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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:
1625–0084, Audit Reports under the
International Safety Management Code;
without change. Our ICR describes the
information we seek to collect from the
public. Before submitting this ICR to
OIRA, the Coast Guard is inviting
comments as described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast
Guard on or before December 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG–2020–0622] 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:
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SUMMARY:
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
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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
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–2020–0622], and must
be received by December 14, 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: Audit Reports under the
International Safety Management Code.
OMB Control Number: 1625–0084.
Summary: This information helps to
determine whether U.S. vessels, subject
to SOLAS 74, engaged in international
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trade, are in compliance with that
treaty. Organizations recognized by the
Coast Guard conduct ongoing audits of
vessels’ and companies’ safety
management systems.
Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 3203 authorizes
the Coast Guard to prescribe regulations
regarding safety management systems.
Title 33 CFR part 96 contains the rules
for those systems and hence the safe
operation of vessels.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and operators
of vessels, and organizations authorized
to issue ISM Code certificates for the
United States.
Frequency: On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
burden has increased from 10,221 hours
to 15,512 hours a year due to an
increase in the estimated annual
number of responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: October 6, 2020.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S.
Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2020–0172]
Port Access Route Study: Seacoast of
New Jersey Including Offshore
Approaches to the Delaware Bay,
Delaware
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of public meeting;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is
announcing two public meetings to
discuss our notice of study entitled
‘‘Port Access Route Study: Seacoast of
New Jersey including the offshore
approaches to the Delaware Bay,
Delaware’’ that was published in the
Federal Register on May 5, 2020,
(USCG–2020–0172) and our notice of
inquiry entitled ‘‘Anchorage Grounds;
Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean,
Delaware’’ that was published in the
Federal Register on November 29, 2019,
(USCG–2019–0822). Because the public
may have similar comments on both
topics we have decided to hold joint
public meetings to discuss both notices.
To ensure adequate opportunity to
address concerns raised at the meetings
and any subsequent questions, the Coast
Guard is reopening the comment period.
SUMMARY:
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Interested members of the public
can attend either session, via
teleconference, on Thursday October 29,
2020, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. or on
Wednesday November 4, 2020, from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. All comments and related
material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before November 10, 2020.
If you want your comments to be
considered before the public meetings,
comments must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before October 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held via a web-enabled interactive,
online format and teleconference line.
To join the web-based meeting and
teleconference or to request special
accommodations, contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on
October 20, 2020, to obtain the needed
information.
You may submit written comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2020–0172 using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions about this notice,
call or email Captain Maureen Kallgren,
Fifth Coast Guard District, Waterways
Management Branch, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone (757) 398–6250, email
Maureen.R.Kallgren@uscg.mil or Mr.
Jerry Barnes, Fifth Coast Guard District,
Waterways Management Branch, U.S.
Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398–6230,
email Jerry.R.Barnes@uscg.mil. If you
encounter technical difficulties
accessing the online meeting please call
LTJG John Frank, (757) 398–6298.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DATES:
I. Background
The Coast Guard is conducting the
Port Access Route Study (PARS) to
determine whether existing or
additional vessel routing measures are
necessary along the seacoast of New
Jersey and approaches to the Delaware
Bay. The PARS will consider whether
existing or additional routing measures
are necessary to improve navigational
safety due to factors such as planned or
potential offshore development, current
port capabilities and planned
improvements, increased vessel traffic,
existing and potential anchorage areas,
changing vessel traffic patterns, weather
conditions, or navigational difficulty.
We published a notice of study (NOS)
in the Federal Register on May 5, 2020,
entitled ‘‘Port Access Route Study:
Seacoast of New Jersey Including
Offshore Approaches to the Delaware
Bay, Delaware. Previously, we
published a notice of inquiry (NOI) in
the Federal Register on November 29,
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2019, entitled ‘‘Notice of Inquiry,
Anchorage Grounds, Delaware Bay and
Atlantic Ocean Delaware. As discussed
in the NOI, the Coast Guard is
considering amending its regulations to
establish new anchorage grounds in the
Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean. You
may view the NOS and NOI in our
online docket, in addition to comments
submitted thus far by going to https://
www.regulations.gov. Once there, insert
‘‘USCG–2020–0172’’ or ‘‘USCG–2019–
0822’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and click
‘‘Search.’’
The Coast Guard received several
requests for a public meeting to discuss
the NOS and NOIs. We have concluded
that a public meeting would inform both
of these studies; therefore, we are
publishing this notice. We are placing a
document into the docket for the NOI,
USCG–2019–0822, alerting followers of
that docket of this notice and the
opportunity to submit comments.
The Coast Guard is seeking additional
public input on current waterway uses
in the study area. These comments will
help inform and direct any future
rulemaking as well as inform our input
as a cooperating agency to the Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management for offshore
renewable energy installations.
II. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to participate by
submitting comments either orally at the
meeting or in writing. Oral comments at
the public meetings may be limited to
3 minutes per speaker based on
registration. You can provide written
comments by submitting them directly
to the docket online or by emailing
Captain Maureen Kallgren,
Maureen.r.kallgren@uscg.mil. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided. We are particularly interested
in specific comments on the following
questions:
1. What proposed routing measures would
you suggest to preserve shipping safety
around and within the offshore wind energy
areas?
2. What areas within the study area have
you traditionally used for anchoring and
why?
3. If fully developed, how will the offshore
wind energy projects in the study area impact
your anchoring practices or other waterway
uses?
4. What other navigational concerns do you
have regarding the proposed wind energy
projects in the study area?
5. What alternatives for mitigating anchor
damage to underground cables are available,
and is it possible for underground cables to
coexist within the anchorages?
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6. Which fisheries do you primarily target
that cause you to transit or fish in the study
area?
7. While fishing offshore, how much time
do you spend underway, making way versus
how much time do you spend underway, not
making way as a percentage of the overall
time frame (for example, I spend 10% of the
trip transiting to and from port, 70% engaged
in fishing, and 20% setting or hauling back
gear)?
8. What risk control measures would you
propose during the construction and
operations of the wind energy areas?
9. Where is the predominant recreational
boating traffic within the study area? Is there
a time of year that traffic is more prevalent?
Suggested comments are most helpful
when they are specific and supported by
industry data or consensus. We are
seeking to ensure the data we have
collected from past public comments,
such as current vessel AIS data and
stakeholder input, reflects the status of
waterway use today. We suggest
commenters review current data found
on the Mid Atlantic Ocean Data Portal
found at
www.portal.midatlanticocean.org. This
data portal collects and prepares a
variety of source data for public use and
analysis. All comments will inform our
way forward to ensure a measured
approach to balance the different uses of
the waterway in the future.
Comments submitted after the
meeting must reach the Coast Guard on
or before November 10, 2020. 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.
Anyone can search the electronic
form of comments received into any of
our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). 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).
The Coast Guard will hold public
meetings regarding these studies via a
webinar and teleconference. The Coast
Guard prefers and highly encourages all
comments and related material be
submitted directly to the online public
docket; however two virtual public
meetings will be held to provide an
opportunity for oral comments. The first
virtual public meeting will be held on
Thursday, October 29, 2020, at 1 p.m.
The second virtual public meeting will
be held on Wednesday, November 4,
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2020 at 6 p.m. To join the web-based
meeting and teleconference or to request
special accommodations, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section no later
than 1 p.m. on October 20, 2020, to
obtain the needed information. Access
information for the virtual public
meetings will be posted at https://
www.navcen.uscg.gov. If you encounter
technical difficulties, contact LTJG John
Frank at 757–398–6298 or
JohnR.Frank@uscg.mil. We will provide
a written summary of the meeting and
comments and will place that summary
in the docket.
Dated: October 7, 2020.
L.M. Dickey,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Fifth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2020–0621]
Information Collection Request to
Office of Management and Budget;
OMB Control Number: 1625–0081
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting
comments.
AGENCY:
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:
1625–0081, Alternate Compliance
Program; without change.
Our ICR describes the information we
seek to collect from the public. Before
submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast
Guard is inviting comments as
described below.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast
Guard on or before December 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG–2020–0621] 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://
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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
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
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request, [USCG–2020–0621], and must
be received by December 14, 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: Alternate Compliance Program.
OMB Control Number: 1625–0081.
Summary: This information is used by
the Coast Guard to assess vessels
participating in the voluntary Alternate
Compliance Program (ACP) before
issuance of a Certificate of Inspection.
Need: Sections 3306 and 3316 of 46
U.S.C. authorize the Coast Guard to
establish vessel inspection regulations
and inspection alternatives. Part 8 of 46
CFR contains the Coast Guard
regulations for recognizing classification
societies and enrollment of U.S.-flag
vessels in ACP.
Forms: None.
Respondents: Owners and operators
of U.S.-flag inspected vessels.
Frequency: On occasion.
Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated
burden has increased from 174 hours to
198 hours a year due to an increase in
the estimated annual number of
respondents.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: October 6, 2020.
Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S.
Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2020–22468 Filed 10–9–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2020-0172]
Port Access Route Study: Seacoast of New Jersey Including
Offshore Approaches to the Delaware Bay, Delaware
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is announcing two public meetings to discuss
our notice of study entitled ``Port Access Route Study: Seacoast of New
Jersey including the offshore approaches to the Delaware Bay,
Delaware'' that was published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2020,
(USCG-2020-0172) and our notice of inquiry entitled ``Anchorage
Grounds; Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean, Delaware'' that was published
in the Federal Register on November 29, 2019, (USCG-2019-0822). Because
the public may have similar comments on both topics we have decided to
hold joint public meetings to discuss both notices. To ensure adequate
opportunity to address concerns raised at the meetings and any
subsequent questions, the Coast Guard is reopening the comment period.
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DATES: Interested members of the public can attend either session, via
teleconference, on Thursday October 29, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. or
on Wednesday November 4, 2020, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. All comments and
related material must be received by the Coast Guard on or before
November 10, 2020. If you want your comments to be considered before
the public meetings, comments must be received by the Coast Guard on or
before October 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held via a web-enabled
interactive, online format and teleconference line. To join the web-
based meeting and teleconference or to request special accommodations,
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section no later than 1 p.m. on October 20, 2020, to obtain the needed
information.
You may submit written comments identified by docket number USCG-
2020-0172 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice, call or email Captain Maureen Kallgren, Fifth Coast Guard
District, Waterways Management Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone
(757) 398-6250, email [email protected] or Mr. Jerry Barnes,
Fifth Coast Guard District, Waterways Management Branch, U.S. Coast
Guard; telephone (757) 398-6230, email [email protected]. If you
encounter technical difficulties accessing the online meeting please
call LTJG John Frank, (757) 398-6298.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Coast Guard is conducting the Port Access Route Study (PARS) to
determine whether existing or additional vessel routing measures are
necessary along the seacoast of New Jersey and approaches to the
Delaware Bay. The PARS will consider whether existing or additional
routing measures are necessary to improve navigational safety due to
factors such as planned or potential offshore development, current port
capabilities and planned improvements, increased vessel traffic,
existing and potential anchorage areas, changing vessel traffic
patterns, weather conditions, or navigational difficulty. We published
a notice of study (NOS) in the Federal Register on May 5, 2020,
entitled ``Port Access Route Study: Seacoast of New Jersey Including
Offshore Approaches to the Delaware Bay, Delaware. Previously, we
published a notice of inquiry (NOI) in the Federal Register on November
29, 2019, entitled ``Notice of Inquiry, Anchorage Grounds, Delaware Bay
and Atlantic Ocean Delaware. As discussed in the NOI, the Coast Guard
is considering amending its regulations to establish new anchorage
grounds in the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean. You may view the NOS
and NOI in our online docket, in addition to comments submitted thus
far by going to https://www.regulations.gov. Once there, insert ``USCG-
2020-0172'' or ``USCG-2019-0822'' in the ``Keyword'' box and click
``Search.''
The Coast Guard received several requests for a public meeting to
discuss the NOS and NOIs. We have concluded that a public meeting would
inform both of these studies; therefore, we are publishing this notice.
We are placing a document into the docket for the NOI, USCG-2019-0822,
alerting followers of that docket of this notice and the opportunity to
submit comments.
The Coast Guard is seeking additional public input on current
waterway uses in the study area. These comments will help inform and
direct any future rulemaking as well as inform our input as a
cooperating agency to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for
offshore renewable energy installations.
II. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate by submitting comments either
orally at the meeting or in writing. Oral comments at the public
meetings may be limited to 3 minutes per speaker based on registration.
You can provide written comments by submitting them directly to the
docket online or by emailing Captain Maureen Kallgren,
[email protected] All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. We are particularly interested
in specific comments on the following questions:
1. What proposed routing measures would you suggest to preserve
shipping safety around and within the offshore wind energy areas?
2. What areas within the study area have you traditionally used
for anchoring and why?
3. If fully developed, how will the offshore wind energy
projects in the study area impact your anchoring practices or other
waterway uses?
4. What other navigational concerns do you have regarding the
proposed wind energy projects in the study area?
5. What alternatives for mitigating anchor damage to underground
cables are available, and is it possible for underground cables to
coexist within the anchorages?
6. Which fisheries do you primarily target that cause you to
transit or fish in the study area?
7. While fishing offshore, how much time do you spend underway,
making way versus how much time do you spend underway, not making
way as a percentage of the overall time frame (for example, I spend
10% of the trip transiting to and from port, 70% engaged in fishing,
and 20% setting or hauling back gear)?
8. What risk control measures would you propose during the
construction and operations of the wind energy areas?
9. Where is the predominant recreational boating traffic within
the study area? Is there a time of year that traffic is more
prevalent?
Suggested comments are most helpful when they are specific and
supported by industry data or consensus. We are seeking to ensure the
data we have collected from past public comments, such as current
vessel AIS data and stakeholder input, reflects the status of waterway
use today. We suggest commenters review current data found on the Mid
Atlantic Ocean Data Portal found at www.portal.midatlanticocean.org.
This data portal collects and prepares a variety of source data for
public use and analysis. All comments will inform our way forward to
ensure a measured approach to balance the different uses of the
waterway in the future.
Comments submitted after the meeting must reach the Coast Guard on
or before November 10, 2020. 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.
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). 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).
The Coast Guard will hold public meetings regarding these studies
via a webinar and teleconference. The Coast Guard prefers and highly
encourages all comments and related material be submitted directly to
the online public docket; however two virtual public meetings will be
held to provide an opportunity for oral comments. The first virtual
public meeting will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at 1 p.m.
The second virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday, November
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2020 at 6 p.m. To join the web-based meeting and teleconference or to
request special accommodations, contact the individual listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than 1 p.m. on October
20, 2020, to obtain the needed information. Access information for the
virtual public meetings will be posted at https://www.navcen.uscg.gov.
If you encounter technical difficulties, contact LTJG John Frank at
757-398-6298 or [email protected]. We will provide a written summary
of the meeting and comments and will place that summary in the docket.
Dated: October 7, 2020.
L.M. Dickey,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2020-22540 Filed 10-9-20; 8:45 am]
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