[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1187-1188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-88]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2010-1127]
Application for Recertification of Prince William Sound Regional
Citizens' Advisory Council
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of, and seeks
comments on, the application for recertification submitted by the
Prince William Sound Regional Citizen's Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) for
March 1, 2011, through February 29, 2012. Under the Oil Terminal and
Tanker Environmental Oversight Act of 1990, the Coast Guard may certify
on an annual basis, an alternative voluntary advisory group in lieu of
a Regional Citizens' Advisory Council for Prince William Sound, Alaska.
This advisory group monitors the activities of terminal facilities and
crude oil tankers under the Prince William Sound program established by
the statute. The current certification for PWSRCAC will expire February
28, 2011.
DATES: Public comments on PWSRCAC's recertification application must
reach the Seventeenth Coast Guard District on or before February 22,
2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2010-1127 using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey
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Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
recertification, call or e-mail LCDR Mike Franklin, Seventeenth Coast
Guard District (dpi); telephone (907) 463-2821; e-mail
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
Public Participation and Request for Comments
We encourage you to participate in this application for
recertification by submitting comments and related materials. All
comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you have
provided.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice of availability (USCG-2010-1127), indicate the specific section
of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and
material online (via http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or
hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a
comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered
received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment.
If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered
as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the
Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and
a mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select
``Proposed Rule'' and insert ``USCG-2010-1127'' in the ``Keyword'' box.
Click ``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions''
column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8.5 by 11 inches, suitable
for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and
would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a
stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all
comments and material received during the comment period and may
withhold recertification or grant a conditional recertification based
on your comments.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2010-1127'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on
the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
Public Meeting
The Coast Guard does not plan to hold a public meeting. But you may
submit a request for one on or before February 5th, 2011 using one of
the four methods specified under ADDRESSES. Please explain why you
believe a public meeting would be beneficial. If we determine that one
would aid the process of thoroughly considering the application for
recertification, we will hold one at a time and place announced by a
later notice in the Federal Register.
Background and Purpose
The Coast Guard published guidelines on December 31, 1992 (57 FR
62600), to assist groups seeking recertification under the Oil Terminal
and Oil Tanker Environmental Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2732) (the Act). The Coast Guard issued a policy statement on
July 7, 1993 (58 FR 36504), to clarify the factors that the Coast Guard
would be considering in making its determination as to whether advisory
groups should be certified in accordance with the Act; and the
procedures which the Coast Guard would follow in meeting its
certification responsibilities under the Act. Most recently, on
September 16, 2002 (67 FR 58440), the Coast Guard changed its policy on
recertification procedures for regional citizen's advisory council by
requiring applicants to provide comprehensive information every three
years. For the two years in between, applicants only submit information
describing substantive changes to the information provided at the last
triennial recertification. This is the year in this triennial cycle
that PWSRCAC must provide comprehensive information.
At the conclusion of the comment period, February 22, 2011, the
Coast Guard will review all application materials and comments received
and will take one of the following actions:
(a) Recertify the advisory group under 33 U.S.C. 2732(o).
(b) Issue a conditional recertification for a period of 90 days,
with a statement of any discrepancies, which must be corrected to
qualify for recertification for the remainder of the year.
(c) Deny recertification of the advisory group if the Coast Guard
finds that the group is not broadly representative of the interests and
communities in the area or is not adequately fostering the goals and
purposes of 33 U.S.C. 2732.
The Coast Guard will notify PWSRCAC by letter of the action taken
on their respective applications. A notice will be published in the
Federal Register to advise the public of the Coast Guard's
determination.
Dated: December 27, 2010.
C.C. Colvin,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 2011-88 Filed 1-6-11; 8:45 am]
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