[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 21702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8349]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[CGD17-05-002]
RIN 1625-AA11 and 1625-AA87


Regulated Navigation Area and Security Zones; High Capacity 
Passenger Vessels in Alaska

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; re-opening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: In response to public comments on the proposed Regulated 
Navigation Area and Security Zones; High Capacity Passenger Vessels in 
Alaska, the Coast Guard is re-opening the public comment period an 
additional 30 days. These actions will afford the public additional 
time and opportunity to provide the Coast Guard with information 
regarding the proposed Regulated Navigation Area and Security Zones; 
High Capacity Passenger Vessels in Alaska.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or 
before May 27, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments and related material to District 17 
(MOC), 709 West 9th St., Room 753, Juneau, Alaska 99801. District 17 
(MOC) maintains the public docket for this rulemaking. Comments and 
related materials received from the public will become part of this 
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at District 17 
(MOC), 709 West 9th St., Room 753, Juneau, Alaska 99801 between 9 a.m. 
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT Matthew York, District 17 (MOC), 
709 West 9th St., Room 753, Juneau, Alaska 99801, (907) 463-2821.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

    On March 9, 2005, D17 (MOC) published a Federal Register Notice 
seeking comments on the proposed Regulated Navigation Area and Security 
Zones; High Capacity Passenger Vessels in Alaska (70 FR 11595). The 
initial comment period was 30 days. A total of 19 public comments were 
received by the April 8, 2005, deadline, and all of them raised 
important issues on possible effects of the proposed rule.
    Additionally, others persons commented to the Coast Guard and said 
they needed more time. To ensure the Coast Guard receives comments from 
interested parties and to allow more time for dissemination of the 
proposed rule, the Coast Guard is re-opening the public comment period 
for an additional 30 days.
    We encourage you to submit comments and related material pertaining 
specifically to this rulemaking by submitting comments and related 
material. If you do so, please include your name and address, identify 
the docket number for this rulemaking (CGD17-05), and give the reason 
for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by mail, 
hand delivery, fax, or electronic means to the project officer at the 
addresses or phone numbers listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT, 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 would like to know that your 
submission reached us, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 
postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material 
received during the comment period. The recommendation made by this 
office may be affected by comments received.

Public Meeting

    We do not plan to hold a public meeting. However, you may submit a 
request for a public meeting by writing to District 17 (MOC) at the 
address under ADDRESSES explaining why one would be beneficial. If we 
determine that a public meeting would aid this rulemaking, we will hold 
one at a time and place announced by a separate notice in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: April 18, 2005.
James C. Olson,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 05-8349 Filed 4-26-05; 8:45 am]
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