[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10492-10493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03527]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers

33 CFR Part 334

[Docket Number: COE-2022-0007]


Potomac River at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren 
Division, Dahlgren, Virginia; Danger Zone

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) 
published a proposed rule to modify an existing danger zone in the 
waters of the Potomac River near Dahlgren, Virginia. The comment period 
ended on January 4, 2023. The Corps received numerous requests to 
extend the comment period, so we are reopening the comment period for 
45 days. Comments previously submitted on the proposed rule 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: The comment period for the proposed rule published at 87 FR 
74346 on December 5, 2022 is reopened. Written comments must be 
submitted on or before April 7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2022-0007, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number, 
COE-2022-0007 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 December 5, 2022 (87 FR 74346). 
Consideration will be given to all comments received by April 7, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Olson, Headquarters, 
Operations and Regulatory Division, Washington, DC at 202-761-4922.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the December 5, 2022, issue of the 
Federal Register (87 FR 74346), the Corps published a proposed rule to 
modify an existing danger zones in the waters of the Potomac River near 
Dahlgren, Virginia. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division 
(NSWCDD) operates research, development, testing, and evaluation ranges 
on the Potomac River using the danger zones as defined in the existing 
regulation. The purpose of this amendment is to expand the middle 
danger zone for ongoing infrared sensor testing for detection of 
airborne chemical or biological agent simulants, directed energy 
testing, and for operating manned or unmanned watercraft. This 
amendment will extend the legal authority to engage civilian watercraft 
for safe transit instructions in the Potomac River within the expanded 
middle danger zone.
    The Corps has received numerous requests for an extension of the 
comment period for the proposed rule. The original comment period ended 
on January 4, 2023, and we are reopening the comment period for 45 
days. Comments must be received by April 7, 2023.

Thomas P. Smith,
Chief, Operations and Regulatory Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-03527 Filed 2-17-23; 8:45 am]
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