[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26247-26248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12050]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[CGD05-03-023]
RIN 1625-AA00


Safety and Security Zone; Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas 
Terminal, Chesapeake Bay, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of public meeting; 
reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 20, 2003, the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, 
Baltimore (COTP) published a notice of proposed rulemaking for revising 
a safety and security zone for the Cove Point Liquefied Natural Gas 
Terminal. In response to that notice, the COTP received requests for a 
public meeting to discuss the proposed rule. In this notice, the COTP 
is announcing a public meeting to receive comments regarding the 
proposed safety and security zone and is reopening the comment period 
for this rulemaking.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, June 5, 2003, from 6 p.m. to 
9 p.m. Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or 
before June 12, 2003.

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

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Building 70, Port Safety, Security and Waterways Management Branch, 
Baltimore, Maryland, 21226-1791. The Port Safety, Security and 
Waterways Management Branch of Coast Guard Activities Baltimore 
maintains the public docket, CGD05-03-023, for this rulemaking. 
Comments and material received from the public, as well as documents 
indicated in this preamble as being available in the docket, will 
become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or 
copying at Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Activities, 2401 Hawkins Point 
Road, Building 70, Port Safety, Security and Waterways Management 
Branch, Baltimore, Maryland, 21226-1791 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

    On March 20, 2003, the Coast Guard published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking entitled ``Safety and Security Zone; Cove Point Liquefied 
Natural Gas Terminal, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. (68 FR 13647). The 
Coast Guard received several requests for public meetings before the 
comment period closed on April 21, 2003. The Captain of the Port has 
decided that a public meeting is in the public's interest and is 
therefore issuing this notice to advise the public of the time and 
place of the meeting, and of the reopening of the comment period.

Public Meeting

    The public meeting will be held June 5, 2003, from 6 p.m. to 9 
p.m., at the Holiday Inn, 155 Holiday Drive, Solomon's Island, 
Maryland. Attendance is open to the public. During this meeting, the 
Coast Guard will receive comments from the public on the proposed rule 
for the safety and security zone.
    With advance notice, members of the public may provide oral 
statements. Oral statements will be limited to five minutes. Persons 
wishing to make oral statements should notify Commander Gordon Loebl 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than two days 
before the meeting.
    Written comments may be submitted to the docket under ADDRESSES 30 
minutes before, during, or up to one week after the meeting. You may 
also submit written comments directly to Coast Guard personnel at the 
public meeting.

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 
Commander Gordon Loebl listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as 
soon as possible.

    Dated: May 5, 2003.
Roger B. Peoples,
Captain, Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Baltimore, MD.
[FR Doc. 03-12050 Filed 5-14-03; 8:45 am]
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