[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41293-41294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19646]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG-2000-7514]


National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP)

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On April 13, 2001, the Coast Guard published a notice in the 
Federal Register requesting comments on proposed changes to the 1994 
National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) guidelines, 
and stated the proposed changes would be available by June 1, 2001. 
However, they were not made available in the Docket until July 3, 2001. 
Because of this delay, the Coast Guard is extending the comment period 
through October 3, 2001.

DATES: Comments on the proposed changes to the PREP Guidelines must 
reach the Docket Management Facility on or before October 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: To make sure your comments and related material are not 
entered more than once in the docket, please submit them by only one of 
the following means:
    (1) By mail to the Docket Management Facility (USCG-2000-7514), 
U.S. Department of Transportation, room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (2) By hand delivery 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 
request for comments on PREP proposed guidelines. Comments will become 
part of this docket and will be available for inspection or copying at 
room PL-401, located on the Plaza Level of the Nassif Building at the 
same address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. You may electronically access the public docket on 
the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
or general information regarding the PREP program, contact Robert Pond, 
Office of Response, Plan and Preparedness

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Division (G-MOR-2), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, telephone 202-267-
6603, fax 202-267-4065 or e-mail [email protected]. If you have 
questions on viewing, or submitting material to the docket, contact 
Dorothy Beard, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation, telephone 
202-366-5149.

Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate by submitting comments and related 
material. If you do so, please include your name and address, identify 
the docket number (USCG-2000-7514), indicate the specific proposed 
change to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each 
comment. You may submit your comments and materials by mail or hand 
delivery. Submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ X 11 
inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit them 
by mail and would like confirmation of receipt, please enclose a 
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all 
comments and material received on or before October 3, 2001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 13, 2001, the Coast Guard published 
a notice in the Federal Register (66 FR 19282) requesting comments on 
proposed changes to the 1994 National Preparedness for Response 
Exercise Program (PREP) guidelines, and stated the proposed changes 
would be available in the Docket by June 1, 2001. However, they were 
not made available until July 3, 2001. Because of this delay, the Coast 
Guard is extending the comment period through October 3, 2001.

    Dated: July 31, 2001.
J. G. Lantz,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety 
and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 01-19646 Filed 8-6-01; 8:45 am]
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