the start of the meeting on July 18, 2006, and received numbers in the
lobby will be called. After all of these individuals have been called,
the moderator will then ask for members of the audience who have not
provided advance notification or who did not arrive prior to the
meeting to come forward, sign-in with the recorder, and then be able to
approach the podium to deliver comments.
Send written material and requests to make oral comments to
Commander (dpb), Fifth Coast Guard District, Federal Building, 1st
Floor, 431 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704-5004 or via fax at
(757) 398-6334 or by e-mail at gary.s.heyer@uscg.mil.
The agenda of the public meeting will include the following:
(1) Introduction of panel members.
(2) Overview of meeting format.
(3) Background on the proposed rulemaking.
(4) Statements from citizens. Statements may be delivered in
written form at the public meeting and made part of the docket or
delivered orally not to exceed 5 minutes.
Questions
We need assistance from the public in ensuring the Coast Guard
fully understands the impact of potential rulemaking on all users of
the bridge, both road and waterway usage. We believe that the impacts
can be better understood by articulating answers to questions such as
those posed below. In responding to the questions listed below, please
explain your reasons for each answer as specifically as possible so
that we can weigh the impacts and consequences of future actions that
we may take. The following are the types of pertinent questions that
may be used:
(1) If the SR 175 Bridge opened every two hours, would this have a
positive or a negative impact on your business interests? And, what
would be the approximate monetary value of this impact per day?
(2) If the SR 175 Bridge opened every two hours, would this
increase or decrease the time you spend per day as a motor vehicle
commuter? And, approximately how much would your commuting time
increase or decrease?
(3) If the SR 175 Bridge opened every two hours and this opening
schedule had a negative impact on your business interests, what actions
could you take, if any, to minimize the negative impact?
(4) If the SR 175 Bridge continued to open once per hour, would
this have a negative or positive financial impact on your life or
business? And, what would be the approximate amount of the negative or
positive financial impact per day?
(5) Is there a traffic management plan in place that directs how to
manage a vehicle back-up at the SR 175 Bridge? And if there is a plan,
what procedures are in place to increase public safety and reduce
traffic delays at the Bridge? Any additional information provided on
these topics is welcome.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
Mr. Gary S. Heyer as listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon
as possible.
Dated: June 13, 2006.
Larry L. Hereth,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
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