[Federal Register: December 1, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 230)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[CGD05-03-185]
Upper Chesapeake Estuary Area Committee Meeting, Preparedness for
Response Exercise Program (PREP) Area Exercise; Captain of the Port
Baltimore, MD
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Captain of the Port Baltimore, MD will hold an Area
Committee Meeting to discuss various issues related to the Upper
Chesapeake Estuary Area Contingency Plan and 2004 industry-led
Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP) exercise. The meeting
will not be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is finished.
Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach
the Coast Guard on or before December 9, 2003. Requests to have a copy
of your material distributed to each member of the committee should
reach the Coast Guard on or before December 9, 2003.
ADDRESSES: The Area Committee will meet in the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation's conference Room, Phillip Merrill Environmental Center, 6
Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD.
Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Activities, 2401 Hawkins Point Road,
Baltimore, MD. 21226-0001. Comments and material received from the
public, as well as documents indicated in this preamble as being
available in the docket, are part of docket [CGD05-03-185] and are
available for inspection or copying at U.S. Coast Guard Activities,
2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Lisa Knopf, telephone 410-
576-2657, or Lieutenant Leslie Wright, telephone 410-576-2657, of the
Marine Environmental Response Division. Written material and requests
may be faxed to 410-576-2688.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4202 of the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (OPA 90) amended Subsection (j) of Section 311 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C. 1321 (j)) to address the
development of a National Planning and Response System. As part of this
system, Area Committees (ACs) are to be established for each designated
area. Area Committees are to be comprised of qualified personnel from
federal, state, and local agencies and are exempted from Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-436, 86 Stat. 470 (5
U.S.C. App.2). Each Area Committee under the direction of the Federal
On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC) for the area is responsible for developing
an Area Contingency Plan (ACP) in conjunction with the National
Contingency Plan (NCP). The Coast Guard COTP Baltimore is holding a
meeting, in order to review the ACP and develop the Area Planning for
Response and Exercise Program (PREP) industry lead exercise. This
meeting will offer an opportunity to comment on the ACP and the PREP
exercise.
Agenda of Meeting
The agenda includes the following:
(1) Presentation on the Unified Command response to the M/V
Seawitch.
(2) Presentation on USCG role in the Maritime Transportation
Security Act.
(3) Update on area's scheduled Industry-Led PREP exercise.
(4) Open Forum.
Procedural
The meeting is not open to the public. Requests to attend the
meeting may be submitted to the Coast Guard under ADDRESSES. Requests
should include Name, Company or Agency, Address, Phone, Fax, and E-
mail. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is
finished. At the Captain of the Port's discretion, attendees may make
oral presentations during the meeting. If you would like to make an
oral presentation at the meeting, please notify Lieutenant Wright
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than December 9,
2003. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the
Coast Guard no later than December 9, 2003. If you would like a copy of
your material distributed at the meeting, please submit 25 copies to
the Coast Guard listed under ADDRESSES no later than December 9, 2003.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the Lieutenant Wright listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as
soon as possible.
Dated: November 14, 2003.
Curtis A. Springer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Baltimore, Maryland.
[FR Doc. 03-29843 Filed 11-28-03; 8:45 am]
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