[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39544-39545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19068]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD05-01-005]


Notice of Public Meeting; letter of recommendation, LNG Facility, 
Cove Point, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Baltimore (COTP) is 
preparing a letter of recommendation as to the suitability of the 
Chesapeake Bay waterway for liquefied hazardous gas (LHG) or liquefied 
natural gas (LNG) marine traffic in response to a letter of intent to 
operate the LNG facility at Cove Point, Maryland. In preparation for 
issuance of the letter of recommendation, the COTP will sponsor a 
public meeting to receive comments regarding the suitability of the 
Chesapeake Bay waterway for LHG or LNG vessel traffic.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, August 23, 2001, 3:30 p.m. to 
7 p.m. Those who plan to speak at the meeting should provide their name 
by August 21, 2001. The comment period associated with the public 
meeting will remain open for seven days following the meeting. Written 
comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or before 
August 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is: The Holiday Inn, 155 Holiday Drive, 
Solomon's Island, Maryland. You may submit written comments to the 
Coast Guard at the meeting or you may mail comments and related 
material to Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Activities Baltimore, 2401 
Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, Maryland

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21226-1791. U.S. Coast Guard Activities Baltimore maintains a file for 
this notice. Comments and material received from the public during the 
comment period will become part of this file and will be available for 
inspection or copying at the U.S. Coast Guard Activities Baltimore 
office, room 205, between the hours of 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Gordon Loebl at 
U.S. Coast Guard Activities Baltimore (410) 576-2526.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

    In accordance with the requirements in 33 CFR 127.009, the U.S. 
Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Baltimore (COTP) is preparing a letter 
of recommendation as to the suitability of the Chesapeake Bay waterway 
for liquefied hazardous gas (LHG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine 
traffic. On April 13, 2001, the Coast Guard published a Notice and 
request for comments entitled Notice and Request for Comments; letter 
of recommendation, LHG or LNG Facility Cove Point, MD in the Federal 
Register (66 FR 19283). In the Notice and request for comments, the 
Coast Guard indicated that we did not then plan to hold a public 
meeting; however, the Coast Guard would consider requests for public 
meetings. The Coast Guard received several requests for public meetings 
during the comment period. Therefore, the Captain of the Port has 
decided that a public meeting would benefit the recommendation process 
and will hold a public meeting at the time and place described above in 
DATES and ADDRESSES.

Public Meeting

    Attendance is open to the public. Discussion will be facilitated 
through the establishment of several staffed stations on various facets 
of the proposed operation, including the transit of vessels, the 
shoreside transfer of cargo, and other navigational and environmental 
issues. With advance notice, members of the public may provide oral 
statements regarding the suitability of the Chesapeake Bay waterway for 
LHG or LNG vessel traffic. Oral statements will be limited to five 
minutes. Persons wishing to make oral statements should notify 
Lieutenant Commander Gordon Loebl at the number in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT no later than two days before the meeting. Written 
comments may be submitted at the meeting or to the Docket up to August 
30, 2001.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities, or to request assistance at the meeting, contact 
Lieutenant Commander Gordon Loebl listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT as soon as possible.

    Dated: July 20, 2001.
T.W. Allen,
Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 01-19068 Filed 7-30-01; 8:45 am]
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