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8. To what extent should participantdirected individual account plans be
required to provide or promote
investment education for participants?
For example, should plans be required
or encouraged to provide a primer or
glossary of investment-related terms
relevant to a plan’s investment options
(e.g., basis point, expense ratio,
benchmark, redemption fee, deferred
sales charge); a copy of the Department’s
booklet entitled ‘‘A Look at 401(k) Fees’’
(www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/
401k_employee.html) or similar
publication; or investment research
services? Should such a publication
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Disclosure of Information Relating to
Plan and Individual Account
Administrative Fees and Expenses
9. What information is currently
furnished to participants about the plan
and/or individual administrative
expenses charged to their individual
account? Such expenses may include,
for example: audit fees, legal fees,
trustee fees, recordkeeping expenses,
individual participant transaction fees,
participant loan fees or expenses.
10. What information about
administrative expenses would help
plan participants, but is not currently
disclosed? Please explain the nature and
usefulness of such information.
11. How are charges against an
individual account for administrative
expenses typically communicated to
participants? Is such information
included as part of a participant’s
individual account statement or
furnished separately? If separately, is
the information communicated via
paper statements, electronically, or via
website access?
12. How frequently is information
concerning administrative expenses
charged to a participant’s account
communicated?
13. What, if any, requirements should
the Department impose to improve the
disclosure of administrative expenses to
plan participants? Please be specific as
to any recommendation and include
estimates of any new compliance costs
that may be imposed on plans or plan
sponsors.
14. Should charges for administrative
expenses be disclosed as part of the
periodic benefit statement required
under ERISA section 105?
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15. What, if any, distinctions should
be considered in assessing the
informational needs of participants in
plans that intend to meet the
requirements of section 404(c) as
contrasted with those of participants in
plans that do not intend to meet the
requirements of section 404(c)?
16. What (and what portion of) plan
administrative and investment-related
fees and expenses typically are paid by
sponsors of participant-directed
individual account plans? How and
when is such information typically
communicated to participants?
17. How would providing additional
fee and expense information to
participants affect the choices or
conduct of plan sponsors and
administrators, and/or that of vendors of
plan products and services? Please
explain any such effects.
18. How would providing additional
fee and expense information to
participants affect their plan investment
choices, plan savings conduct or other
plan related behavior? Please explain
any such effects and provide specific
examples, if available.
19. Please identify any particularly
cost-efficient (high-value but
inexpensive) fee and expense
disclosures to participants, and to the
contrary any particularly cost-inefficient
ones. Please provide any available
estimates of the dollar costs or benefits
of such disclosures.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of
April 2007.
Bradford P. Campbell,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
33 CFR Part 334
United States Marine Corps Restricted
Area and Danger Zone, Neuse River
and Tributaries, Marine Corps Air
Station Cherry Point, NC
United States Army Corps of
Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Corps of Engineers is
proposing to amend its regulations to
designate an existing rifle range fan as
a danger zone. The military exercise
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area is located within the Rifle Range of
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point,
North Carolina, along the Neuse River.
The danger zone will only be activated
by the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry
Point during range operational hours.
The Marine Corps will advise residents
in the vicinity of the range fan thus
ensuring their safety by alerting them to
temporary potential hazardous
conditions which may exist as a result
of small arms exercises. There will be
no change in the use of the existing
exercise area. The area, however, needs
to be marked on navigation charts to
insure security and safety for the public.
Entry points into the danger zone will
be prominently marked with signage
indicating the boundary of the danger
zone. The placement of aids to
navigation and regulatory markers will
be installed in accordance with the
requirements of the United States Coast
Guard. If the proposed signage exceeds
nationwide permit and/or regional
general permit conditions, the
Commander, United States Marine
Corps, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry
Point, North Carolina will seek
additional Department of the Army
authorizations.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before May 25, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number COE–
2007–0011, by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail:
david.b.olson@usace.army.mil. Include
the docket number, COE–2007–0011, in
the subject line of the message.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
ATTN: CECW–CO (David B. Olson), 441
G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314–
1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to
security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or
courier.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket number COE–2007–0011. All
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available on-line at
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided,
unless the commenter indicates that the
comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do
not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
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https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an anonymous access system, which
means we will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail directly to the
Corps without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, we
recommend that you include your name
and other contact information in the
body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If we
cannot read your comment because of
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, we may not be able
to consider your comment. Electronic
comments should avoid the use of any
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed. Although listed in
the index, some information is not
publicly available, such as CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form.
Consideration will be given to all
comments received within 30 days of
the date of publication of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Olson, Headquarters, Operations
and Regulatory Community of Practice,
Washington, DC at (202) 761–4922, Mr.
Scott Jones, Corps of Engineers,
Wilmington District, Regulatory Branch,
at (252) 975–1616, or Ms. Tracey
Wheeler, Corps of Engineers,
Wilmington District, Regulatory Branch,
at (252) 975–1616.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to its authorities in Section 7 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat.
266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and Chapter XIX of the
Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40
Stat. 892; 33 U.S.C. 3), the Corps
proposes to amend 33 CFR 334.430 by
adding a danger zone along the Neuse
River as described below. The
regulations governing the restricted area
are not proposed to be changed.
Procedural Requirements
Defense Department and the provisions
of Executive Order 12866 do not apply.
Authority: 40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and
40 Stat. 892 (33 U.S.C. 3).
b. Review Under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act
This proposed rule has been reviewed
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(Pub. L. 96–354) which requires the
preparation of a regulatory flexibility
analysis for any regulation that will
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities
(i.e., small businesses and small
governments). Unless information is
obtained to the contrary during the
public notice comment period, the
Corps expects that the establishment of
this danger zone would have practically
no economic impact on the public,
result in no anticipated navigational
hazard, or interfere with existing
waterway traffic. This proposed rule, if
adopted, will have no significant
economic impact on small entities.
2. Section 334.430 is revised to read
as follows:
c. Review Under the National
Environmental Policy Act
Due to the administrative nature of
this action and because there is no
intended change in the use of the area,
the Corps expects that this regulation, if
adopted, will not have a significant
impact to the quality of the human
environment and, therefore, preparation
of an environmental impact statement
will not be required. An environmental
assessment will be prepared after the
public notice period is closed and all
comments have been received and
considered. The environmental
assessment may be reviewed at the
District office listed at the end of FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above.
d. Unfunded Mandates Act
This proposed rule does not impose
an enforceable duty on the private
sector and, therefore, it is not a Federal
private sector mandate and it is not
subject to the requirements of either
Section 202 or Section 205 of the
Unfunded Mandates Act. We have also
found under Section 203 of the Act that
small governments will not be
significantly and uniquely affected by
this rulemaking.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334
Danger zones, Marine safety,
Navigation (water), Restricted areas,
Waterways.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, the Corps proposes to amend
33 CFR part 334, as follows:
a. Review Under Executive Order 12866
PART 334—DANGER ZONE AND
RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS
This proposed rule is issued with
respect to a military function of the
1. The authority citation for part 334
continues to read as follows:
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§ 334.430 Neuse River and tributaries at
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point,
North Carolina; restricted area and danger
zone.
(a) The restricted area. That portion of
Neuse River within 500 feet of the shore
along the reservation of the Marine
Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North
Carolina, extending from the mouth of
Hancock Creek to a point approximately
6,800 feet west of the mouth of Slocum
Creek, and all waters of Hancock and
Slocum Creeks and their tributaries
within the boundaries of the
reservation.
(b) The danger zone. The waters
within an area beginning at latitude
34.923425° N, longitude—76.853222°
W; thence northeasterly across Hancock
Creek to latitude 34.925258° N,
longitude—76.849864° W; continuing
northeasterly to latitude 34.933382° N,
longitude—76.835081° W; thence
northwesterly to the Neuse River
shoreline at latitude 34.936986° N,
longitude—76.841197° W, continuing
northwesterly to latitude 34.943275° N,
longitude—76.852169° W; thence
southwesterly along the shorelines to
latitude 34.935111° N, longitude—
76.859078° W; thence southeasterly
along Hancock Creek shoreline to the
point of origin.
(c) The regulations. (1) Except in cases
of extreme emergency, all persons or
vessels, other than those vessels
operated by the U.S. Navy or Coast
Guard, are prohibited from entering the
restricted area or danger zone without
prior permission of the enforcing
agency.
(2) Entry points into the danger zone
will be prominently marked with
signage indicating the boundary of the
danger zone.
(3) Firing will take place both day and
night at irregular periods throughout the
year. Appropriate warnings will be
issued through official government and
civilian channels serving the region.
Such warnings will specify the time and
duration of operations and give such
other pertinent information as may be
required in the interest of safety. Upon
completion of firing or if the scheduled
firing is cancelled for any reason, the
warning signals marking the danger
zone will be removed.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in
this section, the danger zone will be
open to general public access. Vessels,
watercraft, and other vehicles may
proceed through the danger zone.
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(5) The regulations in this section
shall be enforced by the Commanding
Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry
Point, North Carolina, and/or persons or
agencies as he/she may designate.
Lawrence A. Lang,
Acting Chief, Operations Directorate of Civil
Works.
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 111
Revised Standards for Mailing Sharps
Waste and Other Regulated Medical
Waste
Postal Service.
Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Postal ServiceTM is
proposing to revise the mailing
standards for medical waste so that
medical professionals can more easily
use the mail to ship waste to disposal
sites. For over 15 years we have safely
permitted approved vendors to use the
mail for return of sharps and other
regulated medical waste for disposal.
Under our current standards, mailback medical waste containers are most
often used by individuals who selfinject medications to control diseases
such as diabetes and arthritis. By
increasing the maximum allowable
weight of medical waste mail-back
containers and at the same time
requiring additional packaging
safeguards, we intend to provide small
medical offices the option of using the
mail for sending medical waste for
disposal. This proposal would allow
medical professionals a safe, easy, and
cost-effective means of disposing of
sharps and other regulated medical
waste.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before May 25, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written
comments to the Manager, Mailing
Standards, Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant
Plaza SW., Room 3436, Washington, DC
20260–3436. You may inspect and
photocopy all written comments at the
Postal Service Headquarters Library, 475
L’Enfant Plaza SW., 11th Floor N,
Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bert
Olsen, 202–268–7276.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposal would increase the use of the
mail for shipping medical waste while
improving packaging requirements so
that these items continue to be safe
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while transported in the mail. Currently,
mailing standards require that primary
sharps receptacles not exceed 3 gallons
and that primary receptacles for other
regulated medical waste not exceed 5
gallons. This proposal would allow for
a single larger primary receptacle that
could accommodate several pre-primary
sharps receptacles (sharps receptacles
normally used in doctors’ offices) as
well as several tie-closed bags of other
regulated medical waste. This change
would add additional receptacles (preprimary) to the currently required triplepackaging system and therefore would
increase protection of the contents.
The pre-primary receptacles may be
different in size and design. The
primary receptacle that holds the preprimary receptacles and the bags of
other regulated medical waste must be
capable of passing all current package
tests. The new standards would set the
total mailpiece weight limit to 35
pounds for packages approved as
‘‘Medical Professional Packaging.’’ All
other medical waste mailpieces would
be required to conform to the current
25-pound weight limit.
Although we are exempt from the
notice and comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act [5 U.S.C.
of 553(b), (c)] regarding proposed
rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), we
invite public comment on the following
proposed revisions to Mailing Standards
of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM),
incorporated by reference in the Code of
Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is
proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 111—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 111 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201–
3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3626, 5001; chapter
36 of Title 39: Pub. L. No 109–435, 120 Stat.
3198 (2006).
2. Revise the following sections of the
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM), as follows:
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600 Basic Standards for All Mailing
Services
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Class 6, Division 6.2)
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10.17.6 Sharps Waste and Other
Mailable Regulated Medical Waste
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[Add a new second sentence to item
b5 as follows:]
* * * Except for Medical Professional
Packages as identified in 10.17.6c,
which may not weigh more than 35
pounds.* * *
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[Renumber items 6c through 6f as new
6d through 6g. Add new item 6c as
follows:]
c. Medical Professional Packaging.
One primary receptacle larger than 5
gallons in volume may be used for
mailing pre-primary sharps receptacles
(sharps receptacles normally used in
doctors’ offices) and other regulated
medical waste under the following
conditions:
1. The mailpiece must meet all the
requirements in 10.17.6, except for the
primary receptacle capacity limits in
10.17.6b1.
2. Only rigid, securely closed,
puncture- and leak-resistant pre-primary
sharps receptacles that meet or exceed
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration standards may be placed
inside the primary receptacle. Each preprimary sharps container may contain
no more than 50 ml (1.66 ounces) of
residual waste liquid. Several preprimary sharps receptacles may be
enclosed in the single primary
receptacle.
3. Multiple tie-closed plastic bags of
regulated medical waste may be placed
inside the single primary receptacle.
4. The primary receptacle must be
lined with a plastic bag at least 4 mil in
thickness and include sufficient
absorbent material within the liner to
absorb all residual liquid in the primary
receptacle.
5. The mailpiece must not weigh more
than 35 pounds.
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[Renumber items d1 through d7 as
new d2 through d8. Add new number d1
as follows:]
1. For Medical Professional Packages,
the additional marking, ‘‘Medical
Professional Packaging,’’ must be clearly
printed in lettering at least 2 inches high
on the address side of the outer
shipping container.
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[Add two new sentences to the
introductory text renumbered item f as
follows:]
f. Testing Criteria. Packages tested for
approval as Medical Professional
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
33 CFR Part 334
United States Marine Corps Restricted Area and Danger Zone, Neuse
River and Tributaries, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC
AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Corps of Engineers is proposing to amend its regulations
to designate an existing rifle range fan as a danger zone. The military
exercise area is located within the Rifle Range of Marine Corps Air
Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, along the Neuse River. The danger
zone will only be activated by the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry
Point during range operational hours. The Marine Corps will advise
residents in the vicinity of the range fan thus ensuring their safety
by alerting them to temporary potential hazardous conditions which may
exist as a result of small arms exercises. There will be no change in
the use of the existing exercise area. The area, however, needs to be
marked on navigation charts to insure security and safety for the
public. Entry points into the danger zone will be prominently marked
with signage indicating the boundary of the danger zone. The placement
of aids to navigation and regulatory markers will be installed in
accordance with the requirements of the United States Coast Guard. If
the proposed signage exceeds nationwide permit and/or regional general
permit conditions, the Commander, United States Marine Corps, Marine
Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina will seek additional
Department of the Army authorizations.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 25, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2007-0011, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: david.b.olson@usace.army.mil. Include the docket number,
COE-2007-0011, in the subject line of the message.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CECW-CO (David B. Olson),
441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket number COE-2007-0011.
All comments received will be included in the public docket without
change and may be made available on-line at https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided, unless the commenter
indicates that the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
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https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an anonymous access system,
which means we will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail directly to the Corps without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, we recommend that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If we cannot read your comment because of technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, we may not be
able to consider your comment. Electronic comments should avoid the use
of any special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any
defects or viruses.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to www.regulations.gov. All documents in the
docket are listed. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, such as CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form.
Consideration will be given to all comments received within 30 days
of the date of publication of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Olson, Headquarters,
Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice, Washington, DC at
(202) 761-4922, Mr. Scott Jones, Corps of Engineers, Wilmington
District, Regulatory Branch, at (252) 975-1616, or Ms. Tracey Wheeler,
Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, Regulatory Branch, at (252)
975-1616.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to its authorities in Section 7 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and
Chapter XIX of the Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40 Stat. 892; 33
U.S.C. 3), the Corps proposes to amend 33 CFR 334.430 by adding a
danger zone along the Neuse River as described below. The regulations
governing the restricted area are not proposed to be changed.
Procedural Requirements
a. Review Under Executive Order 12866
This proposed rule is issued with respect to a military function of
the Defense Department and the provisions of Executive Order 12866 do
not apply.
b. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
This proposed rule has been reviewed under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 96-354) which requires the preparation of a
regulatory flexibility analysis for any regulation that will have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
(i.e., small businesses and small governments). Unless information is
obtained to the contrary during the public notice comment period, the
Corps expects that the establishment of this danger zone would have
practically no economic impact on the public, result in no anticipated
navigational hazard, or interfere with existing waterway traffic. This
proposed rule, if adopted, will have no significant economic impact on
small entities.
c. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act
Due to the administrative nature of this action and because there
is no intended change in the use of the area, the Corps expects that
this regulation, if adopted, will not have a significant impact to the
quality of the human environment and, therefore, preparation of an
environmental impact statement will not be required. An environmental
assessment will be prepared after the public notice period is closed
and all comments have been received and considered. The environmental
assessment may be reviewed at the District office listed at the end of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above.
d. Unfunded Mandates Act
This proposed rule does not impose an enforceable duty on the
private sector and, therefore, it is not a Federal private sector
mandate and it is not subject to the requirements of either Section 202
or Section 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Act. We have also found under
Section 203 of the Act that small governments will not be significantly
and uniquely affected by this rulemaking.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334
Danger zones, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Restricted areas,
Waterways.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Corps proposes to
amend 33 CFR part 334, as follows:
PART 334--DANGER ZONE AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 334 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and 40 Stat. 892 (33
U.S.C. 3).
2. Section 334.430 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 334.430 Neuse River and tributaries at Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point, North Carolina; restricted area and danger zone.
(a) The restricted area. That portion of Neuse River within 500
feet of the shore along the reservation of the Marine Corps Air
Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina, extending from the mouth of
Hancock Creek to a point approximately 6,800 feet west of the mouth of
Slocum Creek, and all waters of Hancock and Slocum Creeks and their
tributaries within the boundaries of the reservation.
(b) The danger zone. The waters within an area beginning at
latitude 34.923425[deg] N, longitude--76.853222[deg] W; thence
northeasterly across Hancock Creek to latitude 34.925258[deg] N,
longitude--76.849864[deg] W; continuing northeasterly to latitude
34.933382[deg] N, longitude--76.835081[deg] W; thence northwesterly to
the Neuse River shoreline at latitude 34.936986[deg] N, longitude--
76.841197[deg] W, continuing northwesterly to latitude 34.943275[deg]
N, longitude--76.852169[deg] W; thence southwesterly along the
shorelines to latitude 34.935111[deg] N, longitude--76.859078[deg] W;
thence southeasterly along Hancock Creek shoreline to the point of
origin.
(c) The regulations. (1) Except in cases of extreme emergency, all
persons or vessels, other than those vessels operated by the U.S. Navy
or Coast Guard, are prohibited from entering the restricted area or
danger zone without prior permission of the enforcing agency.
(2) Entry points into the danger zone will be prominently marked
with signage indicating the boundary of the danger zone.
(3) Firing will take place both day and night at irregular periods
throughout the year. Appropriate warnings will be issued through
official government and civilian channels serving the region. Such
warnings will specify the time and duration of operations and give such
other pertinent information as may be required in the interest of
safety. Upon completion of firing or if the scheduled firing is
cancelled for any reason, the warning signals marking the danger zone
will be removed.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the danger zone
will be open to general public access. Vessels, watercraft, and other
vehicles may proceed through the danger zone.
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(5) The regulations in this section shall be enforced by the
Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North
Carolina, and/or persons or agencies as he/she may designate.
Lawrence A. Lang,
Acting Chief, Operations Directorate of Civil Works.
[FR Doc. E7-7901 Filed 4-24-07; 8:45 am]
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