[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 222 (Friday, November 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 66960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19459]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[USCG-2001-9046]


Final Report on Tank Level or Pressure Monitoring Devices

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of the Final Report 
on Tank Level or Pressure Monitoring Devices. This report details the 
findings of the Coast Guard's study on costs and benefits of 
alternatives to tank level or pressure monitoring devices.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
contact LCDR Roger K. Butturini, P.E., Regulatory Development Manager, 
Office of Standards Evaluation and Development (G-PSR-2), U.S. Coast 
Guard, telephone 202-372-1494 or e-mail [email protected]. If 
you have questions about the technical aspects of the report, contact 
Ms. Dolores Mercier, Technical Expert, Office of Design and Engineering 
Standards, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 202-382-1381 or e-mail 
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, contact Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-493-0402.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In section 702 of the Coast Guard and Marine 
Transportation Authorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-293,118 Stat 1028 
(2004)), Congress directed the Coast Guard to analyze the costs and 
benefits of methods other than tank level or pressure monitoring (TLPM) 
devices for detecting loss of oil from cargo tanks into the water. The 
report was completed in March 2006 and we added a copy of this report 
into the docket for the original TLPM device rulemaking. You may 
electronically access the public docket for the original rulemaking by 
performing a ``Simple Search'' for docket number 9046 on the Internet 
at http://dms.dot.gov. The Final Report is number USCG-2001-9046-166.

    Dated: November 3, 2006.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of National and International Standards Assistant Commandant 
for Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-19459 Filed 11-16-06; 8:45 am]
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