[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 35882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17246]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0652]


Baton Rouge Waterways Action Plan Annex

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces a public meeting to receive comments 
on the Baton Rouge Waterways Action Plan Annex.

DATES: A public meeting will be held on Thursday, July 30, 2009 from 8 
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday, July 31, 2009 from 
8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to provide an opportunity for oral comments. 
Written comments and related material may also be submitted to Coast 
Guard personnel specified at that meeting. All written comments and 
related material submitted after the meeting must be received by the 
Coast Guard on or before August 31, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Louisiana Room at the 
State of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Building, 2000 
Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, telephone (225) 765-2623. A 
government-issued photo identification card will be required for 
entrance to the building.
    You may submit written comments identified by docket number USCG-
2009-0652 before or after the meeting using any one of the following 
methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand Delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
Our online docket for this meeting is available on the Internet at 
http://www.regulations.gov under docket number USCG-2009-0652.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
meeting, please call or e-mail Lieutenant Nick Parham, Chief of 
Prevention and Response at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge; 
telephone (225) 298-5400; e-mail [email protected]. If you have 
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee 
V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose

    The meeting is intended to give the public the chance to comment on 
the current Baton Rouge Waterways Action Plan Annex and note concerns 
and improvements that could be made to create a more consistent and 
useful action plan. You may view the Baton Rouge Waterways Action Plan 
Annex at the following Web site: http://www.uscg.mil/d8/westernrivers/default.asp.
    You may view the online docket and comments submitted thus far by 
going to http://www.regulations.gov. Once there, select the Advanced 
Docket Search option on the right side of the screen, insert USCG-2009-
0652 in the Docket ID box, press Enter, and then click on the item in 
the Docket ID column. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility 
in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation 
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. We have an agreement with the Department of Transportation to 
use the Docket Management Facility.
    We encourage you to participate in this meeting by submitting 
comments either orally at the meeting or in writing. If you bring 
written comments to the meeting, you may submit them to Coast Guard 
personnel specified at the meeting to receive written comments. These 
comments will be submitted to our online public docket. All comments 
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov 
and will include any personal information you have provided.
    Comments submitted after the meeting must reach the Coast Guard on 
or before August 31, 2009. If you submit a comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received by the Coast Guard 
when you successfully transmit the comment. If you fax, hand delivery, 
or mail your comment, it will be considered as having been received by 
the Coast Guard when it is received at the Docket Management Facility.
    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any 
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice 
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

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 LT Nick Parham, United States Coast Guard, at the telephone 
number or e-mail address indicated under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this notice.

Public Meeting

    The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting regarding the Baton 
Rouge Waterways Action Plan Annex on Thursday, July 30, 2009 from 8 
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday, July 31, 2009 from 
8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Louisiana Room at the State of Louisiana 
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Building, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton 
Rouge, LA 70808, telephone (225) 765-2623. The meeting location is not 
accessible by public transportation. Parking is available at no cost.
    A government-issued photo identification card will be required for 
entrance to the building. Attendees should check in at the front desk, 
and they will be directed to the Louisiana Room.
    We will provide a written summary of the meeting and comments and 
place that summary in the docket.

    Dated: July 9, 2009.
E.M. Stanton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, New Orleans.
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