[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 69179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28590]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 401, 403, and 404

[USCG-2015-0497; 1625-AC22]


Great Lakes Pilotage Rates--2016 Annual Review and Changes to 
Methodology

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending, for 30 days, the period for 
submitting public comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). 
The extension responds to a request made by several members of the 
public.

DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published on September 10, 2015 
(80 FR 54484) is extended. Comments and related material must be 
submitted to the docket by December 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2015-0497 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for 
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for further 
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed 
rule, call or email Mr. Todd Haviland, Director, Great Lakes Pilotage, 
Commandant (CG-WWM-2), Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-2037, email 
[email protected], or fax 202-372-1914.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Public Participation and Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking, 
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment 
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If 
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which 
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public 
comments, are in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and 
can be viewed by following that Web site's instructions. Additionally, 
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will 
be notified when comments are posted or a final rule is published.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, you may review a Privacy Act notice regarding the Federal 
Docket Management System in the March 24, 2005, issue of the Federal 
Register (70 FR 15086).

B. Regulatory History and Information

    We published the NPRM for this rulemaking on September 10, 2015 (80 
FR 54484). It proposed changes to the methodology by which the Coast 
Guard reviews and adjusts rates for Great Lakes pilotage, and also 
proposed rates for the 2016 shipping season. The NPRM announced a 60 
day public comment period ending November 9, 2015. We have received a 
request from several members of the public for an extension of the 
comment period, which we have decided to grant in light of the 
importance of our proposed changes to the ratemaking methodology. With 
this extension, the total length of the public comment period will now 
be 90 days.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    November 5, 2015.
Gary C. Rasicot,
Director, Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. Coast Guard.
[FR Doc. 2015-28590 Filed 11-5-15; 4:15 pm]
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