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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Parts 140, 143, and 146
46 CFR Parts 61 and 62
[USCG–2014–0063]
RIN 1625–AC16
Requirements for MODUs and Other
Vessels Conducting Outer Continental
Shelf Activities With Dynamic
Positioning Systems
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of public meeting;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard announces a
public meeting to receive comments on
a notice of proposed rulemaking
entitled, ‘‘Requirements for MODUs and
Other Vessels Conducting Outer
Continental Shelf Activities With
Dynamic Positioning Systems.’’ The
proposed regulations would establish
minimum design, operation, training,
and manning standards for mobile
offshore drilling units (MODUs) and
other vessels using dynamic positioning
systems to engage in Outer Continental
Shelf activities.
DATES: A public meeting will be held in
New Orleans, LA, on March 31, 2015,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please note that
the public meeting has a limited number
of seats. We request those who plan to
attend to contact the meeting
coordinator, Lieutenant Stephanie
Waller, by phone or email listed in the
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section not later than March 24, 2015.
The meeting may close early if all
business is finished or time may be
extended to allow for more comments.
Written comments and related material
may be submitted to Coast Guard
personnel specified at the meeting for
inclusion in the official docket. The
comment period for the proposed rule
closes May 27, 2015. All written
comments and related material
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submitted after the meeting must either
be submitted to our online docket via
https://www.regulations.gov on or before
May 27, 2015 or reach the Docket
Management Facility by that date.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the following location:
• Board’s Administration Building,
1350 Port of New Orleans Place, New
Orleans, LA, 70130. The Board’s
Administration Building is located at
the Port of New Orleans Headquarters,
which is building 3 in the map linked
below. Please view the map at the
following link for the exact location:
https://portno.com/cms/resources/
facilities/facilitiesmaps_03.jpg.
• Parking will be at local private payto-park facilities. The Morial
Convention Center’s ‘‘J’’ lot is one
option and is about 2 blocks from the
Administration Building off of
Henderson Street and right across from
building 4 in the map linked above,
which is Mardi Gras World.
You may submit written comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2014–0063 before or after the meeting
using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov under
docket number USCG–2005–21869.
(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. The online
docket for this rulemaking is available
on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov under docket
number USCG–2014–0063.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions concerning the
public meeting, on facilities or services
for individuals with disabilities, or wish
to request special assistance or
reasonable accommodation at the public
meeting, please contact Lieutenant
Stephanie Waller, Human Factors and
Ship Design Division (CG–ENG–1),
Coast Guard, Stephanie.E.Waller@
uscg.mil, telephone 202–372–1374. If
you have questions on viewing or
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submitting material to the docket, call
Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–
9826 or 1–800–647–5527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting
comments either orally at the meeting or
in writing. If you bring written
comments to the meeting, you may
submit them to Coast Guard personnel
specified at the meeting to receive
written comments. These comments
will be submitted to our online public
docket. All comments received will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided.
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment using any of
the methods described in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice, please include the
docket number for this rulemaking
(USCG–2014–0063), indicate the
specific section of the NPRM to which
each comment applies, and provide a
reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. We recommend that
you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone
number in the body of your document
so that we can contact you if we have
questions regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and insert
‘‘USCG–2014–0063’’ in the ‘‘Search’’
box. Click on ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ in
the ‘‘Actions’’ column. If you submit
your comments by mail or hand
delivery, submit them in an unbound
format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches,
suitable for copying and electronic
filing. If you submit comments by mail
and would like to know that they
reached the Facility, please enclose a
stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope.
We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment
period and may change this notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) based on
your comments.
B. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and insert
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box. 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.
C. 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 notice regarding our public dockets
in the January 17, 2008 issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
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II. Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the
Federal Register on November 28, 2014
entitled, ‘‘Requirements for MODUs and
Other Vessels Conducting Outer
Continental Shelf Activities With
Dynamic Positioning Systems’’ (79 FR
70943). In the NPRM we stated our
intention to hold a public meeting, and
to publish a notice to announce the
location and date of that meeting (79 FR
70944).
The proposed rule would establish
minimum design, operation, training,
and manning standards for MODUs and
other vessels using dynamic positioning
systems to engage in Outer Continental
Shelf activities. Establishing these
minimum standards is necessary to
improve the safety of people and
property involved in such operations,
and the protection of the environment
in which they operate. The rule would
decrease the risk of a loss of position by
a dynamically-positioned MODU or
other vessel that could result in a fire,
explosion, or subsea spill, and support
the Coast Guard’s strategic goals of
maritime safety and protection of
natural resources.
We plan to record this meeting using
an audio-digital recorder and to make
that audio recording available through a
link in our online docket. We will also
provide a written summary of the
meeting and comments and will place
that summary in the docket.
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III. Authority
This notice is issued under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: March 4, 2015.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and
Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
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[EPA–R04–OW–2014–0372; FRL–9921–73–
Region 4]
Ocean Dumping: Expansion of an
Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site
Offshore of Jacksonville, Florida
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
an expansion of the ocean dredged
material disposal site (ODMDS) site
offshore of Jacksonville, Florida
pursuant to the Marine Protection,
Research and Sanctuaries Act, as
amended (MPRSA). The primary
purpose for the site expansion is to
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to provide a location for the disposal of
dredged material for persons who have
received a permit for such disposal. The
expanded site will be subject to ongoing
monitoring and management to ensure
continued protection of the marine
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SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
received on or before April 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04–
OW–2014–0372, by one of the following
methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments and accessing the docket and
materials related to this proposed rule.
• Email: mcarthur.christopher@
epa.gov.
• Mail: Christopher McArthur, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, Water Protection Division,
Marine Regulatory and Wetlands
Enforcement Section, 61 Forsyth Street,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R04–OW–2014–
0372. The EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
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the public docket without change and
may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit through
www.regulations.gov or email,
information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected. The
www.regulations.gov Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means the EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an email
comment directly to the EPA without
going through www.regulations.gov,
your email 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, the EPA recommends 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 the EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
the EPA may not be able to consider
your comment. Electronic files should
avoid the use of special characters, any
form of encryption, and be free of any
defects or viruses. For additional
information about the EPA’s public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically at www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy during normal business
hours from the regional library at the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4 Library, 9th Floor, 61 Forsyth
Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. For
access to the documents at the Region
4 Library, contact the Region 4 Library
Reference Desk at (404) 562–8190,
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m., and between the hours of 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays, for
an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher McArthur, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, Water Protection Division,
Marine Regulatory and Wetlands
Enforcement Section, 61 Forsyth Street,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303; phone number
(404) 562–9391; email:
mcarthur.christopher@epa.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Parts 140, 143, and 146
46 CFR Parts 61 and 62
[USCG-2014-0063]
RIN 1625-AC16
Requirements for MODUs and Other Vessels Conducting Outer
Continental Shelf Activities With Dynamic Positioning Systems
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces a public meeting to receive comments
on a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled, ``Requirements for MODUs
and Other Vessels Conducting Outer Continental Shelf Activities With
Dynamic Positioning Systems.'' The proposed regulations would establish
minimum design, operation, training, and manning standards for mobile
offshore drilling units (MODUs) and other vessels using dynamic
positioning systems to engage in Outer Continental Shelf activities.
DATES: A public meeting will be held in New Orleans, LA, on March 31,
2015, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please note that the public meeting has a
limited number of seats. We request those who plan to attend to contact
the meeting coordinator, Lieutenant Stephanie Waller, by phone or email
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section not later than
March 24, 2015. The meeting may close early if all business is finished
or time may be extended to allow for more comments. Written comments
and related material may be submitted to Coast Guard personnel
specified at the meeting for inclusion in the official docket. The
comment period for the proposed rule closes May 27, 2015. All written
comments and related material submitted after the meeting must either
be submitted to our online docket via https://www.regulations.gov on or
before May 27, 2015 or reach the Docket Management Facility by that
date.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the following location:
Board's Administration Building, 1350 Port of New Orleans
Place, New Orleans, LA, 70130. The Board's Administration Building is
located at the Port of New Orleans Headquarters, which is building 3 in
the map linked below. Please view the map at the following link for the
exact location: https://portno.com/cms/resources/facilities/facilitiesmaps_03.jpg.
Parking will be at local private pay-to-park facilities.
The Morial Convention Center's ``J'' lot is one option and is about 2
blocks from the Administration Building off of Henderson Street and
right across from building 4 in the map linked above, which is Mardi
Gras World.
You may submit written comments identified by docket number USCG-
2014-0063 before or after the meeting using any one of the following
methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov under
docket number USCG-2005-21869.
(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.
The online docket for this rulemaking is available on the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov under docket number USCG-2014-0063.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the
public meeting, on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities, or wish to request special assistance or reasonable
accommodation at the public meeting, please contact Lieutenant
Stephanie Waller, Human Factors and Ship Design Division (CG-ENG-1),
Coast Guard, Stephanie.E.Waller@uscg.mil, telephone 202-372-1374. If
you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket,
call Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
202-366-9826 or 1-800-647-5527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments either orally at the meeting or in writing. If you bring
written comments to the meeting, you may submit them to Coast Guard
personnel specified at the meeting to receive written comments. These
comments will be submitted to our online public docket. All comments
received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov
and will include any personal information you have provided.
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment using any of the methods described in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice, please include the docket number for
this rulemaking (USCG-2014-0063), indicate the specific section of the
NPRM to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. We recommend that you include your name
and a mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and
insert ``USCG-2014-0063'' in the ``Search'' box. Click on ``Submit a
Comment'' in the ``Actions'' column. If you submit your comments 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
submit comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the
Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope.
We will consider all comments and material received during the
comment period and may change this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
based on your comments.
B. Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov and
insert
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``USCG-2014-0063'' in the ``Search'' box. 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.
C. 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 notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
II. Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in
the Federal Register on November 28, 2014 entitled, ``Requirements for
MODUs and Other Vessels Conducting Outer Continental Shelf Activities
With Dynamic Positioning Systems'' (79 FR 70943). In the NPRM we stated
our intention to hold a public meeting, and to publish a notice to
announce the location and date of that meeting (79 FR 70944).
The proposed rule would establish minimum design, operation,
training, and manning standards for MODUs and other vessels using
dynamic positioning systems to engage in Outer Continental Shelf
activities. Establishing these minimum standards is necessary to
improve the safety of people and property involved in such operations,
and the protection of the environment in which they operate. The rule
would decrease the risk of a loss of position by a dynamically-
positioned MODU or other vessel that could result in a fire, explosion,
or subsea spill, and support the Coast Guard's strategic goals of
maritime safety and protection of natural resources.
We plan to record this meeting using an audio-digital recorder and
to make that audio recording available through a link in our online
docket. We will also provide a written summary of the meeting and
comments and will place that summary in the docket.
III. Authority
This notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: March 4, 2015.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2015-05551 Filed 3-10-15; 8:45 am]
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