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Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with PROPOSALS 26632 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 109 / Thursday, June 8, 2017 / Proposed Rules d. Installation or upgrades of HVAC systems; e. Modifications to water intake and outflow structures provided that intake velocities and volumes and water effluent quality and volumes are consistent with existing permit limits; f. Repair or replacement of doors, windows, walls, ceilings, roofs, floors and lighting fixtures in structures greater than 50 years old; and g. Painting and paint removal at structures greater than 50 years old, including actions taken to contain, remove and dispose of leadbased paint when in accordance with applicable requirements. 38. Siting, construction, and use of buildings and associated infrastructure physically disturbing generally no more than 10 acres of undisturbed land or 25 acres of previously-disturbed land. 39. Siting and temporary placement and operation of trailers, prefabricated and modular buildings, or tanks on previously disturbed sites at an existing TVA facility. 40. Demolition and disposal of structures, buildings, equipment and associated infrastructure and subsequent site reclamation, subject to applicable review for historical value, on sites generally less than 10 acres in size. 41. Actions to maintain roads, trails, and parking areas (including resurfacing, cleaning, asphalt repairs, and placing gravel) that do not involve new ground disturbance (i.e., no grading). 42. Improvements to existing roads, trails, and parking areas, including, but not limited to, scraping and regrading; regrading of embankments, installation or replacement of culverts; and minor expansions. 43. Actions to enhance and control access to TVA property including, but not limited to, construction of and improvements to access road and parking area (generally no greater than 1 mile in length and physically disturbing no more than 10 acres of undisturbed land or 25 acres of previouslydisturbed land) and installation of control measures such as gates, fences, or post and cable. 44. Small-scale, non-emergency cleanup of solid waste or hazardous waste (other than high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel) to reduce risk to human health or the environment. Actions include collection and treatment (such as incineration, encapsulation, physical or chemical separation, and compaction), recovery, storage, or disposal of wastes at existing facilities currently handling the type of waste involved in the action. 45. Installation, modification, and operation of the following types of renewable or waste-heat recovery energy projects which increase generating capacity at an existing TVA facility, generally comprising of physical disturbance to no more than 10 acres of undisturbed land or 25 acres of previously-disturbed land: a. Combined heat and power or cogeneration systems at existing buildings or sites; b. Solar photovoltaic systems mounted on the ground, an existing building or other structure (such as a rooftop, parking lot or VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:21 Jun 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 facility and mounted to signage lighting, gates or fences); c. A small number of wind turbines with a height generally less than 200 feet (measured from the ground to the maximum height of blade rotation) that are located more than 10 nautical miles from an airport or aviation navigational aid and more than 1.5 nautical miles from a National Weather Service or Federal Aviation Administration radar; d. Small-scale biomass power plants (generally less than 10 megawatts) using commercially available technology intended to primarily support operations in single facilities or contiguous facilities (such as an office complex) and that is located within a previously disturbed or developed area and uses agricultural residue products or wood waste as its fuel supply; and e. Methane gas electric generating systems using commercially available technology installed within a previously disturbed or developed area on or contiguous to an existing landfill or wastewater treatment plant. 46. Installation, modification, operation, and removal of commercially available smallscale, drop-in, run-of-the-river hydroelectric systems that do not require construction of new water storage structures or new water diversion from a stream or river channel. Covered systems would be located upgradient of natural fish barriers and outside of any navigation channels and involve no major construction or modification of stream or river channels. 47. Modifications to the TVA rate structure (i.e., rate change) and any associated modifications to contracts for pricing energy or demand for wholesale end-users or direct serve customers of TVA power or development of new or modified pricing products that result in no or only minor increases in peak or base load energy generation or that result in system-wide demand reduction. 48. Financial and technical assistance for programs conducted by non-TVA entities to promote energy efficiency or water conservation, including, but not limited to, assistance for installation or replacement of energy efficient appliances, insulation, HVAC systems, plumbing fixtures, and water heating systems. 49. Financial assistance including, but not limited to, approving and administering grants, loans and rebates for the renovation or minor upgrading of existing facilities, established or developing industrial parks, or existing infrastructure; the extension of infrastructure; geotechnical boring; and construction of commercial and light industrial buildings. Generally, such assistance supports actions that physically disturb no more than 10 acres of undisturbed land or no more than 25 acres of previouslydisturbed land. 50. Financial assistance for the following actions: Approving and administering grants, loans and rebates for continued operations or purchase of existing facilities and infrastructure for uses substantially the same as the current use; purchasing, installing, and replacing equipment or machinery at existing facilities; and completing engineering PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 designs, architectural drawings, surveys, and site assessments (except when tree clearing, geotechnical boring, or other land disturbance would occur). Jacinda B. Woodward, Senior Vice President, Resources and River Management. [FR Doc. 2017–11784 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8120–08–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Chapter I 46 CFR Chapters I and III 49 CFR Chapter IV [Docket No. USCG–2017–0480] Evaluation of Existing Coast Guard Regulations, Guidance Documents, Interpretative Documents, and Collections of Information Coast Guard, DHS. Request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: We are seeking comments on Coast Guard regulations, guidance documents, and interpretative documents that you believe should be repealed, replaced, or modified. Also, we welcome your comments on our approved collections of information, regardless of whether the collection is associated with a regulation. We are taking this action in response to Executive Orders 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs; 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda; and 13783, Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth. We plan to use your comments to assist us in our work with the Department of Homeland Security’s Regulatory Reform Task Force. DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before July 10, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG– 2017–0480 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public Participation and Request for Comments’’ portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document call or email Mr. Adam Sydnor, Coast Guard; telephone 202–372–1490, email Adam.B.Sydnor@uscg.mil. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08JNP1.SGM 08JNP1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 109 / Thursday, June 8, 2017 / Proposed Rules On January 30, 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs. Under that Executive Order, for every one new regulation issued, at least two prior regulations must be identified for elimination, and the cost of planned regulations must be prudently managed and controlled through a budgeting process. On February 24, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda. That Executive Order directs agencies to take specific steps to identify and alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on the American people. On March 28, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13783, Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth. Executive Order 13783 promotes the clean and safe development of our Nation’s vast energy resources, while at the same time avoiding agency actions that unnecessarily encumber energy production. We are seeking comments on Coast Guard regulations, guidance documents, interpretative documents, and collections of information that you believe should be removed or modified to alleviate unnecessary burdens because we believe your comments will assist the Coast Guard in its role within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in responding to these Executive Orders. The Coast Guard is looking for new information and new economic data to support any proposed changes. asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with PROPOSALS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory Reform Task Force Executive Order 13777 directs agencies to designate a Regulatory Reform Officer and to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force (Task Force). The Deputy Secretary of DHS is the agency Regulatory Reform Officer, and the Coast Guard’s Senior Accountable Regulatory Official, who is our Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, is a member of the DHS Task Force. One of the duties of the Task Force is to evaluate existing regulations and make recommendations to the agency head regarding their repeal, replacement, or modification. Executive Order 13777 further directs that each Task Force attempt to identify regulations that: • Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation; • Are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective; • Impose costs that exceed benefits; • Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with regulatory reform initiatives and policies; VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:21 Jun 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 26633 • Are inconsistent with the requirements of section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 note), or the guidance issued pursuant to that provision, in particular those regulations that rely in whole or in part on data, information, or methods that are not publicly available or that are insufficiently transparent to meet the standard of reproducibility; or • Derive from or implement Executive Orders or other Presidential directives that have been subsequently rescinded or substantially modified. Section 3(e) of the Executive Order calls on the Task Force to ‘‘seek input and other assistance, as permitted by law, from entities significantly affected by Federal regulations, including State, local, and tribal governments, small businesses, consumers, nongovernmental organizations, and trade associations’’ on regulations that meet some or all of the criteria above. Also, when implementing the regulatory offsets required by Executive Order 13771, which may include guidance documents, interpretative documents, and collections of information, in addition to regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations, Executive Order 13777 states that each agency head should prioritize, to the extent permitted by law, those regulations that the agency’s Regulatory Reform Task Force has identified as being outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective. Executive Order 13783 calls for agencies to submit reports to the Vice President, the Office of Management and Budget, and others in the Executive Office of the President, with ‘‘specific recommendations that, to the extent permitted by law, could alleviate or eliminate aspects of agency actions that burden domestic energy production.’’ These agency actions include all existing regulations, orders, guidance documents, policies, and any other similar agency actions that potentially burden the development or use of domestically produced energy resources, with particular attention to oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy resources. We ask that you keep these specific elements we have identified from these three Executive Orders in mind as you consider Coast Guard regulations or collections of information for removal or modification to alleviate unnecessary burdens. navigable waters, shipping, and transportation. Here are the three corresponding titles in the CFR (and the parts in those titles) where you will find our regulations: • 33 CFR Chapter I (parts 1 through 199), • 46 CFR Chapters I (parts 1 through 199) and III (parts 400 through 499), and • 49 CFR Chapter IV (parts 400 through 499). You may view these regulations on www.fdsys.gov or www.ecfr.gov. In the CFR you will find bracketed references to rules published in the Federal Register (for example, xx FR xxxx, date) that provide our reasoning for establishing the regulations in that CFR part or section, and our estimates of the costs and benefits of those regulations. Rules published since 1990 will be available in the Federal Register library on www.fdsys.gov. Our rulemaking documents include a number that denotes our online docket. On www.regulations.gov, using that docket number, you should be able to find supporting and related material we provided for that rule, including a costbenefit analysis. In our dockets, you will also find notices of proposed rulemaking and submissions from interested persons who commented on our initial proposal for the regulations that appear in the final rule. The preamble of the final rule contains our responses to those comments. Location of Coast Guard Regulations Coast Guard regulations fall within three general categories in the Code of Federal Regulations—navigation and Location of Approved Collections of Information If a regulation has a collection of information associated with it, you PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Location of Coast Guard Guidance Documents and Interpretative Documents Coast Guard guidance documents and interpretative rules may be found in a number of online locations. You may find many of these documents on the Coast Guard’s homeport Web page, https://homeport.uscg.mil. In addition, we sometimes publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing the release of a guidance document or interpretative rule and the document may be found in the docket for that notice in addition to a Coast Guard Web page. You can find these notices using the search function on www.fdsys.gov or the Federal Register browse function if you know the date the notice was published. Some of these documents take the form of a Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular, frequently abbreviated as ‘‘NVIC,’’ and the Federal Register notices will often have an action line of ‘‘Notice of policy’’ or ‘‘Notice of availability.’’ E:\FR\FM\08JNP1.SGM 08JNP1 26634 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 109 / Thursday, June 8, 2017 / Proposed Rules should find a reference to that collection of information in the rulemaking documents (normally a notice of proposed rulemaking and a final rule) we published to establish the regulation. But whether a collection is associated with a regulation or not, you will be able to find our approved collections of information in www.reginfo.gov. Our collections have approval numbers in the 1625-series and are listed with other Department of Homeland Security collections. asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with PROPOSALS Public Participation and Comments If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this notice requesting comments (USCG– 2017–0480), indicate the specific regulation, guidance document, interpretative document, or collection of information you are commenting on, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. Please make your comments as specific as possible, and include any supporting data or other information, such as cost information, you may have. Also, if you are commenting on a regulation, please provide a Federal Register (FR) or Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) citation when referencing a specific regulation, and provide specific suggestions regarding repeal, replacement or modification. We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be submitted using https:// www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions. Copies of Executive Orders 13771, 13777, and 13783, and all public comments are available in our online docket at https:// www.regulations.gov. We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the docket, visit https:// www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. Although the Coast Guard will not respond to individual comments, we value your comments and will give careful consideration to them. Dated: June 1, 2017. J.G. Lantz, Senior Accountable Regulatory Official, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards. [FR Doc. 2017–11930 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:21 Jun 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R06–OAR–2016–0464; FRL–9962–22– Region 6] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to the General Definitions for Texas Air Quality Rules Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions of the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) pertaining to EPA’s latest definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC), aligning the lead reporting threshold with the EPA’s Annual Emissions Reporting Rule (AERR), shortening the distance from the shoreline for applicable offshore sources to report an emission inventory, and revising terminology and definitions for clarity or consistency with the EPA’s AERR. EPA is proposing these actions under section 110 of the CAA through a direct final rulemaking. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 10, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by EPA–R06–OAR–2016– 0464, at https://www.regulations.gov or via email to Ms. Nevine Salem. For additional information on how to submit comments see the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule located in the rules section of this Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nevine Salem, (214) 665–7222, salem.nevine@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the State’s SIP submittal as a direct rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are received in response to this action no further activity is contemplated. If the EPA receives relevant adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in the rules section of this Federal Register. Dated: May 24, 2017. Samuel Coleman, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. [FR Doc. 2017–11902 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R06–OAR–2017–0192; FRL–9962–32– Region 6] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to Emissions Banking and Trading Programs for Area and Mobile Sources Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) Emissions Banking and Trading Programs submitted for parallel processing on March 10, 2017. Specifically, we are proposing to approve revisions that clarify and expand the existing provisions for the generation and use of emission credits from area and mobile sources. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 10, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA–R06– OAR–2017–0192, at https:// www.regulations.gov or via email to wiley.adina@epa.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08JNP1.SGM 08JNP1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 109 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26632-26634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11930]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Chapter I

46 CFR Chapters I and III

49 CFR Chapter IV

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0480]


Evaluation of Existing Coast Guard Regulations, Guidance 
Documents, Interpretative Documents, and Collections of Information

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We are seeking comments on Coast Guard regulations, guidance 
documents, and interpretative documents that you believe should be 
repealed, replaced, or modified. Also, we welcome your comments on our 
approved collections of information, regardless of whether the 
collection is associated with a regulation. We are taking this action 
in response to Executive Orders 13771, Reducing Regulation and 
Controlling Regulatory Costs; 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform 
Agenda; and 13783, Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth. 
We plan to use your comments to assist us in our work with the 
Department of Homeland Security's Regulatory Reform Task Force.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast 
Guard on or before July 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2017-0480 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for 
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further 
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document 
call or email Mr. Adam Sydnor, Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1490, 
email Adam.B.Sydnor@uscg.mil.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 30, 2017, President Trump issued 
Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory 
Costs. Under that Executive Order, for every one new regulation issued, 
at least two prior regulations must be identified for elimination, and 
the cost of planned regulations must be prudently managed and 
controlled through a budgeting process. On February 24, 2017, the 
President issued Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform 
Agenda. That Executive Order directs agencies to take specific steps to 
identify and alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on the 
American people. On March 28, 2017, the President issued Executive 
Order 13783, Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth. 
Executive Order 13783 promotes the clean and safe development of our 
Nation's vast energy resources, while at the same time avoiding agency 
actions that unnecessarily encumber energy production.
    We are seeking comments on Coast Guard regulations, guidance 
documents, interpretative documents, and collections of information 
that you believe should be removed or modified to alleviate unnecessary 
burdens because we believe your comments will assist the Coast Guard in 
its role within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in responding 
to these Executive Orders. The Coast Guard is looking for new 
information and new economic data to support any proposed changes.

Regulatory Reform Task Force

    Executive Order 13777 directs agencies to designate a Regulatory 
Reform Officer and to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force (Task 
Force). The Deputy Secretary of DHS is the agency Regulatory Reform 
Officer, and the Coast Guard's Senior Accountable Regulatory Official, 
who is our Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, is a 
member of the DHS Task Force.
    One of the duties of the Task Force is to evaluate existing 
regulations and make recommendations to the agency head regarding their 
repeal, replacement, or modification. Executive Order 13777 further 
directs that each Task Force attempt to identify regulations that:
     Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation;
     Are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective;
     Impose costs that exceed benefits;
     Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with 
regulatory reform initiatives and policies;
     Are inconsistent with the requirements of section 515 of 
the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 
3516 note), or the guidance issued pursuant to that provision, in 
particular those regulations that rely in whole or in part on data, 
information, or methods that are not publicly available or that are 
insufficiently transparent to meet the standard of reproducibility; or
     Derive from or implement Executive Orders or other 
Presidential directives that have been subsequently rescinded or 
substantially modified.
    Section 3(e) of the Executive Order calls on the Task Force to 
``seek input and other assistance, as permitted by law, from entities 
significantly affected by Federal regulations, including State, local, 
and tribal governments, small businesses, consumers, non-governmental 
organizations, and trade associations'' on regulations that meet some 
or all of the criteria above.
    Also, when implementing the regulatory offsets required by 
Executive Order 13771, which may include guidance documents, 
interpretative documents, and collections of information, in addition 
to regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations, Executive Order 
13777 states that each agency head should prioritize, to the extent 
permitted by law, those regulations that the agency's Regulatory Reform 
Task Force has identified as being outdated, unnecessary, or 
ineffective.
    Executive Order 13783 calls for agencies to submit reports to the 
Vice President, the Office of Management and Budget, and others in the 
Executive Office of the President, with ``specific recommendations 
that, to the extent permitted by law, could alleviate or eliminate 
aspects of agency actions that burden domestic energy production.'' 
These agency actions include all existing regulations, orders, guidance 
documents, policies, and any other similar agency actions that 
potentially burden the development or use of domestically produced 
energy resources, with particular attention to oil, natural gas, coal, 
and nuclear energy resources.
    We ask that you keep these specific elements we have identified 
from these three Executive Orders in mind as you consider Coast Guard 
regulations or collections of information for removal or modification 
to alleviate unnecessary burdens.

Location of Coast Guard Regulations

    Coast Guard regulations fall within three general categories in the 
Code of Federal Regulations--navigation and navigable waters, shipping, 
and transportation. Here are the three corresponding titles in the CFR 
(and the parts in those titles) where you will find our regulations:
     33 CFR Chapter I (parts 1 through 199),
     46 CFR Chapters I (parts 1 through 199) and III (parts 400 
through 499), and
     49 CFR Chapter IV (parts 400 through 499).
    You may view these regulations on www.fdsys.gov or www.ecfr.gov.
    In the CFR you will find bracketed references to rules published in 
the Federal Register (for example, xx FR xxxx, date) that provide our 
reasoning for establishing the regulations in that CFR part or section, 
and our estimates of the costs and benefits of those regulations. Rules 
published since 1990 will be available in the Federal Register library 
on www.fdsys.gov.
    Our rulemaking documents include a number that denotes our online 
docket. On www.regulations.gov, using that docket number, you should be 
able to find supporting and related material we provided for that rule, 
including a cost-benefit analysis. In our dockets, you will also find 
notices of proposed rulemaking and submissions from interested persons 
who commented on our initial proposal for the regulations that appear 
in the final rule. The preamble of the final rule contains our 
responses to those comments.

Location of Coast Guard Guidance Documents and Interpretative Documents

    Coast Guard guidance documents and interpretative rules may be 
found in a number of online locations. You may find many of these 
documents on the Coast Guard's homeport Web page, https://homeport.uscg.mil. In addition, we sometimes publish a notice in the 
Federal Register announcing the release of a guidance document or 
interpretative rule and the document may be found in the docket for 
that notice in addition to a Coast Guard Web page. You can find these 
notices using the search function on www.fdsys.gov or the Federal 
Register browse function if you know the date the notice was published. 
Some of these documents take the form of a Navigation and Vessel 
Inspection Circular, frequently abbreviated as ``NVIC,'' and the 
Federal Register notices will often have an action line of ``Notice of 
policy'' or ``Notice of availability.''

Location of Approved Collections of Information

    If a regulation has a collection of information associated with it, 
you

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should find a reference to that collection of information in the 
rulemaking documents (normally a notice of proposed rulemaking and a 
final rule) we published to establish the regulation. But whether a 
collection is associated with a regulation or not, you will be able to 
find our approved collections of information in www.reginfo.gov. Our 
collections have approval numbers in the 1625-series and are listed 
with other Department of Homeland Security collections.

Public Participation and Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
notice requesting comments (USCG-2017-0480), indicate the specific 
regulation, guidance document, interpretative document, or collection 
of information you are commenting on, and provide a reason for each 
suggestion or recommendation. Please make your comments as specific as 
possible, and include any supporting data or other information, such as 
cost information, you may have. Also, if you are commenting on a 
regulation, please provide a Federal Register (FR) or Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) citation when referencing a specific regulation, and 
provide specific suggestions regarding repeal, replacement or 
modification.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. Copies of Executive Orders 13771, 13777, and 13783, and 
all public comments are available in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, visit https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice.
    Although the Coast Guard will not respond to individual comments, 
we value your comments and will give careful consideration to them.

    Dated: June 1, 2017.
J.G. Lantz,
Senior Accountable Regulatory Official, Director of Commercial 
Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2017-11930 Filed 6-7-17; 8:45 am]
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