[Federal Register: May 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 102)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 30656]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD05-05-020]

 
Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Piankatank River, 
Gloucester County, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting to provide a forum 
for citizens to provide oral comments relating to the ``2005 Piankatank 
River Race'', a marine event proposed to be held over the waters of the 
Piankatank River in Gloucester County, Virginia on July 23, 2005. The 
meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: This public meeting will be on Wednesday, June 29, 2005, from 10 
a.m. to 2 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 June 24, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The Coast Guard public meeting will be held at the 
Gloucester County Library, 6920 Main Street, Gloucester, VA, 23061. 
Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to Dennis 
Sens, Commander (oax), U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District, 431 Crawford 
Street, Portsmouth, VA 23321.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Sens, Recreational Boating 
Safety Specialist, Fifth Coast Guard District, telephone 757-398-6204, 
Fax 757-398-6203.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of meeting is in response to the 
notice of proposed rulemaking, (NPRM), published in the Federal 
Register on March 29, 2005, (Volume 70, pages 15788-15790). The purpose 
of this public meeting is to provide an opportunity for citizens to 
provide oral or written comments regarding a proposed marine event on 
the Piankatank River. The East Coast Boat Racing Club of New Jersey 
proposes to sponsor the ``2005 Piankatank River Race'' on July 23, 
2005. The event would consist of approximately 20 New Jersey Speed 
Garveys and Jersey Speed Skiffs conducting high-speed competitive races 
along an oval racecourse in close proximity to the Thousand Trails 
Campground, over the waters of the Piankatank River, Gloucester, 
Virginia.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda includes the following:
    (1) Introduction of panel members.
    (2) Overview of meeting format.
    (3) Background on proposed marine event.
    (4) Statements from citizens. Statements may be delivered in 
written form at the public meeting and made part of the docket or 
delivered orally not to exceed 10 minutes.

Procedural

    The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may 
close early if all business is finished. Members of the public may make 
oral presentations during the meeting. If you would like to make an 
oral presentation at the meeting, please notify the meeting coordinator 
at the address listed under ADDRESSES by June 24, 2005.

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 meeting coordinator as soon as possible.

    Dated: May 6, 2005.
Lawrence J. Bowling,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District 
Acting.
[FR Doc. 05-10363 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]

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