[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 48090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19735]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
33 CFR Part 334
[Docket Number: COE-2019-0010]
Washington Channel, Fort McNair, Washington, DC; Restricted Area
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On August 8, 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the
Corps) published a proposed rule to establish a permanent restricted
area in the Washington Channel adjacent to Fort McNair in Washington,
DC. The comment period ended on September 9, 2019, and we received
requests to extend the comment period. As it closed prior to the
publication of this document, we are reopening the comment period.
Comments previously submitted do not need to be resubmitted, as they
have already been incorporated into the administrative record and will
be fully considered in the Corps' decision making process for this
rulemaking action.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 5,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2019-0010, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number,
COE-2019-0010, in the subject line of the message.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-CO-R (David B.
Olson), 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
Instructions: Instructions for submitting comments are provided in
the proposed rule published on August 8, 2019 (84 FR 38893).
Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 5,
2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Olson, Headquarters,
Operations and Regulatory Division, Washington, DC at 202-761-4922, or
Mr. Steve Elinsky, Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Regulatory
Branch, at 410-962-4503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the August 8, 2019, issue of the Federal
Register (84 FR 38893), the Corps published a proposed rule for
establishing a permanent restricted area in the Washington Channel
adjacent to Fort McNair. Fort McNair is the headquarters of the Army's
Military District of Washington and home of the National Defense
University as well as the official residence of the U.S. Army's Vice
Chief of Staff. Fort McNair requested the restricted area to fulfill
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (JBM-HH) security needs including HMX
missions and security needs at Fort McNair including protection of VIP
quarters. The restricted area is also needed to protect public health
by preventing vessels from disturbing a planned environmental
remediation area located near Fort McNair.
We have received requests for an extension of the comment period
for the proposed rule. The Corps finds a longer comment period is
warranted. Therefore, the comment period for this proposed rule is
reopened until November 5, 2019.
Dated: September 6, 2019.
Thomas P. Smith,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division, Directorate of Civil Works.
[FR Doc. 2019-19735 Filed 9-11-19; 8:45 am]
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