[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31994-31995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15138]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 155

[USCG-1998-4354]
RIN 2115-AE88


Tank Vessel Response Plans for Hazardous Substances

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces a public meeting on its proposed 
rules on Tank Vessel Response Plans for Hazardous Substances. The 
meeting will provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the 
proposed rule. We are also extending the comment period for the notice 
of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for Tank Vessel Response Plans for 
Hazardous Substances to August 30, 1999, to allow additional time for 
public comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 12, 1999, from 1 
p.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, August 13, 1999, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 
meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written comments 
and related material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or 
before August 30, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Hilton--University of 
Houston Hotel and Conference Center, 4800 Calhoun Street, Houston, TX 
77204. The conference center is located at Entrance 1# to the Central 
University of Houston campus.
    To make sure your written comments and related material are not 
entered more than once in the docket, please submit them by only one of 
the following methods:
    (1) By mail to the Docket Management Facility, (USCG-1998-4354), 
U.S. Department of Transportation, room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (2) By hand to room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    (3) By fax to the Docket Management Facility at 202-493-2251.
    (4) Electronically through the Web Site for the Docket Management 
System at http://dms.dot.gov.
    The Docket Management Facility maintains the public docket for this 
notice. Comments and material received from the public, as indicated in 
this notice, will become part of this docket and will be available for 
inspection or copying at room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may 
electronically access the

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public docket for this notice on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT Michael Roldan, Office of Operating 
and Environmental Standards (G-MSO), telephone 202-267-0106: e-mail: 
[email protected] or LT Claudia Gelzer, Office of Response, (G-
MOR), telephone 202-267-1983; email: [email protected]. These 
telephones are equipped to record messages on a 24-hour basis. For 
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact 
Dorothy Walker, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation, telephone 
202-366-9329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    On March 22, 1999, we published an NPRM entitled ``Tank Vessel 
Response Plans for Hazardous Substances'' in the Federal Register (64 
FR 13734). In response to requests, we will hold this public meeting to 
receive comments on the vessel response plan requirements as proposed 
in the NPRM.

Request for Comments

    The Coast Guard encourage you to participate by attending this 
public meeting. The Coast Guard also encourage you to submit written 
comments on our NPRM entitled ``Tank Vessel Response Plans for 
Hazardous Substances.'' if you submit written comment or related 
material, please include your name and address, identify the docket 
number for this rulemaking (USCG-1998-4354), indicate the specific 
section of the NPRM to which each comment applies, and give the reason 
for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by mail, 
hand delivery, fax, or electronic means to the Docket Management 
Facility at the address under ADDRESSES; but please submit your 
comments and material by only one means. If you submit them by mail or 
hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ 
by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit 
them by mail and would like to know they reached the Facility, please 
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelop. We will consider 
all comments and material received during the comment period.

Information on Service for Individual With Disabilities

    For information of facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the public meeting, 
contact LT Michael Roldan at the address or phone number under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as possible.

    Dated: June 9, 1999.
Joseph J. Angelo,
Director of Standards, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 99-15138 Filed 6-14-99; 8:45 am]
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