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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2020–0187]
Proposed Distribution of Scheduled
Navigation Safety Messages
(Broadcast Notices to Mariners) by
Mobile and Internet Methods
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Coast Guard will begin
making broadcast notices to mariners
containing locally relevant navigation
information accessible by mobile
devices and the internet. New methods
of information delivery will include
Rich Site Summary also known as
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds,
email, and other means such as webbased graphic interfaces. The Coast
Guard believes the internet and mobile
availability will allow greater numbers
of mariners to access this information,
and to do so in a more-timely, reliable,
convenient, and customized manner.
Currently, the only way to obtain this
information is to tune in to local Coast
Guard broadcasts that take place on very
high frequency (VHF) marine radio two
or more times per day.
DATES: Comments must be submitted to
the online docket via https://
www.regulations.gov on or before July
28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2020–0187 using the Federal
e-Rulemaking 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.
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SUMMARY:
For
information about this document, please
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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call or email Eugene Diotalevi, Coast
Guard Navigation Center; telephone:
703–313–5800; email: BNM@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Comments
We encourage you to submit
comments (or related material) on this
Notice. We will consider all
submissions and may adjust our final
action based on your comments. 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
submissions in response to this
document, see DHS’s eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
Abbreviations
BNM Broadcast notices to mariners
NAVAREA Navigational Area
NAVTEX Navigation Telex Radio
RSS Rich Site Summary or Really Simple
Syndication
VHF Very High Frequency
Discussion
The Coast Guard broadcasts
scheduled navigation safety messages
on VHF marine radio. These messages,
called broadcast notices to mariners
(BNMs), provide information about the
status of Coast Guard aids-to-navigation
(e.g. buoys, beacons, and lights),
navigational hazards, maritime events,
and other locally relevant maritime
safety information. Scheduled
broadcasts normally occur every six to
twelve hours on marine VHF Channel
22A, and typically follow a brief
announcement on Channel 16
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reminding listeners that a Channel 22A
broadcast is about to begin. The Coast
Guard makes such broadcasts in order to
alert mariners to information that will
later be consolidated into local notices
to mariners documents, which are
published weekly by each Coast Guard
District. Local notices to mariners
documents are distributed at https://
www.navcen.uscg.gov/LNM.
The information in BNMs is primarily
targeted to local situations and
conditions occurring within U.S. ports
and waterways and in near-shore, and
in-shore waters. These broadcasts
should not be confused with other
official navigational safety messages
transmitted for the benefit of offshore
and international maritime vessel traffic
through established, internationally
coordinated means, such as NAVTEX,
NAVAREA, and coastal warnings. The
Coast Guard is seeking to make such
navigation safety information available
to mobile device and internet users,
which is expected to offer the following
advantages:
(1) Improved Information Reach.
More boaters and professional mariners
for whom the navigation information is
relevant will have access to it. The
overwhelming majority of current VHF
broadcasts concern events, hazards,
aids-to-navigation, and other situations
that are located in areas where there is
offshore mobile data coverage. Greater
numbers of mariners, especially those
operating close to shore, increasingly
make use of mobile technology in lieu
of, or in addition to VHF marine radio.
This will allow more people to benefit
from access to the information.
(2) Greater Convenience. The Coast
Guard plans to publish the information
on an open-facing website that will
allow mariners to customize the manner
of delivery. For example, mariners will
be able to receive an email for each
broadcast made in a specified area; may
choose to subscribe to an RSS feed; or
may choose to visit a mobile-accessible
website that displays the broadcasts that
apply to a given geographical area. The
Coast Guard is also developing other
ways to access the information,
including graphic interfaces, or through
downloadable chart overlays that show
the locations where pertinent marine
safety information applies. Mariners
will be able to access the latest
information during times that are
convenient to their situation, for
example, while they are planning a
voyage, or as they approach an entrance
to a port or channel.
(3) Better Timeliness. Mariners will
not have to wait for the next scheduled
VHF broadcast to access critical
information. They will gain access to
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individual navigation messages as soon
as they are published.
The proposed new system of
information distribution is presently
being tested in the Fifth Coast Guard
District. The public is urged to examine
the following RSS feed as an illustration
of this proposed new system at: https://
public.govdelivery.com/topics/
USDHSCG_250/feed.rss or to test out
the graphic interface that returns
customized reports of the most up-todate broadcast notices in the Fifth Coast
Guard District at https://
navcen.uscg.gov/bnmmessages/
DistrictSearchV1.php?d=5&i=4. This
proposed new system of information
distribution would not impact those
other systems and procedures.
The Coast Guard is interested in the
public’s views about the proposed new
system of information distribution being
tested in the Fifth Coast Guard District,
including ideas for how best to organize
and distribute navigation safety
information to mobile device users. The
Coast Guard will consider all 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 the
authority of 14 U.S.C. 504(a)(16) and 5
U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: May 26, 2020.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2020–11619 Filed 5–28–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2020–0189]
Information Collection Request to
Office of Management and Budget;
OMB Control Number: 1625–0073
Coast Guard, DHS.
Sixty-day notice requesting
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an
extension of its approval for the
following collection of information:
1625–0073, Alteration of Unreasonable
Obstructive Bridges; without change.
Our ICR describes the information we
seek to collect from the public. Before
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submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast
Guard is inviting comments as
described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast
Guard on or before July 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG–2020–0189] to the Coast
Guard 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.
A copy of the ICR is available through
the docket on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov. Additionally,
copies are available from: Commandant
(CG–6P), Attn: Paperwork Reduction
Act Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, 2703
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, STOP
7710, Washington, DC 20593–7710.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.L.
Craig, Office of Privacy Management,
telephone 202–475–3528, or fax 202–
372–8405, for questions on these
documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for
Comments
This notice relies on the authority of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995;
44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. An
ICR is an application to OIRA seeking
the approval, extension, or renewal of a
Coast Guard collection of information
(Collection). The ICR contains
information describing the Collection’s
purpose, the Collection’s likely burden
on the affected public, an explanation of
the necessity of the Collection, and
other important information describing
the Collection. There is one ICR for each
Collection.
The Coast Guard invites comments on
whether this ICR should be granted
based on the Collection being necessary
for the proper performance of
Departmental functions. In particular,
the Coast Guard would appreciate
comments addressing: (1) The practical
utility of the Collection; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden of the
Collection; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of
information subject to the Collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the Collection on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Consistent with
the requirements of Executive Order
13771, Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs, and
Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the
Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Coast
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Guard is also requesting comments on
the extent to which this request for
information could be modified to reduce
the burden on respondents.
In response to your comments, we
may revise this ICR or decide not to seek
an extension of approval for the
Collection. We will consider all
comments and material received during
the comment period.
We encourage you to respond to this
request by submitting comments and
related materials. Comments must
contain the OMB Control Number of the
ICR and the docket number of this
request, [USCG–2020–0189], and must
be received by July 28, 2020.
Submitting Comments
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.
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
submissions in response to this
document, see DHS’s eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
Information Collection Request
Title: Alteration of Unreasonable
Obstructive Bridges.
OMB Control Number: 1625–0073.
Summary: The collection of
information is a request to determine if
the bridge is unreasonably obstructive.
Need: 33 U.S.C. 494, 502, 511, 513,
514, 515 516, 517, 521, 522, 523 and 524
authorize the Coast Guard to require the
removal or alteration of bridges and
causeways over the navigable waters of
the United States and that the Coast
Guard deems to be unreasonably
obstructive.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Public and Private
Owners of bridges over navigable waters
of the United States.
Frequency: Occasional.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
burden is 160 hours a year.
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[FR Doc No: 2020-11619]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2020-0187]
Proposed Distribution of Scheduled Navigation Safety Messages
(Broadcast Notices to Mariners) by Mobile and Internet Methods
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will begin making broadcast notices to
mariners containing locally relevant navigation information accessible
by mobile devices and the internet. New methods of information delivery
will include Rich Site Summary also known as Really Simple Syndication
(RSS) feeds, email, and other means such as web-based graphic
interfaces. The Coast Guard believes the internet and mobile
availability will allow greater numbers of mariners to access this
information, and to do so in a more-timely, reliable, convenient, and
customized manner. Currently, the only way to obtain this information
is to tune in to local Coast Guard broadcasts that take place on very
high frequency (VHF) marine radio two or more times per day.
DATES: Comments must be submitted to the online docket via https://www.regulations.gov on or before July 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2020-0187 using the Federal e-Rulemaking 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 Eugene Diotalevi, Coast Guard Navigation Center;
telephone: 703-313-5800; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Comments
We encourage you to submit comments (or related material) on this
Notice. We will consider all submissions and may adjust our final
action based on your comments. 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
submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System
of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
Abbreviations
BNM Broadcast notices to mariners
NAVAREA Navigational Area
NAVTEX Navigation Telex Radio
RSS Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication
VHF Very High Frequency
Discussion
The Coast Guard broadcasts scheduled navigation safety messages on
VHF marine radio. These messages, called broadcast notices to mariners
(BNMs), provide information about the status of Coast Guard aids-to-
navigation (e.g. buoys, beacons, and lights), navigational hazards,
maritime events, and other locally relevant maritime safety
information. Scheduled broadcasts normally occur every six to twelve
hours on marine VHF Channel 22A, and typically follow a brief
announcement on Channel 16 reminding listeners that a Channel 22A
broadcast is about to begin. The Coast Guard makes such broadcasts in
order to alert mariners to information that will later be consolidated
into local notices to mariners documents, which are published weekly by
each Coast Guard District. Local notices to mariners documents are
distributed at https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/LNM.
The information in BNMs is primarily targeted to local situations
and conditions occurring within U.S. ports and waterways and in near-
shore, and in-shore waters. These broadcasts should not be confused
with other official navigational safety messages transmitted for the
benefit of offshore and international maritime vessel traffic through
established, internationally coordinated means, such as NAVTEX,
NAVAREA, and coastal warnings. The Coast Guard is seeking to make such
navigation safety information available to mobile device and internet
users, which is expected to offer the following advantages:
(1) Improved Information Reach. More boaters and professional
mariners for whom the navigation information is relevant will have
access to it. The overwhelming majority of current VHF broadcasts
concern events, hazards, aids-to-navigation, and other situations that
are located in areas where there is offshore mobile data coverage.
Greater numbers of mariners, especially those operating close to shore,
increasingly make use of mobile technology in lieu of, or in addition
to VHF marine radio. This will allow more people to benefit from access
to the information.
(2) Greater Convenience. The Coast Guard plans to publish the
information on an open-facing website that will allow mariners to
customize the manner of delivery. For example, mariners will be able to
receive an email for each broadcast made in a specified area; may
choose to subscribe to an RSS feed; or may choose to visit a mobile-
accessible website that displays the broadcasts that apply to a given
geographical area. The Coast Guard is also developing other ways to
access the information, including graphic interfaces, or through
downloadable chart overlays that show the locations where pertinent
marine safety information applies. Mariners will be able to access the
latest information during times that are convenient to their situation,
for example, while they are planning a voyage, or as they approach an
entrance to a port or channel.
(3) Better Timeliness. Mariners will not have to wait for the next
scheduled VHF broadcast to access critical information. They will gain
access to
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individual navigation messages as soon as they are published.
The proposed new system of information distribution is presently
being tested in the Fifth Coast Guard District. The public is urged to
examine the following RSS feed as an illustration of this proposed new
system at: https://public.govdelivery.com/topics/USDHSCG_250/feed.rss
or to test out the graphic interface that returns customized reports of
the most up-to-date broadcast notices in the Fifth Coast Guard District
at https://navcen.uscg.gov/bnmmessages/DistrictSearchV1.php?d=5&i=4.
This proposed new system of information distribution would not impact
those other systems and procedures.
The Coast Guard is interested in the public's views about the
proposed new system of information distribution being tested in the
Fifth Coast Guard District, including ideas for how best to organize
and distribute navigation safety information to mobile device users.
The Coast Guard will consider all 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 the authority of 14 U.S.C. 504(a)(16)
and 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: May 26, 2020.
Michael D. Emerson,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems.
[FR Doc. 2020-11619 Filed 5-28-20; 8:45 am]
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