[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2176-2177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-338]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD05-05-041]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
South Branch of the Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting to provide a forum 
for citizens to provide oral comments relating to the drawbridge 
operation regulations for the Dominion Boulevard (US 17) Bridge; 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, South Branch of the Elizabeth River, 
Chesapeake, VA. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: This public meeting will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on March 
1, 2006, at the Chesapeake Central Library in Chesapeake, VA. The 
meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written material 
and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on 
or before February 28, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The Coast Guard public meeting will be held at the 
Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Road,

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Chesapeake, VA 23322-5598. Send written material and requests to make 
oral presentations to Commander (obr), Fifth Coast Guard District, 
Federal Building, 1st Floor, 431 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704-
5004. You can also send your comments via fax at (757) 398-6334 or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Waverly W. Gregory, Jr., Bridge 
Administrator, Fifth Coast Guard District, at (757) 398-6222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of meeting is in response to the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 
10, 2005, (70 FR 24492) and the Interim Rule with request for comment 
published in the Federal Register on August 19, 2005, (70 FR 48637). 
The purpose of this public meeting is to provide an opportunity for 
citizens to provide oral or written comments regarding the changes to 
the regulations that govern the operation of the Dominion Boulevard (US 
17) Bridge across the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, at 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway mile 8.8, at Chesapeake, Virginia.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Introduction of panel members.
    (2) Overview of meeting format.
    (3) Background on the proposed and interim rulemakings.
    (4) Statements from citizens. Statements may be delivered in 
written form at the public meeting and made part of the docket or 
delivered orally not to exceed 5 minutes.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may 
close early if all business is finished. Members of the public may make 
oral presentations during the meeting. If you would like to make an 
oral presentation at the meeting, please notify the meeting coordinator 
at the address listed under ADDRESSES by February 28, 2006.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the meeting coordinator as soon as possible.

    Dated: January 5, 2006.
Larry L. Hereth,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
 [FR Doc. E6-338 Filed 1-12-06; 8:45 am]
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