[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 800-801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-249]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD17-99-013]
Application for Recertification of Prince William Sound Regional
Citizens' Advisory Council
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of the application
for recertification submitted by the Prince William Sound Regional
Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC). A recertification would be valid
for a year. Under the Oil Terminal and Oil Tanker Environmental
Oversight and Monitoring Act of 1990, the Coast Guard also may certify,
on an annual basis, an alternative voluntary advisory group instead of
the Regional Citizens' Advisory Council for Prince William Sound.
DATES: Comments must reach the Seventeenth Coast Guard District on or
before February 7, 2000.
ADDRESSES: You may mail your comments to the Seventeenth Coast Guard
District (mor), P.O. Box 25517, Juneau, AK 99802. You may also deliver
them to the Juneau Federal Building, room 753, 709 W 9th Juneau, AK
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
The Seventeenth Coast Guard District maintains the public docket
for this recertification process. Comments regarding recertification
will become part of this docket and will be available for inspection or
copying at the Juneau Federal Building, room 753, 709 W 9th Juneau, AK,
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. You may also access this docket via the ARRT web site:
www.akrrt.org.
A copy of the application is also available for inspection at the
Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council's Offices, at
3709 Spenard Rd., Anchorage, Alaska, 99503 or 154 Fairbanks Dr., P.O.
Box 3089, Valdez, Alaska, 99686, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday. The telephone number is (907) 277-7222 in
Anchorage, Alaska and (907) 835-5957 in Valdez, Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information regarding the
PWSRCAC, see their web site: www.pwsrcac.org. For questions on viewing,
or submitting material to the docket contact LCDR Larry Musarra,
Seventeenth Coast Guard District (mor), (907) 463-2211.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to submit written
data, views, or arguments. It solicits comments from interested groups
including oil terminal facility owners and operators, owners and
operators of crude oil tankers calling at terminal facilities, and
fishing, aquacultural, recreational and environmental citizens groups,
concerning the recertification application of PWSRCAC. Persons
submitting comments should include their names and addresses, identify
this rulemaking (CGD17-99-013) and the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each
comment. Please submit two copies of all comments and attachments in an
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. Persons wanting acknowledgment of
receipt of comments should enclose stamped, self-addressed postcards or
envelopes.
The Coast Guard plans no public hearing. Persons may request a
public hearing by writing to Commander (m), 17th Coast Guard District,
P.O. Box 25517, Juneau, AK 99802. The request should include the
reasons why a hearing would be beneficial. If there is sufficient
evidence to determine that oral presentations will aid this
recertification process, the Coast Guard will hold a public hearing 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
626000), to assist groups seeking recertification
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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 36505), 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.
The Coast Guard has received an application for recertification of
PWSRCAC, the currently certified advisory group for the Prince William
Sound region. In accordance with the review and certification process
contained in the policy statement, the Coast Guard announces the
availability of that application.
At the conclusion of the comment period, 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 its application. A notice will be published in the Federal Register
to advise the public of the Coast Guard's determination.
Dated: December 28, 1999.
T.J. Barrett,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 00-249 Filed 1-5-00; 8:45 am]
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