[Federal Register: April 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 80)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 21702]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[CGD17-05-002]
RIN 1625-AA11 and 1625-AA87
Regulated Navigation Area and Security Zones; High Capacity
Passenger Vessels in Alaska
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Proposed rule; re-opening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: In response to public comments on the proposed Regulated
Navigation Area and Security Zones; High Capacity Passenger Vessels in
Alaska, the Coast Guard is re-opening the public comment period an
additional 30 days. These actions will afford the public additional
time and opportunity to provide the Coast Guard with information
regarding the proposed Regulated Navigation Area and Security Zones;
High Capacity Passenger Vessels in Alaska.
DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before May 27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments and related material to District 17
(MOC), 709 West 9th St., Room 753, Juneau, Alaska 99801. District 17
(MOC) maintains the public docket for this rulemaking. Comments and
related materials received from the public will become part of this
docket and will be available for inspection or copying at District 17
(MOC), 709 West 9th St., Room 753, Juneau, Alaska 99801 between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT Matthew York, District 17 (MOC),
709 West 9th St., Room 753, Juneau, Alaska 99801, (907) 463-2821.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
On March 9, 2005, D17 (MOC) published a Federal Register Notice
seeking comments on the proposed Regulated Navigation Area and Security
Zones; High Capacity Passenger Vessels in Alaska (70 FR 11595). The
initial comment period was 30 days. A total of 19 public comments were
received by the April 8, 2005, deadline, and all of them raised
important issues on possible effects of the proposed rule.
Additionally, others persons commented to the Coast Guard and said
they needed more time. To ensure the Coast Guard receives comments from
interested parties and to allow more time for dissemination of the
proposed rule, the Coast Guard is re-opening the public comment period
for an additional 30 days.
We encourage you to submit comments and related material pertaining
specifically to this rulemaking by submitting comments and related
material. If you do so, please include your name and address, identify
the docket number for this rulemaking (CGD17-05), and give the reason
for each comment. You may submit your comments and material by mail,
hand delivery, fax, or electronic means to the project officer at the
addresses or phone numbers listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, but please submit your comments and material by only one
means. If you submit them by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you would like to know that your
submission reached us, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period. The recommendation made by this
office may be affected by comments received.
Public Meeting
We do not plan to hold a public meeting. However, you may submit a
request for a public meeting by writing to District 17 (MOC) at the
address under ADDRESSES explaining why one would be beneficial. If we
determine that a public meeting would aid this rulemaking, we will hold
one at a time and place announced by a separate notice in the Federal
Register.
Dated: April 18, 2005.
James C. Olson,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 05-8349 Filed 4-26-05; 8:45 am]
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