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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
33 CFR Part 334
[Docket Number: COE–2019–0010]
Washington Channel, Fort McNair,
Washington, DC; Restricted Area
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
Notice of proposed rulemaking
and request for comments.
ACTION:
The Corps of Engineers is
proposing to establish a permanent
restricted area in the Washington
Channel adjacent to Ft. McNair. Ft.
McNair is the headquarters of the
Army’s Military District of Washington
and home of the National Defense
University as well as the official
residence of the U.S. Army’s Vice Chief
of Staff. Ft. McNair requests the
restricted area to fulfill Joint Base MyerHenderson Hall (JBM–HH) security
needs including HMX missions and
security needs at Ft. McNair including
protection of VIP quarters. The
restricted area is also needed to protect
public health by preventing vessels from
disturbing a planned environmental
remediation area located near the Fort.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 9,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number COE–
2019–0010, by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov . Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: david.b.olson@usace.army.mil.
Include the docket number, COE–2019–
0010, in the subject line of the message.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Attn: CECW–CO–R (David B. Olson),
441 G Street NW, Washington, DC
20314–1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to
security requirements, we cannot
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receive comments by hand delivery or
courier.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket number COE–2019–0010. All
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the commenter indicates that the
comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do
not submit information that you
consider to be CBI, or otherwise
protected, through regulations.gov or
email. The regulations.gov website is an
anonymous access system, which means
we will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide
it in the body of your comment. If you
send an email directly to the Corps
without going through 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, we recommend that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and also include your contact
information with any compact disc you
submit. If we cannot read your comment
because of technical difficulties and
cannot contact you for clarification, we
may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic comments should
avoid the use of any special characters,
any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed. Although listed in
the index, some information is not
publicly available, such as CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Olson, Headquarters, Operations
and Regulatory Division, Washington,
DC at 202–761–4922, or Mr. Steve
Elinsky, Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
District, Regulatory Branch, at 410–962–
4503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to its authorities in Section 7 of the
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat.
266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and Chapter XIX of the
Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40
Stat. 892; 33 U.S.C. 3), the Corps of
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Engineers is proposing amendments to
regulations in 33 CFR part 334 for the
establishment of a permanent restricted
area in waters of the Washington
Channel in Washington, DC In a
memorandum dated September 15,
2017, Ft. McNair requested that the
Corps establish this permanent
restricted area. The proposed permanent
restricted area is necessary to fulfill the
current security needs of Ft. McNair and
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (JBM–
HH) at these facilities. Ft. McNair is the
headquarters of the Army’s Military
District of Washington and home of the
National Defense University as well as
the official residence of the U.S. Army’s
Vice Chief of Staff.
Procedural Requirements
a. Regulatory Planning and Review
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
direct agencies to assess the costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits.
Executive Order 13771 directs agencies
to control regulatory costs through a
budgeting process. This proposed rule
has not been designated a ‘‘significant
regulatory action,’’ under Executive
Order 12866. Accordingly, this
proposed rule has not been reviewed by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), and pursuant to OMB guidance
it is exempt from the requirements of
Executive Order 13771.
The Corps has made a determination
this proposed rule is not a significant
regulatory action. This regulatory action
determination is based on the size,
duration, and location of the restricted
area. The restricted area occupies only
a portion of the waterway and a vessel
that needs to transit the restricted area
may do so if the operator of the vessel
obtains permission from the
Commanding Officer, JBM–HH or his/
her designated representative.
Fishermen may be authorized controlled
access to the restricted area after
registering with JBM–HH/Ft. McNair
officials and following specific access
notification procedures.
b. Impact on Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of
1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended,
requires Federal agencies to consider
the potential impact of regulations on
small entities during rulemaking. The
term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises small
businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and
operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions
with populations of less than 50,000.
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The Corps certifies under 5 U.S.C.
605(b) that this rule would not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
While some owners or operators of
vessels that intend to transit the
restricted area may be small entities, for
the reasons stated in paragraph (a) above
this rule would not have a significant
economic impact on any vessel owner
or operator. In addition, the restricted
area is necessary to address the current
security needs at Ft. McNair and JBM–
HH Washington, DC. Vessels can utilize
navigable waters outside of the
restricted area. Vessels may also transit
the restricted area as long as they obtain
permission from the Commanding
Officer, JBM–HH or his/her designated
representative. Unless information is
obtained to the contrary during the
comment period, the Corps expects that
the economic impact of the proposed
restricted area would have practically
no impact on the public, any anticipated
navigational hazard or interference with
existing waterway traffic. After
considering the economic impacts of
this restricted area regulation on small
entities, I certify that this action will not
have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
c. Review Under the National
Environmental Policy Act
Due to the administrative nature of
this action and because there is no
intended change in the use of the area,
the Corps expects that this regulation, if
adopted, will not have a significant
impact to the quality of the human
environment and, therefore, preparation
of an environmental impact statement
will not be required. An environmental
assessment will be prepared after the
public notice period is closed and all
comments have been received and
considered.
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d. Unfunded Mandates Act
This proposed rule does not impose
an enforceable duty among the private
sector and, therefore, it is not a Federal
private sector mandate and it is not
subject to the requirements of either
Section 202 or Section 205 of the
Unfunded Mandates Act. We have also
found under Section 203 of the Act, that
small governments will not be
significantly and uniquely affected by
this rulemaking.
e. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
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Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. We will submit a
report containing the final rule and
other required information to the U.S.
Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States. A major
rule cannot take effect until 60 days
after it is published in the Federal
Register. This final rule is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334
Danger zones, Marine safety,
Navigation (water), Restricted Areas,
Waterways.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, the Corps proposes to amend
33 CFR part 334 as follows:
PART 334—DANGER ZONE AND
RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for 33 CFR
Part 334 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and
40 Stat. 892 (33 U.S.C. 3).
■
2. Add § 334.225 to read as follows:
§ 334.225 Washington Channel, Fort
Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC;
Restricted Area.
(a) The area. The restricted area shall
encompass all navigable waters of the
United States as defined at 33 CFR part
329, within the area bounded by a line
connecting the following coordinates:
Commencing from the shoreline at
latitude 38°52′18.776″ N, longitude
¥077°1′9.436″ W; thence to latitude
38°52′17.696″ N, longitude
¥077°1′13.345″ W; thence to latitude
38°52′12.798″ N, longitude
¥077°1′12.114″ W; thence to latitude
38°52′17.559″ N, longitude
¥077°1′9.706″ W; thence to latitude
38°51′43.667″ N, longitude
¥077°1′9.771″ W; thence to latitude
38°51′41.135″ N, longitude 077°1′9.45″
W; thence to latitude 38°51′38.723″ N,
longitude ¥077°1′6.921″ W; thence to
latitude 38°51′38.257″ N, longitude
¥077°1′3.101″ W; thence to latitude
38°51′40.069″ N, longitude
¥077°0′57.895″ W; thence to latitude
38°51′41.708″ N, longitude
¥077°0′54.969″ W; thence to latitude
38°51′41.918″ N, longitude
¥077°0′53.911″ W; thence to latitude
38°51′43.571″ N, longitude
¥077°0′55.143″ W. The datum for these
coordinates is NAD–83.
(b) The regulations: (1) Hazardous
operations will be in effect on an
indefinite 24-hour basis, seven days a
week. All persons, vessels or other craft
are prohibited from entering, transiting,
drifting, dredging, or anchoring within
the restricted area except persons,
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vessels, or other craft authorized entry
by the Commander, JBM–HH or his/her
designated representatives.
(2) All persons, vessels or other craft
shall clear the area when warned by
patrol vessels or on-shore
communication.
(3) The boundary of the restricted area
will be demarcated with marker buoys
and warning signs located at all or some
of the coordinates listed in paragraph (a)
of this section.
(c) Enforcement. Any person or vessel
encroaching within the restricted area
will be directed to immediately leave
the restricted area. Failure to do so
could result in forceful removal and/or
criminal charges.
(d) Exceptions. Fishermen may be
authorized controlled access to the
restricted area after registering with
JBM–HH/Ft. McNair officials and
following specific access notification
procedures.
Dated: August 1, 2019.
Thomas P. Smith,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division,
Directorate of Civil Works.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 30
[FRL–9997–77–OA]
Strengthening Transparency in
Regulatory Science: Notification of a
Public Teleconference of the Chartered
Science Advisory Board
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Announcement of
teleconference.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces a public
teleconference of the chartered SAB.
The SAB will meet to conduct a
consultation with the EPA on
mechanisms for secure access to
personally identifying information (PII)
and confidential business information
(CBI) as discussed in the proposed
rulemaking ‘‘Strengthening
Transparency in Regulatory Science’’
(April 30, 2018).
DATES: The public teleconference will
be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2019,
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference
will be held by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wants further
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
33 CFR Part 334
[Docket Number: COE-2019-0010]
Washington Channel, Fort McNair, Washington, DC; Restricted Area
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Corps of Engineers is proposing to establish a permanent
restricted area in the Washington Channel adjacent to Ft. McNair. Ft.
McNair is the headquarters of the Army's Military District of
Washington and home of the National Defense University as well as the
official residence of the U.S. Army's Vice Chief of Staff. Ft. McNair
requests the restricted area to fulfill Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
(JBM-HH) security needs including HMX missions and security needs at
Ft. McNair including protection of VIP quarters. The restricted area is
also needed to protect public health by preventing vessels from
disturbing a planned environmental remediation area located near the
Fort.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 9,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2019-0010, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number,
COE-2019-0010, in the subject line of the message.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-CO-R (David B.
Olson), 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket number COE-2019-0010.
All comments received will be included in the public docket without
change and may be made available on-line at https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided, unless the commenter
indicates that the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI, or otherwise protected, through regulations.gov or
email. The regulations.gov website is an anonymous access system, which
means we will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email directly
to the Corps without going through 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, we recommend that you include your
name and other contact information in the body of your comment and also
include your contact information with any compact disc you submit. If
we cannot read your comment because of technical difficulties and
cannot contact you for clarification, we may not be able to consider
your comment. Electronic comments should avoid the use of any special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to www.regulations.gov. All documents in the
docket are listed. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, such as CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Olson, Headquarters,
Operations and Regulatory Division, Washington, DC at 202-761-4922, or
Mr. Steve Elinsky, Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Regulatory
Branch, at 410-962-4503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to its authorities in Section 7 of
the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1917 (40 Stat. 266; 33 U.S.C. 1) and
Chapter XIX of the Army Appropriations Act of 1919 (40 Stat. 892; 33
U.S.C. 3), the Corps of Engineers is proposing amendments to
regulations in 33 CFR part 334 for the establishment of a permanent
restricted area in waters of the Washington Channel in Washington, DC
In a memorandum dated September 15, 2017, Ft. McNair requested that the
Corps establish this permanent restricted area. The proposed permanent
restricted area is necessary to fulfill the current security needs of
Ft. McNair and Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (JBM-HH) at these
facilities. Ft. McNair is the headquarters of the Army's Military
District of Washington and home of the National Defense University as
well as the official residence of the U.S. Army's Vice Chief of Staff.
Procedural Requirements
a. Regulatory Planning and Review
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13771 directs agencies to control
regulatory costs through a budgeting process. This proposed rule has
not been designated a ``significant regulatory action,'' under
Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, this proposed rule has not been
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and pursuant to
OMB guidance it is exempt from the requirements of Executive Order
13771.
The Corps has made a determination this proposed rule is not a
significant regulatory action. This regulatory action determination is
based on the size, duration, and location of the restricted area. The
restricted area occupies only a portion of the waterway and a vessel
that needs to transit the restricted area may do so if the operator of
the vessel obtains permission from the Commanding Officer, JBM-HH or
his/her designated representative. Fishermen may be authorized
controlled access to the restricted area after registering with JBM-HH/
Ft. McNair officials and following specific access notification
procedures.
b. Impact on Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000.
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The Corps certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule would not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. While some owners or operators of vessels that intend to
transit the restricted area may be small entities, for the reasons
stated in paragraph (a) above this rule would not have a significant
economic impact on any vessel owner or operator. In addition, the
restricted area is necessary to address the current security needs at
Ft. McNair and JBM-HH Washington, DC. Vessels can utilize navigable
waters outside of the restricted area. Vessels may also transit the
restricted area as long as they obtain permission from the Commanding
Officer, JBM-HH or his/her designated representative. Unless
information is obtained to the contrary during the comment period, the
Corps expects that the economic impact of the proposed restricted area
would have practically no impact on the public, any anticipated
navigational hazard or interference with existing waterway traffic.
After considering the economic impacts of this restricted area
regulation on small entities, I certify that this action will not have
a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities.
c. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act
Due to the administrative nature of this action and because there
is no intended change in the use of the area, the Corps expects that
this regulation, if adopted, will not have a significant impact to the
quality of the human environment and, therefore, preparation of an
environmental impact statement will not be required. An environmental
assessment will be prepared after the public notice period is closed
and all comments have been received and considered.
d. Unfunded Mandates Act
This proposed rule does not impose an enforceable duty among the
private sector and, therefore, it is not a Federal private sector
mandate and it is not subject to the requirements of either Section 202
or Section 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Act. We have also found under
Section 203 of the Act, that small governments will not be
significantly and uniquely affected by this rulemaking.
e. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. We will submit a report containing the final rule and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States. A
major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in
the Federal Register. This final rule is not a ``major rule'' as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 334
Danger zones, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Restricted Areas,
Waterways.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Corps proposes to
amend 33 CFR part 334 as follows:
PART 334--DANGER ZONE AND RESTRICTED AREA REGULATIONS
0
1. The authority citation for 33 CFR Part 334 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 40 Stat. 266 (33 U.S.C. 1) and 40 Stat. 892 (33
U.S.C. 3).
0
2. Add Sec. 334.225 to read as follows:
Sec. 334.225 Washington Channel, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington,
DC; Restricted Area.
(a) The area. The restricted area shall encompass all navigable
waters of the United States as defined at 33 CFR part 329, within the
area bounded by a line connecting the following coordinates: Commencing
from the shoreline at latitude 38[deg]52'18.776'' N, longitude -
077[deg]1'9.436'' W; thence to latitude 38[deg]52'17.696'' N, longitude
-077[deg]1'13.345'' W; thence to latitude 38[deg]52'12.798'' N,
longitude -077[deg]1'12.114'' W; thence to latitude 38[deg]52'17.559''
N, longitude -077[deg]1'9.706'' W; thence to latitude
38[deg]51'43.667'' N, longitude -077[deg]1'9.771'' W; thence to
latitude 38[deg]51'41.135'' N, longitude 077[deg]1'9.45'' W; thence to
latitude 38[deg]51'38.723'' N, longitude -077[deg]1'6.921'' W; thence
to latitude 38[deg]51'38.257'' N, longitude -077[deg]1'3.101'' W;
thence to latitude 38[deg]51'40.069'' N, longitude -077[deg]0'57.895''
W; thence to latitude 38[deg]51'41.708'' N, longitude -
077[deg]0'54.969'' W; thence to latitude 38[deg]51'41.918'' N,
longitude -077[deg]0'53.911'' W; thence to latitude 38[deg]51'43.571''
N, longitude -077[deg]0'55.143'' W. The datum for these coordinates is
NAD-83.
(b) The regulations: (1) Hazardous operations will be in effect on
an indefinite 24-hour basis, seven days a week. All persons, vessels or
other craft are prohibited from entering, transiting, drifting,
dredging, or anchoring within the restricted area except persons,
vessels, or other craft authorized entry by the Commander, JBM-HH or
his/her designated representatives.
(2) All persons, vessels or other craft shall clear the area when
warned by patrol vessels or on-shore communication.
(3) The boundary of the restricted area will be demarcated with
marker buoys and warning signs located at all or some of the
coordinates listed in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) Enforcement. Any person or vessel encroaching within the
restricted area will be directed to immediately leave the restricted
area. Failure to do so could result in forceful removal and/or criminal
charges.
(d) Exceptions. Fishermen may be authorized controlled access to
the restricted area after registering with JBM-HH/Ft. McNair officials
and following specific access notification procedures.
Dated: August 1, 2019.
Thomas P. Smith,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division, Directorate of Civil Works.
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