[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22799]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 167

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0765]


Port Access Route Study: In the Approaches to Los Angeles-Long 
Beach and in the Santa Barbara Channel

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces two separate public meetings to 
receive comments on the study entitled ``Port Access Route Study: In 
the Approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach and in the Santa Barbara 
Channel'' that was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, 
April 7, 2010. As stated in that document, the Coast Guard is 
conducting a Port Access Route Study (PARS) to evaluate the continued 
applicability of and the potential need for modifications to the 
current vessel routing in the approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach and 
in the Santa Barbara Channel.

DATES: Public meetings will be held on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and on Thursday, October 14, 2010 from 7 p.m. to 9 
p.m. to provide an opportunity for oral comments. Written comments and 
related material may also be submitted to Coast Guard personnel 
specified at the meetings.

ADDRESSES: The October 13, 2010 public meeting will be held at Oxnard 
Harbor District Offices at 333 Ponoma Street in Port Hueneme, CA. 
Visitor parking is available in the adjacent parking lot. The October 
14, 2010 public meeting will be held at the Port of Los Angeles 
Administration Building at 425 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro, CA 
90731. Visitor parking is available in the Liberty Hill Plaza parking 
lot directly across the street from the Port of Los Angeles 
Administration Building. Government-issued photo identification will be 
required for entrance into both buildings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning the 
meeting or the study, please call or e-mail LTJG Lucas Mancini, Coast 
Guard; telephone 510-437-3801, e-mail [email protected]. If you 
have questions on viewing the docket call Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Purpose

    We published a notice of study in the Federal Register on April 7, 
2010 (75 FR 17562), entitled ``Port Access Route Study: In the 
Approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach and In the Santa Barbara Channel'' 
in which we did not state a plan to hold a public meeting. We received 
several requests for a meeting in comments submitted to the docket and 
have concluded that a public meeting would aid this study. Therefore, 
we are publishing this notice.
    In the notice of PARS, we discussed increased vessel traffic 
observed bypassing the Santa Barbara Channel Traffic Separation Scheme 
(TSS) and opting for routes south of San Miguel, Santa Rosa, and Santa 
Cruz Islands approaching the San Pedro Channel. This study will assess 
whether the creation of a vessel routing system is necessary to 
increase the predictability of vessel movements, which may decrease the 
potential for collisions, oil spills, and other events that could 
threaten the marine environment.
    You may view the notice of PARS in our online docket, in addition 
to comments submitted thus far by going to http://www.regulations.gov. 
Once there, insert ``USCG-2009-0765'' in the ``Keyword'' box and click 
``Search.'' If you do not have access to the internet, you may view the 
docket online by visiting 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 study by submitting 
comments at the meeting either orally 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 posted 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 LTJG Lucas Mancini 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 public meetings regarding its Port Access 
Route Study In the Approaches to Los Angeles-Long Beach and In the 
Santa Barbara Channel proposed rule on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Oxnard Harbor District Offices and Thursday, 
October 14, 2010 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the 2nd floor board room at 
the Port of Los Angeles Administration Building, telephone (310) SEA-
PORT (732-7668). Government-issued photo identification (for example, a 
driver's license or TWIC) will be required for entrance into both 
buildings. We will provide a written summary of the meeting and 
additional comments received at the meeting in the docket.

    Dated: September 2, 2010.
S.P. Metruck,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 2010-22799 Filed 9-13-10; 8:45 am]
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