[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 191 (Monday, October 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51166-51167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23876]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0845]


Public Meeting on Ports and Waterways Assessment

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces a public meeting in order to receive 
public comments on the results of the U.S. Coast Guard sponsored Ports 
and Waterways Safety Assessment conducted July 14-15, 2009. Specific 
comments should target any risk areas within the waterways and 
mitigating measures which may address outstanding risk areas along the 
Houston Ship Channel. The Captain of the Port would also like to 
receive comments related to possible areas which can be used for 
Waterways Optimization, including improving port security for the 
channel and adjacent facilities.

DATES: A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, from 
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) 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 comments and related 
material submitted after the meeting must be received by the Coast 
Guard on or before Friday, October 30, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at Marine Safety Unit 
Galveston, 3101 FM 2004, Texas City, TX 77591, telephone 409-978-2700. 
A government-issued photo identification will be required for entrance 
to the building.
    You may submit written comments identified by docket number USCG-
2009-0845 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 rulemaking is available on the Internet at 
http://www.regulations.gov under docket number USCG-2009-0845.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
meeting, please call or e-mail LTJG Margaret Brown, Coast Guard Sector 
Houston-Galveston, Waterways Management, telephone 713-678-9001, 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 purpose of the meeting is to receive comments on the U.S. Coast 
Guard sponsored Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment conducted July 
14-15, 2009. A copy of the assessment will be attached to the docket. 
Specific comments should target any risk areas within the waterways and 
mitigating measures which may address outstanding risk areas along the 
Houston Ship Channel. The Captain of the Port would also like to 
receive comments related to possible areas which can be used for 
Waterways Optimization, including improving port security for the 
channel and adjacent facilities.
    You may view the online docket and comments submitted thus far by 
going to http://www.regulations.gov. Once there, insert ``USCG-2009-
0845'' in the ``Keyword'' box and click ``Search.'' 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 October 30, 2009. If you submit a comment online via http://

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www.regulations.gov, it will be considered received by the Coast Guard 
when you successfully transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, 
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 LTJG Margaret Brown 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 Houston-
Galveston waterways on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
(noon) at Marine Safety Unit Galveston, 3101 FM 2004, Texas City, TX 
77591, telephone 409-978-2700. The meeting location is not accessible 
by public transportation. Parking is available at no cost.

    Dated: September 21, 2009.
M.E. Woodring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston.
[FR Doc. E9-23876 Filed 10-2-09; 8:45 am]
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