[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 6, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51245-51246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24008]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 151, 155, and 160

[USCG-2008-1070]
RIN 1625-AB27


Nontank Vessel Response Plans and Other Vessel Response Plan 
Requirements

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings; request for comments; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is issuing a correction to an earlier document 
that

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published on September 25, 2009, in order to correct the date of the 
Washington, DC, public meeting. Our earlier notice listed 2 different 
dates for the same meeting; the correct date is October 28, 2009.

DATES: The public meetings will be held at the following locations:
     Washington, DC, October 28, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
     Oakland, CA, November 3, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
     New Orleans, LA, November 19, 2009, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 
p.m.

Written comments and related material may also be submitted to Coast 
Guard personnel specified at that meeting. The comment period for the 
proposed rule closes November 30, 2009. All comments and related 
material submitted after the meeting must either be submitted to our 
online docket via http://www.regulations.gov on or before November 30, 
2009, or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held at the following locations:
     Washington, DC--United States Coast Guard Headquarters 
Building, Room 4202, 2100 Second St., SW., Washington, DC 20593.
     Oakland, CA--Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, 
Auditorium, 3rd Floor North Tower, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612.
     New Orleans, LA--Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 
208, Exhibit Hall A, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA 
70130.
    You may submit written comments identified by docket number USCG-
2008-1070 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-2008-1070.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
proposed rulemaking, contact Lieutenant Jarrod DeWitz, U.S. Coast 
Guard, Office of Vessel Activities, Vessel Response Plan Review Team, 
telephone (202) 372-1219. You may also e-mail questions to 
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or 
submitting material to the docket, call Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    The Coast Guard is issuing this correction to an earlier notice 
that published on September 25, 2009, (74 FR 48891) in order to correct 
the date of the Washington, DC, public meeting. Our earlier notice 
listed 2 different dates for the same meeting; the correct date is 
October 28, 2009. The time/location of the Washington, DC, public 
meeting remains unchanged. The dates/times/locations for the Oakland, 
CA, and New Orleans, LA, public meetings remain unchanged.
    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting 
comments either orally at a meeting or in writing. If you bring written 
comments to a 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.
    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 Lieutenant Jarrod DeWitz at the telephone number indicated 
under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.

Public Meeting

    The Coast Guard will hold three public meetings regarding this 
proposed rulemaking on the following dates and at the following 
locations:
     Washington, DC, October 28, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 
p.m., at the United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, Room 
4202, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593. Note: A 
government-issued photo identification (for example, a driver's 
license) will be required for entrance to the building.
     Oakland, CA, November 3, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 
at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Auditorium, 3rd Floor North 
Tower, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612. Note: A government-issued 
photo identification (for example, a driver's license) will be required 
for entrance to the building.
     New Orleans, LA, November 19, 2009, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 
p.m., at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 208, Exhibit Hall 
A, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70130.
    Members of the public may attend these meetings up to the seating 
capacity of the rooms. The meetings may conclude before the allotted 
time if all matters of concern have been addressed.
    We plan to record each meeting using an audio-digital recorder and 
to make that audio recording available through a link in our online 
docket. A written summary of comments made and a list of attendees will 
be placed in the docket after each meeting concludes.

    Dated: September 30, 2009.
Stefan G. Venckus,
Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, United States 
Coast Guard.
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