[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 40254-40255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14967]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 155

[USCG-1998-3417]
RIN 2115-AF60


Salvage and Marine Firefighting Requirements; Vessel Response 
Plans for Oil

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces three public meetings to receive 
comments on a notice of proposed rulemaking addressing the salvage and 
marine firefighting requirements for tank vessels transporting oil. The 
meetings will be held at three locations in order to allow for greater 
public involvement.

DATES: The public meetings will be held at the following locations:

Texas City, TX, July 9, 2002, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Philadelphia, PA, July 17, 2002, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Seattle, WA, July 25, 2002, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

    The meetings may conclude before the allotted time if all matters 
of discussion have been addressed.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held at the following locations:

Texas City, TX--The Texas City/Charles T. Doyle Convention Center, 2010 
5th Ave N., Stephen F. Austin Room, Texas City, TX 77590
Philadelphia, PA--U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, One Washington 
Avenue, Multi-Purpose Room, Philadelphia, PA 19147-4395
Seattle, WA--Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Ave., North 
Auditorium, Room 3448, Seattle, WA 98174-1067


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    This notice is available on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov in 
the docket for this rulemaking [USCG-1998-3417].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning this 
proposed rulemaking or concerning any of the public meetings, please 
contact Lieutenant Douglas Lincoln, Office of Response, Response 
Operations Division, Coast Guard Headquarters, telephone 202-267-0448, 
or via e-mail at [email protected]. If you have questions on 
viewing or submitting material(s) to the docket, please call Ms. 
Dorothy Beard, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation, telephone 
202-366-5149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that was published in the 
Federal Register on May 10, 2002 (67 FR 31868), entitled ``Salvage and 
Marine Firefighting Requirements; Vessel Response Plans for Oil,'' the 
Coast Guard stated our intention to hold public meetings, and we 
indicated that we would announce their locations and dates as soon as 
we had finalized the details of the meetings. In this notice we 
announce three public meetings to receive comments on the proposed 
rulemaking.
    In the NPRM, we proposed to revise the vessel response plan salvage 
and marine firefighting requirements for tank vessels transporting oil. 
The revisions would clarify the salvage and marine firefighting 
services that must be identified in vessel response plans. The proposed 
changes would assure that the appropriate salvage and marine 
firefighting resources are identified and available for responding to 
incidents up to, and including, the worst-case scenario. The proposed 
rulemaking would also set new response time requirements for each of 
the required salvage and marine firefighting services.

Information on Service for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the public meeting, 
contact Lieutenant Douglas Lincoln at the telephone number indicated 
under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.

Public Meeting

    The Coast Guard will hold three public meetings regarding this 
proposed rulemaking on the following dates at the following locations:

Texas City, TX, July 9, 2002, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at The Texas 
City/Charles T. Doyle Convention Center, 2010 5th Ave N., Stephen F. 
Austin Room, Texas City, TX 77590
Philadelphia, PA, July 17, 2002, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the U.S. 
Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, One Washington Avenue, Multi-Purpose 
Room, Philadelphia, PA 19147-4395
Seattle, WA, July 25, 2002, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Henry 
M. Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Ave., North Auditorium, Room 
3448, Seattle, WA 98174-1067

    The meetings may conclude before the allotted time if all matters 
of discussion have been addressed.
    Summaries of comments made and lists of attendees will be available 
on the docket after each meeting concludes.

    Dated: June 5, 2002.
J.G. Lantz,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, 
Security and Environmental Protection.
[FR Doc. 02-14967 Filed 6-10-02; 3:05 pm]
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