Detecting Oil Leaks From Vessels Into the Water, 76742-76744 [2010-30929]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
76742
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 236 / Thursday, December 9, 2010 / Notices
Dated: October 22, 2010.
Jane A. Axelrad,
Associate Director for Policy, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research.
[FR Doc. 2010–30995 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4160–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health;
Notice of Meeting
erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the
National Advisory Mental Health
Council.
The meeting will be open to the
public as indicated below, with
attendance limited to space available.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the Contact Person listed below
in advance of the meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Advisory
Mental Health Council.
Date: January 13–14, 2011.
Closed: January 13, 2011, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, Conference Room C/D/E,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Open: January 14, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
Agenda: Presentation of NIMH Director’s
report and discussion on NIMH program and
policy issues.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, C Wing, 31 Center Drive, 6th
Floor, Conference Room 6, Bethesda, MD
20892.
Contact Person: Jane A. Steinberg, Ph.D.,
Director, Division of Extramural Activities,
National Institute of Mental Health, NIH,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Blvd.,
Room 6154, MSC 9609, Bethesda, MD 20892–
9609, 301–443–5047.
Any member of the public interested
in presenting oral comments to the
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:35 Dec 08, 2010
Jkt 223001
committee may notify the Contact
Person listed on this notice at least 10
days in advance of the meeting.
Interested individuals and
representatives of organizations may
submit a letter of intent, a brief
description of the organization
represented, and a short description of
the oral presentation. Only one
representative of an organization may be
allowed to present oral comments and if
accepted by the committee,
presentations may be limited to five
minutes. Both printed and electronic
copies are requested for the record. In
addition, any interested person may file
written comments with the committee
by forwarding their statement to the
Contact Person listed on this notice. The
statement should include the name,
address, telephone number and when
applicable, the business or professional
affiliation of the interested person.
In the interest of security, NIH has
instituted stringent procedures for
entrance onto the NIH campus. All
visitor vehicles, including taxicabs,
hotel, and airport shuttles will be
inspected before being allowed on
campus. Visitors will be asked to show
one form of identification (for example,
a government-issued photo ID, driver’s
license, or passport) and to state the
purpose of their visit.
Information is also available on the
Institute’s/Center’s home page: https://
www.nimh.nih.gov/about/advisoryboards-and-groups/namhc/index.shtml,
where an agenda and any additional
information for the meeting will be
posted when available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.242, Mental Health Research
Grants; 93.281, Scientist Development
Award, Scientist Development Award for
Clinicians, and Research Scientist Award;
93.282, Mental Health National Research
Service Awards for Research Training,
National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: December 3, 2010.
Jennifer S. Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2010–30963 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member
Conflict: NIH Exploratory Developmental
Research Grant Program In Urology.
Date: December 22, 2010.
Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Mushtaq A. Khan, DVM,
PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2176,
MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
1778, khanm@csr.nih.gov.
This notice is being published less than 15
days prior to the meeting due to the timing
limitations imposed by the review and
funding cycle.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine;
93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333,
93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,
93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National
Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: December 3, 2010.
Jennifer S. Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2010–30961 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2010–1085]
Detecting Oil Leaks From Vessels Into
the Water
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice and request for
information.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meeting.
Frm 00048
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
In section 707 of the Coast
Guard Authorization Act of 2010,
Congress directs the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating to report on the availability,
feasibility, and potential cost of
technology to detect the loss of oil
carried as cargo or as fuel on tank and
non-tank vessels greater than 400 gross
SUMMARY:
National Institutes of Health
PO 00000
ACTION:
E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM
09DEN1
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 236 / Thursday, December 9, 2010 / Notices
erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES
tons. Through this Notice, the Coast
Guard seeks information about the
current state of technology to detect loss
of oil into the water.
DATES: Comments and related material
must either be submitted to our online
docket via https://www.regulations.gov
on or before January 24, 2011 or reach
the Docket Management Facility by that
date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2010–1085 using any one of the
following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility
(M–30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail
address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number
is 202–366–9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods. See the
‘‘Public Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this notice, call
or e-mail Mrs. Dolores Mercier, U.S.
Coast Guard Office of Design and
Engineering Standards; telephone 202–
372–1485, e-mail
Dolores.P.Mercier@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Renee V.
Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202–366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to submit
information about the current state of
technology to detect loss of oil into the
water. All information received will be
posted, without change, to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided.
Submitting comments: If you submit
material, please include the docket
number for this notice (USCG–2010–
1085). You may submit your material
online, or by fax, mail or hand delivery,
but please use only one of these means.
We recommend that you include your
name and a mailing address, an e-mail
address, or a telephone number in the
body of your document so that we can
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:35 Dec 08, 2010
Jkt 223001
contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your material online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, click on the
‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will
then become highlighted in blue. In the
‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu
select ‘‘Notices’’ and insert ‘‘USCG–
2010–1085’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box. Click
‘‘Search’’ then click on the balloon shape
in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. If you submit
information by mail or hand delivery,
submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 8c by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you
submit them by mail and would like to
know that they reached the Facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope.
Viewing the comments: To view the
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, click on the ‘‘read
comments’’ box, which will then
become highlighted in blue. In the
‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2010–
1085’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the
‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’
column. If you do not have access to the
internet, you may view the docket
online by visiting the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12–140
on the ground floor of the Department
of Transportation West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. We have an agreement with
the Department of Transportation to use
the Docket Management Facility.
Privacy Act: Anyone can search the
electronic form of comments received
into any of our dockets by the name of
the individual submitting the comment
(or signing the comment, if submitted
on behalf of an association, business,
labor union, etc.). You may review a
Privacy Act system of records notice
regarding our public dockets in the
January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal
Register (73 FR 3316).
Background and Purpose
The purpose of a device to detect loss
of oil from a vessel into the water is to
reduce the size and impact of an oil
spill by alerting the vessel’s crew to take
action to minimize the impact.
However, these devices will not stop the
outflow of oil into the water.
Between October 2004 and October
2005, the Coast Guard conducted a
study of technology used to detect the
loss of oil from oil cargo tanks into the
water. As part of this study, we
reviewed technologies used to monitor
the level of oil from inside the cargo
tank and to detect pollution from
outside the tank. Devices inside the tank
include liquid level gauges typically
PO 00000
Frm 00049
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
76743
employed for monitoring cargo during
transfer operations. Devices outside the
tank include oil/water interface sensors
that, theoretically, would be deployed
around a vessel or towed astern to
detect oil in the water. In both cases, we
found that existing technologies did not
fit the performance expectations of a
device that could detect the loss of oil
from a vessel underway in a dynamic
marine environment. This study can be
found in docket number USCG–2001–
9046.
The Coast Guard seeks information
about new technology that was not
considered in the 2005 study. We are
particularly interested in information
that includes details about the:
—Physical principles of operation of the
device;
—Degree of experience with actual
usage of the device;
—Performance and limitations of the
device;
—Power requirements for the device;
and
—Capacity to operate in a dynamic
environment, including an explosive
atmosphere.
Please consider the following
questions when responding to this
notice and request for information:
(A) What new technology exists to
detect the loss of oil into the water?
(B) What is the availability of such
technology?
(C) What are the costs of installation
and maintenance of such technology?
(D) What methods or equipment are
currently under development that may
be able to detect leaks from oil tanks
into the water?
(E) What is the threshold for
detection, accuracy, sensitivity, and
reliability in both the static and
dynamic conditions found on moving
vessels?
(F) How is the crew alerted?
(G) Do the methods or types of
equipment discussed in this rulemaking
have uses other than leak detection from
oil cargo tanks into the water?
(H) Are methods or equipment being
applied for similar purposes in other
industries (e.g., the aerospace, rail,
military, or over-the-road truck
industries) that merit investigation for
use aboard vessels?
We will review and analyze all
information received in preparation for
the development of the required report
on the availability of technology to
detect the loss of oil carried as cargo or
as fuel on tank and non-tank vessels
greater than 400 gross tons.
Authority
This notice is issued under authority
of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM
09DEN1
76744
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 236 / Thursday, December 9, 2010 / Notices
Dated: December 2, 2010.
F.J. Sturm,
U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Director of
Commercial Regulations and Standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mitchell Wyllins, National Disaster
Housing Task Force, 500 C Street, SW.,
(Room 428), Washington, DC 20472–
3100, telephone 202–646–3173, and email mailto: NDHTF@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NDHTF will meet for the purpose of
reviewing the progress of the NDHTF’s
Concept of Operations, which was
released for public comment.
[FR Doc. 2010–30929 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0009]
National Disaster Housing Task Force
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
AGENCY:
The National Disaster
Housing Task Force (NDHTF) will meet
by teleconference on December 15,
2010. At the meeting, the members will
report on their work since the October
13, 2010 meeting and discuss the status
of the NDHTF’s Concept of Operations
document. This meeting will be open to
the public via a teleconference line.
DATES: The teleconference will take
place on December 15, 2010, from 1
p.m. EST to 2:00 p.m. EST. Comments
must be submitted by December 17,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public who
wish to obtain the call-in number,
access code, and other information for
listening to or participating in the
public teleconference should contact
Mitchell Wyllins as listed under the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption
by December 14, 2010. Comments must
be identified by Docket ID FEMA–2008–
0009 and may be submitted by any one
of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Facsimile: (703) 483–2999.
Mail: Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Room
835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472–3100.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Chief
Counsel, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472–
3100.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket ID FEMA–
2008–0009. Comments will be posted
without alteration at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read documents or comments received
by the NDHTF, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:35 Dec 08, 2010
Jkt 223001
Public Attendance
The teleconference is open to the
public but will be a listen-only line,
unless a specific request is made to
present comments during the
teleconference. To make such a request,
contact Mitchell Wyllins as listed under
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
caption by December 14, 2010.
Comments presented at the
teleconference must relate directly to
the NDHTF Concept of Operations
document. Please note that vendor/
contractor products/services will not be
accepted for presentation during the
teleconference.
Please note that the meeting may
adjourn early if all business is finished.
Information on Services for Individuals
With Disabilities
Persons with disabilities who require
special assistance should advise
Mitchell Wyllins of their anticipated
special needs as early as possible.
Closed captioning will be provided at
the following link: https://
www.fedrcc.us//Enter.aspx?EventID
=1663550&CustomerID=321 and event
code 1663550.
Dated: December 2, 2010.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010–30973 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110\1–23–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0009]
National Disaster Housing Task Force
Concept of Operations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is
accepting comments on the National
Disaster Housing Task Force (NDHTF)
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00050
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Concept of Operations (CONOPS). The
CONOPS describes the Federal
coordination of disaster housing
assistance in preparation for, response
to and recovery from all levels of
disasters, including catastrophic events.
Additionally, it outlines the
implementation of the National Disaster
Housing Strategy (Strategy).
DATES: Comments must be received by
January 10, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified by docket ID FEMA–2008–
0009 and may be submitted by one of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Please note that the proposed CONOPS
is not a rulemaking and the Federal
eRulemaking Portal is being utilized
only as a mechanism for receiving
comments.
Mail: Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Room
840, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472–3100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mitchell Wyllins, National Disaster
Housing Task Force, Room 428, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472–
3100, telephone 202–646–3173, and
e-mail mailto: NDHTF@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket ID. Regardless of the method
used for submitting comments or
material, all submissions will be posted,
without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, and will include
any personal information you provide.
Therefore, submitting this information
makes it public. You may wish to read
the Privacy Act notice, which can be
viewed by clicking on the ‘‘Privacy
Notice’’ link in the footer of https://
www.regulations.gov.
You may submit your comments and
material by the methods specified under
the ADDRESSES caption. Please submit
your comments and any supporting
material by only one means to avoid the
receipt and review of duplicate
submissions.
Docket: The proposed CONOPS is
available in docket ID FEMA–2008–
0009. For access to the docket to read
background documents or comments
received, go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and
search for the docket ID. Submitted
comments may also be inspected at
FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, Room
E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM
09DEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 236 (Thursday, December 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76742-76744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30929]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2010-1085]
Detecting Oil Leaks From Vessels Into the Water
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for information.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In section 707 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010,
Congress directs the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
Guard is operating to report on the availability, feasibility, and
potential cost of technology to detect the loss of oil carried as cargo
or as fuel on tank and non-tank vessels greater than 400 gross
[[Page 76743]]
tons. Through this Notice, the Coast Guard seeks information about the
current state of technology to detect loss of oil into the water.
DATES: Comments and related material must either be submitted to our
online docket via https://www.regulations.gov on or before January 24,
2011 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2010-1085 using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or e-mail Mrs. Dolores Mercier, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Design
and Engineering Standards; telephone 202-372-1485, e-mail
Dolores.P.Mercier@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to submit information about the current state of
technology to detect loss of oil into the water. All information
received will be posted, without change, to https://www.regulations.gov
and will include any personal information you have provided.
Submitting comments: If you submit material, please include the
docket number for this notice (USCG-2010-1085). You may submit your
material online, or by fax, mail or hand delivery, but please use only
one of these means. We recommend that you include your name and a
mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your material online, go to https://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select
``Notices'' and insert ``USCG-2010-1085'' in the ``Keyword'' box. Click
``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions'' column.
If you submit information by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 8[frac12] by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope.
Viewing the comments: To view the comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov, click on the ``read comments'' box, which will
then become highlighted in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-
2010-1085'' and click ``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in
the ``Actions'' column. If you do not have access to the internet, you
may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility
in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. We have an agreement with the Department of Transportation to
use the Docket Management Facility.
Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review a
Privacy Act system of records notice regarding our public dockets in
the January 17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Background and Purpose
The purpose of a device to detect loss of oil from a vessel into
the water is to reduce the size and impact of an oil spill by alerting
the vessel's crew to take action to minimize the impact. However, these
devices will not stop the outflow of oil into the water.
Between October 2004 and October 2005, the Coast Guard conducted a
study of technology used to detect the loss of oil from oil cargo tanks
into the water. As part of this study, we reviewed technologies used to
monitor the level of oil from inside the cargo tank and to detect
pollution from outside the tank. Devices inside the tank include liquid
level gauges typically employed for monitoring cargo during transfer
operations. Devices outside the tank include oil/water interface
sensors that, theoretically, would be deployed around a vessel or towed
astern to detect oil in the water. In both cases, we found that
existing technologies did not fit the performance expectations of a
device that could detect the loss of oil from a vessel underway in a
dynamic marine environment. This study can be found in docket number
USCG-2001-9046.
The Coast Guard seeks information about new technology that was not
considered in the 2005 study. We are particularly interested in
information that includes details about the:
--Physical principles of operation of the device;
--Degree of experience with actual usage of the device;
--Performance and limitations of the device;
--Power requirements for the device; and
--Capacity to operate in a dynamic environment, including an explosive
atmosphere.
Please consider the following questions when responding to this
notice and request for information:
(A) What new technology exists to detect the loss of oil into the
water?
(B) What is the availability of such technology?
(C) What are the costs of installation and maintenance of such
technology?
(D) What methods or equipment are currently under development that
may be able to detect leaks from oil tanks into the water?
(E) What is the threshold for detection, accuracy, sensitivity, and
reliability in both the static and dynamic conditions found on moving
vessels?
(F) How is the crew alerted?
(G) Do the methods or types of equipment discussed in this
rulemaking have uses other than leak detection from oil cargo tanks
into the water?
(H) Are methods or equipment being applied for similar purposes in
other industries (e.g., the aerospace, rail, military, or over-the-road
truck industries) that merit investigation for use aboard vessels?
We will review and analyze all information received in preparation
for the development of the required report on the availability of
technology to detect the loss of oil carried as cargo or as fuel on
tank and non-tank vessels greater than 400 gross tons.
Authority
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
[[Page 76744]]
Dated: December 2, 2010.
F.J. Sturm,
U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Director of Commercial Regulations and
Standards.
[FR Doc. 2010-30929 Filed 12-8-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
