[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 12276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5388]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
[CGD 95-005]
Area To Be Avoided Off the Washington Coast
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In response to several requests, the Coast Guard is extending
the comment period for written comments on whether the applicability of
the area to be avoided (ATBA) off the Washington Coast should be
expanded to include vessels and barges other than those carrying
cargoes of oil or hazardous materials.
DATES: Written comments must be received not later than April 17, 1995.
Copies of a written transcript from the February 23, 1995, public
meeting will be available for inspection and copying after March 15,
1995 at the addresses indicated in the ADDRESSES section which follows.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to the Executive Secretary,
Marine Safety Council (G-LRA), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.
Washington, DC 20593-0001, or may be delivered to room 3406 at the same
address between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. Comments will become part of this docket and will be
available for inspection or copying at room 3406, Coast Guard
Headquarters, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
In addition, the written transcript of the February 23, 1995,
public meeting will be available for inspection and copying at the
Thirteenth Coast Guard District, 915 Second Avenue, Room 3410, Seattle,
WA 98174 and at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 138 W.
First Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362-2600, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Margie G. Hegy, Project Manager,
Vessel Traffic Services Division, phone (202) 267-0415. This telephone
is equipped to take messages on a 24-hour basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ATBA was adopted by the Maritime Safety
Committee of the International Maritime Organization on December 7,
1994, and goes into effect on June 7, 1995. It is recommended that all
vessels, including barges, carrying oil or cargoes classified by the
United States as hazardous materials (e.g., chemicals) avoid the ATBA.
A meeting to obtain public comment on whether the ATBA off the
Washington Coast should be applicable to other categories of vessels
was announced in the Federal Register on January 27, 1995 (60 FR 5454).
The purpose of the meeting, as stated in the meeting notice, was to
obtain information to assist the Coast Guard in determining whether
there is a need to expand the applicability of the ATBA.
Commenters were asked to respond to ten specific questions, and
present any other information. However, the Coast Guard did not propose
any specific changes in the area or the applicability. The meeting was
held on February 23, 1995, and 17 individuals made oral presentations.
The Coast Guard has received several requests to extend the comment
period for submitting written comments beyond the current March 3, 1995
deadline. The additional time will result in a more comprehensive
review of the issue and more detailed information for Coast Guard
consideration. As the Coast Guard is interested in substantiated
comments and giving all concerned parties the opportunity to present
information, the comment period is extended until April 17, 1995.
Dated: February 28, 1995.
G.A. Penington,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of Navigation, Safety and
Waterway Services.
[FR Doc. 95-5388 Filed 3-3-95; 8:45 am]
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