Proposed Termination of U.S. Coast Guard Rebroadcast of HYDROLANT and HYDROPAC Information, 22276-22277 [2018-10215]

Download as PDF 22276 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 93 / Monday, May 14, 2018 / Notices Dated: May 1, 2018. Karla C. Bailey, Project Clearance Liaison, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. HYDROLANT Navigational Warnings Categorized by their Atlantic Ocean Location HYDROPAC Navigational Warnings Categorized by their Pacific Ocean/Pacific Rim Location NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NTM Notice to Mariners WWNWS Worldwide Navigational Warnings Service [FR Doc. 2018–10136 Filed 5–11–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [Docket No. USCG–2016–1061] Proposed Termination of U.S. Coast Guard Rebroadcast of HYDROLANT and HYDROPAC Information Notice and request for comments. ACTION: The United States Coast Guard may cease rebroadcasting HYDROLANT and HYDROPAC (defined below) navigational warnings from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) over HF SITOR (defined below). There is not a requirement for the Coast Guard to rebroadcast this information, although the Coast Guard has been voluntarily doing so for a number of years, and doing so is duplicative of NGA’s broadcast. The information would continue to be disseminated by the NGA. This notice requests public comment on the possibility of terminating the rebroadcast over HF SITOR. SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted to the online docket via https:// www.regulations.gov, on or before July 13, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG– 2016–1061 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. DATES: For information about this document, please call or email Derrick Croinex, Chief, Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Policy, U.S. Coast Guard (Commandant CG–672); telephone: 202–475–3551; email: derrick.j.croinex@uscg.mil SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abbreviations GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System HF SITOR High Frequency Simplex Teletype Over Radio service VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 May 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 Public Participation and Request for Comments We encourage you to submit comments (or related material) on the possible termination of the USCG’s rebroadcast of HYDROLANT and HYDROPAC information. We will consider all submissions received before the comment period closes. If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this notice, indicate the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. 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. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public comments, are in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website’s instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a final rule is published. 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, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal Register (70 FR 15086). Discussion In support of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), Broadcast Warnings are promulgated by the Worldwide Navigational Warnings Service (WWNWS) to provide rapid dissemination of information critical to navigation and the safety of life at sea. Broadcast Warnings are issued regularly by the WWNWS and contain information about persons in distress, or objects and events that pose an immediate hazard to navigation. The PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 four types of Navigational Warnings— NAVAREA IV, HYDROLANT, NAVAREA XII, and HYDROPAC—are categorized by their location. In addition, warnings are issued for the Arctic region not covered by HYDROLANT and HYDROPAC messages. A graphic showing the locations of the Navigational Warning areas is available on NGA’s website at https://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/ StaticFiles/Images/navwarnings.jpg. Additional information regarding this program is available at the following NGA website: https://msi.nga.mil/ NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_ pageLabel=msi_portal_page_63. NGA currently provides, and will continue to provide, global broadcast through HYDROLANT, HYDROPAC, and HYDROARC messages over INMARSAT maritime satellite telecommunications services which are principally directed to the U.S. Navy (USN) and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) partners. NGA also is charged with promulgation of the U.S. Notice to Mariners (NTM) and it satisfies this via the NGA website and email subscription, which can be monitored via INMARSAT–C maritime satellite telecommunications services. In accordance with the International Hydrographic Organization’s (IHO) World-Wide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS), the United States is solely responsible for Broadcast Warnings to the NAVAREA IV and XII geographic locations. Broadcast Warning messages are also available at Google Earth. Other notices, Special Warnings and Maritime Administration (MARAD) Advisories, are issued infrequently and contain information about potential hazards caused by the global political climate. In addition, a Daily Memorandum is issued each week day by NGA, excluding federal holidays, and contains a summary of all Broadcast Warnings and Special Warnings promulgated during the past 24–72 hours. The Atlantic Edition includes HYDROLANT and NAVAREA IV Warnings, while the Pacific Edition includes HYDROPAC and NAVAREA XII Warnings. Both editions include Special Warnings and HYDROARC Warnings issued during the same period. In light of all of the foregoing ways in which this weather-related information is available to mariners, the Coast Guard’s rebroadcasting of these warnings has become unnecessary. Rebroadcasting this information has become very time consuming for the Coast Guard, and it takes limited resources away from other safety E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 93 / Monday, May 14, 2018 / Notices missions performed by the Coast Guard. Therefore, we believe it is in the public interest for the Coast Guard to cease rebroadcasting of this information. Before terminating the rebroadcasting of WWNWS weather warnings, we will consider comments from the public. After considering any comments received, the Coast Guard will issue a notice in the Federal Register indicating how the matter will be resolved. This notice is issued under authority of 14 U.S.C. 93(a)(16) and in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). Dated: May 8, 2018. Derrick J. Croinex, Chief, Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Policy. [FR Doc. 2018–10215 Filed 5–11–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY The FIRM, and if applicable, the FIS report containing the final flood hazard information for each community is available for inspection at the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables below and will be available online through the FEMA Map Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov by the date indicated above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–7659, or (email) patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) online at https:// ADDRESSES: Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID FEMA–2018–0002] Final Flood Hazard Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Final notice. AGENCY: Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where applicable, in the supporting SUMMARY: Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have been made final for the communities listed in the table below. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that a community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS report are used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for buildings and the contents of those buildings. DATES: The date of September 14, 2018 has been established for the FIRM and, where applicable, the supporting FIS report showing the new or modified flood hazard information for each community. Community 22277 www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_ main.html. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the new or modified flood hazard information for each community listed. Notification of these changes has been published in newspapers of local circulation and 90 days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification. This final notice is issued in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60. Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to review the new or revised FIRM and FIS report available at the address cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service Center at https:// msc.fema.gov. The flood hazard determinations are made final in the watersheds and/or communities listed in the table below. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) Dated: May 1, 2018. David I. Maurstad, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation (Acting), Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency. Community map repository address Carroll County, Ohio and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA–B–1704 Unincorporated Areas of Carroll County .................................................. Village of Magnolia ................................................................................... Carroll County Courthouse, 119 South Lisbon Street, Carrollton, OH 44615. Village Hall, 328 North Main Street, Magnolia, OH 44643. Stark County, Ohio and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA–B–1704 City of Massillon ....................................................................................... amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES Unincorporated Areas of Stark County .................................................... Village of East Sparta ............................................................................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 May 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Municipal Government Annex, 151 Lincoln Way East, Massillon, OH 44646. Stark County Office Building, 110 Central Plaza South, Canton, OH 44702. Municipal Building, 9353 Main Avenue, East Sparta, OH 44626. Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22276-22277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10215]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2016-1061]


Proposed Termination of U.S. Coast Guard Rebroadcast of HYDROLANT 
and HYDROPAC Information

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The United States Coast Guard may cease rebroadcasting 
HYDROLANT and HYDROPAC (defined below) navigational warnings from the 
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) over HF SITOR (defined 
below). There is not a requirement for the Coast Guard to rebroadcast 
this information, although the Coast Guard has been voluntarily doing 
so for a number of years, and doing so is duplicative of NGA's 
broadcast. The information would continue to be disseminated by the 
NGA. This notice requests public comment on the possibility of 
terminating the rebroadcast over HF SITOR.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to the online docket via https://www.regulations.gov, on or before July 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2016-1061 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, 
please call or email Derrick Croinex, Chief, Spectrum Management and 
Telecommunications Policy, U.S. Coast Guard (Commandant CG-672); 
telephone: 202-475-3551; email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Abbreviations

GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
HF SITOR High Frequency Simplex Teletype Over Radio service
HYDROLANT Navigational Warnings Categorized by their Atlantic Ocean 
Location
HYDROPAC Navigational Warnings Categorized by their Pacific Ocean/
Pacific Rim Location
NGA National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
NTM Notice to Mariners
WWNWS Worldwide Navigational Warnings Service

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments (or related material) on the 
possible termination of the USCG's rebroadcast of HYDROLANT and 
HYDROPAC information. We will consider all submissions received before 
the comment period closes. If you submit a comment, please include the 
docket number for this notice, indicate the specific section of this 
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each 
suggestion or recommendation.
    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. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public 
comments, are in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and 
can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally, 
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will 
be notified when comments are posted or a final rule is published.
    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, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).

Discussion

    In support of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System 
(GMDSS), Broadcast Warnings are promulgated by the Worldwide 
Navigational Warnings Service (WWNWS) to provide rapid dissemination of 
information critical to navigation and the safety of life at sea.
    Broadcast Warnings are issued regularly by the WWNWS and contain 
information about persons in distress, or objects and events that pose 
an immediate hazard to navigation. The four types of Navigational 
Warnings--NAVAREA IV, HYDROLANT, NAVAREA XII, and HYDROPAC--are 
categorized by their location. In addition, warnings are issued for the 
Arctic region not covered by HYDROLANT and HYDROPAC messages. A graphic 
showing the locations of the Navigational Warning areas is available on 
NGA's website at https://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/Images/navwarnings.jpg. Additional information regarding this program is 
available at the following NGA website: https://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=msi_portal_page_63.
    NGA currently provides, and will continue to provide, global 
broadcast through HYDROLANT, HYDROPAC, and HYDROARC messages over 
INMARSAT maritime satellite telecommunications services which are 
principally directed to the U.S. Navy (USN) and National Geospatial 
Intelligence Agency (NGA) partners. NGA also is charged with 
promulgation of the U.S. Notice to Mariners (NTM) and it satisfies this 
via the NGA website and email subscription, which can be monitored via 
INMARSAT-C maritime satellite telecommunications services. In 
accordance with the International Hydrographic Organization's (IHO) 
World-Wide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS), the United States is 
solely responsible for Broadcast Warnings to the NAVAREA IV and XII 
geographic locations. Broadcast Warning messages are also available at 
Google Earth.
    Other notices, Special Warnings and Maritime Administration (MARAD) 
Advisories, are issued infrequently and contain information about 
potential hazards caused by the global political climate.
    In addition, a Daily Memorandum is issued each week day by NGA, 
excluding federal holidays, and contains a summary of all Broadcast 
Warnings and Special Warnings promulgated during the past 24-72 hours. 
The Atlantic Edition includes HYDROLANT and NAVAREA IV Warnings, while 
the Pacific Edition includes HYDROPAC and NAVAREA XII Warnings. Both 
editions include Special Warnings and HYDROARC Warnings issued during 
the same period.
    In light of all of the foregoing ways in which this weather-related 
information is available to mariners, the Coast Guard's rebroadcasting 
of these warnings has become unnecessary. Rebroadcasting this 
information has become very time consuming for the Coast Guard, and it 
takes limited resources away from other safety

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missions performed by the Coast Guard. Therefore, we believe it is in 
the public interest for the Coast Guard to cease rebroadcasting of this 
information.
    Before terminating the rebroadcasting of WWNWS weather warnings, we 
will consider comments from the public. After considering any comments 
received, the Coast Guard will issue a notice in the Federal Register 
indicating how the matter will be resolved.
    This notice is issued under authority of 14 U.S.C. 93(a)(16) and in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: May 8, 2018.
Derrick J. Croinex,
Chief, Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-10215 Filed 5-11-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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